AUSTIN – The University of Texas System Brackenridge Tract Task Force will hold a meeting on Tuesday, October 17, beginning at 8:00 a.m. The meeting will be in the Board Room on the 9th floor of Ashbel Smith Hall, 201 W. 7th Street.
In July, UT System Board of Regents Chairman James R. Huffines created the Brackenridge Tract Task Force and charged its members to review and identify facts and issues that impact use of the land, identify alternatives, and make recommendations concerning the Tract.
The afternoon portion of the meeting on Oct. 17 is set aside to receive comments from individuals who reside in the general neighborhood. Those individuals who wish to address the Task Force during the meeting may do so in person beginning at 1:30 p.m., provided they have registered to speak in advance.
Speaking requests should be received by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, October 16, and addressed to Rhonda Hankins in the Office of the Board of Regents at (512) 499-4406 or via email at bor@utsystem.edu.
Representatives of tenants on the Tract, and others interested in the Tract will be able to address the Task Force at a future meeting.
The meeting may also be viewed via webcast. Please note that you will need Windows Media Player to view this webcast.
Parking for credentialed members of the news media will be available at the guard kiosk on Colorado Street between 7th and 6th Streets.
Almost 500 acres of land along the Colorado River were donated in 1910 by George W. Brackenridge of San Antonio, a former UT regent, for the benefit of The University of Texas at Austin. Today the tract is approximately 350 acres of undeveloped and developed land that includes a municipal golf course, UT Austin housing for students, a biological field laboratory for the campus, a neighborhood youth facility, and various commercial buildings and enterprises on property leased from the university.
