RESOLUTION FOR BOARD MEETING OF DECEMBER 6, 2018
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RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the 125th anniversary of the Village of Evergreen Park
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WHEREAS, in the late 1820s, German immigrants began farming the area that would become the Village of Evergreen Park; and
WHEREAS, in 1873, the first railroad came through the area; and
WHEREAS, the first school was built in 1875 at 95th Street and Kedzie Avenue and thereafter the intersection began to define the business area of the growing community; and
WHEREAS, rather than face annexation to the City of Chicago, in 1893 residents voted to incorporate as the Village of Evergreen Park; and
WHEREAS, the village was named after the park located at 97th Street and Homan Avenue, originally intended to be the center of town; and
WHEREAS, in 1930, the Little Company of Mary Hospital opened in Evergreen Park, becoming one of the biggest employers in the area; and
WHEREAS, the village grew steadily over the years and between 1945 and 1953, the population more than tripled; and
WHEREAS, for 125 years, generations of suburbanites have called the Village of Evergreen Park home; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that we, the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, on behalf of ourselves and staff, do hereby recognize the 125th anniversary of the Village of Evergreen Park; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Resolution be spread upon the permanent record of proceedings of the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.
Dated: December 6, 2018
Approved: MARIYANA T. SPYROPOULOS, President; BARBARA J. MCGOWAN, Vice President; FRANK AVILA, Chairman, Committee on Finance; CAMERON DAVIS; KIMBERLY DU BUCLET; MARCELINO GARCIA; JOSINA MORITA; DEBRA SHORE; KARI K. STEELE; Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Approved as to Form and Legality: Susan T. Morakalis, General Counsel