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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING BARLETT'S PUBIC WORKS DIRECTOR PAUL KUESTER ON HIS RETIRMENT
WHEREAS, Paul Kuester began his career with the Village of Bartlett in April of 1974, he was just one of four full-time employees in the Public Works Department, when his career began the Village of Bartlett had a population of just 3,501 people, today the Village has grown to a community of 42,000 residents; and
WHEREAS, Paul grew up in the Village of Bartlett, as a young boy playing with toy trucks and then as an adult he managed a full-size fleet of trucks and equipment and a crew that uses them to salt, plow, sweep and repair the streets of Bartlett; and
WHEREAS, when Paul joined the Village he started out in the street department and worked his way to the water department, to supervisor of water operations, to director of operations for the entire Public Works Department and in 1993 became Bartlett's Director of Public Works; and
WHEREAS, throughout his career Paul oversaw the building and repair of 140 miles of streets, the planting and trimming of trees along 260 miles of parkways and construction of 20 miles of bike paths and countless sidewalks, he managed an extensive water system that pumps 3.25 million gallons of water per day to its consumers; and
WHEREAS, Paul has worked countless hours on the job, Chicago area weather ensured that his job was not limited to nine to five, Paul has worked through all three of Chicagoland's heaviest snowfalls, including this past winter which had a final total of 79.1 inches of snow; and
NOW BE IT RESOLVED, that the President and the Board of Commissioners do hereby extend their best wishes and commend Paul Kuester for his years of service to the Village of Bartlett; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of this Resolution be spread upon this Honorable Body and that a copy tendered over to Paul Kuester.
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