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Home My WebLink About1988-09-26-0100PM-Special• • • I I r All, I j I G18 SEP 23 41 s: 12 BRAZOS COUNTY I BRYAN. TEXAS ti AGENDA FOR COMMIS'SIONERS' COURT MEETING - MONDAY, SEPT. 26, 1988, 1:00 P.M. 1. Pursuant to Section 16.02 of the Texas Racing Act (Article 179e V.A.T.S.) the Commissioners Court will consider and take action to add the proposition of "legalizing pari- mutuel wagering on horse races in Brazos County" to the ballot for the General Election to be held November 8, 1988. 2. Adjourn r I ~ I i I I F ~ VOL PAGE ZZf A~ d, r _J COMMISSIONERS' COURT j SPECIAL MEETING ~I SEPTEMBER 26, 1988 I~ A special meeting of the Commissioners' Court of Brazos ,,County, Texas was held in the Commissioners' Courtroom in the ,,Courthouse in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, beginning at 1:00 Ip.m. on Monday, September 26, 1988, with the following members of the Court present: !i R. J. Holmgreen, County Judge, Presiding; Bill J. Cooley, Commiss ioner of Precinct 1; Walter Wilcox, Commissi oner of Precinct 2; Billy E. Beard, Commiss ioner of Precinct 3; Milton Turner, Commissi oner of Precinct 4; Frank Boriskie, County Clerk. The following citizens Ij and officials were in attendance: Ruth McLeod Administrative Assistant Carol Palmer Admin. Asst. to County Judge Bea Green Secretary to Commissioners Rosalie Todaro Auditor's Office Rebecca Shults Purchasing Agent Travis Nelson District Clerk Robert McGlohon Bryan/College Station Eagle Russell Johnson KBTX-TV Kathy Young KBTX-TV Viola Barker Citizen for Pari-Mutuel Wagering R. C. Canole Texas World Speedway Lawrence Kubacak Citizen for Pari-Mutuel Wagering Jeanne Kubacak Citizen for Pari-Mutuel Wagering Jack W. Upham Race Trainer !I Phyllis Jeanne Hobson Home finder Realty, Inc. Dick Maples Pastor First Baptist Church II Pastor Dan Bates First Baptist Church of Millican David W. Murphy Calvary Baptist Church ! Ray Spradling Calvary Baptist Church Max Luedtke Horse Breeder Marti Luedtke Horse Breeder Dickie Pate Horse Owner Jessie Pate Horse Owner Mary Thompson Bridle Ridge Quarter Horses II Stuart Thompson Bridle Ridge Quarter Horses I Nelda Parker Bridle Ridge Quarter Horses Lodie Stephens Bridle Ridge Quarter Horses ~j Tommy Parker Bridle Ridge Quarter Horses Leon Bard LRB Training Stable Jeanne Calhoun Brazos Valley Hotel Assoc. Chris Osbourne Central Baptist Church i~ Steve Renke Hillcrest Baptist Church Glen G(illegible) First Baptist Church ' Sherylon Canoll WTAW-KTSR Radio Bill Romane Granada Corporation i The Commissioners' Court met to consider placing the ;:proposition of 'legalizing pari-mutuel wagering on horse races in ;!Brazos County" on the ballot for the general election to be held ! II I I~November 8, 1988. f Those in favor of placing the proposition on the November I VOL -PAGE I 1 I I • • • ~r I! I i I ,iCommissioners' Court meeting September 26, 1988 i general election ballot presented numerous arguments for doing so ! citing local economic considerations such as, increased business ; ~I I for local restaurants, hotels and motels, cooperation between the i ~ .veterinary school at TAMU and the breeders, more demand for t` I!agricultural products from the area and increased tax revenue ;from the facility. i ~I Those in opposition of placing the proposition on the November general election ballot argued that the residents of the county had not voiced a desire to see this on the ballot, cost of I; I policing the facility, dealing with the indigent families brought a in by such a facility and crime statistics. ,y I; One county resident addressed the Court saying that the ~i ;tissue before the Court was not issue presented above but the ,right of the people to vote on the proposition. There being no more arguments for or against the issue, the (County Judge asked for a motion. Commissioner Beard moved to .I1place the issue on the November 8, 1988 general election ballot it Ito allow all the citizens of Brazcs County the opportunity to t vote for or against 'legalizing pari-mutuel wagering on horse i ',races in Brazos County.' The motion was seconded by Commissioner 1 ~ITurner and in a show of hands carried unanimously. III There being no further business to come before the Court, lithe meeting was adjourned. 'I I i' I I' I It ! VOL_ PAGE Lr . Q The foregoing minutes have been examined and approved in open Court this the 7 day of dK/w4c k ) 19'r')'*J9 , in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas. C' o mgreen Coun Judge ABSENT a ter W cox Commissioner, Precinct 2 L , rL CG;L C;{. J Milton Turner Fran Boris ie Commissioner, Precinct 4 County Clerk VOL PAGE 572"' B oo ey Comm ioner, Precinct 1 r i