[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 40 (Thursday, March 8, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E498-E499]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      HONORING THE BURKE CENTRE CONSERVANCY 2006 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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                             HON. TOM DAVIS

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 8, 2007

  Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
outgoing 2006 Board of Trustees of the Burke Centre Conservancy.

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  The Burke Centre Conservancy is a homeowners' association 
representing 5,862 homes Burke, Virginia. A planned residential 
community, Burke Centre is comprised of single family homes, 
townhouses, condominiums, co-ops, duplexes and quad units. The variety 
of housing located in Burke Centre provides the conservancy with unique 
and pressing challenges to ensure the positive livability of the area.
  The board of trustees is made up of volunteer members of the 
association elected on an annual basis. Their purpose is to provide 
services to the membership, and to maintain and protect the common 
areas and amenities of the association. The board creates and approves 
a $4,000,000 annual operating budget funded through membership 
assessments.
  This board has been particularly active in addressing the most 
pressing issues facing Burke Centre. Over the past year, they updated 
the community strategic plan, created a community risk management plan, 
conducted a stream bank instability study, completed a $250,000 
wetlands remediation project, assisted in the creation of a community 
parking district, completed a bathymetric study of the local ponds to 
establish maintenance needs and revised regulations associated with the 
conservancy's employee personnel, investment, and procurement policies.
  Burke Centre will sorely miss the guidance and leadership of 
President Greg Smith, Treasurer Phil Pool, Secretary Marc Flaster, Oaks 
Trustee Joe Berner, and Ponds Trustee Colette Sheldon who retired at 
the end of the year. The conservancy, however, will remain in good 
hands under the leadership of recently reelected Vice President Jimi 
Grande, Woods Trustee Kala Quintana as well as the newly elected 
members of the board.
  Madam Speaker, in closing, I wish to commend and congratulate the 
outgoing board on their exceptional commitment to their community. I 
call upon my colleagues to join me in congratulating the 2006 Board of 
Trustees for the Burke Centre Conservancy and in wishing their 
community continued success in the years to come.

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