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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Pat Jones on the |
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| occasion of her retirement as the Palos Park Village |
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| Administrator after more than 30 years of dedicated service |
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| with the Village; and
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| WHEREAS, Pat Jones is a 38-year resident of the Village of |
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| Palos Park; she began her career with the Village in 1977 as |
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| the Village Clerk after volunteering in the Village and running |
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| a blood drive for Palos Community Hospital; she remained in |
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| that capacity until 1992, when she was elevated to the post of |
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| Village Administrator; and
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| WHEREAS, During her tenure with the Village of Palos Park, |
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| Pat Jones has worked on 42 utility projects and performed all |
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| the responsibilities of a public works director until that |
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| position was created in 1996; she played an integral part in |
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| developing the Village's departments, making them competitive |
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| with other municipalities; she was involved in the annexation |
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| of land west of La Grange Road to expand the Village's |
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| population; she was also involved in creating the Village's |
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| first flood plain ordinance, expanding office space, creating a |
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| full-time recreation department, constructing an underground |
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| reservoir, and developing the Cal-Sag bike trail; and
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