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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
COOK COUNTY NO CASH BID PROGRAM RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZATION FOR THE FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT OF COOK COUNTY, THROUGH ITS GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT, TO REQUEST THAT THE COUNTY OF COOK ASSIST IN THE ACQUISITION OF THREE TAX DELINQUENT PARCELS BY THE FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT OF COOK COUNTY THROUGH THE NO CASH BID PROGRAM AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING FOREST PRESERVES IN THE AREA ADJACENT TO THE JOE LOUIS GOLF COURSE AND WHISTLER WOODS FOREST PRESERVE
WHEREAS, the Forest Preserve District of Cook County (the "District") owns an approximately 120 acre parcel known as Joe Louis Golf Course , located north of W 134th Street and west of S Halsted Street in Riverdale, Cook County, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the District that two parcels immediately adjacent to the north boundary of the Joe Louis Golf Course ("Parcel 1" and "Parcel 2") and suitable for use by the District as a forest preserve are tax delinquent; and that a parcel immediately adjacent to the eastern Boundary of Parcel 2 ("Parcel 3") and suitable for use by the District as a forest preserve is tax delinquent; and
WHEREAS, Parcel 1, which is described by volume number 039 and permanent index number 25-32-215-002-0000, is a 58,750 square foot, or 1.348 acre parcel that is improved with a 1- and part 2-story, masonry- and frame-constructed restaurant use building and a 1-story, frame-constructed, unfinished/unheated structure utilized as an outdoor bar with two washrooms. This parcel is adjacent to the District's Joe Louis Golf Course and would provide direct access to the future Cal-Sag Trail that will be constructed in 2015 and 2016. It will also offer opportunities for increased recreation and concessions. The site offers excellent access to the Little Calumet River, the future Cal-Sag paved trail and nearby existing Forest Preserves including Whistler Woods to the east, Calumet Boat Launch to the west and Calumet Woods and Kickapoo Woods t...
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