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Joint resolution appropriating $520,000 of County Bridge Tax funds for the materials, construction and acquisition of necessary easements, by agreement or condemnation, for the replacement of three culverts under Fairfield Road and Deep Lake Road, and designated as Section 15-00999-06-DR.
Staff Summary
* 2016 Culvert Replacement: Fairfield Road and Deep Lake Road: Materials, Construction and Easement Appropriation with Condemnation Authority.
* Three culverts need to be replaced under Fairfield Road and Deep Lake Road and preliminary plans and specifications for these improvements have been prepared.
* These culvert replacements are included in the highway improvement program.
* Before a construction letting and easement acquisitions can proceed for the two culverts under Fairfield Road, an appropriation and condemnation authority are necessary.
* The Deep Lake Road culvert will be replaced by Lake County Division of Transportation day labor crews, and an appropriation of $520,000 of County Bridge Tax funds is required for the materials.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Fairfield Road, County Highway 49, and Deep Lake Road, County Highway 56, are designated routes on the County highway system; and
WHEREAS, it would be beneficial to the safety and welfare of the motoring public if Fairfield Road and Deep Lake Road could be improved by culvert replacements; and
WHEREAS, Lake County, by and through its Division of Transportation, has caused to be prepared preliminary plans and easement plats, said plats identifying easement needs; and
WHEREAS, before a construction letting and easement acquisitions can proceed, an appropriation and condemnation authority is necessary for the Fairfield Road culvert replacements; and
WHEREAS, an appropriation is necessary to acquire materials for the Deep Lake Road culvert that will be replaced by LCDOT day labor crews; and
WHEREAS, the total material, construction and easement costs are estimated to be $430,000.
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