[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12188]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



            LEONARD CARLIN HONORED ON RETIREMENT FROM EDCNP

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 27, 2001

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to my friend 
Leonard Carlin, who is retiring after 28 years with the Economic 
Development Council of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Len will be honored 
with a retirement dinner on June 27.
  Len is a graduate of Coughlin High School and attended Wilkes 
College, Penn State University and the Scranton branch of Temple 
University. In addition to his work at EDCNP, his varied and broad 
experience includes service with the U.S. Geological Survey, the Army 
Corps of Engineers and the Lackawanna County Regional Planning 
Commission.
  Since joining EDCNP, Len has worked in many capacities, including 
regional planner and cartographic supervisor and duties including 
environmental planning and programs, land use planning, comprehensive 
planning, flood mitigation, assistance to local governments, and other 
duties too numerous to list here.
  He is a member of several community and professional organizations, 
including the Pennsylvania Planning Association, the Sierra Club, 
Pennsylvania Environmental Council and Rails-to-Trails. For his 
dedicated work, he was named the Pennsylvania Planning Association's 
Planner of the Year in 2000.
  Mr. Speaker, I am particularly pleased to call to the attention of 
the House of Representatives Len's distinguished career because his 
hard work was very helpful in securing the American Heritage River 
designation for the Upper Susquehanna-Lackawanna Watershed in 1998. 
Working closely with my office, Len was an invaluable assistant in 
compiling a great deal of information and working with local elected 
officials and other interested parties. I wish him all the best.

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