BOERNE — Often divergent viewpoints by members of a countywide transportation committee could have doomed a comprehensive final report before it even began, but ultimately that diversity became an asset, a co-chairman said.
After roughly three years of back and forth, members of the Kendall County, Boerne and Fair Oaks Transportation Committee have finished the sweeping, nearly 200-page report, which now goes before elected officials for possible implementation.
Recommendations run the gamut from rolling roundabouts to an idyllic trail system connecting local towns and cities.
Co-chairman Bob Manning praised the team’s ability to reach a consensus despite often opposing opinions.
“ On reflection, it’s impressive maybe in every community, but I’m going to speak to the Boerne community, how deep the talent base is,” Manning said. “If they’re just searched out and requested to step forward and offer advice and opinions, the caliber of what comes of that is pretty impressive.”
“You look at the makeup of our committee, and there was every chance for us to be fractured and almost dysfunctional, with the paved-paradise paradigm versus the tree-huggers and stop-growth paradigm,” Manning added. “It was there and in play, and it was valuable that it was there and in play, but it never paralyzed the committee. I like the fact that we overtly addressed each and every public suggestion. Even if we rejected them, they were addressed.”
Manning and his co-leader, Kendall County Precinct 4 Commissioner Don Durden, will soon share the report with county, Boerne and Fair Oaks Ranch officials.
The goal is to have area leaders understand the importance of the recommendations and urge them to adopt the measures.
The group’s work has already sent ripples across the region as the Kendall County Commissioners Court supported developing a countywide transportation plan, which many say has been needed for decades.
Those interested in following a presentation of the report to local officials can expect to see the discussions surface on agendas this month for commissioners, and the city councils of Fair Oaks Ranch and Boerne, according to Manning.
To read the report in full, visit https://www.flipsnack.com/CAE9E799E8C/countyat-a-crossroads/full-view.html.
“There was every chance for us to be fractured and almost dysfunctional.”
— Bob Manning, KCBFOTC co- chairman
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