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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Dave Krahn, an Oswego Village Board Trustee and 
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founding director of the Oswego Economic Development 
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Corporation Board, has retired; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Krahn served on the Village Board of Trustees 
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from 1993 to 1997 and 1999 to 2005; during his first term, he 
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founded the Oswego Economic Development Corporation (OEDC), 
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which opened for business on March 1, 1996; he served as 
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Chairman of the OEDC Board of Directors from 1996 to 1997 and 
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2000 to 2004; during his tenure as OEDC Chairman, Oswego became 
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a regional retail destination with the development of Oswego 
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Commons, a 500,000-square-foot shopping center; many national 
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retailers and restaurants have selected sites in Oswego, and 
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several other shopping centers on Route 34 and on Orchard Road 
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are now under construction; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Also during his tenure, the redevelopment of 
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downtown Oswego was begun, including the development of a new 
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downtown comprehensive plan; several downtown projects have 
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been completed or are under construction, including Washington 
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Place, the first new commercial building built in Oswego in two 
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decades; the village also saw the build out of its largest 
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business park and the second phase of another business park; 
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several other significant projects were completed during his 
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tenure, including the 112,000-square-foot Anfinsen Assembly 
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facility and the 25,000-square-foot Dreyer Medical Clinic 
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building; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 2003, the OEDC launched the Oswego Visitors 
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Bureau, which promotes visitors to the community; last year, 
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AmericInn Lodge & Suites became the second hotel to open in 
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Oswego;



Mr. Krahn is still active in the OEDC and currently 
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chairs the OEDC's capital campaign, which is raising funds for 
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the OEDC's new office space in downtown Oswego; he also serves 
 


 






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as a member of the Oswego Visitors Bureau Advisory Board; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He is a lifelong resident of Oswego; he and his 
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wife, Peggy, own Fox Valley Trophy in downtown Oswego; they are 
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both very active in the community; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we congratulate Dave Krahn on the occasion of his retirement as 
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founding director of the Oswego Economic Development 
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Corporation Board, and we thank him for his service on the 
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Oswego Village Board of Trustees; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Mr. Krahn as an expression of our esteem.