[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 17677-17678]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING MAYOR ROBERT HISON

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                          HON. SANDER M. LEVIN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 16, 2011

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize my friend and 
colleague in public service, Mayor Robert Hison of Saint Clair Shores, 
Michigan, as he retires after 27 years of devoted and talented service 
on the City Council. I have deeply enjoyed working with Mr. Hison on a 
number of significant issues to help serve our mutual constituents.
  Mr. Hison had a lengthy and successful career at Detroit Diesel Corp, 
retiring in 2004 after 38 years of service. He was appointed to Saint 
Clair Shores City Council in 1984, was reelected several times and ran 
for mayor in 2004, and has served the last 7 years in that capacity.
  Although the position of mayor is part-time in St. Clair Shores, Mr. 
Hison believed it was a full-time responsibility. He devoted himself to 
the work and was visible everywhere throughout the city. He made it his 
goal to improve

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the city's financial future and under Mr. Hison's leadership, the City 
of Saint Clair Shores has continued on a path of sound financial 
footing despite immense economic challenges.
  The City of St. Clair Shores is fortunate to be located next to Lake 
St. Clair, one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems in North 
America and a vital resource for fishing, boating, swimming, and other 
recreational activities. Lake St. Clair is not the largest body of 
water in the Great Lakes system, but no body of water is more 
important. During his tenure on the City Council and especially as 
Mayor, Mr. Hison has worked to restore Lake St. Clair and address 
longstanding environmental problems that threatened the health of this 
vital natural resource. In particular, he has worked closely with my 
office and the Environmental Protection Agency to begin to address the 
PCB contamination that was discovered in the Ten Mile Drain adjacent to 
the Lake in 2002.
  In addition, while serving as Mayor, Mr. Hison went beyond serving 
his community and lent his talents to the entire Southeast Michigan 
area by taking on several leadership roles with the Southeast Michigan 
Council of Governments (SEMCOG). He served as chair of both the Data 
Center and Finance & Budget Committees before being elected as vice 
chair of SEMCOG in 2007 and later chair in 2010. In 2010 he was 
nominated by SEMCOG for the open Region IX seat on the National 
Organization of Regional Councils (NARC) Board which serves Michigan 
and Ohio.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the 
dedicated public service of Robert Hison and his numerous achievements. 
I am so pleased to join with the entire community in paying tribute to 
his achievements, thanking him for years of talented service. I am 
confident he will continue to play an important role in the community 
where he is so highly thought of, in addition to enjoying a bit of 
retirement with his wife Nancy.

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