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Commissioners Court Calls for Recommendations to Name the Travis County Existing Starflight Building located at 7800 Old Manor Rd., Austin Texas.

The Travis County Commissioners Court voted October 9, 2018, to issue the call to submit recommendations to name the Travis County existing Starflight Building located at 7800 Old Manor Rd., Austin Texas.

The Travis County Commissioners Court encourages any private citizen or group to make a recommendation regarding the naming of the Travis County existing Starflight building located at 7800 Old Manor Rd., Austin Texas.

All Recommendations must be in writing. If recommendation is to name the existing building after an individual:

  • The individual must have made a significant contribution to Travis County; and
  • The recommendation must include a biographical sketch of the individual.

The deadline to submit recommendations is Friday, November 9, 2018. A public discussion will be held Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at 9:00 a.m., in the Commissioners Courtroom on the first floor, 700 Lavaca Street.

Submit Recommendations to:

Roger A. El Khoury, M.S., P.E., Director
Travis County Facilities Management Department
P. O. Box 1748
Austin, Texas 78767

Phone No.: (512) 854-4579
Fax No.: (512) 854-9226

Submissions may also be submitted via e-mail to: [email protected].

Schedule

Friday, November 9, 2018 – deadline to receive recommendations for the naming.

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 – Commissioners Court Public Hearing and action item to send submissions to the Travis County Historical Commission for review and comment.

Wednesday, December 12, 2018 – Travis County Historical Commission meets to review and comment on the submissions.

Tuesday, January 8, 2019 – The Facilities Management Department will place a Commissioners Court agenda item for the Commissioners Court to receive the comments from Travis County Historical Commission and consider the naming of the building.

Printable Flyer

TAX RATE: TRAVIS COUNTY ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR’S TAX RATE. THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 3.5 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $9.12.