[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 77 (Thursday, May 9, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E566]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  COMMEMORATING THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SOUTHERN TIER CENTRAL 
                REGIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD

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                             HON. TOM REED

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 9, 2019

  Mr. REED. Madam Speaker, today I rise to commemorate the fiftieth 
anniversary of the Southern Tier Central Regional Planning and 
Development Board.
  Southern Tier Central has been serving the communities of Chemung, 
Schuyler, and Steuben Counties since 1969. As a regional council, 
Southern Tier Central promotes coordination between the neighboring 
counties to provide a regional approach to improving the economy, the 
environment, and the quality of life for citizens of the Southern Tier. 
Their work to provide planning for economic development, 
transportation, human services, and flood assistance helps the 
communities of the Southern Tier grow and thrive.
  The Southern Tier Central Regional Planning and Development Board 
provides a variety of services to the region. As the designated Local 
Development District of the Appalachian Regional Commission and an 
Economic Development District of the Economic Development 
Administration, Southern Tier Central is able to qualify for special 
grant funding and project assistance to promote important local 
economic and community development projects. Over the last half 
century, Southern Tier Central has helped to provide more than eighty-
seven million dollars in grant funding and technical assistance to the 
region.
  Fifty years of serving the community is certainly a cause for 
celebration. I congratulate the Southern Tier Central Regional Planning 
and Development Board on this impressive milestone and look forward to 
their continued success in the years to come.
  Given the above, I ask that this Legislative Body pause in its 
deliberations and join me to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of 
the Southern Tier Central Regional Planning and Development Board.

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