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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to congratulate Village Manager Paul
4 McCarthy of Glenview on his retirement in July of 2004; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Mr. McCarthy earned a Master of Arts in Public
6 Administration from Penn State University; and
 
7     WHEREAS, He served as Assistant Village Manager for
8 Naperville and served as Village Manager for Springfield,
9 Vermont, and Ocean City, New Jersey; he has spent 33 years in
10 public service, with 22 of those years as Village Manager of
11 Glenview; and
 
12     WHEREAS, During his tenure at Glenview, he achieved Moody's
13 highest bond rating, AAA, the highest possible rating given to
14 governments, which means saving millions of dollars by paying
15 low interest rates on borrowed bonds to fund capital projects;
16 other notable achievements during his tenure include,
17 overseeing the redevelopment of The Glen as it moved from being
18 a Naval Air Station to a mixed-use development, the purchase of
19 two privately-owned water companies, the elimination of double
20 taxation, and the construction of several municipal buildings
21 and two affordable senior housing developments; therefore, be
22 it
 
23     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
24 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
25 congratulate Paul McCarthy on his retirement after many
26 dedicated years of public service to the Glenview community;
27 and be it further
 
28     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
29 presented to Paul McCarthy as a token of our respect and
30 esteem.