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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Chuck Balling, 
4Executive Director of the Glenview Park District, on receiving 
5the 2012 Robert Artz Lifetime Achievement Award; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, The Robert Artz Lifetime Achievement Award is 
7named in honor of Robert Artz, who in 1979, was the newly 
8elected executive director of the Illinois Association of Park 
9Districts; although his life was cut short, his vision for 
10parks, recreation, and conservation lives on; the award is 
11presented to a person whose professionalism, dedication, and 
12commitment have a lasting effect on parks and recreation; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Chuck Balling has spent his career devoted to 
14Illinois parks and recreation; in Gurnee, he was instrumental 
15in open space land acquisitions and development of new 
16facilities including a $1.5 million renovation to Viking Park 
17Community Center and development of the award winning Hunt Club 
18Aquatic Center; in Glenview, he led the development of 
19Community Park West, a 95-acre multi-use park, which included 
20securing a $750,000 donation from the Glenview Youth Baseball 
21Association; he negotiated with the Village of Glenview the 
22successful transfer of the 32-acre Kent Fuller Air Station 
23Prairie and Evelyn Tyner Center, a Platinum LEED-certified  
 
 
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1nature museum, as well as the 90-acre Gallery Park; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, Chuck Balling has implemented cutting-edge 
3business practices; his strategic planning process, which he 
4has helped other park districts and organizations implement, is 
5a unique collaborative effort; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Chuck Balling takes pride in mentoring future 
7leaders and emphasizes continuing education and professional 
8involvement; for 35 years he has dedicated himself to parks and 
9recreation; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, The Robert Artz Lifetime Achievement Award was 
11presented to Chuck Balling on January 25, 2013, at the 
12All-Conference Awards Luncheon held during the IAPD/IPRA 
13Soaring to New Heights Conference at the Hyatt Regency in 
14Chicago; more than 1,500 representatives and guests of Illinois 
15park districts, forest preserves, conservation, recreation, 
16and special recreation agencies attended; therefore, be it
  
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
18NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
19we congratulate Chuck Balling on receiving the 2012 Robert Artz 
20Lifetime Achievement Award; and be it further
  
 
21    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
 
 
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1presented to Chuck Balling as an expression of our esteem and 
2respect.