HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION - 9-09 - 2/10/2009 - WEST BYPASS NORTH CONNECTION/ALTERNATE 203-OPTION D RESOLUTION NO. 9-09
A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WEST
BYPASS NORTH CONNECTION "ALTERNATE 203 — OPTION D" AS THE
LOCALLY PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE
WHEREAS, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) studied multiple
options to facilitate the movement of traffic through the heavily congested area west of
O'Hare Airport; and,
WHEREAS, Elk Grove Village is home to 3,800 businesses employing over
100,000 people within the area under study by IDOT; and,
WHEREAS, Elk Grove Village holds a significant investment in terms of
businesses,jobs, property tax base, sales tax base, roadways, water mains, sewer
infrastructure, and public safety activities within the study area; and;
WHEREAS, Elk Grove Village has actively participated and is fully involved in
meetings with IDOT and transportation consultants concerning alternatives to facilitate the
flow of traffic; and,
WHEREAS, Elk Grove Village has determined that one alternative is strongly
preferred locally and that preference is to be conveyed to the State of Illinois Department
of Transportation and United States Highway Department:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Board of Trustees
of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and DuPage, Illinois:
Section 1: Locally Preferred Alternative: That Elk Grove Village hereby
designates the WEST BYPASS NORTH CONNECTION "ALTERNATE 203 - Option D"
PROPOSAL as its locally preferred alternative which places the planned West Bypass on
the 300-foot corridor east of Elmhurst Road on existing O'Hare Airport property. This
plan is preferred as it provides the following benefits:
• Preserves the existing Busse Road corridor;
• Provides the most economic benefits to the community and the region;
• Preserves Elk Grove businesses and associated jobs;
• Maintains the existing tax base that benefits Schools, Parks, and Library;
• Provides for the long desired full interchange at Elmhurst Road and I-90;
• Provides access along Thomdale Avenue that focuses traffic to major arterials and
protects our secondary roads;
• Was long-planned as the appropriate location for an expressway; and,
• Significantly improves the flow of vehicular traffic in the region.
Section 2: Refect Busse Road Expresswav Alternative: That Elk Grove Village
hereby rejects the plan to create an expressway along the existing Busse Road corridor in
Elk Grove Village for the following reasons:
• It will potentially eliminate numerous existing businesses, negatively impact
hundreds.of other businesses, and eliminate or reduce thousands of permanent jobs
for the region;
• It will harm public safety by significantly lengthening the response time of local
'law enforcement, firefighters, and paramedics to areas east of Busse Road; and,
• It has negative, costly, and far reaching impacts on existing local roads, water
mains, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, and economic development in the region.
Section 3: That this Resolution is to be delivered to IDOT at its March 11, 2009
public meeting to determine the Locally Preferred Alternative.
Section 4: That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage and approval according to law.
VOTE: AYES: 6 NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 0
PASSED this 10th day of February 2009
APPROVED this.101h day of February 2009
APPROVED:
Mayor Craig B. Johnson
Village of Elk Grove Village
ATTEST:
Ann 1. Walsh, Village Clerk
Designating Locally Preferred Alternative revised