HR1557 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate the residents of the City of Palos Hills on the occasion of the city's 50th anniversary; and

WHEREAS, Melanchan Powell, one of the earliest settlers and first postmaster of Palos, suggested the name Palos, the namesake of Palos de Frontera, the port across the sea from whose harbor the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria sailed from on its voyage of discovery; and

WHEREAS, The first mayor of Palos Hills was elected on October 25, 1958 in response to the encroaching surrounding neighborhoods that threatened to break apart the area known as North Palos; and

WHEREAS, In 1962, the city's first four-year public high school, the Amos Alonzo Stagg High School, was founded; the school has prospered since its founding; and

WHEREAS, In 1967, the second largest community college in the State, Moraine Valley, was founded, which included approximately 294 acres of property; and

WHEREAS, Gerald R. Bennett, the mayor of Palos Hills since 1981, began a new city administration in the early 1980s, improving roadways, drainage, sidewalks, lighting projects on the city's main streets, and neighborhood streets; and

WHEREAS, The Palos Hills Golf Club, designed by David Arthur Gil and built by Bradlink Inc., was constructed in 1990; the course was ranked one of the State's top new public courses in the 1990's; and

WHEREAS, In 1994, a new City Hall at 10335 South Roberts Road was dedicated, which houses the departments of Administration, Sewer & Water, Building and Licensing, Community Resources, and the city's Ordinance/Animal Control Officer; and

WHEREAS, The 2000 census counted the population of Palos Hills at 17,665 people, made up of a melting pot of many cultures, including Irish, Polish, German, Italian, and Greek; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the residents of the City of Palos Hills on the occasion of the city's 50th anniversary and wish them continued success and happiness in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Palos Hills Mayor Gerald R. Bennett as a symbol of our esteem and respect.