[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 129 (Friday, September 21, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1635]
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                IN HONOR OF THE CITY OF GARFIELD HEIGHTS

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 21, 2012

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the City of 
Garfield Heights, Ohio. Since 1919, the City of Garfield Heights has 
been an exemplary community within Northeast Ohio.
  The City of Garfield Heights, also known as the ``City of Homes,'' 
was founded in 1919 and named after Garfield Park. Before Garfield 
Heights was established, the land had been Newburgh Hamlet and the 
Village of South Newburgh. Garfield Heights officially reached the 
status of a city in 1930. It became home to Marymount Hospital in 1949.
  Throughout the past couple of decades, Garfield Heights has undergone 
several major expansions and renovations. A new city hall building was 
opened in 1991, a new high school opened in 2004 and the Marymount 
Hospital Emergency Room addition opened in 2007.
  Today, the City of Garfield Heights is home to nearly 30,000 
residents who are led by Mayor Vic Collova. Mayor Collova was elected 
to office in 2009. He had previously served as President of Garfield 
Heights City Council. There are also eight members on the City Council: 
Nancy Marincic, Michael Nenadovich, Tracy Mahoney, Michael Dudley, Sr. 
Eugene Glenn, Joseph Suster, Thomas Vaughn and Barbara Molin.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honoring the City of 
Garfield Heights and all of its residents.

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