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“IN HONOR OF MAYOR CHARLES E. MOYER” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Transportation was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E2990 on Dec. 14, 2009.
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IN HONOR OF MAYOR CHARLES E. MOYER
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HON. JOHN P. MURTHA
of pennsylvania
in the house of representatives
Monday, December 14, 2009
Mr. MURTHA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the service of Charles E. Moyer, the mayor of Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. He is retiring after 16 years as mayor. His hard work and dedication have had an immense impact on his community.
Mr. Moyer was born and raised in Ebensburg, where he attended Holy Name Grade School and Central Cambria High School before taking classes at Saint Francis University. He lives with his loving wife, Rose, and together they raised their daughter Denise and their late son David.
Mr. Moyer began serving Ebensburg in 1963 as a member of the Dauntless Fire Company and was its captain from 1973 to 1983. He first joined the Ebensburg Borough Council in 1974 and became council president in 1984, an office he held until he became mayor in 1994.
Mr. Moyer has been an officer of the Cambria County Boroughs Association since 1986, is a member of the Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs Board of Trustees and Directors, and represents the association on the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's New Product Evaluation Committee. Since 1997, Mr. Moyer has served on the Cambria County Conservation and Recreation Authority, working to develop recreational resources, including playgrounds and trail projects, in Cambria County. For the past 5 years, Mr. Moyer has also been a member of the Cambria County Airport Authority and has served on the board of directors for the Cambria Somerset Council of Governments for 15 years, including 2 years as the president.
Madam Speaker, during his distinguished career, Mr. Moyer received the Thomas F. Chrostwaite Award in 1993, the Distinguished Service Award in 2002, the Board of Directors Award in 2003, and the A.C. Scales Award from the Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs in 2007 for exceptionally outstanding service.
As mayor and councilman, Mr. Moyer has been instrumental in the many improvements in Ebensburg. Most recently, the borough enacted a $1.3 million Streetscape program to revitalize the downtown, which has allowed for the construction of Penn Eben Park with a gazebo-style band shell, new sidewalks, street lights, benches and trees as well as renovations of many buildings. New businesses have nearly filled all the storefronts in downtown Ebensburg.
Madam Speaker, I conclude my remarks by commending Charles E. Moyer for his service to his community. Through his years as a volunteer fireman, a councilman and finally as mayor, he has continually worked to make Ebensburg Borough a better place. His retirement closes a chapter on a long and fruitful career and the people of Ebensburg, along with those of us who have worked with Charlie, will surely miss him.
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