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Joint resolution appropriating $65,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation and Public Safety funds for the acquisition of necessary right-of-way, by agreement or condemnation, and other right-of-way costs associated with the proposed roundabout at the intersection of River Road at Roberts Road, and designated as Section 07-00086-08-CH
Staff Summary
· River Road at Roberts Road, Intersection Roundabout Improvement, Right-of-Way Acquisition: Appropriation with Condemnation Authority.
· Preliminary plans and specifications for this improvement have been prepared.
· Before right-of-way acquisitions can proceed, an appropriation and condemnation authority is necessary.
· The appropriation is $65,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation and Public Safety funds.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, River Road, County Highway 4, and Roberts Road, County Highway 35, are designated routes on the County highway system; and
WHEREAS, the free flow of traffic at the intersection of River Road and Roberts Road is beneficial to the safety and welfare of the State of Illinois and the County as a whole; and
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois, acting by and through its Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), and Lake County believe it would be beneficial for the safety and welfare of the motoring public if the intersection of River Road and Roberts Road could be improved by the construction of a roundabout; 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, the right-of-way and associated costs are estimated to be $52,100.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this Lake County Board:
SECTION 1: It is hereby determined that it is necessary, and desirable, that Lake County acquire title to, and possession of, all of the real property within the proposed new right-of-way lines at the intersection of River Road and Roberts Road, t...
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