[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 25]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 34393]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      HONORING RETIRING WEST SENECA TOWN SUPERVISOR PAUL T. CLARK

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 13, 2007

  Mr. HIGGINS. Madam Speaker, today I pay tribute to the Supervisor of 
the Town of West Seneca, New York, a friend and governmental colleague 
of the highest caliber--my friend, West Seneca Town Supervisor Paul 
Clark.
  For sixteen years, Paul Clark served as the highest elective officer 
for the Town of West Seneca, and under his stewardship the town has 
grown from a small first ring town into a burgeoning suburb that is a 
destination for many folks looking for a safe community to raise a 
family. Professionally, Paul is a CPA, and he brought those budgeting 
skills to his work as Town Supervisor, after initially serving a short 
period of time as Town Comptroller. Paul's work to stabilize town 
finances, combined with a vision for his town that resulted in 
developing industrial parks, cultural attractions and recreational 
areas for residents, means that a lasting legacy of accomplishments 
will follow the conclusion of his service as Supervisor on December 31.
  Since my days representing West Seneca as a member of the New York 
State Assembly, I have been proud to work with Paul on many projects. I 
have taken particular pride in working with Paul on one of his own 
favorite issues--the AmeriCorps program, which for Western New York is 
headquartered in West Seneca. More than 3,000 young Western New Yorkers 
have graduated through West Seneca's AmeriCorps, all the while tutoring 
nearly 25,000 local schoolchildren, clearing 3,500 vacant lots and 
planting thousands of new trees throughout Western New York. All as a 
result of Paul Clark's vision.
  Paul has a great many accomplishments about which to be proud, but 
Paul counts as his proudest accomplishments his family--his wife Kathy, 
and his children Andrew and Kelly.
  Madam Speaker, Paul Clark leaves a lasting mark upon the government 
of the town of West Seneca, and his constituents are better for the 
service he provided to them. I am pleased to honor his contributions to 
our community, and I ask that you join me in extending to Paul and his 
family the House's most heartfelt wishes of good luck and Godspeed.

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