[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 150 (Wednesday, November 17, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1939-E1940]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER BOB CAMPBELL ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 
                 RETIREMENT FROM THE VISTA CITY COUNCIL

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                          HON. DARRELL E. ISSA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 17, 2010

  Mr. ISSA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the public service 
of Councilman Bob Campbell on the occasion of his retirement from the 
City of Vista. I commend Councilman Campbell's distinguished career and 
offer my thanks for his more than 20 years of dedicated public service 
to the City of Vista.
  As a native Californian, Mr. Campbell received an undergraduate 
degree from Stanford University and a graduate degree from the Graduate 
School of Business Administration at the University of Washington. He 
also served eight distinguished years in the U.S. Coast Guard and Coast 
Guard Reserve.
  Prior to joining the City of Vista, Mr. Campbell worked with 
newspaper publishers for sixteen years before starting his own computer 
systems consulting firm, Buena Vista Services, Inc., in 1980. It was in 
1985 that Mr. Campbell began serving as Chairman of a city panel. Under 
Councilman Campbell's leadership, the panel's redevelopment plan was 
successfully approved by voters in 1987.
  As Vista's Economic Development Director for nearly 10 years, 
Councilman Campbell's leadership resulted in the attraction of more 
than 500 firms and commercial and retail

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projects to the City. In 1998, Councilman Campbell also formed and 
spearheaded the San Diego North Economic Development Council (EDC) 
where he served for three years.
  In 2002 Mr. Campbell became a Vista City Councilmember. In this 
position Councilman Campbell fought for the construction of the new 
Vista Civic Center and two new fire stations. Councilman Campbell also 
worked tirelessly with Mayor Morris Vance and the City Council to lead 
the initiative in converting Vista into a Charter City to gain maximum 
local authority.
  Councilman Campbell has remained an active community leader having 
participated on the Board of Directors for the Vista Chamber of 
Commerce, the Vista Boys' Club, the Vista Rotary Club, the Economic 
Development Association, the Boy Scouts of America and the Vista YMCA.
  I offer Councilman Campbell my congratulations and may he enjoy a 
rewarding retirement with his family.
  Madam Speaker, I ask you to please join me in honoring Councilman Bob 
Campbell and his 20 years of admirable public service to the City of 
Vista.

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