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Will County committee narrowly rejects purchase of 10-acre site for DOT operations
Summary
A Will County committee voted on a proposed $545,000 purchase of a 10-acre site along Governors Highway for the county Department of Transportation; the authorization to approve the acquisition contract failed after discussion about costs, alternatives and timing.
The Capital Improvements and IT Committee considered a proposal to authorize the form of contract to acquire a roughly 10-acre parcel on Governors Highway in the Village of Monee but did not advance the measure. The committee’s roll-call vote failed to produce the support needed to move the matter forward; the purchase price in the proposal was $545,000, which the committee was told matched the appraisal.
The item mattered because county staff said the department lacks space to house current road equipment for the eastern zone and cannot expand the existing 4-acre site. Jeff, a county staff member presenting the request, told the committee, “We’re estimating 15 for construction at the moment,” referring to a preliminary construction cost estimate for a new operations facility; he also said design…
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