[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 60 (Thursday, April 23, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E956-E957]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING ADDIE GREEN

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                         HON. KENDRICK B. MEEK

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 23, 2009

  Mr. MEEK of Florida. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to recognize and 
extend my congratulations to the Honorable Addie Green on the occasion 
of her retirement from elected office. Ms. Green will retire as County 
Commissioner for District 7 in Palm Beach County, and can look back on 
a proud career of service and distinction in community leadership.
  Though she is a native Alabamian, Ms. Green has been a resident of 
Palm Beach County since 1965. She graduated from Stillman College with 
a Bachelor of Science degree and went on to receive her Masters Degree 
in Education from Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University in 
Tallahassee, Florida.
  Ms. Green served as Mangonia Park's Vice Mayor in 1988 and Mayor in 
1991. In 1992, she was elected to the Florida House of Representatives 
and served four consecutive terms as the District 84 Representative. 
While serving in the Florida House of Representatives from 1995 to 
1998, I had the pleasure of working with Ms. Green. During her State 
tenure, she served on several influential House committees and was 
instrumental in securing vital resources for Palm Beach County.
  The appropriations Ms. Green worked diligently to bring to Palm Beach 
County included: $1.35 million for the Mangonia Residence for senior 
citizens; $751,000 for Floridians stricken with Parkinson's disease; 
$250,000 for the Belle Glade Business Park Wages Program to create new 
jobs; tax relief for NOAH, an organization that provides affordable 
housing to more than 400 families in

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the Glades; $249,000 for the renovation of the Lake Park Library; 
$500,000 for the St. Mary's Medical Center Children's Emergency Room 
Wing; $500,000 for Home Safe; and $100,000 for project SOAR Healthy 
Mothers/Healthy Babies.
  Moreover, Ms. Green has helped to secure funding for projects 
beneficial to the Palm Beach community such as an aquatics facility in 
Riviera Beach, the Dan Calloway Recreation Complex, the Northwest 
Community Center, the Spady House Museum and C. Spencer Pompey 
Amphitheater in Delray Beach, the Wilson Recreation Center and Pool 
Renovation, the 1916 County Courthouse Restoration, and the 4-H 
Community Gardens. She arranged recreational and cultural funding in 
support of Heritage Fest, Children's Outreach, Mt. Olive Community 
Outreach Center, Roots Festival, the Soul of Delray, Annual Jazz & 
Blues Festival in Riviera Beach, Salvation Army, Teen Partnership 
Coalition, Operation Hope, and a host of school-based programs.
  With the concerted efforts of many individuals and business leaders 
in the community, Ms. Green was able to organize the first Homeless 
Task Force for Palm Beach County. In 2007, she was named ``Commissioner 
of the Year'' by the Florida League of Cities for her extraordinary 
efforts of presiding over tough County transitions and improved 
relationships with cities throughout South Florida.
  I am fortunate to have had the opportunity to work side by side with 
Commissioner Greene and it is a privilege for me to have this 
opportunity to recognize her before the esteemed House of 
Representatives. Now, in retirement, she embarks upon new challenges in 
life and I am certain her legacy of greatness will only grow and 
develop as she enters this new phase of life. I wish her every 
happiness and success.

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