[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 146]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




JIMMY BURNSED, RETIRING CHAIRMAN OF BRYAN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

  (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. 
Jimmy Burnsed, who has served as chairman of the Bryan County Board of 
Commissioners for the past 12 years.
  On December 31, 2016, he officially retired from serving on the 
board. Beyond serving as chairman, Mr. Burnsed has dedicated an 
admirable amount of his life to public service. Nearly 40 years ago, he 
began serving on the City Council for Garden City, Georgia, before 
serving 4 years as mayor. In 1989, he moved from Garden City to Bryan 
County. In 2005, he ran and was elected chairman of the Board of 
Commissioners.
  Mr. Burnsed's accomplishments on the board since that time are 
numerous. He worked to build a new administrative building for the 
county to hold meetings and other events; he managed and planned the 
infrastructure for Bryan County, which has grown more than 50 percent 
in size during his tenure; and he helped to upgrade Bryan County's 
trails, parks, and recreation centers. Mr. Burnsed always put the 
community first and performed his duties in a way that would make any 
constituent very proud.
  Jimmy Burnsed, you will be greatly missed.

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