Hole in the Wall
Commissioners Invited to CHC Event
RECEIVED Fri., Aug. 20, 2004
Dear Mr. Black,
I’m writing to correct an error in Amy Smith’s Aug. 13 report on celebration of Community Health Center Week at the Rosewood-Zaragosa CHC ["No Criticism at Clinic Event," News]. Amy reported that "County Commissioner Margaret Gomez was invited to the celebration at the Rosewood-Zaragoza clinic, while other commissioners – who have been more critical of the city in the funding flap – were not."
Actually, every member of the Commissioners Court was mailed an invitation, as was every City Council member, every member of the Travis County state legislative delegation, and every member of the Travis County Hospital District Board of Managers.
To our knowledge, Amy did not ask anyone associated with the Community Health Center system about who was invited and who was not.
Thank you for the opportunity to clear up any misunderstanding the report may have caused.
I’m writing to correct an error in Amy Smith’s Aug. 13 report on celebration of Community Health Center Week at the Rosewood-Zaragosa CHC ["No Criticism at Clinic Event," News]. Amy reported that "County Commissioner Margaret Gomez was invited to the celebration at the Rosewood-Zaragoza clinic, while other commissioners – who have been more critical of the city in the funding flap – were not."
Actually, every member of the Commissioners Court was mailed an invitation, as was every City Council member, every member of the Travis County state legislative delegation, and every member of the Travis County Hospital District Board of Managers.
To our knowledge, Amy did not ask anyone associated with the Community Health Center system about who was invited and who was not.
Thank you for the opportunity to clear up any misunderstanding the report may have caused.
Sincerely,
John Gilvar
Senior Management Analyst and Public Information Officer
City of Austin Community Care Services Department
John Gilvar
Senior Management Analyst and Public Information Officer
City of Austin Community Care Services Department
[Amy Smith responds: According to our sources, not everyone received their invitations – perhaps it was the post office that was remiss, or the invitation was overlooked in a stack of mail. Even so, a poor choice of wording on my part suggested that CHC officials deliberately slighted certain commissioners. The tone of Gilvar's letter suggests that there remain plenty of bruised feelings to go around among local officials, whatever the state of their party invitations. We certainly apologize if we inadvertently added fuel to the fire.]