[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 194 (Monday, December 10, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1622]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING DAVE TURNER

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                           HON. JARED HUFFMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 10, 2018

  Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Dave Turner, who 
is retiring on December 10, 2018, after eighteen years of service to 
the City of Fort Bragg.
  Born in Fort Bragg at the old Coast Hospital in 1951, Dave and his 
family relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1960. He went on to 
attend Stanford University where he majored in ``Social Thought and 
Institutions,'' a political science honors program. While at Stanford, 
Dave opened a specialty sleep shop to help pay his way through college. 
The sleep shop, FloBeds, was so successful that in 1992, Dave and his 
wife Anne moved their family and business to Fort Bragg. They wanted to 
raise their four children in a town ``where the community watches out 
for kids.''
  Dave's love of community drew him to public service where he 
proceeded to dedicate many hours as a public servant. He served two 
years as planning commissioner before being elected to the Fort Bragg 
City Council in 2002. He was re-elected in 2006, 2010, and 2014, 
serving sixteen years on the City Council. He served as Mayor of Fort 
Bragg for eight years, from 2004 to 2006 and again from 2010 to 2016.
  As a Fort Bragg City Councilmember, Dave served on the City's Finance 
and Administration Committee as well as the Public Works and Facilities 
Committee. He was an active member of numerous Ad Hoc Committees on the 
following topics: Inflow and Infiltration, Mill Site, Technology, and 
Town Hall Dais. Dave also served as the City's representative to the 
Fort Bragg Fire Protection Authority and the Mendocino Solid Waste 
Management Authority.
  After eighteen years of public service, this day marks Dave Turner's 
last Fort Bragg City Council meeting and his 67th Birthday. I hope you 
will join me in recognizing his dedicated years of service and send him 
best wishes on his birthday and retirement from the City Council.

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