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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that the largest and |
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| longest continually operating business in downtown Oswego, the |
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| Alexander Lumber Company, will be moving out of the village |
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| later this year; and
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| WHEREAS, The Alexander Lumber Company has operated the |
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| Oswego site since May 7, 1930, with a lumber yard having been |
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| located on the property since the mid-1870's; and
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| WHEREAS, The Oswego site currently covers 2.24 acres and |
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| employs 24 full-time workers; it has reached annual sales of |
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| $20 million and contributes approximately $200,000 in annual |
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| sales tax to the village; and
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| WHEREAS, The Alexander Lumber Company has been a good |
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| corporate partner and its move is definitely a loss for Oswego; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we thank the Alexander Lumber Company for their many years of |
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| serving the Oswego community and for being a long-time |
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| employer; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the Alexander Lumber Company as an expression of |
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| our esteem.
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