[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 134 (Wednesday, September 7, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1216]
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                              BETTY MILLER

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 7, 2016

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and applaud 
Betty Miller for receiving the West Chamber's 2016 Jefferson County 
Hall of Fame Award.
   When Betty Miller moved in 1959, Jefferson County gained a selfless 
public servant who had a significant impact on the community until her 
death in January of 2012. Betty began her involvement by volunteering 
with both the local League of Women Voters and PTA, and later turned 
her attention to resolving school finance and county zoning issues 
until her election to the Colorado House of Representatives in 1964. In 
that role, she helped establish the City of Lakewood, and served on the 
first Lakewood City Council from 1965 to 1975.
   The Lakewood Sentinel recognized Betty's hard work and awarded her 
Outstanding Woman of 1972 and the Jeffco Board of Realtors named her 
Citizen of the Year in 1977. Betty continued her commitment to 
Jefferson County as Director of Colorado Local Affairs under Governor 
Dick Lamm and as Chief Administrator for Senator Tim Wirth, where she 
famously helped shut down Rocky Flats. Betty was named the Leo 
Riethmayer Outstanding Public Administrator in 1980 and recognized for 
her ``outstanding achievement and distinguished service'' as Regional 
Administrator of HUD under President Jimmy Carter. In 1992, Betty was 
elected Jefferson County Commissioner, where she helped inspire and 
lead Jeffco's first long-term planning efforts that helped make our 
community what it is today.
   I extend my deepest congratulations to Betty Miller's family for 
this well-deserved recognition by the West Chamber.

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