[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 189 (Monday, December 14, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2990]
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                   IN HONOR OF MAYOR CHARLES E. MOYER

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                          HON. JOHN P. MURTHA

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 14, 2009

  Mr. MURTHA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the service of 
Charles E. Moyer, the mayor of Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. He is retiring 
after 16 years as mayor. His hard work and dedication have had an 
immense impact on his community.
  Mr. Moyer was born and raised in Ebensburg, where he attended Holy 
Name Grade School and Central Cambria High School before taking classes 
at Saint Francis University. He lives with his loving wife, Rose, and 
together they raised their daughter Denise and their late son David.
  Mr. Moyer began serving Ebensburg in 1963 as a member of the 
Dauntless Fire Company and was its captain from 1973 to 1983. He first 
joined the Ebensburg Borough Council in 1974 and became council 
president in 1984, an office he held until he became mayor in 1994.
  Mr. Moyer has been an officer of the Cambria County Boroughs 
Association since 1986, is a member of the Pennsylvania State 
Association of Boroughs Board of Trustees and Directors, and represents 
the association on the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's New 
Product Evaluation Committee. Since 1997, Mr. Moyer has served on the 
Cambria County Conservation and Recreation Authority, working to 
develop recreational resources, including playgrounds and trail 
projects, in Cambria County. For the past 5 years, Mr. Moyer has also 
been a member of the Cambria County Airport Authority and has served on 
the board of directors for the Cambria Somerset Council of Governments 
for 15 years, including 2 years as the president.
  Madam Speaker, during his distinguished career, Mr. Moyer received 
the Thomas F. Chrostwaite Award in 1993, the Distinguished Service 
Award in 2002, the Board of Directors Award in 2003, and the A.C. 
Scales Award from the Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs in 
2007 for exceptionally outstanding service.
  As mayor and councilman, Mr. Moyer has been instrumental in the many 
improvements in Ebensburg. Most recently, the borough enacted a $1.3 
million Streetscape program to revitalize the downtown, which has 
allowed for the construction of Penn Eben Park with a gazebo-style band 
shell, new sidewalks, street lights, benches and trees as well as 
renovations of many buildings. New businesses have nearly filled all 
the storefronts in downtown Ebensburg.
  Madam Speaker, I conclude my remarks by commending Charles E. Moyer 
for his service to his community. Through his years as a volunteer 
fireman, a councilman and finally as mayor, he has continually worked 
to make Ebensburg Borough a better place. His retirement closes a 
chapter on a long and fruitful career and the people of Ebensburg, 
along with those of us who have worked with Charlie, will surely miss 
him.

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