File #: 25-0134    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Previously Approved Item Amendment Status: Held / Deferred in Committee
File created: 2/24/2025 In control: Real Estate Committee
On agenda: 3/11/2025 Final action:
Title: 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 ...
Indexes: EILEEN FIGEL, Interim General Superintendent
Attachments: 1. Location map Joliet Rd, 2. Plat_IDOT Joliet Rd
Related files: 24-0373

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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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