Full Text of HR0918 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Mark Peterson on the | 4 | | occasion of his retirement as City Manager of Normal after 20 | 5 | | years; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Mark Peterson began serving the citizens of Normal | 7 | | as Assistant City Manager in 1988; he became City Manager in | 8 | | 1998; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Mark Peterson was instrumental in the planning and | 10 | | successful redevelopment of Uptown
Normal; he directly | 11 | | supervised the restoration of the Historic Normal
Theater as a | 12 | | catalyst for development of the Uptown; under his | 13 | | administration,
Normal saw the development of Uptown Circle, | 14 | | including the Children's
Discovery Museum and Uptown Station | 15 | | with a new rail platform,
waiting area, bus bays for Connect | 16 | | Transit and regional buses, and all related
development such as | 17 | | the Marriott Hotel and Convention Center and the Hyatt
Place | 18 | | Bloomington/Normal Hotel; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Under Mark Peterson's administration, the Shoppes | 20 | | at College Hills rose from a virtually
abandoned indoor | 21 | | shopping mall into a thriving modern retail center, and the | 22 | | Constitution Trail system has
grown to almost 50 miles of hard |
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| 1 | | surfaced trail running through cities of
Normal and Bloomington | 2 | | for walking, hiking, jogging, and biking, providing
the | 3 | | community with an outstanding linear park for the entire | 4 | | family; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Mark Peterson assisted in helping to create | 6 | | programs and participated in task forces to
encourage the | 7 | | success of and retain jobs at the Mitsubishi Motors auto | 8 | | assembly
plant in Normal; upon the closing of that facility, he | 9 | | worked tirelessly to ensure its preservation
for new jobs, | 10 | | resulting in the purchase of the plant by Rivian Automotive
for | 11 | | future vehicle production; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Mark Peterson has served on the governing boards | 13 | | for a variety of public and community
organizations including | 14 | | the MetCom Emergency Communications Center,
the | 15 | | Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council, the Central | 16 | | Illinois
Regional Broadband Network, the Mclean County | 17 | | Regional Planning Commission
Executive Committee, the | 18 | | Community Development Corporation, and the
BN Advantage | 19 | | Leadership Council, Connect Transit; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Mark Peterson has overseen a period of tremendous | 21 | | growth in the town of Normal,
while maintaining a Triple-A bond | 22 | | rating, serving as independent confirmation
of the town's | 23 | | fiscal health and stability; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 3 | | congratulate Mark Peterson on his retirement as City Manager of | 4 | | Normal after 20 years and we wish him the best in all his | 5 | | future endeavors; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to Mark Peterson as a symbol of our respect and | 8 | | esteem.
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