[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1145]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING CHARLES BOSWELL FOR HIS YEARS OF DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO 
                     THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 29, 2008

  Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Fort Worth 
City Manager Charles Boswell. After 30 years with the City of Fort 
Worth, and just over three years as the City Manager, Mr. Boswell has 
announced that he will retire in January of 2008.
  Mr. Boswell began his career with the City of Fort Worth in 1977 as a 
Budget Analyst and over the years climbed the ladder to become the 
city's 21st City Manager in 2004. Under his leadership, Fort Worth 
citizens approved six bond packages which resulted in more than $766 
million in new streets, parks, libraries, fire stations, and other 
major improvements. These feats repeatedly helped Fort Worth earn 
honors as one of the best places in the nation to live and work.
  Mr. Boswell is credited with introducing innovative financial 
management strategies that have resulted in a financially solid 
municipal organization and have been key in reducing the amount of city 
tax dollars needed for debt service. At the same time, Mr. Boswell 
built the city's reserve funds to their highest levels to cover 
emergency needs as they arise.
  I have been privileged to have had a city manager in my district who 
understands what it means for a city to be healthy as a whole. Mr. 
Boswell's focus and efforts to include ``The Other Fort Worth'', an 
area east of I-35 that had been forgotten for decades by some, has 
planted a seed for revitalization that will benefit Fort Worth and 
Tarrant County residents for years to come.
  Although his tenure as City Manager is officially ending, I know Mr. 
Boswell will continue to serve Fort Worth as a dedicated citizen and 
advocate. I join his colleagues, friends and family members in wishing 
him all the best as he looks forward to spending more time with his 
family.
  Again, Madam Speaker, I am proud to recognize Charles Boswell for his 
tireless duties as a dedicated serviceman to the City of Fort Worth, 
Texas. It is an honor to recognize such a hard-working and devoted 
citizen. It is the servant leadership of Mr. Boswell, and those like 
him, which truly makes our nation great.

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