September 2010 Land Acquisitions

New Land Acquisitions

September 14, 2010Land Acquisition and Preservation


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


Two new additions

Total acreage 28,565

& a New

Preserve


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


Raven Glen Forest Preserve

Fallon Property Addition

• Approximately 1.9 acres

• Purchase price: $280,000


Located on the west side of

Route 45, south of Route 173




• 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



Ray Lake Forest Preserve

Diebold Property Addition

• Approximately 38.1 acres

• Purchase price: approximately $2,114,550

• Price per acre: $55,500


Located on the south sides of Erhart Rd west

of Fremont Center Rd.



2007


1939


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







New Preserve

Smith Property

• Approximately 277 acres.

• Purchase price: approximately $16,066,000

• Price per acre: approximately $58,000


Located on the south side of

Stearns School Rd, east of Route 45.





Future potential acquisition of approximately 6.5 acres


Smith Properties not subject to Eminent Domain



19742007


• 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




• 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





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

Education

September 2010 Land Acquisitions