[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 144 (Wednesday, October 15, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2046]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           RECOGNIZING THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF SPENCER HAVLICK

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                            HON. MARK UDALL

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 15, 2003

  Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
Spencer Havlick, who next month will retire from membership on the 
Boulder, Colorado, City Council.
  Elected to the council in 1982, Spence has had 21 years of 
distinguished public service.
  Born in Oak Park, Illinois and raised in Green Bay, Wisconsin, he 
received his B.A. Degree from Beloit College, his M.A. from the 
University of Colorado in limnology and his Ph.D. in environmental 
planning and water resource management from the University of Michigan.
  He became the Assistant Dean and Director of the College of 
Environmental Design at the University of Colorado in Boulder in 1975. 
His research and teaching focus on natural hazard mitigation, the 
citizen's role in the planning process, and the impact of urbanization 
on the environment. He has written on ecology and design and is 
preparing another book on transportation management and traffic 
calming.
  He has taught at the University of Michigan and Murdoch University in 
Western Australia, consulted for the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the National Science 
Foundation and the U.S. Information Agency.
  With this outstanding academic background, Spence has been a champion 
of the values that embody the spirit of Boulder. His commitment to 
defending these values made him a distinctive member of the council.
  A passionate environmentalist, Spence had a two-decade struggle with 
transportation problems and worked diligently to promote public 
transportation, rail service between Denver and Boulder, bicycle paths, 
city open space and pedestrian walkways.
  In his role as professor of environmental design at the University of 
Colorado, Spence encouraged his students to adopt Boulder's 
environmental values. He urged students to give up their cars, get more 
exercise and walk or use alternative transportation.
  A top vote getter in all his elections, Spence promoted a strategy to 
find more affordable housing, worked on growth management, led the 
effort for the largest purchase of open space in the history of Boulder 
and worked to streamline the city's budget in tough economic times.
  Spence's civic commitment is demonstrated through his service on the 
City Council Environmental and Transportation Committees, as an Eco-
cycle block leader, and as a Commissioner for the Boulder Urban Renewal 
Authority.
  The City Council of Boulder, Colorado, has been fortunate to have had 
Spencer Havlick as a member for the past 21 years. On behalf of 
Boulder's residents, I wish him well as he continues to pursue his 
commitment to a better community and state.

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