Hays County resident appointed to Parks & Wildlife Commission
Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Richard ‘Dick’ Scott of Wimberley to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission for a term to expire Feb. 1, 2017. The commission oversees the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Scott is co-owner of Trans-Global Solutions Inc. He is a member of Delta Sigma Pi and the Boys and Girls Country of Houston Executive Board. He is also a volunteer contributor for the Hays County Future Farmers of America and 4H Club, a lifetime member of the Houston Livestock Show Committee, and a past board member of the Lower Colorado River Authority. Scott received a bachelor’s degree from Lamar University.
Perry also reappointed Dan Friedkin of Houston. Both appointments have to be confirmed by the state senate.
County offices relocating
Two Hays County offices are relocating this week to a new building at 2171 Yarrington Road in San Marcos, next to the county’s transportation department.
Customers can now find the Development Services department and the Fire Marshal’s office in a nearly 14,000-square-foot building that was authorized by the Commissioners Court in the summer of 2010 to help consolidate office space and ease crowding.
The Commissioners Court on Jan. 25 did away with the Resource Protection, Transportation and Planning Department, an umbrella for the county’s development and transportation functions, and created two separate departments – Transportation and Development Services. In doing so, the Court noted the expanded services both groups are providing to a rapidly growing county.
Jerry Borcherding, P.E., is serving as director of the Transportation Department, formerly the Transportation Division of RPTP. Clint (James) Garza is serving as director of the Development Services Department and Roxie Botkin has been promoted to the new Subdivision Coordinator position.
Garza noted that customers may find service interrupted at the new location until the move is completed, boxes unpacked and computers reconfigured, and encouraged them to call before heading to the new office. Field inspections will not be delayed. During the move, director Clint Garza and staff can also be contacted at [email protected].
Only the physical addresses for Development Services and the Fire Marshal have changed. The mailing address for Development Services is P.O. Box 1006, San Marcos, TX 78667, phone 512-393-2150. The Fire Marshal’s mailing address is P.O. Box 988, San Marcos, TX, 78667, phone 512-393-7339.
