1989-06-05 - Resolution 1989-34 - REGARDING LAKE COUNTY'S DRAFT YEAR 2005 TRANSPORTATION PLANRESOLUTION NO. 89-34
A RESOLUTION REGARDING LA(E COI'NTY I S DRAFT YEAR 2OO5 TRANSPORTATION PLAN
WHEREAS, the Vtllage of Buffalo Grove supports the developnent of
a htgh quallty transportatlon sy6teo, both rrlthtn the Vtllage and
throughout the reglon tn order to effecttvely accomodate the
transportat{on needs of area restdents and bustnesses; and,
IIIIEREAS, the Vtllage of Buffalo Grove tndependently reta{ned an
expert engtneertng flrm to evaluate trafflc cond{tlons and to tdenttfy
needed hlghway transportation lnprovements Ln the conprehenatve planntng
area of the Vlllage of Buffalo Grove. The results of rrhtch etudy were
prevlously transnitted to the Lake County Superintendent of Htghways tn a
report entttleds "Vlllage of Buffalo Grove Traosportatlon plan" dated June
27, L987; and,
WHEREAS, the Vlllage of Buffalo Grove previously transnitted
coples of tts Resolutton No, 88-42 entttled, rr A Resolutton Provtdtng Input
Regardlng the Lake County Transportatton Plan Developnent Processrr whtch
had been adopted on August l, 1988; and,
WIIEREAS, the County of Lake has now provtded the Vtllage a nap
entttled "Draft Year 2005 Transportatton Plan - Lake County Transportatton
Study - Aprll l989rr and has requested the Vl1lagers coments; and,
mIEREAS, the Vtllage of Buffalo Grove supporta certatn eleoents
of the plan, but ls deeply concerned by the omission of the Freeway
extenston of Illtnols Route 53 and also has certatn other concerns and
deslres to tnform County and other offtctals of tts cotrcerns;
NOll, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Vtllage Preatdent snd
Board of Trustees of the Vtllage of Buffalo Grove, Lake and Cook Counttes,
Illtnots as follows:
1. The four lane tmprovements proposed for Mundeletn Road (I1ltnots
Route 83), Buffalo Grove Road extended, Aptaktstc Road, and IllLnots
Route 22 are supported,
2. The stx lane Lnprovements proposed for I'lilwaukee Avenue (I11tnot6
Route 2l) and the portton of Lake-Cook Road east of Buffalo Grove
Road are aupported,
3. The englneertng study whtch was pubttshed as the rivlllage of Buffalo
Grove Transportatlon Planrr dated June 27, 1988 tndtcated that four
lanes wlth turntng lanes would be adequate on Lake-Cook Road between
Arltngton Iletghts Road and Buffalo Grove Road. The Vtllagee of
Arllngton I{etghts, Wheellng, Palattne and Buffalo Grove are noh,
parttclpattng lrtth the Cook CouDty Htghway Department ln a detatled
study of Lake-Cook Road between Rand Road and I-294. The ftnal
geometrtcs tn thls area should be {n accordance wtth the
recomendatlons of thls detalled study.
4. A grade separated tntersectton should be tncluded tn the plan for the
Lake-Cook Road and Mtlwaukee Avenue tntersectton.
5. The propoaala for Pralrte Road to altgn wtth Welland Road and for
Deerfteld Road to be extended west of !'ttlwaukee Avenue are supported.
The County ts urged to tmedtately obtatn the needed rtght-of-rray to
lnsure the feasibllity of these new ellgnEents.
6. The nost sertous defect 1n the plan ts the fallure to plan for the
Freerray extenston of Illlnots Route 53 from Lake-Cook Road to
Illtnols Route 120. The fatlure to plan for thts crtttcal Freeway
exteflston at thts tlne would be a terrtble dtsservlce to the
Countyra populatton and buslnesses rrhtch could have very long tenD
negattve effects. Rtght-of-eray should be purchased now to insure
the Freerray extenstonrs long term feastbtllty.
Arllngton Height8 Road should be opened between l1llnols Route 83
and Aptaktstc Road as denoted tn Lake Countyrs May, 1988 system of
computer nodeled routes tdenttfted as alternattve trNunber One".
The tdenttfied capactty deftctency on Deerfteld Road bet\reen
Mllwaukee Avenue and I-294 should be addressed rrtth a 4 l-ane
lmprovement aa denoted tn Lake Countyrs !{ay, 1988 system of
conputer Eodeled routes ldenttfted as alternattve "Nunber Threet'.
The Vtllage Prestdent ls hereby authorlzed and dtrected to transnit
a copy of thls resolutlon to the Chatrnan of the Lake County Board
and the Lake County Supertntendent of Iltghrrays.
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AYES :
NAYES 3
ABSENT :
PASSED:
APPROVED :
ATTEST :
0 - None
6 Mar i en ha1. Glover. Reid. Shifri n. tlathias. Or Ma11ey
0 - None
1989
June 5, I98 9 AP
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