[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 101 (Wednesday, June 14, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E823]
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                      HONORING MR. LARRY MARSICANO

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                         HON. ELIZABETH H. ESTY

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 14, 2017

  Ms. ESTY of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Larry 
Marsicano for his many years of tireless work to improve and protect 
Candlewood Lake. As Larry prepares to leave the Candlewood Lake 
Authority where he has served as Executive Director for fourteen years, 
I would like to take this opportunity to thank and recognize him. Larry 
has been a champion for conservation in western Connecticut, and his 
expertise and dedication have helped our community make significant 
progress to address pollution in Candlewood Lake.
  As an undergraduate at Western Connecticut State University in the 
1980s, Larry began collecting data on the water quality of Candlewood 
Lake, Connecticut's largest lake. After completing his Bachelor's 
degree, Larry worked as a laboratory manager, and then joined the 
Candlewood Lake Authority in 1998.
  The Candlewood Lake Authority is an agency created by the five 
municipalities surrounding the lake to reduce pollution and improve its 
quality. Larry first worked as a Lake Preservation Director, supporting 
research and outreach, and in 2003, he became Executive Director. His 
work for the group has spanned environmental research, policy and 
advocacy, and education initiatives. Among his many accomplishments, 
Larry was instrumental in changing local land use regulations to 
protect surface water quality and in developing opportunities for high 
school students to learn about research on the lake.
  Mr. Speaker, Mr. Larry Marsicano has been a devoted public servant in 
spearheading the efforts to protect Candlewood Lake and promote 
conservation awareness. I thank him for his decades of hard work to 
bring together government and private sector leaders to solve the 
issues facing the lake. While our efforts on behalf of the lake will 
continue, he will be greatly missed. It is fitting and proper that we 
honor Larry here today for his service and extend our best wishes as he 
begins the next stage of his career.

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