[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 20]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 27751]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING RETIRING CONCORD TOWN COUNCILMAN JOHN ALLAN

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 7, 2005

  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor John Allan, whose 
service as a member of the Concord Town Board will come to an end on 
December 31, 2005.
  Councilman Allan is a man dedicated to effective public service for 
the residents of the Town of Concord. Few public officials love their 
hometown the way John Allan does, and his public acts have always had 
the intention of making life in the town of Concord better for those 
fortunate enough to live there.
  While John's most recent run for public office has proven 
unsuccessful, it is a virtual certainty that he will remain active in 
local civic affairs. That is a good thing, for the town of Concord is 
better for the active public service of individuals like John Allan.
  I want to thank you, Mr. Speaker, for offering me this opportunity to 
honor the public service of retiring Concord Councilman John Allan, and 
I hope that you will join me in offering to Mr. Allan the House's best 
wishes of good luck and Godspeed in all of his future endeavors.

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