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Joint resolution authorizing a temporary easement to the Village of Riverwoods located on property owned by the County of Lake, Department of Public Works.
Staff Summary
• The Lake County Department of Public Works (LCPW) owns and operates a sanitary sewer system and lift station located along Saunders Rd. within the Village of Riverwoods (Village).
• LCPW owns property at 22252 N. Saunders Rd., Riverwoods, Illinois, which is adjacent to the Saunders Rd. right-of-way in the vicinity of said sewer system and lift station.
• The Village has an upcoming roadway improvement project along Saunders Rd. near the LCPW-owned property and lift station.
• The Village has requested a temporary easement from LCPW for grading purposes along said property. The temporary easement will not cause adverse impacts to LCPW.
• The Village roadway project is federally funded and therefore the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is involved in the project and property acquisition. IDOT requires a certified resolution with all property acquisition, including temporary easement acquisition.
• This resolution grants the temporary easement to the Village and authorizes and directs the Director of Public Works to donate the temporary easement and to execute the appropriate necessary documents related to the temporary easement in the form substantially herein.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the County of Lake, Department of Public Works (LCPW) owns and operates a sanitary sewer system and lift station located along Saunders Rd within the Village of Riverwoods (Village); and
WHEREAS, LCPW owns property located at 22252 Saunders Rd. within the Village; and
WHEREAS, the Village has an upcoming roadway improvement project along Saunders Rd. near the LCPW-owned property; and
WHEREAS, the Village has requested a temporary easement from LCPW for grading purposes along said LCPW-owned property; and
WHEREAS, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is involved in the Village roadway project and IDOT requires that a certified resolution accompany the granting of the temporary easement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the County of Lake grant a temporary easement to the Village of Riverwoods and that the Director of Public Works is hereby authorized and directed to donate the temporary easement and to execute the appropriate necessary documents related to the temporary easement in the form substantially herein.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on April 8, 2025.