Full Text of HR0284 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Paul Buss on his | 4 | | retirement after 44 years of service as the Jackson Township | 5 | | Highway Commissioner; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Paul Buss is a 56 year resident of Jackson | 7 | | Township; he has been married to Annette (Mackey) for 56 | 8 | | years; they have four children, Tim, Kim, Bryan, and Jason, | 9 | | and 14 grandchildren; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Jackson Township has a population of some 4,100 | 11 | | and covers more than 36 square miles; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Paul Buss served as a Jackson Township Trustee | 13 | | for four years prior to becoming highway commissioner; he is | 14 | | the longest tenured highway commissioner in all of Will | 15 | | County; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, When Paul Buss took the office of Jackson | 17 | | Township Highway Commissioner, there were just two pieces of | 18 | | old equipment for the township; under his leadership, a full | 19 | | vehicle inventory has been outfitted to serve the township, | 20 | | and a garage was built to house the fleet; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, As commissioner, Paul Buss had all township roads | 2 | | paved; he pledged to replace every bridge with a new, | 3 | | code-complaint one, and the last bridge is currently being | 4 | | replaced; he had street lights installed at all major | 5 | | intersections; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Paul Buss mandated that all projects over $20,000 | 7 | | be done through a sealed bid to ensure fairness and | 8 | | transparency, and he relinquished his pension to save taxpayer | 9 | | money; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Paul Buss has been a member of the Plumbers & | 11 | | Pipefitters Local #422 for 50 years; he is a past member of the | 12 | | Elwood Lions Club; he is a Joliet Catholic Academy alumnus and | 13 | | now serves as a member of the school's board of directors; | 14 | | therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 16 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 | | we congratulate Paul Buss on his retirement after 44 years of | 18 | | service as the Jackson Township Highway Commissioner and | 19 | | commend him on his unwavering dedication, service, and | 20 | | leadership; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to Paul Buss as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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