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PROPOSED PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ITEM AMENDMENT
Department: Department of Planning and Development
Request: Amend item to slightly adjust total area of temporary easement
Item Number: 24-0373
Original Text of Item:
EASEMENT REQUEST
Request: Requesting authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) to grant a permanent easement and a temporary easement to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) at Joliet Road and Brainard Avenue in Countryside, Illinois for a safety improvement project.
Reason: IDOT plans to complete a safety improvement project at the intersection utilizing the easement areas for sidewalk construction and re-grading of existing Forest Preserves trail.
The area for the permanent easement is 0.006 acres (or 261 square feet), and the area for the temporary easement is 0.054 0.055 acres (or 2,352 2,396 square feet). IDOT indicates that no trees are expected to be removed for this project.
Easement Fee: $300.00 for the permanent easement and $700.00 for the temporary easement
Tree Mitigation Fee: $0
Concurrence(s): The Chief Financial Officer has approved this item. Final easement is subject to legal review and approval.
District(s): 17
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