[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18416]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             IN HONOR OF THE DUTCH KILLS CIVIC ASSOCIATION

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 30, 2010

  Mrs. MALONEY. Madam Speaker, I rise to pay special tribute to the 
Dutch Kills Civic Association, a not-for-profit organization that has 
made significant contributions to the economic and civic life of the 
community in western Queens that it serves. This month, the Dutch Kills 
Civic Association is celebrating its 30th Anniversary Fundraiser and 
Celebration at Riccardo's by the Bridge in Astoria, Queens.
  The historic community of Dutch Kills traces its origins back to the 
original settlers of Queens in the seventeenth century, who were first 
granted a license to settle the area in 1642. In recognition of that 
heritage, the Dutch Kills Civic Association adopted a windmill as part 
of its logo when it was first founded in 1979.-
  Under the able stewardship of its President, Gerald J. Walsh, and its 
Executive Director, George Stamatiades, the Dutch Kills Civic 
Association embraced as its mission the promotion and stimulation of a 
more active participation in the improving and maintaining of proper 
services of the community. The Association focuses on maintaining the 
quality of life and assuring the adequate delivery of municipal 
government services in the areas such as health, safety, housing, 
ecology, highways and traffic, sanitation, lighting, education, fire, 
police protection, youth and senior citizens welfare, planning and 
zoning development, consumer protection, utilities, fair taxation, and 
water supply. Its members seek to represent, unite, and mobilize the 
Dutch Kills community in order to maintain the community as a desirable 
place in which to live and work.
  The Dutch Kills Civic Association made an invaluable contribution to 
city planning efforts when it commissioned a land use survey and report 
in March and April of 2005. The Survey included a Visual Field 
Inspection of land use in the Dutch Kills community, with the results 
were placed on 37 grid maps that were color coded, graphed and totaled. 
The survey inspected all structures on streets, avenues and roads in 
the Dutch Kills community and has provided an invaluable guide to 
community leaders, residents, and civic planners.
  Madam Speaker, I am proud to offer my heartiest congratulations to 
the Dutch Kills Civic Association as it marks three decades of 
representing its community in western Queens. I salute the work of the 
Dutch Kills Civic Association and I ask that my distinguished 
colleagues join me in recognizing the outstanding work of the 
Association and its members for their many contributions to the civic 
life of our nation's greatest city.

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