[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 122 (Wednesday, September 12, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1504]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING CITY COUNCILMAN GREG NORDBAK

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                         HON. LINDA T. SANCHEZ

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 12, 2012

  Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
recognize Greg Nordbak and his 18 years of public service to the people 
of Whittier, California. Greg and his wife Donna have called Whittier 
home since 1980, and they have been fixtures in Whittier civic life 
ever since.
  Since beginning the first of his five terms on the Whittier City 
Council in 1994, Greg has worked tirelessly to ensure Whittier remains 
safe for its residents and economically vibrant for its business 
community. Under his tenure, Whittier has seen the creation of various 
city resources such as the Whittier Greenway Trail acquisition and 
development, the construction of the Parnel Park Community and Senior 
Center, a new Whittier Police Headquarters Building, Pio Pico State 
Historic Park Renovation, the Uptown Whittier Specific Plan, the 
Whittier Boulevard Specific Plan, and release of Fred C. Nelles 
property for development.
  Over the years, Greg's civic involvement has grown exponentially to 
include proudly serving as Chairman of the San Gabriel Basin Water 
Quality Authority (WQA), as past president of the Gateway Cities 
Council of Governments, as a former Board Member of the Whittier Rio 
Hondo AIDS Project (WRHAP), as well as volunteering with the Boys and 
Girls Club of Whittier, the Skills Foundation, and the Rio Hondo 
Chapter of the American Red Cross.
  Over the past decade, Greg has always worked to ensure that Whittier 
operates on firm financial footing and never outside its fiscal means. 
While the broader economy has impacted many cities throughout Southern 
California, Whittier has managed to maintain funding for all city 
services and capital improvement projects. Greg Nordbak is a big reason 
why Whittier can continue to deliver for its residents.
  From one public servant to another, I praise Greg Nordbak and commend 
him on his many years of outstanding public service and dedication to 
the City of Whittier and the community. Whittier would not be the 
community it is today without him.

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