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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of
4Norris Electric Cooperative on the 75th anniversary of their
5cooperative; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Norris Electric Cooperative was officially formed
7on September 18, 1938, in Newton, Illinois, through the hard
8work and dedication of a handful of local residents wanting to
9improve living and farming condition for themselves and their
10neighbors; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Because of the lack of density, it simply wasn't
12possible for the for-profit utilities to make a profit serving
13rural areas with only a few farms or homes per mile of electric
14line; with the help of loans from the Rural Electrification
15Administration (REA), the people living in these rural areas
16banded together to form member-owned and member-governed
17electric cooperatives; and
 
18    WHEREAS, This group of local residents went door to door
19signing up their neighbors to become members of Norris Electric
20Cooperative and convincing them that a cooperative would bring
21lights and power to the rural area; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Their hard work paid off and Norris Electric
2Cooperative's lines were first energized on December 24, 1939,
3initially serving 550 member-owners in 6 counties; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Norris Electric Cooperative continues to provides
5reliable electric service to member-owners in Clark, Crawford,
6Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland, and Wabash
7counties; and
 
8    WHEREAS, For 75 years, the cooperative has served their
9member-owners based on 7 guiding principles: voluntary and open
10membership, member-elected and controlled boards of directors,
11members' economic participation, autonomy and independence,
12education and training, cooperation among cooperatives, and
13concern for community; therefore, be it
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
15NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
16we congratulate the members of the Norris Electric Cooperative
17on the 75th anniversary of their cooperative; and be it further
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19presented to Norris Electric Cooperative as a symbol of our
20esteem and respect.