[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 145 (Thursday, September 29, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1729]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING MR. KIM CLYMIRE OF KELSEYVILLE, CALIFORNIA

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 29, 2011

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition 
of Mr. Kim Clymire, Public Services Director for the County of Lake 
where he has lived and worked as a public servant for more than 30 
years.
  In his time working for Lake County, Mr. Clymire has spearheaded a 
number of groundbreaking projects and has been a member or leader of 
several community groups focused on improving the quality of public 
resources enjoyed by the residents of the region. He was a founding 
member of the Lake County Land Trust Board of Directors, was a Board 
member, 1986-1990, and President, 1990, of the California Park and 
Recreation Society District 1.
  In his terminal position as Public Services Director, Mr. Clymire has 
been in charge of the county's Parks and Recreation program, the 
county's Integrated Waste Management program, the county's Museums and 
the Buildings and Grounds Division. For several years he was in charge 
of the county's Office of Emergency Services, OES, and managed OES 
operations during several natural disasters. Mr. Clymire was also in 
charge of the county's Visitor Information Center for three years.
  Mr. Clymire has been very successful in writing grant proposals 
through which funding has been obtained to develop new parks and other 
county facilities. He was instrumental in the acquisition and 
development of several new county parks during his career, including 
the Kelseyville Community Park, Upper Lake Community Park, Clearlake 
Oaks Nylander Park, Hammond Park in Nice, Lower Lake Park, and the 107-
acre nature preserve known as the Middletown Trailside Park. He was 
also heavily involved in the acquisition of 1,520 acres of land on Mt. 
Konocti which will be preserved for future generations. The new Mt. 
Konocti Park will be opening to the public on September 24, 2011, 
shortly before Mr. Clymire's retirement on October 3.
  Known widely and in high esteem by his friends, colleagues and other 
members of the community--especially for his friendly nature and good 
sense of humor--Mr. Clymire has made an impressive and indelible 
contribution to the landscape of Lake County and to the lives of the 
people who live there. He is deserving of our praise and gratitude, 
without reservation.
  Therefore, Mr. Speaker, it is appropriate at this time for us to 
congratulate, thank and applaud Mr. Clymire for his remarkable career 
of public service. We wish him and his wife, Olga, much happiness and 
fortune in their retirement.

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