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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
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| 3 | | Representatives would like to recognize Mayor Ray Kolweier for
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| 4 | | serving the City of Nashville, Illinois for 44 years; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ray Kolweier was first elected to the city council
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| 6 | | in 1973; he served for 20 years until 1993; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, During Ray Kolweier's time as city councilman, he
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| 8 | | brought Magna International to town in 1986 and Ligma
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| 9 | | International in 1988; he started construction of a new
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| 10 | | works building in 1991 and encouraged the purchase of a
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| 11 | | building for a new remodeled library in 1992; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Ray Kolweier was first elected Mayor of Nashville
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| 13 | | in 1993 and served for 24 years until 2017; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, During Ray Kolweier's time as Mayor, he started
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| 15 | | construction of a new water plant including the Kaskaskia River
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| 16 | | Project in 1996; he constructed a new city hall in 2003 and
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| 17 | | new street department shed in 2014; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, As Mayor, Ray Kolweier served as administrator of
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| 19 | | the Nashville-Washington county enterprise zone, liquor |
| 20 | | control
commissioner, and health officer; therefore, be it
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