[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 13, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E172-E173]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              BILL MARINO

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 13, 2018

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and applaud 
Bill Marino for receiving the 2017 Steve Burkholder Diamond Legacy 
Award from the West Chamber of Commerce.
  Bill Marino came to Colorado in 1995 with his wife, Jane, and two 
children. While they came here on vacation, they decided to stay. While 
his private ventures have taken him to London, San Francisco and 
Sydney, his touchstone for 20+ years has been Lakewood, Colorado. His 
willingness to service his community started when he served as 
president of his local neighborhood group. He was asked by then-
Lakewood Mayor Linda Morton to be a part of a community discussion on 
land use, which resulted in his appointment to the Planning Commission, 
where he served for eight years. During the time, Bill oversaw the 
planning and development of Colorado Mills, Creekside on Colfax and 
Belmar.
  Bill has now worked with four consecutive Lakewood mayors. While 
serving as Planning Commission Chair, former Mayor Steve Burkholder 
appointed him to his Blue-Ribbon Committee on West Colfax that 
developed the West Colfax Action Plan. In 2009, he was asked by former 
Mayor Bob Murphy to lead the charge to form a much-needed Business 
Improvement District along West Colfax, an initiative that had failed 
twice before. Most recently, he has worked with Mayor Adam Paul and 
local community leaders to develop and implement the West Colfax 2040 
Vision Plan.
  Bill currently serves as the Chief Executive of the Lakewood-W. 
Colfax Business Improvement District, Board Chair of 40 West Arts

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District and Founder of The Creativity Lab of Colorado. He is a 
published author and frequent speaker on entrepreneurship and community 
engagement. He led the grassroots campaign for the petition drive and 
successful special election that formed the Lakewood-W. Colfax BID and 
championed the formation of a new arts district along West Colfax, now 
one of 21 state-certified creative districts in Colorado.
  I extend my deepest congratulations to Bill Marino for this well-
deserved recognition by the West Chamber of Commerce.

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