Full Text of SR0957 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, Parks and recreation programs are an integral | 3 | | part of communities throughout this country, including the | 4 | | State of Illinois; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Parks and recreation are vitally important to | 6 | | establishing and maintaining the quality of life in | 7 | | communities, ensuring the health of all citizens, and | 8 | | contributing to the economic and environmental well-being of a | 9 | | community and region; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Parks and recreation programs build healthy, | 11 | | active communities that aid in the prevention of chronic | 12 | | disease, provide therapeutic recreation services for those who | 13 | | are mentally or physically disabled, and also improve the | 14 | | mental and emotional health of all citizens; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Parks and recreation programs increase a | 16 | | community's economic prosperity through increased property | 17 | | values, expansion of the local tax base, increased tourism, | 18 | | the attraction and retention of businesses, and crime | 19 | | reduction; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Park districts, forest preserves, and | 21 | | conservation, recreation, and special recreation agencies are |
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| 1 | | significant statewide employers of youth, with more than half | 2 | | of their nearly 57,000 employees being under the age of 25; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Parks and recreation areas are fundamental to the | 4 | | environmental well-being of our communities; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Parks and natural recreation areas improve water | 6 | | quality, protect groundwater, prevent flooding, improve the | 7 | | quality of the air we breathe, provide vegetative buffers to | 8 | | development, and produce habitat for wildlife; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Our parks and natural recreation areas ensure the | 10 | | ecological beauty of our communities and provide a place for | 11 | | children and adults to connect with nature and recreate | 12 | | outdoors; therefore, be it | 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare July 2024 as | 15 | | Parks and Recreation Month; and be it further | 16 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 17 | | delivered to the Illinois Association of Park Districts, the | 18 | | Illinois Park and Recreation Association, the National | 19 | | Recreation and Park Association, and the Illinois Department | 20 | | of National Resources. |
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