[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 23, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E189]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING JOSEPH L. CAMPBELL UPON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE CONTRA 
                COSTA WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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                          HON. MARK DeSAULNIER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 23, 2016

  Mr. DeSAULNIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize my friend, Joseph L. 
Campbell of Clayton, California, upon his retirement from the Contra 
Costa Water District (CCWD) Board of Directors. Mr. Campbell has been 
an extraordinary community leader throughout Contra Costa County, and I 
wish him well in retirement.
  During his 21 years of service at CCWD, most recently as President of 
the Board, Mr. Campbell never missed a board meeting. He served as co-
chairman and a key fundraiser for the successful campaign to approve 
bonds for the District's $450 million Los Vaqueros Reservoir Project, 
and helped lead the effort against the Peripheral Canal in 1982.
  Mr. Campbell served our community in innumerable leadership roles 
over the years at various important community organizations, including 
the Contra Costa County Airport Land Use Commission, the Walnut Creek 
Child Care Task Force, the Walnut Festival Association, the Northgate 
High School Sports Boosters, and the American Red Cross.
  Mr. Campbell also leveraged his vast experience as a business owner 
and engineer, as a Vice President of the Concord Chamber of Commerce, 
and served as a member of the Concord General Plan Committee and the 
Founder Advisory Board of Concord Commercial Bank.
  Mr. Campbell is also past president and a founder of the Concord 
Economic Development Corporation, a partnership of the Concord Chamber 
of Commerce and the City of Concord. In addition to these many roles, 
he is a member of the Board of Directors of the East Bay Leadership 
Council and a member of Concord Rotary Club. A longtime resident of the 
area, Mr. Campbell is an Honorary Board Member of the Concord 
Historical Society.
  I am grateful for Mr. Campbell's many accomplishments and 
contributions to the success of our community. I wish Mr. Campbell all 
of the best in his retirement.
  Congratulations, Joe, on a remarkable legacy of public service in 
Contra Costa.

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