 Cumberland County Commissioner, Richard Feeney, is retiring this year. In a recent interview, he talked about his 12 years in office and the projects of which he is most proud. I'm Commissioner Dick Feeney, and I represent District 4, which encompasses the town of Cape Elizabeth, South Portland, Westbrook, and a portion of Portland, which should be there, Council District 5. I reside in South Portland. I have been a commissioner for 12 years. I will be retiring this year after the 12-year service to the county. I followed my late son, Peter, who passed away in office in 1999, and I was appointed after Peter's passing by Governor King to fill his unexpired term. So then I ran on my own for three sessions since that time. It's been a very, very rewarding experience. There are many things that I have worked on personally, which I have achieved through the help of other commissioners, and namely, is the establishment of a county charter. And second to that is the establishment of a community development block grant funding program. We are the only county within the New England area to receive federal grants, which is distributed through the program to many of the municipalities in Cumberland County. I feel so because of the fact I've been here for 12 years, that it is time to move on and have people come in that will be digging in fresh ideas into the county. I am looking forward to the retirement. A lot of people say, oh, God, what are you going to do after all of those years of being active in my pharma life when the children were younger? We used to do a lot of hiking and camping throughout the Evans-Noughts region. And recently I went up on a fishing trip. I hadn't been up since I lost my wife, and I said, well, take a pilgrimage and go up and do some fishing on the Wild River. And when I came back down through, I noticed that a site, a building that's up there that's close to 200 years old, was open. So I stopped in, and they were looking for a volunteer to go up there on Sundays. So I volunteered. So every Sunday I'm volunteering for the White Mountain National Forest at the Brookhead Place in Evans-Noughts. So with that, my job is done. I've enjoyed it immensely. I know that a lot of people, I still remember my son, Peter, and I hope that when I do leave here, I will leave here with the same respect that Peter had when he did pass away. So thank you for taking the time to listen to me.