[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 20]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 27522]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING RETIRING ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATOR STEVEN P. McCARVILLE

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 18, 2005

  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor the service of a 
public official with more than fourteen years of continuous service as 
a elected official. I rise to honor the distinguished service of my 
friend, Erie County Legislator Steve McCarville.
  Steve McCarville is a lifelong resident of the town of Orchard Park, 
and began his public service as a member of the Orchard Park Village 
Board in 1991. Serving as Village Trustee from 1991 to 1997, Steve was 
part of a village team, including then-fellow trustee and current New 
York State Supreme Court Justice John Curran, that oversaw a 
transformation in the village of Orchard Park into what we see today--a 
vibrant, bustling village environment in one of Erie County's most 
successful suburban towns.
  In 1997, Steve won election to the Orchard Park Town Board, a 
position he held until his appointment to a vacant 13th District seat 
in the Erie County Legislature. In 2001, Steve was appointed to serve 
the balance of a two year term and was later elected in his own right 
to represent the 13th district, which encompasses the towns of Aurora, 
Colden, Collins, Concord, and Orchard Park.
  In the Legislature, Steve's work has been marked by a strong deliver 
of constituent services. In addition, he has secured funding for vital 
county road repairs in his district, opened the first Satellite Office 
in the town of Boston, and has worked to revitalize the Emery Park Inn.
  Steve McCarville and I have an interesting past, in that he was my 
first opponent for a seat in the New York State Assembly in 1998. 
Although it was a tough and hardfought contest, it speaks well of 
Steve's character and integrity that we were able to resume our 
friendship at the end of that contest. Politics is politics, Mr. 
Speaker, but I am pleased to know that in the area of serving the 
public and the people who elected us to our respective offices, Steve 
McCarville and I were able to work cooperatively and effectively. We 
checked our politics at the door, and the public was better served for 
it.
  Steve has at all times, expressed a sincere and steadfast intention 
to effectively represent the residents and taxpayers of Erie County in 
general and of his district in particular. He has served well, Mr. 
Speaker, and I am honored and privileged to call the House's attention 
to that service here today, and am grateful to have this opportunity to 
honor him.

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