[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 59 (Friday, April 11, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E734]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     TRIBUTE TO THE CITY OF PLEASANT RIDGE, MICHIGAN ON THEIR 75TH 
                              ANNIVERSARY

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                          HON. SANDER M. LEVIN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 10, 2003

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to offer my congratulations to the 
City of Pleasant Ridge, its residents and its elected leadership, on 
the anniversary of the city's 75th year of incorporation.
  The City of Pleasant Ridge is a beautiful bedroom community located, 
just north of the City of Detroit, in south Oakland County. With tree-
lined streets, warmly cared for yards, and historic brick homes, the 
City of Pleasant Ridge is truly a ``jewel'' in the metropolitan area.
  This settlement began in 1913 when Burt Taylor subdivided the Mayday 
farm. The settlement was incorporated as a village in 1921 and as a 
city in 1927. This city is now home to over 2,500 individuals and 1,000 
families.
  The City of Pleasant Ridge has a sense of community that can be seen 
at the bustling community center where they hold a variety of community 
events and classes, through the numerous community organizations and 
wide-ranging activities like the garden tours, auctions, scholarship 
grants to graduating high school students, active participation in the 
Woodward Avenue Dream Cruise and so many other wonderful community-wide 
activities.
  The city has also had an impact beyond its borders in the Michigan 
community. Ashton Berst, an early City Administrator, was one of a 
dozen local government officials instrumental in forming the Michigan 
Municipal League. Pleasant Ridge is also the hometown of a former 
Member of Congress, and Governor of the State of Michigan, James 
Blanchard.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in sending every good 
wish to the City of Pleasant Ridge on their 75th anniversary. Indeed, 
they have much to be proud of. My heartiest congratulations to the 
residents, the community activists, and all of the members of the city 
administration. I look forward to many more years of working together, 
and being part of the fabric of this important community.

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