[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 35 (Thursday, March 24, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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RECOGNIZING MAYOR MICHAEL SWEENEY FOR HIS YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY 
                             OF HAYWARD, CA

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                        HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 24, 1994

  Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, today, I would like to pay tribute to Mayor 
Michael Sweeney for his 12 years of dedicated service to the people and 
city of Hayward. During his tenure, Mayor Sweeney has provided strong 
leadership to a city which has risen to new heights.
  Mr. Sweeney was first elected to the Hayward City Council in 1982 and 
quickly became one of the its most popular members through his efforts 
to respond to the needs of the community. He led in establishing a rent 
control ordinance, that provided enormous help for hard-pressed seniors 
and mobile home residents. By continually fighting to protect the 
Hayward hills and shoreline, he has immeasurably helped the 
environmental quality of the city and won the support of the 
environmental community. He also helped energize neighborhoods, block-
by-block, through his dedicated involvement with the neighborhood alert 
groups.
  Mr. Sweeney's activism was rewarded in 1986 when he won his 
reelection to the council with the highest total of votes for any 
candidate, and in 1990 when he was elected mayor by winning 70 percent 
of the vote. I believe this success can be attributed to the mayor's 
community involvement approach. An example of this is when he formed a 
task force during the Hayward schools crisis. Mayor Sweeney promptly 
brought together parents, educators, business leaders, and residents, 
who quickly issued a series of recommendations to alleviate some of the 
problems. The leaders of this task force continue to meet and offer its 
input to the school district.
  Mr. Speaker, I come before you today to recognize Michael Sweeney for 
all his achievements and continued commitment to our community. I hope 
you and my colleagues will join me in congratulating this leader for 
all his accomplishments and tenacious spirit and wish him well in his 
future endeavors.

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