[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6302]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                  HONORING JUDGE WILLIAM HART RUFE III

  (Mr. FITZPATRICK asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Judge William 
Hart Rufe III for 36 years of outstanding service to the Heritage 
Conservancy based in my home of Bucks County.
  Headquartered in the county seat of Doylestown, the Heritage 
Conservancy is an organization that specializes in open space 
preservation, planning for sustainable communities and natural resource 
protection. As a vocal advocate for the preservation of farmland, 
parkland and critical natural areas during my time as county 
commissioner, I have a personal appreciation for the mission of the 
conservancy.
  Judge Rufe has been an important partner in working to stop suburban 
sprawl from transforming the beauty of the Bucks County landscape. His 
decades of leadership in this organization have been invaluable, and he 
will be missed as the Heritage Conservancy continues its important 
work.

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