Full Text of HR0482 096th General Assembly
HR0482 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 David J. Conlin on | 4 |
| his retirement as Arthur Village President; and
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| WHEREAS, As a result of receiving 635 votes in the April 7, | 6 |
| 1981 election, David J. Conlin began his career as a public | 7 |
| servant, first as a Village Trustee for 20 years and then as | 8 |
| Village President for 8 years; and
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| WHEREAS, His first order of business on the Village Board | 10 |
| dealt with the building of a new swimming pool; next, a | 11 |
| Community Building was discussed and in August of 1999, 14 | 12 |
| years later, the Municipal Building & Community Room was | 13 |
| completed; in January of 1988, the Board approved purchasing | 14 |
| two lots, where today the Gazebo and parking lot are located; | 15 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, He helped pass industrial revenue bonds for | 17 |
| expansion and improvements on behalf of the Schrock/Tappan Co. | 18 |
| and Progress Industries, CDAP Grants for new roads on the CHI | 19 |
| property, and a street extension for the development of | 20 |
| Eberhardt Village; and
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| WHEREAS, Major improvements and expansions over the years |
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| in the Village have included work with Randall Electric, | 2 |
| Yoder's Kitchen, and Oye's Hardware; in addition, several new | 3 |
| businesses have moved to Arthur, including Dollar General, | 4 |
| Roselens, Yoder's Lamp Shop and Antiques, Crossman's, Millers
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| Variety, Country Cheese and More, APT Computers, and Subway | 6 |
| Restaurant; and
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| WHEREAS, He has also seen improvements in the | 8 |
| infrastructure of the community, the implementation of the | 9 |
| D.A.R.E. program, a Village recycling program, new health care | 10 |
| facilities, Village warning sirens, a new subdivision project, | 11 |
| and many other changes to Arthur throughout the years he has | 12 |
| served; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 |
| congratulate David Conlin on his retirement and wish him the | 16 |
| best in his future endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to David Conlin as a symbol of our respect.
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