[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 102 (Tuesday, June 19, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E863]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      CONGRATULATING KAREN RICHARD

                                 ______
                                 

                            HON. PETER WELCH

                               of vermont

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 19, 2018

  Mr. WELCH. Mr. Speaker, on June 25, 2018, Mrs. Karen Richard will 
retire after 31 years of service to the town of Colchester, Vermont. 
Mrs. Richard was elected in 1998 as Colchester Town Clerk and Treasurer 
after 11 years of work in the local assessor's office. She quickly led 
the town in replacing outdated voting machines and optimizing the 
town's election process. Perhaps her greatest contribution to the town 
was her efforts to digitize the town's land records. Because of Mrs. 
Richard, Colchester was one of the first towns in Vermont to digitize 
their land records and by the end of the year, all the records will be 
available for the public online. At a time when many municipal 
employees are being asked to go above and beyond for their residents, 
Mrs. Richard's leadership was transformational. Her hard work was 
recognized when she earned the awards of Vermont Clerk of the Year in 
2007 and Vermont Treasurer of the Year in 2014.
  Outside of her elected role, she has been Chair of the Vermont 
Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association's Legislative Committee, a 
member of the Champlain Water District Board of Commissioners, and 
Clerk/Treasurer for Colchester Fire District No. 3.
  Mr. Speaker, her exceptional work on behalf of Vermont communities 
will surely be missed and I wish Mrs. Richard well in her retirement.

                          ____________________