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RESOLUTION
APPROVING THE USE OF COUNTY OWNED LAND
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE
HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE FACILITY AND
COMMITMENT OF FUTURE INTERFUND LOAN
resolution
WHEREAS, the County of DuPage ("County"), by and through its Division of Transportation is responsible for the maintenance, operations, and development of the County's highway and transportation system, including snow plowing and ice control operations, on a year-round basis; and
WHEREAS, the County's existing Highway Maintenance Facility, commonly known as 140 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL, was constructed in the 1950's and has been expanded and modified multiple times since its construction; and
WHEREAS, the County's Division of Transportation and Facilities Management Department have determined that the existing Highway Maintenance Facility has exceeded its useful life and can no longer meet the needs of the County's Division of Transportation as it fulfills its road maintenance responsibilities; and
WHEREAS, the County's Division of Transportation and Facilities Management Department have evaluated multiple potential sites for constructing a new Highway Maintenance Facility, including building in the existing location, building in a new location at the northern portion County's property that is currently used as the County Fairgrounds, and building in various potential sites located elsewhere in the county; and
WHEREAS, the evaluation indicated that the only viable location for a new County Highway Maintenance Facility is the northern portion of the County's property currently used as the County Fairgrounds; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Transportation and its design consultant have determined that improvements and design elements can be included in the facility construction to mitigate the impact to the County Fairgrounds; and
WHEREAS, the County Board has determined that the construction of the new Highway Mai...
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