1973-12-17 - Resolution 1973-26 - Buffalo Grove offersIllinois Board of Higher Education and Harper College to secure a second location in Buffalo Grove RESOLUTION NO. 73-25
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois, Department of Transportation
is responsible for the improvement of Route 68
commonly called Dundee Road within the Village of
Buffalo Grove; and which also is classified as a
Federal Aid Primary street within the Federal Road-
way Aid System (FAS Route 115 ; Illinois Route 68,
State Section 3041-15D-Z-R) , and
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois did enter into an agreement
with the Village of Buffalo Grove on March 20,
1972 for the reconstruction of Dundee Road into a
four lane divided highway; and
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois did enter into a contract with
Greco Construction Company of Rosemont, Illinois in
September 1972 for the reconstruction of the road
and previously with Di Paolo Company of Niles, Illi-
nois for the installation of the storm sewer system;
and
WHEREAS, the storm sewer was installed with minimal inconvenience
to the motorists using Dundee Road; and
WHEREAS, the construction of Dundee Road which included clear-
ing the right of way and preparing the road base
for paving began on October 15, 1972 ; and
WHEREAS, the paving of the northern two lanes of Dundee Road
has just started after several months of no road
construction during one of the best construction
seasons in several years ; causing the Village resi-
dents to wonder if the road would be finished be-
fore the first winter snows;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Village
President and Board of Trustees of Buffalo Grove, Illinois,
Counties of Cook and Lake, that :
SECTION 1. The Village of Buffalo Grove desires that the two
northern lanes of Dundee Road be completed prior
to December 1, 1973;
SECTION 2. All efforts to be made to insure the completion of
the Arlington Heights Road realignment at Dundee
Road and Buffalo Grove Road realignment at Dundee
Road prior to December 1, 1973 ;
SECTION 3. The State of Illinois require work crews to work
on Saturdays and Sundays until this portion of
the road project is complete; and
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SECTION 4. The State of Illinois insist upon good highway
safety measures during this road construction
period and that no excavation of the south two
lanes be permitted until April 1, 1974; and
SECTION 5. Gravel be installed between the new road lanes
and the existing road lanes to prevent cars
from falling into this uprotected area.
SECTION 6. Copies of this resolution be forwarded to
Governor Daniel Walker; State Senators Glass
and Berning; State Representatives Porter, Duff,
Katz, Murphy, Pierce and Deuster ; and Secretary
Bond of the Department of Transportation.
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE,
BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
04010
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Dated this / day of /1 1973.
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