Lake County, IL
File #: 24-0253    Version: 1 Name: Adopt-A-Highway Program; Spring 2024 Application Cycle: Approval
Type: committee action item Status: Passed
File created: 2/21/2024 In control: Public Works and Transportation Committee
On agenda: Final action: 3/6/2024
Title: Committee action memo to approve the Spring 2024 Adopt-A-Highway Program.
Attachments: 1. 24-0253 Spring 2024 Staff Report, Adopt A Highway Program

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Committee action memo to approve the Spring 2024 Adopt-A-Highway Program.

 

Staff Summary

                     In accordance with the Lake County Adopt-A-Highway Ordinance, Spring open enrollment is between January 1 and January 31, and 47 applications have been received for the application period.

                     This volunteer program removes approximately 165,000 pounds of trash and debris from roadsides and bike paths annually.

                     Forty-one renewal group applications and six new group applications were received during open enrollment.

                     Eighty-four 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.