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Grant Township Highway Department
Kim Kiesgen, Commissioner
Phone: 847-546-ROAD (7623)
Fax: 847-546-7632
26535 Molidor Road,
Ingleside, IL 60041
The Highway Department strives to meet the growing needs of our community
with the maintenance of our streets and roads for safety of our families,
children and those who pass through. Our Highway Commissioner is Kim Kiesgen.
Serving 17 years with the Department, Kim was appointed the
position of Highway Commissioner after Jack Kiesgen had announced his
retirement in September, 2003. She is actively
working on construction and maintenance of 57 miles of township roads. With an unyielding "can-do" attitude, not to mention her personal touch with
people, she is never bored managing the day-to-day operations, keeping up with the considerable variety of responsibilities
the Department takes on.
Some
Duties Include:
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Stakeholder/Planning
Committee – Fish Lake Drain Watershed Management Plan and the Squaw
Creek Watershed.
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(NPDES) National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System. Responsible for the development and
implementation of our storm water program.
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J.U.L.I.E. Member.
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Winter snow and ice control.
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"546-ROAD"
Entrance to Grant Township Highway Department
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Spring clean-up
– removal of winter’s leftover sand from the roads. A
pavement sweeper and a crew with brooms use many hours to
accomplish this job of sand removal.
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Road repairs
– freezing and thawing plays
havoc with roads so spring always means road repairs.
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Resurfacing
– rebuilding
roads – curb & gutter.
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Drainage, storm sewers and culverts maintained and
replaced in some areas to ensure proper drainage and prevent right-of-way flooding.
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Tree trimming and removal (ongoing projects).
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Roadside mowing.
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Roadside trash pick-up – takes
a lot of time and manpower.
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Caring for approximately 500 streetlights and maintaining traffic signs.
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Brush pick up program.
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Assist families involved in
flooding and storms with sand bagging, pumps, and debris clean up.
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Mosquito Abatement Control Program for catch
basin/storm sewers, ditches, etc.
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Adopt-A-Highway programs.
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