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Committee action approving a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Lake County Forest Preserve District for controlled burning at the Ela Lift Station property.
Staff Summary
• The Forest Preserve District is performing a controlled burn of vegetation at the Heron Creek Forest Preserve, which surrounds the County’s Ela Lift Station property.
• The Forest Preserve District requested permission to perform the controlled burn on a portion of the Ela Lift Station property and proposed a MOU that indemnifies and protects the County.
• The MOU carries a 5-year term, which would allow the Forest Preserve to perform additional controlled burns.
• Committee approval is requested authorizing the Director of Public Works to execute the MOU with the Lake County Forest Preserve District.