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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Mr. C. Richard "Dick" Ellis will be retiring from
3 his position as Village President of Minooka; and
 
4     WHEREAS, He has served as Village President since 2001 and
5 prior to that served as a Village Trustee for eight years; he
6 was a member of the Grundy Economic Council for eight years and
7 served as Chairman of that council for three years; he
8 previously served as an Alderman on the Yorkville City Council
9 for two years; and
 
10     WHEREAS, During his tenure as Village President, there were
11 many positive accomplishments for the Village of Minooka,
12 including a boundary agreement with the Village of Channahon
13 and a new capital construction impact fee for the school
14 districts to provide money for building projects; he carefully
15 guided the annexation of approximately 1,300 acres of
16 residential property and 250 acres of industrial property and
17 established positive relations with many surrounding
18 communities, Will County, and Kendall County; he also led the
19 Village Board to increase open space requirements in the
20 Village and to protect the Aux Sable Watershed; and
 
21     WHEREAS, Mr. Ellis is the owner of C. Richard Ellis
22 Associates, LTD, a real estate referral business; he was
23 Principal of Hufford Junior High School, Dirksen Junior High
24 School, and Pershing Elementary School; he was president of the
25 Illinois Principals Association (life member), the Joliet
26 Principals Association, and the Northeastern Division of the
27 Illinois Education Association (life member); and
 
28     WHEREAS, Mr. Ellis has lived in Minooka for 22 years; he is
29 the father of Jeffry Richard Ellis, Connie Jean Ament, Robert
30 Holman Ellis, Ryan Matthew Harrington, and Darcy Jennifer
31 Harrington; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3 we congratulate Village President C. Richard "Dick" Ellis on
4 the occasion of his retirement, and we thank him for his many
5 years of public service, both in the school system and in his
6 community; and be it further
 
7     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to Mr. Ellis as an expression of our respect and
9 esteem and with best wishes for a relaxing retirement.