Lake County, IL
File #: 21-1485    Version: 1 Name: Adopt-A-Highway Program: Fall 2021 Application Cycle Approval
Type: committee action item Status: Passed
File created: 9/24/2021 In control: Public Works, Planning & Transportation Committee
On agenda: Final action: 10/6/2021
Title: Committee action memo to approve the Fall 2021 Adopt-A-Highway Program.
Attachments: 1. 21-1485 Adopt -A- Highway Application Cycle Staff Report

Title

Committee action memo to approve the Fall 2021 Adopt-A-Highway Program.

Staff Summary

                     In accordance with the Lake County Adopt-A-Highway Ordinance, Fall open enrollment is between August 1 and August 31, and 53 applications have been received for the application period.

                     This volunteer program removes approximately 200,000 pounds of trash and debris from roadsides and bike paths annually.

                     Thirty-seven renewal group applications and sixteen new group applications were received during open enrollment.

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

                     A listing of available Adopt-A-Highway sections, including an interactive map, can be found online at the Lake County Division of Transportation’s website.