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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION CONSENTING TO THE CREATION OF MOUNT PROSPECT SPECIAL SERVICE AREA, AND THE INCLUSION OF A PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN UNINCORPORATED COOK COUNTY IN MOUNT PROSPECT SPECIAL SERVICE AREA (MOUNT PROSPECT ELK GROVE TOWNSHIP FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE)
WHEREAS, properties located within the former Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District (hereinafter referred to as the "EGRFPD") no longer receive fire protection and emergency medical services from the EGRFPD; said properties being legally described on Exhibit A, and depicted on Exhibit B, both Exhibits being submitted herewith and made part hereof (hereinafter referred to as the "SSA Properties"); and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the SSA Properties to have access to fire protection and emergency medical services; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Mount Prospect (hereinafter referred to as the "Village") has agreed to provide fire protection and emergency medical services to the SSA Properties, provided said services are pursuant to the Mount Prospect Elk Grove Township Fire And Emergency Medical Assistance Special Service Area to pay for the cost thereof (hereinafter referred to as the "SSA"); and
WHEREAS, a portion of the SSA Properties are located in unincorporated Cook County (hereinafter referred to as the "County"), said properties included in the legal descriptions of Exhibit A, and depicted on Exhibit B (hereinafter referred to as the "Unincorporated parcels"), with the remainder of the SSA Properties being located in the Village and, as such, pursuant to 35 ILCS 200/27-5, the County must consent to the inclusion of the Unincorporated Parcels in the SSA and the creation of the SSA by the Village; and
WHEREAS, the Village has requested that the County consent to the inclusion of the Unincorporated Parcels in the SSA, so that the owners of the Unincorporated Parcels can have access to fire protection and emergency medical services; and
WHEREAS, th...
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