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Land Acquisition Sept 2010
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New Land Acquisitions
September 14, 2010Land Acquisition and Preservation
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Consideration of New Land1. Raven Glen: 1.9 - acre addition
2. Ray Lake: 38.1 - acre addition
3. NEW PRESERVE: 277 acres
• Total approximate acreage: 317
• Total approximate purchase price: $ 18,460,550
• Approximate price per acre: Approx $58,200
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Two new additions
Total acreage 28,565
& a New
Preserve
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Land Acquisition GoalsPROTECT…............. Wildlife Habitat
PRESERVE…............ Wetland, Prairies & Forests
PROVIDE…………. Trails, River and Lake Access
PROTECT…............. Against Flooding
EXPAND…………. Existing Preserves
SAVE……….............. Large Refuges
ASSIST……...............County with Farmland Preservation
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Raven Glen Forest Preserve
Fallon Property Addition
• Approximately 1.9 acres
• Purchase price: $280,000
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Located on the west side of
Route 45, south of Route 173
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• Borders Raven Glen to north, west and south
• Improves boundaries by eliminating an in-holding
• Allows the District to prevent an incompatible use adjacent to the entrance of Raven Glen
About the Fallon Property
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Ray Lake Forest Preserve
Diebold Property Addition
• Approximately 38.1 acres
• Purchase price: approximately $2,114,550
• Price per acre: $55,500
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Located on the south sides of Erhart Rd west
of Fremont Center Rd.
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2007
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1939
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About the Diebold Property
• Bordered on the south by Ray Lake Forest Preserve
• Property is largely pasture with Squaw Creek running through the southwest corner
• Expands Ray Lake Forest Preserve to approximately 555 acres
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Smith Property
• Approximately 277 acres.
• Purchase price: approximately $16,066,000
• Price per acre: approximately $58,000
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Located on the south side of
Stearns School Rd, east of Route 45.
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Future potential acquisition of approximately 6.5 acres
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Smith Properties not subject to Eminent Domain
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19742007
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• Property contains old growth oak woodlands
• Beautiful gently rolling terrain
• Mill Creek meanders through the entire property from the southeast to the northwest corner
• Allows for protection of a large parcel of high quality land
About the Smith Property
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• Property contains a large man-made pond (Temple Smith Pond) to the north
• Portions of the property boast 30 foot slopes along the beautiful Mill Creek valley
• Excellent restoration potential for this parcel include oak and prairie restoration on the slopes of the valley as well as sedge meadow and stream side wetland restoration along Mill Creek
Features of the Smith Property
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Exceptional additions to our Lake County Forest Preserves !!
Board of CommissionersPresident Vice PresidentBonnie Thomson Carter, Ingleside Carol Calabresa, Libertyville
Anne Flanigan Bassi, Highland ParkMelinda Bush, GrayslakePat Carey, GrayslakeStephen Carlson, GurneeMary Ross Cunningham, WaukeganMichelle Feldman, DeerfieldSusan Loving Gravenhorst, Lake BluffDiane Hewitt, WaukeganAngelo D. Kyle,WaukeganAaron Lawlor, Vernon HillsAnn B. Maine, LincolnshireStevenson Mountsier, Lake Barrington
Audrey H. Nixon, North Chicago
Diane O’Kelly, Mundelein
Collin O’Rourke, Waukegan
Brent Paxton, Zion
Linda Pedersen, Antioch
Suzi Schmidt, Lake Villa
David B. Stolman, Buffalo Grove
Craig Taylor, Lake Zurich
Terry Wilke, Round Lake Beach
Executive Director
Tom Hahn