HomeMy WebLinkAbout89-36 Elgin Ohare Expressway RESOLUTION NO. - 7
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE
ELGIN-O 'HARE EXPRESSWAY
WHEREAS , the State of Illinois has planned for the
construction of the Elgin-O ' Hare Expressway from O ' Hare
International Airport on the East to Lake Street in the Village
of Bartlett on the West ; and
WHEREAS , the Elgin-O 'Hare Expressway is needed to relieve
East-West traffic in Cook and DuPage County; and
WHEREAS, the Elgin-O 'Hare Expressway has been under study
for several years including preliminary environmental
engineering; and
WHEREAS, the majority of land required for the construction
of the Elgin-O ' Hare Expressway has been acquired; and
WHEREAS, the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway could provide western
access to O 'Hare International Airport; and
WHEREAS , the Elgin-O 'Hare Expressway would provide economic
development benefits to municipalities adjoining the roadway
corridor.
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago, eastern corridor communities ,
and the State of Illinois have not agreed upon an eastern
terminus alignment ; and
WHEREAS, officials of the State of Illinois recently stated
that if resolution regarding the eastern alignment is not
resolved by September 30, 1989, the funds previously earmarked to
the Elgin-O ' Hare Expressway may be transferred to other State
roadway improvements .
WHEREAS , Western municipalities adjacent to the Elgin-
O 'Hare Expressway have suggested that an interim improvement be
undertaken until such time as resolution of the Eastern terminus
can be resolved, such improvement being the construction of that
portion of the Expressway from Route 53 to Lake Street in the
Village of Bartlett .
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY the President and Board of
Trustees of the Village of Hanover Park, Cook County, State of
Illinois :
SECTION 1 : That the parties involved in the negotiation of
the corridor alignment resolve differences and agree upon a
roadway alignment .
SECTION 2 : That the funds previously committed to the
Elgin-O 'Hare Expressway continue to be earmarked for future land
acquisition, engineering and construction of the Elgin-O'Hare
Expressway; and
SECTION 3 : That land acquisition, engineering and
subsequently construction of the section of the Expressway from
Route 53 to Lake Street in the Village of Bartlett be undertaken
as an interim alternative, until Eastern terminus negotiations
can be resolved.
SECTION 4 : That the State of Illinois pursue additional
funding requirements so that full expressway construction can be
completed.
VOTES : AYES (o
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ABSENT C)
/77 APPROVED:
/�' Village #resident
ATTEST: 7-b�"St
Village )erk
Passed this ' - day of ? �ti.`La , 1989 .
Approved this ' 1 - day of , 1989 .
Village of Hanover Park Municipal Building Sonya A.Crawshaw
2121 West Lake Street Village President
Hanover Park,Illinois Sherry L.Craig
60103-4398 Village Clerk
312.837.3800 Marc G.Hummel
FAX 312.837.1415 Village Manager
September 11, 1989
Mr. George VanDeVoorde
• Mayr�T - E?c•i.T.
4• • 150 Dexter Court
jiLee 4, Elgin, IL 60120
Hanover Park Dear Mr. VandeVoorde:
On behalf of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of
Hanover Park, I am sending you a certified copy of our Resolution
No. R-89-36. This Resolution was approved and passed by the
President and Board of Trustees at their regularly scheduled meet-
ing of September 7, 1989.
Please note that this Board action is suggesting that an interim
improvement be undertaken until such time as resolution of the
eastern terminus can be resolved. The interim improvement sug-
gestion would be to construct the expressway from Lake Street in
the Village of Bartlett to Route 53.
The certified copy enclosed is for your permanent record pertain-
ing to this matter.
Thanking you in advance for your prompt attention and support of
this matter, I remain,
Sincerely,
Sherry L.`Craig
Village Clerk
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Encl.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
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COUNTIES OF COOK )
AND DU PAGE
I , SHERRY L. CRAIG, the Municipal Clerk for the Village of Hanover
Park in the Counties of Cook and DuPage, in the State of Illinois,
do hereby certify that the following, hereinafter described, is a
true and correct copy of the original document which is part of the
records of my office as such Municipal Clerk:
RESOLUTION R-89-36 : SUPPORTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ELGIN-
O'HARE EXPRESSWAY.
I , hereby subscribe my name as Municipal Clerk and affix the
Official Corporate Seal of the Village of Hanover Park on this 11th
of SEPTEMBER, 1989 .
71 _, ( -11 (it(SEAL) . _ „
Sheri L. Craig ci
Village Clerk