Title
Joint resolution appropriating a supplemental amount of $1,000,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds for right-of-way and other right-of-way associated costs for the improvement of Deerfield Road, from Illinois Route 21 (Milwaukee Avenue) to Saunders Road.
Staff Summary
• Deerfield Road, from Illinois Route 21 (Milwaukee Avenue) to Saunders Road, needs to be improved, inclusive of non-motorized improvements.
• The County Board, at its February 21, 2023, meeting, appropriated $7,500,000 for right-of-way acquisition, which was based on the independent appraisals and reports prepared for each property.
• Based on anticipated settlement amounts, a supplemental appropriation is necessary to acquire the remaining properties.
• This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program with target letting in 2026 and designated as Section 15-00038-07-WR.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Deerfield Road, County Highway 11, is a designated route on the county highway system; and
WHEREAS, Lake County believes it would be beneficial to the safety and welfare of the traveling public if Deerfield Road, from Illinois Route 21 (Milwaukee Avenue) to Saunders Road, could be improved, inclusive of non-motorized improvements; and
WHEREAS, the County Board of Lake County, Illinois, at its February 21, 2023, meeting appropriated $7,500,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds for the acquisition of right-of-way necessary to construct the improvements; and
WHEREAS, the original appropriation amount was based upon independent property appraisals and reports prepared for each impacted property; and
WHEREAS, based on anticipated settlement amounts, a supplemental appropriation of funds is necessary to acquire the remaining properties.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that there is hereby appropriated a supplemental amount of $1,000,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds for right-of-way and other right-of-way costs associated with the improvement of Deerfield Road, from Illinois Route 21 (Milwaukee Avenue) to Saunders Road, and designated as Section 15-00038-07-WR; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Clerk is hereby directed to transmit four certified originals of this resolution to the district office of the Illinois Department of Transportation; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this appropriation be processed by the County Engineer for final approval on behalf of the Illinois Department of Transportation in accordance with the “Agreement of Understanding” between the Illinois Department of Transportation and Lake County, dated May 3, 2018.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois on March 10, 2026.