Bill Text: IL SR0180 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes Beverly Sussman on her retirement as President of the Village of Buffalo Grove. Thanks her for her dedication to the community. Wishes her the best in her future endeavors.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-26 - Resolution Adopted [SR0180 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0180-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to | ||||||
3 | recognize Beverly Sussman on her service as President of the | ||||||
4 | Village of Buffalo Grove; and
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5 | WHEREAS, President Sussman and her husband, Marty, moved | ||||||
6 | to the Village of Buffalo Grove in 1971, and they raised their | ||||||
7 | children in the village; and
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8 | WHEREAS, President Sussman previously worked as a | ||||||
9 | sixth-grade science teacher with Kildeer Countryside | ||||||
10 | Consolidated School District #96; during her career in | ||||||
11 | education, she was awarded the Presidential Award for | ||||||
12 | Excellence in Math and Science Teaching and represented the | ||||||
13 | State of Illinois in Washington, D.C. in 1995; she taught for | ||||||
14 | 25 years before her retirement in 2004; she also served as an | ||||||
15 | adjunct professor at National Louis University, where she | ||||||
16 | taught science methods courses in the master's degree program; | ||||||
17 | and
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18 | WHEREAS, President Sussman became involved in village | ||||||
19 | leadership by serving on the Rick Kahen Commission for | ||||||
20 | Residents with Disabilities, a post she held for 15 years from | ||||||
21 | 1994 until her first election as a village trustee in 2009; | ||||||
22 | during this time, she and the commission helped expand |
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1 | accessibility to community members with special needs; she | ||||||
2 | served as a village trustee from 2009 until 2015; and
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3 | WHEREAS, President Sussman has achieved a number of | ||||||
4 | accomplishments during her eight-year tenure as president, all | ||||||
5 | of which are to the betterment of the Village of Buffalo Grove; | ||||||
6 | she and the village board have fostered a business-friendly | ||||||
7 | economy and expanded communications efforts to include a | ||||||
8 | variety of social media platforms, live-streamed village board | ||||||
9 | meetings, a robust website, and a weekly e-newsletter; and
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10 | WHEREAS, President Sussman's additional accomplishments | ||||||
11 | include attracting Woodman's grocery store and Northwest | ||||||
12 | Community Healthcare and its adjacent multitenant development, | ||||||
13 | establishing a new Public Works Facility, and pursuing the | ||||||
14 | Infrastructure Modernization Program to revive Buffalo Grove's | ||||||
15 | streets, water, and sanitary systems; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Over the past several years, President Sussman | ||||||
17 | has been heavily involved in the redevelopment of the Town | ||||||
18 | Center, which is the largest redevelopment project in village | ||||||
19 | history, into a new, modern central entertainment and | ||||||
20 | residential district called The Clove; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Through her efforts and dedication, President | ||||||
22 | Sussman has played a key role in helping the Village of Buffalo |
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1 | Grove grow into a bustling community featuring a healthy | ||||||
2 | economy, excellent parks, and high-quality schools and a great | ||||||
3 | place to live, work, and raise a family; and
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4 | WHEREAS, President Sussman has expressed plans to spend | ||||||
5 | more time with her husband, Marty, and her family, who | ||||||
6 | continuously supported her efforts to serve the Village of | ||||||
7 | Buffalo Grove; therefore, be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize Beverly | ||||||
10 | Sussman on her service as President of the Village of Buffalo | ||||||
11 | Grove, thank her for her dedication to the community, and wish | ||||||
12 | her the best in her future endeavors; and be it further
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13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | presented to Beverly Sussman as an expression of our esteem | ||||||
15 | and respect.
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