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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, One of the City of Elgin's goals listed in its
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| 3 | Sustainability Action Plan is to "educate the community
on the | ||||||
| 4 | value of sustainable practices and healthy living"; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, The Elgin Sustainability Commission created the | ||||||
| 6 | 2019
Elgin Earth Month Planning Committee to help expand Earth | ||||||
| 7 | Day
into a month-long community awareness initiative on
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| 8 | environmental issues and sustainability practices; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Both Rep. Anna Moeller and Sen. Cristina Castro | ||||||
| 10 | serve
as honorary co-chairs of Elgin Earth Month in 2019; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, A diversity of different organizations, | ||||||
| 12 | businesses, and
groups, such as the Gail Borden Public Library | ||||||
| 13 | District, Elgin
Township, Elgin Community College and many | ||||||
| 14 | others, are
collaborating with the city to promote | ||||||
| 15 | environmental awareness
and education throughout April; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Over 20 different events, activities, and | ||||||
| 17 | projects
are being hosted by a variety of organizations and | ||||||
| 18 | businesses
across the entire city during April; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, Internationally renowned environmental advocates, | ||||||
| 20 | including
Xiuhtezcatl Martinez and Renee Scheltema, have been | ||||||
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| 1 | invited to
Elgin and will participate in programs designed to | ||||||
| 2 | educate
citizens about what they can do to save the planet; and | ||||||
| 3 | WHEREAS, It is understood that sustainability will only be
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| 4 | achieved by meeting the needs of the present without
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| 5 | compromising the needs of future generations; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, It is more important than ever for local | ||||||
| 7 | governments to
work at proactively engaging a mosaic of | ||||||
| 8 | stakeholder groups and
to defend the environmental progress | ||||||
| 9 | that has been heretofore
gained; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, It is essential to expand and diversify the
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| 11 | environmental movement to achieve maximum progress; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, It is important for local communities to stay
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| 13 | focused on the constant need for environmental activism,
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| 14 | stewardship commitments, and sustainability efforts; | ||||||
| 15 | therefore, be it
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| 16 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 17 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 18 | we declare April 2019 as Elgin Earth Month and encourage all of | ||||||
| 19 | its citizens, businesses, and institutions to use this time to | ||||||
| 20 | celebrate the Earth and promote the protection of our species; | ||||||
| 21 | and be it further
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 2 | presented to the Mayor of Elgin.
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