[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 125 (Thursday, September 16, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1681]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    CONGRATULATING GREGORY APPLEGATE

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 16, 2010

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Gregory 
Applegate on his retirement from his position as city administrator of 
Sonora, California, where he has served since 1990. His work and 
service has made a permanent mark on the community and he will be 
missed.
  Greg has been married to his wife, Deborah, for 31 years, and they 
have 2 children, Caleb and Cassie. Prior to his service as city 
administrator in Sonora, Greg worked for the city of Dos Palos and the 
city of Merced in his successful career in public administration. Greg 
was involved in many local and federal associations such as the 
Tuolumne County Economic Development Board, the Historic Downtown 
Chamber of Commerce, the League of California Cities, the California 
Redevelopment Association, and the Central San Joaquin Valley Risk 
Management, where he was past president.
  Aside from industry and municipal organizations, Greg spends much of 
his time and energy serving the community through school initiatives, 
measures to improve children's health, Rotary Club, and mentoring youth 
at his church. Greg was involved in the Tuolumne County Healthy 
Children's Project as well as served on the Summerville High School 
Bond Committee.
  You don't have to walk far through the streets of Sonora to see for 
yourself the hard work and tireless effort that Greg has put into the 
city. He has played a pivotal role in the following projects: the 
Sonora Opera Hall, creating the Sonora Redevelopment Agency, the 
Rother's Corner Fire Museum, the new fire station, the renovations of 
City Hall, the Mono Way Pedestrian Facility, the Sonora Crossroads 
Project, among countless other valuable projects.
  Greg has been awarded a number of accolades throughout his time as a 
city administrator. These include the Tuolumne County Chamber of 
Commerce Excellence in Government Award, which he received in both 1991 
and 2006, the Tuolumne County ``Top Hand'' award in 2002, and was named 
President of the city managers section of the League of California 
Cities, Central Division. He was also President of the Central San 
Joaquin Valley Risk Management Authority from 2004-2006.
  After a long and full career of helping communities by developing and 
managing cities in the Central Valley, Greg is leaving the world of 
city administration, but his legacy will forever stay with the city of 
Sonora through the continuation and development of projects he has 
worked on and implemented through his 30-plus years of service. I rise 
today to thank Greg Applegate for his hard work and congratulate him on 
his retirement.

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