Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HR0228 Compare Versions

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3	3	1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
4	4	2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
5	5	3 Representatives wish to congratulate Kevin Richardson on the
6	6	4 occasion of his retirement as Village President of the Village
7	7	5 of Lake Barrington; and
8	8	6 WHEREAS, President Richardson began his public service
9	9	7 when he was elected as a trustee to the Lake Barrington Board
10	10	8 of Trustees in 1999, and he served in that capacity until 2005
11	11	9 when he was elected president; he was re-elected in 2009,
12	12	10 2013, 2017, and 2021; and
13	13	11 WHEREAS, During his tenure, President Richardson has
14	14	12 prioritized open space and the environment as a key
15	15	13 initiative, with a cornerstone of this initiative being to
16	16	14 make open space publicly accessible; under his leadership,
17	17	15 Lake Barrington strategically acquired land for the
18	18	16 preservation of open space in order to make Lake Barrington
19	19	17 "an oasis of gracious countryside living"; and
20	20	18 WHEREAS, President Richardson has been a community
21	21	19 visionary through his establishment of Freier Farm, a 24-acre
22	22	20 park that includes a community garden, a brick fire pit,
23	23	21 horseshoes, walking trails, and a winter sledding hill, and
24	24	22 his development of Fetherling Park, a 8.1-acre park that
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33	33	1 includes walking trails, fitness stations, and an overlook
34	34	2 pier on the pond, further showcasing his focus on protecting
35	35	3 Lake Barrington's natural environment and groundwater recharge
36	36	4 areas; and
37	37	5 WHEREAS, President Richardson's foresight has benefited
38	38	6 the Village of Lake Barrington numerous times, including when
39	39	7 he negotiated an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with
40	40	8 Wauconda, Cuba Township, and the Illinois Sierra Club to
41	41	9 ensure that the proposed expansion of Wauconda's water
42	42	10 reclamation plant operated under higher treatment standards
43	43	11 than required by the State of Illinois, thereby protecting the
44	44	12 groundwater in Lake Barrington; and
45	45	13 WHEREAS, President Richardson's civic service has gone
46	46	14 beyond Lake Barrington; he has served on the board of visitors
47	47	15 of the Graduate School of Public Policy at Pepperdine
48	48	16 University, as an advisory board member of the Institute for
49	49	17 Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame, and on the
50	50	18 Political Advocacy Committee of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
51	51	19 and the Mayor's Water Council for the U.S. Conference of
52	52	20 Mayors, both located in Washington, D.C., since 2007; and
53	53	21 WHEREAS, President Richardson will preside over his last
54	54	22 village board meeting on May 6, 2025, concluding 20 years of
55	55	23 service to Lake Barrington; therefore, be it
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66	66	1 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
67	67	2 HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
68	68	3 we congratulate Kevin Richardson on his retirement as Village
69	69	4 President of the Village of Lake Barrington, thank him for his
70	70	5 dedication as a public servant, and wish him much happiness in
71	71	6 his future endeavors; and be it further
72	72	7 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
73	73	8 presented to President Richardson as an expression of our
74	74	9 esteem and respect.
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