HR1267 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, In 1955, fire services to Savoy and other rural areas was terminated; and

WHEREAS, A few Savoy residents decided to petition for Savoy to incorporate in order to create their own Fire Department; and

WHEREAS, After a lot of time spent and hard work done by John Jones and other men, a time was set for the first election to decide if Savoy should incorporate; and

WHEREAS, On April 7, 1956, the first election to decide to incorporate was held and won only by one vote; on May 2, 1956, the count was contested and on May 28, 1956, the suit action waited for a second count, but the numbers did not change; and

WHEREAS, On May 28, 1956, the Village was officially incorporated; and

WHEREAS, On June 3, 1956, the first Board of Trustees of the Village of Savoy was organized; John Jones was elected the first President; the first Trustees were Kenneth Fisher, James Trover, Vernon Brown, James Johnson, Henry Lawson, and Willard Koss; James Corwin was the first Treasurer and Bernard Grussing was the first Clerk; the Village had a yearly budget of $600 covering the period of April 1956 to April 1957; and

WHEREAS, The Village has thrived throughout the past 50 years and is now the fourth largest community in Champaign County; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the Village of Savoy on the occasion of its 50th anniversary; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Village of Savoy as an expression of our esteem.