Full Text of HR0303 101st General Assembly
HR0303 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | HR0303 | | LRB101 12073 MST 59563 r |
|
| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, One of the City of Elgin's goals listed in its
| 3 | | Sustainability Action Plan is to "educate the community
on the | 4 | | value of sustainable practices and healthy living"; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The Elgin Sustainability Commission created the | 6 | | 2019
Elgin Earth Month Planning Committee to help expand Earth | 7 | | Day
into a month-long community awareness initiative on
| 8 | | environmental issues and sustainability practices; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Both Rep. Anna Moeller and Sen. Cristina Castro | 10 | | serve
as honorary co-chairs of Elgin Earth Month in 2019; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, A diversity of different organizations, | 12 | | businesses, and
groups, such as the Gail Borden Public Library | 13 | | District, Elgin
Township, Elgin Community College and many | 14 | | others, are
collaborating with the city to promote | 15 | | environmental awareness
and education throughout April; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Over 20 different events, activities, and | 17 | | projects
are being hosted by a variety of organizations and | 18 | | businesses
across the entire city during April; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Internationally renowned environmental advocates, | 20 | | including
Xiuhtezcatl Martinez and Renee Scheltema, have been |
| | | HR0303 | - 2 - | LRB101 12073 MST 59563 r |
|
| 1 | | invited to
Elgin and will participate in programs designed to | 2 | | educate
citizens about what they can do to save the planet; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, It is understood that sustainability will only be
| 4 | | achieved by meeting the needs of the present without
| 5 | | compromising the needs of future generations; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, It is more important than ever for local | 7 | | governments to
work at proactively engaging a mosaic of | 8 | | stakeholder groups and
to defend the environmental progress | 9 | | that has been heretofore
gained; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, It is essential to expand and diversify the
| 11 | | environmental movement to achieve maximum progress; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, It is important for local communities to stay
| 13 | | focused on the constant need for environmental activism,
| 14 | | stewardship commitments, and sustainability efforts; | 15 | | therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 17 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 18 | | we declare April 2019 as Elgin Earth Month and encourage all of | 19 | | its citizens, businesses, and institutions to use this time to | 20 | | celebrate the Earth and promote the protection of our species; | 21 | | and be it further
|
| | | HR0303 | - 3 - | LRB101 12073 MST 59563 r |
|
| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the Mayor of Elgin.
|
|