[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 130 (Friday, August 1, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1685]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO BORRE WINCKEL

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                            HON. KEN CALVERT

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 1, 2008

  Mr. CALVERT. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor and pay tribute to 
an individual whose dedication and contributions to the community of 
Riverside County, CA are exceptional. Riverside has been fortunate to 
have dynamic and dedicated community leaders who willingly and 
unselfishly give their time and talent and make their communities a 
better place to live and work. Borre Winckel is one of these 
individuals. Borre is retiring as the Executive Director of the 
Building Industry Association, BIA, for Riverside County.
  Born in the Netherlands, Borre arrived in the U.S. in 1977 following 
his family's acquisition of property in Temecula, CA. Borre was 
educated at Boston University and received joint degrees in Print 
Journalism and Public Communication. After graduation, Borre joined 
Chase Manhattan Bank's New York City Head Office as a Press Spokesman 
and Speechwriter for the Office of the Chairman. Chase decided Borre 
was better suited for banking and placed him in their prestigious 
corporate finance credit training program in Wall Street.
  Following Wall Street, Borre's mixed-use land development activities 
led him to join the Riverside County BIA Chapter, which he has run as 
its Executive Director since 1996. The County's volume of building 
permit activity--highest in the State of California--places him center 
stage on many growth and development related issues. Under his 
leadership, Riverside County BIA became the region's leading private 
sector participant in major transportation planning and funding 
projects; air and water quality issues; endangered species conservation 
planning and residential green building programs. Borre is frequently 
quoted in the major media and is a sought after as a conference 
speaker.
  Some of the BIA accomplishments under Borre include: membership at 
the Riverside Chapter flourished, tripling in size to over 700 members; 
in coordination with city and county officials, the BIA helped develop 
the Riverside County Integrated Project, RCIP, a three year planning 
effort to simultaneously prepare environmental, transportation, housing 
and development guidelines for future population growth; and worked 
with officials and outside groups to establish the Multi-Species 
Habitat Conservation Plan, MSHCP. In 2007, Borre convinced the County 
Board of Supervisors to initiate a streamlining strike force to speed 
up the entitlement and permitting process. As a result, County 
entitlement and permitting processes are already more fluid and 
predictable.
  Borre is a resident of San Juan Capistrano and is married to Kay 
Sutton-Nagel. They have three children, Emilie, Sophie and George, Jr. 
Borre's tireless passion for the community of Riverside County has 
contributed immensely to the betterment of the Inland Empire. I am 
proud to call Borre a fellow community member, American and friend. I 
know that many community members are grateful for his service and 
salute him as he retires.

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