[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2374]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



               TRIBUTE TO COMMISSIONER PETER C. SCARPELLI

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                        HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 8, 2000

  Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I would like to call to your attention the 
deeds of a remarkable man, Peter C. Scarpelli of Nutley, New Jersey. 
Peter is being honored because of his years of community service. It is 
only fitting that we gathered here in his honor, for he epitomizes 
caring and generosity of spirit.
  Commissioner Scarpelli is a member of the Nutley High School Class of 
1955. He also attended Davis and Elkins College in Elkins, West 
Virginia where he studied Business Management. In addition Peter 
studied Management Skills Training at Rutgers University's Newark 
campus. Scarpelli also majored in Construction Design at Fairleigh 
Dickinson University in Rutherford, New Jersey.
  Peter has always been an active and involved leader. He has been the 
President of Meadowlands Landscaping Inc. since 1969, a company which 
specializes in property maintenance. A hard working and dedicated 
individual, Scarpelli is President of two other firms. He heads both P. 
Scarpelli and Son, Inc., a building construction and property 
management company and Jo-Lee Garden Center of Belleville, New Jersey, 
a full service garden center of which he is also Treasurer. Peter is 
also the Vice President of Interior Plant Design, where he is 
responsible for the installation and maintenance of interior decorative 
plants.
  The early years of his life instilled in Peter the attributes 
necessary for him to become a stellar force in the community. It was 
the small steps in the beginning of his career that taught him the 
fundamentals that would make him the role model that he is today.
  Known for a questioning mind and an ability to get things done, Peter 
Scarpelli joined the Nutley Board of Commissioners in 1983. Since that 
time he has served as the Director of the Department of Public Works, 
and has been elected to five consecutive terms. From 1983 to 1988 he 
undertook the supervision of the Code Enforcement Department. His 
responsibilities included the supervision of the inspectors of 
buildings, electric and plumbing. Peter also provided appointments to 
the Construction Board of Appeals.
  On the Nutley Board of Commissioners, Peter Scarpelli is a member of 
the Nutley Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. He has also served as the 
Superintendent of the Nutley Weights and Measures Department.
  Peter continually touches the lives of the people around him. He is a 
member of numerous civic and community service organizations. These 
include the Nutley Elks 1290, American Legion, Knights of Columbus 
6190, Amfrens, Nutley Italian American Club, Nutley UNICO, Nutley 
Republican Club, Third Half Club Republican County Committee and the 
Kiwanis Club of Nutley. He is also the President of the Columbian Club 
and is the Nutley Family Service Bureau Charity Ball Chair.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join me, our colleagues, Peter's family, 
friends, the township of Nutley and the State of New Jersey in 
recognizing the outstanding and invaluable service to the community of 
Peter C. Scarpelli.

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