[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 151 (Tuesday, October 11, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1813]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING CAROLE DILLON-KNUTSON

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                          HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 11, 2011

  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Carole Dillon-Knutson 
of Novato, CA, who is retiring after 20 years of public office. She 
served 16 years on the Novato City Council and four years on the 
College of Mann Board of Trustees, earning the appreciation of her 
constituents and peers for her many accomplishments that enhanced the 
community's quality of life.
  First elected to the Novato City Council in 1994, Carole is 
especially proud of significant projects that she worked with 
colleagues to create including the Novato Arts Center, the Gymnastics 
Center, several development projects at the former air field at 
Hamilton from a large wetlands restoration to transitional housing, 
improvements on Grant Avenue (the city's downtown artery), restoration 
of City Hall, and refurbishment of the Novato playgrounds.
  Carole also represented the community on key boards and commissions 
such as the Association of Bay Area Government's Executive Committee, 
the North Bay Division of the League of California Cities (President in 
2001), the Marin County Council of Mayors and Council members 
(President in 2004), the Transportation Authority of Marin Executive 
Committee, and the Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit Agency Board.
  Carole says she feels ``a deep comfort in the priorities and 
accomplishments that I originally set as my goals: to create a balanced 
approach and focus on the quality of life issues so important to the 
residents of Novato.''
  Mr. Speaker, I know Carole-Dillon Knutson is looking forward to 
spending more time with her family, including five grandsons. Please 
join me in congratulating her on her years of service and in wishing 
her well in her retirement.

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