1981-50 RESOLUTION 81- 50
WITHDRAW FROM. THE VERNON AREA GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
WHEREAS , through Village Resolution 78-17 the Village
of Buffalo Grove formed and joined the Vernon Area Government
Association, commonly known as VAGA, and
WHEREAS , VAGA was formed "for the purpose of meeting
together at regular intervals to discuss and study community
challenges of mutual interest and concern and to develop
policy and action recommendations for possible implementation
by member local governments" , and
WHEREAS , the Village of Buffalo Grove has actively
participated in VAGA by expressing our thoughts and philosophy on
the Lake County Comprehensive Plan, and
WHEREAS , notwithstanding the input given by Buffalo Grove,
members of VAGA have endorsed land planning policies contrary
to the interests of Buffalo Grove which seek to impose severe
boundary restrictions on Buffalo Grove and peril to Buffalo
Grove' s economic policies , and
WHEREAS , the Village of Buffalo Grove and members of VAGA
have participated through several planning forums involving
transportation planning , and
WHEREAS , since 1979 , the Village of Buffalo Grove has
developed and sponsored through The Lake Urbanized Region CATS
Council of Mayors , the improvement to Illinois 83 consistent with
published studies and reports of VAGA, Lake County Planning
Department , Chicago Area Transportation Study (CATS) and with
the support of Illinois Department of Transportation, the Trans-
portation Committee of Lake Urbanized Region CATS Council of Mayors ,
the Village of Buffalo Grove , the Village of Long Grove, and
WHEREAS , funds have now become available to pay for
improvements to Illinois 83 , and
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WHEREAS , since funds have become available , an active
and concerted effort has been made by VAGA Village Presidents to
shift funding from Illinois 83 to undefined and unpublished road
improvements in Vernon Township involving intersections on Ill.
22 and add lanes on Illinois 60 , and
WHEREAS , VAGA Village Presidents have met to discuss
strategies to eliminate funding for Illinois 83 and have actively
involved themselves in efforts to shift highway funding to
unstudied and undefined improvements on Illinois 60 and Illinois
22 , and
WHEREAS , the efforts of VAGA Village Presidents have
resulted in a recommendation on October 21, 1981 by Lake Urbanized
Region CATS Council of Mayors to support the expenditure of all
funds otherwise available to Illinois 83 to be expended on undefined
and unpublished improvements to Illinois 22 , and Illinois 60
contrary to the recommendation of the Illinois Department of
Transportation, the Transportation Committee of the Lake Urbanized
Region CATS Council of Mayors and the Village of Buffalo Grove,
and
WHEREAS , such actions are determined by Buffalo Grove to
be irresponsible, threatening to the life safety of the motoring
public in Vernon Township , inappropriate and ill conceived and not
serving the public interest , and
WHEREAS , the patterns and actions of VAGA Village Presidents
excluding Buffalo Grove from participation in this matter and
proceeding outside the guidelines of professional planning violates
the spirit and intent of VAGA and does not serve the interests
of Buffalo Grove or Vernon Township.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD
OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, COOK AND LAKE COUNTIES ,
ILLINOIS , that :
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1. The Village of Buffalo Grove goes on record as
strongly disagreeing with our neighbors efforts to meet and
develop strategies about planning and public improvement issues
which effect the Village of Buffalo Grove and the Township without
seeking Buffalo Grove ' s advise and direction. The Village
especially opposes the actions of Vernon Hills , Lincolnshire,
Riverwoods and Long Grove to support undefined and unpublished
improvements to Illinois 22 and Illinois 60 which can only occur
at the expense of the Illinois 83 reconstruction program. These
activities are determined by Buffalo Grove to be a breach of
trust and a violation of the VAGA enabling resolution, 18-17.
2 .That the Village of Buffalo Grove notifies each member
of VAGA of our withdrawal from VAGA effective January 2 , 1982 .
AYES : 5 - Marienthal , Stone, O'Reilly, Gerschefske, Schwartz
NAYES : 1 - Hartstein
ABSENT: 0 - None
PASSED: November 2, 1981
APPROVED: November 2, 1981
Village President
ATTEST:
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Village Clerk
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RESOLUTION #78-17
me , .there is need and reason for the formation and operation,
as authorized by Illinois Revised Statute, of a voluntary organization to
be known as the Vernon Area Government Association (VAGA) , for the purpose
of meeting -together at regular intervals to discuss and study community
challenges of mutual interest and concern, and to develop policy and
action recommdndations for possible implementation by member local
governments and;
me , a , we realize that our individual and common destinies rest
with the interdependent actions of the local governments which comprise
our region and;
, this voluntary organization would be a vehicle for closer
cooperation and not a new layer of governments nor a super-government and;
WHEREAS, our goal is to retain and strengthen local rule while combining
our total resources for regional challenges beyond our individual capabilities.
NOW THEREFORE BE'IT RESOLVED, that the Villages of Bannockburn, Buffalo
Grove, Lincolnshire, Long Grove, Mettawa, Riverwoods, and Vernon Hills, Lake
County, Illinois, form and join the Vernon Area Government Association as of
the date and approval of this resolution by each of the villages and;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the (name of village)does hereby declare to
be a member of the said Vernon Area Government Association and;
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED, that this group shall meet'quarterly and in
addition, that (name of Vil.) may withdraw from the said Association upon
60 days notice by resolution of the governing body.
THIS RESOLUTIONN ADOPTED by the Village of Eua
rovffelp Lake County, Illinois,
this 15th day May , 78.
ATTEST: ' �{
Village Clerk V . age President
Village of Buffalo Grove