[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 11, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E239]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           DUNEDIN, FLORIDA NAMED FLORIDA CITY OF EXCELLENCE

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                         HON. C. W. BILL YOUNG

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 11, 2009

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Madam Speaker, The Florida League of Cities has 
named the city of Dunedin, which I have the privilege to represent, as 
its 2008 City of Excellence.
  The League of Cities honored the City of Dunedin for its commitment 
to public service by achieving the highest standards of city 
leadership, citizen outreach and involvement, and the development of 
innovative programs. Dunedin, a small town feeling city of 37,000, has 
done all that and more.
  Under the leadership of Mayor Bob Hackworth, Vice Mayor Julie Ward 
Bujalski, Commissioner Deborah Kynes, Commissioner Julie Scales, and 
Commissioner Dave Eggers, the City of Dunedin has created a family 
friendly, business friendly, and environmental friendly community along 
Florida's Gulf Coast. This latest honor is the result of years of hard 
work by the city, by its many community organizations, and by its 
residents. Dunedin is home to Dr. Beach's top rated ``America's 
Beach'', it is on CNN's list of Best Places to Retire, it has been 
ranked as a top place for walkers, and it is America's first Purple 
Heart City.
  Dunedin has great parks, great schools, great programs, and most 
importantly great people. The city government can only do so much 
without the commitment of the people they represent to create a great 
place to live, to work, to play, and to raise their families.
  Madam Speaker, it is my hope that my colleagues join me in 
congratulating the people of Dunedin, Florida, their elected 
leadership, their city staff, the many fine organizations represented 
by the Dunedin Council of Organizations and the residents themselves 
for what we have long known, that Dunedin is a Florida City of 
Excellence.

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