[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 28, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E466]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


      TRIBUTE TO JOSEPH A. CAVANAUGH, FORT ORD PROJECT COORDINATOR

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 28, 1995
  Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to honor Mr. Joseph A. 
Cavanaugh today, an outstanding public servant and citizen from 
Monterey, CA, on the occasion of his retirement as project coordinator 
for the Fort Ord Reuse Authority [FORA].
  From his service in the Peace Corps, helping Tanzanians learn English 
and develop their communities, to his work as project coordinator for 
the Fort Ord Reuse Authority, Joe has helped people develop their 
communities and gain the skills they need to help themselves. His 
career in public service spans 30 years of work as a teacher, planner, 
researcher, and community organizer in California and throughout the 
United States.
  In the community assistance arena, Joe has had a long and successful 
career. In 1964 he worked as a Peace Corps volunteer in east Africa 
where he helped local residents develop their community, including 
constructing a bridge and developing a local water system. He then went 
on to help plan and direct several Vista programs, on both a regional 
and national level.
  Joe continued his work in community planning and development as 
community development director for the cities of Boulder, CO and 
Lawndale, CA. In my central coast California district, Joe served for 8 
years as a community redevelopment and economic development coordinator 
for Monterey County. Most recently, Joe served as the executive 
staffmember of the Fort Ord Reuse Authority [FORA]. When the closure of 
Fort Ord was announced in 1991, the local community faced the loss of 
one of the largest employers in the region. Rather than simply accept 
this plight, however, the community organized itself to find uses for 
the closing base which would benefit everyone. With Joe's skillful 
leadership and direction, the Fort Ord Reuse Group, the predecessor to 
the newly created Fort Ord Reuse Authority, successfully worked with 
Monterey County and surrounding impacted communities to develop a reuse 
plan that has turned a potential catastrophe into an economic and 
educational center which serves as a national model for the reuse of 
closed military installations.
  I commend Joe for his commitment to public service, and for helping 
thousands of people develop and strengthen themselves and their 
communities. I thank him for his contribution to the economic 
development in my district, which has ensured healthy, enriched local 
communities for years to come, and I call upon my colleagues in the 
House to salute Joe Cavanaugh with me on his outstanding career and for 
a job well done.


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