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Joint resolution appropriating $40,000 of Matching Tax funds for the acquisition of necessary right-of-way by agreement or condemnation, and other right-of-way costs associated with the construction of the Prairie Crossing Bike Path along Midlothian Road from IL Rte 176 to the Fremont Library and designated as Section 09-00171-13-BT.
Staff Summary
· Prairie Crossing Bike Path, Right-of-way Acquisition: Appropriation with Condemnation Authority.
· Prairie Crossing Bike Path will be constructed along Midlothian Road to fill in the three gaps from IL Rte 176 to Peterson Road.
· Right-of-way acquisition is needed along the gap between IL Rte 176 to the Fremont Library.
· 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 $40,000 of Matching Tax funds.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Midlothian Road, County Highway 48, is a designated route on the county highway system; and
WHEREAS, Lake County has received federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality funding (CMAQ), as administered, by IDOT, for the construction of the Prairie Crossing Bike Path along Midlothian Road to fill in the three gaps in the bike path from IL Rte 176 to Peterson Road, County Highway 20; and
WHEREAS, Lake County, by and through its Division of Transportation, has prepared preliminary plans and right-of-way plats, said plats identifying right-of-way needs; and
WHEREAS, right-of-way acquisition for Midlothian Road is needed along the gap in the said bike path between IL Rte 176 to the Fremont Library for the operation of said county highway 48 and the right-of-way, and associated costs are estimated to be $40,000.
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 wit...
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