Bill Text: NY K01068 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION recognizing Beth Gilles for her unwavering dedication and boundless service to the members of her community in her role as Director of the Lake Champlain - Lake George Regional Planning Boa

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-06-02 - adopted [K01068 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-K01068-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 1068

BY: M. of A. Simpson

            recognizing  Beth  Gilles  for  her unwavering
        dedication and boundless service to the  members  of
        her  community  in  her role as Director of the Lake
        Champlain - Lake George Regional Planning Board

  WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative  Body  to  acknowledge
those  individuals whose professional lives and civic endeavors serve to
enhance the stature of the State of New York; and

  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing  traditions,  this  Legislative  Body  is  justly proud to
recognize Beth  Gilles  for  her  unwavering  dedication  and  boundless
service  to  the members of her community in her role as Director of the
Lake Champlain - Lake George Regional Planning Board (LCLGRPB); and

  WHEREAS, Beth Gilles,  a  native  of  Glens  Falls,  New  York,  and
graduate  of  Paul  Smith's College and the University of Vermont, began
her work with the LCLGRPB in 2008, and was promoted to Director in 2018;
in her Director position, she built  a  robust  water  quality  program,
branching  out  into  new  programs and funding streams for planning and
implementation efforts within the Lake Champlain and Upper Hudson  River
Watersheds; and

  WHEREAS,  As  Director,  Beth  Gilles oversees the operations of the
Regional Planning Board and its  staff  and  works  with  the  Board  of
Directors  to craft the direction of the RPB's programming; she works to
secure federal funding for both  planning  and  implementation  projects
throughout the region, as well as for the Regional Planning Board; and

  WHEREAS,  Under  the  able  leadership  of  Beth  Gilles,  the  Lake
Champlain - Lake George Regional Planning Board is this year's recipient
of the North Country Chamber of Commerce's Economic Development  Partner
of the Year Award; and

  WHEREAS, Over the course of 2021, the LCLGRPB, which represents five
counties  - Essex, Clinton, Hamilton, Warren, and Washington, helped 209
businesses obtain over $3 million  in  loans,  as  well  as  using  $5.1
million  in  grant  funding  to help communities throughout the COVID-19
pandemic; and

  WHEREAS, Beth Gilles and the Regional Planning Board  utilize  local
economic  development  partners  like  the Chamber of Commerce and other
members of the community to prioritize the creation of new projects  and
programs, always working to better their community; and

  WHEREAS,  With  her  throughout  have  been her beloved husband, two
cherished kids; and

  WHEREAS, During her tenure with the LCLGRPB, Beth Gilles earned  the
admiration, esteem, and affection of her colleagues and fellow community
members; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
recognize Beth  Gilles  for  her  unwavering  dedication  and  boundless
service  to  the members of her community in her role as Director of the
Lake Champlain - Lake George Regional Planning Board; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Beth Gilles.