[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 119 (Wednesday, September 3, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1672]
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                         HONORING MARY LAVERONI

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 3, 2003

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mary Laveroni 
for her 50 years of service with Groveland Community Service District 
and her other contributions to the community of Groveland. She will be 
honored at a ceremony on August 19th to dedicate Groveland's Wayside 
Park as Mary Laveroni Community Park.
  Laveroni has shown continuous involvement and commitment to the 
Groveland community. She was one of three founding directors who formed 
the Groveland Community Service District in 1953 to address the area's 
water problems. She served on its board for a total of 26 years, 18 as 
Board President. Along with fellow board members, Laveroni helped 
secure a reliable and low cost water supply from San Francisco's Hetch 
Hetchy project. Today, the Groveland Community Service District handles 
not only the area's water needs by providing wastewater collection and 
treatment, but also park maintenance, fire and rescue and other vital 
services to the community.
  Laveroni's contributions to her community go beyond the formation of 
the services district. Mary is responsible for donating the land and 
financing the construction of the Groveland Medical Clinic. She also 
served for 17 years in the U.S. Forest Service.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mary Laveroni for her 
contributions to the Groveland community. I invite my colleagues to 
join me in honoring Mary for her continual service and years of 
dedication.

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