[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 190 (Wednesday, December 12, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2550]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO DICKEY LEE HULLINGHORST

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                            HON. MARK UDALL

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 12, 2007

  Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
a true public servant, Ms. Dickey Lee Hullinghorst. This month Dickey 
Lee is retiring as the intergovernmental relations director for Boulder 
County, Colorado, after nearly 23 years of public service. Her 
dedication, energy, insight and collaborative spirit will be greatly 
missed.
  In 1985, Dickey Lee became the intergovernmental affairs director for 
Boulder County. In this capacity, she provided policy analysis to the 
county commissioners and other county officials, while also 
communicating and working with other governmental offices throughout 
the Denver metro area, the Colorado State legislature, State and 
Federal agencies, and the Colorado congressional delegation. With 
Dickey Lee in this position, these officials, offices and agencies were 
kept apprised of what was happening in the county and were consulted on 
important policy issues.
  Dickey Lee also brought her expertise and collaborative, professional 
approach to various regional committees, such as Boulder County's 
Consortium of Cities, Open Space Task Force, Solid Waste Task Force, 
Regional Transportation Task Force, and Regional Transit Committee.
  Prior to her service to Boulder County, Dickey Lee gained a broad 
range of experience. She was a senior vice president at Herrick S. Roth 
Associates, a public policy consulting firm in Denver. She was 
legislative affairs director for the Colorado Open Space Council, which 
was later renamed Colorado Environmental Coalition. And she was a 
computer programmer for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, HUD, here in Washington, DC.
  She was also involved in many community activities, serving on the 
board of directors or advisory committees of Colorado Open Lands (also 
a founding member and treasurer), EcoCycle (the main recycling 
organization in Boulder), the Boulder County Parks and Open Space 
Advisory Committee, Political Action for Conservation, Boulder County 
Healthy Communities Steering Committee, Boulder County Resource 
Conservation Advisory Board, Plan Boulder County, City of Boulder Blue 
Ribbon Commission on Revenue Stability, currently serving, and Boulder 
County Mental Health Center, currently serving.
  Her energy and skills were also recognized by Colorado's governors, 
who appointed her to serve on the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation 
Board, the Front Range Project Steering Committee and to co-chair the 
Patterns of Development Committee and Open Space Task Force, and the 
Metropolitan Water Roundtable.
  Her work and involvement in these important community activities--as 
well as other significant initiatives--have been acknowledged with 
numerous awards including: the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 
Quality of Life Award for her role in helping to pass the Colorado 
Clean Air Act and the inspection and maintenance program for emissions 
from automobiles; EcoCycle's ``Volunteer Oscar'' for her work on 
recycling initiatives; the Boulder County Democratic Party's ``Give 'em 
Hell Harry'' award; the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) 
Metro Vision First Place award for her role in the development of the 
Boulder County ``Super IGA,'' an intergovernmental agreement among the 
municipalities in Boulder County and Boulder County on growth 
boundaries and rural preservation; the National Association of Counties 
intergovernmental cooperation award, also for the ``Super IGA;'' and 
DRCOG's Local Government Collaboration Gold Award for her role in the 
development of the Louisville/Boulder County/Colorado Highway 42 
Revitalization Commission Urban Renewal Intergovernmental Agreement.

  In addition, Dickey Lee has been active in politics in Boulder 
County. She has been very involved with the Democratic Party and has 
helped bring a level of common sense and grounded perspective to her 
political activities.
  Dickey Lee has been one of those who composes the ``backbone'' of 
community life. She works hard and with a true respect for what 
government can and should do to make people's lives better and help 
make government work better. Her accomplishments and record of service 
stand as a model for what a true public servant can do and how they 
should conduct themselves--with decorum, respect and dedication to the 
common good.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in thanking Dickey Lee 
for all that she has done for the people of Colorado, Boulder County, 
and the city of Boulder. I wish her all the best in her future 
endeavours.

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