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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING MARGE CONNELLY’S COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE
WHEREAS, Marge Connelly has lived in the Village of Schaumburg in the 15th District since 1972; and
WHEREAS, Marge Connelly has been a long time public servant serving in various capacities over the last four decades; and
WHEREAS, she served on the Schaumburg Park Board from 1983 to 1995 including a tenure as Board President; and
WHEREAS, additionally, she was appointed in 1997 as a Village of Schaumburg Trustee and was subsequently elected in 1999 and served as a Village Trustee; and
WHEREAS, in her 24 years of service as a Trustee, Marge Connelly led on many important initiatives improving the lives of the residents of Schaumburg; and
WHEREAS, Marge Connelly served as the Chair of Engineering and Public Works Committee and a member of the 1% for Art Committee, the Prairie Center Arts Foundation Board, and the Schweikher-Langsdorf House Preservation Trust board; and
WHEREAS, Marge Connelly’s active role in projects such as the Schaumburg Golf Club acquisition, Engineering and Public Works Facility Expansion and Renovation, the Renaissance Hotel and Schaumburg Convention Center, and the 90 North Redevelopment helped in the Village of Schaumburg being recognized nationally; and
WHEREAS, Cook County and the Cook County Board of Commissioners have had the honor of working with Marge Connelly and the Village of Schaumburg and she has proved to be a wonderful partner; and
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Cook County Board of Commissioners do hereby honor Trustee Marge Connelly for her commitment to public service; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that suitable copies of this resolution are presented to Trustee Marge Connelly.
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