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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE NAMING OF SUE WALTON WOODS
WHEREAS, Sue Walton was a resident of the City of Rolling Meadows for many years serving 20 years as a teacher at local school district 211; and
WHEREAS, Sue Walton established of the Rolling Meadows’s “Friends of the Creek” volunteer group, becoming the Rolling Meadows Environmental Committee in 2005; and
WHEREAS, Sue Walton served as the chairperson of the Environmental Committee for many years in the 2005 to 2020 period and led volunteer recruitment efforts to grow the reach of the committee; and-
WHEREAS, Sue Walton worked tirelessly to promote and to provide annual Earth Day activities with the Public Works Department staff to provide litter collection, Salt Creek streambank maintenance and stabilization, revegetation and tree planting events; and
WHEREAS, Sue Walton was instrumental in establishing the annual Duck Race as a fundraising event for Environmental initiatives in Rolling Meadows; and
WHEREAS, Sue Walton has been a constant promoter of obtaining and preserving open spaces as a benefit to the community; and
WHEREAS, On July 8th, the Rolling Meadows Environmental Committee dedicated “Sue Walton Woods” in honor of Sue Walton’s commitment to Rolling Meadows,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners does hereby congratulate Sue Walton on this honor and celebrate her dedication to the community of Rolling Meadows; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a suitable copy is presented to Sue Walton.
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