[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 122 (Thursday, July 19, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1035]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





        60TH ANNIVERSARY OF CORDOVA RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT

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                             HON. AMI BERA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 19, 2018

  Mr. BERA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the 60th 
anniversary of the Cordova Recreation and Park District.
   Established by popular vote of the residents in 1958, the Cordova 
Recreation and Park District (CRPD) now serves approximately 120,000 
residents in Sacramento County. In 1962, the CRPD opened Cordova 
Community Center within Cordova Community Park, one of its first three 
parks.
   Both the park and the center were renamed after Paul Hagan, the 
first Administrator of the CRPD. It was Mr. Hagan's idea to open a 
community center located close to schools in the area so that the 
center could be mutually supportive of the schools with their programs 
and facilities. Under Mr. Hagan's leadership, the CRPD expanded from 
three parks to six, doubling in size. The co-location of schools and 
parks became a model for California and the rest of the country.
   The CRPD currently operates over 40 parks and facilities and they 
most recently opened Heron Landing Community Park in 2017.
   Mr. Speaker, I invite my colleagues to join me in congratulating the 
Cordova Recreation and Park District on 60 years of outstanding 
contributions to our community, and wish them luck as they continue to 
grow and provide safe spaces for future generations of Sacramento 
County residents.

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