Full Text of HR1380 95th General Assembly
HR1380 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 members of the | 4 |
| Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin on the occasion of | 5 |
| the association's 10th anniversary in 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, The Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin | 7 |
| (DNA) was formed in 1998 as a grassroots, membership-based, and | 8 |
| volunteer-driven organization with the mission to create, | 9 |
| support, and sustain revitalization efforts in Downtown Elgin; | 10 |
| the organization is structured on the "tried and true" | 11 |
| approaches of the National Main Street Program and focuses | 12 |
| solely on the economic revitalization of the Downtown Elgin | 13 |
| area and addresses the day-to-day needs of Downtown Elgin | 14 |
| stakeholders; and
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| WHEREAS, The goals of the Downtown Neighborhood | 16 |
| Association of Elgin are to be the "Keeper of the Vision" for | 17 |
| Downtown Elgin; to pull together and coordinate the many | 18 |
| Downtown Elgin stakeholders and constituents and to promote | 19 |
| partnerships by encouraging participation and collaboration of | 20 |
| members, business leaders, civic and neighborhood | 21 |
| organizations, elected officials, governmental and | 22 |
| quasi-government entities, and concerned citizens; to provide | 23 |
| a united and authoritative voice on Downtown Elgin issues; to |
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| cultivate the leadership required to implement necessary | 2 |
| actions; to garner resources to successfully implement the | 3 |
| revitalization effort; to market and promote the positive | 4 |
| images of Downtown Elgin; to diminish misconceptions of the | 5 |
| downtown by acting aggressively to provide a sense of safety, | 6 |
| market available parking and cultivate additional parking | 7 |
| where necessary, and promote downtown businesses and events; to | 8 |
| establish a high-quality physical image for Downtown Elgin and | 9 |
| capitalize on the uniqueness of Elgin's historic architecture | 10 |
| and riverfront and work to improve facades, design, signs, and | 11 |
| streetscapes; to implement an outreach program that heightens | 12 |
| the Elgin-community's awareness of the mission of the Downtown | 13 |
| Neighborhood Association and the benefits a thriving downtown | 14 |
| provides to all Elgin property owners; and to support and | 15 |
| assist efforts to improve Elgin's riverfront and with other | 16 |
| capital improvement projects as deemed important for the | 17 |
| overall revitalization of the downtown area; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, All programs and services initiated by the | 19 |
| Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin have the goal of | 20 |
| bringing people and dollars into the Downtown Elgin area, | 21 |
| including the Out-to-Lunch and Out-to-Dinner programs, the | 22 |
| Cinco De Mayo Fest, the Harvest Market, the 4th of July Parade, | 23 |
| the Elgin Cycling Classic, and Window Wonderland; and
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| WHEREAS, The strength of the Downtown Neighborhood |
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| Association of Elgin lies in the commitment of its volunteers | 2 |
| and members to the organization's mission; over the past 10 | 3 |
| years, hundreds of volunteers have donated countless hours of | 4 |
| their time and expertise to advance the mission and enhance the | 5 |
| reputation of the DNA; and
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| WHEREAS, The manner in which the Downtown Neighborhood | 7 |
| Association of Elgin has faithfully served the residents of | 8 |
| Downtown Elgin for the past 10 years is worthy of the greatest | 9 |
| respect; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 |
| congratulate the members of the Downtown Neighborhood | 13 |
| Association of Elgin on the occasion of the association's 10th | 14 |
| anniversary and wish them continued success and happiness in | 15 |
| the future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to the Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin as | 18 |
| a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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