[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 174 (Wednesday, December 2, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H8872]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RETIREMENT OF CHARLOTTE DIETRICH, POTTER COUNTY PLANNING DIRECTOR

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
congratulate Charlotte Dietrich on her upcoming retirement as planning 
director of Potter County, located in Pennsylvania's Fifth 
Congressional District.
  Charlotte was promoted to that position in April of 2001 and had 
previously served as a secretary for Potter County.
  In her more than 14 years as planning director, Potter County became 
the only county in Pennsylvania to have a Wellhead Protection Plan in 
place for each water authority in the county, mapping each source of 
water, which is perhaps our most important natural resource.
  Additionally, under Charlotte's leadership, the county's planning 
department worked to address issues surrounding the development of wind 
power in the county, along with a huge expansion of gas drilling in the 
Marcellus Shale formation.
  A Potter County commissioner recently called Charlotte a born 
planner. I know those skills have been a great asset for the county in 
the past decade with so many big changes.
  Mr. Speaker, I wish Charlotte the best of luck in retirement.

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