Lake County Illinois - File #: 08-0706

• File #: 08-0706
• Version: 1
• Name: Park Avenue West (Highland Park County Club to East of US Rte 41) Bike Path, Advance Right-of-Way Acquisition: Appropriation
• Type: resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/26/2008
• In control: Public Works and Transportation Committee
• Final action: 10/14/2008
• Title: Joint Resolution appropriating $20,000 of County Bridge Tax funds for title commitments, property appraisals, and other advance right-of-way costs associated with the proposed bike path to be constructed along Park Avenue West from the Highland Park Country Club to east of US Route 41 and designated as Section 04-00271-00-BT.
• Related files: 10-0362

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/14/2008	1	Lake County Board	adopted	Pass
10/1/2008	1	Financial & Administrative Committee	recommended for adoption to the consent agenda	Pass
10/1/2008	1	Public Works and Transportation Committee	approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee	Pass

Title

Joint Resolution appropriating $20,000 of County Bridge Tax funds for title commitments, property appraisals, and other advance right-of-way costs associated with the proposed bike path to be constructed along Park Avenue West from the Highland Park Country Club to east of US Route 41 and designated as Section 04-00271-00-BT.

Staff Summary

•                     Park Avenue West (Highland Park Country Club to East of US Rte. 41) Bike Path, Advance Right-of-Way Acquisition: Appropriation

•                     A bike Path including a bridge over the Skokie River will be built along Park Avenue West with limits from Highland Park Country Club to the first signalized intersection west of the Skokie River.

•                     Preliminary right-of-way plats have identified right-of-way needs and title commitments and property appraisals now need to be acquired.

•                     This appropriation is $20,000 of County Bridge Tax funds for these advance right-of-way costs.

Body

WHEREAS, Lake County by and through its Division of Transportation and the City of Highland Park plan to develop a bike path along West Park Avenue, within the City of Highland Park, from the Highland Park Country Club to east of US Route 41 and including a  bridge over the Skokie River; and 

WHEREAS, Lake County by and through its Division of Transportation has caused to be prepared preliminary plans and right-of-way plats, said plats identifying right-of-way  needs; and

WHEREAS, Lake County by and through its Division of Transportation now needs to obtain title commitments, property appraisals, and other advance right-of-way costs associated with the proposed improvement.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that there is hereby appropriated $20,000.00 of County Bridge Tax funds for title commitments, property appraisals, and other advance right-of-way costs associated with the proposed bike path along Park Avenue West from the Highland Park Country Club to east of US Route 41 and designated as Section 04-00271-00-BT.

Dated at Waukegan, Illinois

this 14^TH day of October 2008