ORDER N0. 259~3+~
APPROVE REG!UEST FOR THE DONATION
OF THE F'OST OFFICE BUILDING
TO KERR COUNTY AND THE F:ERR COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMITTEE
On this the 24th day of June iS9~, upon motion made uv
Commissioner, Griffin, seconded by Commissioner Lets, the Ca~_~rt
unanimously approved by a vote of 4-0-~1, to move forward with
the request that the U. S. Postal Service donate the Post
Office b1_~ilding by sending the letter contained in our packet.
COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REQUEST
PLEASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND NINE COPIES OF THIS REQUEST AND DOCUMENTS TO_BE
REVIEWED BY THE COURT.
MADE BY: Fred Henneke OFFICE: County Judge
MEETING DATE: June 24, 1999 TIME PREFERRED:
SUBJECT: (PLEASE BE SPECIFIC)
Consider and discuss requesting the donation of the Post Office Building to Ken County and the
Kerr County Historical Committee.
EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED: (PLEASE STATE REASON)
NAME OF PERSON ADDRESSING THE COURT:
ESTIMATED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION:
IF PERSONNEL MATTER -NAME OF EMPLOYEE:
County Jude
Time for submitting this request for Court to assure that the matter is posted in accordance with Title 5, Chapter
551 and 552, Government Code, is as follows:
Meeting scheduled for Mondays:
THIS REQUEST RECEIVED BY:
THIS REQUEST RECEIVED ON:

All Agenda Requests will be screened by the County Judge's Office to determine if adequate information ha~Jaeen
prepared for the Court's formal consideration and action at time of Court Meetings. Your cooperation will be
appreciated and contribute towards you request being addressed at the earliest opportunity. See Agenda Request Rules
Adopted by Commissioners' Court.
5:00 P.M. previous Tuesday.

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Mrs. Pat Ferran
asset Management
Foci Eities Service (~f#'ice
X23 Nvrtlx ~-lumphreys 13autevard
Memphis, Tennessee 38166-f)3UQ
Dear Mrs. Ferrari
As you are aware the caurity has stated prior interwst in the Post Office building soon to be
vacated at ?QiJ Earl Gast`ett Stree#, here in Kerrville. In addition, the Kerr County }-listoricai
Gorrsmissiozt has discussed with the court a proposal for the.joint use fvr the building.
The Commissioners Cautt, the KC=HC`, aztd »any citi~er~s of Kerrville, ccsn.sider this to be one of
our historical buildings of an unique designs of the deco period. The general feeling within the
community is that the building should be saved as pint of.Kerr County history.
There is a strong Eeclin.g through. out the Corx~.m~ity that if the building were to fall into private
uwner5hip it would have tt~ bE demolished in order to pro;'ide an economical investmertt, due in
most part, to the lack ofpariCitrg.
Joint plan at this time would be for the buildi*~g to be used as: l) county museum, 2) storage and
displays afthe county's histQrica] artifacts, 3) exhibits the county's archives, 4j county office
space, S) possibly city office space, and 6) hasernent storage vfcounty and historical
commissions records-
The old Kerrville Girt' Half at 64Cs Main Street, a building of the same vintage, sire anal design,
was recently restored and renovated into the Union. State Bank, This was ecoraamically fee~sible
because of the available land for the required parking, We believe the samz excellent job of
restorat.io~ can be accomplished at the post office building tv preserve another piece of Kerr
County histcty.
Therefore, the Kerr County Commissioner's court request that ,you lit' pass the normal disposal
process and donate this property tc~ Kerr County as provided fox ry law, We understand such
donations hwve been done cn prevision oc::casions and would like for you to da the saute for Kerr
G~~unty in ardor that we may have the npponunity to save some of our history.
Sincerely,
Frederick L, Henneke