Title
Resolution supporting the recommendation of the Illinois Route 53 Land Expansion Alternative Use Task Force to transfer all of the state-owned land originally reserved for the Illinois Route 53 extension to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and develop a working group to determine the method of establishing of a State Park or State Trail or other open space for conservation purposes, and to identify funding options for maintenance and accessibility thereof.
Staff Summary
* The Illinois Route 53 Expansion Land Alternative Use Task Force was created in 2021 via House Joint Resolution 6 to study alternate uses for the properties reserved for the proposed extension of Illinois Route 53 in Lake County.
* Board Member John Wasik was appointed to the task force to represent Lake County, Board Member Marah Altenberg was a member of the task force representing the Stormwater Management Commission, and Board Member Jessica Vealitzek was a member of the task force representing the Lake County Forest Preserve.
* On Friday, December 16, 2022, the Illinois Route 53 Land Expansion Alternative Use Task Force recommended that the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) transfer all of the state-owned land originally reserved for the Illinois Route 53 extension to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and that the Illinois General Assembly form a working group to determine the method of conserving the land as a State Park or State Trail.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Illinois Route 53 Land Expansion Alternative Use Task Force was created via Illinois House Joint Resolution 6 to study alternative uses for the properties reserved for the proposed extension of Illinois Route 53 in Lake County; and
WHEREAS, the Task Force recommended that the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) transfer all of the state-owned land originally reserved for the Illinois Route 53 extension to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources; and
WHEREAS, the Task...
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