[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 130 (Saturday, August 5, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1670]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      RETIREMENT OF RICHARD BOERS

                                 ______


                           HON. MARCY KAPTUR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 4, 1995
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the retirement of 
an extremely devoted public servant. Mr. Richard W. Boers, commissioner 
of Forestry and Open Space Planning for the city of Toledo, recently 
announced his retirement. I would like to recognize his numerous 
contributions to my district during his career.
  Mr. Boers was the youngest commissioner in the city of Toledo when he 
was appointed in 1966. Since his appointment, I have witnessed the 
flourishing of the city of Toledo under his leadership. Mr. Boers has 
been responsible for several recreational parks in Toledo area, where 
residents have enjoyed the beautiful greenery while walking, biking, 
and picnicking. The arts community has also prospered with the annual 
Crosby Festival for the Arts at the Toledo Botanical Gardens. It is 
because of his involvement with the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, 
that his festival has benefited the artists in the region, as well as 
those seeking the beauty and solitude offered by our encounters with 
nature. Mr. Boers has been instrumental in the Buckeye Basin project, 
the Urban Forestry Commission and Nature Education programs. In 
addition, Toledo has been classified as a Tree City USA for the past 15 
years.
  Because of the efforts put forth by Mr. Boers, Toledo's natural 
beauty has emerged for several generations to appreciate. I sincerely 
wish the best for Mr. Boers and his family, and wish to thank him for 
insight and dedication to the city of Toledo. I know my colleagues join 
me in wishing Mr. Boers well in his retirement and expressing my 
deepest gratitude on behalf of the citizens of Toledo for his 
exceptional efforts to bring out one of the best of Toledo's bounty of 
attributes.


                          ____________________