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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Gifford Park Association's (GPA) Annual Elgin |
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| Historic House Tour is celebrating its 25th year; the tour is |
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| scheduled for September 9 and 10, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, The tour is an interior and exterior walking |
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| review of the historically and architecturally significant |
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| homes in Elgin; typically held on the first or second weekend |
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| of September, nine or ten homes are selected and shown on the |
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| tour; a different section of Elgin is featured each year; and
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| WHEREAS, Participants in the tour view the interior and |
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| exterior of the homes; docents guide the guests through the |
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| houses, pointing out features of architectural and historical |
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| significance; and
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| WHEREAS, The Gifford Park Association was founded in 1979 |
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| by neighbors and friends to improve the quality and historic |
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| integrity of the Gifford Park neighborhood; as a not-for-profit |
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| organization, it is dedicated to promoting and encouraging the |
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| preservation of all historical districts in Elgin, Illinois; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Based in Elgin's original historic district, one |
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| of the GPA's main goals is to improve the quality of |
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| neighborhood life by preserving the historical integrity of the |
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| homes in the neighborhood; one of many strategies the GPA uses |
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| to spark change is to transform a distressed property in a |
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| prominent part of the neighborhood where housing improvement is |
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| needed; since 1985, the GPA has used the proceeds from the |
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| Annual Historic House Tour, City of Elgin grant programs, and |
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| bank loans to purchase, rehab, and restore problem properties |
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| to single family use; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |