HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION - 10-81 - 2/17/1981 - ELGIN OHARE CORRIDOR TOLLWAY STUDYRESOLUTION NO. 10-81
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING A REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION
OF A TOLLWAY FEASIBILITY STUDY BY THE STATE OF
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE FOR THE ELGIN-O'HARE CORRIDOR
WHEREAS, the Village of Elk Grove Village has planned for,
and develooed consistent with, the planned interchanges and right-
of-way necessary for the construction of the Elgin -O'Hare Expressway;
and
WHEREAS, the Elgin -O'Hare Expressway is compatible with cur-
rent and future land developments in Elk Grove Village; and
WHEREAS, other municipalities within Elgin -O'Hare Expressway
routing have similarly planned for this important transportation
facility; and
WHEREAS, the Elgin -O'Hare Expressway will accomplish efficient
and safe movement of traffic, separation of through traffic and local
traffic, and provide the western access necessary for O'Hare International
Airport.
WHEREAS, funding to complete acquisition and initiate construction
of a transportation system in the Elgin -O'Hare Corridor has been delayed
for many years; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Elk Grove Village in cooperation with
other municipalities and DuPage County wishes to review all funding
alternatives to secure an implementation plan for the Elgin -O'Hare
corridor;
WHEREAS, the Illinois Transportation Study Commission reviews
and recommends to the Illinois legislature all development plans for
extension of the highway transportation network within the State of
Illinois;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the President and Board of
Trustees of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and
DuPage, State of Illinois:
SECTION 1: That the Villagc of Elk Grove Village supports a
recommendation for a Tollway Feasibility Study to the Illinois Legis-
lature as part of the Illinois Transportation Study Commission's
annual report.
SECTION 2: That the Village of Elk Grove Village supports the
construction of the Elgin -O'Hare Expressway according to a schedule
which will result in its completion by a date which is as early as
possible.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Village Clerk of the Village of
Elk Grove Village transmit copies of this resolution to: The Honorable
James R. Thompson, Governor, State of Illinois; Sigmund Ziejewski, District
Engineer, Illinois Department of Transportation; Gilbert Stiles, Chairman,
Chicago Area Transportation Study; State of Illinois Senator John E. Friedland;
State of Illinois Representatives Doris C. Karpiel, Roger C. Stanley and
John Carey; Fred Schoenfeld, Executive Director, Illinois Transportation
Study Commission; Representative Benedict Garmisa, District 19, Chairman,
Illinois Transportation Study Commission; Senator Charles Chew, Vice -Chairman,
Illinois Transportation Study Commission; John Conolly, Vice -Chairman, Illinois
Transportation Study Commission; and Commission members: Senator Max E. Coffey,
Charleston, Illinois; Senator John L. Knuppel, Virginia, Illinois; Senator
James H. Rupp, Decatur, Illinois; Senator Sam Vadalabene, Edwardsville, Illinois;
Representative John F. Dunn, Decatur, Illinois; Representative Michael McClain,
Quincy, Illinois; Representative Clarence Neff, Stronghurst, Illinois; Rep-
resentative Celeste Stiehl, Belleville, Illinois; Joseph Azzarelli, Kankakee,
Illinois; Jerome R. Butler, Chicago, Illinois; Harry Herring, Springfield,
Illinois; Walter Shipp, Centralia, Illinois; Gerald W. Shea, Berwyn, Illinois;
E. Stanley Klyber, President, Greater O'Hare Association of Industry and Commerce;
William G. Grams, Executive Director, Northwest Municipal Conference; Steve
Aavang, Executive Director, DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference; Jack T. Knuepfer
Chairman, DuPage County Board of Supervisors; and George Dunne, Cook County
Chairman.
SECTION 3: That this resolution shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and approval according to law.
PASSED this 17th
APPROVED this 17th
ATTEST:
Fay M. Bishop
Village Clerk
day of February 19$1.
day of February
Charles J. Zettek
Village President
1991.