I am grateful to Austin (TX) City Council Member Christian Mendoza for writing and sending this November 30, 2023, e-mail reply letter (below) to me relating to Austin-based African-American female Travis County Executive Sherri E. Fleming's March 22, 2021, reply letter to me in which Ms. Fleming had stated:
"I am not privy to any factual information about the identity of any source or sponsor or financier of any continuous noise pollution in Austin, Texas, that has been and continues to be medically injurious to you (Austin resident John Kevin McMillan) or any other residents also situated in Austin.
"Further, I do not know the identity of the source or sponsor or financier of the continuous noise pollution in Austin, Texas...."
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From: "District 3" <District3@austintexas.gov>
To: "John McMillan" <mcmillanj@att.net>
Sent: Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 11:04 AM
Subject: RE: TC Rep Fleming's 'continuous noise pollution' reply to me
Hi John,
Thank you for reaching out to the Office of Council Member José Velásquez, District 3. We have documented your response.
Respectfully,
Christian Mendoza
Pronouns: he/him/él
Constituent Liaison, District 3
Office of Council Member José Velásquez
301 W 2nd St | Austin, TX | 78701
Main | 512-978-2103 Direct | 512-978-2168
christian.mendoza@austintexas.gov
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Subject: Fw: TC Rep Fleming's 'continuous noise pollution' reply to me
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A respectful FYI to each of you on the following (below) polite written request for information that I posed today to Travis County Government officials in Austin, Texas.
I relocated by commerical airline flight from Austin and Travis County, Texas, to Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County, Utah, on December 31, 2021.
I welcome any written response from any of you on any aspect of this friendly letter that I wrote and sent out earlier today.
Best Wishes,
John Kevin McMillan of Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Sent: Sat, Nov 25, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Subject: TC Rep Fleming's 'continuous noise pollution' reply to me
November 25, 2023
Dear Very Honorable Travis County (TC) Government officials in Austin, Texas,
Happy Holiday Season to each of you first-rate officials for your politically influential county government, with Austin being the county seat of your Central Texas county.
On March 22, 2021, during a time period when I resided in Austin and in Texas, I received the following (below) e-mail reply letter from Travis County Executive Sherri E. Fleming, the female African-American Travis County Government Chief Executive Officer of the Travis County Health and Human Services Department in Austin, Texas.
County Executive Fleming, who held that very influential and powerful position of leadership for many years before her retirement in 2022, routinely attended Travis County Commissioners Court meetings in Austin on behalf of her department and frequently responded to questions and concerns from members of your local governing body.
I would appreciate a written response from any of you Travis County Government officials----or any other recipient of this friendly follow-up letter from me---- in regard to whether you each believe that all of the statements made to me by Ms. Fleming in her March 22, 2021, reply letter to me were fully honest and fully accurate.
Sincerely and Best Wishes,
longstanding continuous noise-pollution complainant and current permanent Utahn resident (ever since January 1, 2023) John Kevin McMillan.
My rental-apartment unit home address ever since June 1, 2022:
535 South 200 East, Apt. 912, Ninth Floor, Salt Lake City, UT 84111.
Cell phone: (512) 993-7305.
Home phone: (801) 355-0850.
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From: Sherri Fleming <sherri.fleming@traviscountytx.gov>
To: John McMillan <mcmillanj@att.net>
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2021, 03:53:04 PM CDT
Subject: RE: [CAUTION EXTERNAL] Fw: 3-14-21 two questions for local public-health officials re: continuous-noise pollution abatement
Mr. McMillan:
In response to your email below, I am not privy to any factual information about the identity of any source or sponsor or financier of any continuous noise pollution in Austin, Texas, that has been and continues to be medically injurious to you or any other residents also situated in Austin.
Further, I do not know the identity of the source or sponsor or financier of the continuous noise pollution in Austin, Texas.
In my appearances on behalf of the Travis County Health and Human Services Department at Travis County Commissioners Court meetings over the most recent 16-year period here in Austin, I have not at any time discussed that particular public-health issue with members of the Travis County Commissioners Court.
I, personally, have not had any conversations with or sent or received any written communications to or from the new director of the City Government of Austin Public Health Department, Ms. Stephanie Hayden-Howard, that referred to the cited public-policy issue.
Finally, I have not had any occasion to directly contact any official of the Austin Police Department, and directly expressed my own concern about alleged continuous noise pollution that has been determined to be medically harmful to you or any other residents also situated in Austin.
I have no further information to provide related to your inquiry on the subject of noise pollution.
Thank you.
Sherri E. Fleming, County Executive
For Travis County Health and Human Services
sherri.fleming@traviscountytx.gov
512-854-4101 (Office)
737-802-9024 (Work Mobile)
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