[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11344]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HONORING THE WEST CENTRAL MUNICIPAL CONFERENCE AND THE WEST COOK COUNTY 
                           SOLID WASTE AGENCY

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                          HON. DANIEL LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 3, 2007

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor two innovative 
organizations that positively impact over 30 Chicagoland communities--
the West Central Municipal Conference (WCMC) and the West Cook County 
Solid Waste Agency (WCCSWA). Through dedicated and distinguished 
leadership, these associations continue to foster the improvement of 
local government, provide quality service to citizens, and enhance the 
overall quality of life for area residents. Today, I would especially 
like to recognize and thank WCMC and WCCSWA Executive Director Richard 
Pellegrino, 2007 WCMC Executive Committee President Harold J. Wiaduck, 
and 2007 WCCSWA Executive Committee President Michael J. Garvey.
  Since 1980, the West Central Municipal Conference has served as the 
regional council of governments (COG) in west suburban Cook County. 
Currently, WCMC has eight standing committees that focus on areas such 
as buildings and codes, finance, legislative advocacy, 
intergovernmental affairs, public works, transportation, and public 
safety. The committees strive to achieve municipal cooperation, 
communication, community outreach, and fiscal responsibility.
  I am privileged today to acknowledge the incoming 2008 WCMC Executive 
Committee members: President Daniel Pritchett of Franklin Park; Vice 
President Paul Gattuso of Westchester; Treasurer Roy F. McCampbell of 
Bellwood; Director Frank A. Pasquale of Bellwood; Director Peter N. 
Silvestri of Elmwood Park; Director Anthony T. Calderone of Forest 
Park; Director James L. Discipio of LaGrange Park; Director Jeffrey T. 
Sherwin of Northlake; Director Patrick T. Rogers of Lyons Township; 
Director John D. Dalicandro of Elmwood Park; Director Patrick R. 
Higgins of Western Springs; and Ex-Officio Member Harold J. Wiaduck of 
Riverside.
  The West Cook County Solid Waste Agency, established in 1989, 
facilitates the efficient and environmentally sound collection, 
transportation, transfer, processing, treatment, storage, disposal, 
recovery, and reuse of municipal waste in west Cook County, Illinois. 
WCCSWA not only administers recycling programs such as the Household 
Hazardous Waste Collection Program, the Regional Disposal Project, and 
the Electronics Recycling Program, but organizes community events that 
include lawn care buy-backs and paint exchanges. Through its consumer 
assistance and school education programming, the agency helps citizens 
make sound environmental decisions and promotes the importance of 
recycling to young people.
  I am also honored today to recognize the 2008 WCCSWA Executive 
Committee members: President Michael J. Garvey of Brookfield; Vice 
President Wayne Straza of Countryside; Treasurer Roy F. McCampbell of 
Bellwood; Director Kevin Barr of Schiller Park; Director Guy Belmonte 
of North Riverside; Director Karen Rozmus of Oak Park; and Director 
Marilyn May of River Grove.
  The service and contributions made to west Cook County by the West 
Central Municipal Conference and the West Cook County Solid Waste 
Agency are extraordinary. I am pleased to honor the staff members, the 
committee members, and all those who make the activities of these 
organizations possible. As we work tirelessly to improve the lives of 
area citizens, I look forward to continuing to serve our communities 
with the current 2007 and future 2008 Executive Committee members, as 
well as other WCMC and WCCSWA leaders.

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