[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 495]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING BOB PICKARD

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 9, 2009

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Bob 
Pickard upon his retirement as Mariposa County Supervisor, District V. 
Supervisor Pickard was honored by the Mariposa County Board of 
Supervisors on Tuesday, December 16, 2008.
  Bob Pickard was originally appointed on September 4, 1996, by 
Governor Wilson to fill an unexpired term on the Mariposa County Board 
of Supervisors, District V. He was elected in 1996 and re-elected in 
2000 and 2004. Over the past decade, Supervisor Pickard has been 
involved in numerous projects, committees, and organizations. He served 
as chair in 1999, 2003, and 2005. Under his role of supervisor he 
served on the Disaster Advisory Council, Fish Camp Community Planning 
Advisory Council, Wawona Appeals Board, Wawona Town Planning Advisory 
Committee, and Mariposa Solid Waste AB939 Local Task Force. Over the 
years, he also served on the board of directors for over 10 different 
agencies including: Area 12 Agency of Aging Joint Powers Authority 
Governing Board, California State Association of Counties Government 
Finance and Operations Committee, and California State Association of 
Resource Conservation and Development Council. Supervisor Pickard 
worked tirelessly on dozens of projects to revamp the county, community 
planning and development, recreation facilities, landfill, wastewater 
treatment facilities, airport improvement, road and fire station 
improvements. During his tenure, he was regularly involved in the 
resolving of natural disasters including the floods of 2005, the 
Ferguson rock slide disaster of 2006 and the recent wildfires of 2008.
  Supervisor Pickard has worked with the State government for 
assistance in resolving issues that affect small rural counties. He was 
successful with legislation to bring $400,000 to Mariposa County, 
$80,000 per year for counties with no incorporated cities, for their 
fair share of the gasoline tax and vehicle license fees; $900,000 for 
local road rehabilitations; $240,000 to provide equity funding for 
rural counties and their hazardous waste inspections on local 
businesses; $120,000 and an additional $64,000 for 1 year and ongoing 
funding for continuing noxious and invasive week eradication; and 
$180,000 were secured for the Mariposa Creek Parkway and other 
improvements. Supervisor Pickard has been an integral member of the 
Mariposa County Board of Supervisors, his impact on the county will be 
displayed for years to come.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend and congratulate Supervisor 
Bob Pickard upon his retirement from the Mariposa County Board of 
Supervisors. I invite my colleagues to join me in wishing Supervisor 
Pickard many years of continued success.

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