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COh11'~IISSIONERS' C~QURT CONVENEll TN SPECIAL SESSION an Th~_-rsday,
November ~1, 1996 at 6:~~ F'. M. at 5Q1~1 San Antonia Highway,
Hi 11 Ca~_-nty l~'o~_-th Exhibit Center, i:err~vil.le, Texas with all
officers present and the following proceedings wer^e had:
I CONSIDERATION AGENDA:
Item ~'. ~. F't_-blic Hearing on the proposed par^k located at
Flatrnck Lake on Ca~_-nty property.
Item ._. :. Gnnsider^ and matter^ related to the proposed park
located at Flatr~ack Lake on Co~_-nty property.
J~_-dge Robert A. Denson opened the public hear~ing and t~-rn it
over^ to George Pendergast. Geor~ge Pendergast gave a general
histar~y an the par-kland. The Ker~r~ County Park Committee
withdrew grant application Pram Texas Parks and bJild.life
beca~_-se of the q~_-estians that were raised fr~om Har^vey
Hilder~bran's Dffice. The Texas Parks and Wildlife never acted
on the grant appplicatian.
The reason for the p~_-blic hearing with the p~_-blic is to
find a~_-t what are the pr^ablems with having a park.
The park is not .j~_-st a parr, there are hike and bike trails,
soccer^s fields, or~ flag football fields.
Vario~_-s individuals talked in the public hearing expressing
differ^ent concer~1~s. The major~i.ty of the peapl.e are in favar~
of the park, b~_~t against having boats on the lake and ar^e
concern with the security of the park and with the poll~_-ti.an.
The J~_-dge read letter from Jim Brown manager of UGRA in favor
of the park pr^o.ject.
Lee Spaulding spoke to the Court said ing he is in favar of the
park to make this a great cnmm~_-nity. He said he wa~_-1d donate
~1, ~~~. Q-~ towards the par~k pr~n.ject and wa~_-Id let the park
committee ~_~se his dopier if they need to use it. On the
maintenance side of the par~k, Howard Hallimnn of .]'uveni].e
and Ad1.-lt F'r^abatian said they co~_-ld ~_-se the comm~_-nity service
workers. Dan Edwar~ds also spoke from J~_-veni.le and Adult
Probation Office to said that the community service workers
can be taken to the par-•k an Sat~_-rdays and Sundays and d~_-ring
the week far maintenance and far clean ~_-p.
There wo~_-ld be no cast to the par~k ar to the Ca~_-nty far^
these people to pick t-p trash and c~_-t the grass.
Lee Spaulding asked for^ a show of hands in favar- of the par~k
and the major^ity was in favor of the park.
COMM I S5I ONE RS' COURT ADJOURN AT B :.3k'+ F'. M.
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