Congratulating Allen Burns

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Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Mr. Allen Burns, who is retiring after 16 years as the executive director on the Coastal Regional Commission.

Mr. Burns obtained a bachelor of science in sociology from Georgia Southern University and master of science in regional planning from Clemson. He started his career in the city of Clemson as a community development specialist in 1980.

He served South Carolina for 28 years specializing in economic development and planning. For his work, he obtained numerous awards for community development statewide.

In 2008, Burns became executive director of the Coastal Regional Commission, the CRC, where for the next 16 years he led growth of coastal Georgia. The CRC developed successful plans that improved transportation, local growth, military preparedness, and efficiency.

As Mr. Burns enters retirement, I would like to thank him for all he has done for the First Congressional District of Georgia.

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