[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 211 (Tuesday, December 7, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1319]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING TERRENCE J. ``TERRY'' BOBROWSKI

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                 HON. CHARLES J. ``CHUCK'' FLEISCHMANN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 7, 2021

  Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Terry 
Bobrowski and recognize a lifetime of service to his community.
  For 35 years, Terry served East Tennessee communities through his 
work at the East Tennessee Development District. Terry led as the 
Executive Director from February 2002 until his retirement earlier this 
year. Terry previously served the ETDD as Director of Economic 
Development. Under Terry's stewardship, the ETDD established a Planning 
Advisory service that transitioned a major community planning program 
from the State of Tennessee to provide expert assistance for strategic 
planning to communities throughout the East Tennessee region. ETDD also 
maintains a public infrastructure inventory database, provides GIS 
support to help communities throughout this region make data-driven 
planning decisions, and assists federal agencies in providing services 
throughout the region.
  Terry has also served his community, lending his leadership to 
several local and national organizations. Terry served as President and 
Board Member for the National Association of Development Organizations, 
past National Chairman of the Rural Transportation Planning Task Force, 
past Chair of the Tennessee Development District Association, past 
Board Member of the Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee, 
past Board Member of the Southeast Regional Directors Institute, and is 
a member of the East Tennessee Industrial Council, the Tennessee 
Economic Development Council, and the American Economic Development 
Council.
  Terry has been a recognized subject matter expert in rural and 
regional planning. During his career, Terry has provided testimony to 
the President's Rural Development Task Force, the U.S. Senate Steering 
Committee on Rural Development, and the U.S. House Subcommittee on 
Transportation & Infrastructure.
  It is with great pleasure that I extend my heartfelt gratitude to Mr. 
Terry Bobrowski for his years of service with the East Tennessee 
Development District and wish him the very best in his retirement.

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