Illinois Route 53 Land Expansion Alternative Use Task Force
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The Illinois Route 53 Expansion Land Alternative Use Task Force was created in 2021 via House Joint Resolution 6 to study alternate uses for the proposed extension of Illinois Route 53 in Lake County. The study will include the following:
- The cost, feasibility, and environmental impact of alternative uses of the expansion land, including any potential impact on flooding in the area,
- The short and long term economic impact to the region, and
- All options for funding alternative uses.
Legislation that created the task force.
Appointed Members of the Task Force
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Administrative Support Staff
Dan Lewis, Advisor, Office of the Director
IL Department of Natural Resources
dan.p.lewis@illinois.gov -
Senate President Appointee
Senator Melinda Bush, District 31 (Co-Chair)
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Speaker of the House Appointee
Representative Dan Didech, District 59 -
Senate Minority Leader Appointee
Leader Dan McConchie, District 26
House Minority Leader Appointee
Representative Chris Bos, District 51 (Co-Chair)
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Secretary of Transportation
Laura Mlacnik, Bureau Chief of Land Acquisition -
Department of Natural Resources
John Rogner, Assistant Director
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Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Todd Rettig, Deputy Director -
Lake County
John Wasik, Lake County Board, District 6
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Lake County Stormwater Management
Marah Altenberg, Lake County Board, District 20
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Village of Long Grove
Bill Jacob, Mayor -
Village of Hawthorn Woods
Dominick DiMaggio, Mayor
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Village of Mundelein
Steve Lentz, Mayor
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Village of Grayslake
Rhett Taylor, Mayor
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Midwest Sustainability Group
Barbara Klipp, Executive Director -
Livable Lake County
Sam Beard, Staff Organizer -
The Sierra Club, Illinois Chapter
Jack Darin, Chapter Director -
Visit Lake County
John Maguire, Director of Community Outreach
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Openlands
Stacy Meyers, Senior Counsel -
Lake County Forest Preserves
Jessica Vealitzek, Lake County Board, District 1
Meetings
2022
2021