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Mayor Taylor, June 8 '64, page two II Camp Gary cannot be overestimated. The time spent by Citizens Gruups, City Council, City personnel and the City Manager cannot be measured in dollars and cents. It was necessary; it was done. The City can only , stand by and be ready at a moment's notice to act on anything which can aSSure the successful cOlllpletion of this important contribution to the economy of this area. When the time, comes for acquisition of Camp Gary it will require planning tO,utilize Ca~p.Garyfor the utmost benefit of our community. I While crash progralllsarenecessary and' must be _met when due, however the Council feels that the orderly growth of the, City is of equal importance and must be carried on as scheduled, despite the necessity for quick action projects. It is with this in mind that the CounciL has IlIide certain decisions. The present City Manager, B.R., Fuller, has demonstrated his thorough knowledge of our City and its problems. While the Council feels that,he is a capable administrator, it also feels that his talents can best be utilized by increasing his 'activi'ty as our Planner. In this GNRP Area Study and Development we will be able to contract much of the planning, drafting, engineering, which the ,LPA contracted to outside people in the Chautauqua Hill Project. On our trip to Ft. Worth we asked the Regional Director of HHFA,Mr. Church, if we, as a City"couldf do contract work for the LPA, and we were told yes. We also asked if Mr. Fuller would be satisfactory as the Planner, and again the answer was yes. We intend for Mr. Fuller to devote the majority of his time to planning, and through the contract work from the ,LPA we ,will be reimburse~, and more, for our one ~ew employee to carrjl out the planning forCi ty development. Let me enumerate a few of the things which the Council feels need to be accOlllplished. Indicated on this map are some eight areas of considerable population density which are not connected to our sewer system. We feel these areas should be served as rapidly as possible. It should be under- stood that with the rapid growth the City has enjoyed the last year, and which seemingly will continue, there can be other areas which will become increaSingly important. The City Manager estimates that these areas can be served in a five year program without a bond issue or a tax increase. At present we have no plans for priority for these areas. It is assumed that the areas will be designated by the Council on the population served per dollar spent, needs for corrective measures (pollution of water, supply, etc.) or any logical sequence. A complete plan will be made with cost estimates and planned installation dates. However, thiS can be speed- ed up if additional funds are available through savings over estilliated installation costs. Water line extensions have not. been shown, as these will be scheduled as needed. So you can readily see an importamt phase of the City'~ plan for proper and orderly development is the City's Master Plan, providing for street improvement, public facilities such as parks, playgrounds, libr.ry, public buildings, etc. This is actually the blueprint by which the City Council and Planning Commis.ion work. I The operation of ,'San Marcos has become big business. It is no longer a sleepy little town between Austin and San Antonio. Let me tell you some fact51 .In 1963 building permits were taken out for 43 residences, 12 new business buildings, not to mention 34 other permits for new construction and 96 alteration permits. During the first three IllOnths of 1964 ,we issued 13 permits for new homes. We have three apartment bui.dings under construction and more to be built.