Full Text of HR0506 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives would like to celebrate the 50th anniversary of | 4 | | Carlyle Lake; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Carlyle Lake was created in 1967 in Southern | 6 | | Illinois just north of the town of Carlyle; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The formation of Carlyle Lake is the result of the | 8 | | Kaskaskia River Valley Project, promoted by many individuals | 9 | | with a dedicated purpose to build, improve, and progress; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, As Illinois' largest man-made lake, Carlyle Lake | 11 | | provides exceptional recreation opportunities, energizes the | 12 | | local and national economy, and plays a major role in flood | 13 | | damage reduction for the entire nation; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Carlyle Lake has an average of 2.5 million | 15 | | visitors per year with $80 million in revenue being spent | 16 | | within 30 miles of the lake; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Carlyle Lake has had almost a billion dollars in | 18 | | flood control damages prevented over the past 10 years, a water | 19 | | supply that serves over 100,000 people, and conservation | 20 | | initiatives that protect natural resources; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Balancing the lake's many purposes of | 2 | | conservation, flood control, water supply and quality, | 3 | | recreation opportunity, and navigation has not been an easy | 4 | | task but thanks to countless organizations, citizens, and | 5 | | stakeholders Carlyle Lake has had 50 years of success; | 6 | | therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 8 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 9 | | celebrate Carlyle Lake for everything it has done for the | 10 | | surrounding people, the State, and the nation over the last 50 | 11 | | years; and be it further | 12 | | RESOLVED, That we look forward to many more successful | 13 | | years of Carlyle Lake serving the people of Illinois; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be sent | 16 | | to Carlyle Mayor Judy Smith and the Hazlet family.
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