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recessed meeting, page two, october 18, 1965 of being a person who has gotten his share but has denied the rest of the program to go through." He said further that he was here to express his appreciation to the community and the citizens, who had allowed the College to go ahead with its own project before the river project could get underway. He also noted that the College brings a sizeable amount of income into the City. Dr. McCrocklin said that there were many areas in which San Marcos could be made better; among these areas he cited the need for a new library, better sewer systems, planning, and a new City Hall. He concluded by statft1gthat he strongly supports the continuation of the river project so that the average citizen may have a place to enjoy within the community. I Here Mr. Whittenberg inserted the comment that not all of the citizens were for Urban Renewal and that if the program did not move forward, then the opposi tion "wi 11 become greater and greater." At this time Mr. Frank Martinez, Mrs. J. D. Cummings, and others spoke regarding acquisition of property; and a lady speaking in be- half of Mrs. Lela Mae Bethke came forward to speak regarding value of payment for property. Several spoke of their own problems concerning the project; most of these had to do with the inability to make im- provements on their homes in the project area. The meeting was adjourned by the Mayor at 8:45 p.m. )/ ---/~_//. ,;:.. >- ' l---t/L'~ // ',/-::'~'/1.J"_"'C.__ Ellis Serur /) ; d., ~0J<X-fl/ 4'Q,--~~ ~... I Caesar Damon 011 ( /\ /1- f 1 ), , i. v(.J.. ~".Gt_~L,l~/tL,{-,jG William C. Pool A. G. Tuttle /'" . '... It ;/ ,-/r/lL>.;(/;!9frAJ VLL-b--~~\ , Mark Whittenberg ATTEST: /9~1~ I