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Lake County committee approves amendment to Hawthorne Woods sewer agreement, preserves Route 53 Greenway language

Lake County Public Works and Transportation Committee · January 7, 2026
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Summary

The Lake County Public Works and Transportation Committee approved an amendment to the sanitary sewer service agreement with the village of Hawthorne Woods that covers the Kemper Ridge annexation, secures preservation language for the Route 53 Greenway corridor and anticipates future conveyance to a Greenway Authority.

The Lake County Public Works and Transportation Committee on Jan. 7 approved a joint resolution authorizing a first amendment to the amended and restated agreement for sanitary sewer service with the village of Hawthorne Woods.

Austin McFarland, Lake County public works director, told the committee the amended IGA covers the Kemper Ridge properties the village plans to annex and said the development is scheduled for mixed residential use of approximately "173 units." McFarland and Eric Wagner, planning and building development director, said the…

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