[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 120 (Friday, September 11, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1705]
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                  TRIBUTE TO MS. DEBORAH J. LIVINGSTON

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                         HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 11, 1998

  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Ms. Deborah 
J. Livingston of Columbia, South Carolina, as she steps down from the 
presidency of the Elmwood Park Neighborhood Association. Ms. Livingston 
has served her community well in this position, and her leadership will 
be missed.
  Deborah Livingston has been very active in the city of Columbia. She 
is a member of the Columbia Council of Neighborhood Presidents, the 
Citizens Advisory Committee, the Boards of Directors of the Historic 
Columbia Foundation and the YWCA of the Midlands. She also serves as 
treasurer of the Columbia Development Corporation. However, it has been 
in her role as President of the Elmwood Park Neighborhood Association 
that I have grown to know and respect her work.
  Elmwood Park is comprised of over 450 households. In May 1991, it was 
designated as a historic district and placed on the National register 
of Historic Places. In 1984 the neighborhood received the honor as a 
Design Preservation Area by the City of Columbia. Ms. Livingston's work 
was also recognized by NationsBank with a leadership Excellence in 
Neighborhood Development award in 1994.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you to join me today in honoring Deborah J. 
Livingston for her great work as President of the Elmwood Park 
Neighborhood Association. She has been a tremendous asset to the 
community through her work to help rejuvenate downtown Columbia. Her 
leadership will be sorely missed.

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