Full Text of HR0759 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Richard E. "Dick" Helton | 4 | | on the occasion of his retirement from the Village of Savoy; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dick Helton served as Village Manager for the | 7 | | Village of Savoy from 2002 to 2020; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Under Dick Helton's leadership, the Village of | 9 | | Savoy experienced a population growth of nearly 62% from 5,606 | 10 | | to almost 9,000; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Dick Helton was responsible for the Champaign | 12 | | County Sheriff's Office contract for Savoy police protection | 13 | | and the creation of an excellent benefit package for Savoy | 14 | | employees, including IMRF; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, During Dick Helton's tenure, Savoy saw | 16 | | significant building projects and growth, including the Curtis | 17 | | Road/I-57 Interchange that will benefit citizens throughout | 18 | | the urbanized area for decades to come; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Dick Helton represented Savoy with | 20 | | professionalism in community, governmental, and economic |
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| 1 | | development organizations; his leadership in the Champaign | 2 | | County Educational Development Corporation, the CUUATS, the | 3 | | Regional Planning Commission, the Champaign County Chamber of | 4 | | Commerce, the Willard Airport Advisory Committee, and Visit | 5 | | Champaign County enhanced Savoy's stature and profile; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dick Helton was an integral part of the community | 7 | | as a member of the Savoy Rotary Club for 17 years, serving as | 8 | | president from 2010 to 2011; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we congratulate Richard E. "Dick" Helton on the occasion of his | 12 | | retirement and further recognize his 17 and a half years of | 13 | | faithful service to the Village of Savoy in addition to his | 14 | | previous 24 years in economic development and municipal growth; | 15 | | and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to Dick Helton as an expression of our esteem and | 18 | | respect.
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