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Joint resolution authorizing a Highway Authority Agreement and Supplemental Highway Authority Agreement between Lake County, the City of North Chicago, and AbbVie related to AbbVie property located at the intersection of 14th Street and Sheridan Road in North Chicago, Illinois.
Staff Summary
* AbbVie owns property at 1410 Sheridan Road in North Chicago, adjacent to the 14th Street right-of-way, which has or had leaking underground storage tanks.
* AbbVie is conducting corrective action in response to the release and has requested a No Further Remediation (NFR) letter from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enable the use and redevelopment of the property.
* As a condition of granting a NFR letter, the Illinois EPA requires that property owners enter into standard Highway Authority Agreements stating rights and obligations relative to contaminants that may have been released into nearby highway rights-of-way.
* Lake County also requires a Supplemental Highway Authority Agreement with additional rights and obligations above and beyond what is stipulated in the Highway Authority Agreement.
* Since Lake County has jurisdiction over 14th Street and previously granted local permitting and maintenance authority to the City of North Chicago, it is necessary that both agencies be party to the agreements.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, AbbVie is the owner of property situated at 1410 Sheridan Road, North Chicago, Illinois, at the intersection of 14th Street and Sheridan Road; and
WHEREAS, 14th Street, County Highway 13, from Victoria Avenue to Sheridan Road, is a designated route on the County highway system; and
WHEREAS, Lake County previously granted local permitting and maintenance authority to the City of North Chicago along this section of 14th Street; and
WHEREAS, AbbVie is the owner/operator of leaking underground storage tanks located at the site which caused the release of contaminants into the soil and/or groundwater and whic...
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