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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of
3 the State of Illinois would like to congratulate Prospect
4 Heights Mayor Edward P. Rotchford on the occasion of his
5 retirement; and
6 WHEREAS, Mayor Rotchford served as an alderman for the
7 City of Prospect Heights, beginning in 1985; he served on the
8 Public Works Committee; and
9 WHEREAS, In 1991, he became mayor of Prospect Heights; he
10 also served as the Acting City Administrator from February of
11 2002 until February of 2003; and
12 WHEREAS, During his tenure as mayor, the city has
13 received grants for several projects and the improvement of
14 Prospect Heights, including over $20 million for the airport;
15 the city also received money for a Metra Parking Lot and
16 Train Station, for Lake Arlington to alleviate flooding to
17 Prospect Heights homeowners who live along McDonald Creek,
18 for Levy 37 which helped stop flooding to east side
19 residents, for Lake Michigan water, and for resurfacing
20 streets in the Rob Roy subdivision; and
21 WHEREAS, Mayor Rotchford has been a member of several
22 organizations while serving as mayor, including the National
23 League of Cities, the Illinois Municipal League, and the
24 Northwest Municipal Conference, where he served as president
25 and vice president; and
26 WHEREAS, Mayor Rotchford and his wife, Carol, have lived
27 in Prospect Heights for 27 years; therefore, be it
28 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
29 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
30 we congratulate Prospect Heights Mayor Edward P. Rotchford on
31 the occasion of his retirement and thank him for his faithful
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1 service to the City of Prospect Heights; and be it further
2 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3 presented to Mayor Rotchford as a token of our respect and
4 esteem.