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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The people of Crest Hill are celebrating the
3 fortieth anniversary of the incorporation of their city in
4 the year 2000; and
5 WHEREAS, The City of Crest Hill was incorporated on
6 January 22, 1960; the population at the time of incorporation
7 was 5,887 according to the 1960 census; the community was
8 spread over three square miles with a population density of
9 1,800 people per square mile; there were 1,850 homes; and the
10 assessed valuation of the property of the city was
11 $20,000,000; and
12 WHEREAS, The area around Crest Hill was first explored by
13 Louis Joliet and Pere Marquette in 1673 during their trek to
14 the Mississippi River; Crest Hill grew after World War II, as
15 the population grew in the Joliet area; and
16 WHEREAS, The first Mayor was William Knapp, the first
17 City Clerk was Helen Karns, and the first Treasurer was
18 Eugene Muir; Donald L. Randich is the current Mayor, with
19 Christine Vershay serving as the City Clerk and Mark A.
20 Spiezio serving as the Treasurer; and
21 WHEREAS, Today there are 13,280 people in approximately
22 4,000 homes; the assessed valuation is $134,529,385 and the
23 community is spread over ten square miles; therefore, be it
24 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
25 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
26 we congratulate the people of Crest Hill as they celebrate
27 the fortieth anniversary of incorporation; and be it further
28 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
29 presented to Mayor Donald L. Randich.