Full Text of HR0277 96th General Assembly
HR0277 96TH 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 Cynthia T. | 4 |
| Peterson on the occasion of her retirement after 25 years of | 5 |
| service to the residents of the Vernon Hills Park District; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, Cynthia T. Peterson began her volunteer service to | 7 |
| the community in 1983 when she was appointed to the Park | 8 |
| Board's Citizen's Advisory Committee, formerly known as the | 9 |
| Recreation Committee, which enabled the Park Board to enhance | 10 |
| its communications with the residents and ensure that their | 11 |
| concerns, ideas, and suggestions were thoroughly considered | 12 |
| and implemented by the Park Board and staff; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, In 1985, she was elected to the Park Board of | 14 |
| Commissioners, with goals of improving the quality of life for | 15 |
| the residents of her community through establishing recreation | 16 |
| opportunities and facilities, protecting open land, acquiring | 17 |
| park space, supporting local businesses, and serving | 18 |
| minorities of the community; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, In the early years the Park District | 20 |
| Administrative Office was located in a small frame building in | 21 |
| Hartmann Park, the Community Center was housed in another small | 22 |
| building in another area, and the Park District preschool |
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| classes were held in a trailer, and Cynthia T. Peterson led the | 2 |
| effort to acquire land to build a Community Center as a central | 3 |
| recreation hub; through the years, she further lobbied new | 4 |
| developers to donate land to create twenty-two neighborhood | 5 |
| parks throughout the District's property; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, Cynthia T. Peterson was an advocate for teens and | 7 |
| residents with special needs, championing many programs for | 8 |
| them; she was instrumental in the planning of the Family | 9 |
| Aquatic Center, and the force behind the development of the | 10 |
| Skateboard Park; her commitment to young people was further | 11 |
| demonstrated by her involvement in the Hawthorn School District | 12 |
| PTO, serving as a voice for all parents, participation in | 13 |
| fundraising efforts, and mentoring countless young girls; | 14 |
| utilizing her excellent time management skills, she was also | 15 |
| able to advance her career in real estate, becoming an award | 16 |
| winning realtor in the Chicago area; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, Cynthia T. Peterson is also an advocate for the | 18 |
| business community, insisting that all contracts for Park | 19 |
| District operations, if feasible, be awarded to local business | 20 |
| owners; she is also an active attendee at GLMV Chamber events; | 21 |
| she was also a member of the Illinois Association of Park | 22 |
| District's Boards, serving on Board Development, Finance, | 23 |
| Honors and Resolutions, Membership and Nominating Committees, | 24 |
| as well as Co-Chair of the Joint Conference, Co-Chair of the |
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| Joint Public Awareness, and the Joint Publications Committees; | 2 |
| and after six years of involvement in the IAPD Development | 3 |
| Program, she reached the top level of Master Board Member in | 4 |
| 2003, which she has retained until this day; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, Cynthia T. Peterson served as the first president | 6 |
| of the IPRA's Ethnic Minority Society, and continues to reach | 7 |
| out to minorities to get them involved in the Park District in | 8 |
| every capacity; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, Cynthia T. Peterson has dedicated herself to the | 10 |
| residents of the Vernon Hills Park District, with the vision | 11 |
| that the Park District will continue to grow in an | 12 |
| environmentally responsible manner, providing additional play | 13 |
| space, protecting the prairies and wetlands, erecting the | 14 |
| safest play structures, and maintaining stimulating recreation | 15 |
| programs for all ages and abilities; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 |
| congratulate Cynthia T. Peterson on the occasion of her | 19 |
| retirement after over 25 years of service to the residents of | 20 |
| the Vernon Hills Park District; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 |
| presented to her as an expression of our deep gratitude and |
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| with best wishes for a relaxing retirement.
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