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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Illinois State Representative Donald L. Moffitt
3has devoted his professional life to public service and has
4strived to serve the growing and changing needs of his
5district, including the City of Galesburg; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Donald L. Moffitt has continually adapted his
7legislative agenda to meet the always-evolving needs of his
8constituents since his election to the Illinois House of
9Representatives in 1993 and since first becoming an elected
10official in 1971; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Representative Moffitt has diligently served the
12State of Illinois on various committees, including, but not
13limited to, the Aging, Agriculture and Conservation, Counties
14and Townships, Local Government, Commerce and Business
15Development, Elementary and Secondary Education,
16Transportation, and Veterans Affairs Committees; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Representative Moffitt continuously advocates in
18support of public safety, emergency management, and fire
19protection on behalf of the people of the State of Illinois;
20and
 
21    WHEREAS, Representative Moffitt uses his legislative

 

 

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1experience and ability to consistently work hard to improve
2public education, promote the expansion of agricultural
3markets, and fund highway projects; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Representative Moffitt helped make possible the
5funding for the construction of the West Main Street Overpass
6in the City of Galesburg, which is expected to ease traffic and
7modernize infrastructure; and
 
8    WHEREAS, The Galesburg City Council unanimously made the
9decision to name the West Main Street Overpass after
10Representative Donald L. Moffitt; therefore, be it
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
12NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
13SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the West Main
14Street Overpass in the City of Galesburg as the "Donald L.
15Moffitt Overpass" in honor of our friend and colleague,
16Illinois State Representative Donald Moffitt; and be it further
 
17    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
18is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
19State regulations, plaques or signs giving notice of the name;
20and be it further
 
21    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be

 

 

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1presented to the Illinois Secretary of Transportation and
2Representative Donald L. Moffitt.