Full Text of HR0755 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Jaycee Park in Petersburg | 4 | | on the completion of its renovations; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, In 1931, a section of land was offered to the City | 6 | | of Petersburg for $1 with the intention it was to be used as a | 7 | | public play and recreation ground, and over the decades that | 8 | | followed, it was developed into a park; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Jaycee Park has been maintained by the Menard | 10 | | County Jaycees and the Town & Country Women's Club, with both | 11 | | groups making donations of equipment and providing volunteer | 12 | | efforts to the park throughout its existence; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Despite improvements made over the years, Jaycee | 14 | | Park was in need of major updates, leading the City of | 15 | | Petersburg to partner with the Illinois Housing Development | 16 | | Authority (IHDA) to develop a Community Revitalization | 17 | | Strategy in the fall of 2020; as part of the development | 18 | | process, a community needs assessment survey was conducted, | 19 | | and the number one development need cited by survey | 20 | | respondents was parks and recreation; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, The City of Petersburg received the Open Space |
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| 1 | | Lands Acquisition and Development Program grant in 2023, and | 2 | | with the help of this grant, local businesses, and the | 3 | | community, a fundraising campaign was led by the Town & | 4 | | Country Women's Club to revitalize Jaycee Park; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Jaycee Park's revitalization includes the | 6 | | installation of all new fencing and gates to fully enclose the | 7 | | park property, the construction of a concrete walking path | 8 | | around the park's inside perimeter and a concrete basketball | 9 | | court, the removal of existing playground equipment, the | 10 | | purchase and installation of new, accessible playground | 11 | | equipment, the building of new fitness equipment and sports | 12 | | equipment, the installation of turf surfacing, and the | 13 | | construction of a one-stall bathroom with a water fountain; | 14 | | and | 15 | | WHEREAS, To welcome the people of Petersburg to the new, | 16 | | completed Jaycee Park, there will be a ribbon cutting on June | 17 | | 2, 2024; therefore, be it | 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 19 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 20 | | we congratulate Jaycee Park in Petersburg on the completion of | 21 | | its renovations. |
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