Full Text of HR0335 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Allen Persons on | 4 | | being named the American Public Works Association (APWA) 2013 | 5 | | National Top Ten Leader of the Year; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Allen Persons was selected by the Chicago Metro | 7 | | Chapter of the APWA and honored at the chapter's awards | 8 | | luncheon on March 24, 2013; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Allen Persons currently serves as Plainfield's | 10 | | Director of Public Works; he has worked for the village for 23 | 11 | | years, beginning as Water/Wastewater Operator, then serving as | 12 | | superintendent of the Water/Wastewater Division; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, When Allen Persons began working for the community | 14 | | of Plainfield, the population was only 3,000 residents and the | 15 | | water system consisted of 2 wells, 2 water towers, and 20 miles | 16 | | of 80-year old water main; the sewer system consisted of 18 | 17 | | miles of old sewer main and one .75mgd wastewater plant; the | 18 | | roadway network was deteriorating and traffic congestion and | 19 | | safety issues required immediate attention; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Allen Persons has upgraded Plainfield's water and | 21 | | sewer systems; the village, which now boasted 40,000 residents, |
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| 1 | | has hundreds of miles of new water main, sanitary sewers, and | 2 | | roadways, 15 million gallons of water storage, a new wastewater | 3 | | treatment plant, and a state-of-the-art public works facility; | 4 | | and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Allen Persons will be honored at a luncheon on May | 6 | | 30, 2013, at the Whitetail Ridge Golf Club in Yorkville; | 7 | | therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 | | we are pleased to recognize Allen Persons on being named the | 11 | | American Public Works Association 2013 National Top Ten Leader | 12 | | of the Year; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to Allen Persons as an expression of our esteem and | 15 | | respect.
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