[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 9 (Monday, January 24, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H416]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      COMMENDING MAYOR JOE GURECKY

  (Mr. OLSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to commend Mayor Joe Gurecky, a 
statesman and a friend, for his service as the mayor of Rosenberg, 
Texas.
  Mayor Gurecky has served his citizens for 16 years, first as a 
council member, then as the mayor from 1999 to 2011, making him the 
longest continually serving mayor in the history of Rosenberg. Mayor 
Gurecky recently announced that he wasn't going to seek reelection.
  Joe Gurecky practiced four of the basic ideals of fiscal 
conservatism: accountability, fighting excessive spending, reducing 
taxes, and providing a safe community for his beloved city. During his 
12-year tenure, Mayor Gurecky oversaw a fourfold increase in property 
values and a 40 percent decrease in crime while simultaneously lowering 
taxes on the residents of Rosenberg.
  Mayor Gurecky will be missed as the mayor. I thank him and his wife, 
Doris, for their service and wish them well in the future.

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