Full Text of HR0337 096th General Assembly
HR0337 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 John F. Piazza on | 4 |
| the occasion of his retirement as Mayor of the Village of | 5 |
| Lemont; and
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| WHEREAS, Mayor Piazza holds a bachelor's degree from Yale | 7 |
| University and a master's degree from DePaul University; and
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| WHEREAS, John Piazza was first elected to serve as Mayor of | 9 |
| Lemont in April of 2001; in 2005, he was elected to a second | 10 |
| 4-year term as Mayor; and
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| WHEREAS, Under John Piazza's leadership, the Village of | 12 |
| Lemont annexed, rezoned, and improved the property along the I & | 13 |
| M and Sanitary & Ship Canals and expanded the Heritage | 14 |
| Quarries Recreation Area; the village has also seen improved | 15 |
| traffic conditions, downtown revitalization, insistence on | 16 |
| high quality residential and commercial development, and an | 17 |
| aggressive economic development program; the new public works | 18 |
| and police facilities were designed and constructed during | 19 |
| Mayor Piazza's administration as well; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, During his tenure as Mayor, John Piazza has | 21 |
| personally raised and distributed about $200,000 to local |
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| charities, food pantries, service organizations, veterans' | 2 |
| organizations, and youth programs in the community of Lemont | 3 |
| through the Mayor's Drive for Charity; and
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| WHEREAS, Before serving as Mayor, John Piazza was a member | 5 |
| of the Lemont-Bromberek School District 113A Board of Education | 6 |
| for two years; he also holds a full-time position with Country | 7 |
| Insurance and Financial Services; and
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| WHEREAS, John Piazza serves as Chairman of the | 9 |
| Transportation Committee of the Southwest Conference of | 10 |
| Mayors; he is also affiliated with the DuPage Mayors and | 11 |
| Managers Conference and the Will County Governmental League; | 12 |
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| WHEREAS, John Piazza serves as a model of hard work, | 14 |
| integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 15 |
| Illinois; 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 John Piazza on the occasion of his retirement and | 19 |
| wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it | 20 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to John Piazza as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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