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Memorial Medical Center Dedication

On February 20, 2003, Memorial Medical Center dedicated a newly renovated wing in memory of Paul's late mother, Mary C. Dyster. She was a life-long advocate for the women and children of the inner city, and was a founder of the Center for Young Parents that also bears her name.  Paul and all his family are strong supporters of Memorial Medical Center, and proud of all that has been accomplished there in recent years.  This is the text of Paul's remarks at the dedication on behalf of the family.

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Waterfront - A Ten Point Plan for Niagara’s Future

Throughout Paul's time in public service, he has worked tirelessly for waterfront revitalization. He was a strong supporter of Olmsted principles for Niagara's State Parks in the last administration, and partnered with former Congressman John J. LaFalce, former Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt and others to help spur efforts to create a Niagara National Heritage Corridor.  Designation legislation jointly sponsored by Senator Charles Schumer and Congresswoman Louise Slaughter is currently before both houses of Congress.  These are Paul's remarks at a meeting hosted by Senator Charles Schumer to promote the Niagara Heritage Commission.

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Atomic Workers Compensation

ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM ACT
This is the text of the first of two City Council resolutions that Paul sponsored as part of the fight to get fair compensation for Western New York workers who died or became ill while working on national security-related atomic projects. Partly as a result of these efforts, there is now legislation to try to correct the problem–but it is coming too late for many, like Ernest Franke, who dedicated the last days of his life to fighting for his fellow workers.  Our atomic wokrers helped win the Cold War and secure the freedom we enjoy today:  don't let them be forgotten!

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Work on New York Power Authority Relicensing

The New York Power Authority’s Niagara Project recently completed a multi-year relicensing process. It helped determine what benefits from the power project will be available to the community for the next 50 years. The key for those fighting for the community was to preserve benefits for traditional industry supporting existing jobs while also getting NYPA to make a contribution in support of emerging industries like tourism. Paul worked on relicensing in various ways, entirely uncompensated, for almost eight years. Here is a presentation he made in the spring of 2003 about where NYPA fits in to the region’s efforts to expand tourism.  It is one of the roots of the current Niagara River Greenway initiative.  As a result of the efforts of Paul and a handfull of other dedicated citizens, NYPA will be required to spend the equivalent of $148 million 2007 dollars over the next fifty years to help repair the damage it has done along our waterfront:

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