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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois are pleased to recognize the 50th anniversary
4 of the Norridge Park District; and
 
5     WHEREAS, On September 25, 1955, at the last regular meeting
6 of the Norridge Improvement Party Club, a motion was passed by
7 its members to take action on a proposed Park District for the
8 Village of Norridge; elected in December of 1955, the first
9 commissioners were William Penrod, Steward Tookey, Neal Holtz,
10 James Wilson, and Raymond Selman; and
 
11     WHEREAS, In June of 1956, the Park District agreed to lease
12 a piece of land located at the corner of Canfield and Wilson
13 Avenue known as "Norridge Manor Field" for a period of one
14 year; two ball fields and an ice skating rink were erected
15 there; and
 
16     WHEREAS, In December of 1956, the Park District acquired
17 20.3 acres of property from the Shapiro brothers at a purchase
18 price of $6,000 per acre; the land was named "Norridge
19 Community Park" and development began immediately with the
20 building of two ball fields and an ice skating rink; football
21 goal posts were added and the first organized recreational
22 programming began in September of 1957 with the opening of the
23 football season; and
 
24     WHEREAS, Throughout the years, a fieldhouse and playground
25 were built, a pool was added, and a warming house with
26 washrooms was constructed in the center of the Park District;
27 and
 
28     WHEREAS, Expansion of recreational services continued to
29 grow as the population and service area increased; in the
30 1980s, the Park District Board began a 25 year planning process

 

 

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1 that included multiple additions and changes to the Park
2 District; the commitment of the Park District Board to serving
3 the Norridge area continues today; therefore, be it
 
4     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6 we recognize the 50th anniversary of the Norridge Park
7 District; and be it further
 
8     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to the Norridge Park District as an expression of our
10 esteem.