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| Kendall County | | District: | 3 | | County Engineer: | Francis C. Klaas | | Appointment Date: | 5/21/1991 | | Address: | 6780 Route 47 | | Yorkville, IL 60560 | | Telephone: | (630) 553-7616 | | Fax: | (630) 553-9583 | | Email: | fklaas@co.kendall.il.us |
Engineer Bio:
Fran received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in 1983. He worked for IDOT, District 3 until 1988, when he became the City Engineer and Administrator for the City of Yorkville. He has been County Engineer in Kendall County, one of the fastest growing counties in the State, since 1991. |
County Background:
Established on February 19, 1841, Kendall County is named after Amos Kendall, a successful politician and journalist, Postmaster General under Jackson, and as partner of S.F.B. Morse, the inventor of the electric telegraph, he contributed largely to the vast commercial success of that invention. |
| County Population: | 114736 | | Land Area (Sq. Miles): | 319 | | Assessed Valuation: | 3430124246 | | State Highway Mileage: | 100 | | County Highway Mileage: | 125 | | Township Highway Mileage: | 410 | | Municipal Highway Mileage: | 255 | | County Seat: | Yorkville | | State House District(s): | 50, 75, 84, 97 | | State Senate District(s): | 25,38, 42, 49 | | U.S. Congressional Distict(s): | 14 |
Past Engineers
| Name | Start | Finish | |
John D. Russell | 12/18/1913 | 5/31/1931 | |
B. L. Henning | 7/1/1933 | 8/31/1956 | |
Hugh B. Belford | 7/9/1957 | 8/31/1964 | |
D. H. Sharkey | 2/1/1965 | 7/31/1977 | |
Joseph Gaesser | 4/1/1977 | 11/14/1990 |

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