[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 63 (Friday, May 7, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E786]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING THE DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVICE OF MIKE WEBB

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                            HON. BART GORDON

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 6, 2004

  Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the outstanding 
public service of a good friend of mine, Mike Webb. Mike served on the 
La Vergne, Tennessee, Board of Mayor and Alderman for 16 years, 
including the last 10 years as mayor.
  Mike has helped La Vergne grow from a sleepy little community to a 
major distribution hub. In 1990, for example, the city had a population 
of 7,499. Now that population has grown to nearly 22,000 people. Mike 
can be proud of the leadership and integrity he has provided during 
that tremendous growth.
  Issues ranging from trash pick-up to fire and police protection, and 
everything in between, have crossed Mike's desk during his tenure as an 
alderman and a mayor. His common sense and wit prevailed through it 
all. Some facilities of note that occurred under his administration are 
the construction of a 20,000-square-foot award-winning library, a 10-
million gallon-per-day water treatment plant, and several major road 
improvement projects.
  His years of experience and leadership have created a fiscally sound 
and well-managed city government. The city of La Vergne will sorely 
miss Mike's leadership, his unflinching dedication and his tireless 
service. I congratulate Mike on his outstanding public-service career 
and wish him well in his future endeavors.




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