Record #: R2016-510   
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
Intro date: 6/22/2016 Current Controlling Legislative Body:
Final action: 6/22/2016
Title: Congratulations extended to Chicago Park District on receipt of gold medal at Bloom 2016 garden show
Sponsors: Burke, Edward M.
Attachments: 1. R2016-510.pdf

RESOLUTION

 

 

WHEREAS, "Bridge the Gap," a garden designed by the Chicago Park District, has won a Gold Medal in Dublin at Bloom 2016, Ireland's largest garden show; and

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WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of this honor by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and

 

WHEREAS, The garden, designed by Chicago Park District Deputy Director Matthew Barrett, consists of two large living structures that form two sides of a bridge without connecting; and

 

WHEREAS, One side of the bridge, representing the Irish Republic's capital, is blanketed with plant material indigenous to Ireland; and

 

WHEREAS, The other side of the bridge features plant material showcased in Chicago Park District conservatories; and

 

WHEREAS, Using two viewing sides to observe the structure at its cross section, visitors are able to peer across and notice patrons viewing from the other side; and

 

WHEREAS, The landscape, which spans 52-by-32 feet, will likely find a permanent home at a public place in Ireland; and

 

WHEREAS, In 2014 the Chicago Park District was awarded the National Gold Medal for Excellence in Park and Recreational Management presented by the American Academy for Park Recreational Administration in partnership with the National Recreational Park Association; now, therefore

 

BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the members of the Chicago City Council, assembled this twenty-second day of June, 2016, do hereby congratulate the Chicago Park District on receiving this prestigious honor; and

 

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Chicago Park District.