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CAMPO panel names Mike Manor to agency board
Tuesday, September 9, 2008 by Kimberly Reeves
CAMPO’s Transportation Policy Board, in a low-key meeting run by Vice Chair Cynthia Long, appointed Mike Manor to the Capital Metro board and talked about the one issue that has become a consistent theme of most meetings: money. Manor will replace Lee Walker, who after serving as chair of the CAMPO Board for a decade, retired earlier this year. Manor will only join the board as a member. The board will elect a new chair from within its ranks at a future meeting Only eight members of the CAMPO board – those who reside in CAMPO’s taxing district – could vote on the candidate. Manor, who works as a project manager for Travis County, was an intriguing choice because he is not an elected official with constituents. Instead, Manor is from East Austin, a man who considers his issues to be race relations and representing the interests of those in poverty. The CAMPO subcommittee that interviewed candidates had a number of well-qualified candidates, including those with a transportation background. Manor, who has served on the Travis County MHMR board, is an administrator at Travis County in the program that provides rental and utility assistance. He has also served on numerous community boards, including Austin Area Interreligious Ministries. “I want to put the people’s interests first, especially when it comes to public transportation,” Manor said. “That’s my passion, and I’m pretty outspoken about it.” Others who had been in consideration for the post included John Trube, Norm Chafetz, and Paul Hamilton. Austin Council Member Mike Martinez and Leander Mayor Mike Cowman had both shown interest but dropped out of the race. In other decisions at Monday night’s meeting, the CAMPO board: And the group held a hearing on proposed amendments to the current three-year Transportation Improvement Plan. Fewer than a dozen people showed up at four meetings around the CAMPO region. Amendments to the plan included new trails in Hutto; changes in the scope of work for a project in Leander; a change in funding sources for a project in Round Rock; and tweaking of various programs being completed by CAMPO.
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