[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 17665-17666]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



   RECOGNIZING COUNTY COMMISSIONER BILLY CROKER, POLK COUNTY, GEORGIA

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                             HON. BOB BARR

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 21, 2001

  Mr. BARR OF Georgia. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Billy Croker of Polk County, 
Georgia is one

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county commissioner who consistently goes above and beyond the call of 
duty. In addition to being instrumental in bringing Our House for 
battered women and children and the Boys and Girls Club to Cedartown, 
Georgia, Mr. Croker has been very active in the Coosa Valley Regional 
Planning Commission, and he has recently been elected to a new position 
on the Board of Managers of the Association of County Commissioners of 
Georgia (ACCG). He represents the first ACCG district, which includes 
15 counties in northwest Georgia.
  The ACCG is a nonprofit agency assisting Georgia's county 
governments. Formed in 1914, ACCG serves as the consensus-building, 
training, and legislative organization for all 159 county governments 
in the state.
  Billy had previously been an at-large representative to the Board of 
Managers, As a board member of the statewide association, he plays a 
prominent role in shaping ACCG's yearly policy objectives and in 
directing activities taken on by the Association to help counties meet 
the increasingly complex demands facing today's local governments.
  Billy is recognized as an active participant and exceptional leader 
in the Association, and by his peers throughout Georgia. He always 
shows a committed interest in the welfare of the entire state, not just 
Polk County. He is a true and valued servant of the people of Georgia, 
and it is an honor to represent him in the U.S. House of 
Representatives.

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