HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-08-22-8.4 - Resolution - 09/08/2022RESOLUTION NO. 09-08-22-8.4
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
SUPPORTING THE TRANSPORTATION BOND OF BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS.
WHEREAS, Brazos County is an important partner in facilitating transportation throughout the county,
including in the City of College Station; and
WHEREAS, Brazos County has experienced an annual growth in congestion of 5.1% between 1982 and
2019; and
WHEREAS, the population of Brazos County has increased by 21.6% since the 2010 census; and
WHEREAS, the combined student populations at Texas A&M College Station and Blinn College Bryan
has reached over 70,000; and
WHEREAS, efficient transportation is important to the health and safety, economic development, and
quality of life in the City of College Station; and
WHEREAS, transportation projects often require the collaboration of Federal, State, and Local authorities;
and
WHEREAS, Brazos County intends to utilize this bond to leverage additional federal funding for the
George Bush Drive and Wellborn Road intersection; and
WHEREAS, Brazos County has submitted a one-hundred-million-dollar bond proposition to be considered
by the voters on November 8th, 2022; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS:
PART 1: The City of College Station supports Brazos County’s one-hundred-million-dollar bond
proposition for transportation projects.
PART 2: The transportation projects funded through the bond will include the constructing,
improving, and maintaining of roads and bridges withing Brazos County, including the
acquisition of land and rights-of-way therefor.
ADOPTED this 8th day of September, 2022
ATTEST: APPROVED:
City Secretary Mayor
APPROVED:
City Attorney