Lake County, IL
File #: 19-1501    Version: 1 Name: Adopt-A-Highway Program: Fall, 2019 Application
Type: committee action item Status: Passed
File created: 9/13/2019 In control: Public Works, Planning & Transportation Committee
On agenda: Final action: 9/25/2019
Title: Committee action memo to approve the Fall 2019 Adopt-A-Highway Program.
Attachments: 1. 19-1501 Adopt A Highway Fall 2019 Staff Report

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Committee action memo to approve the Fall 2019 Adopt-A-Highway Program.

 

Staff Summary

                     In accordance with the Lake County Adopt-A-Highway Ordinance, 59 applications have been received for the Fall 2019 application period.

                     This volunteer program removes approximately 210,000 pounds of trash and debris from roadsides and bike paths annually.

                     A total of 34 renewal group applications and 25 new group applications were received during open enrollment.

                     Eighty-eight percent of the Adopt-A-Highway sections are currently adopted.

                     The Public Works, Planning and Transportation Committee must approve the allocation of roadway segments and the posted names for volunteer groups that have applied.

                     A staff report is provided regarding the applications received and recommendations for allocation.