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Joint resolution appropriating $375,000 of County Bridge Tax funds and authorizing the execution of a contract to acquire 5 acres of wetland mitigation bank credits in the Des Plaines River Basin from Wetlands Research, Inc and designated as Section 01-00000-00-ES.
Staff Summary
· Wetland Mitigation Credits; Des Plaines River Basin:- Appropriation and Purchase
· Wetland bank credits are necessary to mitigate for unavoidable impacts to existing wetlands by highway improvement projects.
· It is desirable to acquire five (5) additional acres of wetland bank credits to meet expected wetland mitigation needs on upcoming highway improvement projects.
· The five (5) acres of credits in the Des Plaines River Basin are available from Wetlands Research, Inc
· An appropriation of $375,000 of County Bridge Tax Funds and authority to enter into a contract for purchase is necessary to proceed with this acquisition.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, it would be beneficial to the safety and welfare of the motoring public if future planned improvements to designated routes on the county highway system could be constructed; and
WHEREAS, the construction of improvements to designated routes on the county highway system sometimes result in minor impacts to adjacent wetlands; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to mitigate for impacts to wetlands caused by the construction of improvements to designated routes on the county highway system; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable to acquire five (5) additional acres of wetland bank credits to meet expected wetland mitigation needs on future highway improvement projects; and
WHEREAS, the desired five (5) acres of wetland bank credits in the Des Plaines River Basin are available from Wetlands Research, Inc in the Neal Marsh at a unit per acre cost of $71,000; and
WHEREAS, an appropriation of funds and authority to enter into a contract for purchase is necessary in order to proceed with this acquisition.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED...
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