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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the residents of |
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| the Village of Bath on the occasion of receiving a 2008 |
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| Governor's Home Town Award from the Illinois Department of |
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| Commerce and Economic Opportunity; and
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| WHEREAS, The Governor's Home Town Awards are awarded by the |
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| Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to |
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| recognize hard-working and committed volunteers within the |
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| State who greatly improve the communities in which they live; |
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| the awards are presented in a number of categories, based on |
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| community population; and
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| WHEREAS, After the devastating floods in 1993, the Village |
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| of Bath was faced with a difficult decision in the aftermath of |
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| whether to turn the village historic grade school into an |
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| alumni museum or to renovate it into a community center and |
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| storm shelter; after a series of community meetings, the |
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| residents of Bath decided to create a community center; more |
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| than 30 volunteers committed to regularly scheduled work days |
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| clearing debris, scraping paint, and remodeling the building; |
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| the hard work and long hours paid off handsomely, with the |
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| historic grade school now housing a library annex, community |
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| center, storm shelter, and village offices; and
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