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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Steve Scholten on the
4occasion of his retirement as Executive Director of the
5Arlington Heights Park District; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Director Scholten has been the Executive Director
7of the Arlington Heights Park District since 2008; he has
8served as Executive Director of a park facility for over 32
9years and has dedicated his 40-year career to the field of
10parks and recreation; and
 
11    WHEREAS, During Director Scholten's tenure, the Arlington
12Heights Park District has been assigned the high Aaa credit
13rating from Moody's Investors Services since 2009; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Director Scholten guided significant improvements
15at Frontier Park in 2014 using a $400,000 grant from the
16Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and a major
17overhaul of the Camelot Park Community Center using another
18grant from IDNR; and
 
19    WHEREAS, In 2015, Director Scholten began the first major
20renovation of the Arlington Lakes Golf Course since its opening
21to the public many years ago, a renovation that will benefit

 

 

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1both golfers and the park district when the course re-opens in
2July of 2016; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Director Scholten was instrumental in
4establishing an inter-governmental agreement with the Mount
5Prospect Park District and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation
6District to open the area's first dog park at Melas Park in
72014; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Director Scholten has earned many awards during
9his career; The Illinois Parks and Recreation Association
10awarded him their Profesional Award in 2003, and the Robert
11Artz Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009; and
 
12    WHEREAS, In addition to his work with the Park District,
13Director Scholten has always found time to fill leadership
14positions with the local Chambers of Commerce, special
15recreation associations, park foundations, the Illinois Park
16and Recreation Association, and the National Recreation and
17Park Association; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Director Scholten has a special love for the game
19of basketball and officiated at the Illinois High School
20Association State Championship game in 2009; he was inducted
21into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame
22as an official in 2012; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Director Scholten's retirement will be official
2on July 1, 2016; therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
5congratulate Steve Scholten on his retirement as Executive
6Director of the Arlington Heights Park District, thank him for
7his years of service to the park and recreation community, and
8wish him the best in all his future endeavors; and be it
9further
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11presented to Director Scholten as an expression of our esteem
12and respect.