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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING COMMISSIONER LARRY SUFFREDIN
WHEREAS, Commissioner Larry Suffredin will vacate his seat on the Forest Preserve District of Cook County Board of Commissioners in the near future after twenty years of service to the residents of Cook County and visitors to the Forest Preserves of Cook County; and
WHEREAS, it is the mission of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County "to acquire, restore and manage lands for the purpose of protecting and preserving public open space with its natural wonders, significant prairies, forests, wetlands, rivers, streams, and other landscapes with all of its associated wildlife, in a natural state for the education, pleasure and recreation of the public now and in the future"; and
WHEREAS, the Forest Preserve District of Cook County has an over one-hundred-year history, currently spanning almost seventy thousand acres, experiencing over one hundred million visits annually, and contributing immeasurably to the quality of life of residents of Cook County, scientific research and conservation -- including public-private partnerships with the Brookfield Zoo and Chicago Botanic Garden; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Suffredin's leadership and contributions to the Forest Preserves are immeasurable and have positively impacted present and future generations of Cook County residents. As Chairperson of the Committee on Rules and Administration, he has sponsored or ushered through countless changes to the Forest Preserves Code of Ordinances that positively impact operations or visitor experiences including, but not limited to, requiring children to wear bike helmets, expanding ecological restoration, expanding the role of trained volunteers, encouraging the expansion of the Master Stewart Program, creating the Conservation and Policy Council charged with oversight of the Next Century Conservation Plan, creating an independent Inspector General, and bipartisan Ethics Reform;
WHEREAS, Commissioner Suffredin has...
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