[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 121 (Friday, August 5, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1505]
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     IN HONOR OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CITY OF PARMA HEIGHTS

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 5, 2011

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the City of Parma 
Heights, Ohio, as they celebrate the city's centennial. Since 1911, 
Parma Heights has been an exemplary community within Northeast Ohio.
  Conrad Countryman and his family were Parma Heights' first residents 
when they moved to the corner of Stumph and Pearl Roads in the Western 
Reserve Township of Brooklyn in 1817. By 1826, Parma Township, now 
known as Parma Heights, had severed from Brooklyn Township. Parma 
Heights continued to grow and expand, and in 1907, Wooster Pike, now 
known as Pearl Road, became the first rural red brick road in the 
nation. Parma Heights officially became a village in 1911.
  By November of 1953, Parma Heights had adopted a Charter of the City 
of Parma Heights, and, in January 1959, Parma Heights attained city 
status. Since then, Parma Heights has been known as a ``small town 
oasis in a convenient big city location.''
  Over the years, Parma Heights has produced such distinguished civil 
servants as Magistrate Paul W. Cassidy and Mayor Michael P. Byrne. 
Magistrate Cassidy honorably served the City of Parma Heights for 
fifty-six years before retiring in 2009. Michael P. Byrne became the 
fourteenth mayor of the City of Parma Heights in 2010.
  Mr. Speaker and Colleagues, please join me in honoring the City of 
Parma Heights, Ohio as its residents celebrate the city's centennial.

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