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Full Text of HR1204  98th General Assembly

HR1204 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


  

 


 
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Jersey County was formed in 1839 out of a portion
3of neighboring Greene County and is located at the confluence
4of the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers; and
 
5    WHEREAS, The county seat of Jerseyville, like the county
6itself, was named for the native state of many of the early
7settlers and is home to the historic 1893 courthouse; and
 
8    WHEREAS, The residents of Jersey County live on the
9county's abundant farms or in the communities of Jerseyville,
10Elsah, Grafton, Brighton, Fidelity, Fieldon, Otterville, Dow,
11Nutwood, Rosedale, Kemper, Chautauqua, Newbern, East Newbern,
12McClusky, Delhi, New Delhi, and Beltrees; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Today, Jersey County is home to Illinois' largest
14State park, Pere Marquette State Park, as well as the
15Mississippi River State Fish and Wildlife Area, a portion of
16the Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge, the majestic scenery
17of the Great River Road, and the Piasa Bird; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Jersey County has a growing population of 22,985
19residents, an increase of more than 6% since the previous
20census; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Jersey County is home to such community events as
2the Jersey County Fair and the annual Jersey County Apple
3Festival in October; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Jersey County offers first-class educational
5institutions, the Jersey Community Hospital, civic and
6community groups, countless local businesses, and the Jersey
7County Business Association; and
 
8    WHEREAS, In 2014, Jersey County is celebrating its 175th
9anniversary; therefore, be it
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
12we congratulate the citizens of Jersey County on the occasion
13of the county's 175th anniversary; and be it further
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15presented to the Chairperson of the Jersey County Board.