[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 105 (Wednesday, September 8, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1521]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  CITY OF SOUTHLAKE RANKED IN TOP TEN

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 7, 2004

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, it is my great honor to recognize five 
communities within my district for being acknowledged as among the 
``Top Ten Suburbs of the Dallas-Fort Worth Area,'' by D Magazine, a 
regional monthly publication. Top honors went to Southlake, 
Colleyville, Highland Village, Flower Mound, and Coppell based on these 
communities' excellent schools, affordability, and low crime rates.
  Every two years, the magazine ranks some fifty plus suburbs of the 
Dallas-Fort Worth region, the State of Texas' largest metropolitan 
area. Southlake was ranked number three on this year's top ten after 
receiving top marks as a community dedicated to its school's athletics 
and music. D Magazine also noted the city's efforts to encourage 
resident involvement through SPIN (Southlake Program for the 
Involvement of Neighborhoods), which ``helps residents communicate with 
the city government.'' As a congressman, I appreciate Southlake's 
efforts to encourage civic engagement because constituent communication 
is essential to improving our communities.
  I applaud Mayor Andy Wambsganss and the City Council of Southlake for 
building the City of Southlake into a distinguished community. I am 
proud to represent such a vibrant city.

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