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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 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
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Dick Helton served as Village Manager for the | ||||||
| 7 | Village of Savoy from 2002 to 2020; and
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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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