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1. 1. Cattco.org » 2005 BROOKS PATTERSON COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AWARD John and Sheila Burrell

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   Published on: 4/22/2006   Last Visited: 4/22/2006

   (l-r) John and Sheila Burrell, 2005 Brooks Patterson Community Leadership Award Winners and William Sprague, Chairman, Cattaraugus County Planning Board. (Photo by Paul Bishop)
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   (l-r) John and Sheila Burrell, 2005 Brooks Patterson Community Leadership Award Winners and William Sprague, Chairman, Cattaraugus County Planning Board. (Photo by Paul Bishop)
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   John and Sheila Burrell - Years of dedicated work in community planning and economic development for the Village of Ellicottville (2005).
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   (l-r) John and Sheila Burrell, 2005 Brooks Patterson Community Leadership Award Winners
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   John and Sheila Burrell
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   Sheila Burrell has been active in Ellicottville for many years. Her activities include the Village Planning Board since 1982 as well as a Past Chair of the Comprehensive Planning Committee. She has been involved in completely rewriting the comprehensive plan and zoning law to help preserve the village, while at the same time guiding the ongoing development the community has been enjoying. She worked with the State Historic Preservation Office to gain Historic District status for a large portion of the Village in 1991. Sheila is a past member of the New York Planning Federation Board of Directors. She received the New York State Woman of Distinction from the NY Senate in 2004.
   
   Sheila is also an officer of the Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Summer Festival of the Arts Committee, the Vice President of the Ellicottville Memorial Library Board of Directors and is working on the fundraising campaign to raise the funds for a new library. She is also on the Chautauqua/Cattaraugus Library System Board of Directors and serves as its Secretary.
   
   Sheila also finds great satisfaction in serving as a member of the Parish Council of her church where she sings in the Choir, is a Minister of Communion, is a member of the Liturgy Committee and has been a religious education instructor.
   
   Sheila enjoys gardening and reading and she works with her husband, John, at Burrell Cutlery Co., Inc., their family business.
   
   John Burrell is a lifelong resident of Ellicottville and has been active in the community for many years in many areas. He was a Village Board member for twelve years, Mayor for six years, and served on the Zoning Board of Appeals. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Assessment Review where he has served for the past 31 years. John was also very active in the Route 219 Task Force for Ellicottville, and an inter-municipal planning group to guide growth in the communities around the Holiday Valley Resort.
   
   John has participated in the Ellicottville Fire Company for the past 40 years, and is an active member of the Ellicottville/Great Valley Ambulance Service, Inc. where he has served as a Past President and current Director. John is also a member of the Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce and Past President, and has served on the Fall Festival Committee from its inception and serves as the Chairman. Other organizations he currently participates in are the Ellicottville Sportsmen's Club, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and the Ellicottville American Legion.
   
   John serves in several capacities in his church including the Parish Council, Choir and Ushers Club. He has also served as a religious education instructor.
   
   John owns and operates Burrell Cutlery Co., Inc. in Ellicottville, a company started by his grandparents in 1940.
   
   John enjoys hunting and working on his family genealogy.
   
   CONGRATULATIONS JOHN AND SHEILA!
   
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2. 2. Cattco.org » News Release for June 09, 2005

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   Published on: 6/9/2005   Last Visited: 2/15/2008

   (l-r) John and Sheila Burrell, 2005 Brooks Patterson Community Leadership Award Winners and William Sprague, Chairman, Cattaraugus County Planning Board. (Photo by Paul Bishop)
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   (l-r) John and Sheila Burrell, 2005 Brooks Patterson Community Leadership Award Winners and William Sprague, Chairman, Cattaraugus County Planning Board. (Photo by Paul Bishop)
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   A highlight of the evening was the presentation of the Brooks Patterson Community Leadership Award for 2005 to John and Sheila Burrell for their outstanding leadership, creative problem solving and years of dedicated work in community planning and economic development for the Village of Ellicottville in Cattaraugus County. The recipients of this annual award are chosen to give countywide recognition to leaders and volunteers who make lasting contributions to the people and communities of Cattaraugus County and its region and who exemplify the outstanding spirit and example that Torrance Brooks and Donald Patterson set during their lifetime of dedicated service to their respective communities, County Legislature, County Planning Board, and regional agencies.
   
   As a member of the Village of Ellicottville Planning Board and Past Chair of the Comprehensive Planning Committee, Sheila was involved in the complete rewrite of the comprehensive plan and zoning law, which has helped to preserve the village, while at the same time guide the ongoing development in the community. She worked with the State Historic Preservation Office to gain Historic District status for a large portion of the Village in 1991 and is a past member of the New York Planning Federation Board of Directors. Sheila received the New York State Woman of Distinction Award from the New York Senate in 2004. She is an officer of the Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Summer Festival of the Arts Committee, the Vice President of the Ellicottville Memorial Library Board of Directors and on the Chautauqua/Cattaraugus Library System Board of Directors serving as its Secretary.
   
   John is a lifelong resident of Ellicottville and has been active in the community for many years. He was a Village Board member for twelve years, Mayor for six years, and served on the Zoning Board of Appeals. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Assessment Review where he has served for the past 31 years. John was very active on the Route 219 Task Force for Ellicottville, and an inter-municipal planning group to guide growth in the communities around the Holiday Valley Resort. John is a member of the Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce and Past President, has served on the Fall Festival Committee from its inception and currently serves as the Chairman. He has participated in the Ellicottville Fire Company for the past 40 years, and is an active member of the Ellicottville/Great Valley Ambulance Service, Inc. where he has served as a Past President and current Director. John owns and operates Burrell Cutlery Co., Inc. in Ellicottville, a company started by his grandparents in 1940.

3. 3. BOARD MEMBERS

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   Published on: 6/12/2008   Last Visited: 6/12/2008

   Sheila Burrell, Secretary