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Ordinance regulating the use of the path along Deerfield Road, County Highway 11, from the Lake County Forest Preserve District's (LCFPD) Des Plaines River Trail to Thornmeadow Road.
Staff Summary
* Deerfield Road Bike Path Use Restriction Ordinance.
* The County constructed a path along the south side of Deerfield Road, County Highway 11, from Thornmeadow Road westward, to connect with the existing Des Plaines River Trail.
* To regulate the use of this path for the safety and convenience of the public, a Use Restriction Ordinance is necessary.
* The Forest Preserve has requested that equestrian use of the path along Deerfield Road, County Highway 11, be allowed from the LCFPD Des Plaines River Trail to Thornmeadow Road.
* This County Board, at its meeting of December 8, 2009, approved an agreement with the LCFPD for the Deerfield Road Path construction with a first amendment to the agreement currently proposed, providing for LCFPD routine maintenance of the path to allow equestrian use.
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O R D I N A N C E
WHEREAS, Lake County, by and through its Division of Transportation, constructed a path along the south side of Deerfield Road, County Highway 11, from Thornmeadow Road westward, to connect with the existing Des Plaines River Trail, and included the construction of a bicycle/pedestrian bridge across the Des Plaines River; and
WHEREAS, this County Board, at its meeting of December 8, 2009, approved an agreement with the LCFPD for the Deerfield Road Path construction; and
WHEREAS, the County of Lake, Illinois, acting by and through its Chair and County Board, hereinafter referred to as the County, is desirous of designating the Deerfield Road Bike Path, hereinafter referred to as the Path, as a County pedestrian/bike path from the Lake County Forest Preserve District's Des Plaines River Trail to Thornmeadow Road; and
WHEREAS, the County needs to regulate the use of the Path for the safety and convenience of the public; and
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