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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives are
3pleased to honor Mary M. "Margie" Mitchell for 50 years in
4public service; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Mary Mitchell first reported to work at the
6Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission on
7February 14, 1966, where she continues to work today; and
 
8    WHEREAS, The Greater Egypt Regional Planning and
9Development Commission is a unit of local government formed
10under the authority of State of Illinois statute in 1961 to
11"provide a plan for the general purpose of guiding and
12accomplishing a coordinated, adjusted, and harmonious
13development of the Franklin, Jackson, Perry, and Williamson
14County region, and of public improvement and utilities therein
15for the purpose of best promoting health, safety, morals,
16order, convenience, prosperity, efficiency and economy in the
17process of development and the general welfare of said region."
18In 1967, Jefferson County was added to the Greater Egypt
19Region, and the Commission was re-established as the Greater
20Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission (Greater
21Egypt); and
 
22    WHEREAS, Through her 50 years of service Mary Mitchell has

 

 

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1served in numerous capacities from Typist to Program Director;
2each role has allowed her to participate in the betterment of
3the five counties served by Greater Egypt, and over the course
4of five decades, her commitment to her role in the development
5of the Greater Egypt Region has never faded; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Mary Mitchell's service to the region has assisted
7in the completion of many important projects, including
8comprehensive plans, water quality, and economic development
9plans, creation of industrial parks, and the establishment and
10administration of Enterprise Zones; these projects have
11resulted in millions of dollars in investment and thousands of
12jobs being created and retained; therefore, be it
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
15honor Mary M. "Margie" Mitchell for her service to the five
16counties of Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Perry, and
17Williamson Counties, which comprise the Greater Egypt Regional
18Planning and Development Commission's District; and be it
19further
 
20    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21presented to Mary Mitchell as an expression of our esteem and
22respect.