Full Text of HR0727 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to
congratulate the Housing Authority of | 4 | | Joliet on the occasion of the 70th
anniversary of its founding; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, On February 26, 1945, Mayor Arthur O. Jank | 7 | | submitted an official statement of finding of housing in the | 8 | | City of Joliet, indicating that there was a shortage of safe | 9 | | and sanitary dwelling accommodations available to persons of | 10 | | lower income; that statement of finding was included as part of | 11 | | Resolution No. 408, approved by the City of Joliet City Council | 12 | | on February 26, 1945; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, On April 9, 1945, the State of Illinois Housing | 14 | | Board approved the establishment of the Housing Authority of | 15 | | Joliet; the Honorable Mayor Janke then recommended the | 16 | | appointment of 5 citizens as the first Commissioners of the | 17 | | Housing Authority of Joliet: John O. Holmes (Upholsterer), | 18 | | Albert H. Jackson (Editorial Department of the Chicago Times), | 19 | | Lee E. Coleman (Methodist Minister), William J. Downey | 20 | | (Business Representative of the Plumbers and Steamfitters), | 21 | | and Albert Felman (Boston Store Owner/Operator); and | 22 | | WHEREAS, On December 12, 1945, the Housing Authority of |
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| 1 | | Joliet held its first Board Meeting at the American Legion | 2 | | Building for the purpose of organizing the Authority by | 3 | | adopting by-laws and a seal, electing officers, and taking such | 4 | | other action necessary to launch; on the same day, the Housing | 5 | | Authority of Joliet Board of Commissioners hired a temporary | 6 | | Executive Director, Harry W. Osman; the Housing Authority of | 7 | | Joliet immediately began planning for the development and | 8 | | construction of conventional low-income public housing within | 9 | | the City of Joliet; however, it was not until 1954 that the | 10 | | first housing development (Van Horne Homes) was constructed | 11 | | within the 300 block of South Water Street; the development | 12 | | consisted of 46 row homes varying in size from 1 to 4 bedroom | 13 | | units; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Over the years, the local community thrived and | 15 | | grew, as did its need
for additional affordable housing; it is | 16 | | this growth that prompted the Housing
Authority of Joliet to | 17 | | further develop additional properties and to seek out
| 18 | | additional low-income housing programs to meet the | 19 | | communities' escalating
housing needs; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Since that time, the Housing Authority of Joliet | 21 | | has constructed and
operated 1,099 public housing program | 22 | | rental units which have provided housing
assistance to | 23 | | families, the elderly, and individuals with disabilities; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Leading the Housing Authority of Joliet into the | 2 | | 21st century is the Chief Executive Officer,
Michael Simelton, | 3 | | who continues the Authority's history of promoting inclusive
| 4 | | communities and quality affordable homes for all and | 5 | | strengthening the housing
market to bolster the economy and | 6 | | protect consumers; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Functioning for 70 years, the Housing Authority of | 8 | | Joliet has
been at the forefront and steadfastly committed to | 9 | | bringing exceptional housing
services and programs to the | 10 | | people of the City of Joliet and surrounding Will
County | 11 | | communities; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 | | congratulate the Housing Authority of Joliet on its 70th | 15 | | Anniversary, and we wish them many more successful years; and | 16 | | be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the Housing Authority of Joliet as an expression | 19 | | of our esteem and respect.
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