[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 16126-16127]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      IN RECOGNITION OF SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCILWOMAN SANDY SHEEDY

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                          HON. DORIS O. MATSUI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, December 3, 2012

  Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Sacramento City 
Councilwoman Sandy Sheedy, as she steps down from the Sacramento City 
Council after 12 years of honorable service. As her colleagues, friends 
and family gather to honor her dedication to the people of Sacramento, 
I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Councilwoman Sheedy's 
outstanding leadership as a public servant.
  Councilwoman Sheedy was born and raised in Colusa, California. Before 
being elected to the City Council, she served with distinction on 
various commissions and boards including the City Planning Commission, 
the Sacramento County Civil Service Commission, the Stanford Settlement 
Board, the Sacramento Association for the Retarded and the Camellia 
Symphony Orchestra.
  Councilwoman Sheedy was elected to the Sacramento City Council in 
2000. As Councilwoman, she served as Chair of the City Council's Code 
Enforcement Ad Hoc Committee and sponsored a wide variety of local 
ordinances, including the promotion of a stronger local government role 
in curbing tobacco sales to minors and codes against illegal trash 
dumping and dangerous dogs. She extended

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her reach to as many citywide issues as possible, while always fighting 
for the Del Paso Heights, Robla, and North Sacramento neighborhoods.
  Her tenure on the City Council included the construction of a new 
fire station in North Sacramento and the city's first ``green street'' 
project, which allowed for the beautification of Dixieanne Avenue. In 
addition, Councilwoman Sheedy has been a long-time patron of public 
parks as she looked over the construction of five new parks, and I had 
the pleasure of joining with her for the opening of Five Star Park in 
2008. Councilwoman Sheedy also helped upgrade the bridges and 
streetlights throughout her district, which were in clear need of 
repair.
  Councilwoman Sheedy represented the City of Sacramento well, serving 
on the boards of the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management 
District, the Sacramento Regional Solid Waste Authority, the Sacramento 
Metropolitan Cable Television Commission and the Sacramento Public 
Library Authority. As she dedicated her energy to the betterment of the 
people of Sacramento, Councilwoman Sheedy leaves the City Council with 
a high level of energy and large possibilities for the continued 
revitalization of District 2.
  Mr. Speaker, as Councilwoman Sandy Sheedy's husband Ted, family, 
friends and colleagues gather to commemorate her for her service to the 
people of Sacramento, I ask all my colleagues to join me in saluting 
this dedicated public servant for helping make Sacramento a better 
place for families to live and prosper.

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