TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF NOVEMBER 20, 2025
COMMITTEE ON REAL ESTATE
Mr. John P. Murray, Acting Executive Director
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Authority to grant to the Village of Skokie a 25-year, approximately 304.5' by 10' non-exclusive easement to continue to install, operate, maintain, repair and remove a water main on District real estate located across the North Shore Channel and along the north side of Touhy Avenue in Skokie, Illinois. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00
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Dear Sir:
The Village of Skokie (“Skokie”) operates and maintains a 10-inch water main on, over and across an approximately 304.5' by 10' strip of District real estate located across the North Shore Channel and along the north side of Touhy Avenue in Skokie, Illinois, under an easement granted by the District on December 4, 1975. The existing easement, as extended, expires December 3, 2025.
Skokie has requested a new 25-year easement. The easement will allow Skokie to continue to maintain, operate, and make necessary upgrades to the water main.
The District’s technical departments have reviewed this request and have no objections thereto. This water main is part of a system that includes a service connection to the O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant. As such, a nominal fee of $10.00 is recommended.
It is requested that the Acting Executive Director recommend to the Board of Commissioners that it grant to the Village of Skokie a 25-year, approximately 304.5' by 10' non-exclusive easement to continue to install, operate, maintain, repair and remove a water main on District real estate located across the North Shore Channel and along the north side of Touhy Avenue in Skokie, Illinois. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00.
It is also requested that the Acting Executive Director recommend to the Board of Commissioners that it authorize and direct the Chairman of the Committee on Finance and the Clerk to execute said easement agreement after it is approved by the General Counsel as to form and legality.
Requested, Susan T. Morakalis, General Counsel, STM:BJD:NOC:vp
Recommended, John P. Murray, Acting Executive Director
Disposition of this agenda item will be documented in the official Regular Board Meeting Minutes of the Board of Commissioners for November 20, 2025
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