[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 400-401]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING RETIRING HAMBURG TOWN COUNCILMAN MARK CAVALCOLI

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 17, 2008

  Mr. HIGGINS. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor Mark Cavalcoli, a 
longtime public servant whose retirement at the end of this year will 
mark the close of a distinguished career in elective office that has 
spanned nearly two and a half decades.
  Mark began his public service as a biology teacher, working 33 years 
at Frontier Central High School before retiring in 1997.
  In 1983 Mark was first elected to serve on the Hamburg Town Board, 
where he worked to improve and protect Hamburg's unique character. 
Throughout his tenure the Councilman was deeply involved in waterfront 
development, greenspace preservation, regional cooperation, and local 
master planning.
  A natural negotiator and leader, Mark acted as the liaison between 
the town board and several departments and also functioned at Deputy 
Supervisor for 15 years.
  Of all the great accomplishments, one of Councilman Cavalcoli's 
proudest is working to provide public water to nearly 300 homes not 
connected to water lines and severely restricted in their water use.
  Despite his deep involvement on the town board and his commitment to 
his wife and two children, Mark still found time to further serve his 
community as a member of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, Knights of 
Columbus, PTAs for Frontier and Hamburg High Schools and as the 
Chairman of the Eighteen Mile Creek Preservation Committee.
  In 2007, Mark Cavalcoli chose not to run for re-election and instead 
will spend time traveling with Anne, his wife of 45 years.
  The Town of Hamburg is a better place because of Councilman Mark 
Cavalcoli's years

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of dedication. This community is fortunate to have benefited from his 
leadership, and I am grateful, Madam Speaker, that you have allowed me 
this opportunity to commemorate his service here today.

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