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Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement Between the County of Kane and the Forest Preserve District of Kane County for Volunteer Site Restoration Services at the Kane County Recycling Center Property
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WHEREAS, this agreement is authorized under the provisions of the Constitution of the State of Illinois (Ill. Const. Art. VII, §10), and the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act (5 ILCS 220/1 et seq.); and
WHEREAS, Kane County owns and operates the Kane County Recycling Center at 517 E. Fabyan Parkway in Geneva, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, the Recycling Center property contains an area of dense growth of invasive and nuisance trees and brush; and
WHEREAS, removal of such vegetation is desirous for the improvement of the habitat utilized by the native flora and fauna of Kane County; and
WHEREAS, the Forest Preserve District of Kane County owns property adjacent to the Kane County Recycling Center and has already removed much of the invasive and nuisance trees and brush from that location; and
WHEREAS, the Forest Preserve District of Kane County has an established Volunteer Program for Natural Areas Management that has performed substantial invasive and nuisance tree and brush removal on District land adjacent to the Kane County Recycling Center; and
WHEREAS, the District has the need to secure a site for the Volunteer Program for Natural Areas Management to conduct a large, invasive tree & brush removal event in March 2026; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Recycling Center property would be a prime location to meet the needs of the District while also benefiting Kane County through the removal of invasive trees and brush on County property at no cost to the County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that the Chairman is hereby authorized to enter into the attached Intergovernmental Agreement with the Forest Preserve District for Volunteer Site Restoration Services.
Passed by the Kane County Board on January 13, 2026.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, JD, JD Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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