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Joint resolution appropriating $240,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds for the acquisition of necessary right-of-way, by agreement or condemnation, and other right-of-way costs associated with the proposed reconstruction of 14th Street, from Illinois Route 131 to Jackson Street, and designated as Section 99-00260-01-WR.
Staff Summary
• 14th Street, from Illinois Route 131 to Jackson Street Reconstruction: Right-of-Way Acquisition and Appropriation.
• A section of 14th Street will be reconstructed, from Illinois Route 131 to Jackson Street.
• Preliminary plans and specifications for this improvement have been prepared.
• To initiate right-of-way acquisitions, an appropriation of $240,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds is necessary.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, the free flow of traffic along 14th Street is beneficial to the safety and welfare of the State of Illinois and the County as a whole; and
WHEREAS, the City of Waukegan, the City of North Chicago, and Lake County believe it would be beneficial for the safety and welfare of the motoring public if 14th Street, from Illinois Route 131 to Jackson Street, was reconstructed; and
WHEREAS, Lake County, by and through its Division of Transportation, has caused to be prepared preliminary plans and right-of-way plats, said plats identifying right-of-way needs; and
WHEREAS, the right-of-way and associated costs are estimated to be $240,000.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this Lake County Board:
SECTION 1: It is hereby determined that it is necessary, and desirable, that Lake County acquire title to, and possession of, all of the real property within the proposed new right-of-way lines of 14th Street, from Illinois Route 131 to Jackson Street, together with construction and other easements, both temporary and permanent, for said highway, all as outlined in plats of highways made under the direction of Shane Schneider, County Engineer of Lake County, Illinois, copies of which are filed in the office of the Lake County Engineer, which said real property and easements are necessary, required, and needed for the improvement of said highway.
SECTION 2: That the Lake County Division of Transportation, or its agents on behalf of Lake County be, and they are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to negotiate with, and purchase from, the owner or owners of all the real property determined to be necessary under this resolution, and described in the plats of survey of said highway.
SECTION 3: In the event said Lake County Division of Transportation is unable to agree with the owner or owners of said real property upon the compensation to be paid therefore, then title to, and possession of, said real property described in Section 1 of this resolution shall be acquired by condemnation by Lake County. The State’s Attorney of Lake County is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to institute proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction to acquire title to, and possession of, said property for Lake County in accordance with the Eminent Domain Laws of the State of Illinois.
SECTION 4: It is hereby appropriated that $240,000 of the ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds for the purchase of the real property determined to be necessary under this resolution, for right-of-way acquisition for this improvement and described in the plats of survey of said highway, and designated as Section 99-00260-01-WR.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on September 12, 2017.