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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The Gifford Park Association's (GPA) Annual Elgin
3 Historic House Tour is celebrating its 25th year; the tour is
4 scheduled for September 9 and 10, 2006; and
 
5     WHEREAS, The tour is an interior and exterior walking
6 review of the historically and architecturally significant
7 homes in Elgin; typically held on the first or second weekend
8 of September, nine or ten homes are selected and shown on the
9 tour; a different section of Elgin is featured each year; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Participants in the tour view the interior and
11 exterior of the homes; docents guide the guests through the
12 houses, pointing out features of architectural and historical
13 significance; and
 
14     WHEREAS, The Gifford Park Association was founded in 1979
15 by neighbors and friends to improve the quality and historic
16 integrity of the Gifford Park neighborhood; as a not-for-profit
17 organization, it is dedicated to promoting and encouraging the
18 preservation of all historical districts in Elgin, Illinois;
19 and
 
20     WHEREAS, Based in Elgin's original historic district, one
21 of the GPA's main goals is to improve the quality of
22 neighborhood life by preserving the historical integrity of the
23 homes in the neighborhood; one of many strategies the GPA uses
24 to spark change is to transform a distressed property in a
25 prominent part of the neighborhood where housing improvement is
26 needed; since 1985, the GPA has used the proceeds from the
27 Annual Historic House Tour, City of Elgin grant programs, and
28 bank loans to purchase, rehab, and restore problem properties
29 to single family use; therefore, be it
 
30     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE

 

 

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1 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
2 we congratulate the Gifford Park Association on the occasion of
3 its 25th annual Historic Elgin House Tour; and be it further
 
4     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5 presented to the Gifford Park Association as an expression of
6 our esteem.