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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - R-72-2 - 04/03/1972 - Fox Valley Freeway ii., 11 - R.i a-a RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the DuKane Valley Council , representing the Counties of DuPage and Kane, adopted a Resolution to the Governor of the State of Illinois, requesting the prompt construction of the Fox Valley Freeway (Tollway) ; the Richmond-Waukegan Freeway (Federal-aid Route 201 ) ; Federal-aid Route 61 , South of Army Trail Road, and related highway improvement systems in the State of Illinois; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council of the City of McHenry believe that the construction of said freeways and related highway improvements are necessary and beneficial to the residents of the City of McHenry, Illinois. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Council of the City of McHenry go on record in support of the Resolution adopted by the DuKane Valley Council at Aurora, Illinois, on February 17, 1972, requesting the prompt construction of various freeways and related highway improvement systems in the State of Illinois. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be sent to Richard B. Ogilvie, Governor of the State of Illinois , and to the DuKane Valley Council , and spread upon the records and minutes of the City of McHenry as kept by the City Clerk. Dated at McHenry, Illinois, this 3rd day of April , 1972. APPROVED: -X ' ,, .47/4,/Z i/. (SEAL) nal P. Do erty, Mayor ATTEST: ) ,///7 . Earl R. Walsh, ity Clerk PASSED: April 3, 1972 APPROVED: April 3, 1972 • THE DUKANE VALLEY COUNCIL RESOLUTION TO THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS - REQUESTING THE PROMPT CONSTRUCTION OF THE FOX VALLEY FREEWAY; THE RICHMOND-WAUKEGAN FREEWAY (FEDERAL-AID ROUTE 201); FEDERAL-AID ROUTE 61. SOUTH OF ARMY TRAIL ROAD AND OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL FREEWAY AND RELATED HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT SYSTEMS IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS WHEREAS, the DuKane Valley Council, representing the Counties of Du Page and Kane, fifteen communities and several public utility interests deems it necessary to have promptly constructed a series of supplemental freeway and related highway improvements in the Northeast Section of the State of Illinois; and WHEREAS, the DuKane Valley Council has worked closely with concerned communities and other local agencies in adjacent areas of Northern Illinois to achieve a concensus of opinion regarding these needed highway im- provements; and WHEREAS, the counties and communities represented herein are now under extreme pressure from the outward growth in the Chicago Metro- • • • politan Region and must provide for the safe, efficient and economical move- ment of people and goods to and through this Region; and • WHEREAS, the demonstrated need for such improvements in- creases each year in terms of mileage and in terms of delay and congestion on existing streets and highways; and WHEREAS, the State of Illinois has from time to time caused to be made a series of plans and location studies for a system of supplemental freeways and related highwajr improvements to serve these rapidly growing areas of the State of Illinois and such plans and location studies have met with the acceptance of the DuKane Valley Council, the Counties, Communities and other interested agencies; and WHEREAS, further delays in construction will adversely affect each of the counties and communities and will greatly increase costs of land acquisition and construction of these improvements, as well as severely impair the effectiveness of already planned locations for these improvements and for new development throughout the Region. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE DUKANE VALLEY COUNCIL AND THEIR ASSOCIATED COMMUNITIES AND AGENCIES that this urgent request be transmitted to the Governor of the State of Illinois to immedi- ately proceed with the programming of the Fox Valley Freeway; the Richmond- Waukegan Freeway (Federal-Aid Route 201); Federal-Aid Route 61 south of Army Trail Road and other elements of the supplemental freeway and related highway improvement systems in the State of Illinois. If funding limitations preclude the prompt programming of these projects we urge the Governor of the State of Illinois to immediately undertake a thorough investigation of alternative funding sources including the applicability of user financing for such improvements and that the cost of initial studies of user financing for these improvements, to be undertaken by the Illinois State Toll Highway . Authority, be promptly funded. We further request the Governor of the State of Illinois, assistance of the Illinois Division of Highways, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, and all other interested agencies to implement and complete this much needed system of highway improvements with all possible speed. Adopted by the DuKane Valley Council at Aurora, Illinois this 17th day of February, 1.972. Council Chairman Chairman, Highway Transportation Committee -3-1 a- Q al,-a, eiht /142gC C441, 1111 No. Green Street MAYOR McHenr�yy Illinois 60050 ALDERMEN DONALD P. DOHERTY •!► WILLIAM J. BOLGER CLERK EARL R. WALSH GEORGE L. HARKER DONALD HOWARD TREASURER FRANK S. HROMEC THOMAS F. BOLGER THEODORE N. PITZEN ATTORNEY April 7, 1972 JEROME D. ROGERS JOHN E. LOOZE RAYMOND L. SMITH SUPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS JOSEPH STANEK FRED J. MEYER HEALTH OFFICER PETER H. GRIESBACH, M.D. Dukane Valley Council Aurora, IL 60504 Gentlemen: Re: Proposed Roadways Enclosed please find certified copy of Resolution passed by the City Council of McHenry, Illinois. Very truly yours, Earl R. Walsh, City Clerk of the City of McHenry, Illinois ERW:dvo Enclosure C'°?1 • • Awczeifax,do 1111 No. Green Street MAYOR DONALD P. DOHERTY McHenry, Illinois 60050 ALDERMEN CLERK WILLIAM J. BOLGER EARL R. WALSH GEORGE L. HARKER DONALD HOWARD TREASURER FRANK S. HROMEC THOMAS F. BOLGER THEODORE N. PITZEN ATTORNEY JEROME D. ROGERS JOHN E. LOOZE April 7, 1 972 RAYMOND L. SMITH SUPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS JOSEPH STANEK FRED J. MEYER HEALTH OFFICER PETER H. GRIESBACH, M.D. Hon. Richard B. Ogilvie, Governor State of Illinois Springfield, IL 62700 Dear Governor Ogilvie: Re: Proposed Roadways I am enclosing a certified copy of Resolution passed by the City Council of McHenry, Illinois, concerning urgency of road improvements . We trust you will give this your usual attention. Very truly yours, Earl R. Walsh, City Clerk of the City of McHenry, Illinois ERW:dvo Enclosure CO? • • • i • MEMORANDUM February 2, 1972 TO: Files FROM: R. S. Beebe SUBJECT:Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Preliminary Meeting with Local Officials and the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority On Wednesday evening, January 26, a group of community officials, at • the invitation of H. W. Lochner, Inc. , met with representatives of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority at the Holiday Inn in Elgin. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the current status of the supple- mental freeway system in northeast Illinois and particularly the status of the proposed Fox Valley Expressway, which is of common interest to those communities in attendance. Among those at the meeting were Chairman Elliot W. Frank and General Manager Bob Van Metre of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, Harry and Hal Lochner and Dick Beebe of H. W. Lochner, Inc. and the following community officials: Mayor Al McCoy of Aurora; Mayor Jack Downs of West Chicago; Comp- • troller W. L. Henninger of Geneva; Mayor C. V. Amenoff of St. Charles; Mayor William Raushenberger, City Manager Bob Brunton, and City Planner Jim Spoor of Elgin; City Manager Al Roth of Crystal Lake and Mayor Anthony Wujcik of Crystal Lake. During dinner the group was given a brief introduction into the subject of roadway improvement programs in northeast Illinois and the urgent need for prompt completion of the so-called supplemental freeway system in the region.,. In explaining the present supplemental system it was pointed out that the Division of Highways has available to it from the $900 million bond issue some $160 million for use in the northeast region while the total estimated cost of all freeway projects amounts to approximately $2 billion. This fact, coupled with the urgent need for improvement in the existing surface arterial system, creates a major problem for the Division in financing any kind of a comprehensive improvement program. It was also pointed out that the need for immediate decisions in relation to projects such as Fox Valley was magnified by the very rapid increase in the amount of land being developed in the study corridor and that if the project were not promptly undertaken, (meaning acquisition of right of way in the next two to three years), it would be impossible to develop the project because of restrictions in the right of way. The summary presentation concluded with the ctiscussion of a system that included Fox • • .0 Memorandum -2- February 2, 1972 Valley as well as sections of F. A. 61 and F. A. 201 (to the south and north respectfully). This system could be toll financed and permit rapid construction ahead of the "closing off" of right of way availability. The various city officials were then asked for their opinions as to the soundness of this proposal and these commenced with Bob Brunton of • Elgin who indicated that his City was unhappy with the plans of the Division to terminate the Fox Valley at Elgin (Route 20) and that Elgin strongly favored the extension of the facility northward to the Wisconsin line and would support it as a toll facility if it would be promptly con- structed. Other communities echoed Bob's feelings and indicated that the only logical means of optaining these facilities in the near future would be through a toll or user financed system, since the Division clearly was beyond its means in being able to acquire even the right of way for future construction of the system of supplemental expressways. • Next attention was directed to the question of providing a logical means of bringing this matter to the attention of all other affected communities and to initiating a definitive request to the Toll Authority for assistance. Chairman Frank indicated that if the communities were to initiate a formal request to the Authority it would, in turn, promptly respond and would further attempt to provide the necessary improvements. Several of those present indicated that they felt the DuKane Valley Council • would be a logical entity to "manage" the development of supporting reso- lutions to the State requesting prompt help in completing the Fox Valley and other projects. It was decided that the DuKane Council would prepare and submit to its membership on February 17th a resolution endorsing the prompt programming of Fox Valley and similar projects and that this resolution would be forwarded to the Governor and other authorities. In addition, the Authority would work with community groups in areas both north and south of the limits of the DuKane Council -- the McHenry- Crystal Lake area on the north and the Lockport-Romeoville area on the south, which would provide continuity in terms of the resolution from Wisconsin south to F.A. 61 along the Fox Valley. It was also pointed out that the DuKane Council should meet with repre- sentatives of the County Superintendents group and with other interested groups and become a central agency for this initial campaign. The reso- lution would then be adopted at the February 17th meeting. Prior to the February 17th meeting preliminary discussions will be held with areas ' both north and south of the DuKane Council so that an overall coordinating committee can. promptly be established. • • Memorandum -3- February 2, 1972 It was also felt that further meetings of the group as originally con- stituted should be held to follow the progress of the overall program and to continue with details for subsequent action on the part of the individual communities, the DuKane Council and the Authority. In• the meantime' questions or comments concerning the statue of the pro- ject can be directed to H. W. Lochner, Inc. • • • • 1 a x ttl F N '