Mike Manor Appointed to Capital Metro Board of Directors
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Mike Manor Appointed to Capital Metro Board of Directors
September 8, 2008NEWS FACTS
- This evening the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) appointed Mike Manor to the Capital Metro Board of Directors.
- Manor is a native of East Austin with three decades of experience in both the public and private sector.
- Currently Manor is a social services program administrator for Travis County Health & Human Services and is a certified social worker and mediator, and a licensed minister.
- His extensive community involvement experience includes serving with Austin Area Interreligious Ministries, the Community Action Network, the Austin/Travis County Ending Community Homelessness Coalition, and the Austin Mayor's Committee for People with Disabilities.
- Manor will take the seat of former chair Lee Walker who retired from the Capital Metro Board in May.
- The Board will select a new chair at a later date.
- Capital Metro's Board of Directors is made up of:
- Two council members appointed by the Austin City Council (Brewster McCracken, Mike Martinez)
- One commissioner appointed by the Travis County Commissioners Court (Margaret Gomez)
- One mayoral representative appointed by the mayors of the suburban cities of Travis County within the service area (Jamie Jatzlau, City of Manor)
- One representative appointed by a panel made up of the mayors of the suburban cities, the county judge and the presiding officer of each municipal utility district in Williamson County (John Cowman, City of Leander)
- Two members-at-large appointed by CAMPO (John Trevino, Mike Manor)
QUOTES
- "Capital Metro is pleased to welcome Mike Manor to our Board of Directors.
His lifetime of experience in community involvement and social work will be
extremely beneficial to the citizens of Central Texas as we work with him to
address the transportation needs in our region."
-- Fred Gilliam, Capital Metro President/CEO
- "After 35 years of continuous public and private sector experience, mine is a
spirit of gratitude to be selected from among gifted applicants for the privilege
of serving CAMPO and Capital Metro stakeholders."
-- Mike Manor
ABOUT CAPITAL METRO Capital Metro's mission is to provide quality public transportation choices for our community that meet the needs of our growing region. Capital Metro provides bus service on flexible, convenient schedules at more than 3,000 bus stops throughout Central Texas, providing an average of up to 140,000 one way trips per day. The fixed route bus system includes metro, flyer and express routes, downtown `Dillo circulator routes, and UT Shuttle service. Capital Metro also provides MetroAccess service for passengers with disabilities, van and carpool coordination, and freight rail service.
Capital MetroRail is a new passenger rail system expected to open late this year or in early 2009 which will extend 32 miles between the City of Leander and the Convention Center in Downtown Austin. Capital MetroRail will serve nine stations providing convenient service every 30 minutes during morning and afternoon rush hours. MetroRail is part of the All Systems Go Long-Range Transit Plan that includes expanded local and express bus service, MetroRapid bus service, and new and improved park and ride lots. For more information, including an online trip planner and a commute cost calculator, visit www.capmetro.org or call (512) 474-1200.
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