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Joint resolution appropriating $830,600 of Motor Fuel Tax funds for maintaining streets and highways, including utility services, under the applicable Illinois Highway Code, from December 1, 2026, to November 30, 2027, and $212,100 of Matching Tax funds for de-icing materials.
Staff Summary
* In order to perform routine and necessary highway maintenance, the Lake County Division of Transportation must purchase Patrol One general maintenance materials and services on an annual basis.
* Patrol One general maintenance materials and services may include, but not be limited to, supplies such as paint, signposts, shoulder aggregate, and de-icing materials, as well as utility services and repairs.
* This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program, and is designated as Section 27-00000-00-GM.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, to maintain the condition of the designated routes on the county highway system, the Lake County Division of Transportation annually undertakes various general maintenance activities that utilize miscellaneous highway materials and services; and
WHEREAS, general maintenance materials and services may include, but not be limited to, supplies such as paint, signposts, shoulder aggregate, and de-icing materials, as well as utility services and repairs; and
WHEREAS, the cost of the general maintenance materials and services for 2027 is estimated to be $1,042,700.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that there is hereby appropriated $830,600 of Motor Fuel Tax funds for maintaining streets and highways, including utility services, under the applicable Illinois Highway Code, from December 1, 2026, to November 30, 2027, and $212,100 of Matching Tax funds for de-icing materials needed to support various maintenance activities on various county highways, and designated as Section 27-00000-00-GM; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that only those operations as listed and described on the approved Es...
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