[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 91 (Wednesday, June 25, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1325]
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                      CITYHOOD FOR CITRUS HEIGHTS

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                         HON. JOHN T. DOOLITTLE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 25, 1997

  Mr. DOOLITTLE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to call to your attention a 
very momentous occasion which will be taking place in my district. Next 
week, in recognition of a 12-year effort that went all the way to the 
United States Supreme Court, thousands of my constituents will join 
together to celebrate the recent incorporation of the City of Citrus 
Heights.
  On November 5, 1996, by a vote of 62.5% to 37.5%, Cityhood for Citrus 
Heights was finally achieved. Its 14.2 miles and 88,000 residents makes 
it the largest city to incorporate in the State of California and the 
first new city in Sacramento County in half a century.
  On that same day, the residents of Citrus Heights also elected five 
City Council members to represent them and carry forth the City's 
missing statement of commitment to providing high quality, economical, 
and responsive services to their community.
  It gives me great pleasure today to recognize those inaugural Citrus 
Heights City Council members before the U.S. House of Representatives: 
Honorable William C. Hughes, Mayor, Honorable Roberta MacGlashan, Vice 
Mayor, Honorable Alma E. Kenyon, Council Member, Honorable Tim Raney, 
Council Member, and Honorable James C. Shelby, Council Member.
  Ms. Speaker, you will also be interested to learn that Citrus Heights 
was first known in the 1850's as Sylvan and was settled by miners who 
raised livestock in the hills northeast of Sacramento. A real estate 
developer renamed the area of Citrus Heights in 1910 in an attempt to 
attract more settlers from the Midwest.
  In 1859, Sylvan School was built and, in 1862, moved to Sylvan 
Corners. In 1928, the school building was renovated into a clubhouse 
and moved to a half-acre lot on Sylvan Road, where it currently stands 
and where Citrus Heights' time capsule will be buried later this month.
  One of Citrus Heights' main streets, Greenback Lane, was a dirt wagon 
road in the 1860's and 1870's and received its name when the County 
paid landowners in ``greenbacks'' worth about 30 cents to the dollar.
  Citrus Heights has one of Sacramento County's leading retail 
centers--Sunrise Mall--which is hosting the five-day celebration of 
Citrus Heights' incorporation. The ``City Lights for Downtown Citrus 
Heights'' grand celebration begins on July 1 with the ``State of the 
City'' celebration and culminates with `The Ball on the Mall'' on July 
5.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join me, our colleagues, the residents of 
the City of Citrus Heights and Sacramento County in celebrating Citrus 
Heights' long-awaited and well-deserved entry into ``Cityhood.''

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