Bill Text: IL HR0950 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Martin Buehler on the occasion of his retirement from the Lake County Division of Transportation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-04-19 - Resolution Adopted [HR0950 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR0950-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate
Martin Buehler on | ||||||
4 | the occasion of his retirement after many years of service with | ||||||
5 | the Lake County Division of Transportation; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Martin Buehler is a graduate of the University of | ||||||
7 | Illinois in Champaign/Urbana, where he earned his | ||||||
8 | undergraduate degree in civil engineering; he subsequently | ||||||
9 | earned his master's degree in civil engineering from | ||||||
10 | Northwestern University and completed the Illinois Department | ||||||
11 | of Transportation's Executive Leadership Development Series; | ||||||
12 | and
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13 | WHEREAS, Martin Buehler is a licensed professional | ||||||
14 | engineer in the State of Illinois; he began his professional | ||||||
15 | career with Lake County as a summer intern at the Lake County | ||||||
16 | Division of Transportation; after 4 years as a summer employee, | ||||||
17 | he was hired as a full-time employee at the DOT Construction | ||||||
18 | Division in January of 1973; in 1976, he became the county's | ||||||
19 | first traffic engineer; he was appointed to serve as County | ||||||
20 | Engineer in 1984 and was reappointed in 1990, 1996, and 2002; | ||||||
21 | and
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22 | WHEREAS, Martin Buehler was instrumental in the creation of |
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1 | numerous initiatives during his tenure at the Lake County | ||||||
2 | Division of Transportation, including the creation of the | ||||||
3 | county's nationally-recognized Transportation Management | ||||||
4 | Center and Lake County PASSAGE, the construction of the | ||||||
5 | county's first roundabout, the creation of 48 miles of bike | ||||||
6 | paths, and the creation of a set of large congestion reducing | ||||||
7 | roadway projects through the county's first-ever challenge | ||||||
8 | bond program; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Martin Buehler has been a member of numerous | ||||||
10 | professional and civic organizations, including the Illinois | ||||||
11 | Association of County Engineers (IACE), the American Road and | ||||||
12 | Transportation Builders Association, the American Society of | ||||||
13 | Civil Engineers, the Illinois Society of Professional | ||||||
14 | Engineers, the Institute of Transportation Engineers, the | ||||||
15 | National Association of County Engineers (NACE), the Grayslake | ||||||
16 | Zoning Board and Plan Commission, the Grayslake American Youth | ||||||
17 | Soccer Association, the American Association of State Highway | ||||||
18 | and Transportation Officials, the Nature Conservancy, the | ||||||
19 | Rails to Trails Conservancy, and the Transportation Research | ||||||
20 | Board; he is also a past member of the State of Illinois | ||||||
21 | Interagency Bikeway Council; and
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22 | WHEREAS, Martin Buehler has received numerous awards and | ||||||
23 | honors for his work, including the Professional Transportation | ||||||
24 | Manager of the Year award from the American Public Works |
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1 | Association's Chicago Metro Chapter, the Past Presidents Award | ||||||
2 | from the Illinois Section of the Institute of Transportation | ||||||
3 | Engineers, the Zone I Engineer of the Year award from the | ||||||
4 | Illinois Association of County Engineers, the Urban Engineer of | ||||||
5 | the Year award from the National Association of County | ||||||
6 | Engineers, and the Amstutz Memorial Award from the Illinois | ||||||
7 | Society of Professional Engineers; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Martin Buehler and his wife, Kathy, are the | ||||||
9 | parents of 3 children; therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
11 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
12 | we congratulate Martin Buehler on the occasion of his | ||||||
13 | retirement and wish him many happy and healthy retirement | ||||||
14 | years; and be it further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
16 | presented to Martin Buehler as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
17 | respect.
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