[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 5 (Monday, January 31, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E26]
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                        TRIBUTE TO GABE FONDARIO

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                          HON. GARY G. MILLER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 31, 2000

  Mr. GARY MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to commend Gabe 
Fondario for going above and beyond the call of duty in making the City 
of Montclair a better place to live.
  Mr. Fondario was selected as the Montclair Fire Department's Employee 
of the Year based on his dedication to work and his close working 
relationship with local apartment owners. He has worked very hard to 
make the City of Montclair a better place for apartment owners to live. 
On his own initiative, Mr. Fondario started Citizens Against Unwanted 
Trash in Our Neighborhoods (CAUTION) program. Through CAUTION, Mr. 
Fondario brings community members together and organizes neighborhood 
cleanups in neglected apartment areas. These cleanups have had 
outstanding participation from apartment owners and tenants, and the 
results have been remarkable.
  I commend Mr. Fondario for his sense of civic responsibility and for 
his hard work for the people of the City of Montclair.

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