Lake County Illinois - File #: 23-0300

• File #: 23-0300
• Version: 1
• Name: Committee action to approve the Spring 2023 Adopt-A-Highway Program.
• Type: committee action item
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/14/2023
• In control: Public Works and Transportation Committee
• Final action: 3/1/2023
• Title: Committee action to approve the Spring 2023 Adopt-A-Highway Program.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/1/2023	1	Public Works and Transportation Committee	approved	Pass

Title

Committee action to approve the Spring 2023 Adopt-A-Highway Program.

Staff Summary

•                     In accordance with the Lake County Adopt-A-Highway Ordinance, Spring 2023 open enrollment is between January 1 and January 31, and 52 applications have been received for the application period.

•                     This volunteer program removes approximately 175,000 pounds of trash and debris from roadsides and bike paths annually.

•                     Forty-four renewal group applications and eight new group applications were received during open enrollment.

•                     Eighty-five 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.

•                     2023 is the 30th anniversary of the Adopt-A-Highway program in Lake County. Two groups have participated since 1993: Exchange Club of Grayslake and the Rotary Club of Gurnee.