TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF MAY 21, 2026
COMMITTEE ON REAL ESTATE
Mr. John P. Murray, Executive Director
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Authority to grant Evanston/Skokie School District 65 a 25-year, 2,500± sq. ft. non-exclusive easement to continue to operate and maintain a 24-inch storm sewer on a 50 ft. by 50 ft. strip of land on the east bank of the North Shore Channel between Church and Dempster Streets in Evanston, Illinois; North Shore Channel Parcel 3.08. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00
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Dear Sir:
Evanston/Skokie School District 65 (“School District 65”) operates and maintains a 24-inch storm sewer which is situated on a 50 ft. by 50 ft. strip of District land in Evanston, Illinois, known as North Shore Channel Parcel 3.08. The existing easement commenced November 1, 2001, and expires October 31, 2026.
School District 65 has requested a new 25-year easement to continue to operate and maintain the 24-inch storm sewer. The sewer easement serves School District 65’s Joesph E. Hill Early Childhood Center. The District only owns the land along the canal bank at this location.
The District’s technical departments have reviewed School District 65’s request and have no objections thereto. A nominal fee of $10.00 is recommended as School District 65 is a governmental entity using District property for public purposes.
It is requested that the Executive Director recommend to the Board of Commissioners that it grant Evanston/Skokie School District 65 a 25-year, 2,500± sq. ft. non-exclusive easement to continue to operate and maintain a 24-inch storm sewer on a 50 ft. by 50 ft. strip of land on the east bank of the North Shore Channel between Church and Dempster Streets in Evanston, Illinois; North Shore Channel Parcel 3.08. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00.
It is also requested that the 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:PJK:vp
Recommended, John P. Murray, Executive Director
Disposition of this agenda item will be documented in the official Regular Board Meeting Minutes of the Board of Commissioners for May 21, 2026
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