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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CONGRATULATING JOE WADE ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM PUBLIC SERVICE
WHEREAS, Joe Wade has been the city administrator of the City of Prospect Heights since 2014 and has led consequential changes and appropriate progress in operations, policies, and new developments; and
WHEREAS, Joe Wade previously served as the assistant village manager and economic development director for Carpentersville for three years, and village administrator in Morton Grove for six years; and
WHEREAS, Joe Wade holds master's degrees in public administration from Northern Illinois University and industrial relations from Loyola University in Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Joe Wade was committed to enhancing pedestrian connectivity by improving and building new sidewalks by obtaining grants from Cook County's Invest in Cook program from 2022 to 2025 for Camp McDonald Sidewalk, Elmhurst Road Sidewalk, and Willow Road Sidewalk, for a total investment of $276,039; and
WHEREAS, Joe Wade leveraged the Invest In Cook funding for the Camp McDonald sidewalk project to complete preliminary and design engineering for the improvements, which was a prerequisite for IDOT Transportation Enhancement program. The City of Prospect Heights was then approved for $1.6 million from the state for construction; and
WHEREAS, Joe Wade quickly worked with Cook County to obtain Covid-19 vaccines for the residents of the City of Prospect Heights by offering access to a mass clinic sponsored by Cook County in Des Plaines and by sponsoring a Pop-Up clinic at River Trails Park District in Prospect Heights with nursing staff fluent in Polish, Spanish and English; and
WHEREAS, Joe Wade led the City of Prospect Heights in joining as a partner of Cook County United Against Hate and recruited the Prospect Heights Public Library and the Prospect Heights Park District to sign on as partners as well; and
WHEREAS, Joe Wade is recognized by his peers, his community, and his colleagues: Prospect Heigh...
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