Full Text of HR0968 95th General Assembly
HR0968 95TH 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 congratulate the citizens of the | 4 |
| City of Park City on the occasion of the city's 50th | 5 |
| anniversary; and
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| WHEREAS, The City of Park City began within the area of | 7 |
| four mobile home parks, Murphy Brothers Mobile Home Park, Lake | 8 |
| County Deluxe Terrace, Midway Mobile Home Park, and Gene's | 9 |
| Mobile Home Park; and
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| WHEREAS, The construction of a highway through a portion of | 11 |
| the Murphy Brother's Mobile Home Park and the potential | 12 |
| annexation of the four parks by the City of Waukegan prompted | 13 |
| the move toward incorporation; and
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| WHEREAS, A petition was filed in Lake County Circuit Court; | 15 |
| the Court set a date for an election on the question of whether | 16 |
| Park City should be incorporated; and
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| WHEREAS, The election result was 331 for incorporation and | 18 |
| 58 votes against incorporation; on January 28, 1958, Park City | 19 |
| was officially incorporated as a City in the State of Illinois; | 20 |
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| WHEREAS, The first Mayor of Park City was Gene Palmieri, | 2 |
| father of current Park City Alderman Jack Palmieri; the | 3 |
| inaugural meeting of the City was held before 100 residents in | 4 |
| attendance and culminated with the establishment of the city's | 5 |
| police department; and
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| WHEREAS, The City of Park City has grown since its | 7 |
| incorporation to include an additional manufactured housing | 8 |
| community, Farmington Estates, and new single family | 9 |
| subdivisions; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, The current population of Park City is 6,700 | 11 |
| people; the City is divided into three wards, with two aldermen | 12 |
| serving in each ward; and
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| WHEREAS, The current Mayor of Park City is Steve Pannell, | 14 |
| the City Clerk is Beverly Roehr, and the City Treasurer is | 15 |
| Richard Roehr; the Aldermen from Ward One are Julian Guerrero | 16 |
| and David Aguirre, the Aldermen from Ward Two are Paul | 17 |
| Christensen and Jack Gilmore, and the Aldermen from Ward Three | 18 |
| are Betty Humphrey and Jack Palmieri; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 20 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 21 |
| congratulate the citizens of the City of Park City on the | 22 |
| occasion of the city's 50th anniversary and wish them continued |
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| success and happiness in the future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 |
| presented to Park City Mayor Steve Pannell as a symbol of our | 4 |
| esteem and respect.
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