[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 54 (Monday, April 11, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E388]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING MR. PAUL F. WOXLAND

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                           HON. KEITH ELLISON

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 11, 2016

  Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Paul F. Woxland, 
and to recognize the nearly twenty-five years of service that he has 
given to our region as well as to the federal government in his work 
with the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
   Mr. Woxland began his service with the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development in 1991, where he assumed a position as Director of 
the Minneapolis Multifamily Asset Management Division and Satellite 
Office Coordinator. In this role, Mr. Woxland was tasked with the 
ultimate responsibility for physical, managerial, and financial 
condition of every HUD property within the region.
   Mr. Woxland has also been instrumental in the development and 
improvement of housing in Minnesota and in our neighboring state of 
Wisconsin. In this capacity, he has overseen thousands of housing 
developments, working diligently to provide all families with access to 
one of our most basic yet most needed resources, a safe space to call 
home. To that end, Mr. Woxland has had a direct hand in over one 
thousand affordable housing projects in Minnesota, and over eight 
hundred projects in Wisconsin. This staggering number of developments 
has had an immeasurable impact upon the health of the region, and in 
partnership has provided permanent housing to over fifteen thousand 
households.
   Mr. Woxland's work with the Interagency Stabilization Group has 
shown the true level of his commitment to providing housing for very 
low income residents. Mr. Woxland, through this collaborative 
organization, has succeeded in not only preserving but stabilizing 
affordable housing in Minneapolis for thousands of low-income 
residents. Some notable developments this partnership has preserved are 
Ebenezer Tower, Cecil Newman Plaza, and Riverside Plaza, a local 
landmark that is honored in the National Register of Historic Places.
   To his colleagues and staff, he is regarded as the leader of one of 
the most effective and efficient HUD offices in the nation. Mr. Woxland 
leaves a legacy at HUD of tireless commitment and of service to our 
most underprivileged. For that he deserves our gratitude. He also 
leaves a legacy of touching countless lives and fostering inclusive 
communities throughout the region.

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