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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Parks and recreation programs are an integral part
3of communities throughout this country, including the State of
4Illinois; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Parks and recreation are vitally important to
6establishing and maintaining the quality of life in
7communities, ensuring the health of all citizens, and
8contributing to the economic and environmental well-being of a
9community and region; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Parks and recreation programs build healthy,
11active communities that aid in the prevention of chronic
12disease, provide therapeutic recreation services for those who
13are mentally or physically disabled, and also improve the
14mental and emotional health of all citizens; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Parks and recreation programs increase a
16community's economic prosperity through increased property
17values, expansion of the local tax base, increased tourism, the
18attraction and retention of businesses, and crime reduction;
19and
 
20    WHEREAS, Parks and recreation areas are fundamental to the
21environmental well-being of our communities; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Parks and natural recreation areas improve water
2quality, protect groundwater, prevent flooding, improve the
3quality of the air we breathe, provide vegetative buffers to
4development, and produce habitat for wildlife; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Our parks and natural recreation areas ensure the
6ecological beauty of our communities and provide a place for
7children and adults to connect with nature and recreate
8outdoors; therefore, be it
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
10HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
11we declare July of 2020 Parks and Recreation Month; and be it
12further
 
13    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
14delivered to the Illinois Park and Recreation Association, the
15Illinois Association of Park Districts, the Illinois
16Department of Natural Resources, and the National Park and
17Recreation Association.