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| $2 Million Open Land Trust Grant for Jelkes Creek greenway | |
| Oct 30, 2000 | |
| State of Illinois News Release | |
| Pertains to Jelkes Creek, Sleepy Hollow, Elgin | |
| Governor George H. Ryan awarded a $1,967,700 million grant to Dundee Township to acquire 248 acres which includes the former Elmhurst-Chicago Stone gravel mine and a portion of the Bright Farm at the intersection of Sleepy Hollow and Boncosky Roads. The site is a critical component of the Jelkes Creek greenway. Restoration/recovery activities include the reestablishment of natural grades and contours, restoration of the dry gravel prairie vegetation and the establishment of native tallgrass prairie. A public access area will also be developed. The project is one of five in northwestern Cook County being awarded grants today totaling more than $8.5 million. Governor Ryan is awarding 35 projects totaling $37.9 million throughout northeastern Illinois as part of the Open Land Trust, state bicycle path grant and Illinois Transportation Enhancement programs. Governor Ryan's Open Land Trust initiative, the largest land acquisition program in state history, is providing $160 million over four years for land purchases and improvements to protect the state's most precious natural resources. Bicycle path and trails grants are funded through two related programs. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR) administers the state's bicycle path grant program, which was begun when Ryan was Lt. Governor. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) administers the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program, a federally funded program providing bike paths, pedestrian trails and other projects that offer transportation options other than traditional highway and mass transit facilities. |
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