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SENATE RESOLUTION



2 WHEREAS, On November 18, 1967, Jim Mixon joined with the 
3Junior Women's Club and the Wood Dale Club to establish the 
4Wood Dale Park District; and


5 WHEREAS, In 1968, the first property, Mohawk Manor, was 
6purchased from Addison Township; and


7 WHEREAS, In 1976, the Park District joined the Northeast 
8DuPage Recreation Association; and


9 WHEREAS, Throughout the years, the Wood Dale Park District 
10has added a pool, a senior citizens club, a nature center, 
11nature trails, playgrounds, a police ranger program, a golf 
12club, a water park, a gazebo, a recreation complex, and most 
13recently, a dog park; and


14 WHEREAS, In 2007, TopGolf Wood Dale opened up in support of 
15the Salt Creek Golf Club; it was awarded the 2008 Best 
16Administration of Facilities Award in Illinois Park and 
17Recreation Magazine; and

18 WHEREAS, The Wood Dale Park District adopted a new mission 
19statement in 2014, "Serving the community with quality 
20recreational experiences that provide a fun and healthy 
 
 
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1lifestyle"; in 2016, it adopted a new tag line, "Active Places. 
2Friendly Faces"; and

3 WHEREAS, In 2016, Salt Creek Golf Course was awarded the 
4"Best of the Best" designation for public golf courses by the 
5Daily Herald Newspapers; and


6 WHEREAS, The Wood Dale Park District will celebrate its 
750th anniversary in 2017; therefore, be it


8 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
9ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare November 18, 
102017 as Wood Dale Park District Day; and be it further


11 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
12presented to the Wood Dale Park District.