Record Setting Attendance at IAPD's 15th Annual legislative Conference

Record Setting Attendance at
IAPD's 15th Annual Legislative Conference

The Fifteenth Annual Legislative Conference of the Illinois Association of Park Districts was held in Springfield on April 28th. A record number of 270 participants were in attendance.

Speakers for the event included James "Pate" Philip, Illinois Senate President; Lee Daniels, Minority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives; Emil Jones, Minority Leader of the Illinois Senate; Terry Steczo, Assistant Majority Leader of the Illinois House of Represenatives; Mary Gade, Director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency; and Brent Manning, Director of the Illinois Department of Conservation. A session on "How an Exemption for Limited Tax Bonds and a Statewide Tax Cap Will Affect Your District" was also presented.

Immediately following the conference, participants had the opportunity to meet with their legislators at the State Capitol. Later that evening, IAPD hosted a reception honoring all members of the 88th General Assembly.

Following is a photo collage of the day's activities.

IAPD President Don Jessen
IAPD President
Don Jessen
Senate President Pate Phillip
Senate President
James "Pate" Philip

House Minority Leader Lee Daniels
House Minority Leader
Lee Daniels
Senate Minority Leader Emil Jones
Senate Minority Leader
Emil Jones

House Assistant Majority Leader Terry Steczo
House Assistant Majority
Leader Terry Steczo

Illinois EPA Director
Mary Gade

DOC Director Brent Manning
presents check to Arlington Heights
P.D. Director Gerald Oakes & Commissioner Katy Graham

Park Setting Created
at State Capitol

In conjunction with the Legislative Conference, the IAPD/IPRA Joint Legislative Committee again created a park-like setting on the second floor of the State Capitol
The south corridor was filled with flowering plants, shrubbery and photographs depicting the many activities provided by park districts.
Packages were distributed to legislators containing facts and information on Illinois park and forest preserve districts and legislative objectives for 1993.
The associations express their gratitude to Terry Pohlman of the Northwest Special Recreation Association, Board President Leslie Sgro and Inez Berg of the Springfield Park District, the Decatur Park District, and all of the park districts and volunteers who contributed to the success of the event.

Terry Pohlman

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Senator William Mahar and Greg Meyer
Senator William Mahar (R-19) and Greg
Meyer, Director, Homewood-Flossmoor
Park District

Senator Aldo DeAngelis, Mary Colmar, and Peter Murphy

Senator Aldo DeAngelis(R-40);Mary Colmar,
Olympia Fields Park District; Peter Murphy,
IAPD General Counsel

Senate President Pate Phillips and Don Jessen
Senator President "Pate" Philip (R-23) and
IAPD President Don Jessen Ernie Nance, Maureen Murphy, Patrick Sullivan and Paul Kerr
Director Ernie Nance; Representative Maureen Murphy ((R-36);
Commissioners Patrick Sullivan and Paul Karr,
Oak Lawn Park District

Pike Pasteris, Judith Bredeweg, Edward Petka and Bert Gray
Will County Forest Preserve Dist Asst. Director
Mike Pasteris & Commissioner Judith
Bredeweg; Senator Edward Petka (R-42);
Oswegoland P.D. Exec. Director Bert Gray Mike Cassidy, Don Jessen, Bruce larson and Son Bresnan
Freeport P.D. Commissioner Mike Cassidy;
IAPD President Don Jessen; Urbana P.D.
Commissioner Bruce Larson; Champaign
P.D. Commissioner Don Bresnan

Tim Royster, Marty Bulter, Marlene Baczek and Pate Phillips
Niles Park District Director Tim
Royster; Senator Marty Bulter (R-28);
Commissioner Marlene Baczek;
Senate President "Pate"Philip (R-23) Al Salvi, Charles Hartke, Pennie van Bergen Wessels and David Wirsing
Representative Al Salvi (R-52);
Representative Charles Hartke (D-108);
Representative Pennie van Bergen
Wessels (D-73); Representative David Wirsing (R-70)

Jim Grove, Todd Sieben, Gary Hassekbacher and Mike Sterba
Oregon P. D. Exec. Director Jim Grove;
Senator Todd Sieben (R-37); Coloma Township
P. D. Commissioner Gary Hasselbacher and
Director Mike Sterba William Peterson, Sharon Desjardins, John Wilson, Randy Reopelle, Al Salvi, Bob Hoffman and Alex Marx
Senator William Peterson (R-26); Grayslake
Community P.D. Commissioner Sharon
Desjardins & Director John Wilson; Wauconda
P.D. Director Randy Reopelle; Representative
Al Salvi (R-52); Mundelein P&R Commissioner
Bob Hoffmann & Director Alex Marx

Katy Graham, Jerry Oakes, Terry Parke, Kevin Kendrigan, Allen Baker and Peggy Brodeur
Arlington Heights P.D. Commissioner Katy
Graham & Director Jerry Oakes;
Representative Terry Parke (R-53); NWSRA Exec.
Director Kevin Kendrigan; Salt Creek Rural
P.D. Director Allen Baker & Commissioner
Peggy Brodeur Bob Hoffman, Pate Phillips, Adeline Geo-Karis, Ernie Shymanik and Alex Marx
Mundelein P&R Commissioner Bob
Hoffmann, Senate President "Pate" Philip
(R-23); Senator Adeline Geo-Karis (R-3I);
Commissioner Ernie Shymanik; Director
Alex Marx

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