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Joint resolution appropriating $225,000 of 1/4% Sales Tax for Transportation funds for the acquisition of necessary right of way and or permanent easement, by agreement or condemnation, and construction costs associated with the 2015 non-motorized travel improvement along the west side of Ela Road, south of U.S. Route 12, and the east side of Ela Road, from north of U.S. Route 12 to Illinois Route 22, and designated as Section 14-00144-19-SW.
Staff Summary
* 2015 Non-Motorized Travel Ela Road Sidewalk Improvement; Right-of-Way Acquisition and Construction: Appropriation with Condemnation Authority.
* The 2010 Non-Motorized Travel Study identified a gap in the municipal sidewalk system along Ela Road, between Illinois Route 22 and south of U.S. Route 12.
* Preliminary plans and specifications for this improvement have been prepared.
* The Village of Lake Zurich will have jurisdiction and future maintenance responsibilities for the municipal sidewalk.
* Before right of way and/or permanent easement acquisition is obtained and a letting can proceed, an appropriation and condemnation authority is necessary.
* This resolution appropriates $225,000 of 1/4% Sales Tax for Transportation funds for right-of-way/easement acquisition and construction.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Ela Road, County Highway 60, is a designated route on the County highway system; and
WHEREAS, it would be beneficial to the motoring and non-motoring public if Ela Road, on the west side of Ela Road south of U.S. Route 12, and on the east side of Ela Road, from north of U.S. Route 12 to Illinois Route 22, could be improved with the installation of a municipal sidewalk; and
WHEREAS, the 2010 Non-Motorized Travel Study included a Gap Analysis that identified a gap in the municipal sidewalk system along Ela Road, between Illinois Route 22 and south of U.S. Route 12; and
WHEREAS, Lake County, by and through its Division of Transportation, has caused to be p...
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