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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
PATTON FEICHTER RETIREMENT, ELK GROVE VILLAGE TRUSTEE
WHEREAS, Patton "Pat" Feichter has been an Elk Grove Village Trustee for 27 years; and
WHEREAS, Pat also served on the Plan Commission for 7 years before he became trustee, leading to a combined 33 years of public service to the Village of Elk Grove Village; and
WHEREAS, he was appointed as Village Trustee in 1996 and elected to 6 consecutive terms; and
WHEREAS, Pat served as a member and chair of the Recycling and Waste Committee for over 13 years, and was a major proponent in creating convenient recycling opportunities for the members of the community; and,
WHEREAS, he spearheaded bringing the Village's Paint & Motor Recycling event to fruition; and
WHEREAS, he served as Chair of the Personnel Committee, Information Committee, and Capital Improvements Committee; and
WHEREAS, he served as a member of the Youth Committee, Judiciary Planning & Zoning Committee, and the False Alarm Hearing Board; and
WHEREAS, Pat served as a liaison with the Friends of Cycling in Elk Grove Village and was a champion for the opening and extension of pedestrian use paths in the Village and neighboring areas; and
WHEREAS, Pat also served as a member of the Elk Grove Village Bicycle Plan Task Force in 2021, to support the addition of safe and efficient pathways for cyclists; and,
WHEREAS, he was an active member of the Community Character Coalition; and
WHEREAS, Pat represented Elk Grove Village as a board member of Meet Chicago Northwest, and helped to attract local tourism and enhance the local economy through visitor spending; and
WHEREAS, Pat was a strong supporter of the Village's Friendship City program with Pernik, Bulgaria, and he participated in two visits to Pernik as a representative of the Village; and
WHEREAS, Village Trustee Feichter served with 2 mayors, 9 village trustees, 3 village managers, attended 519 Village Board meetings, and voted on 1,220 Village Ordinances and 1,5...
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