[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 2173-2174]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO STEVE MANOS

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                            HON. KEN CALVERT

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, February 6, 2017

  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and pay tribute to an 
individual whose dedication and contributions to the community of Lake 
Elsinore in Riverside County, California are exceptional. On Saturday, 
February 11, 2017 Steve Manos will be honored as the Citizen of the 
Year by the Lake Elsinore Chamber of Commerce.
  Born in Santa Monica and raised in Lake Elsinore, Steve is a 29-year 
Lake Elsinore resident. In 2012, Steve was elected to serve as a 
Council Member for the City of Lake Elsinore, for which he served as 
Mayor in 2015. As an elected official Steve serves on several regional 
organizations. He has served as Chair of the Riverside County Habitat 
Conservation Agency, Commissioner on the Airport Land Use Commission, 
and represents all of the cities in the County of Riverside as the 
State Director for the League of California Cities. During his term 
Steve was proud to improve public safety by voting to staff and re-open 
the Rosetta Canyon Fire Station and add peace officers to the City's 
police force.
  Steve has a great passion for economic development and during his 
term he has actively recruited new businesses--hundreds of new 
businesses have opened in Lake Elsinore since 2012, bringing over one 
thousand new jobs. He has been a relentless, unapologetic ambassador 
for the City. Steve is a devoted volunteer and charitable contributor 
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served at the local school district, his church, and community. He is a 
founding member of Lake Elsinore's major disaster Citizen Emergency 
Response Team.
  In light of all that Steve has done for the community of Riverside 
County and the city of Lake Elsinore, it is only fitting to honor him 
as Citizen of the Year. Steve has contributed immensely to the 
betterment of our region and I am proud to call him a fellow community 
member, American and a constituent of the 42nd Congressional District 
of California. I add my voice to the many who will be congratulating 
Steve Manos on being named Citizen of the Year by the Lake Elsinore 
Chamber of Commerce.

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