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Resolution to vacate an unimproved portion of the Klondike Avenue right-of-way located in Block 5 of the Groveland Park Subdivision in Antioch Township.
Staff Summary
* John and Lisa Szlenk, record owners, are requesting vacation of an unimproved portion of the Klondike Avenue right-of-way, located south of 26616 W. Klondike Avenue; and 26604 W. Klondike Avenue, Antioch, Illinois. The portion of unimproved right-of-way to be vacated is 65.53 feet wide, extending 101.24 feet east, and consists of 0.14 acres.
* The right-of-way has not been improved nor accepted by the Antioch Township Highway Commissioner. No objections were submitted by the utility companies, so long as the utility easements are maintained.
* The Board of Vacations held a public hearing on January 29, which was continued to February 22, 2024. At the conclusion of the public hearing, a motion to approve the requested vacation failed by a vote of 0 to 3.
* Following a recommendation by the Planning, Building, Zoning and Environment Committee, the vacation request will proceed to the County Board for final action.
* The requested vacation was considered by the Planning, Building, Zoning, and Environment Committee at its May 1, 2024 meeting. A motion to recommend approval of the request failed unanimously at the Committee and the petition must now be considered by the County Board for final action.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, on January 29, 2024, and February 22, 2024, a public hearing was held before the Board of Vacations pursuant to Section 151.204 of the Lake County, Illinois Code of Ordinances, as amended, on the petition of John and Lisa Szlenk, requesting a vacation of a portion of unimproved Klondike Avenue that is 65.53 feet wide, extends 101.24 feet east, and consists of 0.14 acres, located in Block 5 of the Groveland Park Subdivision, and more fully described as follows:
Beginning at the Southwest Corner of Lot 8 in Block 5 of said Subdivision; thence south 66?07'28" east along t...
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