[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 31, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E29]
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 CONGRATULATING JOHN COSGROVE AS HE IS HONORED BY THE LACKAWANNA RIVER 
                          CORRIDOR ASSOCIATION

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 31, 2006

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask you and my esteemed 
colleagues in the House of Representatives to pay tribute to John 
Cosgrove, former executive director of the Lackawanna Heritage Valley 
Authority in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. Mr. Cosgrove has been 
honored by the Lackawanna River Corridor Association for his leadership 
in creating partnerships to preserve and develop the Lackawanna 
Valley's historic, cultural, natural and economic resources through 
preservation, education and promotion of the regional heritage.
  The Lackawanna River Corridor Association is a non-profit community 
organization created in 1987 to promote the restoration and protection 
of the Lackawanna River and its watershed resources. A major goal of 
the LRCA is to foster the development of a 40 mile long network of 
parks and trails along the Lackawanna River.
  The Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority and the Lackawanna River 
Corridor Association have been collaborating to get the 40 mile trail 
and greenway system built. Known as the Lackawanna River Heritage 
Trail, several sections were developed in the past few years. Other 
sections are in final engineering phases and will be under construction 
soon.
  Begun under Mr. Cosgrove's tenure, the Lackawanna River Heritage 
Trail project is a strategic link in the work of the authority and its 
partners to promote the economic and environmental revitalization of 
communities along the river.
  Mr. Cosgrove was named to be the first executive director of the 
newly formed Association of National Heritage Areas in 2004. Prior to 
his 6 years with the LHVA, he served as executive director of 
Neighborhood Housing of Scranton and held several positions in the 
administration of the late Governor Robert P. Casey. He also chaired 
several initiatives for Scranton Tomorrow including City Pride and 
First Night Scranton.
  Mr. Cosgrove resides in Scranton with his wife, the former Eileen 
Egan Cosgrove and their three daughters.
  On a personal note, I wanted to mention how much I enjoy working with 
John and look forward to continuing to work with him on his expanded 
portfolio serving heritage areas around the country. John is yet 
another example of a talented Northeastern Pennsylvanian who is now 
sharing his skills to serve the entire Nation.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating John Cosgrove on the 
occasion of this honor. Mr. Cosgrove's leadership, dedication and 
commitment has enhanced the quality of life in the Greater Scranton 
region and all its citizens are better because of it.

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