[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 191 (Tuesday, December 13, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2233]
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                         HARVEY TEYLER TRIBUTE

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                          HON. SCOTT R. TIPTON

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 13, 2011

  Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Mr. Harvey Teyler, 
manager of the Alamosa Mosquito Control District. Mr. Teyler has been 
awarded the Special District Association of Colorado's 2011 
Distinguished Manager of the Year Award.
  Presented in September at the SDA's annual conference, this honor 
recognizes managers who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, 
dedication and service to their district. The SDI is an association 
consisting of over a thousand members who promote the effective and 
economical operation of special districts in Colorado. These districts 
function as a form of local government that provides basic services and 
public needs.
  Mr. Teyler was recognized for increasing the Alamosa Mosquito Control 
District's quality of service under the motto ``Effective and 
Efficient.'' He is well respected for his leadership style, a 
commitment to thoroughly educating and training his employees, and for 
never asking them to do something that he has not done himself.
  Mr. Teyler leads the District's efforts to protect public health 
through the surveillance of mosquitoes, counting and identification, 
various methods of extermination, and West Nile Virus testing, all 
while adhering to environmentally sensitive practices. After humble 
origins in a shed with no utilities, the District now operates out of a 
fully furbished 5500 square foot facility. The citizens of Alamosa, 
known in the past to be overrun with mosquitoes, are certainly grateful 
for Mr. Teyler's dedication.
  Mr. Teyler is also an active member of the Alamosa community, where 
he has been a part of the Kiwanis Club, the Blue Peaks organization for 
the mentally challenged, and the Ranch Advisory Board.
  Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to recognize Harvey Teyler. I rise today 
to thank him for his public spirit and devotion to the health of 
Alamosa's Citizens.

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