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Wilke Road Speed Limit
| Over the past few years, serious safety concerns have arisen from residents regarding an approximately one-mile stretch of Wilke Road just north of Northwest Highway in Arlington Heights and Palatine. My office has coordinated several contacts between area residents and the Cook County Highway Department to help resolve these concerns.
Aside from signage changes and various maintenance requests, the major issue has remained the speed limit on this stretch of Wilke Road. Residents requested that the speed limit be lowered, due to the fact that it is a residential area with high pedestrian traffic. The Highway Department maintained that, with a current speed limit of 35mph and a prevailing average speed of over 40, the issue was really enforcement by the municipal police departments.
As a result of persistent discussions and site visits, the Highway Department has agreed to a one-year trial, lowering the speed limit from 35 to 30mph on Wilke Road, from Northwest Highway to 0.9 miles north. Following the trial period, they will review vehicle speeds and crash data to re-evaluate the appropriate speed limit.
This new, lowered speed limit was approved by the county board today, and the necessary signage will be updated in the next 1-2 weeks.
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In the District
| - Approved application for variation to reduce right side yard setback
from 10 feet to 5.3 feet; and reduce distance between principal and accessory
from 10 feet to 4 feet for a new detached garage in the R-5 Single Family
Residence District. The subject property
consists of approximately 0.25 of an acre, located on the east side of Highland Avenue,
approximately 404 feet north of Techny
Road in Northfield Township
- Approved change in
plans and extra work on Section:
04-A7322-03-FP. Group
1-2008: Walters Avenue, Waukegan
Road to Lee Road;
and Lee Road,
Walters Avenue
to Dundee Road
in the Village of
Northbrook. Final adjustment of quantities and new
items. $87,648.77 (Deduction).
- Approve application for variation to increase height
of fence in front yard from 3 feet to 6 feet for a fence in the R-3 Single
Family Residence District. The subject property
consists of approximately 1.05 acres, located on the east side of Hibbard Road,
approximately 1,480 feet north of Winnetka
Avenue in New Trier
Township
- Approved letter of Supplemental
Agreement between the County
of Cook and McDonough Associates, Inc. for additional Part B engineering services on Lake-Cook
Road, Tri-State Tollway to Waukegan Road in the Village of Deerfield. Centerline Mileage: 2.0 miles, Fiscal Impact: $519,694.00 from the Motor
Fuel Tax Fund. This supplement is for additional design
engineering services necessitated by the department's request for modifications
and additions that were not included in the original contract, and, said
Consultant shall be compensated for such additional work in the amount of
$519,694.00.
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have a conversation! As always, feel free to
reply to this newsletter, send me an email or give me a call about any
Cook County issue.
Sincerely,
Gregg Goslin, Commissioner
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