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Joint resolution appropriating $60,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds for the acquisition of necessary right-of-way by agreement or condemnation, and other right-of-way costs associated with the proposed construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Riverwoods Road and Everett Road and designated as Section 04-00136-06-CH.
Staff Summary
· Riverwoods Road at Everett Road Roundabout Improvement, Right-of-Way Acquisition: Appropriation with Condemnation Authority
· Preliminary plans and specifications for this improvement have been prepared.
· Before acquisitions can proceed condemnation authority is necessary as well as an appropriation of $60,000 of Matching Tax funds.
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WHEREAS, Riverwoods Road (County Highway 58) and Everett Road (County Highway 52) are designated routes on the county highway system; and
WHEREAS, it would be beneficial to the safety and welfare of the motoring public if the intersection of Riverwoods Road and Everett 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 $60,000.00.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois:
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 of Riverwoods Road at its intersection with Everett Road together with construction and other easements, both temporary and permanent, for said highway, all is outlined in plats of highways made under direction of Martin G. Buehler, County Engineer of Lake County, Illinois, copies of which are filed in the office of the Lake County Engineer, which said real property and easement are necessary, required, and needed for the i...
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