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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-01-30-0130PM-Special• I • • LM • l!l���^��TT11 • OG�TY 9aP� • � BRAZOS COUNTY BRYAN.TEXAS COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING The Commissioners Court will meet in Special Session on Wednesday, January 30, 1991 at 1:30 P.M. in the Commissioners Courtroom of the Brazos County Courthouse, 300 East 26th Street, Suite 115, Bryan, Texas to discuss the following matters: 1. Announce the beginning of the Brazos County Sesquicentennial 2. Adjourn 1'. 0. H. COMMISSIONERS' COURT SPECIAL MEETING JANUARY 30, 1991 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 1:30 p.m. on Monday, January 30, 1991, with the following members of the Court present: R.. J. Holmgreen, County Judge, Presiding; Gary Norton, Commissioner of Precinct 1; Walter Wilcox, Commissioner of Precinct 2; Randy Sims, Commissioner of Precinct 3; Milton Turner, Commissioner of Precinct 4; Mary Ann Ward, County Clerk. The following citizens and officials were in attendance: Ruth McLeod Bea Green Sharon Fairchild Terri White W. W. Vance Ernie Wentrcek Dan German Mary C. Horn Jim Kuboviak Anton Dobrovolny Ron Huddleston Phyllis Dozier B. H. Dewey Carolyn Hensarling Jim Hiney Frank Boriskie Pastor Dan Bates Walter Carl Jones Executive Assistant Secretary to Commissioners Auditor Treasurer's Office Court Master Juvenile Services Juvenile Services J.P. Pct. 2 County Attorney J.P. Pct. 5 Sheriff's Department Brazos Center J.P. Pct. 7 Pl. 1 J.P. Pct. 7 P1. 2 Bryan/College Station Eagle Brazos County Resident Millican Baptist Church Historical Commission Commissioner Sims gave the invocation and led the pledge of allegiance. Commissioner Wilcox announced the beginning of the Brazos County Sesquicentennial celebration. He then turned the meeting over to Commissioner Norton who read the following excerpt from the book Brazos County History; Rich Past --Bright Future published as a Texas Sesquincentennial event in 1986. "So, on 30 January 1841, the Congress of the Republic of Texas created Navasota County, which comprised all the territory of Washington County lying between the Brazos and Navasota Rivers --plus, an additional 15,000 acres taken from Robertson A rp 71 P4 i, r� • C7 County. Navasota County became Brazos County almost a full year later, when James A. Head, the Representative of Navasota County, introduced a bill in the Texas Congress in January 1842. But only the name changed --the boundaries this time remained the same, and remain the same today." Commissioner Norton stated that the City of College Station Parks and Recreation Brazos Folk Fest week in September will center on celebrating 150 years of Brazos County progress. Commissioner Wilcox then turned the floor over to Phyllis Dozier, Director of the Brazos Center, who added that all county mail has a commemorative cancellation, bannners and flags will fly at all county buildings, all county departments have seals to display, a small cluster of pecan trees planted this year will also be dedicated as a lasting commemoration of the 150th anniversary, the arts council's annually held youth art show will have a special entry division for Brazos county and its history and a special commemorative cachet will be avaiable for hand cancellation probably in April. Commissioner Sims informed the Court that Boonville Cemetery will have a dedication ceremony for improvements and restoration sometime in April. Walter Carl Jones, representative of the Historical Society, informed the Court that this year was the 300th anniversary of the Old Spanish Road (El Camino Real). A caravan will start at the Mexican border and follow the trail to Brazos County and stop at the Brazos Center and rededicate the historical markers on April 16, 1991. Jim Hiney, reporter of the Bryan/College Station Eagle, explained a feature that will be running in the newpaper featuring tidbits of information on the area. Commissioner Wilcox thanked everyone for coming. There being no further business to come before the Court, the meeting was adjourned. VOL PAG Y.�_3 —_ — - - �— - _ _ ,_ , _ �� - -•—. �...r+l+"' '-1 i w.,.�—��.�+�r`�,�..�re�,�i,�T�� C�Yr : �"�—'!+rR�rw�w�.. The foregoing minutes have been examined and approved in open Court this the L,• day of waL19_lz/—, in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas. R. JLe Holmgree County Judge Walter Wi cox Commissioner, Precinct 2 Milf6h Turner Commissioner, Precinct 4 /' 4'./� Cary No on Commi oner, Precinct 1 Randy Sims " Commissipyter, Precinct 3 Mary 4n Ward County Clerk