Volume 149, No. 130 covering the 1st Session of the 108th Congress (2003 - 2004) was published by the Congressional Record.
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“TO HONOR THE OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE CAREER OF MAY W. NEWBURGER, TOWN SUPERVISOR OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD, NY” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1848 on Sept. 22, 2003.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
TO HONOR THE OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE CAREER OF MAY W. NEWBURGER,
TOWN SUPERVISOR OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD, NY
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HON. GARY L. ACKERMAN
of new york
in the house of representatives
Monday, September 22, 2003
Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor May W. Newburger on the occasion of her retirement from public service. During her long and distinguished career, Ms. Newburger served for two years as Town Councilwoman as well as for eight highly productive years in the New York State Assembly. She was the first woman to be elected chief executive of a Nassau County town and is currently serving her fifth term as Town Supervisor of North Hempstead, New York.
As Town Supervisor, May Newburger has been the driving force behind long-term strategic financial planning in North Hempstead, most notably through the Debt Management and Capital Plans. She has already transformed a $7 million budget deficit into a surplus of $7.7 million and will reduce the town debt by $107 million over the next ten years. This planning has helped move the town from the lowest bond rating to the highest in its history.
Under May Newburger's leadership, North Hempstead was named ``Town of the Year 1999'' by the Long Island Development Corporation and received the ``Quality of Life'' award from the Long Island Division of the American Society of Civil Engineers. May also spearheaded the initiative to reclaim the Morewood Property, an environmentally damaged area, turning it into the Harbor Links municipal golf course, one of the country's most environmentally friendly championship level golf courses and the winner of the ``Environmental Stewardship Award'' as well as the prestigious ``Audubon Signature Distinction.'' Supervisor Newburger also successfully lobbied the Environmental Protection Agency for $200,000 to designate New Cassel as a Brownfields Pilot Community.
Throughout her career in public service, May Newburger has received innumerable awards and honors and has served on many State and national committees. In 1981, she served as a New York State Delegate to the White House Conference on Families and from 1987 to 1989 she chaired the American Jewish Congress' National Commission on Women's Equality. She was also a member of the State Judicial Committee on Women in the Courts, the Governor's Commission of Domestic Violence and the State Commission on Child Care.
I commend May W. Newburger for her commitment and tireless dedication to improving the lives of others. I ask my colleagues in the House of Representatives to please join me in celebrating her outstanding career in public service.
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