Travis County Commissioners Court
March 18, 2008
Citizens Communication
Citizens communication is first and this item gives residents an opportunity to address the court on any matter not on the agenda for up to three minutes. And jennifer gale is the only citizen who is signed in. Good morning.
>> hi, Travis County. Good morning Commissioners Gomez, Daugherty and district 1, Ron Davis. It's good to be here on this rainy, wet day after st. Patrick's day morning. We are enjoying easter this coming weekend. I want to talk about -- about our need to try to intervene, to help get villa muse brought to Travis County, to help the city out in some way so that the city is meeting their regulations and we're still able to bring them in online and I’m asking if the county can do that legally, help the city, so they don't lose them if they leave the extra territorial jurisdiction or if they stay in the extra territorial jurisdiction, to give them some guidance. Then our our bus contract hasn't been solved yet. Contracts have been already in place by last July and we don't -- we still don't have that contract from capital metro transportation authority. We need to put more pressure on them to make a contract. Right now we have a two chair system where bus operators make a quarter less pay when they are first starting out and that allows the older drivers to -- to be replaced by younger drivers. They make them more expendable. Clearly the good drivers shouldn't be expendable. Our new drivers aren't driving safely, they don't have that knowledge. So I’m asking that -- that we have a five year contract, cost of living, every year and that -- that they enjoy the same medical benefits. Then I’m going to address health care, our veterans aren't getting the health care they need. It takes three months, if you have an emergency, before they'll test you or take xrays or mri's. So I’m asking the county attorney to look into taking their medical license for not practicing medicine. From the veterans administration, medical employees over there on montopolis just off of highway 71. Not nearly enough for 1 million and a half people. It only operates between 7:00 and 4:00 p.m. So if you have an emergency, an immediate emergency like a heart attack, they are not going to help you. This coming Friday the easter holiday, good Friday. Reminder that we have already been forgiven for our sins, just have a great weekend.
>> thank you.
>> thank you.
>> anybody else for citizens communication, whether you signed in or not?
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