Full Text of HR0264 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of The Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives would like to congratulate Richard Kopczick on | 4 | | the occasion of his retirement from the office of Mayor of the | 5 | | City of Morris; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Kopczick has served as Morris' mayor for | 7 | | over 21 years after first being elected in 2001; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Kopczick was born and raised in Morris and | 9 | | attended Morris schools, graduating from Morris Community High | 10 | | School; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Kopczick was the meat department manager at | 12 | | D&S Foods; he served as the 4th Ward Alderman from 1995 to | 13 | | 2001, sitting on the Finance Committee and the Parks and | 14 | | Annexation Committee; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Kopczick spearheaded the expansion of the | 16 | | original sewage treatment plant and implemented the city's | 17 | | first water and sewer impact fee policy; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Kopczick helped to complete the greatest | 19 | | amount of annexation in mayoral history in Morris, consisting | 20 | | of several thousand acres, which were annexed into the |
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| 1 | | corporate city limits for future development, including the | 2 | | Brisbin Road interchange and the east side sewage treatment | 3 | | plant; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Kopczick was instrumental in providing | 5 | | affordable housing lots to Habitat for Humanity, cleaning up | 6 | | over 400,000 square feet of demolished buildings for future | 7 | | residential development, replacing the Morris swimming pool | 8 | | with a new, state-of-the-art facility, and spearheading | 9 | | several commercial and industrial developments for companies | 10 | | such as Proctor & Gamble, Prologis, and several other | 11 | | retailers; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, In addition, Mayor Kopczick assisted in the | 13 | | fundraising and construction of a historical replica of the | 14 | | I&M Canal Boat and Port Plaza Park, the construction of a | 15 | | September 11 memorial, and the Lower Goold Park band shell; | 16 | | and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Kopczick prides himself on preserving the | 18 | | Morris historical downtown retail district, supporting | 19 | | community events such as Cruise Nights, and allowing for | 20 | | on-street dining in an effort to allow for easier downtown | 21 | | dining; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Kopczick enjoys spending his free time with |
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| 1 | | his wife of 40 years, Jill, his three children, and two | 2 | | grandchildren, which he will continue to do in his retirement; | 3 | | and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, In his retirement, Mayor Kopczick will continue | 5 | | being active in the community by participating in various | 6 | | organizations, including the Knights of Columbus, the | 7 | | Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Sons of the American Legion, | 8 | | and the VFW Men's Auxiliary; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we congratulate Richard Kopczick on his retirement from | 12 | | serving as mayor of the City of Morris and commend him for his | 13 | | devoted service to his community; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to Mayor Kopczick as a symbol of our respect and | 16 | | esteem.
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