[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 173 (Friday, December 2, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1576]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             RICHMOND, TX EARNS COMMUNITY OF THE YEAR TITLE

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                            HON. PETE OLSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, December 2, 2016

  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the City of 
Richmond, TX, for receiving the Community of the Year award from the 
American Planning Association--Texas Chapter (Texas APA).
  Richmond received this award due to its outstanding planning tools it 
adopted to prepare for the city's growth. Without submitting an 
application for the award this year, Richmond won anyway thanks to 
their impressive planning efforts that caught the attention of the 
Texas APA. Over the last year and a half, Richmond leaders have adopted 
three different planning tools without an existing internal Planning 
Department. The Texas APA's goal of rewarding cities with significantly 
notable contributions to planning projects, made Richmond a clear 
choice.
  On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congressional District of Texas, 
congratulations again to the City of Richmond, TX for receiving the 
Community of the Year award from the Texas APA. We look forward to 
seeing your growth.

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