Residents and business owners should keep the following Village of Wadsworth policies in mind with regards to parking on Village streets or when removing snow from one’s driveway during times of snow removal within the Village.
Specifically, please note that it is unlawful to leave a vehicle unattended on a public street in the Village following a snowfall requiring snow removal. Any vehicle left parked and unattended on a public street in the Village within a 48-hour period following a two inch snowfall requiring removal by the Village is deemed to be a hazardous abandoned vehicle subject to immediate removal by Village authorities without any prior notice and hearing.
Furthermore, it is unlawful for the snow removal from a private driveway or public right-of-way to be deposited on the paved or traveled portion of any public street or right-of-way in the Village. Accordingly, Village residents should direct their personal snowplow contractors to clean the street following the removal of any snow from their driveways. The streaks left in the street create hazardous driving conditions and impede the Village's roadway snow removal efforts. Where possible, please try to keep the plowed driveway snow upon your own private property. And if plowed snow is deposited upon the right-of-way adjacent to private property other than yours, then be mindful not to disturb the shoulder or grass areas that are maintained by others.
Any such violations are subject to applicable penalties set forth in the Village's Code.
Be aware that the Village and its snow removal contractors will not be responsible for any damage done to private property left in Village roadways and public rights-of-way (such as basketball hoops, flower planters, concrete curbed driveways, and the like) since such items are not permitted within these areas. Please ensure that such items are removed prior to the snowplowing season. Further, the Village and its contractors will not repair rights-of-way that become damaged by private snowplow contractors.
Any damaged mailboxes should be reported to the Village Hall. Correctly installed/maintained mailboxes are subject to repair or reimbursement, while others may not. Damaged masonry mailboxes will only be reimbursed up to $100, as such mailboxes are no longer permitted since they pose a safety issue.
Residents should please report all problems/issues regarding snow removal directly to the Village Hall (847.336.7771). Village office staff will forward the concerns directly to our road employees and/or contractors. During non-business hours, please report any snowplowing/salting issues that require immediate attention due to safety concerns to the Lake County Sheriff at 847.549.5200. Of course, DIAL 9-1-1 in the event of an emergency.
WHO PLOWS OUR ROADS?
In Wadsworth, there are Village, Township, County, and State roads. Each road group (listed below) is plowed by a different entity. Here is how it all works:
The Lake County Division of Transportation (847.377.7498) is responsible for the following roads:
- Wadsworth Road
- Kilbourne Road
- Delany Road (southerly of Illinois Route 173)
- Dilleys Road (southerly of Wadsworth Road)
- Yorkhouse Road
- 21st Street (easterly of Delany Road)
- Russell Road
- Hunt Club Road (southerly of Illinois Route 173)
- Milburn Road
The Illinois Department of Transportation (847.705.4612) is responsible for these roads:
- U.S. Highway 41
- Illinois Route 173
- Old 41/Skokie Highway
- Frontage Road (near I-94 RV)
- Green Bay Road (IL-131)
The Newport Township Road District (847.812.9546) is responsible for these roads:
- Roads adjacent to Unincorporated Areas (on both sides of the road) within Newport Township.
The Village of Wadsworth (847.336.7771) is responsible for the following roads:
- Local roads that do not include the above within the Village's jurisdictional limits.
The Village of Wadsworth has an intergovernmental agreement with the Newport Township Road District that provides for snowplowing services by the Road District of certain Village roads. Additionally, the Village has an intergovernmental agreement with the Village of Beach Park that provides for the swapping of plowing responsibility of certain roadways which promotes efficiencies within certain plowing routes.
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