[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 125 (Thursday, July 20, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E701]
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                     RECOGNIZING MR. LANNIE CORBIN

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                            HON. MATT GAETZ

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 20, 2023

  Mr. GAETZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. Lannie Corbin, 
the City Manager for the City of Niceville, Okaloosa County, Florida. 
On July 31, 2023, Mr. Corbin will be retiring after more than 52 years 
of service to the City of Niceville. A native of Northwest Florida, Mr. 
Corbin began his civic service as City Clerk in August 1971. He was 
then appointed City Manager/City Clerk in 1972, a position he has held 
since. Mr. Corbin is the longest-serving city manager in the history of 
the State of Florida.
  During his tenure, Mr. Corbin has been instrumental in improving the 
quality of life in Niceville and the surrounding area. One of his many 
great accomplishments includes negotiating with local landowners to 
cede a portion of their land to the city, enabling the city to more 
than double its size. This led to Nicevilles population growing from 
4,300 residents in 1972 to over 16,000 today.
  Lannie Corbin helped bring increased-quality-of-life projects to 
Niceville, such as the Turkey Creek Nature Trail, Lions Park, the 
Niceville Senior Center, the Twin Oaks Multi-use Sports Complex, the 
Children's and Spray Parks, and multiple city parks, such as Meigs and 
Rocky Runway Commons. He also brought a new complex to the city to 
house its administrative offices, the police headquarters, community 
center, and the Children's Park.
  One of his greatest achievements was the establishment of Niceville's 
first public library. This led him to champion the first-ever 
cooperative effort in Okaloosa County by forming the Okaloosa County 
Library Cooperative, uniting 6 cities with the county, enabling them to 
increase the resources available to all the residents of our county.
  I, along with all of Northwest Florida, thank Niceville City Manager 
Corbin for his dedication to public service and commitment to improving 
the quality of life in the city for all its residents and visitors. His 
lifelong service exemplifies the very best of Northwest Florida.
  On behalf of the United States House of Representatives, I am 
privileged to recognize City Manager Lannie Corbin on the occasion of 
his retirement. I thank him for his service and offer my best wishes to 
him and to his family.

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