Full Text of HR0218 96th General Assembly
HR0218 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to recognize Riverton Village | 4 |
| President Joe Rusciolelli on his retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, Joe Rusciolelli was born October 22, 1923 and has | 6 |
| been a lifelong resident of the Village of Riverton, and | 7 |
| throughout his life has been dedicated to serving the citizens | 8 |
| of the Village; and
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| WHEREAS, Joe Rusciolelli was first elected Village Trustee | 10 |
| in April 1975; he was appointed to fill the vacancy of the | 11 |
| Village President in September 1978; he successfully ran for | 12 |
| Village President in April 1979 to fill the remainder of the | 13 |
| term; he was re-elected in 1981, 1985, and 1989; he was | 14 |
| re-elected to office in April of 1997 and re-elected in 2001 | 15 |
| and 2005; he served as Village President for 26 of the last 30 | 16 |
| years; and
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| WHEREAS, During his many years of service and tenure as | 18 |
| Village Trustee and Village President, Joe Rusciolelli | 19 |
| continually met with constituents and business owners to | 20 |
| discuss the many issues and concerns in the Village; he met | 21 |
| regularly with township, county, State, and federal | 22 |
| representatives to discuss issues and to seek grants and |
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| assistance that further supported the Village; and as a result | 2 |
| of all his efforts, the Village has prospered and grown; and | 3 |
| WHEREAS, Through his actions and service, the Village of | 4 |
| Riverton has expanded services at Wheeland Park, upgraded the | 5 |
| Veterans Memorial in Veterans Park, created a new park at Field | 6 |
| of Dreams with a new concession pavilion to be constructed, | 7 |
| built a new Village Hall complex, including the utility billing | 8 |
| office, the Police Station, the Library, and the community | 9 |
| room, and improved and expanded sewer service by adding more | 10 |
| sewer lines within the Village; in addition, a new sewer lagoon | 11 |
| is under construction; and
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| WHEREAS, He helped to promote and pass the referendum to | 13 |
| establish the Riverton Library District, upgraded the water | 14 |
| service to include installation of new water towers, made | 15 |
| upgrades to the water purification plant and installation of | 16 |
| new water supply lines and new wells, continually upgraded and | 17 |
| improved streets with normal maintenance and overlay projects, | 18 |
| supported Village festivals at Riverfest and the Riverton | 19 |
| Athletic Club, and implemented a city-wide recycling program; | 20 |
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| WHEREAS, He has decided not to run for another term as | 22 |
| Village President; his retirement party is May 3, 2009; his | 23 |
| last day in office will be at the Village Board Meeting on May |
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| 4, 2009, after which he will spend more time with his wife Mary | 2 |
| and his other family members; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 5 |
| congratulate Joe Rusciolelli on his retirement and commend him | 6 |
| for his hard work and dedication to the Village of Riverton, | 7 |
| and wish him the best in all his future endeavors; and be it | 8 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to Riverton Village President Joe Rusciolelli as a | 11 |
| symbol of our respect and admiration.
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