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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Martin Buehler on
4the occasion of his retirement after many years of service with
5the Lake County Division of Transportation; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Martin Buehler is a graduate of the University of
7Illinois in Champaign/Urbana, where he earned his
8undergraduate degree in civil engineering; he subsequently
9earned his master's degree in civil engineering from
10Northwestern University and completed the Illinois Department
11of Transportation's Executive Leadership Development Series;
12and
 
13    WHEREAS, Martin Buehler is a licensed professional
14engineer in the State of Illinois; he began his professional
15career with Lake County as a summer intern at the Lake County
16Division of Transportation; after 4 years as a summer employee,
17he was hired as a full-time employee at the DOT Construction
18Division in January of 1973; in 1976, he became the county's
19first traffic engineer; he was appointed to serve as County
20Engineer in 1984 and was reappointed in 1990, 1996, and 2002;
21and
 
22    WHEREAS, Martin Buehler was instrumental in the creation of

 

 

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1numerous initiatives during his tenure at the Lake County
2Division of Transportation, including the creation of the
3county's nationally-recognized Transportation Management
4Center and Lake County PASSAGE, the construction of the
5county's first roundabout, the creation of 48 miles of bike
6paths, and the creation of a set of large congestion reducing
7roadway projects through the county's first-ever challenge
8bond program; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Martin Buehler has been a member of numerous
10professional and civic organizations, including the Illinois
11Association of County Engineers (IACE), the American Road and
12Transportation Builders Association, the American Society of
13Civil Engineers, the Illinois Society of Professional
14Engineers, the Institute of Transportation Engineers, the
15National Association of County Engineers (NACE), the Grayslake
16Zoning Board and Plan Commission, the Grayslake American Youth
17Soccer Association, the American Association of State Highway
18and Transportation Officials, the Nature Conservancy, the
19Rails to Trails Conservancy, and the Transportation Research
20Board; he is also a past member of the State of Illinois
21Interagency Bikeway Council; and
 
22    WHEREAS, Martin Buehler has received numerous awards and
23honors for his work, including the Professional Transportation
24Manager of the Year award from the American Public Works

 

 

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1Association's Chicago Metro Chapter, the Past Presidents Award
2from the Illinois Section of the Institute of Transportation
3Engineers, the Zone I Engineer of the Year award from the
4Illinois Association of County Engineers, the Urban Engineer of
5the Year award from the National Association of County
6Engineers, and the Amstutz Memorial Award from the Illinois
7Society of Professional Engineers; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Martin Buehler and his wife, Kathy, are the
9parents of 3 children; therefore, be it
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
12we congratulate Martin Buehler on the occasion of his
13retirement and wish him many happy and healthy retirement
14years; and be it further
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16presented to Martin Buehler as a symbol of our esteem and
17respect.