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AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT
OF DU PAGE COUNTY AND THE COUNTY OF DU PAGE, ILLINOIS FOR
TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT EASEMENTS WITHIN THE
HAWK HOLLOW AND WEST BRANCH FOREST PRESERVES
(COUNTY COST $228,923.18)
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WHEREAS, the County of DuPage (hereinafter referred to as COUNTY) is in the design stage of the Army Trail Road improvement project, Smith Road to Gerber Road, which includes replacement of the bridge over the West Branch DuPage River along with certain roadway improvements within the Army Trail Road right-of-way adjacent to and within Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve and West Branch Forest Preserve (hereinafter the "PROJECT"), all within Wayne Township; and
WHEREAS, the FOREST Preserve District (hereinafter referred to as DISTRICT) owns certain property commonly known as the Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve (hereinafter referred to as "Hawk Hollow") and the West Branch Forest Preserve (hereinafter "West Branch"); and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY owns certain property commonly known as the Army Trail Road right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, in order to accommodate the proposed improvements, the COUNTY requests that the DISTRICT grant permanent easements for the PROJECT for construction and maintenance of, and access to, County owned drainage facilities, traffic signals, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, and appurtenances, as well as utility improvements and grant temporary easements for the PROJECT to conduct grading, all within Hawk Hollow and West Branch for the PROJECT; and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY and the DISTRICT are municipalities as defined in Section 1 (c) of the Local Government Property Transfer Act 50 ILCS 605/l(c) (hereinafter referred to as TRANSFER ACT); and
WHEREAS, Section 2 of the TRANSFER ACT authorizes the conveyance of real property from one municipality to another municipality upon two-thirds vote of the corporate authorities ...
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