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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The Township of New Trier was founded on the
3 second Tuesday of April in the year 1850 at a meeting of its
4 citizens who chose this form of government to provide
5 services that are local and readily available for residential
6 communities that value the quality of life for all residents;
7 and
8 WHEREAS, The Township of New Trier will celebrate its
9 sesquicentennial year at its 151st town meeting to be held on
10 the second Tuesday of April in the year 2000; and
11 WHEREAS, The Township of New Trier has provided a General
12 Assistance program for all of its 150 years and has been the
13 last lifeline for many people who do not qualify for other
14 forms of financial assistance; the Township has provided
15 food, referrals to social services, emergency financial aid
16 to senior citizens and families of all ages, and health care
17 referrals; and
18 WHEREAS, New Trier Township provides monetary grants to
19 over twenty social service agencies which serve residents
20 with programs for youth, assistance for senior citizens,
21 vocational training and other services for the
22 developmentally disabled, counseling for families and
23 disturbed youth, services for those with HIV, and services
24 for the mentally ill; and
25 WHEREAS, New Trier Township provides funds for a program
26 to prevent the use of drugs and alcohol by youth, and
27 maintains a job counseling service for residents, and works
28 with the police departments of the villages within its
29 borders to provide a Peer Jury Program whereby young people
30 who commit misdemeanor crimes may be judged by their peers
31 and required to do community service to work off their
32 sentences thereby avoiding the juvenile court system; and
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1 WHEREAS, New Trier Township will hold its 151st Annual
2 Town Meeting on April 11, 2000 and will honor elected office
3 holders past and present and the citizens who devote many
4 hours as volunteers; therefore, be it
5 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
7 we congratulate the elected officials and all the residents
8 who have served as volunteers; they have proven that
9 residents of New Trier Township continue to value the high
10 ideals of their forebears and have kept the Township a vital,
11 working body since that time; and be it further
12 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13 presented to the citizens of New Trier Township along with
14 our sincere congratulations for a job well done.