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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The Village of Lindenhurst, in Lake County, is a
3 beautiful, family-oriented community with a great spirit of
4 service and pride; and
 
5     WHEREAS, The Village of Lindenhurst, in Lake County, will
6 celebrate its Golden Anniversary of incorporation as a Village
7 in 2006; and
 
8     WHEREAS, The Village is desirous of enhancing the
9 environment of its community through landscaping and other
10 natural beautifications; and
 
11     WHEREAS, The golden daffodil was declared Lindenhurst's
12 official flower by resolution in September and the village is
13 requesting a similar state resolution; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Proclaiming the golden daffodil as the official
15 flower will promote community pride and engage citizens in a
16 common community project; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Daffodils are early blooming plants and continue
18 to self propagate, making it an ideal low maintenance flower
19 for the village; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Four thousand bags of daffodils have been
21 distributed among every household in Lindenhurst, with village
22 officials asking residents to plant the bulbs they receive to
23 make a golden carpet of flowers in the spring of 2006; and
 
24     WHEREAS, Lindenhurst would like to be known as the daffodil
25 capital of Illinois; and
 
26     WHEREAS, This is a great example of community spirit for
27 other Illinois communities to follow; and
 

 

 

HR0722 - 2 - LRB094 14931 RSP 50123 r

1     WHEREAS, The people of Illinois and surrounding states are
2 encouraged to visit Lindenhurst and partake in the natural
3 beauty of the Village as it blooms annually with the sweet
4 smell, and the lovely appearance, of the daffodils thriving
5 throughout the Village; therefore, be it
 
6     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
8 the golden daffodil is hereby recognized as the official flower
9 of the Village of Lindenhurst; and be it further
 
10     RESOLVED, That the Village of Lindenhurst be declared as
11 the daffodil capital of Illinois; and be it further
 
12     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13 presented to the Village of Lindenhurst commemorating this
14 momentous occasion.