[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 130 (Monday, September 22, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1848]
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  TO HONOR THE OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE CAREER OF MAY W. NEWBURGER, 
                 TOWN SUPERVISOR OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD, NY

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                         HON. GARY L. ACKERMAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 22, 2003

  Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor May W. Newburger on 
the occasion of her retirement from public service. During her long and 
distinguished career, Ms. Newburger served for two years as Town 
Councilwoman as well as for eight highly productive years in the New 
York State Assembly. She was the first woman to be elected chief 
executive of a Nassau County town and is currently serving her fifth 
term as Town Supervisor of North Hempstead, New York.
  As Town Supervisor, May Newburger has been the driving force behind 
long-term strategic financial planning in North Hempstead, most notably 
through the Debt Management and Capital Plans. She has already 
transformed a $7 million budget deficit into a surplus of $7.7 million 
and will reduce the town debt by $107 million over the next ten years. 
This planning has helped move the town from the lowest bond rating to 
the highest in its history.
  Under May Newburger's leadership, North Hempstead was named ``Town of 
the Year 1999'' by the Long Island Development Corporation and received 
the ``Quality of Life'' award from the Long Island Division of the 
American Society of Civil Engineers. May also spearheaded the 
initiative to reclaim the Morewood Property, an environmentally damaged 
area, turning it into the Harbor Links municipal golf course, one of 
the country's most environmentally friendly championship level golf 
courses and the winner of the ``Environmental Stewardship Award'' as 
well as the prestigious ``Audubon Signature Distinction.'' Supervisor 
Newburger also successfully lobbied the Environmental Protection Agency 
for $200,000 to designate New Cassel as a Brownfields Pilot Community.
  Throughout her career in public service, May Newburger has received 
innumerable awards and honors and has served on many State and national 
committees. In 1981, she served as a New York State Delegate to the 
White House Conference on Families and from 1987 to 1989 she chaired 
the American Jewish Congress' National Commission on Women's Equality. 
She was also a member of the State Judicial Committee on Women in the 
Courts, the Governor's Commission of Domestic Violence and the State 
Commission on Child Care.
  I commend May W. Newburger for her commitment and tireless dedication 
to improving the lives of others. I ask my colleagues in the House of 
Representatives to please join me in celebrating her outstanding career 
in public service.

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