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<br />SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
<br />CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS" MAY 19, 1966
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<br />Present:
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<br />Mayor
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<br />Ell is Serur
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<br />Aldermen:
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<br />Caesar A. Damon
<br />Joe C. Froh
<br />Wi I I i am C. Poo I
<br />Herman Korff
<br />Mark H. Whittenberg
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<br />City Manager
<br />City Secretary
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<br />Wi I I i am Wo Iff
<br />Dorothy O. Worrel I
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<br />Visitors:
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<br />Mr. & Mrs. C.J. Schmidt, W.E. Wise,
<br />Mrs. George Ragsdate, Mrs. Russell W.
<br />Munson, Mrs. Maude Whisenant, Mrs. A.
<br />McMullin, Mrs.F.W. Duncan, Mrs. W.E.
<br />Norris, Jr., Mrs. J. Lloyd Read,
<br />Emmie Craddock, Mrs. W.P. Craddock,
<br />Mrs. Tom G. Oliver, Jr., Laura L. Iramsay,
<br />Mr. and Mrs. C.D. Parman, C.W. Jennings,
<br />Herbert Ho I combe, Leroy Russe II ,
<br />Holl is Smith, LP. 'Mi l'ligan, Brenda G.
<br />Kyle, H.C. Kyle, Jr., Barton Gi II,
<br />L;R. Mitchell, Mrs. Edra P. Allbright,
<br />Bil I Pennington, F.W. Zimmerman,
<br />Mr. & Mrs. nBuckn Pai~e, Mrs. Wm. C. Pool,
<br />Mrs. Gene Scrutch in, Rodgers StlOrey,
<br />Mrs. Rodgers Storey, Tony Stapp, Mr. & Mrs.
<br />Bi I I Veidt, Bruce Smith, Carolyn Chandler,
<br />Tom Buckner and others
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<br />The Mayor called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
<br />Mr. Serur stated that on Saturday, May 14, he had received a
<br />letter from J.B. Perry of Lufkin renewing his offer to buy
<br />3.62 acres of park I and for $50,000, the offer be i ng good unt i I
<br />midnight, Tuesday, May 17. On Monday, Mr. Serur said he asked
<br />the City Manager to answer the letter, saying the Counci I would
<br />probab I y dec ide t.o reta i nthe 3.62 acr'es as park land. The Mayor
<br />said he had the two letters in question there for anyone who cared
<br />to see them. Mr. Serur said a local newsstory had stated that
<br />Mr. Perry "had not been given the cou~tasy of a replyn, and he
<br />wished to set the record' straight. Today~s me~ting, the Mayor
<br />said, had been called to make a final decision on d.j,sposition
<br />of the park acreage. The Mayor said that on beh~lf of the many
<br />peop I e who had ca II ed him about the matter, he woul d recommend
<br />that the Counci I vote to retain the land. Mr. Serur referred to
<br />a tabled motion that the 3.62 acres be offered to the highest
<br />bidder. Alderman Pool moved that the motion to sel I to the
<br />highest bidder be placed on the table. Alder~an Korff seconded
<br />the motion. Mrs. Edra P. Allbright was recognized by the Mayor.
<br />She, said she was spokesman for a Park Board appointed in 1948,
<br />which was sti II in existence, only meeting when a need arose.
<br />Qisplpying a Minute Book of the Park Board, Mrs. Allbright said
<br />.t~at Mr, and Mrs. Monk had sol~ the land to the City, refusing
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