[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 30, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E115]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING THE SERVICE AND LEGACY OF ANDREW J. MULDER

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                           HON. BILL HUIZENGA

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 30, 2019

  Mr. HUIZENGA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the legacy of 
Andrew J. Mulder and his decades of commendable service to the 
community in Holland, Michigan.
  Two years after the start of his career in October of 1976 as the 
Deputy City Attorney for the City of Holland, Andrew extended his 
responsibilities in his capacity as an advisor to the Holland City 
Council. In 1987, after over a decade of proven service, Andrew was 
promoted to City Attorney. Andrew served in this capacity until 
deciding to focus the last five years of his career on legal work 
surrounding the new electricity generation plant of the Holland Board 
of Public Works.
  Throughout his career, Andrew's heart for public service and the rule 
of law led him to serve on multiple boards for various legal 
organizations and associations. Andrew served on the Board of Directors 
of the Michigan Municipal Attorneys Association from 1995 to 2011, and 
was the President of the Association from 2007 to 2009. From 1995 to 
2011, Andrew served on the Legal Defense Fund of the Michigan Municipal 
League, and from 2012 to 2019, Andrew served in the Academy of 
Municipal Attorneys.
  Andrew's long list of accomplishments include the execution of legal 
portions of major projects like the Holland Area Wastewater Treatment 
Plant Expansion, negotiating water contracts between the City of 
Holland and adjoining Townships, for the development of a new police 
department and courthouse in Holland, for the construction of a new 
Civic Center and associated farmer's market expansion, for the 
renovation of Holland's City Hall, the implementation of Holland's 
renowned Snowmelt system, construction of the City Transportation 
Center, legal considerations for the State Boundary Commission 
Annexation and Detachment Project, legal work for the Kollen Park 
Improvement Project, and for Holland's Energy Park. Additionally, 
Andrew diligently litigated a number of cases on behalf of the City of 
Holland before Michigan's Supreme Court. These cases included 
Meadowlands v. City of Holland, Adams Outdoor Advertising v. City of 
Holland, Fillmore Township v. City of Holland, and City of Holland v. 
Consumers Energy.
  Madam Speaker, on behalf of the Second Congressional District of 
Michigan, we thank Andrew J. Mulder for his more than 40 years of 
distinguished service to the residents of Holland, and to our great 
nation.

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