[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 182 (Tuesday, December 15, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1795]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING THE GRAND OPENING OF SOUTHLAKE'S SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER

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                          HON. KENNY MARCHANT

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 15, 2015

  Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate 
the City of Southlake's grand opening of the Southlake Senior Activity 
Center.
  The history of the Southlake senior center began in 1998, when Mayor 
Gail Eubanks, Southlake's first mayor, donated the original facility to 
the city to serve as the activity and social center for the growing 
senior community in Southlake. Since the opening of the original senior 
center, the population of Southlake has nearly doubled in size. To 
accommodate the needs of this growing community, plans were developed 
and approved for the construction of a new community recreation center. 
On September 27, 2014, the City of Southlake broke ground for the 
construction of the new, state of the art, recreation and senior center 
known as The Marq.
  The Marq contains over 20,000 square feet of multipurpose space which 
includes a senior lounge, senior wellness room, game room, banquet 
hall, and amphitheater. In it, the new Southlake Senior Activity Center 
will serve the community by providing programs and services to 
Southlake area seniors, enhancing their lives and fostering a sense of 
community among the city's residents.
  I am extremely appreciative of the City of Southlake and the 
Southlake Senior Activity Center for continuing to address the needs of 
the community by enhancing the quality of their infrastructure and the 
lives of its seniors. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the 24th Congressional 
District of Texas, I ask all my distinguished colleagues to join me in 
congratulating the City of Southlake and the Southlake Senior Activity 
Center on the grand opening of their new facility.

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