Mayer, Orland (September 1, 1904-November 14, 2002)

Abstract In an interview with Troy Reeves on August 3, 1998, Orland Mayer discusses his involvement with the Greenbelt Committee beginning in 1969 when Mayor Jay Amyx appointed him. He describes how his involvement with the Recreation Committee led him to working on the Greenbelt Plan, how the San Antonio Greenbelt informed their ideas, his positive view of what the Greenbelt has developed into, the conflict of having horses on the pathway, and the helpful promotion of the plan that the newspapers...