Per City Code, Chapter 6: Naming of City Facilities and Streets, a City of San Antonio Naming Committee will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Frank Garrett Multi-Service Center, located at 1226 NW 18th St, San Antonio, TX 78207 to gather community input concerning a proposal to rename the pavilion at a City Facility known as “West End Pavilion,” to the “Verna Mae Mama Boone Pavilion.”
For more than 50 years, Verna Mae “Mama” Boone was dedicated to addressing and raising awareness about hunger and homelessness in the San Antonio community. She was a longtime resident of District 1, and a community advocate and activist.
This meeting shall be open to the public and shall provide time for public comment. A written response in favor of or against the submitted name change, to include the date of the hearing, may be sent to:
Renaming of the West End Pavilion located at the Frank Garrett Multi-Service Center
C/O Edward Gonzales, Assistant Director
City of San Antonio Department of Human Services
106 S. St. Mary’s Street, Suite 700
San Antonio, Texas 78205
If the name is approved by the Naming Committee, the San Antonio City Council will consider the matter. For additional information call (210) 207-4365.
I am very happy and proud about My Grandmother obtaining the right in the renaming of the Frank Garret Center Pavilion. I am Proud of what she and our family have accomplished over the years in San Antonio. San Antonio is our home and San Antonio is our family. My only hope is that we continue her mission on helping others in our communities in which we live. The West Side has provided me with all of the tools needed to be successful and I owe so much to my grandmother for that . God Bless you all. J.Boone -Tampa, FL