Title
Joint resolution authorizing the execution of an agreement between Lake County and the Warren Township High School District 121 regarding the maintenance, construction and installation costs associated with traffic control signals and equipment to be installed at the intersection of Gages Lake Road and Mill Road.
Staff Summary
· Gages Lake Road; Traffic Signals: Warren Township High School District 121 Agreement
· Warren Township High School District 121 is adding onto its campus buildings and facilities located along Gages Lake Road in unincorporated Lake County. A new ingress and egress from the high school to Gages Lake Rd will be built opposite Mill Road.
· Due to the amount of traffic generated by the high school, traffic control signals and equipment with interconnect combination poles for street lights and emergency vehicle pre-emption system will be installed by the school district at the rebuilt intersection.
· The agreement is the standard agreement for installation and maintenance of new traffic signals.
Body
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Gages Lake Road (County Highway 34) is a designated route on the county highway system; and
WHEREAS, Warren Township High School District 121 owns certain real estate located along Gages Lake Road (County Highway 34) in unincorporated Lake County which has been developed for use as a high school; and
WHEREAS, the campus buildings and facilities for the said high school are being expanded, and
WHEREAS, a new ingress and egress from the high school to Gages Lake Rd will be built opposite Mill Road, and
WHEREAS, new traffic control signals and equipment with interconnect, combination poles for street lights and emergency vehicle pre-emption system will be installed by the school district at the rebuilt intersection; and
WHEREAS, the free flow of traffic at the intersection of Gages Lake Road (County Highway 34) and Mill Road is beneficial to the safety and welfare of Warren Township High School Distr...
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