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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublicity Vol. 36 (Sept. 27 1985 - Feb. 28, 1986)On behalf of Texas Artisans 1 , vould like to publicly express our appreciation to the volunteers who so generously donated their time and efforts in assisting us at our first showing at the Hilton of the Brazos Valley Collection, a group of paint- ings sanctioned by the Ses- quicentennial Commission of the state of Texas. These volunteers are Sarah Schuster, Gaye Kay, Marsha Hines, and Nancy Coppock along with each of our husbands. We also want to thank all artists who are participating in the ongoing exhibit at Bryan's Brazos Banc. Texas Artisans, as sponsors of the exhibit, have selected local artists to participate, and they have generous- ly submitted their paintings for pub- lic display. In honor of National Art Week, Sept. 23 -27, Texas Artisans will feature the Brazos Valley Col- lection, as well as these paintings by local artists at Brazos Banc. The public is invited to view this exhibit during banking hours. Participating artists are: Olive Black, Betty Boeg- ner, Rosalie Cotropia, Maria Fuller- ton, Anthony Gauthier, Terry Hart, Jo Howard, Emily Lyne, Nadezda prvolovic, Betty Pharr Ray, Tom Rhodes, Sally Stansell, Emma Start, Shirleigh Vinson, Judy Wagner, Madge Wallace, Linda Warren, Betty Watson, Jean Westbrook, and Florence White. The sponsoring Texas Artisans are Betty Blevins, Iva Butcher, June Dudley, Johnnie Griffin, Rosemary Wilson, and Doxie Wootan. June Dudley, secretary Texas Artisans College Station 'Police officers are `dauntless' C. Beltrand was indeed accurate in her Sept. 11 th letter to the editor when she referred to two of the Col- lege Station police officers as "dauntless" men. While she did re- quest their names, I'd rather oblige her with a few of their "fearless" qualifications. After all, what's in a name? One of the officers assisting in the arrests mentioned by Ms. Beltrand is a veteran police officer who has tes- tified in several capital murder trials. Being "dauntless" in front of vicious defense attornies was just part of his job. He spent days track- ing down hard evidence to help with the convictions. Other "dauntless" activities have included wrestling a professional football player to re- trieve stolen goods, facing an angry man with a butcher knife about to stab his own brother and answering numerous burglar alarms not know- ing who or what was inside. The list could go on and on. As for the other • "dauntless" police officer, well he recently tracked down and apprehended several thieves himself. He may be the very one to catch the $850 burg- lar mentioned in the previous letter to the editor. Who knows? I certainly agree with Ms. Bel - trand on one point: officers who en- force the law and risk their lives for justice should be credited with "citations and awards." It's obviously a difficult and very thank- less job. Well done, College Station Police Department! Brenda Sims Bryan Ln 00 M r` N N 04 N M ra .H ra w rs W C) H I Arts assistance appreciate CS city council By DANIEL PUCKETT Staff Writer Bicyclists in College Station may still ignore marked bike lanes, but re ects bike lane ordinance J many bike riders ignore them. "Why have the suckers when they're not going to use them` ?" he asked, to general laughter. No one on the council moved to they shouldn't expect any new ones ww__� to be built. The City Council. on Thursday dropped a proposed ordinance that would have banned the use of bicy- cles outside bike lanes on streets where bike lanes exist. The ordinance was suggested two weeks ago by Mayor Gary Halter, who said bicyc- lists are ignoring bike lanes around the Texas A &M campus, obstructing traffic and endangering themselves. But Elrey Ash, director of capital improvements, told the council that the proposed ordinance was too far - reaching. For example, he said, it I would prohibit A &M bicyclists from riding on the north side of Jersey Street — a common practice. . The ordinance as written, Ash said, would be unenforceable. Halter said it seems pointless to construct expensive bike paths when approve the ordinance. Halter ac- quiesced, but said he certainly won't vote for future bike lanes. Councilman Terri Tongco de- fended the bike lanes, saying many btke riders use them safely. "A lot of people use them proper- ly," she said. "And if some people ride out in front of a car, that's their business." Halter wryly responded: "Perhaps they should be removed' from the gene pool . " u1 00 rn r` N N N a M rd .4 W N is td W N H • • Objection is to the parking lot ,` Once again the Eagle Editorial Board have exercised their Fourth Estate prerogatives by blatantly mis- representing the facts concerning the Conditional Use Permit for a church facility adjacent to Dominik Drive. First of all, the affected residents do not object to the construction of a church on the subject property. But, quite naturally, they deplore the creation of a 315 -car parking lot across the street from their estab- lished neighborhood. The editorial states that there will be no access to church property from Dominik Drive. Actually, the approved plat shows nearly seven hundred feet of church property on Glenhaven Drive which will exit directly on Dominik. Obviously, that is access. They further indicate that the city council has final say over all zoning matters. No, a conditional use per- mit, unless appealed, is not a council matter. Does the Eagle Editorial Board really think that a projected church -- — hership of 900 people will not generate traffic problems? This bor- ders on functional lunacy. The editors would do well to re- read the Comprehensive Plan of thw- City of College Station. It includes many policies, goals and objectives that are opposed to the approved per- mit including that "to protect the integrity of the single family' re- sidential areas." The subject land area is so large" that there are innumberable ways to locate the church facilities and still provide for a residential transitional zone from the established neighbor -: hood. After all, that is what the area: has been zoned for. , 4 College Station is a wonderful. city. We are fortunate that the city; has projected plans for the orderly.$ development and interaction of of very complex mix of human and en vironmental requirements. I only' wish we could get our local news i paper to be a reliable participant.' But, maybe Will Rogers was right. Paul R. Kramei College Statior. The Eagle /Friday, September 27, 1985 • • �ouncil decides fate A rezoning requests By DANIEL PUCKETT a proposed shopping area, convene ai Staff Writer ence store and fast -food restaurant Two Wellborn Road rezoning re- Wellborn and Holleman. The lots are neighborhood - luests met different fates at Thurs- the College Station now zoned commerical, but the owner, S. Kelley lay's meeting of I.ity Council. Broach, asked for a rezoning tc commercial to give him more The council also awarded a con- improve traffic flow general- flexibility in using the property. tract that should Post Oak Mall by the fall of His son, Kenny Broach, added that around fairness dictated the rezoning, be- 1986. The rezoning requests concerned cause the lot across Holleman from Wellborn and Park Place, and his was rezoned recently to general- lots at at Wellborn and Holleman Drive. commercial. Although the staff recommended Both were exempted from the coun- on rezoning along denial of the request because the area cil's moratorium Wellborn Road because they were is zoned residential and the lots aren't i mposed submitted before the moratorium was last month. deep enough approved general-commercial g he council At Wellborn and Park Place, Hen- quest unanimously. ry W. Hilton had requested permis- The council also voted unanimous - $1.4 million street - sion to build a 12 -unit apartment in zoned for single- ly to grant a construction contract to Young Bros. complex an area family houses. The city staff recom- of Waco. The project will link the of Holleman Drive • mended denial of the request because lots on a `block of single- existing sections between Texas Avenue and the Easl the are family houses. The Planning and Bypass, and the sections of Dart. Street between Harvey Roac Zoning Commission voted unani- mouth mously on Sept. 4 to deny the re- and Southwest Parkway. Completion of the project, ex- quest. - With little discussion, the council pected in the fall of 1986, will im- .manimously denied the rezoning ap- prove o ak Malflo ( said Elrey Ash three plication. The second application concerned for of capital improvements. 9 The Eagle /Friday, September 27, 1985 0 • i NOTICE You are hereby notified that on Thursday, October 10. 1985, the City Council of the City of I College Station intends to have a hearing to determine the necessity for the re- construction of Morgan's Lane from its intersection with Texas Avenue eastward 1,536 feet. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE PACK RAT WNI STORA WishMgto.vWhselfofrhe po•'u P qn M Code. Tnle V. liens and CU _ 59 hereby erry, Sub -T,k B. liens. CWP� gives No of Saie ut dl said Ad, to . Sep. 27th 1995 u Paris Auction Servtc. C r li d & Matn. Bly- Tx. PWkB,lMns�.9e�u b the hi&W bdda far CASH d the gnu I W-p.g m die below 1—d rtotan. M.aie u p male to u fy a Wither d's Ip. Deed TW, I2di day of SCO 1995 P.ck Rat M- S-W 1804 Wilde 06k CIMIe Bryan. TX 17902 775 -5970 Pndoe Tit_ 5e CrtWm 5effmy Ch— Cullen G— .__0 L_ rl He e Said Public the He regular meet - held during Council at 7.00 ing Of the City Hall. 1101 P.M. in the City Texas Avenue South, College Station, Texas. 09 -19- 85.09 - 26-85,106-85,1 The Eagle /Friday, September 27, 1985 i 0 • ,CETOBIDDERS .y of College Station .es to sell Pecan Tree as authorized by majority of the electorate of C01- je Station on April 6, 1985. ne tract currently desig- ated as Pecan Tree Park is )cated off of Southwest Par - .way and is more fully de- scribed as being a 0.667 acre ract or parcel of land, lying and being situated in the Crawford Burnett League, Brazos County, Texas, and being a portion of that 8.923 acre tract conveyed to J. B. Hervey and Dorsey McCrory by Dora Watson by deed re- corded in Volume 341, Page 591, of the Deed Records of Brazos County, Texas. The City will accept sealed bids for such sale in accord- ance with Article 5421c -12 T.R.C.S. The City will sell the real property *referenced for the equivalent or greater thar_ the appraised value. The C will retain utility easemen across the property as mo fully described in the b package. Bid packets ar available in the Office of th City Attorney, 1101 Texa Avenue, College Station Texas77840, Sealed bids will be accepte0 from any member of the public wishing to bid upon the sale of said property through 2 00 P.M., October 9, 1985. Bid opening shall be atthe regular City Council meeting on Oc- tober 9, 1985: and bid accep- tance and award shall be at the regular City Council meet- ing on October 10, 1985. Git Council meetings are held 1101 Texas Avenue, Colleg Station, Texas. Bid acceptance and award i. within the sole discretion o the City Council, considering all proposed terms and con- ditions of the bids received, and the City may reject any and all bids or offers made for thesaleofsuch land. 09 -19- 85.09 -26- 85,10 - 3 -85 The Eagle /Friday, September 27, 1985 • • • No i Sealed p ro proposals add essse Sealed p p to the City of College Station. Texas will be received for the construction of SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION KWAY PROJECT BETWEEN S BETWEENW KROGER PARKING LOT AND WELCH BOULEVARD until 200 o'clock P.M.. Wed - nesday.October Proposals will be received at the office of Mr Davi Ci Y Pullen. City Eng n Hall, College Station, Texas 77840. Bidders must submit with their bids a Cashiers Check or a Certified Check in the amount of five (5%) percent of the maximum amount of bid payable without recourse to th College o City of Colloal bon in the Texas, or a proposal the same amount l from aSur- ety Company g permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety, and acceptable ac- cording to the latest Of companies holding certif cates of authority from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, as listed in latest Revision of Treasury Departm$nt Circular 570, as a guarantee that Bidder will en- ter into a contrzot and ex- ecute bond 'and'gparantee forms within five 6) days after notice of award of contract to him. Bids without checks, as stated above, or proposal bond will not be considered. In accordance with Article 5160, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas. 1925, as amended, the successful Bidder will be re- quired to furnish not only a performance bond in the amount payment contract, also a p ent bondfor he ay protection of all claimants supplying labor and materials as defined in said law. The bonds must be executed by an approved Surety Company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety and acceptable according to the latest list of companies holding certificates of author- ity from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, or other Surety acceptable to the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or$11'bids and to Waive informal Ries. In case of ambiguity or lack of clearness in stating the price in the bids, the Owner reserves the right to consider the most advanta- geous construction thereof or to reject the bid. Unreasona ble or unbalanced unit price, will be considered sufficien' cause for rejection of any bid. Bidders are required to in- spect the site of the work and to inform themselves regard- ing local conditions under which the work is to be done. Contract Documents. Pro- posal Forms, Specifications and Plans may be obtained from the City be of- fice, 1101 S. Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. A fully refundable deposit of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) is required for each set. 09 -25- 85,09 -28- 85, -02 -85 rn_o - R5 1n -nR -115 The Eagle /Saturday, September 28, 1985 .0 1 legal Notices • • NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed proposals addressed to the City of College Station, Texas will be received for the construction of GRAHAM ROAD WATER- LINE- CONTRACT "A" AND GRAHAM ROAD SANITARY SEWER LINE - CONTRACT "B" until 2:00 P.M., Thursday, Oc- tober 10,1905. Proposals will be received at the office of Mr. Elreyrove- Director of Ca , College Sta- menta. City Hall tion, Texas 77040. Bidders must submit with their bids a Cashier's Check or a Certified Check in the amount of five (5 %) percent of the maximum amount of bid payable without recourse to the City Of College Station Texas, or a proposal bond it the same amount from aSur. ety Company holding Pe rmil from the State of Texas to acl as Surety, and acceptable ac* cording to the latest list 01 companies holding the rates of authority from Secretary of the Treasury Of the U.S., as listed in latest Re- vision of Treasury De Circular 570, as a guara that Bidder will enter into a contract and execute bons, and guarantee forms provided within five (5) days after notice of award of contract to him. Bids without checks, as stated above, or proposal bond will not be considered. In accordance with Article 5160, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, the successful Bidder will be re quired to furnish not only a performance bond in the amount of �ent bond the also a paY protection of all claimants supplying labor and materials as defined in said law. The bonds must be executed by an approved Surety Company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety and acceptable according to the latest list of companies holding certificates of author- ity from the Secretary of the Treasury f ot Surety a to the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities. In case Of ambiguity or lack of clearness in stating the price in the bids, the Owner reserves the right to consider the most advanta- geous construction thereof or to reject the bid. Unreasona ble or unbalanced unit prices 'I will be considered sufficient cause for rejection of any bid. Bidders are required to in- spect the site of the work and to inform themselves regard- ing local conditions under which the work is to be done. Attention is called to the pro- visions of the Texas Minimum ` Wage Act of 1970 and Article The Eagle /Sunday, September 29, 1985 • C C • B -CS building permits rise By HUGH NATIONS Business Writer Despite an 80 percent increase in permits from July, the city of College Station is almost halving the size of its building inspection department. And, says building official Coy Perry, it may be five years before his staff gets back up to previous levels if the current construction climate continues. Perry's comments came a month after building permits in Bryan - College Station surged in August to $7.91 million, up from $4.47 million in July. But included in that August tot- al was a new College Station motel, the Hampton Inn, permit- ted at $2.7 million, and the $454,000 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -day Saints. In addition, First Bank Galleria in Bryan took out a $1.3 million permit there. The problem in College Station, Perry said, is a severe drop in con- struction of single family houses. In July, only six were permitted. Perry said that of his seven in- spectors, he has obtained transfers to other departments for two, and laid off one. He said the typical workload for each inspector re- cently has been only four inspec- tions a day, and it should be closer to seven. In Bryan, building official Charles Ray said his inspectors have kept busy despite the con- struction slump. However, Bryan's inspection department has had only five inspectors, two less than in College Station, for a lar- ger volume. Ray indicated that the construc- tion slowdown has meant that his inspectors now can do their jobs properly. "We weren't doing in- spections very good," he said. The August Econometer, the ,Eagle's monthly picture of Bryan- College Station's economic health, also discloses an increase in ad linage run in the Eagle, from 33,504 in July to 90,574 in Au- gust. Bryan - College Station Econometer Aug., 1985 July, 1985 Indicator No. Amt. in Pct. No. Amt. in Pct. millions millions Banks Deposits $733.6 $715.2 Loans $503.9 $501.4 Local prime rate 9.5 -11.0 9.5 -10.75 Building permits 182. $7.91 175 $4.47 Eagle ad linage (in inches) 90,574 83,504 Employment Labor force 58,300 59,500 Employed 55,500 56,100 Pct.unemployed 4.8 5.7 Interest rates 6 -month CD 7.6 -8.75 7.7 -8.75 12 -month CD 7.75 -9.0 7.8 -9.0 MLS home sales New N/A N/A 5 $0.375 Pre -owned N/A N/A 36 $1.1515 New car registrations 370 475 Residential title policies issued 111 102 Royale boardings 1,157 1,050 Sales tax rebates $0.400 $0.704 Savings & loans Local savings $66.9 $65.2 Local loans $45.7 $44.3 Local prime rate 9.5 -12.0 9.5 -12 Utilities Billings $7.463 $5.801 Connections 6,332 2,334 Disconnections 3,861 2,183 Rio Airways declines to release local airport board ings. Home sales through Multiple Listing Service may not be complete. New car registrations are only those purchased from local dealers, and the period covered does not necessarily coincide precisely with a calendar month. Utility connections and disconnections are only those made by customer request. The savings and loan figures, except for the prime rate, include only the two thrifts that have offices only in Bryan - College Station. Title policies are issued in almost every case where a house is purchased. The local prime rate is the rate charged by an institution to its most creditworthy customers. N /A: not available. Because of normal seasonal factors, even large monthly fluctuationsmay have limited significance. Sources include State Comptroller Bob Bullock, the cities of Bryan and College Station, BrazosLand Appraisals Inc., the Texas Em- ployment Commission, the Eagle. the Business Digest, local banks and savings and loan associations, the Bryan - College Station Home Builders Association, and Royale Airlines. However, Advertising Director smaller than last year's July -to- Chris Schilt said the increase was August increase, which was 10.5 seasonal. and nt R.5 percent was percent The Eagle /Sunday, September 29, 1985 • • I The Eagle /T4onday, September 30, 1985 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed proposals addressed to the City of College Station, Texas will be received for the construction of: GRAHAM ROAD WATER- LINE- CONTRACT "A" AND GRAHAM ROAD SANITARY SEWER LINE - CONTRACT "B" until 200 P.M., Thursday, Oc- tober 10, 1985. Proposals will be received at the office of Mr. Elrey Ash, Director of Capital Improve- ments, City Hall, College Sta- tion, Texas 77840. Bidders must submit with their bids a Cashier's Check or a Certified Check in the amount of five (5 %) percent of the maximum amount of bid Payable without recourse to the City of College Station, Texas, or a proposal bond in the same amount from a Sur. ety Company holding permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety, and acceptable ac- cording to the latest list of companies holding certifi- cates of authority from the Secretary of the Treasury of the U.S., as listed in latest Re- vision of Treasury Department Circular 570, as a guarantee that Bidder will enter into a contract and execute bond and guarantee forms provided within five (5) days after notice of award of contract to him. Bids without checks, as stated above, or proposal bond will not be considered. In accordance with Article 5180, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, the successful Bidder will be re- quired to furnish not only a performance bond in the amount of the contract, but also a payment bond for the protection of all claimants supplying labor and materials as defined in said law. The bonds must be executed by an approved Surety Company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety and acceptable according to the latest list of companies holding certificates of author- ity from the Secretary of the Treasury of the U.S., or other Surety acceptable to the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities. In case of ambiguity or lack of clearness in stating the price in the bids, the Owner reserves the right to consider the most advanta- geous construction thereof or to reject the bid. Unreasona- ble or unbalanced unit prices will be considered sufficient causefor rejection ofany bid. Bidders are required to in- spect the site of the work and to inform themselves regard- ing local conditions under which the work is to be done. Attention is called to the pro- visions of the Texas Minimum Wage Act of 1970 and Article 5159x, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, concerning the prevailing wage rate applica- ble in municipal construction. A PREBID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT COLLEGE STATION CITY HALL AT 2:D0 P.M., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3,1985. Contract Documents, Pro- posal Forms, Specification and Plans are on file and may be examined without charge in the office of Mr. Elrey Ash, Director of Capital Improve- ments, and may be obtained from Riewe & Wischmeyer, Inc., Consulting Engineers, 1701 Southwest Parkway, Suite 100, College Station, Texas 77840, upon the pay- ment of Fifty ($SO,00) Dollars. Gary M. Halter, Mayor Dian Jones, City Secretary D9-22- 85,09 -23- 85,09 -29-85 09-30- 85,10 -01- 85,10-02 -85 �-3 t�7 Sv fD F3 U) w O n rt 0 n 00 Municip League backing water proposals Harte -Hanks Austin Bureau AUSTIN — Municipal officials from across Texas are pooling their political powers to win voter approv- al of two water - related proposals on the Nov. 5 ballot. The Texas Municipal League, the lobbying group for the state's cities and towns, announced Monday the formation of a 69- member task force to focus on water problems and to push for passage of Amendments 1 and 2. Mayors Marvin Tate of Bryan and Gary M. Halter of College Station are members of the task force. Amendment No. 1 would autho- rize the state to issue up to $980 mil- lion in bonds for construction pro- jects for new water supplies, sewage treatment and flood control. Amend- ment No. 2 would open the way for $200 million in low- interest state loan's to farmers to purchase water - efficient irrigation equipment. Mayor Alan Henry of Lubbock, chairman of the task force, said the network of municipal officials will attempt to arouse voter interest and demonstrate to citizens why passage of the two proposals is important. At a Capitol news conference, Henry and four other officials also emphasized that November's two amendments are only a first step in seeking solutions to the state's water problems. More bond packages will be needed later, Henry said, but it is important now to show state legisla- tors that voters will back water prog- rams. A trend set by voters rejecting water proposals twice in the past de- cade must be reversed, he said. Mayor Ted B. Reed of Victoria said the proposals are only a first step in a long -range program to make sure Texas communities have sufficient water for economic development. Mayor E.V. Ridlehuber of Plain- view said the current proposals can help in the principal problem of his High Plains area: a dropping level in the Ogallala Aquifer due to heavy pumping for agriculture irri­.; • The Zoning Board of Adjust- ment for the City of College Station will consider a request for variance in the name of ow- ner, Marie Louise Boyett Vance. The case will be heard by the Board at the regular meeting in the Council Room, College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at 7:00 P.M. on Tues- day, October 15, 1985. The nature of the case is as follows: Applicant is requesting a vari- ance to the front, rear and side setbacks to construct an addi- tion to Kinko's Copies on Lot 22. Block 1 W.C. Boyett Addi- tion subdivision at 201 College Main. For additional information, call the office of the Zoning Official of the City of College Station (409) 764 -3570. Jane R. Kee Zoning Official 10 -02 -85 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following property. Lots 21 & 22 Block 1 W.C. Boyett Addition subdivision from R-6 Apartments High De- nsity to C -3 Planned Commer- cial. Applicant.is the owner, Marie Boyett Vance. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. meet- ing of the Commission on Thursday, October 17,1985. For additional information, please contact me. James M. Callaway Assistant Director of Planning 10 -02 - NOTICETO CONTRACTORS •OWHOMMA Ia v.... ••• Sealed proposals addressed Zoning Board of Adjust - to the City of College Station for the C of College Texas will be received for thegation will consider a request construction of: )r variance in the name of SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION fyattCafeterias, Inc. PROJECT SOUTHWEST PAR- ostOakMall KWAY BETWEEN KROGER O#9024 PARKING LOT AND WELCH o SO0egeS Harvey #90.TX77840 BOULEVARD until 2:00 o'clock P.M., Wed- he case will be heard by the nesday, October 9, 1985. ioard at the regular meeting Proposals will be received at n the Council Room, College the office of Mr. David J.;tation City Hall, 1101 Texas Pullen, City Engineer, City venue at 7:00 P.M. on Tues- Hall, College Station, Texas Jay, October 15,1985. 77840 the nature of the case is as Bidders must submit with:ollows: their bids a Cashier's Checko pplicant is requesting a vari- or a Certified Check in the jnce to Section 2.K. Freestan amount of five (5 %) percent of fing Signs, Ordinance No. the maximum amount of bid 1576, an ordinance amending payable without recourse b to Ordinance No. 850, the Zoning the City of College bond n, Ordinance, to allow the addi- Texas, or a proposal bond in tion of an "identification mon- the same amount from aSur- umentsign" (freestanding) on sty Company holding permit from the State of Texas to act S.H. 30 to advertise the loca- as Surety, and acceptable ac -'ion of a business in Post Oak cording to the latest list ofMall. companies holding certifi -For additional information, cates of authority from thecall the office of the Zoning Secretary of the Treasury ofofficial of the City of College the United States, as listed in Station(409) -3570 latest Revision of Treasury Jane R. Kee Department Circular 570, es a Zoning Official guarantee that Bidder will en- 0 -02 -85 ter into a contract and ex -' +O bnuM I T MAY CONCLHN: ecute bond and guarantee The College Station Planning forms within five (5) days after ind Zoning Commission will I notice of award of contract to cold a public hearing on the him, Bids without checks, as luestion of rezoning the stated above, or proposal ollowingproperty: bond will not be considered. >n 8.10 acre tract north of and In accordance with Article idjacent to the Walden Pond 5160, Revised Civil Statutes of rownhomes subdivision: and Texas, 1925, as amended, the,vest of and adjacent to the successful Bidder will be r e - Noodway Village subdivision, quired to furnish not only a :rom R -7 Mobile Home Park to performance bond in thel -5 Medium Density Apart - amount of the contract, but nents. Applicant is Cayuse 11, also a payment bond for the protection of all claimants td. supplying labor and materials Fhe hearing will be held in the I as defined in said law. The�ouncil Room of the College bonds must be executed by an Station City Hall, 1101 Texas ,approved Surety Company \venue at the 7:00 P.M. meet - holding a permit from the rig of the Commission on State of Texas to act as Surety hursday, October 17,1985. and acceptable according to or additional information, the latest list of companies lease contact me. holding certificates of author- ames M. Callaway ity from the Secretary of the ssistant Director ofPlanning Treasury of the United States, -02 -85 or other Surety acceptable to the Owner. The Owner reserves the right 5159x, Revised Civil Statutes to reject any or all bids and to of Texas, concerning the waive informalities. In case of prevailing wage rate applica- ambiguity or lack of clearness ble in municipal construction. in stating the price in the bids, A PREBID CONFERENCE the Owner reserves the right WILL BE HELD AT COLLEGE to consider the most advanta- STATION CITY HALL AT 2:00 geous construction thereof or P.M.. THURSDAY, OCTOBER to reject the bid. Unreasona- 3,1985. ble or unbalanced unit prices Contract Documents, Pro - will be considered sufficient posal Forms, Specification cause for rejection of any bid. and Plans are on file and may Bidders are required to in- be examined without charge spect the site of the work and in the office of Mr. Elrey Ash, to inform themselves regard- Director of Capital Improve - ing local conditions under ments, and may be obtained which thework isto bedone. from Riewe & Wischmeyer, Contract Documents, Pro- Inc., Consulting Engineers, posal Forms, Specifications 1701 Southwest Parkway, and Plans may be obtained from the City Engineer's of Suite 100, College Station, , Texas 77840, upon the pay - fice, e S ti ment of Fifty Taxes Avenue, College Station, Texas. A full, ($50.00) Dollars. refundable deposit of Fift' Gary M. Halter, Mayor Dollars ($50.00) is required fo Dian Jones, City Secretary each set. 09-22-85,09-23- 85,09 -29-85 09-30- 85,10-01- 85,10-02 -85 The Eagle /Wednesday, OCt.Ler L, 1985 r� L� • NOTICE OF NG The PUBLIC HEARI The City Of Station is and Zoning ss on 1 h TON P CKUP for: hold a public hearing TRUCK -ONE EACH on the question of granting a Con- until 1 0 - 00 a.m., October 11, ditional Use Permit for child 1985, at which time the bids care in the home at 7805 will be opened in the office Shiloh of from approximately the Purchasing Agent at the p.m. to 5:30 p.m. 5 days a City Hall. Specifications may week (regularly) for a I be obta maxi ined at the office of the mum of 8 children; and all Purchasing Agent. All day bids re- on occasional teacher cieved after that time will be conference days returned unopened. The City The request for Use Permit is of College Station in reserves the name of Tammy the right to waive or reject any Calliham. I and all bids or any and all The hearing will be held in the irregularities in said bid and to Council Room of the College accept the offer considered Station City Hail, 1101 South most advantas eou to e Texas Avenue at the 7:00 City. p P.M. These item may be meeting of the Planning and chased with Revenue Sharing I Zoning Commission on Thurs- Funds . For Oaddiittional1 information 091 225- 85,10 -02 -85 contact the City Planner's f- Of-' fice, (409) 7 64 -3570. BID NOTICE James M. Callaway The City of College Station is I Assistant Director ofPlann; -, accepting bid(s) for: 3.25 10 -02 -85 CUBIC YARD TRACK TYPE END LOADER NOTICEOF ONEEACHNT - The College S aE onn Planning 1985, at tim r bids and Zoning Commission will will be opened in the office of hold a public hearing on the the Purchasing Agent at the question of granting a Con- City Hall. Specifications may ditional Use Permit for a Drop- be obtained at the office of the In Child Care Center for a Purchasing Agent All bids re- maximum of 35 children (in- cieved after that time will be fants to 12 years) in Building E returned unopened. The City of Creekside Retail Plaza, 809 of College Station E. reserves University Drive, College the right to waive or reject any Station, Texas. and all bids or any and all The request for Use Permit is irregularities in said bid and to in the name of Vicky Ward accept • and the offer considered CarolBielamowicz. most advantageous The hea to the ring will be held in the City. These items may be pur- Council Room o the College chased with Revenue Sharing Station City Hall , 1101 South Funds. Texas Avenue at the 7 00 P.M. BID #86 -18 meeting of the Planning and 09 - 25- 85,10 -02 -85 Zoning Commission on Thurs- day, October 17,1985. NOTICE OF For additional information, PUBLICHEARING The College Station Planning contact the City Planner's Of- fice, (409) 754-3570. and Zoning Commission will James M. Callaway hold a public hearing on the Assistant Director ofPlannin question of granting a Con - 10-02-85 9 ditional Use Permit for es- tablishing a church in an exist - NOTICEOF ing retail space (Suite H) at PUBLICHEARING 1804 Brothers Boulevard, Col - The College Station lege Planning Station, Texas. and Zoning Commission will The request for Use Permit is hold a public hearing on the in the name of Thomas M. question of granting a Con- Brown for South Park ditional Use Permit for a Evangelism Center. hospital and The a medical office hearing will be held in the A Bloc k3 Belmont Place Sec Station City located Tract Council Room a 1 11011 So South tion Two located at 1600 Rock Texas Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. Prairie Road in College meeting of the Planning and Station, Texas. Zoning Commission on Thurs- The request for Use Permit is day, October 17, 1985. in the name of Humana Hospi- For additional information, tal Bryan- College Station. contact the City Planner's Of- The hearing will be held in the fice, (409) 764 -3570. Council Roem of the College James M. Callaway Station City Hall, 1101 South Assistant Director of Planning Texas Avenue at the 7 00 P. M. 10 -02 -85 meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission on Thurs- day, October 17,1985. For additional information, contact the City Planner's Of- fice (409) 764 -3570. James M. Callaway Assistant Director of Planning 10 -02 -85 0 The Eagle /Wednesday, October 2, 1985 • Goehring named to industrial council President Dennis Goehring of the College Station Industrial De- velopment Foundation has been elected to a two -year term on the "Texas Industrial Development Council Inc. n f� The Eagle /Wednesday, October 2, 1985 0 LEGALMVIIM. ORDINANCE NO. 1619 WAS PASSED AND APPROVED ON OCTOBER 10, 1985, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION meet- ing in regular session in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accord- ance with Art. 6252 -17. The above- referenced Ordin- ance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of the City of College Station, has the following heading AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUB - SECTION D OF CHAP- TER I, SECTION 13, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, RELATING TO THE SELLING OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES NEAR CHUR- CHES, SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS BY ADDING A PARAGRAPH4. This ordinance prescribes a procedure, including a written request for Council review, by which an applicant may ap- peal to the City Council a deci- sion by the City Secretary that an Application for the sale of alcoholic beverages is not lawful by the ordinances of the City of College Station. Ordinance No. 1619 shall be- come effective upon its pass- age and in accordance with the provisions of the City Charter. The complete text of the above -named Ordinance is on file in the official records of «4 City of College Station. A may be obtained at the .;e of the City Secretary, in 7% College Station City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 11 -01 -85,1 -02-85 . J I IGE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed Proposals addressed to the City of College Station, Texas, will be received for the construction of: CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT NO'S. G-83- 84-06, G- 83- 84.08, G-83 -84-09 CONCRETE CURB & GUTTER REPLACEMENT: ASPHALT PAVEMENT FOR STREET AND DRAINAGE REHA- BILITATION AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION until 2:00 o'clock P.M., November 13,1985. Proposals will be received at the office of Mr. David J. Pullen, City Engineer, City Hall, College Station, Texas 77840. The project will consist of pro- viding materials, labor and equipment for installing con- crete curb and gutter, asphalt pavement, and reinforced concrete structures as specified and detailed. Remo- val of existing pavement, curb and gutter, and structures will be done by city forces. as will base preparation, subgrade stabilization and all necessary excavation, backfill, and seeding. Bidders must submit with their bids a Cashier's Check or a Certified Check in the amount of five (5 %) percent of the maximum amount of bid payable without recourse to the City of College Station, Texas, or a proposal bond in the same amount from a Sur- ety Company holding permit from the State of Texas to act as a Surety, and acceptable according to the latest list of companies holding certif- icates of authority from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, as listed in the latest revision of Treasury Department Circular 570, as a guarantee that Bidder will en- ter into a contract and ex- ecute bond and guarantee forms within five (5) days after notice of award of contract tc him. Bids without checks, a stated above, or proposal bond will not be considered. In accordance with Article 5160, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, the successful Bidder will be re- quired to furnish not only a performance bond in the amount of the contract, but also a payment bond for the protection of all claimants supplying labor and materials as defined in said law. The bonds must be executed by an approved Surety Company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety and acceptable according to the latest list of companies holding certifcates of author- ity from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, or other Surety acceptable to the Owner. The owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities. In case of ambiguity or lack of clear- ness in stating the price in the bids, the Owner reserves the right to consider the most ad- vantageous construction thereof or to reject the bid. Unreasonable or unbalanced unit prices will be considered sufficient cause for rejection of any bid. Work will be at various locations within the city from the date of the contract through June 30, 1986 when and as required by the City. Contract Documents, Pro- posal Forms, and Specifi- cations may be obtained from the City Engineer's office, 1101 S. Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. A fully re- fundable deposit of Twenty- Five dollars ($25.00) is re- quired for each set. 10 -29- 85,11 -01 - 85,11 -02 -85 11-06-85,11 -10- 85,11 -12 -85 11 -13 -85 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed proposals addressed to the City of College Station, Texas will be received for the construction of: SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION PROJECT NAGLE STREET BETWEEN CROSS STREET AND UNIVERSITY DRIVE until 2:00 o'clock P.M., Wed- nesday, November 6,1985. Proposals will be received at the office of Mr. David J. Pullen, City Engineer, City Hall, College Station, Texas 77640. Bidders must submit with their bids a Cashier's Check or a Certified Check in the amount of five (5 %) percent of the maximum amount of bid payable without recourse to the City of College Station, Texas, or a proposal bond in the same amount from a Sur - aty Company holding permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety, and acceptable ac- cording to the latest list of companies holding certifi- cates of authority from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, as listed in latest Revision of Treasury Department Circular 570, as a guarantee that Bidder will en- ter into a contract and ex- ecute bond and guarantee forms within five (5) days after notice of award of contract to him. Bids without checks, as stated above, or proposal bond will not be considered. In accordance with Article 5160, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, the successful Bidder will be re- quired to furnish not only a performance bond in the amount of the contract, but also a payment bond for the protection of all claimants supplying labor and materials as defined in said law. The bonds must be executed by an approved Surety Company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety and acceptable according to the latest list of companies holding certificates of author- ity from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, or other Surety acceptable to the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities. In case of ambiguity or lack of clearness stating the price in the bids, le Owner reserves the right consider the most advanta- leous construction thereof or o reject the bid. Unreasona- le or unbalanced unit prices will be considered sufficient cause for rejection of any bid. Bidders are required to in- spect the site of the work and to inform themselves regard- ing local conditions under which the work isto be done. Bidders are expressly advis Lnat inls project will be tunded with Federal Community De- velopment revenues and will be subject to wage and labor provisions as established by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Contract Documents, Pro- posal Forms, Specifications and Plans may be obtained from the City Engineer's of- fice, 1101 S. Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. A charge of Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) is required for each set. 10- 19- 65,10 -23- 85,10 -26-85 10-30 -85.11 -02-85 y r -- - -- 4 THe Eagle /Wednesday, October 2, A 1985 McCaw C to raise By JIM BUTLER Television Editor McCaw Cablevision announced Fri- day that a 20 percent rate increase for its Family Pac will go into effect Dec. 1 Joe DiBacco, McCaw vice president and regional manager, cited an operating loss , and increased programming and copyright costs as the reason for increas- ing the price of the 30- channel service from $12.50 to $15 per month. `•In the last year, McCaw Cablevision has invested in excess of $4.5 million to make improvements in virtually every phase of our business," DiBacco said in a prepared statement. "This amounts to an investment of $15 per month per cus- tomer. " DiBacco was enroute to McCaw headquarters in Bellevue, Wash., Friday and could not be reached for further comment. Bryan mayor Marvin Tate said that he had been notified of McCaw's intentions Thursday, but he haAnot had an oppor- tunity to discuss the increase with other council members. "I'm sure the council will take a look at it and see where we stand," Tate said. Larry Ringer, chairman of the Col- lege Station Franchise Advisory Com- mittee, said that his committee would discuss the rate increase at its 5 p.m. meeting Monday. Cable franchise ordinances of both Bryan and College Station give the city rate o � councils authority to review rates and held public hearings on the istiue. According to the ordinances, the cities have 30 days to Pass a resolution suspending a rate increase pending a re- view and a public hearing for cons►derd- tion of the proposed rate. Documents presented to city council member%included abalance sheet which out McCaw's lenses at $2.6 million without a rate increase and $1.8 million with the oroPOSed rate increase. I 0 -ch annel Service "Since taking over the previous com- munity." ponies a year ago • we have made a signi- Helmuth said that he did not foresee a ticant investment in the community." problem with the city councils. said Bob Helmuth, regional marketing „I strongly believe that the councils director, ­We have installed new signal will see that our service is worth $15." processing equipment at the headend, h said. provided state-of- the -art channel selector ,l,be pre statement said there boxes, installed a computerized ' custom - system, replaced amplifiers would be no increase in monthly fees for er support i mium services, additional TV and and taps, rewired and secured cable plant pre in multiple dwelling units and complete - selector retrace control channel ly rebuilt Borne sections of the com- THe EaglelWednesday, October 2, 1985 CS man files zoning suit � against city 0 0 By TRENT LEOPOLD Senior Staff Writer Miles Marks, owner of Photo Sys- tems, Inc., has filed a suit against the City of College Station, Mayor Gar) Halter and Police Chief Marvin Byrd in an attempt to declare one of the city's zoning ordinances uncon- stitutional. Marks takes photographs for so- rorities and fraternities and distrib- utes them from his apartment on Harvey Road. The complex is zoned "R -5 Apart - ment/Medium Density." Charles L. Michulka, Marks' attor- ney, said Wednesday the purpose of the suit is to get the ordinance de- clared unconstitutional. "If we get the ordinance declarec unconstitutional, then any reasona ble attorney would go on to the fed. eral courts and seek damages,' Michulka said. This past summer Marks won a suit in which he was named the de- fendant. The suit, filed by the state of Texas, charged Marks with six counts of violating College Station zoning ordinance No. 850, Section 1 -D — the same ordinance Marks is questioning in his suit. The ordinance states: "A `home occupation' is a com- mercial use customarily carried on in the home by members of the occu- pant family without structural alter- ations in the principal building of any of its rooms, without the installa- tion of machinery or additional equipment other than that custom- ary to normal household operations, without the employment of additio- nal persons, and which does not cause the generation of other than normal noise, pedestrian and vehic- ular traffic." Michulka said the ordinance of- fers no standard, test or measure which could let Marks know what he might be violating, thereby depriv- ing him of due process of law. "The ordinance also fails to spec- ify what types of machinery of equipment are 'customary to norma household operations, "' Michulka said. "The ordinance is void foi vagueness in that it proscribes con See Photographer, page 14 Photograpner files lawsuit against CS (continued from page 1) duct vis-a 'normal noise, pedes- trian and vehicular traffic,' ... (and) it permits selective enforcement by city officials in determining what conduct is proscribed under the or- dinance." In the suit in which Marks was named as a defendant, the jury was "stacked with single family homeow- ners," Michulka said. "During the voir dire examination of the jurors I found that there were no college students and no multiple family homeowners on the jury pan- el," Michulka said. "The odds are against this happening in a city the size of College Station." Michulka said he did not object to this at the time of the trial tough because he wanted to "get on with the trial." Cathy Locke, College Station's city attorney, was unavailable for com- ment Wednesday. However, Assis- tant City Attorney Barry Clar was. "I wasn't working for the city when the jurors were picked for the case (in which Marks was named de- fendant)," Clar said. As for the suit Marks has filed against the city, Clar said, "We'll just have to wait and see what the courts say about its constitutiona- lity." Marks' neighbors said Tuesday they have no objections to him being in the complex. The Battalion /Thursday, October 3, 1985 i CS City t.:ouncu to meet The College Station City Council will meet at 5:3( :).m. today at City Hall for a closed- session meeting to jiscuss potential administrative appointments. The council last week interviewed several candidates for city manager to replace North Bardell, who is retir- ing. Any action taken by the council must come in an open session. • 9 The Eagle /Thursday, October 3, 1985 • • ,w r wE TO BIDDERS The City of College Station proposes to sell Pecan Tree Park as authorized by majority vote of the electorate of Col- lege Station on April 6, 1985. The tract currently desig- nated as Pecan Tree Park is located off of Southwest Par- kway and is more fully de- scribed as being a 0.687 acre ract or parcel of land, lying ind being situated in the Crawford Burnett League, Brazos County, Texas, and being a portion of that 8.923 acre tract conveyed to J. B. Hervey and Dorsey McCrory by Dora Watson by deed re- corded in Volume 341, Page 591, of the Deed Records of Brazos County, Texas. The City will accept sealed bids for such sale in accord- ance with Article 5421c -12 T.R.C.S. The City will sell the real property referenced for the equivalent or greater than the appraised value. The City will retain utility easements across the property as more fully described in the bid package. Bid packets are available in the Office 0f the City Attorney, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station. Texas77840. Sealed bids will be accepted from any member of the public wishing to bid upon the sale of said property through 2:00 P.M., October 9, 1985. Bid opening shall be atthe regular City Council meeting on Oc- tober 9, 1985; and bid accep- tance and award shall be at the regular City Council meet- ing on October 10, 1985. City Council meetings are held at 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. Bid acceptance and award is within the sole discretion of the City Council, considering all proposed terms and con- ditions of the bids received, and the City may reject any and all bids or offers made for the sale of such land. 09- 19- 85,09 -26- 85,10 -3 -85 NOTICE You are hereby notified that on Thursday. October 10, 1985, the City Council of the City of College Station intends to have a hearing to determine the necessity for the re- construction of Morgan's Lane from its intersection with Texas Avenue eastward 1,536 feet. Said Public Hearing will be held during the regular meet- ing of the City Council at 7:00 P.M. in the City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue South, College Station, Texas. 79-19- 85,09 -26- 85,10 -3 -85 0 The Eagle /Thursday, October 3, 1985 • TO WHOM I t Mq r -_ The Zoning Board of Z st ment for the City of College Station will consider a request for variance in the name of ow- ner, Marie Louise Boyett Vance. P.O. Box 7807. Marbl Falls, Texas. e The case will be heard by the Board at the regular meeting in the Council Room. College Station City Hall. 1101 Texas Avenue at 7:00 P.M, on Tues- day, The October naturre Of5the case is as follows: Applicant is requesting a vari- ance to the front, rear and side setbacks to construct an addi- tion to Kinko s Copies on Lo' 22, Block 1 W.C. Boyett Addi lion subdivision at 201 Colleg( Main. Applicant is also re- questing a variance to parking requirements Of 3 parking spaces. For additional information. call the office of the Zoning Official Of the City Of College Station (409) 764 -3570. Jane R. Kee Zoning Official 10 -04 -85 The Eagle /Friday, October 4, 1985 C� • CS council may choose new manager-next week By BRAD OWENS The council narrowed a list of 80 candidates to 10 in Staff Writer August. and two others later withdrew their names. The After a 2 1 / - hour closed session Thursday, several council has been interviewing finalists in closed meet - College Station City Council members said they may be ings. ready to choose a new city manager at next week's I think by next Thursday we'll all have a good idea meeting. of who we want." Tongco said. "We're seeing some Mayor Gary Halter said the council will not discuss consensus.'. . the position again before next Thursday' meeting, and may have another closed - lesion discussion then. The field for the position was narrowed on Thursday. accord- ing to Halter. "We got it down," Halter said. However• council members would not say which candidates remain in contention for the _job. Council members Lynn Mcllhancy and Terri Tongco said they believe the council will be ready to choose a city manager next week. City Manager North Bardell is retiring for health reasons, and Bardell was admitted to St. Joseph Hospital Sunday for physical therapy and treatment of degenera- tive osteo- arthritis. Shane Dillard• the city's citizen service representative and Bardell's assistant. said Bardell is continuing to work during his hospital stay, which should continue for about a week. "I just talked to him.again and he's ready to go over another contract. "•Dillard said. The Eagle /Friday, October 4, 1985 lo. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed proposals addressed to the City of College Station. Texas will be received for the construction of SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION PROJECT SOUTHWEST PAR- KWAY BETWEEN KROGER PARKING LOT AND WELCH BOULEVARD until 2:00 - oclock P.Iv1., Wed- nesday, October 9. 1985. Proposals will be received at the office of Kr. David J. Pullen, City Engineer, City Hall, College Station, Texas 77840. Bidders must submit with their bids a Cashier's Check or a Certified Check in the amount of five (5 %) percent of the maximum amount of bid payable without recourse to the City of College Station. Texas, or a proposal bond in the same amount from a Sur- ety Company holding permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety, and acceptable ac- cording to the latest list of companies holding certifi- cates of authority from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, as listed in latest Revision of Treasury Department Circular 570, as a guarantee that Bidder will en- ter into a contract and ex- ecute bond and guarantee forms within five (5) days after notice of award of contract to him. Bids without checks, as stated above, or proposal bond will not be considered. In accordance with Article 5160, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, the successful Bidder will be re- quired to furnish not only a performance bond in the amount of the contract, but • also a payment bond for the protection of all claimants supplying labor and materials as defined in said law. The bonds must be executed by an approved Surety Company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety and acceptable according to the latest list of companies holding certificates of author- ity from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, or other Surety acceptable to the owner. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities. In case of ambiguity or lack of clearness in stating the price in the bids, the Owner reserves the right to consider the most advanla- geouS construction thereof or to reject the bid. Unreasona- ble or unbalanced unit prices will be considered sufficient cause for rejection of any bid. Bidders are required to in- spect the site of the work and to inform themselves regard- ing local conditions under which the work is to be done. Contract Documents, Pro- posal Forms. Specifications and Plans may be obtained from the City Engineer's of- fice, 1101 S. Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. A fully refundable deposit of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) is required for each set. 09 -25- 85,09 -28- 85.10 -02 -85 10 -05- 85,10 -08 -85 The Eagle /Saturday, October 5, 1985 A • • • v �1 I nNl. l ".. Sealed proposals addressed to the City of College Station, Texas will be received for the construction of SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION PROJECT SOUTHWEST PAR- KWAY BETWEEN KROGER PARKING LOT AND WELCH BOULEVARD until 2:00 o'clock P. M., Wed- nesday, October 9,1985. Proposals will be received at the office of Mr. David J. Pullen, City Engineer, City Hall C0Ilege Station, Texas 778k Bidders must submit with their bids a Cashier's Check or a Certified Check in the amount of five (5%) percent of the maximum amount of bid payable without recourse to the City of College Station, Texas, or a proposal bond in the same amount from a Sur- ety Company holding permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety, and acceptable ac- cording to the latest list' companies holding certi cates of authority from tt Secretary of the Treasury the United States, as listed i latest Revision of Treasur Department Circular 570, as guarantee that Bidder will en- ter into a contract and ex- ecute bond and guarantee forms within five (5) days after notice of award of contract to him. Bids without checks, as stated above, or proposal bond w i l l not be considered. In accordance with Article 5180, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas. 1925, as amended, the successful Bidder will be re- quired to furnish not only a performance bond in the amount of the contract, but also a payment bond for the protection of all claimants supplying labor and materials as defined in said law. The bonds must be executed by an approved Surety Company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety and acceptable according to the latest list of companies holding certificates of author- ity from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, or other Surety acceptable to the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities. In case of ambiguity or lack of clearness in stating the price in the bids, the Owner reserves the right to consider the most advanta- geous construction thereof or to reject the bid. Unreasona- ble or unbalanced unit prices will be considered sufficient cause for rejection of any bid. Bidders are required to in- spect the site of the work and to inform themselves regard- ing local conditions under which the work is to be done. Contract Documents, Pro- posal Forms, Specifications and Plans may be obtained from the City Engineer's of- fice, 1101 S. Texas Avenue, College Station. Texas. A fully refundable deposit of Fif° Dollars ($50.00) is required each set. 09 - 25 - 85.09 -28- 85,10 -02 -85 10 -05- 85,10 -08 -85 The Eagle /Tuesday October 8, 1985 • _'S staff inspects sewage plant College Station officials began a final inspection of the city's ex- panded sewage plant Tuesday. The expanded plant has been operating for close to two months, but the project won't be officially complete until city staff members finish their inspection, said Capit- al Improvements Director Elrey Ash. The inspection should be complete in two or three days, he said. The latest expansion, which cost $5 million and more than dou- bles the plant's capacity to 10 mil- lion gallons a day, marks the fourth time the plant has been ex- panded since it was built in 1954 east of the East Bypass. The plant had an initial capacity of 500,000 gallons a day. Previous expansions were done in 1968, 1978 and 1981. Mh - -: The Eagle /Wednesday, October 9, 1985 Church permit debate has missed the real issu On Thursday, the City Council of College Station will hold a public hearing on a conditional use permit for a church and other activities on a 10 -acre area located in the Glenhaven subdivision adjoining an established single- family residential area on Dominik Drive. During the past few weeks there have been articles, editorials, and letters concerning this proposed conditional use permit. Much of the discussion has centered about issues of traffic, drainage, neighborhood, suitability, need, compromises, and the like. These arguments may have obscured a more fundamental issue whias impact on all residents of Coll Station: the misuse of the conditional use permit. The purpose of the conditional use permit is to allow certain non - comforming uses of property. Cer- tainly some of the facilities permit- ted under the conditional use permit such as day care facilities, churches, and retirement homes can, if they are properly controlled, be compati- hle with a residential neighborhood. However, this conditional use permit involves a tract which is approximately the size of the Red- mond Terrace Shopping Center, a church auditorium not much smaller than the Bryan Civic Auditorium, a parking lot of some 400 spaces (first phase only), a day care and church school with a capacity of 300 chil- dren, and ultimately a retirement apartment. The gross revenues generated by these enterprises are estimated to exceed $2 million when fully operational. A complex of this magnitude is not compatible with a residential neighborhood. Its establishment should require a rezoning, which would involve thorough studies of the many environmental effects and probably require a buffer area far in excess of the 40 foot 'green belt' in the current compromise plan. The developers of the Glenhaven subdivision have already received a conditional use permit for the Scott and White Clinic on the eastern end of that development, an area which is surrounded by currently unde- veloped residentially -zoned land. 1 O Q !O a C 0 3 y N Q m Glenhaven Drive d a Proposed Site c College Heights E Assembly of God Church a Eagle graphic by Rolanda Warren Since this area will undoubtedly be rezoned to a higher density use, the developers of Glenhaven will effec- tively rezone approximately one fourth of that development in an area that the Plan 2000 identifies as re- sidential. In other words, condition- al use is being used to rezone by loophole. This misuse of the conditional use The Eagle/ Wednesday, October 9, 1985 permit must be stopped: now in this case so that we do not establish a precedent, and in the future by mod- ifying the conditional use section in the zoning ordinance. We ask the support of the residents of College Station in this effort. RUDOLF J. FREUND College Station • C7 ��V.0 The City of College Station is Accepting Bid(s) For: 750 KVA, 3- Phase, Pad -Mount Transformer- One (1) Each until 2:00 PM, October 24,1985, at which time the bids will be opened in the office of the Purchasing Agent at the City Hall. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids re- ceived after that time will be returned unopened. The City. of College Sjation reseryg, the right to waive or reject any opened in the office of the and all bids or any and all Purchasing Agent at the City irregularities in said bid and to Hall. Specifications may be accept the offer considered obtained at the office of the most advantageous to the Purchasing Agent. All bids re- City. These items may be pur- ceived after that time will be chased with Revenue Sharing eturned unopened. The City Funds. cf College Station reserves BID #86 -19 the right to waive or reject any 10- 10- 85,10 -17 -85 ;,nd all bids or any and all BID NOTICE rregularities in said bid and to The City of College Station is accept the offer considered Accepting Bid(s) For. most advantageous to the Mid -Size Four (4) Door City. These items may be pur- Sedan- Fourteen (14) Each chased with Revenue Sharing until 2:00 PM, October 25, 1985, Funds. at which time the bids will be r BID #86 -20 10 -10- 85,10 -17 -85 1 The Eagle /Thursday, October 10,1985 • H (D t1J 0) N O H G n m tv O 0 rt O ts' tD n F� 0 00 Qn CS Council hea a eal pp The College Station City Council will hold a public hearing tonight on an appeal of a decision that allows a church complex to locate in a residen- tial neighborhood. The city's Planning and Zoning Commission early in September granted a conditional use permit to the College Heights Assembly of God, which wants to build a church, a day -care center, a Christian school and a recreation field on 10 acres at Dominik Drive and the East Bypass. Residents of the area have argued `flat the proposed construction would ,duce property values and create ex- essive traffic congestion. The Rev. Calvin Durham, pastor of the church, had offered the resi- dents a compromise plan, which in- cluded the omission of a proposed retirement center, moving the recrea- tion field away from nearby homes and the creation of a 40- foot -wide green belt along Dominik. The church also has offered to reduce the size of the parking lot, eliminate ac- cess to the parking lot on Dominik and has said it would consider build- ing an ornamental fence to block the view from homes in the area. But residents have not accepted the compromise and are asking the coun- cil to deny the church permission to build. The council also will discuss a proposal which would allow active utility customers to share the wealth from a Gulf States Utilities rebate of $634,475 received by the city on Sept. 30. Past rebates have been passed on to customers in the form of lower power costs, but the current proposal calls for checks to be sent directly to cus- tomers Utilities Manager Linda Piwonka said the proposal from the city's Energy Management Committee would include not only the rebate from Gulf States, but an additional $366,165 from the Energy Project Fund, providing $1,000,000 to be re- turned to customers early in De- cember. She said .$429,800 would remain in the fund for future energy projects. The council also will consider an ordinance which would authorize a parking agreement between the city and Boyett Investments, Inc. for a vacant area at the corner of Church and Nagle streets known as the "mud lot," a popular free parking space used generally by Texas A &M stu- dents. Northgate zoning reviewed By BERNIE FETTE Staff Writer College Station City Planner Al Mayo presented an ordinance to the City Council Wednesday which would create special zoning for the Northgate area. Mayo said the special zoning, which would combine uses now allowed in high- density residential and general commercial districts, would make the area a special com- mercial district similar to downtown areas in other cities. The proposal will now go before the Planning and Zoning Commis- sion and then back to the City Council. According to the proposal, the area is recognized as nnirnir and having historical significance. Mayo said the special zoning would encourage de- velopment which would be compati- ble with the area's character. The ordinance eliminates parking restrictions in the area, but Mayo said he believes the proposal would en- courage the development of commer- cial parking facilities. Mayor Gary Halter pointed out that several loca- tions in the Northgate area would be suitable for such facilities. Halter also said that the proposed ordinance would offer flexibility to developers while allowing the city to maintain control in the area. Under the proposal, the city's Planning and Zoning Commission would be able to review uses for each joratinn In other action: ■ Assistant City Manager A.E "Van" VanDever accepted a Certifi Cate of Conformance Award from th( Municipal Finance Officers Associa- tion for financial reporting by the city. VanDever said this is the fourth straight year the city has received the award. ■ City employee Tony Michalsky was presented with a five -year ser- vice award. ■ Council members were given a slide presentation on Texas and Bra- zos County history by the Brazos County Sesquicentennial Commis- sion. Members of the commission also presented the council with a new Sesquicentennial flag. The Eagle /Thrusday, October 10, 1985 !�1 million in .rebates will go to CS residents By BERNIE FETTE Staff Writer College Station utility customers will receive rebate checks totaling $1 million —just in time for Christmas shopping. The City Council Thursday approved a proposal which will allow current utility customers to share the wealth from a Gulf States Utilities rebate of $634,475. An additional $366,165 will come from the city's; .Energy Project Fund, which funds 'projects such as the recent Load Man- agement Program. That adds up to $1,000,640. The extra $640, along with $7,500 in in- terest earned from the fund, will cov- er the cost of distributing the checks. The fund will be left . with $429,800 for future projects. Recent rebates have come in the form of lower power costs. Utilities Manager Linda Piwonka said this method would be more recognizable for customers, and also give them more cash at an appropriate time. Another benefit to the plan, she said, is that the local economy would be boosted by placing more buying power in the market area. Local businesses would receive a rebate check, plus any additional sales frorr customer rebates, and the city woulc see increased sales tax revenue. The proposal was prepared by the city's Energy Management Commit- tee after City Manager North Bardell suggested the idea. Piwonka said the checks would be mailed to customers along with Christmas cards early in December. 'The minimum rebate will be $5, anc ,the average rebate to residential cus -Comers will be $32, she said. The proposal drew smiles and ful approval from the council, along witl some kind words for Piwonka. "What a wonderful idea to thanl them for their effort (in conserving energy)." Councilman Fred Browr said. Added Councilman James Bond: You may be citizen of the year for this." In other action: ■ Mayor Gary . Halter signed a proclamation designating the week of *14W Oct. 20 -26 as National Business Women's Week in College Station. The Eagle /Friday, October 11, 1985 CS Council sables church • permit appeal Uy BERNIE FETTE Staff Writer The College Station City Council Thursday tabled an appeal of a con- ditional use permit for a church that wants to build a facility in a residen- tial neighborhood to allow the two fides to consider another com- promise. A group of residents in the Glenhaven subdivision asked the council to deny the permit to the Col- lege Heights Assembly of God. The city's Planning and Zoning Commis - sion,tad granted the permit early it September. The church wants to build a church; a day -care center, a Christian school and a recreation field on 10 acres .at Dominik Drive and the East Bypass. The two sides will now consider a .ompromise, proposed by Council- man James Bond, which . would ,stablish a I to -foot buffer along Dominik Drive designed to shield the project from nearby homes. The buf- �& would be wide enough to handle Tingle- family residences. The church had earlier offered a list of compromises that included a 40 -foot green belt along Dominik, but residents said it wasn't accept- able. Hank McQuaide, the project's de- veloper, said the proposal was acceptable to him, but the Rev. Cal- vin Durham, pastor of the, church, said he couldn't make a decision im- mediately. George Bass, who represented the area's residents, said he saw no prob- lem with the proposal, and he be- lieved the homeowners would accept it. The issue will go before the coun- cil again in two weeks. Representatives of the church stressed community's need for the ministries the church could provide and the compromises offered by the church so it could gain the permit. Opponents had complained of drainage problems, traffic congestion and extra noise the project would cre- ate. They also complained that the project would lower residential prop- erty values. But Durham said a number of sur- veys have shown that's not the case. Home prices do not drop when a church moves into a neighborhood, he said. Much of the opposition focused on the size of the project. "We appear to be opposing a church," Bass said. "But it's much more than a church." He contended that the permit amounted to a full zoning change and that the Planning and Zoning Commission had ignored the master plan for the city in granting the permit. "This will drastically change the character of our neighborhood," Bass said. Council members Terri' Tongco and Bob Runnels both said religion should be left out of the issue, and that the magnitude of such a project in a residential neighborhood should be considered. But Mayor Gary Halter disagreed. Religion was at issue, he said, and the council could be seen as defining the bounds of worship. "And I don't want to do that," h said. The Eagle /Friday, October 11, 1985 �J CS Council tables church's request for building permit By SCOTT SUTHERLAND Staff Writer The College Station City Council tabled Thursday a building permit request by a church seeking to build a new facility on Dominik Drive. College Heights Assembly of God has requested a conditional users permit. The special permit would al- low the church to build its facility in a residential neigborhood. Glenhaven subdivision, the pro- posed sight of the church, filled the council room to encourage the Council to refuse the permit. Reverend Calvin Durham told the council that the church unsuccess- fully had attempted to appease home owners. The pastor read a list of compro- mises he said had been offered to the homeowners. But George F. Bass, a resident of Glenhaven, said Durham had given misleading information to -the press. Bass denied that residents were not willing to compromise. After open discussion was closed,. Councilman James Bonds suggested the church's property be redrawn, allowing for houses along Dominik. Bonds said the houses would serve as a buffer between the church and Glenhaven homes. Bass accepted the compromise for the Glanhaven residents. Durham said he would have to ask the congregation's board of direc- tors before he could accept the com- promise. Councilman Bob Runnels ex- pressed concern that the church might not be meeting regulations for the special permit. Runnels then made a motion to deny the permit. Mayor Gary Halter suggested Bond's compromise be tabled until developers and the church could dis- cuss altering the building plans. The motion passed 6-1 with Runnels vot- ing against. This is; ridiculous," Bass told re- porters. "This has been going on for months. The neighbors agree to a compromise and the church rejects it." The Eagle /Friday, October 11, 1985 ­SIC HEARING - he College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of granting a Con- ditional Use Permit for a 140 unit personal care facility for ambulatory adults over the age of sixty -five. The request for Use Permit is in the name of College Station Retirement Association, Ltd. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission on Thurs- day. November 7,1985. For additional information contact the City Planner's Of fice,(409)764 -3570. James M. Cal laway Assistant Director of Planning The Eagle /Sunday, October 13, 1985 yin ta / tested for inorganic chemicals A &M, CS water supp Editor's Note: This is the first in a iv - rt s nic chemicals found in he n College Station. C o llege Station and on the Texas A &M campus. Today's article deals g Drinking Water �'Rt+gulations" se TRENT LEOPOLD forth by the Environmental Protec CY College Station Tap Water tion Agency. Senior Staff Writer The standards specify the maxi Katherine Knoble's mother Inorganic Chemicals mum allowable levels for certain doesn't like the taste of College Sta- chemicals in addition to the max: for radioactiN don's water so she bought her TDH RONIEC STANDARDS y and componentts of h daughter, who used to be a Texas, April 1982 August 1985' A &M student, a water purifier last 0.05 water. year for her birthday Arsenic less than 11.01 na I.0 Since College Station's Ovate When Knob birthday rolled Barium less than 0. 0 comes mainly from three wells i 5 na 0.01 around this ear, she realized that cadmium less than 0.005 na U 05 Sandy Point, . a residential subdi�' y 05 sion north of the city, the law stau the unifier had been connected to chromium less than 0.02 na p 002 that the water be tested for inorgan p less than 0.02 na ' her faucet for about a year, and so it Lead to change the filter. was about time Mercury less than 0.11002 na 0.01 chemical levels at least every chic As she opened the urifier and Selenium less than 0.002 na 0,05 years. Silver less than 0.01 na 1.6 Inorganic chemicals include sm pulled the filter outs a was surf Fluoride less than 0.4 •55 10.0 thins as arsenic, barium, lead ar passed what she saw —amass of Nitrate as N less than 0.02 1.0 selenium which are toxic to huma black sli me. "It's just water that has been going when taken in large enoug through there ,, she said. "Where w ,,,,,,aK„ in .I , I,a, i ,.,, I „ I ,u 1,• „•I, a ,,,•,,,•a iu L :..,, I K•, ImF l , „i „ „ i ,,,, amounts. ill, d. I h. ,n tl.m"u 1 111 r' Im"I l.n "l, ca, l , p.0 uucw ul I leald,.” l br uuwb, Benny Luedke, College Statiot `11 \ \I1 \IL 11" Lcadiul; "11-1 wa�iuu,,,, allurrnbk ", ur uuuu,•udrd le, rl+. Ilu uu,.iwm'La' ,land did all of that black goo come from?' water utilities superintendent, sa 1 The answer to that question isn't I,�� ����� •�rrr easy, but what it amounts to is that pub cal tests were reported on Co there's more in drinking water than tests on College Station's tap water. by la to follow systems are required Friday the last time inorganic c een n meets the eye. ' Deartment They were written to comply with Stations tap water was June I This past August, The Battalion In addition, Texas p secured the services of ROMEC, a of Health has a set of written scan- the federal "Safe Drinking Water 19 "it local laborato to perform some dards the city of College Station and Act' and the "Interim Primary "It is kind of scary to think ti the water we drink has not been thoroughly tested for inorganics since '82,' said Dr. Rod O'Connor, r ''ant and chief executive officer �o MEC at the time he inter - pret some of the to water tests his company conducted for The Battal ion. College Station's city engineer, v c c "' a; ca e v n v Elry Ash, said the reason a test for o v ca b 3 [ � 3 > y is � y -p 3v v im' 0Y inorganic .c y c — • 3 conduct chemicals has not been ed by the city since 1982 is c e 3 ❑ 3 H D oti +���, because "the state doesn't want a 3 ' a N �� c b c c v 3 chemical analysis from us." ., iv v e v .[ y �, v �'^ c. X �— >, m It ;� VA 0 "The state has informed us that c c o .� ° ,. o y 3 y 3 „ g o they will come and get it (the sample) c e w', c :a when they feel it is necessary for ° v 'v a. E C c = !� c y F, w c 72 v aaC WD ^ c. one, he "said. 3 e 3 0— c� T e h' ° `—' v v a . a sanitarian c -° b c a° .Q R c 0 Paul Bronnenberg a, r l a r �- y c :-. v CZ 3 for the Texas De artment of c— N v v — E v"— 3 c v�° o -° E o-G U Health's division of water hygiene, y E 3 bo C y Q •y 3 `o v said College Station is not exempt �, ° `v 0.•� v c ab—� a F , -- -a a 'o c F" a c° a= y c from testing for inorganic chemical v e levels in the tap water every three 3 c ao s~ ao years as specified in the state's cur- rent drinking water standards. The Battalion /Monday, October 14, 1985 "However he (Ash) is partially correct when we (you) realize that • ttegents, council live in 2 different worlds A governing body, Gertrude Stein might have written, is a governing body is a governing body. But in at least one case, the amaz- ing Stein would have been wrong. Last month, I had the extraor- dinary experi- ence of covering j meetings of both the Texas A &M board of regents and the College Station City Council in the same week. Now that I've had a few weeks to recover, I feel able to note some of the similarities and differences be- tween the two governing bodies. The similarities are few; the dif- ferences many. The result is, I think, mildly interesting. Similarities ■ Both bodies meet in College Station. ■ Both meet on a regular sche- dule. ■ Both have the power to spend vast sums of money. ■ Both bodies meet occasionally in closed session to discuss sensitive matters. Differences ■ The College Station City Council has seven members, all white. Three are women and four are men. The board of regents has nine members, all men. Seven are white, one is black and one is Hispanic. ■ All of the members of the City Council live in College Station. When they vote, they must consider the welfare of the local area. None of the regents lives within 90 miles of Brazos County. Their decisions affect an area far from their homes, and the welfare of the county isn't quite so sharp a con- cern. TEXAS A &M By Daniel Puckett have entered a past so distant that the governor is unlikely to consider them in his decision on re- appointment. ■ Perhaps as a result of the means by which its members achieve their office, the City Council allows citizens to speak — and they do. Whenever the council has to make a tough decision, city residents arrive and express their views, sometimes at length and often with vehemence. Meetings of the board are, by comparison, quiet and orderly. No one speaks unless invited, and the invitations are few. When the board must make a decision affecting tens of thousands of students, no student is heard protesting or applauding. ■ Perhaps as a result of all the noise, the council sometimes de- cides issues on grounds other than reason. The council members are often conscious of a desire to be re- elected, so they sometimes make the _popular, rather than the logical, choice on an issue. The board makes its decisions on the basis of staff recommendations and the regents' proclivities. If the board's decision is unpopular, those affected can't do much about it — no regent need fear a campaign for re- election or recall. It is clear from all this that the College Station City Council is a disorderly group in which emotions play a large and obvious role. Ordin- ary citizens interrupt council mem- bers — even the mayor — and make a shambles of the meetings. The Eagle /Monday, October 14, 1985 C� ■ The City Council is elected by the people it governs. The board of regents is appointed by a governor with other things on his mind and confirmed by the Texas Senate, which arguably has nothing on its mind at all. ■ Council members serve two - year terms. The election is never far away; consequently, decisions made any time during the term are fresh enough to rouse passions during an election. Regents serve six -year terms. By . the time that term is up, many votes the ooara, to contrast, meets in tranquil surroundings and never need fear interruptions or even objections from those in attendance. By and large, those at the meetings are employees of the A &M system, and hence make every effort not to annoy their employers. I don't know which body does a better job. I do know that, by con- trast to the board of regents, the City Council seems messy, haphazard and raggedly democratic. P&�J /�� Local water tested for organic compounds, C Editor's Note: This is the second in a fine -part series of articles con- cerning the tap water in the city of College Station and at Texas A &M. Today's article deals with the radio activity levels and biological compo- nents of'College Station's tap water. By TRENT LEOPOLD Senior Staff Writer In addition to testing for inor- ganic chemicals in the tap water, state water standards require cities to test domestic water supplies for bacteriological quality, radioactivity levels and organic compounds known as triaholmethanes to ensure that the water is safe to drink. K. Daniel Linstedt, an assistant civil engineering professor at the Universitv of Colorado and an ad- viser to the American Water Works Association in Denver, says the bac- teriological analysis is concerned with determining the number of mi- croorganisms per unit volume of wa- ter. "Such an analysis provides an in- dication of the pollutional load of a water source," he says. "In water with a low organic content, the total number of microorganisms is low since food is the limiting factor." In water containing a high con- centration of organics, the bacteria will predominate with the number of bacteria as high as 10 to 100 million per milliliter of sample, he says. Texas Department of Health stan- dards state that. the College Station tap water be tested for bacteria at least 45 times each month to be sure - that bacteria do not exceed the maxi- mum prescribed level. Elry Ash, College Station's city en- gineer, says at least 40 tap water samples are tested for bacteria each month in College Station by the Bra- zos County Health Department. However, a spokeswoman at the health department says at least 500 samples are taken from various loca- tions around the city and tested for bacteria each month. Bacteria serve as fixed for higher forms of life such as protozoa, Lins- tedt says. Protozoa are one- celled an- imals that comprise the simplest form of life and certain forms of protozoa are known to cause disease. Chlorine constantly is added to the water supply to kill any bacteria. And in College Station, the level of chlorine is monitored about even' 30 minutes. Generally, the residual chlorine level in College Station's tap water is about .2 milligrams per liter, but it varies each hour. "If' bacteria levels get too high in the water the results are usually clearly evident," Linstedt says. "People get sick real quick (when bacteria levels are too high) and that's basically the reason why the hmcteria levels are watched so close- ly." The tap water's radioactivity levels must be nionitered at least once ev- ery FOUn• %ears, according to state standards. Tests must be conducted The Battalion /Tuesday, October 15, 1985 Z radioactivity, bacteria ieVeis Colleg Station Tap Weer Radioactivity Levels Gross Alpha Gross Beta Trihalomethane Levels TTHM Potential TDH STANDARDS less than 2.0 pCi /L 15.0 pCi/L less than 4.0 pCi /L 20,008 pCi/L 0.067 0.10 I UI1 ,inud, for tile- "I cxes Ih• xuvnem "I.Ila•;dth." uihalumcthanc IHncmial is ex a in Ile Lni 1(.,l for radivanicitc le•tc citc �+ in the 'x cater "M it M82. while dx• I:ret l - 1'11 \I test i ;rs cunducled IIUs more frequently in the vicinity of mining or other operations which may contribute alpha particle radio - activity to the drinking water source. Both the alpha and beta particle levels must be tested. Alpha particles are positively charged, while beta particles are negatively charged. "The effects of human radiation exposure are viewed as harmful and any unnecessary exposure to ioniz- ing radiation should be avoided," Linstedt says. "What's interesting is to look at what the maximum levels firr gross beta levels were about 20 years ago compared with what they are today." In 1968, the maximum allowable beta levels varied from state to state but a general figure was about 1,000 pGi/L. Texas' current maximum limit is 20,000 pCi /L. A p(.i is a measurement for the rate of' decay of' the nucleus of' an atom by emission of' particles accom- panied by electromagnetic radiation. Usually this level is tested in a one - liter sample of Finally, College Station's tap water_ must be tested for maximum total trihalomethane potential. "Maximum total trihalo nethane potential" means the maximum con- centration of' total trihalomethanes produced in a given sample of' water containing a disinfectant residual af= ter seven days. A trihalomethane is one of' the family of organic compounds named as derivatives of methane. They in- clude such compounds as trichloro- methane and tribromomethane. Tomorrow- A look at other se- lected components in College Sta- tion's tap water which the state of Texas has no maximum allowable levels for. LS may pick manager next week.. From staff reports The College Station City Council has narrowed its list of city manager candidates to two and hopes to announce a new manager next week. Mayor Gary Halter said Tuesday the council will likely name the new ity manager next Wednesday or Thursday. Mayor pro -tem Bob Runnels said Monday the council has had the list down to two for about a week. ``The two candidates are almost .identically qualified and both have expressed an interest - in inR C'm; here," Runnels said. "We're just down to negotiating now." He de- clined to disclose the names of the two. The council narrowed a her of ab- out 80 applicants to 10 in August, but two later withdrew their names. One of those final eight, Marvin Town- send of Laredo, has withdrawn; John Swift of Hope, Ark., has moved to another city; Donald R. Birkner of Alvin said Monday he was no longer being considered for the job, and James Thurmond of Uvalde said Tucs4aY -he waz °I' limuer being con - q pick city sidered. The four remaining finalists are: William K. Cole of Bellaire; H. Rus- sell Crider of Texarkana. Dennis E. Dawson of Hanover Park, Ill., and Dale S. Sugerman of Oberlin, Ohio. Two of the four — Cole and Crider — declined to comment. But Dawson, when contacted in Illinois Tuesday, said, "It's my understanding the job has been offered to someone in Texas." Cole and Crider are the only two remaining Texans on the list of final - i manager next .week From page ]A candidate would be comfortable working with the city staff and we • feel that requirement has been met (with this candidate)," she said.. Tongco said the council wa: pleased with the application$ it re- ceived and found the final choice dif- ficult. ­[don't think anyone on the coun- cil expected so many quality candi- dates," she said. , Council member Lynn Mcllhaney agreed. "I feel very confident that either (of the final two) could come in and do a very good job," she said. "In fact, I was very pleased with all those we considered." Runnels said council members would like to have the new city mana- ger present to hear the city's annual auditing report next week, . The new city manager will replace North Bardell, who is retiring foi health reasons. The Eagle /Wednesday, October 16, 1985 Council member Terri Tongco de- clined Monday to say who the final two candidates are, but said they are – pretty much identical in a number of ways." She said the twp were about the same age, and have similar back- grounds in city management and education. She said the council is now nego- tiating with the candidate it feels could work most effectively with the city staff. 'We felt it was necessary that the Turn to CS, page hA U B -CS systems remain insured against damage By MICHAEL CRAWFORD Staff' Writer The Bryan and College Station electrical systems are insured against property damage, lessening the financial impact a storm or hurricane would have here. Bryan Utilities Manager Dan Wilkerson said the city utility uses a combination of self - insurance and property insurance with the Houston brokerage firm of Alexander & Alexander Inc., which handles all of the property insurance for Bryan. The firm insures the power plants and substations the city uses in its primary electrical system. The distribu- Turn to B -CS, page 6A B -CS electric systems remain insured From page 1A tion systgg is insured by the city's own emergency fund. Wilkerson estimates that the entire electrical system is worth approximately $80 million and that replacing even one substation could cost $1.5 Million. Bryan's total property damage insurance coverage is $64 million, said risk manager Cindy Cartwright, and the city pays $64,000 annually for that protection. Insur ance on the utility system is covered in the property damage policy. Cartwright said the city has never filed a claim for damage to its electrical system. To cover the cost of replacing portions of the city's distribution system. Bryan established an emergency reserve fund with the goal of reaching $1.5 million. The fund now has slightly less than $950,000. Administrative Finance Assistant Cindy Barnett said College Station has all of its insurance policies handled by Anco Insurance, which then contracts out the indi- ' policies to other underwriters. The city's switch- ing stations, substations and distribution system are co- vered in a $21 million dwelling and structure policy. The policy will cost the city more than $91,000 this year— a 30 percent increase over last year's premiums. Finance Director A.E. VanDever said it is difficult to determine how much the city pays solely for utility insurance because of its umbrella policy. VanDever said he anticipates next year's premium to be substantially higher than this year's. He isn't sure what will happen if insurance premiums continue to rise. "Anything is possible," VanDever said, including . canceling the insurance. "I'm not sure how probable it is. " Although the insurance is for replacement costs, Bar- nett said, College Station is expected to maintain an emergency`fund equal to 10 percent of the insurance held by the city' " 4 *" Gulf States Utilities, which sells the city electricity wholesale, has insurance for its system up to where il connects with the city's electrical system. The Eagle /Wednesday, October 16, 1985 t • City has few problems with overtime ruling The city of College Station has tiatl fewer problems than expected -'in complying with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that requires employes to receive overtime pay rather °.*iwi compensatory time off. College Station Personnel Director Karen Dickson said the schedules of firefighters and police officers have not been significantly changed. Fire= fighters, who work 24 hours on, 48 hours off, now have two hours per shift deducted for meal time, and work no more than 51 1 /2 hours peer week. Fire departments and police de- partments must pay overtime for all hours worked beyond 53 a `week within a 14 -day period, according to the ruling of the Supreme Court. The court ruled in February that state and federal governments must comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act by paying for overtime rather than giv- ing employees time off later. The Eagle /Wednesday, October 16, 1985 DIU rVu I1%.c The City of College Station is Accepting Bid(s) For: 750 KVA, 3- Phase, Pad -Mount Transformer -One (1) Each until 2:00 PM. October 24. 1985. at which time the bids will be opened in the office of the Purchasing Agent at the City Hall. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids re- ceived after that time will be returned unopened. The City of College Station reserves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all irregularities in said bid and tc accept the offer considerec most advantageous to the City. These items may be pur- chased with Revenue Sharing Funds. BID #86 -19 1 0 -10- 85,10 -17 -85 BID NOTICE The City of College Station is Accepting Bid(s) For: Mid -Size Four (4) Door Sedan- Fourteen(14) Each until 2:00 PM, October 25, 1985. at which time the bids will be opened in the office of the Purchasing Agent at the City Hall. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids re- ceived after that time will be returned unopened. The City of College Station reserves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all irregularities in said bid and to accept the offer considered most advantageous to the City. These items may be pur- chased with Revenue Sharing Funds, BID #86 -20 10 -10- 85,10 -17 -85 The Eagle /Thursday, October 17, 1985 CS planners consider permits The College Station Planning and Zoning Commis- sion will meet at 7 p.m. today to consider conditional use permits for Humana Hospital, the South Park Evangel- ism Center and two day care centers. Humana is requesting permission to build its new hospital at 1600 Rock Prairie Road. The commission has also been asked to rezone an 8.1 -acre tract north of the Walden Pond Townhomes subdivision. The property is now a mobile home park and would be rezoned for apartments. The meeting will be at College Station City Hall. The Eagle /Thursday, October 17, 1985 PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE NO, 1618 WAS PASSED AND APPROVED ON OCTOBER 10. 1985, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION meet- ing in regular session in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accord- ance with Art. 6252-17. The above - referenced Ordin- ance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of the City of College Station, has the following heading: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZ- ING THE MAYOR TO EX- ECUTE A PARKING AGREE- MENT WITH BOYETT IN- VESTMENTS, LTD., AND SKIPPER HARRIS. This ordinance identifies parking problem in the Nor - thgate area of College Sta- tion, describes a current park- ing situation at the corner of Church and Nagle Streets, notes the effect of same upon the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens, states that a Parking Agreement between the City. Boyett Investments, Inc., and Skipper Harris has been reviewed and con- sidered by the City, and authorizes the Mayor to ex- ecute said agreement. The complete text of the above -named Ordinance and the Parking Agreement de- scribed therein is on file at the Office of the City Secretary and may be obtained at the City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue. College Station, Texas. 10 -18- 85,10 -19 -85 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1617 WAS PASSED AND APPROVED ON OCTOBER 10, 1985. BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION meet- ing in regular session in the Council Room of the College • Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accord- ance with Art. 6252 -17. The above- referenced Ordin- ance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of the City of College Station, has the following heading: AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE NECESSITY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF MOR- GAN'S LANE IN THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION. PRO- VIDING THAT THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS ON SAID MORGAN'S LANE SO CONSTRUCTED BE AS- SESSED A SHARE OF THE EX- PENSE, PROVIDING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. AND PRO- VIDING A SAVING CLAUSE AND THE EFFECTIVE DATE. Prior to consideration and ap- proval of this ordinance, the City Council of the City of Col- lege Station held a public hearing, notice of which first having been duly given to the general public. By Ordinance No. 1587 of the College Station City Council. it was determined that the im- provements to Krenek Tap Road are necessary and that the property owners of the abutting property on said street shall be assessed a pro- portionate cost of said im- provements. The said prescribes a basis for the cost The Eagle /Friday, October 18, 1985 of improvements. determines by whom and in what propor- tion the costs shall be borne, and provides for notice to be given in accordancewith law. Ordinance No. 1617 shall be- come effective and be in full force and effect from and after • its passage and approval by the City Council of the City of College Station and in accord- ance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above -named Ordinance is on file at the Office of the City Secretary and may be ob- tained at the City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue. College Station, Texas. 10 -18- 85.10 -19 -85 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed proposals addressed to the City of College Station, Texas will be received for the construction of SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION PROJECT NAGLE STREET 3ETWEEN CROSS STREET %ND UNIVERSITY DRIVE intil 2:00 o'clock P.M., Wed iesday, November 6,1985. Droposals will be received ai the office of Mr. David J Pullen, City Engineer, City Hall, College Station, Texas 77840. Bidders must submit with their bids a Cashier's Check or a Certified Check in the amount of five (5%) percent of the maximum amount of bid payable without recourse to the City of College Station, Texas, or a proposal bond in the same amount from a Sur- ety Company holding permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety, and acceptable ac- cording to the latest list of companies holding certifi- cates of authority from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, as listed in latest Revision of Treasury Department Circular 570, as a guarantee that Bidder will en- ter into a contract and ex- ecute bond and guarantee forms within five (5) days after notice of award of contract to him. Bids without checks, as stated above, or proposal bond will not be considered. In accordance with Article 5160, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925. as amended, the successful Bidder w"' be re- quired to furnish a performance bon amount of the contract, but also a payment bond for the protection of all claimants supplying labor and materials as defined in said law. The bonds must be executed by an approved Surety Company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety and acceptable according to the latest list of companies holding certificates of author- ity from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. or other Surety acceptable to the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities. In case of ambiguity or lack of clearness in stating the price in the bids. the Owner reserves the right to consider the most advanta- geous construction thereof or to reject the bid. Unreasona- ble or unbalanced unit prices will be considered sufficient cause for rejection of any bid. Bidders are required to in- spect the site of the work and to inform themselves regard- ing local conditions under which the work is to be done. Bidders are expressly advised that this project will be funded with Federal Community De- velopment revenues and will be subject to wage and labor Provisions as established by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Contract Documents. Pro- posal Forms. Specifications and Plans may be obtained from the City Engineer's of- fice. 1 10 1 S. Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. A , harge of Twenty -Five Dollars $25.00) is required for each set. 10 -19- 85.10 -23- 85,10 -26 -85 10 -30- 85.11 -02 -85 PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1618 WAS PASSED AND APPROVED ON OCTOBER 10, 1985, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLL EGE STATION meet- ing in regular session in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accord- ance with Art. 6252 -17. The above - referenced Ordin- ance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of the City of College Station, has the following heading. AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZ- ING THE MAYOR TO EX- ECUTE A PARKING AGREE- MENT WITH BOYETT IN- VESTMENTS, LTD., AND SKIPPER HARRIS This ordinance identifies a parking problem in the Nor - thgate area of College Sta- tion, describes a current park- ing situation at the corner of Church and Nagle Streets, notes the effect of same upon the health. safety, and welfare of the citizens, states that a Parking Agreement between the City, Boyett Investments, Inc.. and Skipper Harris has been reviewed and con- sidered by the City, and authorizes the Mayor to ex- ecute said agreement. The complete text of the above -named Ordinance and the Parking Agreement de- scribed therein is on file at the Office of the City Secretary and may be obtained at the City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue. College Statior Texas. 10 -18- 85.10 -19 -85 The Eagle /Saturday, October 19, 1985 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO, 1617 WAS PASSED AND APPROVED ON OCTOBER 10, 1985, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION meet- ing in regular session in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accord- ance with Art. 6252 -17. The above - referenced Ordin- ance, signet' by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of the City of College Station, has the following heading. AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE NECESSITY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF MOR- GAN'S LANE IN THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION. PRO- VIDING THAT THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS ON SAID MORGAN'S LANE SO CONSTRUCTED BE AS- SESSED A SHARE OF THE EX- PENSE, PROVIDING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. AND PRO- VIDING A SAVING CLAUSE AND THE EFFECTIVE DATE. Prior to consideration and ap- proval of this ordinance. the City Council of the City of C01- Iege Station held a public hearing, notice of which first having been duly given to the general public. By Ordinance No. 1587 of the College Station City Council. it was determined that the im- provements to Krenek Tap Road are necessary and that the property owners of the abutting property on said street shall be assessed a pro- portionate cost of said im- provements. The ordinance prescribes a basis for the cost of improvements, determines by whom and in what propor- tion the costs shall be borne, and provides for notice to be given in accordancewith law Ordinance No. 1617 shall be- come effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval by the City Council of the City of College Station and in accord- ance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above -named Ordinance is on file at the Office of the City Secretary and may be ob- tained at the City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station,Texas. 10- 18- 85,10 -19 - 8 5 _� .� r Say no to 5- channel Basic, cable panel to recommend By JIM BUTLER Television Editor The College Station Franchise Advisory Committee will recom- mend to the city council Thursdav that McCaw Cablevision not be allowed to market its five - channel Basic in the city. Committee chairman Larry Ringer said that. in the opinion of City Attor- ney Cathy Locke. McCaw's offering violated the city franchise ordinance requiring it minimum 12- channel ser- vice. The recommendation also calls for McCaw to offer a 12- channel pack - a . "for a reasonable chaise and reasonable installation fee." A 12- channel plan devised by committee member David Bat, mail will accompany the recommenda- tion. "I realize that neither we nor the council have anv authority to require any specific channels." Ringer said. "We are ottering Bagnall's plan for consideration only." In Bagnall's proposed lineup. Black Entertainment Television. Spanish International Network and Atlanta's WTBS would switch places with KTVT from Dallas. KCEN from Temple and The Nashville Network. Joe DiBaceo. regional vice presi- dent for McCaw. declined to com- ment on the committee's recom- mendation until he could read the text. McCaw introduced its five - channel Basic for S4 it month in Mav as a way to provide it low -cost mim- mum service for those who could not afford the $12.0 Family Pac. The College Station City Council asked the compam to delay offering the package in that city until the city could study whether the Basic met franchise requirements. The council appointed a franchise advisory committee to oversee the ci- ty's agreements with McCaw Cab - levision. Lone Star Gas and General Telephone. The Bryan City Council had no opposition to the smaller package. Bob Helmuth. regional marketing director for McCaw. said the re- sponse to the Basic in Bryan was .. very disappointing." DiBacco said he did not knoll hov many people had subscribed to th(. service. Ringer said his committee had been unable to get any figures from McCaw as to the number ol" Basic subscribers in Bryan and the number of College Station requests McCaw had received for the service. If the College Station City Council accents the Franchisr Advisor,. Com- mittee's recommendation. it will he Lip to McCaw whether to offer a 12- channcl package or just stick w'Ith its Family Par. The Eagle /Sunday, October 20, 1985 City By BRAD OWENS Staff Writer The College Station City Council is expected to announce a new city manager at Wednesday gfternoon's ' meeting. Council members said last week that the list of candidates had been narrowed to two, and Mayor pro tem Bob Runnels said Monday that_ an informal consensus of the council had been reached. "If negotiations have gone smoothly. there is a good chance that he will be there on Wednesday." Runnels said. ' Of a list of eight candidates that remained last month in a field that originally included 80 applicants, all but three have said they are no longer being considered. The three are Wil- liam K. Cole of Bellaire, H. Russell Crider of Texarkana. and Dale Sugar- man of Obrlin. Ohio. A fourth candi- date, Dennis E. Dawson of Hanover Park, Ill, said last week that he was told the job was being offered to someone in Texas. The council Wednesday will also hear a report from the Franchise Advisory Committee. ' The committee reports that in its opinion, a cable television package with less than five channels violates the city's franchise agreement with McCaw Cablevision. Such a package has been offered to customers in Bryan. .[tunnels said the report conforms to the opinions of most council mem- bers and the council is unlikely to take action allowing McCaw to offer a four - channel package in College Station. The council also will receive a re- port of an audit conducted by the au- diting firm of Deloitte. Haskins and Sells. The Wednesday meeting is at 4 p.m. in the council chambers at City Hall. On Thursday inits 7 p.m. meeting, the council will reconsider a petition from residents of the Glenhaven sub- division. The residents came to the council two weeks ago and asked that the council not allow College Heights Assembly of God to build a multipur- pose complex at Dominik Drive and the East Bypass. A conditional use permit granted by the Planning apd Zoning Commis- sion was appealed to the council. The church wants to build a church, day care center. school and recreation field on a 10 -acre lot. Area residents were concerned about traf- fic, drainage and noise. Runnels said a compromise.-which may include a 110 -foot buffer along one side of the property. appears likely. The Eagle /Tuesday, October 22, 1985 • manager search over*! is 1:31U NU IIGE The City of College Station is Accepting Bid(s� For. OFFSET PRESS -ONE EACH until 200 PM. November 5. 1985, at which time the bids will be opened in the office of the Purchasing Agent at the City Hall. Specifications may be obtained atthe office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids re- ceived after that lime will be returned unopened. The City of College Station reserves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and al' irregularities in said bid and t( accept the offer considere( most advantageous to th( City. These items may be pur chased with Revenue Sharinc Funds. BID u86 -21 10 -22- 85,10 -29 -85 The Eagle /Tuesday, October 22,1985 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed proposals addressed to the City of College Station Texas will be received for the construction of SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION PROJECT NAGLE STREET BETWEEN CROSS STREET AND UNIVERSITY DRIVE until 2:00 o'clock P.M., Wed- nesday, November6,1985. Proposals will be received at the office of Mr. David J. Pullen. City Engineer, City Hall, College Station, Texas 77840. Bidders must submit with their bids a Cashier's Check or a Certified Check in the amount of five (5%) percent of the maximum amount of bid payable without recourse to the City of College Station, Texas, or a proposal bond in the same amount from a Sur- ety Company holding permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety, and acceptable ac- cording to the latest list of companies holding certifi- cates of authority from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, as listed in latest Revision of Treasury Department Circular 570, as a guarantee that Bidder will en- ter into a contract and ex- ecute bond and guarantee forms within five (5) days after notice of award of contract to him. Bids without checks, as stated above, or proposal bond wi I I not be considered. In accordance with Article 5160, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, the successful Bidder will be re- quired to furnish not only a performance bond in the amount of the contract, but also a payment bond for the protection of all claimants supplying labor and materials as defined in said law. The bonds must be executed by an approved Surety Company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety and acceptable according to the latest list of companies holding certificates of author- ity from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, or other Surety acceptable to the Owner. The Owner reserves the right `:o reject any or all bids and to Naive informalities. In case of ambiguity or lack of clearness in stating the price in the bids, the Owner reserves the right to consider the most advanta- eous construction thereof or reject the bid. Unreasona- e or unbalanced unit prices will be considered sufficient cause for rejection of any bid. Bidders are required to in- spect the site of the work and to inform themselves regard- ing local conditions under which the work is to be done. Bidders are expressly advised that this project will be funded with Federal Community De- velopment revenues and wHl be subject to wage and labor provisions as established by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Contract Documents, Pro- posal Forms, Specifications and Plans may be obtained from the City Engineer's of- fice, 1101 S. Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. A charge of Twenty -Five Dollars ($25.00) is required for each set. 10 -19- 85,10 -23- 85,10 -26 -85 i w nnvm i I MAY CONCERN: The College Station Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the 'ollowing property: A 10.03 acre tract of land located on the south side of Rock Prairie Road, east of and adjacent to the Belmont Place Section Two Subdivision, from R -4 Low Density Apart- ments to C -1 General Com- mercial. Applicant is Area Pro- gress Corporation. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. meet- ing of the Commission on Thursday, November 7,1985. For additional information, please contact me. James M. Callaway Assistant Di rector of Planning 10 -23 -85 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The College Station Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following property: An 8.95 acre tract of land located on the north side of proposed extension of Holle- man Drive, approximately 1500 ft. east of Lassie Lane, from A -P Administrative- Profes- sional to C -1 General Com- mercial. Applicant is James E. Jett, Trustee. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. meet- ing of the Commission on Thursday, November 7,1985. For additional information, please contact me. James M. Callaway Assistant Directorof Planning 10 -23 -85 The Eagle /Wednesday, TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of amending the Col- lege Station Code of Ordinan- ces to include a section relat- ing to newspaper dispensing devices. The said hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, at the Planning and Zoning Com- mission meeting on Thursday. November 7,1985 at 7:00 P.M. For additional information, please contact Assistant City Attorney Barry Clar. 764 -3515. 10 -23 -85 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The Zoning Board of Adjust- ment for the City of College Station will consider a request for a variance in the name of: Skipper Harris P.O. Box 9023 College Station, TX 77840 Said case will be heard by the Board at the regular meeting in the Council Room, College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at 7:00 P.M. on Tues- day, November 5,1985. The nature of the case is as follows: Applicant requests variance to Section 7 -B.3.1 Ordinance 850, the requirement to mark parking spaces on the surface on a proposed gravel, com- mercial parking lot at the nor- theast corner of Church & Nagle. This variance is for phase 2 of the parking lot. Further information is availa- ble at the office of the Zoning Official of the City of College Station, (409) 764-3570. Jane R. Kee Zoning Official 10 -23 -85 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The Zoning Board of Adjust- ment for the City of College Station will consider a request for a variance in the name of K.D. Timmons P.O. Drawer 2609 Bryan, TX 77805 Said case will be heard by the Board at the regular meeting in the Council Room, College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at 7:00 P.M. on Tues- day, November 5,1985. The nature of the case is as follows: Applicant is requesting a vari- ance to the front and side street setbacks (Table A, or- dinance 850) to enlarge an ex- fisting canopy at the Southside Gulf Station at300Jersey. Further information is availa- ble at the office of the Zoning Official of the City of College Station, (409)764 -3570, October 23, 1985 JaneR.Kee Zoning Official 10 -23 -85 y counc acs 4 By SCOTT SUTHERLAND Staff Writer �3 n sZ O 0 rt O V (D F1 N 00 to William King Cole, city manager A Bellaire, was named the new city manager of College Station Wednes- lay at the weekly City Council ,iorkshop Cole will replace North Bardell, 3resent city manager, who is re- signing for health reasons. Cole will assume his duties on Nov. 25. Cole said he had no idea why the city council chose him for the posi- tion over other candidates, but said he is pleased to b coming to College Station. Councilman James Bond said that Cole simply had all the qualifications the city was looking for. "He dust a ppeared to us to be a premiere individual," Bond said. "E- 2 _ c iW names n electrical utility verything you could check out just came up very strong in favor of him. "The last four candidates we looked at were very, very strong," Bond added. "But he just seemed t us to be the best choice." In 1978 Cole was hired as assistan city manager in Denton, Texas. He worked in that post until 1981 when he left to take the city manager's job in Bellaire, a suburb of Houston. While in Bellaire, Cole began to make contact with Texas A &M, When Gov. Mark White began his project 2000, which was designed to encourge small rural communities to upgrade city facilities, Cole was asked to serve as Dean of Basic City Management at Texas A &M Univer- as a sity. His duties included serving liaison between city governments the A &M Texas Engineering Experiment Station. Cole said his position in Denton gave him the best experience for College Station because the two cities o are similar. Bond agreed, saying that Denton t and College Station both own an d operate their ow systems. Bond said it takes a great deal of planning and know -how to run such a complicated system. Also, there is a large student pop- ulation in Denton. And much the same as College Station, Denton has seen a great deal of growth in the past five years because of its close proximity to Dallas. Cole sees issues related to plan- ning and zoning as his greatest chal- lenge because of College Station's rapid growth and expanding pop - ulation. Cole is a Garland native and grad uated from Garland High School He continued his education at Nortl Texas State University in Denton receiving bachelor's and master's de frees. William lung a.oie H tD td Sv (D H G n to O C) rt O n N �o w 0 LS linances In ooa • g shape , books By BRAD OWENS half -hour closed session that dealt Staff Writer with personnel. The firm will release An accounting firm Wednesday its comprehensive annual report in gave the College Station City Council two weeks, and discussed a prelimin- good news about the city's financial ary draft with the council. status but criticized its bookkeeping. Mayor Gary Halter said after the Charlie Chaffin, a partner in the meeting that the city's rapid growth Houston -based firm of Deloitte, Has- I -as left the bookkeeping system in r i — n i sa i ri& - Seills, said the city should eed of improvement. improve its data processing and "We've got some changes to accounting systems. make," Halter said. "We've come a "Within the next mopth, the City long way since the green eyeshade Council should appoint a data proces- and ledger days." sing steering committee and assess Halter said some of the accounting the total needs of the city," Chaffin firm's displeasure may be related to said. The task may take three or four the amount of work it had to do. The months, and outside consultants will cost of the audit has gone significant - be required, he said. ly over the firm's estimate, he said. Chaffin was displeased that the in- City Manager North Bardell said dependent audit his firm conducted t e estimate was in the $35- 40,000 included extensive work "Closing out r nge, and Halter said he thinks the the books" on the fiscal year that fi al bill will be around $60,000. ended June 30. Chaffin and the other accountants "That is not normal procedure," ould not comment on the report. Chaffin said. The auditors reported that: Chaffin and two accountants who ■ The city's utilities and sanita- handled the audit reported for about tin divisions operated at a profit dur- two hours to the council, including a in the year; ■ The city's general fund and debt Service fund are roughly at the break - ven point, as they should be; ■ The relationship of net revenues to payments on bonds is at a high level comparable to last year and ex- ceeding the requirements of the bond orders, ■ A loss in the bond fund is the result of the cost of re- funding old bonds with new ones at more favor- able rates that will result in a profit over a period of years; and ■ About $500,000 remains in in- terest earnings from six bond issues dating back to 1978. Councilman Jimmy Bond asked if he earnings in the bond funds can be J:sed for projects other than those de- ,, ignated in the bond elections. "It would make me more informed its a councilman if I knew that we had somewhere in the neighborhood of 5 3400,000 just sitting around," Bond said. "I might want to do some- thing with it." Peggy McCormick, a manager in the accounting firm, told Bond that aren't the council should receive more re- ports of money available in the bond funds. Bardell said the money is kept in capital improvement funds, and the city usually spends the interest re.1 venue on the same types of projects, that the bonds were originally desig- nated to finance. Interest revenue is generated be tween the time that the bonds are issued and the city begins the desig., nated projects. Money left over be -' cause elements of a bond - financed project have been aborted or delayed also generates interest revenue. McCormick said that money may be used for any purpose approved by the council, unless the original bon proposal restricts the use of interes on the bond money. Chaffin told the council that the. city is doing a good job of handling its bonded indebtedness, and the only reason its bond rating is AA rather than the superior AAA is the relative- ly small size of the city. • College Station mazes city manager selection ministers," Cole said. "The only way to advance your career is to move up to a bigger congregation or a bigger city." Mayor Gary Halter said all of the final five candidates, drawn from 80 applicants for the job, were well qualified to be city manager, and that the "background, experience, acid education" of Cole made him the best. Halter said he has no specific objectives in mind for Cole to accomplish in the next year, and expects him to do a good job. Cole said he has experience in industrial development, but is not sure how that can be used in draw- ing industry to College Station. "The first six months on the job will probably be a learning experi- ence," Cole said. Council Member Bob Runnels, who served on the screening com- College Station position as a mittee to select the new city mana "plum," and that he likes the ger, said the final six candidates schools, parks, people and intangi- were "just about on a par with each bles that make up the city's ' `quali- other," but it was Cole's demeanoi ty of life." that made him stand out. Cole is married with two young ' `He's very quiet and a very acute sons. listener," Runnels said. "Yo, "City managers are kind of like could tell that by his replies." By BRAD OWENS Staff Writer The College Station City Council Wednesday unanimously voted to hire William King Cole as the new city manager. Cole has been city manager in the Houston suburb of Bellaire since 1981, and also worked as assistant city manager in Denton. He re- ceived bachelor's and master's de- grees from North Texas State Uni- versity. CoI . also hAs beer, dean of the basic city management program at Texas A &M University. "I've been to College Station often in the last two years," Cole told the council, "and each time I come, l am more impressed with the community. I am left with the im- pression that College Station is a very well - managed city." Cole will take over the job on Nov. 25, replacing North Bardell. Bardell is leaving the job after 11 years because of his health, which he has said declined in part because of the stress of being city manager. "Congratulations and condo- lences both," Bardell told Cole. Cole said he had thought of the The Eagle /Thursday, October 24, 1985 William King Cole • Basic ��-aw packag violate or lnanCe �� B JIM BUTLER alA �.mative to those who could not Television Editor a o'�d or did not want the variety of The College Station City Council h Family pac," y an customers in Wednesday asked a representative of Asked how my McCaw Cablevisi f a hise� advisory B ?anel basic, D Bacco said the re- city attorney and committee in an effort to design a spots YO a G l s}jalter said hs low -cost service. Larry Ringer, chairman of the °k a was than he city advisory could re! advisory committee, recommended t,, less income from the franchise • that the council not accept McCaw 's ce ve 5- channel Basic package because the fe` a e never had any intention of committee felt it would violate the intention of city's franchise ordinance. The com- affecting the franchise fee, mittee urged the cou channel service co ' nt o the,franch se to over that a ' McCaw to offer a po that he was at a loss as to in response, McCaw spokesman Sayin handle the committee's re - Jce DiBa have to raise the price of therevenue t f co to meetwithcity attorneyDCathy Family pac to ma for Locke and the franchise advisory lost through a 12- channel offering. committee ••o intention in offeri provide an able alternate w ith a accept - V e package. hannel package was to p The Eagle /Thursday, October 24, 1985 • on request to mstan lll� u« A ­ues is avail- CS city council takes action A; By BRAD OWENS Staff Writer The College Station City Council responded to a petition from residents of the Chimney Hill area Thursday by voting to install a median to route traffic away from their neighbor- hood. Sarah Lammerts asked the council to block completion of a curb cut, already under construction, that would allow people to leave the Cul- p Properties development on Arguello Drive and drive through Chimney P Hill to ropertes,, o north Drive. Universi Dri ve at Tarrow Drive, from previous on i will eventually be the home of a six- able for or the prounanimously voted to theater complex, a bank and other have the barrier installed. businesses. Lammerts said people would leave the shopping center and drive through o their neighborhood to avoid the heavy traffic in the exits on Tarrow and University . "The result of this curb cut will be a serious traffic hazard to a sea edf our f the petition "More than 30 minor children pre- sently live on the four populated streets of Chimney Hill, and their protection is our utmost concern.' Elrey Ash, the city director of capital improvements, said the traffic would be less than the residents feared. Lammerts said if the curb cut was necessary, the residents would like an the city to install a concrete m turn that would prevent people Hill when ing left toward Chimney leaving the shopping center. median As h said the median would cost about $12,000 d median that would gested a p int cost about $800. Mayor Gary Halter said the con- crete barrier would be more effective, And suggested that money remaining The council also amended the city rdinance prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages within 300 feet of schools, churches and hospitals. The amended ordinance will allow people whose applications are denied I y the city secretary to appeal directly to the City Council. Several churches have asked to . be allowed to sell alcohol in certain cir- cumstances. Under the amended ordinance, the council basis. et m ission on a case-by-case The council also nominated Celia Stallings to the board of direct D of the Brazos Central App raisal trict. In a closed session, the council dis- cussed appointing a new municipal judge. Claude Davis, the former municipal judge, was appointed in September to replace Carolyn Ru,fi- no as Brazos County Court at w judge when Ruffino was appo d preside over the new 361st District Court. Halter said the council will appoint a replacement for Davis soon. The Eagle /Friday, October 25, 1985 1 ! 0 0 Nothing's cooking at Southgate Village By BRAD OWENS Staff Writer About 140 College Station fami- lies are doing without natural gas this week because of a gas leak found Saturday at the Southgate Village Apartments. Janice Burke, manager of the com- plex, said residents found the leaks. Saturday, someone called the fire department after seeing bubbles com- ing up in the water that was standing in low areas after a rain, Burke said. A major leak was discovered and the gas was turned off, she said. A plumbing company has repaired the main leak, but city inspectors will not allow the gas to be turned back on until other leaks have been repaired. J.R. Johnson, a city plumbing in- spector, visited the apartments on Thursday, and he said the job may take a week or longer to complete. "They've got a real problem down there," Johnson said. "There's no telling how many leaks they've got, or how long it'll take to fix it." The gas lines are buried and run to all the apartments in the complex. There are 140 occupied units, Burke said. All the apartments are equipped with gas stoves, so residents are un- able to cook on the stoves. "I know it's causing inconveni- ences, but their safety is more impor- tant," Burke said. "Gas is a serious matter, and we have to handle it with care. " Burke said the complex, which houses people receiving housing assistance from the federal govern- ment, is controlled by Byram Prop- erties, an Austin -based company that also controls the Christopher Village Apartments in north Bryan. 0 The Eagle /Friday, October 25, 1985 �j V (D n7 F 0 0 n rt (D ri N UP co .;� approves church complex By BRAD OWENS Staff Writer The College Station City Council Thursday approved a church's plan to )uild a multipurpose complex at Dominik Drive on the East Bypass. The city's Planning and Zoning Commission had approved the plans of College Heights Assembly of God to build a church, school and re- creational facility on the site, but a group of area residents appealed the ruling to the council. The residents argued that the com- plex would change their neighbor- hood and create noise and traffic problems. But a compromise was worked out after the council tabled action on the permit two weeks ago. The developer, Brazos Land Prop- erties, will add a row of six home lots along Dominik Drive, which had been planned as the northern border of the church property. A park that is to be created as part of the 92 -acre Glerhaven Estates de- velopment also will be enlarged. Developer Hank McQuaide said his company will sacrifice 39 home lots as part of the compromise plan. Most of the lots would have been the least desirable in the develop- ment. Mayor Gary Halter said the com- promise is probably better than the plan originally proposed, and nobody spoke against the plan. The council unanimously approved the compromise. The Rev. Calvin Durham, pastor of the church, said construction will probably begin during 1986. "We expected in the very begin- ning, of course, that we would be allowed to build a church, and we were surprised that there was opposi- tion," Durham said. Under the new plan, the church will buy about 11 1 /2 acres, slightly more than one acre more than ha(' been anticipated. • :J G5 councii resolves conflict between residents, church By SCOTT SUTHERLAND Staff Writer The College Station City Council resolved a disagreement at its meet- ing Thursday night between Glen- haven residents and the College Heights Assembly of God over the assembly's new church site. At the last council meeting, Glen- haven residents appealed the Plan- ning and Zoning Commission's deci- sion to issue a special permit that would allow the church to build the new facility in the Glenhaven subdi- vision on the East Bypass. The council tabled the issue until a compromise could be made be- tween the two groups. The city engsneers develo d a plan suggested by councilman f ames Bond which allowed the two groups to be reconciled. The city engineers redesigned a portion of the subdivision by nar- rowing a proposed city park and al- lowing for a 125 foot housing buffer zone between the assembly's new church and residents of Dominik Drive. Mayor Gary Halter said he was pleased with the new idea. "It looks like as good or better than the plan we had originally," he said. Apparently so. Despite the fact that Glenhaven residents had packed the council room along with the assembly's members, no one rose in opposition to the compromise. The compromise appeased home owners'. complaints about the size of the church's parking lot and the po- tential noise generated by having such a structure nearby. In other action, the council amended the cities liquor license is- suance procedure. The amended or- dinance will allow applicants to ap- peal to the council if they are refused a license. Halter said the city's ordinance does not allow businesses to hold a li quor license if they are locate( within 300 feet of churches, school or hospitals. Problems arose at Northgate, Hal ter said, when businesses that al ready had licenses had to reappl: when they changed hands. Also Halter said at the council's last meet- ing, churches had inquired if the city's ordinance would prevent them from selling alcohol at social events. The new ordinance will allow the council to review these special cases on an individual basis. The Batallion /Friday, October 25, 1985 14 The Eagle /Saturday, October 26, 1985 It TI's history in College Station C ,rch 16, 1979: Texas Instru- Sept. 30, 1982: Texas Instruments plant, now making only professional Oct. 25, 1985: Texas Instruy nents announces it has bought 250 announces plans to lay off 2,600 or office computers, is unaffected. reports an $83 million net loss fo icres just northeast of the city limits, workers statewide. The College Sta- March 26, 1985: The College Sta- third quarter, and announces rr and has long -range plans to build a tion plant is unaffected. tion plant is chosen to manufacture a cutbacks in both personnel and plant here. Nov. 27, 1983: Texas Instruments new TI personal computer, called the duction capacity. The College July 30, 1979: Texas Instruments decides to pull out of the home com- Business -Pro, aimed at the business tion plant is affected. It is tc announces construction of the Col- puter market. The College Station market. closed. lege Station plant has been autho- rized. In its second quarter repots the company reports a backlog of $1.66 billion in orders, plans for a new plant in the Philippines, and additions to plants in Portugal, Japan, Kentucky, and Texas. August, 1979: Construction be- gins on the new TI plant. R. B. Butler Inc. is the contractor. November 7, 1979: General Man- ager Dale Conrad says the plant will have "something fewer than 1,000 employees hired before the end of 1980. " April, 1980: Texas Instruments plant opens, producing the Series 700 Model 770 personal computer, and the DS990 Model 1, a small business computing system. Dec: 19, 1980: Texas Instruments More Halloween activities reduces the hours of 17 percent of its dwide workforce of 90,000 em- ■ At Post Oak Mall, College 'S taJion mayor Gary pteyees. The College Station plant is Halter will pass out prizes — five functional programm- unaffected. May 30, 1981: Texas Instruments able robots — to the winners of a Halloween safety announces it will lay off 3 percent of poster contest for children. Refreshments will be served, and the new College its workforce, 2,800 employees. The station instructional robot, F.R.E.D.D.I.E., will make College Station plant is unaffected. speech at 10 am_ The public is invited. July 27, 1982: Texas Instruments says more layoffs are coming on top of the 7,000 laid off in the previous 15 months. Local Personnel Director Bill Brown says the College Station .a-nt should be unaffected. The Eagle /Saturday, October 26, 1985 It Local TI plant to close 0 The Eagle /Saturday, October 26, 1985 Texas Instrument's College Station site manager Ed Kuehn within 9 months By JANN SNELL Staff Writer The Texas Instruments plant in College Station will close down with- in nine months, company officials announced Friday. The plant, which manufactures business and professional computers, employs about 250 people, site man- ager Ed Kuehn said. It is one of the three smallest TI operations in the United States. College Station operations will be moved to TI's Austin plant, Kuehn said. TI will attempt to relocate some employees and offer severance be- nefits, extended insurance coverage and professional outplacement .,r- vices to others. Kuehn said that he did not know how many employees will be relo- cated and how many laid off. Kuehn and Bill Brown, TI's per- sonnel director, said there was a shocked silence Friday afternoon when the assembled employees were informed of the closing. "It was a shock, if someone tells you your job is going away," Kuehn said. "It was traumatic ... some cried. " Kuf:hn said he expected the nhase- Texas Instruments at College Station Location: Texas 30, College Station Size: 250 acres Employees: 250 Payroll: Undisclosed Product: Minicomputers Opened: April, 1980 Closed: 1986 (projected) down to begin at the first of next year. He said all equipment within the plant will be moved to Austin and the Col- lege Station building will be "put in moth balls" in hopes that TI will reopen it in the future. The College Station closing is only a part of an effort by TI to cut annual costs by $70 million. TI also plans to close a wafer - processing facility in Cypress, near Houston, and an assembly- and -test site in El Salvador. Kuehn said the company would offer early retirement to employees who are close to retirement and will make every effort to find new jobs for those not transferred elsewhere. "We will phase down gradually; it is a very difficult thing and something we really try to do very businesslike at minimal pain to everyone con- cerned," Kuehn said. Neither Kuehn, who has been with the company 32 years, nor Brown, who has been with TI 16 years, knew what his future will be. "In the 3 1 /2 years I've been here, this is one of the most dedicated groups of TI employees I've ever had the pleasure to work with," Kuehn said. Ed Brady, executive vice president of the Bryan- College Station Cham- ber of Commerce, said he was shock- ed and disappointed by the news. "Loss of so many jobs in our com- munity will be felt," Brady said. "It makes me more determined than ever to see to it that the chamber's new economic development promotional program works. I hope that the entire community will get behind us in this effort so that our economy becomes strong enough that news like this won't hit with such severity." In its announcement, TI officals said they plan to reduce its work force by 2,200 employees, including 1,000 in data systems, bringing the total Turn to LOCAL, page 7A Local TI plant to close within 9 month; From page IA number of job reductions announced this year to 7,000. The Cypress plant will be put up for sale and, once sold, plant activi- ties will be moved to the TI plant in Temple, TI Chairman Mark Shepherd Jr. announced in the com- pany's third quarter stockholder re- port released Friday. "To achieve profitable perform- ance in the data systems business, xe are taking actions to reduce ;ost about $70 million on an annu'Seced basis," Shepherd said. "The engineering, manufacturing and marketing operations of this business will be consolidated from four Texas plants to two. "Assembly of professional com- wers will be moved from College 4ation to Austin. and the assembly t mlla m ,f a Bryan m u ti ; 8 3 ,e 1 , limila To-AS A M College Sutton texas will be consolidated in Temple, and TI's Northwest Houston site will be offered for sale." TI, in its quarterly report, stated that the company had a $329 million turnaround from net gains last year to net losses this year. "Year -to -date net loss was $77.6 million, or $3.12 per share, com- pared with net income of $251.5 million, or $10.43 per share, in the first three quarters of 1984," Sher- wood states in the report. "Losses in semiconductor opera- tions caused by reduced volume and lower prices, plus the impact of the third quarter (cutback) actions, were primarily responsible for the adverse results tjhus far in 1985," Shepherd said. n. plant in College Station will be "TI's balance sheet remains closed," Shepherd said. "The ter- strong, and finaricial resources are min ]. ­A ­;-k ­1 nrsarofin..c ­4­ ­+— +— ...,........' ..,,_ .,.. —A- 11 Shepherd said, adding that the cor pany's cash balance at the end of tl third quarter was $187 million. Kuehn said that E.F. Hutton es mates that the computer indust has from 20 to 25 percent exce capacity. The combination of h plant with the Austin plant, he sai will cut overhead and end some d plication. Kuehn said an earlier TI Busine; Pro computer manufactured in Cc lege Station had not been compat ble with IBM, unlike the new Bus ness Pro, and that this also had hu sales. Kuehn said he could not disclos how many computers have bee manufactured at the College Static plant. Kuehn said TI has been pleas( with the College Station plant work and still considers the con 0 Leaders disappointed over TI plant closing From page ]A he said, the economy is still growing fast enough so that the demand lost by the departure of 250 incomes could be made up by new arrivals le who lost doesn't think all 250 people jobs at TI will leave the Baker said the unemployment rate in the Bryan- College Station area as of Sept. 30 was 5 percent, the second lowest in the state after Austin. If all 250 people were added simultaneously to the unemployment roles, the local unemployment rate would be 5.4 per- cent, and would put the area in a tie for eighth place with Waco. "Our sympaty is with the people at Tl," Baker said. "We hate to see them g o. We'll do everything we can to help them be re- absorbed into the local eco- nomy." 0 Pi The Eagle /Saturday, October 26, 1985 n led s v cur CTORS Sealed proposals addresses to the City of College Station Texas will be received for the construction of. SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION PROJECT NAGLE STREET BETWEEN CROSS STREET AND UNIVERSITY DRIVE until 2:00 o'clock P.M., Wed- nesday, November6,1985. Proposals will be received at the office of Mr. David J. Pullen, City Engineer, City Hall, College Station, Texas 77840. Bidders must submit with their bids a Cashier's Checl or a Certified Check in the amount of five (5 %) percent oi the maximum amount of bid payable without recourse to the City of College Station, Texas, or a proposal bond in the same amount from a Sur- ety Company holding permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety, and acceptable ac- cording to the latest list of companies holding certifi- cates of authority from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, as listed in latest Revision of Treasury Department Circular 570, as a guarantee that Bidder will en- ter into a contract and ex- ecute bond and guarantee forms within five (5) days after notice of award of contract to him. Bids without checks, as stated above, or proposal bond will not be considered. In accordance with Article 5160, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, the successful Bidder will be re- quired tC furnish not only a performance bond in the amount gf the contract, but also a payment bond for the pr9tecti6n of all claimants supply as ined said law. The bonds must be executed by an approved Surety Company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety and acceptable according to the latest list of companies holding certificates of author- ity from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, or other Surety acceptable to the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities. In case of ambiguity or lack of clearness in stating the price in the bids, the Owner reserves the right to consider the most advanta- geous construction thereof or to reject the bid. Unreasona- ble or unbalanced unit prices will be considered sufficient cause for rejection of any bid. Bidders are required to in- spect the site of the work and to inform themselves regard- ing local conditions under which the work is to be done. Bidders are expressly advised that this project will be funded with Federal Community De- velopment revenues and will be subject to wage and labor provisions as established by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Contract Documents, Pro- posal Forms, Specifications and Plans may be obtained from the City Engineer's of- fice, 1101 S. Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. A charge of Twenty -Five Dollars ($25.00) is required for each set. 10-19- 85,1 -23 -85,10 -26-85 10- 30- 85,11 -02 -85 .uemv ncl meters demandiivS on 13 -LS church Otters From page IA Consider a house's plumbing as its ,lectrical system. If the occupant turns ,)n every water outlet in the house simul- taneously, the rate at which water runs hrough the system is high. If, however, le turns off every faucet after only a ninute, the total volume of water used is mnimal. For that one minute of high -level con - amption, though, he had to have a sys- em capable of delivering water at a hiPF sv N 0 M O 0 rt 0 z3' m n N 00 un rate. That is the reason for the der charge levied by virtually every utility larger accounts. The utility must ha the generating and transmission capac to service the peak demand, regardl of the amount of power that is actu a used. In both Bryan and College Static one rate category for commercial elec customers is the small commercial ry which is based entirely on consumptir For Bryan, that rate is 7' /z cents kilowatt hour consumed. Small ch ches in the two cities at present may 1 into that category. Demand charges begin at the level consumption above small commery which is medium commercial. In t category in Bryan, the consumpe charge drops from 7 1 /2 cents to $0.0�' per kilowatt hour — but a dem? charge is added. Tabernacle Baptist, for example, ul 760 kilowatt hours in May, 1 a was billed $75.56 at the small comet cial rate (the bill also included fue an , charges). r But in April of 1985, the church w placed on a demand meter. Although i t used only 720 kilowatt hours of electric ity, for which it was billed $50.67, its peak demand was for 31 kilowatts. Tha t 31- kilowatt peak cost the church an addi- tional $217, for a total bill of $267.67. Because the way churches use power differs from almost every other consum- er, many churches, especially small r ones, are hard hit by demand charges. They experience four peak demands a month, always on Sunday. Sunday is not normally a day on which a utility system as a whole experi- ences its peak usage, since many factor- ies and most offices shut down on Sunday. But that is not absolute assurance that Sunday will always be an off -peak day. The highest usage College Station had this year was on the Sunday before Labor Day. e In Bryan, the highest peak for the year has been 155 megawatts. Sunday peaks have topped out at 150 megawatts, close to the highest annual peak, so Sunday usage can hardly be called minimal One reason is that, although factories and offices may be closed, homes are not. And it is more efficient to service the electrical needs of 100 people in one office building than to service them separately in 20 homes. Nonetheless, Sundays are usually not peak consumption days. Pi said College Station has tried to address that problem by institut- ing an off -peak rate. If a customer on a demand meter can establish that its peaks come at off -peak times for the system as a whole, the customer will be billed a lower consumption charge for each kilo- watt hour. Last year, Piwonka said, her depart- ment offered to monitor every church's demand rate to see if it met the criteria for an off -peak demand charge. Of those that requested it, she said, only four qualified. Bryan has no such off -peak rate. And Tabernacle's Rev. Jones indicated he 1 doesn't think that the rate being charg matters much, anyway. as "Something happened to the meter,' Jones said. But he also said Bryan utili ties personnel have checked out th e church's electrical equipment, and fou nd nothing wrong. Nevertheless, the bills keep climbing. In March, just before the demand mete was installed, the church used 480 kilo- watt hours. In April it rose to 720; May 1,200; June, 1,960; July, 2,400; August, 3,320; September, 3,040; and October, 1,800. Jones can't figure it out. "We haven't changed our order of service at all," he said. But the church's average bill was $80 before the demand meter, and the bill has risen to as high as $590 since the new meter was installed. Another churchman takes the electric charges with more equanimity, but he's Still concerned. At Rev. Bill Jones' Fellowship Free Will Baptist Church on Ursuline Ave- nue, about 150 normally attend Sunday services. The church has had a demand meter for years. Jones figures the de- mand meter costs the church about $200 a month extra. "The city has told us that that's the way it has to be," Jones said. "I could understand if we were using it at peak times, but our usage is at times other than the peak." The problem at Tabernacle and Free Will could become even more common among Bryan churchmen because Bryan Utilities is increasing its use of demand meters. Wilkerson, the utilities head, said that a year ago he went through the list of customers and identified major users which did not have demand meters. Tabernacle was one of them. About 300 new demand meters have been installed since then, he said. About 500 more commercial accounts — chur- ches are considered commercial custom- ers, along with other non -profit orga- nizations — remain on the small com- mercial rate, where only consumption is billed. Wilkerson said he hopes eventually to place all those remaining 500 on demand meters unless they obviously would nev- er reach the minimum threshold. That threshold is 15 kilowatts. Once the customer's rate of consumption reaches that level, the demand charge goes into effect for a full year, even if the customer doesn't reach it again for I r months. For each kilowatt over 14 used by the Bryan customer, a charge of $7 is levied. Thus a customer using 20 kilowatts is: charged $140 plus the consumpti •_: charge. If the usage does not reach 13' kilowatts, the minimum charge is 50- percent of the highest demand rate re_: corded that year. In other words, if a customer has registered a peak demand of 50 kilowatts once during the year, but one month uses only 10, it will be billed for 25 kilowatts on the demand charge, or $175. College Station uses different num- bers, but the approach is the same. The threshold is 10 kilowatts, the charge pet kilowatt is $8, and the minimum is 75 percent of the highest demand rate for the preceding 12 months. Wilkerson said he recognizes the problem, peculiar to many churches, of intense use for a brief span in what nor- mally would be off -peak hours. He said he has been unable to find any utility the state that offers a special rate foa non -profit organizations. Churches can help lower their bill s, h said, by closer attention to load manage- ment — trying to spread their usage over more time, thus reducing the peaks. And new churches can incorporate load mats; agement devices into their buildings, he said. Among other things, load manage. ment devices will turn off electrical equipment in a pre- determined order of priority if a peak is nearing. �• Neither Piwonka nor Wilkerson -is particularly attuned to a special rate fiat non -profit organizations. That would just shift the cost of building and maid - taining an electrical system, they said; Piwonka summed up the utilities' officials problems in familiar teens: : "Somewhere, someone has to piek up the bill. • NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals addressed to the City Council, City of Bryan, Texas for Miscella- neous Water System Improve- ments -City Job No. 611 -CP- 852 will be received in the OF fice of the City Secrei., y , — City Hall Building, Bryan, Texas until 1:45 p.m., Wednes- day, November 13,1985. Proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Medallion Room of the City of Bryan Utilities Building at 2:0C P.M- on the same date. Any bic received after the above clos- ing time will be returneo unopened. Plans, Specifications and In- formation for Bidders, are on file and may be examined at the Office of the City En- gineer, Atkins Power Plant, Atkins Street, Bryan, Texas and may be obtained by pros- pective bidders from the Of- fice of the City Engineer, P.O. Box 1000, Bryan, Texas 77801, upon the deposit of twenty - five dollars ($25.00), which sum so deposited will be re- funded if the prospective bid- der returns all contract documents in good condition to the City Engineer within five (5) days after the bid opening. A certificate or cashier's check on a State or National Bank of the State of Texas, or a Bidder's bond from an accep- table Surety Company, auth- orized to transact business in the State of Texas, in the amount of not less than five percent (5q) of the total bid must accompany each Pro- posal as a guarantee that, if awarded the contract, the Bid- der will within ten (10) calen- dar days after award of con- tract enter into contract and execute a Bond on the forms provided in the Contract Documents. A Performance Bond and a Payment Bond in an amount of not less than one hundred percent (100 %) of the contract price, conditioned upon faith- ful performance of the con- tract and payment of all per- sons supplying labor or fur- nishing materials, may be ex- ecuted by the sucessful bid- der and accompany his signed contract. Proposals must be submitted on the forms bound within the Specifications and the right to accept any bid, or to reject any or all bids and to waive all for- malities is hereby reserved by the City Council of the City of Bryan. Texas. NONDISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President's Executive Order No. 11246. The requirements for bidders and contractors under this order are explained in the specifications. Dorothy Mallett City Secretary 10 -28- 85.11 -04 -85 The Eagle /Monday, October 28, 1985 • L, parks panel meets today The College Station Parks and Recreation Board will meet today at 7 p.m. at the Central Park office. The agenda includes consideration of a revised site plan for Richard Carter Park, discussion of dedication of park land in the Emerald Forest subdivision, and consid- eration of an Open House at Lincoln Center. • The Eagle /Tuesday, October 29, 1985 BID NOTICE The City of College Station is Accepting Bid(s) For . OF -ON EACH until il 2:00 2:00 PM. November 5. 1985, at which time the bids Will be opened in the office the the Purchasing Age be obtained S Office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids re- ceived after that time will be returned unopened. The City of College Station reserves the w or any re a irregularities in said bid and to accept the offer considered most advantageous to the City. These chased with Revenue p Sharing Funds. BID #86 -21 10 -22- 85,10 -29 -85 BID NOTICE The College Station indepen- ing den bids Sc h ool for tth purchase se e k - of electronic typewriters. Bid Form #5 -014 and specifi- cations may be picked up at the Business Office, 2000 Welsh, College Statio day through Friday between 8.00 am and 5:00 pm. Bids will 1 rece i ved 2, 1985 at 2:00 pm " at whiic 6me they will be opened. _J L PROJECT NUMBER 0613 -65 MCP NUMBER: 1 -0373 FOR T EXAS COLLEGE ITY, STATION, TEXAS RECEIPT OF BIDS Bids for this project will be received until 200 p.m- November 19, 1985, by B.E. Woods. Engineer ing and Design Supervisor in the Conference Room of the Physical Plant Department, n ire, Building Number 437, located University, S College x Stat o Texas. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: This project covers furnishing n air and installin all as- sociated piping, Pump, and electrical work to provide an independent chilled water cooling system for process cooling in Building #1504. Medical Sciences Buildin BID INFORMATION AND DINGDOCU EN Plans and s pecifications may be obtained from Mr. B.E. Woods Engineering and Desigr Supervisor Physical Plant Department U.M.S. 203 TexasA &M University h College Station. Texas 77843 409 -845 - i0 -28- 85.10 -29 -85 10 -29- 85.10 -30 -85 CONTRACTORS' NOTICE OF TEXAS HIGHWAY S CONSTRUCTION T o Sealed proposals for con- structing .000 miles of Install I c Traffic Signals & Safety Light- i Ave j1 C ollee St stat at FM 2154 j & FM 60 (Ramps) and at Longmire Dr. h and at RIO Grande on Hig Y Na. Loop 507, FM 2154 & FM 2818. covered by HES OOOS(306) m Brazos C will be re- ceived at the State Depart- ment of Highways and Public Transportation. Austin, until a nd the publ cly opened �a read. This contract is subject to all appropriate Federal laws, in- -luding Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Plans and i specifications including w min mum wage rates as pro- vided by La are available for inspection at the office of B.G. Bockmon, Resident Engineer j Bryan, Texas. and at the and Department of Hig Public Transportation. Austin, Texas. Bidding proposals are to be requested from the Con- Greer struction D wayBuilding , 11th State Hig and Brazos Streets, Austin, Texas 78701. Plans are availa- ble through commercial prin- ters in Austin. Texas, at the e xpense of the bidder. Usual rights reserved 10 -29- 85. -05 -85 INVITATION FOR BIDS: NAME OF PROJECT ED STALL PROCESS CHILLED ATE YSTE # 504. MEDICAL B SCIE D NCE BUILDNG ety Company holding permit from the State of Texas to act as a Surety, and accep according to the latest list of companies holding certif- icates of authority from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, as listed it the latest revision of Treasur) Department Circular 570, as a guarantee that Bidder will en- ter into a contract ex, ecute bond and guarantee forms within five (5) days after notice of award of contract to him. Bids without checks, as stated above, or proposal bondwill not be considered. In accordance with Article 5180, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, the successful Bidder will be re- quired to furnish not only a performance bond in the amount of the contract, but also a payment bond for the protection of all claimants supplying labor and materials as defined in said law. The an bonds must be executed pang approved Surety holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety and acceptable according to the latest list of companies holding certifcates of author ity from the Secretary of the d States NOTICETO CONTRACTORS Treasury of the Unite e table to ealed Proposals addressed or other Surety accep the City of College Station, the Owner. exas, will be received for the ctionof: i e t any and all bids l and APIT CAPITAL NO'S. G- 83-84-08, of ambiguityrOralacksof c ear PROJECT ONC ness in stating the price in the ONC G-83 & CREETT E CURRB B &GUTTER bids. the Owner reserves the the most ad- REPLACEMENT: ASPHALT right to consider construction PAVEMENT FOR STREET tthereof o or s to reject the bid. AND DRAINAGE or unbalanced BO CATIO N THROUGHOUT unit pricesbwill be considered THE CITY OF COLLEGE I sufficient cause for rejection any STATION I Work will be at various unti12:00o'clockP.M., locations within the city from Nov Proposals will ember 13.1985. I be received at I the date of the contrac' the office of Mrvi Oit andashequ iedbythe CBityher Pullen, , City Engineer Pro Hall, College Station, Texas ` Contract Documents, 77840 posal Forms, and Specifi cations may be obtained fron The project will consist of pro- Engineer's office viding materials, labor and the City 9 equipment far installing con- 1101 S. Texas Avenue, College crate curb and gutter, asphalt Station, Texas. A fully re pavement, and reinforced fundable deposit of Twenty concrete structures as Five dollars (525.00) is re 1 specified and detailed. ement, cub i 10-29 85 11-01-85, 1-02 85 vat of existing p and gutter, and structures will ' 11- 06-85,11 -10 85,11-12-85 it forces, as will 11 - 13 - 85 l be done by c y base preparation, subgrade stabilization and a all ne �Ce s and excavation. I seeding. Bidders musas I submit with their bids a Chier's Check or a Certified Check r in the amount of five (5 %) p t the maximum amount of bid payable without recourse to the City of College Station, Texas, or a proposal bond in the same amount from a Sur- The Eagle /Tuesday, October 29, 1985 l be done by c y base preparation, subgrade stabilization and a all ne �Ce s and excavation. I seeding. Bidders musas I submit with their bids a Chier's Check or a Certified Check r in the amount of five (5 %) p t the maximum amount of bid payable without recourse to the City of College Station, Texas, or a proposal bond in the same amount from a Sur- The Eagle /Tuesday, October 29, 1985 100 Death Notices GUARANTEED RESULTS when you advertise in Eagle classified. Two lines, seven days, $7 guaranteed. If you on't sell your item in 7 days, I us and we'll run it for ✓en more days free. All we sk is that you put a price in your ad and it's under $2000. No businesses please. To place your ad call Eagle classified, 779 -SELL. GUARANTEED RESULTS when you advertise in Eagle classified. Two lines. seven days, $7 guaranteed. Call Eagle classified, 779 -SELL, tofind out more. HATRACKS TO horses, find it all in Eagle classified. Call 779 -7355 to place your classified ad. 108 Legal Notices BID NOTICE The College Station Indepen- dent School District is seek- ing bids for the purchase of electronic typewfiters. Bid Form #5 -014 and specifi- cations may be picked up at the Business Office. 2000 Welsh. College Station, Mon- day through Friday between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm. Bids will be received until November 12, 1985 at 2:00 pm, at which time they will be opened. 10- 29- 85,10 -30 -85 LEGALNOTICE This notice is being given pur- suant to public law 93 -153 30 USCA -185, that the applicant, Clajon Gas Company, plans to construct approximately 8,000 feet of 8 '', 11,000 feet of 6 ", and 1,500 feet of 4'' natural gas nipeline crossing the Corps of lineers Fee property tracts 229, 300-2, 232, 233, 300 -1. I n", 313,312 E -1, 312 -1, and 321 in the Somerville Reservoir area. Persons wishing to make com- ments on this matter should address written comments Glrior tr, 11 -11 -85 concerning I 1 iFE ♦I -932, 41 -933, and 41 -934 e-_ - Jistrict Engineers -t. Worth District Corps of - ngineers P.O. Box 17300 Ft. Worth, Texas 76102 10 -30 -85 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The College Station City Council will hold a public hearing to consider a petition appealing a decision of the Planning and Zoning Commis- sion to grant a Conditional Use Permit for an In -home child care service at 7805 Shiloh fora maximum of6chil- dren from approximately 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on school days, and all day on occasional teacher conference days, dur- ing the school year only. Ap- plicant for the Conditional Use Permit is Tammy Calliham. The petition appealing the de- cision was filed by certain re- sidents of Raintree Subdi- vision. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. meet- of the City Council on ,sday, November 14,1985. additional information, 2rSntact the City Planner's Of- fice (409) 764 -3570. James M. Callaway Assistant Director of Planning 10 -30-85 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NO. 6890 Notice is hereby given that on the 11th day of October, 1985, Letters Testamentary upon the Estate of WINNIE DAVIS CASHION, Deceased, were granted to the Independent Co- Executors, JAMES T. CASHION and MASON L. CASHION, by the Honorable County Court, Brazos County, Texas, in Cause No. 6890, pen- ding upon the Probate docket ofsaid Court. All persons having claims against said Estate are hereby required to present the same within the time prescribed by law, the residence of the said JAMES T. CASHION being in Lake Jackson, Brazoria County and the residence of the said MASON L. CASHION being in College Station, Brazos County, Texas, and the address of the said JAMES T. CASHION and MASON L. CASHION being as shown below: James T. Cashion and Mason L. Cashion c/o Anne M. Gallaher Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Johnson 8 Williams 1400 Citicorp Center 1200 Smith Street Houston, Texas 77002 Anne M. Gallaher, Attorney 10 -30 -85 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The College Station City Council will hold a public hearing on the question of re- zoning the fol lowing property: Lots 21 8 22 Block 1 W.C. Boyett Addition subdivision, from R -6 Apartments High De- nsity to C -3 Planned Commer- cial. Applicant is owner, Marie Boyett Vance. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. meet- ing of the Council on Thurs- day, November 14,1985. For additional information, please call me. James M. Callaway Assistant Director of Planning 10 -30 -85 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The College Station City Council will hold a public hearing on the question of re- 1 zoning the following property An 8.10 acre tract north of and adjacent to the Walden Pond Townhomes subdivision, and west of and adjacent to the Woodway Village subdivision, from R -7 Mobile Home Park to R -5 Medium Density Apart- ments. Applicant is Cayuse II, Ltd. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. meet- ing of the Council on Thurs- day, November 14,1985. For additional information, please call me. James M. Callaway Assistant Director of Planning 10 -30 -85 The Eagle /Wednesday, October 30,1985 Iw I H.0 1 U GUN I HAG I UHD Sealed proposals addressed to the City of College Station, Texas will be received for the construction of SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION PROJECT NAGLE STREET BETWEEN CROSS STREET AND UNIVERSITY DRIVE until 2:00 o'clock P.M., Wed- nesday, November 6,1985. Proposals will be received at the office of Mr. David J. Pullen, City . Engineer, City Hall, College Station, Texas 77840. Bidders must submit with their bids a Cashier's Check or a Certified Check in the amount of five (5%) percent of the maximum amount of bid payable without recourse to the City of College Station, Texas, or a proposal bond in the same amount from a Sur- ety Company holding permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety. and acceptable ac- cording to the latest list of companies holding certifi- cates of authority from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, as listed in latest Revision of Treasury Department Circular 570, as a guarantee that Bidder will en- ter into a contract and ex- ecute bond and guarantee forms within five (5) days after notice of award of contract to him. Bids without checks, as stated above, or proposal bond will not be considered. In accordance with Article 5160, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, the successful Bidder will be re- quired to furnish not only a performance bond in the amount of the contract, but also a payment bond for the protection of all claimants supplying labor and materials as defined in said law. The bonds must be executed by an approved Surety Company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety and acceptable according to the latest list of companies holding certificates of author- ity from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, or other Surety acceptable to the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities. In case of ambiguity or lack of clearness in stating the price in the bids, the Owner reserves the right to consider the most advanta- geous construction thereof or to reject the bid. Unreasona- ble or unbalanced unit prices will be considered sufficient causefor rejection of any bid. Bidders are required to in- spect the site of the work and to inform themselves regard- ing local conditions under which the work is to be done. Bidders are expressly advised that this project wi 11 be funded with Federal Community De- ✓elopment revenues and will ae subject to wage and labor xovisions as established by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Contract Documents, Pro- posal Forms, Specifications and Plans may be obtained from the City Engineer's of- fice, 1101 S. Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. A charge of Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) is required for each set. 10- 19- 85,10 -23- 85,10 -26 -85 10-30 -85,11 -02-85 1'C 'he City of College Station is lccepting Bid(s) For: ,AISCELLANEOUS METAL SHELVING intil 10:00 AM, December 4, 1985, at which time the bids Nill be opened in the office of the - Purchasing Agent at the City Hall. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids re- ceived after that time will be returned unopened. The City of College Station reserves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all irregularities in said bid and to accept the offer considered most advantageous to the City. These items may be pur- chased with Revenue Sharing Funds. BID #86 -23 11 -22- 85,11 -29 -85 r`ITl1 T. , .. ev ••, ••, •. -ennu CS to block dangerous rLil crossing By BRAD OWENS Staff Writer Work has begun on a railroad sig- nal and a street crossing that will join portions of Holleman Drive separated by the Southern Pacific railroad track, and enable the city to close a nearby crossing that was the scene of two fatal accidents last year. David Pullen, College Station city engineer, said the city will pave the crossing in the coming months and the crossing should open in early February, with gate -type signals in operation. Pullen said a Southern Pacific crew began work on the signals about two weeks ago. Elrey Ash, the city's director of capital improvements, said when the Holleman Drive crossing is open, the city will block Luther Street so that drivers cannot enter Marion Pugh Drive from Luther. The Luther Street crossing will remain open fir use by a concrete plant and a beer distribu- torship located near the railroad tra Texas A &M students were killed and another was injured in September 1984 in two fatal acci- dents on consecutive days at the Luther Street crossing. The crossing is awkward for motorists because of'a steep incline in the short span be- tween Wellborn Road and the rail- road track. toll utc LUmf Street crossing between 1983 an 1984, as several new apartment corr plexes were filled with A &M stu dents. Ash said the development c the area west of Wellborn Road ha slowed recently, and traffic has no increased much. The Southern Pacific signal crew is laying cable to connect the signals to switches that are activated by oncom- ing trains. Southern Pacific signal in- From page I pector Charles Laird said the rail - oad needs to do its underground vork first, then let the city pave the rossing, and then connect the sig- lals. Ash and Pullen said they are re- lieved that the railroad moved fairly quickly to install the signals, even though the city is not ready to begin construction immediately. "We wouldn't have done anything more than build another Luther Street without the signals," Pullen said. Pullen said the contract between the city and Southern Pacific permit- Turn to CS, page SA Eagle photo by David Einsel Southern Pacific workers prepare crossing at Holleman and Well- born in College Station. CS to close down dangerous crossing ted the railroad company to wait unti. next June before installing the sig. nals. "I'd rather have a railroad signa . with no road than have a road with ne signals," Pullen said. "They picket up their action a little bit because o: the accidents that happened." At the time of the two fatal acci dents, negotiations between the cit and Southern Pacific were stalled and a Southern Pacific representative later said that documents had beer misplaced in the San Francisco head- quarters of Southern Pacific for several months. The Eagle /Wednesday, October 30, 1985 Is Brazos County Sesquicentennial Com � CIO, r gESQ� ,� ►C BRAZOS COUNTY BRYAN & COLLEGE STATION 150YEARS Sesquicentennial Events for 1985 JUNE 1985 3 -7 Day Camp - Girl Scouts of America AUGUST 1985 9 -11 Class Reunion for Bryan Colored High and Kemp High School students and faculty, Hilton Hotel, C. S. - Bethune Woman's Club "The Brazos Valley Collection ", 16 -month calendar - Texas Artisans SEPTEMBER 1985 1 -30 "Hometown Oil" exhibit, located in Brazos Center - Brazos Valley Museum Texas History Movies cartoon book distributed to all Brazos County 7th graders - Service League 6 -7 West Fest - Downtowners' Association 7 Founder's Day - co- sponsored by City of Bryan & Sons of Republic of Texas "The Brazos Valley Collection ", calendar sale - Texas Artisans Sesquicentennial flag presented to all Brazos County public schools - Sons of Republic of Texas, William Joel Bryan Chapter 14 14 Septemberfest - City of Bryan Parks & Rec. Dept. Texas Books (3 new books published) - TAMU Press "RICH PAST -- BRIGHT FUTURE" is a 16 minute slide show of local historic photos about Brazos County, Bryan & College Station. If your group or civic organization would like this film as a program during the 1986 Sesquicentennial year, call the Brazos County Sesquicentennial Commission office,776 -1986 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. any weekday. � 4C; ,' DENC� c0 ti p`���` IR36 -1986 BRAZOS COUNTY BRYAN & COLLEGE STATION VOLUNTEER COMMISSION MEMBERS Mary Evelyn Uhito, Chairman Dr. Carolyn Adair Anne Bell Bea Benson Merrill Bonarrigo Travis Bryan, Jr. Peggy Calliham Janie Cargill M. L. "Red" Cashion Dr. Henry Dethloff Phyllis Dozier Dr. Rand Evans Dr. Franklin Fong Jahn Gilmartin Michael Hardeman Gwen Hodge Mrs. Dick Holmgreen Erma Jefferson Irvin M May Jr. Judge W. T. McDonald, Jr. Clara Mounce Dr. Mike Owens Mrs. Marshall Peters Rebecca Pflugfelder Hilda C. Phariss Bill Presnal Cruz Ramirez Elizabeth Raney b;ayne Sadberry, Jr. Don Simons Tom Sistrunk Charlie Szabuniewicz Suzy Terral Gurtha Turner Barbara Vance Janie Velasquez Margaret Ann Zipp OFFICE STAFF Jody Bates Norma Teetes -10,4, Sesquicentennial Events for 1985 101, OCTOBER 1985 1 -31 Texas Cultures Exhibits on German Heritage - Post Oak Mall 4 -6 Brazos Bohemian Fest - co- sponsored by City of C.S. Parks & Rec. Dept. & TAMU Rec. & Parks Club (Volksmarch Oct. 5) 8 "The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center," Rudder Audi- torium - OPAS 18 Brazos Valley Collection on display, Brazos Center - Texas Artisans 19 -20 Meet the Brazos Valley Collection Artists Reception, Brazos Valley Museum - Texas Artisans 26 Texas Halloween Carnival - City of C.S. Parks & Rec. Dept. Bi- monthly newsletter w /special Sesquicentennial section begins - Sul Ross Masonic Lodge No. 1300 "Celebrate Texas: The Six Influences That Have Formed To- day's Texas" monthly programs begin - The Poetry Society of Bryan- College Station Sesquicentennial Cultural Programs for 85 -86 begin - Beta Sigma Phi, Preceptor Laureate Chapter "Celebrate Texas Today - its unique cities and areas" buf- fets for 85 -86 begin - Food Fanciers NOVEMBER 1985 1 -7 Brazos Valley Collection on display, Brazos Center - Texas Artisans 1 -30 "Hometown Oil" exhibit, Brazos Center - Brazos Valley Museum 3 Stephen F. Austin's birthday 9 Gold Cup Series 10 km Run - City of C.S. Parks & Rec. Dept. 15 Distribution of 1986 Parks & Rec. Calendar - City of C.S. Parks & Rec. Dept. 17 "Hubbard Street Dance Company," Rudder Auditorium - OPAS "Tribute to Texas" Song Fest - Chi Omega Fraternity "History Speakers Forum" - History Dept., TAMU Annual Report - Texas Engineering Extension Service 25 -27 Settlers' Week - College Station Independent School District 28 Thanksgiving Diamond Jubilee Tree Planting - co- sponsored by Boy Scouts of America and Arboretum Society Telephone book cover graphics - General Telephone Co. of Southwest DECEMBER 1985 1 -31 "Hometown Oil" exhibit, Brazos Center - Brazos Valley Museum 2, Christmas in the Park, Lighting Ceremony and celebration - 11 -12 College Station Parks & Rec. Dept. 3 -6 Brazos Valley Collection Exhibit, First Bank & Trust - Texas Artisans 4 Brazos Valley Collection calendar & print sale, C.S. Commu- nity Center - Texas Artisans 7 Gold Cup Series 1/2 Marathon - C.S. Parks & Rec. Dept. 7 -8 Centennial Home Tour - Citizens for Historic Preservation 8 Citizens Appreciation Day - City of Bryan, Bryan Public Library 8 Sesquicentennial Holiday Parade - Bryan- College Station Chamber of Commerce 14 William Joel Bryan's birthday 16 -20 Brazos Valley Collection Exhibit, First National Bank - Texas Artisans 25 Christmas 29 Texas Statehood - 140 years Transfer of 36 years of archival material to TAMU Archives - The Poetry Society of Bryan - College Station 1 If your group or organization would like to register an activity to have it sanctioned for 1986, and have it placed on our calendar, please send us the following information: Name of organization Address Phone Number Contact person Official project name Location of event Date and time Commercial or community benefit Brief description of event Name of person submitting information and phone number Mail to: Brazos County Sesquicentennial Commission P. 0. Box 1986 Bryan, Texas 77806 Sesquicentennial Events for 1986 JANUARY 1986 1- Steep Hollow Quilt display, Brazos Center - Steep 31 Hollow Home Extension Club 1- "Hometown Oil" exhibit, Brazos Center - Brazos Valley 31 Museum 2- "Kitchen Workplace 1800's" exhibit, Brazos Center - 31 Brazos Valley Museum Community Firsts Treasure Hunt - College Station Community Council 7 Presentation of wooden sculpture of historic Brazos County to Brazos Co. Courthouse - Service League 11- Midwinter Conference - District Lions Club 12 17- "Trees" art exhibit - co- sponsored by Brazos Valley 31 Art League & Brazos Valley Museum 17 Sesquicentennial Tree Planting (Shumard Oak), Brazos Center - Brazos County �.. 17 Arbor Day Ceremony - Sul Ross Elementary School 18 History of Brazos County publication reception - co- sponsored by City of Bryan and Brazos Co. Heritage & History Council Dental Society history of Bryan - College Station - Brazos Valley District Dental Society 25 Gala Luncheon - Fashion Show and Ball, Hilton - OPAS Guild 25 Gold Cup Series 5 km run - College Station Parks & Recreation Dept. District -wide art contest to stress agricultural impacts of Texas in last 150 years - College Station ISD Cemetery Listing of Brazos Co. published in Brazos County History - Brazos Genealogical Association 27- "Crossroads of Empire" exhibit, Brazos Center - Brazo. 2/16 County Sesquicentennial Commission 28 "Hal Holbrook as Mark Twain Tonight!" Rudder Audi- torium - OPAS 30 Italian Night w /Italian foods, Johnny Lampo speaker, dance, Ramada Inn - Brazos Co. A &M Mother's Club Bryan- College Station Community Poster publication w /brief history of community - Mountain Graphics FEBRUARY 1986 1- "Crossroads of Empire" exhibit, Brazos Center - Brazos 16 County Sesquicentennial Commission 1- "Hometown Oil" exhibit, Brazos Center - Brazos Valley 28 Museum 1- "Kitchen Workplace 1800's" exhibit, Brazos Center - 28 Brazos Valley Museum 4 Sesquicentennial sculpture artist, James Surls, to speak at Service League 10 a.m., Rotary Club noon - Brazos County 11 "The Vienna Choir Boys," Rudder Auditorium - OPAS 13- Pool Trout Fish -Out - City of College Station Parks 16 and Recreation Department 19 NARFE District 14 Meeting - National Assoc. of Re- tired Federal Employees 20 Anniversary Luncheon - TAMU College of Medicine Women's Auxiliary 20 Sesquicentennial Luncheon w /speaker - DAR, William Scott Chapter 21 "Young Uck Kim, Violinist," Rudder Auditorium -OPAS 22 Gold Cup Series 1 km swim - City of College Station Parks & Recreation Dept. "MHMR: Reflections and the Future" slide presentation on their history - MHMR Authority of Brazos Valley 24- Pioneer Festival (2 -week fair) - St. Thomas Early 3/7 Learning Center MARCH 1986 1 Meet the Artist in Residence, Albert T. Pedulla, Jr. City of College Station Parks & Rec. Dept. 1 Luncheon honoring essay contest winner and outstand- ing Texas History teacher from a 7th grade - DRT, Robert Henry Chapter 1 College Station Biathlon - City of College Station Parks & Rec. Dept. 1- Walking tour of historical campus buildings - TAMU, 31 Historical Resources Society 1- "Hometown Oil" exhibit, Brazos Center - Brazos Valley 31 Museum 1- Ross School Sesquicentennial Cookbook sales of bi- 31 lingual homes, Bryan families and pen pals of Australia recipes - Sul Ross Elementary School 1- The Texas Recollections, 30 -45 second televised seg- 31 ments on Texas history - Friends of KAMU 2 Texas Independence Day 2 Richard Carter Park Dedication - co- sponsored by DAR, La Villita Chapter; United Daughters of 1812, Stephen Williams Chapter; and City of College Sta. 2 Singing Convention, Brazos Center - Texas Singing Convention 2 Independence Day Banquet celebrating founding of U.T. - Brazos Valley Texas Exes 2 Sam. Houston's Birthday 2- 4/13 Southern Quilt Exhibit - co- sponsored by TAMU College of Architecture and Brazos Valley Museum 6 Alamo fell 6 Fannin - Travis School PTA Celebration 7 Service League Charity Ball 6 -8 "Sesquicentennial & Violets" annual judged show - Brazos Valley African Violet Club 7 Box Supper, Brazos Center - Girl Scouts of America 8 MSC All Night Sesquicentennial Fair - TAMU Sesqui- centennial Committee 12 Sesquicentennial sculpture artist, James Surls, to show slides to CSISD art students, 11 a.m. - Brazos County 21- 10- County Youth Art Show -co- sponsored by Brazos 28 Valley Art League, Arts Council and The Eagle 26- "Fashions Through The Years," tea & fashions 1:30 pm; 27 dinner & fashions 7:30 pm - The Woman's Club 27 "The Labeque Sisters, piano duet," Rudder Auditorium - OPAS Aw'' 1- "Hometown Oil" exhibit, Brazos Center - Brazos Valley 30 Museum 1- "Stitchery" exhibit, Brazos Center - Brazos Valley 30 Museum 1- The Texas Recollections, 30 -45 second televised seg- 30 ments on Texas history - Friends of KAMU 1- Walking tour of historical campus buildings - TAMU, 30 Historical Resources Society 1- "Ten Flags of Early Texas" exhibit - Republic Bank 30 of A &M 4 -5 Open Breeding Poultry Show, rare & fancy breeds, Brazos Co. Livestock Pavilion - Brazos Valley Poultry Club 5 Founders' Day - Allen Academy 9 Harvey Mitchell's birthday 9 "The Houston Ballet Performing 'Peer Gynt' ", Rudder Auditorium - OPAS 10 "The Houston Ballet Performing 'Giselle' ", Rudder Auditorium - OPAS 11 Student Awards Banquet w / "Abundant Game" theme - TAMU Wildlife & Fisheries Dept. 12 Cemetery Working, C.S. City Cemetery - A &M Garden Club 12 3rd Annual Jazz Festival - C.S. Parks & Rec. Dept. 12 Spring Concert - Texas A &M Singing Cadets 13- National Library Week, Texana Rare Book Display - City 19 of Bryan, Bryan Public Library 14- "Literary East Texas" exhibit, Brazos Center - Brazos 5/4 County Sesquicentennial Commission 15 Sesquicentennial Reception - Friends of Bryan Public Library APRIL (Cont.) t 19 Spring Gala to celebrate the restoration of Ursuline Academy School - Messina -Hof Winery 19 Gold Cup Series 4 mi run - College Station Parks & Recreation Dept. 19 Silver Anniversary - Sul Ross Elementary School 21 San Jacinto Day - Sesquicentennial State Holiday 21 Brazos Center Sculpture Dedication - Brazos County 22- Folklore Lectures by Dr. Wm. Owens at TAMU Library & 24 Brazos Center - co- sponsored by Brazos Valley Museum and Friends of TAMU Library 23 House & Garden Tour - The Woman's Club 25 "A Texana Musicale" concert & dinner w /narration by Dr. Wm. Owens - Community Singers 25- S.F.A. Golden Class Reunion, Briarcrest Country Club, 26 Stephen F. Austin High School 25- Republic of Texas Super Triathlon - co- sponsored by 27 City of C. S. Parks & Rec. Dept., City of Bryan & 4 others 26 "Heritage Days," downtown Bryan - Downtowners' Assoc. 26 Historic Temple Freda Tour & marker dedication - Bryan College Station Jewish Women's Club Texas history field trips to Washington on the Brazos - CSISD, A &M Jr. High Musical presentations - College Station ISD iistorical Comm. cans Club L1 MAY 1986 1 -4 "Literary East Texas" exhibit, Brazos Center - Brazos County Sesquicentennial Commission 1- "Hometown Oil" exhibit, Brazos Center - Brazos Valley 31 Museum 1- "Carpentry" exhibit, Brazos Center - Brazos Valley 31 Museum 1- The Texas Recollections, 30 -45 second televised seg- 31 ments on Texas history - Friends of KAMU 1 "Celebrate Texas" version of annual School Poetry Contest - Poetry Society of Bryan - College Station 3 Brazos Valley Symphony POPS 3 City of C.S. Masters Swim Meet - Masters of Brazos Swim Team (The MOB) 3 Heritage Park dedication - co- sponsored by City of Bryan and Citizens for Historic Preservation 4 Historic homes marker dedication - co- sponsored by Brison Park Association, Citizens for Historic Preservation and City of College Station 4 Arts & Crafts SesquiFest - Brazos Valley Art League 4 Summer Concert Series in the Park - co- sponsored by CS Parks & Rec. Dept. & Brazos Valley Arts Council 5 Cinco de Mayo 5- "The Way Things Were" exhibit, Brazos Center - Brazos 26 County Sesquicentennial Commission 10 Pioneer /Frontier Day, old fashioned picnic w /pioneer crafts - Brazos Christian School 10 Gold Cup Series C.S. Pentathlon - C.S. Parks & Rec. 18 Summer Concert Series in the Park - co- sponsored by CS Parks & Rec. Dept. & Brazos Valley Arts Council 24 Dedication of Coach Art Adamson Trophy Case - City of College Station Parks & Recreation Department 30 Flag Burning Ceremony - Sul Ross Heroes A4 JUNE 1986 1- "Hometown Oil" exhibit, Brazos Center - Brazos Valley 30 Museum 1- "Carpentry" exhibit, Brazos Center - Brazos Valley 30 Museum 1- "Celebrate Texas" Summer Reading Program - City of 30 Bryan, Bryan Public Library 7 Central Park Fishing Derby - City of College Station Parks & Recreation Department 8 Summer Concert Series in the Park - co- sponsored by CS Parks & Rec. Dept. & Brazos Valley Arts Council 14 Gold Cup Series Mini - Biathlon - C.S. Parks & Rec. 14 Flag Day Ceremony - Sul Ross Camp of Heroes of '76 21 Texas Tall Tales Musical & Rededication Ceremony, Sue Haswell Park - co- sponsored by Bryan Parks & Rec., Astin Foundation & Texas Commission on the Arts 22 Juneteenth Celebration - C.S. Parks & Rec. Dept. 22 Summer Concert Series in the Park - co- sponsored by CS Parks & Rec. Dept. & Brazos Valley Arts Council Airshow & Formal Dedication of a P -51 Mustang Fighter aircraft - Aggie Wing of the Confederate Air Force JULY 1986 1- "Hometown Oil" exhibit, Brazos Center - Brazos Valley 31 Museum 1- "Ranch and Farm" exhibit, Brazos Center - Brazos 31 Valley Museum 1- "Celebrate Texas" Summer Reading Program - City of 31 Bryan, Bryan Public Library 4 Swimwear of Yesteryear Fashion Show & 4th of July Celebration - City of College Station Parks & Rec. 4 4th of July Sesquicentennial Celebration, Tiger Field College Station Noon Lions Club 12 Gold Cup Series Broken Triathlon - City of College Station Parks & Rec. Dept. 13 Summer Concert Series in the Park - co- sponsored by CS Parks & Rec. Dept. & Brazos Valley Arts Council 17- Annual Rodeo, Brazos Co. Livestock Pavilion - Bryan 19 Breakfast Lions Club 19 "Horse Sense, Music of the Old West" Concert in the Park - co- sponsored by Bryan Parks & Rec. Dept., Astin Foundation & Texas Commission on the Arts 21 Olympic Torch Run through B /CS - co- sponsored by B /CS Parks & Rec. Depts. & Chamber of Commerce 26 Texas Super Guard Contest - CS Parks & Rec. Dept. 27 Summer Concert Series in the Park - co- sponsored by CS Parks & Rec. Dept. & Brazos Valley Arts Council AUGUST 1986 1- "Hometown Oil" exhibit, Brazos Center - Brazos Valley 31 Museum 1- "Ranch and Farm" exhibit, Brazos Center - Brazos 31 Valley Museum 1- "Celebrate Texas" Summer Reading Program - City of 31 Bryan, Bryan Public Library 2 "Six Flags Over Brasses" concert in the park - co- sponsored by Bryan Parks & Rec. Dept., Astin Foundation & Musicians Performance Trust 6 Pool Party featuring "Oldies but Goldies" music - City of College Station Parks & Recreation Dept. 7 -9 The Five Outstanding Young Texans Presentations & annual convention, Bryan- College Station Jaycees 10 Summer Concert Series in the Park - co- sponsored by CS Parks & Rec. Dept. & Brazos Valley Arts Council 10- Tex. 1986 Independence Express Steam Train visit to 11 Bryan & College Station - Brazos Co. Sesqui. Comm. 23 Gold Cup Series 1 mi swim - C.S. Parks & Rec. Dept. 24 Summer Concert Series in the Park - co- sponsored by CS Parks & Rec. Dept. & Brazos Valley Arts Council SEPTEMBER 1986 1- "Hometown Oil" exhibit, Brazos Center - Brazos Valley 30 Museum 1- "The Raven and The Eagle" exhibit, Brazos Center - 30 Arts Council of Brazos Valley 6 Texas Biathlon - City of College Station Parks & Recreation Dept. co- sponsor w/2 others 7 Texas 1986 Bike- A -Thon - City of College Station Parks & Recreation Dept. 13 West Fest - Downtowners' Association 13 Septemberfest - City of Bryan Parks & Rec. Dept. 16 Dies e Seis Renovation of Boonville Cemetery and Historical Park Brazos County Historical Commission Personal Time Lines - Sul Ross Elementary School Learning History from People - Sul Ross Elementary School Aft OCTOBER 1986 1- "Hometown Oil" exhibit, Brazos Center - Brazos Valley 31 Museum 1- "The Raven and The Eagle" exhibit, Brazos Center - 31 Arts Council of Brazos Valley 7 Annual Banquet w /pioneer theme - 4 -H of Brazos County 9- Spanish Heritage of Texas Symposium & Exhibit - TAMU 10 Sesquicentennial Committee 9- Annual Used Book Sale - Friends of the Bryan Public 11 Library 10- Brazos Bohemian Fest w /Volksmarch on the 11th - co- 12 sponsored by the City of College Station Parks & Recreation Dept. and TAMU Rec. & Parks Club 14 Farm Bureau Banquet - Brazos Co. Farm Bureau Self - Guided Tour of Bryan - Sul Ross Elementary Sch. 20 Lecture on textiles and embellishment in the Brazos Valley - Embroiderers' Guild of Brazos Valley 23- Texastrend Symposium w /speakers & musical - TAMU Ses- 25 quicentennial Committee 25 Texas Halloween Carnival - City of College Station Parks & Recreation Dept. Adopt -A -Park results - co- sponsored by City of Bryan Parks & Recreation Dept. & Brazos Beautiful 31- State Lone Star African Violet Council meeting - 11/2 Brazos Valley African Violet Club NOVEMBER 1986 1- Family History Month - Bryan Public Library 30 1- "Hometown Oil" exhibit, Brazos Center - Brazos Valley 30 Museum 1- State Lone Star African Violet Council meeting - 2 Brazos Valley African Violet Club Brazos County Archives Collection oral history re- port - R.S.V.P. 3 Stephen F. Austin's birthday 8 Gold Cup Series 10 km run - City of College Station Parks and Recreation Dept. 14 -Czech Music in Texas: A Sesquicentennial Symposium - r` 16 Czech Ex- Student Assoc. of Tx., English Dept., TAMU 24- Settler's Week - College Station Independent School 26 District 27 Thanksgiving 29 "A Victorian Christmas" - Messina -Hof Wine Cellars DECEMBER 1986 1 -31 "Hometown Oil" exhibit, Brazos Center - Brazos Valley Museum Old Fashioned Christmas, downtown Bryan - Downtowners' Association 1, Christmas in the Park, lighting ceremony and celebration, 10 -11 Central Park - City of College Station Parks & Rec. Dept. 6 Gold Cup Series 1/2 Marathon - City of College Station Parks & Recreation Department 6,13, "A Victorian Christmas" - Messina -Hof Wine Cellars 20 6 -7 Sesquicentennial Historic Home Tour featuring Founding Fam- ilies of Brazos Co. - Citizens for Historic Preservation 7 Sesquicentennial Holiday Parade - Bryan - College Station Chamber of Commerce 14 Citizens Appreciation Day - City of Bryan, Bryan Public Library 14 William Joel Bryan's birthday 25 Christmas 29 Texas Statehood - 141 years ..%*. .06. The Brazos County Sesquicentennial Commission is supported with funds from the City of Bryan, the City of College Station and Brazos County. Our office is located in the Brazos Center, 3232 Briarcrest, Bryan. We are open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Our new telephone number is 776 -1986 (as of 11/17/85). Previously 823 -1986. Celebrate Texas County Judge R.J. Holmgreen County Conrunissioners Billy Beard Bill Cooley Milton Turner Walter Nilcox Bryan City Council Members Marvin Tate, Mayor Helen Chavarria Ben Hardeman Hank McQuaide John Mobley Ples Turner, Mayor Pro -Tem C.P. Vass College Station City Council Members Gary Halter, Mayor James Bond Patricia Boughton Fred Brown Lynn McIlhaney Robert Runnels, Mayor Pro -Tem �° Terri Tongco If your group or organization would like to register an activity to have it sanctioned for 1986, and have it placed on our calendar, please send us the following information: Name of organization Address Phone Number Contact person Official project name Location of event Date and time Commercial or community benefit Brief description of event Name of person submitting information and phone number Mail to: Brazos County Sesquicentennial Commission P. 0. Box 1986 Bryan, Texas 77806 Diane Jones City Secretary P. 0. Box 9960 College Station, TX 77840 •1 10/85 G 1� BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID U U y�1! BRYAN, TEXAS BRAZOS COUNTY PERMIT NO. 77 BRYAN & COLLEGE STATION Diane Jones City Secretary P. 0. Box 9960 College Station, TX 77840 •1 10/85 • Disgusted by decision What has passed under the table f the College Station Planning & zoning Commission besides that Nhich requires removal by shovel? Despite repeated residential pro- tests of added danger and added noise, this College Station neighbor- hood (Dominik Drive) must now forfeit what was a last shred of tran- quility. As a 20 -year resident of this neighborhood, I want Mayor Halter, the City Council, the Planning & Zoning Commission, BrazosLand Properties, Developer Hank McQuaide, and the Rev. Calvin turnam to know that your unwieldy intentions in spite of residential out- cry disgusts me. LOU CLARK College Station The Eagle /Friday, November 1, 1985 The City of College Station is Accepting Bid(s) For NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS ARTICULATING AERIAL Sealed Proposals addressed DEVICE to the City of College Station, INSTALLED OVER Texas, will be received for the CAB /CHASSIS until 10:00 AM, November 13, construction 1985, at which time the bids CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS will be opened in the office of PROJECT NO'S. G-83 -84-06, the Purchasing Agent at the G-8344-08, G-83-84-09 City Hall. Specifications may CONCRETE CURB & GUTTER be obtained at the office of the REPLACEMENT: ASPHAL' Purchasing Agent. All bids re- PAVEMENT FOR STREE ceived after that time will be AND DRAINAGE REHF returned unopened. The City BILITATION AT VARIOU of College Station reserves LOCATIONS THROUGHOU the right to waive or reject any THE CITY OF COLLEG and all bids or any and all STATION irregularities in said bid and to :00 accept the offer considered most advantageous to the r13,1 98855 November 13, 1. November N City. These items may be pur- Proposals will be received chased with Revenue Sharing the office of Mr. David Funds. Pullen, City Engineer, Ci BID #86 -22 Hall, College Station, Taxi 11 -01- 85,11 -08 -85 77840. LEGAL NOTICE The project will consist of pr, ORDINANCE NO. 1619 WAS viding materials, labor ar PASSED AND APPROVED ON equipment for installing coi OCTOBER 10, 1985, BY THE crate curb and gutter, aspha CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY pavement, and reinforce OF COLLEGE STATION meet- concrete structures a ing in regular session in the specified and detailed. Remc Council Room of the College val of existing pavement, cur Station City Hall, said meeting and gutter, and structures wi having been posted in accord- be done by city forces, as wi ance with Art. 6252 -17. The above- referenced Ordin- base preparation, subgrad ance, signed by the Mayor and stabilization and all necessar duly recorded in the official excavation, backfill, an records of the City of College seeding. Station, has the following Bidders must submit witl heading: their bids a Cashier's Checl AN ORDINANCE AMENDING or a Certified Check in the SUB- SECTION D OF CHAP- amount of five (5%) percent o' TER I, SECTION 13, OF THE the maximum amount of bic CODE OF ORDINANCES, payable without recourse to CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, the City of College Station, TEXAS, RELATING TO THE Texas, a proposal bond i SELLING OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES NEAR CHUB- the same e amount from aSur- CHES, SCHOOLS AND ety Company holding permit HOSPITALS BY ADDING A from the State of Texas to act PARAGRAPH4. as a Surety, and acceptable This ordinance prescribes a according to the latest list of procedure, including a written companies holding certif- request for Council review, by icates of authority from the which an applicant may ap- Secretary of the Treasury of peal tothe City Council a deci- the United States, as listed in sion by the City Secretary that the latest revision of Treasury an Application for the sale of Department Circular 570, as a alcoholic beverages is not lawful by the ordinances of guarantee that Bidder will en- the City of College Station. ter into a contract and ex- Ordinance No. 1619 shall be- ecute bond and guarantee come effective upon its pass- forms within five (5) days after age and in accordance with notice of award of contract to the provisions of the City him. Bids without checks, as Charter. stated above, or proposal The complete text of the bond will not be considered. above -named Ordinance is on In accordance with Article file in the official records of 5160, Revised Civil Statutes of the City of College Station. A Texas, 1925, as amended, the copy may be obtained at the successful Bidder will be re- Office of the City Secretary, in quired to furnish not only a the College Station City Hall, performance bond in the 1101 South Texas Avenue, amount of the contract, but College Station, Texas. also a payment bond for the 11 -01- 85,11 -02 -85 protection of all claimants - supplying labor and materials as defined in said law. The bonds must be executed by an approved Surety Company The Eagle/Friday, November 1, 1985 holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety and acceptable according to the latest list of companies holding certifcates of author- ity from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, or other Surety acceptable to the Owner. The owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities. In case of ambiguity or lack of clear- ness in stating the price in the bids, the Owner reserves the right to consider the most ad- U • 108 L"algo M vantageous construction thereof or to reject the bid. Unreasonable or unbalanced unit prices will be considered sufficient cause for rejection of any bid. Work will be at various locations within the city from the date of the contract through June 30, 1986 when and as required by the City. Contract Documents, Pro- posal Forms, and Specifi- cations may be obtained from the City Engineer's office, 1101 S. Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. A fully re- fundable deposit of Twenty- Five dollars ($25.00) is re- quired for each set. 1 a29- 85,11 -01 - 85,11 -02 -85 1 1 - 06- 85,11 -10- 85,11 -12-85 11 -13-65 The Eagle /Friday, November 1, 1985 • TOR NS OTICE HIGHWAY CTI CTION ,roposals for con - coo miles of Install ,gnats & Safety Light )liege Station at Texas Deacon St., at FaM21 a 60 (Ramps) d lire Dr. and at Rio Je on Highway No. Loop Fcl 2154 HES OOOS(306) :red by in cos County, will be in �ed at the State Depart - ,nt of Highways and Public ansportation, Austin, until d hen publicly opened an d gad. his contract is subject to all ippropriate Federal laws, in , luding Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Plans and specifications including minimum wage rates as pro- vided by Law are available for inspection at the office of B.G. Bockmon, Resident Engineer, x Bryan, Teas, and at the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, Austin, Texas. Bidding proposals are to be requested from the Con- struction Division, D.C. Greer State Highway Building. 11th and Brazos Streets, Austin, Texas 78701. Plans are availa- ble through commercial prin- ters in Austin, Texas, at the expense of the bidder. Usual rights reserved 10-29 - 85,11 -0 -85 vantageous construction there of or to reject the bid. Unreasonable or unbalanced unitpriceswill be considered sufficient cause for rejection of any bid. Bidders are required to in- spect the site of the work and to inform themselves regard- ing local conditions under which the work is to be done. Contract Documents, Propos- al Forms, Specifications and plans may be reviewed at the City Engineer's office, 1101 S. Texas Ave, College Station, Texas. Documents may be picked up at the office of En- gitech, Inc., 505 Church Street, College Station, TX. A deposit of one hun dyed dol- lars ($100.00) for each set of Plans and Specifications is re- quired. The deposit will be re- funded when the Plans are re- turned undamaged. 11- 05- 65,11 -12- 85, -19 -85 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The College Station City Council will hold a public hearing on the question of re- � oning the following property: A 10.03 acre tract of land located on the south side of Rock Prairie Road east of and adjacent to the Belmont Place Section Two subdivision, from R -4 Low Density Apartments to C -1 General Commercial. Applicant is Area Progress Corporation. The hearing will be held in the Coucil Room of the College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at the 4:00 P.M. meet- ing of the Council on Wednes- day, November 20,1985. For additional information, please call me. James M. Callaway Assistant Director of Planning 11 -0 5 -85 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The College Station City Council will hold a public hearing on the question zo ningthefollowingprope rt y' An 8.95 acre tract of land located on the north side of proposed extension of Holle- man Drive, approximately 1500 feet east of Lassie Lane, from A -P Administrative sional to C -1 General Com- mercial. Applicant is James E. Jett, Trustee. The hearing will be held in the Coucil Room of the College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at the 4:00 P.M. meet- ing of the Council on Wednes- day, November 20,1985. For additional information, please call me. James M. Callaway Assistant Director of Planning 11 -05 -85 The Eagle /Tuesday, November 5, 1985 NOTICE TO CONTRACTOwb The City of College Station in- vites proposals for: THE CON- STRUCTION OF STREET AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS ON AN EXTENSION OF LINCOLN STREET Sealed proposals will be rece- ived in the office of Mr. David J. Pullen, City Engineer, City of College Station, Texas, un- til 2:00 o'clock PM, November 26, 1985, at which timetheywill be opened and read publicly in the City Council Chamber. The project is approximately 2,500 linear feet in length. Items of work include clearing and grubbing, roadway excav- ation, borrow, embankment, subgrade preparation, flexi- ble base, lime stabilized sub - grade, flexible pavement -hot mix asphaltic concrete base course, flexible pavement -hot mix ashphaltic concrete surf- ace course, reinforced conc- rete curb and gutter, concrete drives and valley_ gutters, block sodding, 17 storm sewer structures, 1,585 linear feet of reinforced concrete pipe storm sewer; 18 inches to 48 inches in diameter, including ex cavation and backfill, and 5 reinforced concrete headwalls. Bidders must submit with their bids a Cashier's Check or a Certified Check in the amount of five percent (5%) of the maximum amount of bid payable without recourse to the City of College Station, Texas, or a proposal bond in the same amount from a Sur - I ety Company holding permit from the State of Texas to act as a Surety, and acceptable according to the latest list of companies holding certifi- cates of authority from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, as listed in the latest revision of Treasury Department Circular 570, as a guarantee that Bidder will en- ter into a contract and ex- ecute bond and guarantee form within five (5) days after notice of award of contract to him. Bids without checks or proposal bond, as stated above, w i l l not be considered. In accordance with Article 5160, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, the successful Bidder will be re- quired to furnish not only a performance bond in the amount of the contract, but also a payment bond for the protection of all claimants supplying labor and materials as defined in said law. The bonds must be executed by an approved Surety Company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act Surety and acceptable according to the latest list of companies holding certificates of author- ity from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, or other Surety acceptable to the Owner. The owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities. In case of ambiguity or lack of clear- ness in stating the price in the bids, the Owner reserves the right to consider the most ad- 1 'roject Beacon lights up needy homes H m t� W m H G m m a Z O C m 9 n a F_ 00 LTI By BRAD OWENS Staff Writer College Station Utilities has a de- served reputation for being tough with people who don't pay their bills on time. That's not going to change, but some help is now available for the neediest customers. Project Beacon, a utilities assist- ance program funded by the rebates from Gulf States Utilities and admi- nistered by the Brazos County Red Cross, began giving utility credits last month. Project Beacon is designed to solve short-term crises: a customer may only receive help once every 12 months, and the limit for assistance is $400. Mary Lou DeZerega, a Red Cross volunteer, is administering the prog- ram. Utilities customers who are un- able to pay their bills apply for assist- ance through the city utilities office and get an appointment with DeZere- ga, who does interviews every Tues- day at the College Station Commun- ity Center. DeZerega said she interviewed ab- out 20 people last month and about 15 received assistance. DeZerega's job is to determine who needs the utility credit and how much is needed. She will be responsible for managing the fund so money is always available. Once DeZerega evaluates an appli- cant's need, the money is credited to the account immediately. "For about 90 percent of the ones interviewed, their cut -off date was that day," DeZerega said. Utility bills are sent out 15 days before they are due, and if payment is not received by the due date, a 10 percent penalty is added. Two days after the due date, notices are sent informing customers that their power will be cut off in seven days if the city is not paid. After the seventh day, the customer's door is tagged with a notice that the bill must be paid by 5 p.m. the following day. The city makes no exceptions, and DeZerega, like many volunteers in- volved with the poor, said the system is tough and inflexible. "You have to look at it from their point of view," DeZerega said. "The city can really get ripped off." Utilities Manager Linda Piwonka said the city has to be strict in order to protect customers who pay their bills on time. "By following these strict rules, we are able to keep our deposits down (to $135)," Piwonka said. The city's write -offs of uncollectable debts for the last 12 months amounted to only $115,000 — 0.36 percent of the $32 million of total power sales. Project Beacon gives some assist- ance without undermining the city's bill collections system, Piwonka said. Bryan Utilities allows customers more flexibility, often letting people catch up on delinquent bills over several months. Piwonka said the more transient population of College Station makes such a policy more ris- ky. Twice each year, at the beginning and end of the Texas A &M Universi- ty school year, 7,500 of the 18,000 utilities accounts "turn over," Piwonka said. Last week, city meter readers be- gan leaving notices on customers' doors, asking them to pledge a dona- tion to the Project Beacon fund to help people who cannot pay their bills. Piwonka said every customer should receive one of the requests during the next month, and the city will also solicit donations at com- munity fairs and fundraisers. "I think this is an excellent prog- ram, and one reason is that 100 per- cent of the money goes to help peo- ple," DeZerega said, noting that in a similar program in Houston, much of the donated money goes for adminis- trative costs. The "seed money" for Project Beacon, Piwonka said, was a $10,000 appropriation from the city's Energy Project Fund, which was started with a $977,252 rebate from Gulf States for overcharges. t concern Cable a Station could go vice in Colleg higher b committee recommrended a advisory 12- channel op tion. Was it that long ago that $6 got you cable service in this area? LINDA JEFFRF- College Stag Chip Howard and I finallca ) o n something ( "1- etters llt , I miss the days when I could spend on and my afternoons w ith R th e other members of the KPRC th news team• , I read in today s Eagle that the $12.50 cost for McCaw cable ser- The Eagle /Tuesday, November 5, 1985 • !� - 7oday College station City Council meeting, city_ x - • - Another plea for Channel 2 My husband and I also miss the Channel 2 news team and the NBC news. We also regret that we are no of longer able to view The Ey Texas, a lovely aspects o eyofhlwedin picting many Texas. ro. McCaw please reconsider your plan to change to the channel frorr Temple. Mrs. A.H. THgMS OT • The Eagle /Wednesday, November 6, 1985 • • 'Tenants go without gas for. 17 days By HUGH NATIONS Staff' Writer Brenda Taylor's crockpot has beet doing double duty and her electric skillet has been getting a real workout for the past two and a half weeks. Taylor is a resident of College Sta- tion's Southgate Village Apartments. On Oct. 19, the natural gas to the apartments was shut off after a major leak was found. The gas was still off Tuesday, a result of other leaks that were discovered during the repair of the first break. Taylor paid her rent Tuesday, the last day she could pay without incur- ring a penalty. "I asked if I'd get an allowance for the gas being off," she said, "but they said I wouldn't." Janice Burke, the Southgate Vil- lage manager, said later she is advis- ing residents they must pay, the full amount of rent because the owners of the project have not yet determined if a reduction will be made in rent. Burke did not, however, rule out the possibility of a rent reduction later as a result of the lack of gas for so long. Taylor, who is unemployed and just recently received the last of her unemployment payments, has been Turn to TENANTS, P"ge 8A 40 The Eagle /Wednesday, November 6, 1985 • C Ten g ants o without gas sections branch off that. plumbers were busy Tuesday after preparing to seal off one section of seven buildings to determine if there are any further leaks in that portion of the gas line network. If not, Manager Burke said, service will be restored to that area. The same procedure will be fol- lowed in other sections, she indi- cated. Burke said a test late Tuesday afternoon indicated the lines to that section were fine, but the meter leaked. That, she said, is a problem for Lone Star GasCo t, which i as been asked to repair possible. He Burke predicted the gas service to e the first seven units should be res- tored early Wednesday. From page 1A cooking with an electric skillet since the gas went off. The crock pot has been used to heat bath water, on those occasions when Taylor and her three children haven't bathed at the homes of friends. College Station plumbing inspec- tor J.R. Johnson said difficulty in locating individual the lines to the a p a rtment buil h as slowed re- pairs. "They have a map of the lines, Johnson said, "but the map doesn't correspond to the location of the lines." problem "They've got quite a p down there," Johnson observed. H said one main line runs through aller project, and laterals serving Tor 17 days The Eagle /Wednesday, November 6, 1985 • Brenda Taylor has not peen cooking with gas, lately. • • -%,o oma Is unsure of effects of overtime bill By FRANK SMITH Staff Writer Rep. Joe Barton, R- Texas, is co- sponsoring legislation designed to save state and local governments in Personnel costs, but officials in both Bryan and College Station said Tuesday they weren't sure how much savings their cities would ex- perience if the bill passed. Barton's bill would revise portions of the Fair Labor Standards Act re- garding compensatory time off for state, county and local government employees. It comes in response to a U.S. Supreme Court decision in Feb- ruary ordering these governments to comply with FLSA provisions re- quiring the payment of overtime wages. Before the court's decision, mu- nicipal governments had the option of offering city empployees compen- satory time off in I'ieu of overtime wages for employees' overtime work. Barton is attempting to restore this option as long as the practice is au- thorized by a written agreement be- tween employers and employees. Georgia Langston, executive di- rector of personnel for the city of Bryan, said compliance with the FLSA provisions costs the city $120,000. However, she said, Bar - ton's legislation fails to change a por- tion of the FLSA which is responsi- ble for the majority of that extra cost in Bryan. "It (the new bill) will help some, but I can't put a dollar mark to it," Langston said. Karen Dickson, city personnel di- rector in College Station, said the city hasn't tried to estimate the fu- ture costs of FLSA compliance. Dickson said the city's police de- partment and parks and recreation department were most affected by the February court ruline. The Batallion /Wednesday, November 6, 1985 11 • Uouncil may appoint judge The College Station City Council may select a new municipal judge today. The council will meet at 5 p.m. at City Hall to discuss the position in a closed session, and council members Bob Runnels and Lynn McIlhaney said they think the council may be ready to make a decision. Attorneys Henry Paine, Phil Banks, Cathleen Riedel, John Quinn and Laura Hubert have applied for the posi- tion, which was left vacant in September when Claude • Davis resigned as municipal judge and was appointed Brazos County Court-at -Law iudee. 40 The Eagle /Wednesday, November 6, 1985 Amendments raise i �7 tai tv QQ H n Z 0 c t5' m n a 00 U1 By DANIEL PUCKETT Staff Writer Texas voters, by approving two water - related amendments to the state constitution Tuesday, may have contributed to the construction of a new lake on the Navasota River. The mayors of Bryan and College Station hope so, but an official of the Brazos River Authority isn't sure. All three agree, however, with the equipment. head of the Texas A &M Water Re- sources Institute, who said Wednes- day that the overwhelming adoption of Propositions 1 and 2 marked "a good first step" toward handling the state's water problems. Proposition I authorizes the Texas Water Development Board to issue $980 million in water- development honds, allow the state to pledge up to U'reeK $250 million of its credit to insure bonds and other obligations, and ex- pands the use of water - development bond funds to include regional water supply and treatment facilities. Proposition 2 allows the water - development board to issue up to $200 million in bonds to fund low - interest loans for farmers to use in purchasing more efficient irrigation College Station 'Mayor Gary Hal- ter, amember of a Texas Municipal League committee that worked for the amendments, said he hopes that part of the bonds authorized by Prop- osition I ill be used to build a reser- voir on the Navasota River. The 63,400 -acre reservoir — almost 100 square miles — would be located in the Panther Creek area and would produce 224 million gallons of water a day. Halter said the cost, estimated at $700 million, is too high for local governments to shoulder alone, mak- ing it necessary to find a partner — probably Houston. Now that the wa ter amendments have been adopte and Houston's mayor has been re elected, he said, perhaps that city i ready to discuss the project with Bra zos County leaders. Not only would Houston help pad the bills, Halter said, but the parti- cipation of such a large city may helF persuade the water - development board to authorize bonds for the pro- ject. Bryan Mayor Marvin Tate, also a member of the league's water - amendment committee, said local re servoir governments are ready to move ahead with the project. A committee of 20 business and community leaders, led by the Bryan - College Station Cham- ber of Commerce, met this summer to - push for creation of the reservoir. - But an official of the Brazos River d Authority said the project may be too - expensive to fall under the state water s program. Tom Ray, planning direc- tor for the BRA, said the Panther Creek reservoir might be beyond the capacities of the state bond funds. Ray said state water bonds may be the best source of funding for smaller projects, such as the proposed Lake Bosque near Meridian. That project, costing $34.5 million, would be less than one -tenth the size of the Panther Creek reservoir. I Proposed targets for the bond funds have occupied much of the attention surrounding Propositions 1 and 2, but an A &M water expert said the money is only one part of what the amendments will do. Dr. Wayne Jor- dan, director of the Water Resources Institute,at A &M, said Proposition I "establishes some state guidance in a lot of areas where it didn't exist." Specifically, Jordan said, the amendment backs water research and technology transfer, emphasizes wa- ter management through water - conservation plans and provides some protection for bays and estuaries. "A lot of people say the provision for bays and estuaries is just a token," he said. "But it does estab- Turn ssue or Panther to RESERVOIR, page 8A W O • 4W 1 eservoir p roject a possibility Halter agreed. "It probably wasn't an ideal plan," he said. "But I think it's a start to help solve the problem of wa- ter, which is going to be more acute statewide as the years go by. "Locally, my hope is that it will provide some assistance for - t ' he long- term water needs of Colleg Station and Bryan." From page ]A lish that they have a right to fresh water. It's a place to start." In fact, Jordan said, the entire ter package is a good starting p lace for statewide water management. "This is going to be an evolution - iry process," he said. 'I think it's a >tarting place — it's not a one -shot teal." is The Ealge /Thursday, November 7, 1985 t McCaw answers questions on cable service �-3 m t� m H n sz tv z O C m n 00 Un In an appearance before College Station's Franchise Advisory Com- mittee Monday, McCaw Cablevi- sion's Joe DiBacco addressed many of the questions subscribers have had concerning cable service. David Fisher asked why a subscri- ber should be charged for more than one outlet in his home if he has only one set. "if I hook up eight sets without interfering with the cable company's line, it should be my business," Fisher said. DiBacco said McCaw charges for every active outlet because the sys- tem is designed to carry a signal strong enough to provide a quality signal to every outlet. "it would be much cheaper to build a system that provided a signal of less strength," he said. "In addi- tion, a subscriber is able to watch a different program on each set in a home, and it costs us money to main- tain a number of channels on a 24- hour basis." Chairman Larry Ringer asked DiBacco what a subscriber should do if he had a house wired with several cable outlets when it was built. "It is not our intent to cause any- one embarassment or cause them to be found guilty of theft of service," DiBacco said. "Anyone who has ac- tive outlets they are not using should call us and have us disconnect those outlets." Fisher also asked why an in -line filter could not be used to unscramble premium channels so he would not have to have a converter to receive one of those channels. "I would like to have the Disney Channel, but I don't want to have to hook a box to my cable -ready televi- sion and VCR," Fisher said. ' "Optional services are a valuable product for me," DiBacco said. "An in -line filter does not provide the necessary security." While converters are an inconveni- ence to some subscribers with cable - ready, remote - control sets, remote - control converters are a boon for other customers. "People without remote control sets can use our remote control con- verters and save the cost of getting that feature on a new set," DiBacco said. In response to a question from committee member Lauren Murphy, DiBacco explained the reasoning be- hind taking Houston's KPRC off the system. , I can best serve my subscribers by diversity, not duplication," he said. "KPRC, because of its signal strength, created service- related problems that have been costly to me. We continue to carry four Houston stations, including two Houston newscasts. "In January, we will have another NBC affiliate when KCEN switches. We feel like it is important to have a station from the Waco - Temple mar- ket and one from Austin because there are so many people in this com- munity with interest in those cities. We are the only operator in Texas I with such a range of stations — Hous- ton, Dallas, Austin, Waco - Temple and Bryan - College Station." Ringer asked if McCaw had any plans to add another network affiliate to the 5- channel economy package available in Bryan. "We feel confident that in the near future that will be remedied. We have spent a lot of monev getting cable Ch. 3 cleared up to KBTX can occupy that position. We could take Hous- ton's Ch. 13 and put it on Ch. 5 or bring in another ABC affilite avail- able off - air. " The possibilities are Ch. 25 from Waco or Ch. 24 from Austin. The Franchise Advisory Commit- tee has commended to the College Station City Council that the 5- channel package not be offered in that city and that McCaw consider a 12- channel package. "A large number of subscribers would migrate to the 12- channel ser- vice, and that would put tremendous upward pressure on the price of the Family Pac," DiBacco said. "The result would beta substantial increase in the monthly bill for Family Pac subscribers. " Asked why McCaw could not rear- range the lineup to provide for less expensive access to a 12- channel ser- vice, DiBacclo said that 15 to 20 per - pent of Family Pac subscribers have chosen not to use a converter and are receiving only 12 channels while paying for 30. "If some of those. channels were taken away, such as Cable News Net- work, they would be very upset," DiBacco said. The committee voted to recom- mend that the city council suspend McCaw's announced rate increase pending a review ' of financial in- formation and to schedule a public hearing on the increase. DiBacco said he would provide whatever information the council re- quested. The next College Station council) meeting is today at 7 p.m. f cD m O n J 00 ul tsanks new CS municipal judge 1 By BRAD OWENS Staff Writer College Station traffic offenders will be facing a new judge this week. The City Council Wednes- day appointed Phil Banks as the new municipal" judge and Cathy Riedel as assis- tant municipal judge. Reedel was Banks sworn in by Mayor Gary Halter im- mediately after her appointment. Riedel will preside when Banks is unavailable, and she begins work to- day while Banks is busy as a defense attorney in a Brazos County murder trial. Banks replaces Claude Davis, who was appointed Brazos County Court- at -Law judge in September. Banks is not new to the job, having been the assistant to Davis since March of 1984 and acting municipal judge since Davis resigned. Municipal courts handle traffic tickets, parking tickets, violations of city ordinances and misdemeanor violations of the penal code. Court is held two days a week, and judges are also called to give magistrates' warn- ings to people arrested by College Station police officers. Banks' salary will be $18,000 a year and Riedel's will be $3,600 a year. Both Banks and Riedel are attor- neys in private practice, Banks for four years in Bryan and Riedel since July in College Station. Both gradu- ated from the St. Mary's University law school in San Antonio. E • Commission approves new zoning ordinance By BRAD OWENS Staff Writer The College Station planning and Zoning Commission Thursday approved a streamlined and modified version of the city's zoning ordi- nance, and recommended its passage to the City Council. The new ordinance puts provisions .n the much- amended zoning'pack- ige into logical order, and also in- ;ludes several substantive changes. If approved by the council, the ordinance would: ■ Allow babysitters to keep up to six children in their homes without a special permit. The current limit is three children. ■ Include regulations for residen- tial owners of satellite dishes for tele- vision reception. The commission re- commended that the council delete a portion of the ordinance, written by the planning staff, that would require satellite dish owners to erect a six - foot screening fence around their dish. ■ Change requirements for park ing at restaurants so that parking is required based on the square footage of the restaurants, rather than the sea- ting capacity. Church parking would still be based on seating capacity. ■ Expand the requirements on people operating businesses in their homes. The new ordinance would in- clude a list of prohibited home businesses and include more require- ments for home operations. ■ Give zoning officials the author- ity to issue citations for technical violations of the zoning regulations. Zoning officials said the current proc- edure is cumbersome and slow. ■ Allow the owner of new build- ings four months after completion of construction to complete a landscap- ing plan, provided the builder posts a bond. Builders are currently required to have plans approved by the day a project is completed. The planning department has been rewriting the regulations for about two years, and the commission has discussed the resulting document during several meetings. The Eagle /Friday, November 8, 1985 40 • • Apartments for elderly approved By BRAD OWENS Staff Writer Plans for a 142 -unit apartment - omplex for elderly residents were approved Thursday by the College Station Planning and Zoning Com- mission. The project, to be built beginning in January by The Clairmont Inc. of Dallas, will be located on about 8 acres bounded by Dominik Drive and University Oaks Boulevard. Sara Lee Lewis, a representative of the company, said the complex is de- signed so that people in good health who are 65 years old or older can move there to avoid the stresses of living alone in an separate home, and live out their lives with independ- ence. The apartments, which will in- clude kitchenettes and shared cour- tyards and garden areas, will cost $900 to $1,450 a month, Lewis said. The price will include two meals a day, the supervision of a registered nurse and several licensed vocational nurses, transportation and other ser- vices, such as a barber and beauty shop within the complex. Lewis said the company chose the site because it is near enough to the Culpepper Plaza shopping center to allow residents to walk to do their shopping, and is also near a fire sta- tion and Texas A &M University. The complex will be built in phases, Lewis said. He estimated that the first residents may be able to move in during September. The Eagle /Friday, November 8, 1985 11 � � f Lincoln Community Center opens Tuesday t� Sv m n N• a Z O C fD (D F1 9 F- 00 U1 By BRAD OWENS Staff Writer The Lincoln Community Center in College Station will reopen Tuesday after an 11- month, $700,000 renova- tion. "Now it will be something to be proud of," said Lillian Robinson, center supervisor. Mayor Gary Halter, the City Coun- cil, the Parks and Recreation Board and the Lincoln Center Board will be present for the grand reopening at 7 p.m. Tuesday. There will be an open house from 7 -9 p.m. The highlight of opening night will be a basketball game between the all - stars in the Lincoln Center basketball league last year and members of the 1960 Lincoln High School state champion basketball team. The center, on Holleman Drive near Wellborn Road, is on the site of Lincoln High School, the black high school that closed in 1965 when the main classroom building burned down and the College Station school district was integrated. Robinson said the school, which has been used as a neighborhood re- creation center since 1969, was run- down and uninviting, but now will be the "pride and joy" of the area. The centerpiece of the renovation is a new gymnasium, equipped with concession stands and a rubberized synthetic.floor, which will be used by city volleyball and basketball leagues beginning in January. Parks Director Steve Beachy said the city has been using school and church facilities for league games, and this is the first year for a city volleyball league. Robinson said she is hoping to have roller skating at the center, and other activities will be added as needed. Federal butter and cheese distribu- tions will take place at the center on the third Tuesday of every month, and the center will be a polling place for elections. The Lincoln Center renovation was paid for with city bond revenues. Beachy said about $35,000 of federal Community Development Block Grant funds will be used to landscape the property next spring. Lincoln Center hours will be 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturdays. Memberships will be sold, and members will be allowed to check out equipment at the center. The mem- berships are $6 a year for adults and $4 a year for children. For more information about activi- ties at the center, call 764 -3733 be- ginning Monday. • Southgate gas service approved for :some unit The city of College Station inspec- tion department late Wednesday afternoon approved the restoration of gas service to seven buildings in Southgate Village Apartments. Manager Janice Burke said about 50 of the 135 occupied units in the complex are in the seven buildings. Burke said plumbers are now iso- lating other sections of the apartment complex to test for leaks. She said she could not predict when service would be restored to other units. Southgate Village has been with- out gas service since Oct. 19, when bubbles after a heavy rain disclosed a gas leak. Subsequent inspection re- The Eagle /Thursday, November 7, 1985 • J L Newspaper vendors won't have to pay machine fees The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission, after hearing arguments from the Bryan- College Station Eagle, the Dallas Morning News and The Houston Post, Thursday rejected an ordinance that would have placed fees and regulations on newspaper vending machines. The ordinance would have re- quired publishers to pay a $5 fee each time a machine was placed at a new location, and prohibited machines in residential areas and on public rights of way, or where they might obstruct views of traffic. City Planner Al Mayo said the city has received complaints from people who objected to the pre- sence of the machines in their neighborhoods. Representatives of the news- papers argued that the ordinance would be an unconstitutional prior restraint on the freedom of the press. Gordon Gallatin, state circula- !ion director for the Post, said his ;ompany has placed about 15 machines in residential areas this year, in response to people who wanted a convenient place to buy the paper. The company could not afford to send carriers into those neighborhoods, he said, but about 150 people a day buy papers from the machines. Gallatin and his competitors all pledged to move machines that are a traffic hazard or are otherwise objectionable. "We're willing to work with you on it," Gallatin said. "On the other hand, if there is an ordi- nance, we're willing to put all the resources of the newspapers in the United States to see that it doesn't stay. None of the six commissioners was happy with the ordinance as proposed by the planning staff, but commission Chairman Ronald Kaiser and member Walter Wend - ler wanted to table the ordinance and later address the safety con- cerns. But David Brochu, George Dresser, Dan MacGilvray and Mark Paulson carried a 4 -2 vote to kill the ordinance. The Eagle /Friday, November 8, 1985 0 • BID NOTICE The City of College Station is Accepting Bid(s) For: ARTICULATING AERIAL DEVICE INSTALLED OVER CAB /CHASSIS until 10:00 AM, November 13, 1985, at which time the bids will be opened in the office of the Purchasing Agent at the City Hall. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids re- ceived after that time will be returned unopened. The City of College Station reserves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all irregularities in said bid and to accept the offer considered most advantageous to the City. These items may be pur- chased with Revenue Sharing Funds. BID #86 -22 11 -01- 85,11 -08 -85 • The Eagle /Friday, November 8, 1985 Subscribers will decidE if cable costs too much Nobody raises a public fuss from rising, but rather how muct, they are willing to pay for cable when the supermarket raises the of rib roast by 20 -cents a TV service. When the monthly price because there's a super- cost of cable exceeds its value to an pound, on just about every comer. individual or family, then it's time market Customers who don't want to pay to drop cable. 20 -cents per pound more for rib part of the local problem un- roast can simply walk across the doubtedly is contrast. Years of street to buy their beef. artificially low cable rates in Local cable television subscri- Bryan- College Station make bers don't have that option. While McCaw's more typical charges unreasonable. In fact, the it is true that cable TV is a luxury it is also seem $15- per -month rate McCaw in- rather than a necessity, that McCaw Cablevision is tends to charge beginning Dec. 1 is true the only cable company in town. not out of line with rates for similar When McCaw raises the price of channel offerings in similarly - TV signals, its customers are left sized cities. But, again, if $15 -per- to either pay the higher monthly month seems too much to pay for charge or unplug the converter box 30 TV channel y and forget about cable. it. A ft er only television It's important to keep that latter Their critics notwithstanding, in mind. Those deeply McCaw has made several signifi- option offended by McCaw's plan to raise cant improvements since purchas- the cost of local cable service by 20 ing the two former cable systems. have other options for tele- While no doubt there are excep- percent entertainment. For the price tions, overall the quality of the ® vision a set of "rabbit ears," local cable signal in Bryan- College Sta- of can receive two televi- tion has been greatly improved residents stations without any monthly since McCaw took over the sys- sion fee at all; better outdoor antennas tem. The company has made avail - cost more, but allow the reception able more convenient cable con - of more stations as well. VCR verters, and is testing equipment now which apparently will provide owners can rent newer movies, watch them at more conve- an even greater range of user fea- and times, than any schedule tures. McCaw offers a reasonable, nient offered by the premium channels. if not perfect, variety of channel So those angered by the cable com- options as well. pany's rates, attitude or ever- Unfortunately, those advan- changing channel lineup are not tanges are significantly diluted by without alternatives to McCaw's other perceptions, such as the service. widespread feeling that the com- One option, of course, is to pany is indifferent to viewer opin- to the two city councils for ions and the sporadic billing prob- appeal relief. Right now, both cities re- lems many customers have en- tain some control over local cable countered. Beyond a doubt such rates. They could use that author- problems add to the antagonism ity to block the proposed fee in- over the proposed rate hike. crease. But they could do so only In the end, the market will deter - temporarily, because about a year mine whether or not $15 is too from now, when the federal cable much to charge for 30 cable chan- deregulation act takes full effect, nets. If enough subscribers drop they will no longer have any con- the service, McCaw will get the Ir trol over cable TV fees. At most, can delay the messa e. And if not, then that, then, the cities seemingly inevitable. too sends a message. The real question for consumers Eagle Editorial Boarc 8 is not whn ran lrPan rahle rates The, �vl(, /�5urtdcILLt, ry t;� - y Central Part de,!;igner leaving for new tai N tD y G m M QJ sv z O C O 9 n N F_ 00 By BRAD OWENS Staff Writer Andy Czimskey is leaving a dream job this week. The assistant director of the Col- lege Station city parks system has taken a job as parks director in Bel- laire, and he is looking forward to rebuilding the small Houston sub- urb's park system. But the job Czimskey is leaving has irreplaceable satisfactions. Czimskey has gotten used to watching the peacocks. guineas and geese strolling the grounds outside his Central Park office, watching the seasons change the natural vegetation in the park — and knowing he de- signed it all. Czimskey came to the parks sys- tem straight out of Texas A &M Uni- versity eight years ago to work as a draftsman, and wound up designing two 40 -plus -acre parks that cost a tot- al of more than $3 million. Since 'zimskey has been on sks teak sown number of city p g °fight to 28. Andy Czimsky at Southwood Athletic Park, wnicn ne aeNtgricU u� -• central concession stands and bleachers. "I just hit the city at the right time," Czimskey said. "Very few people would have the opportunity that I had in College Station — to grow and be part of a growing system." About six years ago. Czimskey and a draftsman drove out to a 47- acre tract of land on the east side of town. The land was used as a training field by A &M's Parsons' Mounted Cavalry, and there was a sign that said `,'Hernia Hill." The land became Central Park, de- signed according to Czimskey's plans. • C1 "It's like the property was ideally suited to be a park," Czimsey said. Czimskey said he has been able to work with freedom because the grow- ing city needed more parks, because the voters got behind parks develop- ment by passing two large bond issues, and because Parks Director challengf Steve Beachy allows staff members to solve problems on their own. "Steve is easy to work for; he gives you a lot of latitude to figure out what you need to do," Czimskey said. When faced with a need for a lot of Little League playing fields in a small area in Southwood Athletic Park, Czimskey and the parks staff can ic up with the idea of building the bleachers and concession stands it the center of a cluster of four fields. U was innovative, and it cut building and maintenance costs. The city also won a national design award for the Central Park pavilion. which Czimskey designed. Czimskey will still be doing a lot of design work in Bellaire, and he said he will try to follow Beachy's exam- ple in his administrative duties. As Czimskey leaves College Sta- tion, the development of the parks has finally caught up with the needs of the people, he said. So he is leav- ing with his job complete. • 0 108 lOOl OOM 108 legalWfices iue up man of any bid ow embankment, B dde ro are required to in- the site of the work and orm themselves regard - ocal_ conditig_n_s under h the work is to be done. ract Documents, Propos rms, Specifications and s may be reviewed at the Engineer's office, 1101 S. a Ave, College Station, Taxis Documents may be ad up at the office of En- ch, Inc., 505 Church et, College Station, TX. A osit of onfrueach setoof ($100.00) o Plan and Specifications is re r the heck turn ed. The deposit will be re- ded when the Plans are re- ned undamaged. -0 5- 85,11 - 12- 85,11 -19-85 �– of soon, borr flexi- Secretary of the Treasury rade preparation spect the United States, as listed in subg time stabilized sub- to inf g the latest revision of Treasury ole base, avement -hot to I Department Circular 570, as a rade, flha b c le concrete base whit guarantee that Bidder will en- mix i pflexible pavement -hot Cont ter into a co and ex- al Fo acute bond and guarantee mix ashphaltic concrete surf - forms within five (5) days after ace course, reinforced conc- plan notice of award of contract to rate curb and gutter, co otters, City him. Bids without checks, as drives and valley 9 Taxis above, or proposal block sodding, 17 storm sewer Tex bond will not be con t h Ar i Article structures, 1,585 linear feet of pick In accordance with reinforced concrete PIPe gite 5160, Revised Civil Statutes of storm sewer; 18 inches to 48 Stre Texas, 1925, as amended, the including dep - inches in diameter successful Bidder will be re a exca vation on and backf tars concrete quired to furnish not only Pla performance bond in the reinforced amount of the contract, but headwalls. submit with q also a payment bond for protection of all claimants their bids a Cashier's C supplying labor and materials or a Certified Check in the 11 as defined in said law. The amount of five percent (5 %) Of bonds must be executed by an the maximum amount of bid approved Surety Company payable without recourse to holding a permit from the the City of Collegd Station, State of Texas to act as Surety Texas, or a proposal bond in and acceptable agcording,to the same amount from aSur- the latest list of c ety Company ompanies an holding Pe rmit holding certifcates of author- ity from the Secretary of the from the State of Texas to act le Treasury Surety acceptable according to he latestpistof or other Surety companies holding certifi- theowner. t cates of authority from the The owner reserves the right Secretary of the Treasury of to reject any and all bids and the United States, as listed in to waive informalities. In case of ambiguity or lack of clear- the latest revision of Treasury ness in stating the price in the Department Circular 570, as a d bids, the Owner reserves the guarantee that Bidder will en- right to consider the most ad- ter into a contract and ex- vantageous construction ecute bond and guarantee thereof or to reject the bid. will be considered form within five (5) days after Unreasonable or unbalanced notice of award of contract to �t unit prices stated a c sufficient cause i for refection proposes bond as ut checks 0 a ofanybid of Work w the date ll be at vari ab acorldanceewith Article f_ locations within the city f rom In he 5160, Revised Civil Statutes of te of the contract through June 30, 1986 when Texas, 1925, as amended, the and as required by the City successful Bidder will be re- Contract Documents Pro quired to furnish not only a posal Forms, and Specifi- performance bond in the cations may be obtained from mount of the contract, but the City Engineer's office, also a payment bond for the 1101 S. Texas Avenue, College protection of all claimants Station, Texas. A fully supplying labor and materials fundable deposit of Twenty- Five dollars ($25.00) is re- as defined in said law. The quired for each set. bonds must be executed by an 10-29-8511 -01 - 85,11.02 -85 approved Surety Company 11-06-85,11.10-85,11 -12 -85 holding a permit from the 11.13 -85 State of Texas to act Surety bl according to to the City of College Station, Texas, will be received for the construction of: CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT GOB �C' - "�' CONCRETE CURB & GUTTER REPLACEMENT: ASPHALT PAVEMENT FOR STREET B AT AND AT ON D RAIN AG E VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION until 2:0 o'clock P November 13,1985. at Proosals thepofticewof bMr r David J. Pullen, City Engineer, City Hall, College Station, Texas 77840. ll co The project winsist r Pro d viding materials, labor and equipment for installing con- crete curb and gutter, asphalt pavement, and reinforced concrete structures as specified and detailed. Remo- "at of existing pavement, curb and gutter, and structures will be done by city forces, as will base preparation, subgrade stabilization and a a ll necassa d excavation, seeding. Bidders must submit with th a certified Chock n ht or he amount of five (5 %) percent of the maximum amount of bi payable without recourse t o the City of College Station Texas, or a proposal bond i the same amou holding pe mr ety Company from the State of Texas to a a a ding to the latest Pist co mpanies holding from t icates of au certi thority NOTICE TO CONTRACT The City of College Static vites proposals for: THE STRUCTION OF STREET DRAINAGE IMPROVEM ON AN EXTENSION LINCOLN STREET Sealed proposals will be ived in the office of J. Pullen, City Engineer of College Station, Tex til 2:00 o'clock PM. Novo 26 198 at which time th be opened and read p in the City Council Cho The Project is apP 25oo linear feet in I items of work include cl ORS and accepts e n in- the latest list of companies CON- holding certificates of author- the AND ity from the Secretary ENOF or other Surety acceptable to the Owner. race- The owner reserves the right David to reject any and all bids and City to waive informalities. In case lack o f lar Taxis mbar. vantage mately there of or to reject the bid. ength. Unreasonable or unbalanced earing unit price. will be considered excav- sufficient cause for rejectior nd grubbing, roadway The Eagle /Tuesday, November 12, 1985 U un- o of ambiguity or the Pr rice int he mber n ness i ublicly r right to consider t nd grubbing, roadway The Eagle /Tuesday, November 12, 1985 U 0 N r� orchids C itv to d*scuss ca , ' naming the Brazos County Ladies Tresses" the tract. grow on Arboretum in honor of D.A. and the council will discuss declaring "Andy" Anderson, a former mayor the park land an orchid reserve. of College Station who died in 1984. Mayor Gary Halter said the action The council also will consider re- would preserve the habitat of the naming the Brazos County orchi other action at the Thursday Arboretum in honor of D.A. "Andy" Anderson, a forcer mayor meeting, the council will: of College Station who died in 1984. ■ Consider bids on 14 new police The council also will discuss de- cars, an electrical tranformcr, play - velopment of a wilderness park on ground equipment and an offset more than 400 acres of property in the printe Decide whether to award a con- tract of land, which also includes the tract for sidewalk construction on city's industrial park. Rare orchids known as "Navasota Nagle Street. By BRAD OWENS Staff Writer The College Station City Council will discuss everything from new city limits signs to new police cars to rare wild orchids when it meets Thursday. At its last meeting, the councl dis- cussed the variation in population fi- gures displayed on city limits signs around the city. At its 7 p meeting Thursday, the council will receive a proposal to adopt a current popula- tion figure that will be reflected on all the signs. The council also will consider re- 0 The Eagle /Wednesday, November 13, 1985 Proposals will be received at the office of Mr. David J. Pullen, City Engineer, City Hall, College Station, Texas 77640. The project will consist of pro - viding materials, labor and equipment for installing con- crete curb and gutter, asphalt pavement, and reinforced concrete structures as specified and detailed. Remo- val of existing pavement, curb and gutter, and structures will be done by city forces, as will base preparation, subgrade stabilization and all necessary excavation, backfill, and seeding. Bidders must submit with their bids a Cashier's Check or a Certified Check in the amount of five (5 %) percent of the maximum amount of bid payable without recourse to the City of College Station, Texas, or a proposal bond in the same amount from a Sur- ety Company holding permit from the State of Texas to act as a Surety, and acceptable according to the latest list of ; ompanies holding certif- cates of authority from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, as listed in the latest revision of Treasury Department Circular 570, as a guarantee that Bidder will en- ter into a contract and ex- acute bond and guarantee Forms within five (5) days after notice of award of contract to him. Bids without checks, as stated above, or proposal bond will not be considered. In accordance with Article 5160, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, the successful Bidder will be re- quired to furnish not only a performance bond in the amount of the contract, but also a payment bond for the protection of all claimants supplying labor and materials as defined in said law. The bonds must be executed by an approved Surety Company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety and acceptable according to the latest list of companies holding certifcates of author- ity from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, or other Suretv acceptable to The Eagle /Wednesday, Noverlber 13, 1985 The owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities. In case of ambiguity or lack of clear- ness in stating the price in the bids, the Owner reserves the right to consider the most ad- vantageous construction thereof or to reject the bid. Unreasonable or unbalanced unit prices will be considered sufficient cause for rejection of any bid. Work will be at various locations within the city from the date of the contract through June 30,1986 when and as required by the City. Contract Documents, Pro- posal Forms, and Specifi- cations may be obtained from the City Engineer's office, 1101 S. Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. A fully re- fundable deposit of Twenty- Five dollars ($25.00) is re- quired for each set. 10-29 - 85.11 -01- 85,11-02 -85 11-06- 85,11 -10 -85,11 -12-85 1 1 -13 -85 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed Proposals addressed to the City of College Station, Texas, will be received for the construction of: CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT NO'S. G- 83- 84-06, G- 83- 84-08, G -83 -84-09 CONCRETE CURB& GUTTER REPLACEMENT: ASPHALT PAVEMENT FOR STREET AND DRAINAGE REHA- BILITATION AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION until 2:00 o'clock P.M., November 13,1985. Proposals will be received at the office of Mr. David J. Pullen, City Engineer, City Hell, College Station, Texas 77840. The project will consist of pro- viding materials, labor and equipment for installing con- crete curb and gutter, asphalt pavement, and reinforced concrete structures as specified and detailed. Remo- val of existing pavement, curb and gutter, and structures will be done by city forces, as will base preparation, subgrade stabilization and all necessary excavation, backfill, and seeding. Bidders must submit with their bids a Cashier's Check or a Certified Check in the amount of five (5 %) percent of the maximum amount of bid payable without recourse to the City of College Station, Texas, or a proposal bond in the same amount from a Sur- ety Company holding permit from the State of Texas to act as a Surety, and acceptable according to the latest list of companies holding 6ertif- icates of authority from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, as listed in the latest revision of Treasury Department Circular 570, as a guarantee that Bidder will en- ter into a contract and ex- ecute bond and guarantee forms within five (5) days after notice of award of contract to him. Bids without checks, as stated above, or proposal bond will not be considered. In accordance with Article 5160, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, the successful Bidder will be re- quired to furnish not only a performance bond in the amount of the contract, but also a payment bond fir thn pruteuuun OT all claimants supplying labor and materials as defined in said law. The bonds must be executed by an approved Surety Company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety and acceptable according to the latest list of companies holding certifcates of author- ity from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, or other Surety acceptable to the Owner. The owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities. In case of ambiguity or lack of clear- ness in stating the price in the bids, the Owner reserves the i right to consider the most ad- vantageous construction thereof or. to reject the bid. Unreasonable or unbalanced unit prices will be considered sufficient cause for rejection of any bid. NOTICETOCONTRACTORS Sealed Proposals addressed Work will be at various locations within the city from to the City of College Station, Texas, will be received for the the date of the contract through B City hen construction of: d as required by the q uhed y Pro - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT NO'S. G-83 -84-06, Contract Documents, posal Forms, and Specifi- G- 83- 84-08,G- 83-84-09 CONCRETE CURB & GUTTER cations may be obtained from the City Engineer's office, REPLACEMENT: ASPHALT 1101 S. Texas Avenue, College PAVEMENT FOR STREET AND DRAINAGE REHA- Station, Texas. A fully re- fundable deposit of Twenty- BILITATION AT VARIOUS Five dollars ($25.00) is re- LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT quired for each set. THE CITY OF COLLEGE 10- 29- 85,11 -01 - 85,11 -02-8 STATION 11-08-85,11 -10- 85,11 -12 -85 until 2:00 o'clock P.M., 11 -13-85 November13 1985 ••A Proposals will be received at the office of Mr. David J. Pullen, City Engineer, City Hall, College Station, Texas 77640. The project will consist of pro - viding materials, labor and equipment for installing con- crete curb and gutter, asphalt pavement, and reinforced concrete structures as specified and detailed. Remo- val of existing pavement, curb and gutter, and structures will be done by city forces, as will base preparation, subgrade stabilization and all necessary excavation, backfill, and seeding. Bidders must submit with their bids a Cashier's Check or a Certified Check in the amount of five (5 %) percent of the maximum amount of bid payable without recourse to the City of College Station, Texas, or a proposal bond in the same amount from a Sur- ety Company holding permit from the State of Texas to act as a Surety, and acceptable according to the latest list of ; ompanies holding certif- cates of authority from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, as listed in the latest revision of Treasury Department Circular 570, as a guarantee that Bidder will en- ter into a contract and ex- acute bond and guarantee Forms within five (5) days after notice of award of contract to him. Bids without checks, as stated above, or proposal bond will not be considered. In accordance with Article 5160, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, the successful Bidder will be re- quired to furnish not only a performance bond in the amount of the contract, but also a payment bond for the protection of all claimants supplying labor and materials as defined in said law. The bonds must be executed by an approved Surety Company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety and acceptable according to the latest list of companies holding certifcates of author- ity from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, or other Suretv acceptable to The Eagle /Wednesday, Noverlber 13, 1985 The owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities. In case of ambiguity or lack of clear- ness in stating the price in the bids, the Owner reserves the right to consider the most ad- vantageous construction thereof or to reject the bid. Unreasonable or unbalanced unit prices will be considered sufficient cause for rejection of any bid. Work will be at various locations within the city from the date of the contract through June 30,1986 when and as required by the City. Contract Documents, Pro- posal Forms, and Specifi- cations may be obtained from the City Engineer's office, 1101 S. Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. A fully re- fundable deposit of Twenty- Five dollars ($25.00) is re- quired for each set. 10-29 - 85.11 -01- 85,11-02 -85 11-06- 85,11 -10 -85,11 -12-85 1 1 -13 -85 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed Proposals addressed to the City of College Station, Texas, will be received for the construction of: CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT NO'S. G- 83- 84-06, G- 83- 84-08, G -83 -84-09 CONCRETE CURB& GUTTER REPLACEMENT: ASPHALT PAVEMENT FOR STREET AND DRAINAGE REHA- BILITATION AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION until 2:00 o'clock P.M., November 13,1985. Proposals will be received at the office of Mr. David J. Pullen, City Engineer, City Hell, College Station, Texas 77840. The project will consist of pro- viding materials, labor and equipment for installing con- crete curb and gutter, asphalt pavement, and reinforced concrete structures as specified and detailed. Remo- val of existing pavement, curb and gutter, and structures will be done by city forces, as will base preparation, subgrade stabilization and all necessary excavation, backfill, and seeding. Bidders must submit with their bids a Cashier's Check or a Certified Check in the amount of five (5 %) percent of the maximum amount of bid payable without recourse to the City of College Station, Texas, or a proposal bond in the same amount from a Sur- ety Company holding permit from the State of Texas to act as a Surety, and acceptable according to the latest list of companies holding 6ertif- icates of authority from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, as listed in the latest revision of Treasury Department Circular 570, as a guarantee that Bidder will en- ter into a contract and ex- ecute bond and guarantee forms within five (5) days after notice of award of contract to him. Bids without checks, as stated above, or proposal bond will not be considered. In accordance with Article 5160, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, the successful Bidder will be re- quired to furnish not only a performance bond in the amount of the contract, but also a payment bond fir thn • C Mocx ci �.eeeti.�gs sated The cities of Bryan and College Station will hold their annual Youth in Government Day today. As part of the program, Bryan High School and A &M Consolidated High School students will accompany city staffers while they work, and then stage mock city coun- cil meetings. In Bryan, the students will consider whether a teen court should be created to punish teen -age lawbreakers, who should serve on it, and whether its decisions should be final. In College Station, the agenda includes resolutions to change city limit signs to carry the current population estimate of 52,226, and opposing the recent cable TV rate increase announced by McCaw Communications Inc. The Eagle /Thursday, November 14, 1985 49 C� And the number is ... 52,226 r� L 52,226 is a number all the city limits signs in College Station can agree on. The College Station City Coun- cil Thursday decreed that visitors to their fair, fast - growing city will be met by the new population fi- gure. The council asked the Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation to change the signs. Various existing signs had different population figures, the most common being the 37,252 counted in the 1980 census. That's too low, according to the highway department's estimate, which is the basis for the new number. The department's esti- mates are used throughout most of Brazos County. Capital Improvements Director Elrey Ash said the change came in response to a letter from a resident a few weeks ago. The city staff found about four different popula- tion figures displayed on the half - dozen signs. — BRAD OWENS The Eagle /Friday, November 15, 1985 40 • L B SCOTT SUTHERLAND tract with a low bid o $11,146 and e the work wll take 3 () days, ec StaffWriter The College Station City Council pro council also got an earful from Irene Barksdale, who told the with the traf he p Thursday award lk andicap stu- council blem at tw me sections near, that m% side y dents get to school a little easier. Southwood Valley. the intersections at Pon - And the council got a chewing out from a College Station woman who She said gg 6 and Deacon t6hareydangerous and said she has had enough of a bad sit - _ at idiHighwa y residents in her neighborhood want uation. The sidewalk will line Nagle ilk will somethingg done about tho Barksdale said there have been a Street in the said the area. Goun proposal was . . % Shepretsented 1a two lintedsect ` cil members first considered after several mem- students etition to Mayor Gary y Halter and hers saw that handicapped were having a hard,.time getting Some strong words• „ Yost people are elected to re - . 111 alon on the street. g Nagle Street rune between mud' and if y ou dop t we who will," Barksdale sai . new parking lot, fo Y Mary's Catholic Church. someones After the meeting, Council me in - Mcllhenny assured Bar lot, and St. Wade Contractors received the con- her Lynn s aware of s the problem. But McIlhenny said the highway department would have to contribute to a solution the prob- lem. 4 In other action: • The council considered apro- posal that would make Wilderness Park a reserve for an make, species of orchids. Wilderness Park is about 400 acres south of town that the council has set aside for a park. Dr. Hugh Wilson, a bielogr pro- fessor at T exas A864, g a P - tation on the rare flower. * The council renamed the Bra- zos County Arboretum after D.A. "A Anderson in honor of his outstanding service to the commu- n ity. Halter said Anderson was in- strumental in establishing the Arbo- return. The Batallion /Friday, November 15, 1985 c ouncil CJ • handicapped k dale that the counc to a id ilwa CS Cl • Utility manager says spend rebates locally By BRAD OWENS Staff Writer Linda Piwonka is giving her cus- tomers $1 million for Christmas — but she doesn't want it to leave town. Piwonka, College Station utility manager, is trying to help area mer- chants make the most of the money to be sent to College Station utility con- sumers as a result of the city's settle- ment with Gulf States Utilities for overcharging by the electricity sup- plier. Tuesday, Piwonka met with about a dozen College Station merchants to ask them to offer discounts and spe- cial deals to people who cash rebate checks in their stores. This will make the most of the boost the money will give to the local economy, Piwonka said. Piwonka said the turnout of businessmen was disappointing, but many merchants intend to participate in the plan even though they couldn't leave their businesses to attend the session. Piwonka said she is planning, at the suggestion of merchants who met with her on Tuesday, to take out a half -page advertisement in the Eagle to thank the participating merchants and list them by name. College Station businesses may get involved by calling the utilities office at City Hall, and Bryan merchants can participate by calling the Bryan - College Station Chamber of Com- merce. Rebate checks will be mailed to all utility customers Dec. 2, with a mini- mum rebate of $5 and an average of $32 for residential customers. Gulf States returned $634,475 to the city in its settlement earlier this year, and the balance of the money comes from the city' Energy Projects Fund, which was started with previous overcharging settlements. Piwonka said she will have some seasonal help getting the checks in the mail. "Santa Claus is going to take them to the Postmaster," she said. The Eagle /Saturday, November 16, 1985 49 • • 0 roa ds 2 ra FaMAy $ 1 mllllon the fo S e id that was not a factor in his By BRAD OWENS st a ff, Writer The parents of a Texas A &M stu- dent killed on a College Station rail- road crossing in September 1984 have settled, for about $1 million a according to the family's lawyer, lawsuit filed against Missouri Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads. o Dallas Kathryn Hossley, was killed when a car in which she was a passenger was hit by a Missouri Pacific train while the car was cros- sing the southern P ci f & Luther Street, campus. A lawsuit was filed in October in Matagorda County on behalf of Dan- ny and A are paren The suit was resolved man's p nn Nov. 6. b he sa decision to file the suit there. Ann Hossley said she was gratified more by the fact that signals are being installed near the Luther Street cros- sing than by the settlement. "We're certainly glad that every- thing has been cleared up," Mrs. Hossley said. The family is discus- sing using part of the settlement to fund a scholarship in Kathryn's mem- ory, Mrs. Hossley said. Another suit against the railroads, filed by the parents of another student who was killed at the same crossing the night afte'n Btaio$ Countyed, is still pending At the time of the accidengotiat city of College Station was ne ins with Southern Pacific for the ed tall signals for a proposed Mike Schmidt, the attorney for the Hossley family, said suits against railroads may be filed in an y county through which the railroad has tracks. Schmidt said Matagorda County has a reputation for producing results favorable to plaintiffs in injury suits, road to ms crossing at Holllu h they Street• hundred yards That crossing is now under construc tion and when it opens, the Luther Street crossing will be closed to pub- lic traffic. The Eagle /Friday, November 15, 1985 r r r Arboretum to be named V after former mayor y By BRAD OWENS - : = i veyed the rare flowers in the county, orchids. Plans for making the tract a Ponderosa Drive and Texas Avenue Staff Writer said the plant is one of 12 endangered wilderness area are not complete, and Deacon Drive. The College Station City Council plant species out of th& 5,000 species Bond said, and options might be "I don't know if we're going to t;J Thursday voted to naive the Brazo that grow in Texas. closed by action now. wait until somebody's killed and County Arboretum after h. former The orchid has been found in Halter asked Wilson and Parks somebody's sued to do something," H mayor who loved trees, and discus- several areas of Brazos County and is Director Steve Beachy to investigate Barksdale said. N sed reserving a tract of city land as the doing best in the area near the Texas the possibility of getting state or The intersection at Ponderosa is It home for a rare breed of wild orchid; World Speedway, Wilson said. federal funding to help establish the considered to be particularly danger - n The arboretum will be named after However, because that area is likely preserve. Halter said after the meet- ous because Texas Avenue and the ¢, U.A. "Andy ". Anderson, who to be heVily`developed in the future, ine that the major cost would be a ' East Bypass come together about 200 Pi served as mayor from 1966 to ;1971, the orchids there are not safe. fence, sufficient to keep animals in- yards north of the intersection, which and was head of the Texas Forest A federal law prevents the use of side the preserve, that would sur- connects Ponderosa to the east ser- Service information and education federal money on projects that would round the property. vice road on the bypass. o department, a division of Texas • contribute to the extinction of species In other action, the council: Elrey Ash, capital improvements C A&M University._ of plants or animals; and a road- ■ Passed a resolution opposing director for the city, said the intersec- ( Mayor Gary Halter noted{ that widening project on Texas 6 south of any federal tax reform that would res- tion is too wide to be easily con - Cr Anderson wa4 i"mental in the College Station was halted several trict issuers of tax - exempt bonds. trolled. (D creation of thd_ arboretum. L ;: ' 14 years ago because `the endangered Loss of tax - exempt status, Halter "The geometry of that intersection "Th& is a way of recognhin owers werc g rowilig in the area, said.*ould force cities to pay interest ' would almost preclude a signal from a ct y an is life's Halter said the city inay be able to ragas equivalent to commercial bor- being put in," Ash said. Three sepa- :' ,ork in forestry," Halter said.. avoid having other promising pro- rol vers. Cities now pay interest at 60- rate signals would be needed, Ash In other wildlife - related aCtioti the jests stopped for the dame reason by . 75 percent of the rates charged to said, and the whole area where the ouncil disCUSSCd•:declaring a 400- declaring a reserve, area for the co mmercial borrowers. bypass and the business route of 00 cre tract of ci . ed land a re- ; orchids. ., ■ Heard a complaint from Irene Texas 6 merge must eventually be v ' :rve for Nava to i a¢its'':Tre3ses, a Councilman Jimmy Bond had re- B, ►rksdale, a resident of College Sta- redesigned. ire, tiny whito " hidr servations about declaring the city- tion who presented a petition from' . The Deacon Drive intersection is Hugh Wilson, an associate profes- owned tract, loc• it,:J ear the prop- her neighbors asking that traffic sig- scheduled to have signals installed, )r of biology at AdtM who has sur - osed industrial ,; a reserve for na Is be installed at Texas Avenue and Ash said. H ca t7j tv W F_ fD n a iv Z O C fD 9 n to re to after former mayor Arboretum to be , Warned , � �(/Y� iJ , S , �{ - the tract a B BRAD OWENS veyed the rare flowers the county, or cdernes area f r a a complete, and Driv Texas Avenue R f 12 endangere Staff Writer said the plant is one o closed ai action now. wait until somebody's killed and The College Station City Council - •'.. plant species out of the 5,000 species Bond said, and options might be "1 don't know if we're' going to Thursday voted to name the Brazos "that grow in Texas. County Arboretum aftr a former The ore s of Brazos Ccwntty and Di ector Steve BeWi hy to investigate Barksdalle'said to do something,' mayor who loved trees, and discus - several area sed reserving a tract of city land as the doing best e the area Wilson e T said federal funding to help r establ sh the considered o c�rt cularl state or De i home for a rare breed of d danger- wild orchid. World peed wary The arboretum will be named aft r How ever, be cause developed in the re, png that he major t would be t o ' ou s come ogee er about 20Q D.A. "Andy Anderson, who to be y . served as mayor from 1966 to 1971, the orchids there e intersection which h are not safe. fence, suffi p keep animals u vt r don the bvaass. e aw p o ro n e�ti that would round heproperty that. would sur- co nnects P�ndem . Q the_ east ser- and was head of the Texas Forest A federal Service information and education federal mon y p 1 the council: Elrey_ Ash, capital improvements department, a division of Texas . contribute to the extinction of species In other action, A &M University. of plants or animals, and a road- ■ Passed a resolution opposing dtrecTor fo'r the city, said the intersec- Mayor Gary Halter. noted that widening project o as halted 6 s of any federa fta of to txemp� t`Irted-. t —"e to be e�a�y con- Anderson was i S ins in the College Station of that intersection creation of the arboretum, years ago. because the endangered Loss, of tax- exempt status, Halter "The geometry "Ash said. three seoa- "This is a way of recognizing both flpwers we gro d cit in th be able to rates equivalent to Sonalc would be needed Ash force ci commercial int being put ins" preclude a signal from ttis work for the city and his life's Halter said y Y the work in forestry," Halter said. avoid having other promising pro- rowers. Cities now pay interest at 60 - bypass and the business route of In other wildlife- relatedaction, the jects stopped reserve area he commetcnal borrowers. charged to said, and the whole area where " it discussed declaring a 400- declaring a ■ Heard a complaint from Irene Texas 6 merge must eventually be tract of city -owned land a re - orchids. farNavasotaLadies'Tresses,a Councilman Ji declaring t he city- Bon whoe�presentedt� petition from . The Driv e ecti n i - her ne tiny white orchid. servatibns about g }agh Vr'ilson, an associate profes- owned tract, located near the prop- asking that traffic sig- scheduled to havesignals 4 biolo J nals be installed at Texas Avenue and Ash said. gy at A&M who has sur- osed industrial park, a reserve for • • Power outage reported in CS Homes over a large area of College Station were without power for about 22 minutes Saturday night when a substation on FM 2818 went down. A College Station Utilities dispatcher said a circuit breaker was triggered, which caused lights to go out in homes from Southwest Parkway to Jersey. Street. He could not estimate how many homes were affected, but said it was "a pretty good area." He said he did not know the cause of the outage. "Evidently it was a load in the line that tripped it off," he said. "But I don't rey know. Something like that can just happen out of theblue. " The dispatcher said the ffrst calls reporting the ,power failure came in at 6:32 p.m., and that power was restored within 22 minutes. The Eagle /Sunday, November 17, 1985 B=CS polishing image 1"."I"re new industries C By ROBERT POOL "What we push about Bryan - Business Writer College Station, number one," said, The local economy has been much B e d�esources s of the university in the news recently: ■ Texas Instruments announced it Texas A &M, he said, provides not was closing its College Station plant. only research facilities, but also an ■ Various statistics on unemploy- available workforce and technical ment recently indicated Bryan- training programs. College Station has been hit as hard "We also emphasize the economic as the rest of Texas by an abrupt slow- stability that A &M provides," Brady down in the generation of new jobs. said. "An industry doesn't want to be E A Texas A &M study cited the major economic (actor in the Bryan - College Station along with Houston and Odessa as among the. metropolitan areas of the state whose in- migrUion of residents has dropped most sharply. I ■ On the bright side, ' Westing- house has announced that it may soon be hiring 80 new employees. ■ And the construction of perhaps two new psychiatric hospital facili- ties may be in the offing. But the area isn't doing as well as it had in the good old days of just a few years ago. And like the leadership of thousands of communities across the nation, local businessmen and offi- cials are turning to industrial recruit- ment to put more steam into the local economic engine. What makes Bryan- College Sta- tion attractive to industry? Part of any competitive, strategy is to know your strengths and weaknes- ses, and Ed Brady, executive vice president of the Bryan- College Sta- tion Chamber of Commerce, makes it his business to know both. One of his jobs is to sell the area to new businesses. area. Next, he said, he pushes Bryan - College Station's central location be- tween Houston, Dallas -Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio. "Industry can tap into those huge metropolitan areas, but not be saddled with some of their problems," he said. "We also sell the work ethic," he added. "People in the Southwest, and especially in Texas, really likir to,. work. You hardly ever work within industrial prospect that doesn't men- tion the work ethic." Brady was not here when the largest company to move into the area; Westinghouse, decided to lo- cate a defense plant in College Sta- tion. It opened in January 1983. Bill Sensibaugh, human resource manager at the plant, explained hi s company's the decision to locate i n College Station: The Westinghouse site in Bald more was overcrowded, and instea d of expanding or building anothe plant in the area, Westinghouse de tided to look for a site elsewhere said Sensibaugh. The decision was made because a growth in defense contracts was ex- pected, several satellite plants were I already in the Baltimore area, and Westinghouse wanted the increased flexibility that expanding its base of operations would give. Teams of industrial scouts were lah sent, jUpossible sites in Texas, Flor- ida„ Maryland, Kansas, Utab and Louisiana. The scouts usually come into an area anonymously„ identifying them- selves only, say, to the vice president of.the local Chamber of Commerce, Sensibaugh said. Then they move around the community, talking to anybody they meet. They'll go into a restaurant, for example, to talk to a waitress. They'll ask her questions about the commun- ity and how she likes living there. They'll read the local newspaper to O t a feel for how the community sees itself, whether it has a positive or tiegative attitude. They'll talk to local businessmen. Westinghouse scouts, Sensibaugh said, visited 13 communities and rated them on 40 criteria, divided into eight groups: workforce, availability s of management and professional staff, utilities, political climate and community acceptance, transporta- tigp, support services, transportation and housing for visitors, and desir- able site locations. r The categories were weighted according to their perceived import- anc%,:1 Westinghouse: workforce was weighted to be 22.9 peceot of the The Eagle /Sunday, November 17, 1985 • Eagle graphic by Rolanda Warren total value of a town's final rating; professional and management availa- bility was given 29.5 percent of the total value; utilities, 17.1 percent; and so on down to 1.9 percent for visitor housreg and transportation. A weighted total was then calcu- lated for each city, and the top five cities were considered for the loca- tion. For Westinghouse, they were, in order: Tallahassee, Fla.; Mel- bourne, Fla.; Lubbock; Bryan - College Station; and Hammond, La. Westinghouse moved a plant from Maryland to Melbourne = they choose Melbourne over Tallahassee because the atmosphere was better, Sensibaugh said. The company then had to decide where to locate a new plant. The final decision to go to College Station was based on Texas A &M, Sensibaugh said. Although Texas Tech University in Lubbock has an engineering school, Texas A &M rated higher on the strength of its en- gineering program. Ed Kuehn, the site manager at the Texas Instruments plant in College Station, outlined a similar strategy in explaining why TI chose to locate here. First, a committee from the com- pany's corporate offices visited the area anonymously,,.looking it over, talking to community leaders. Those managers, Kuehn said, were attracted to Bryan - College Sta- tion because of its proximity to other TI plants in Houston, Austin and Temple. TI also liked the work ethic here. "People work very hard here," Kuehn said. "They work harder, they're more businesslike, they're more committed to their jobs. There's a stark difference from what I saw in the big cities." Besides the location and the work ethic, Kuehn also cited Texas A &M and adequate transportation to other TI plants as plus marks for Bryan- College Station. Kuehn said the announcement to close the Texas Instruments plans Turn to B -CS, page 4E e a ft - How Westinghouse scored B -PS and l other cities o�sln e O z, Q G °xx ya, ta\ t � a � ac° J a`\a'C Workforce 590 8 312 442 514 366 Management/ professional 760 F644 550 598 712 610 Utilities 440 368 368 368 296 368 Political climate/ acceptance 300 276 178 256 276 214 Transportation 270 160 160 196 244 226 Support services 70 56 56 56 56 70 Visitor housing and transportation 50 30 30 50 50 50 Site locations 100 80 0 100 100 80 Total weighted points 2580 2022 1646 2050 2232 1976 Eagle graphic by Rolanda Warren total value of a town's final rating; professional and management availa- bility was given 29.5 percent of the total value; utilities, 17.1 percent; and so on down to 1.9 percent for visitor housreg and transportation. A weighted total was then calcu- lated for each city, and the top five cities were considered for the loca- tion. For Westinghouse, they were, in order: Tallahassee, Fla.; Mel- bourne, Fla.; Lubbock; Bryan - College Station; and Hammond, La. Westinghouse moved a plant from Maryland to Melbourne = they choose Melbourne over Tallahassee because the atmosphere was better, Sensibaugh said. The company then had to decide where to locate a new plant. The final decision to go to College Station was based on Texas A &M, Sensibaugh said. Although Texas Tech University in Lubbock has an engineering school, Texas A &M rated higher on the strength of its en- gineering program. Ed Kuehn, the site manager at the Texas Instruments plant in College Station, outlined a similar strategy in explaining why TI chose to locate here. First, a committee from the com- pany's corporate offices visited the area anonymously,,.looking it over, talking to community leaders. Those managers, Kuehn said, were attracted to Bryan - College Sta- tion because of its proximity to other TI plants in Houston, Austin and Temple. TI also liked the work ethic here. "People work very hard here," Kuehn said. "They work harder, they're more businesslike, they're more committed to their jobs. There's a stark difference from what I saw in the big cities." Besides the location and the work ethic, Kuehn also cited Texas A &M and adequate transportation to other TI plants as plus marks for Bryan- College Station. Kuehn said the announcement to close the Texas Instruments plans Turn to B -CS, page 4E e a ft B -CS polishing image From page 1E he` was an economic decision, not one that reflects the company's atti- tude toward the location. He said the company may wetl return here. "TI has not put this plant on the market," Kuehn said. "I really feel that TI is eventually going to do something here:" One company that looked at this area but decided to go elsewhere was Minigrip Inc. of Orangeburg, N.Y., a subsidiary of Signode Corp. Minig- rip manufactures reclosable plastic bags. Its scouts looked at Bryan -. College Station last fall, buj the com- pany finally decided to to ate in Se- guin between Austin and San Antonio. Joe Rymsza, vice president of marketing for Minigrip, explained what the company liked and disliked about the area. "We really liked the resource availability at Texas A &M," he said. "We felt we could do some really' neat stuff." In fact, he said, Minigrip still hopes to be able to use the re- sources at Texas A &M, even though they are not very close to their Seguin location. The company also liked Bryan - College Station because it was close to its resin supplies in Houston and Port Arthur. But the primary reason the plant was placed elsewhere was because the company could find no'developed industrial site with rail service. "I needed rail -served industrial land - sites," Rymsza said. "The rail - served sites in Seguin were fully de- veloped." Rymsza mentioned two other negatives for Bryan - College Station: accessibility and land costs. "Several of us would be there ev- ery month," he said, "and it would be inconvenient" without good trans- portation into the area, The land costs were slightly higher than what the company eventually paid in Seguin, he said. The major negative factors in- fluencing every business that looks at Bryan - College Station seem to be transportation, appearance and com- munity attitude. to attract new industries When Westinghouse ranked the 13 communities, Bryan - College Station scored worse on transportation than all but three. It got 36 points out of a possible 90 for air transportation, 32 out of 40 for rail, 72 out of 90 for freight trucking, and 20 out of 50 for public transportation. The good news is that the problem is being tended to — the runway at Easterwood Airport is being leng- thened, service. there is being ex- panded, and highways into both towns are being improved. The lack of a rail -served industrial site, which kept Minigrip out, also soon will be rectified with the com- pletion of the first phase of the Bryan Industrial Park early next year. "Transportation, in my opinion, is not a negative anymore," Brady said. "Two years from now every- thing will be fixed up." Sensibaugh and Kuehn both agreed that, although transportation used to be a major problem, it is no longer. The appearance of the community is a more serious concern. "Community look is without a doubt an economic development issue," said Brady. "Eyesores, such as trash, dilapidated buildings, junk in view of the public send a poor signal to potential business." He said that a company official looking at a poorly kept community will wonder, "`Am I going to have any trouble moving my key people to The Eagle /Sunday, Nover.ber 17, 1985 that community and have them feel good about it ? "' Sensibaugh echoed' those concerns, noting that on certain approaches the area looked junky, run -down and ugly. Depending on who you talk to, community attitude may or may not be seen as a problem. All three businessmen seem to agree that attitude is an important fac- tor in a company's decision where it will locate. But attitude is hard to measure. Sensibaugh, for one, thinks that an awareness of the problem has brought about successful efforts to combat it. Specifically, he mentioned Leadership Brazos, an effort to intro- duce young business and community leaders to each other. New phone About 3,100 telephone customers in Bryan- College Station have new numbers today. At 2 a.m. this morning, General Telephone Co. was to have changed many numbers in the 775, 779, 822, and 823 exchanges to two new ex- changes, 774 and 776. A similar change will occur Dec. 7, when about 1,000 customers in the 693, 696, and 764 exchanges will become 690. Because of the Decem- ber changes, GTE had urged custom- ers to keep their old telephone direc- tories until then. Two other major changes in num- bers are pl in May and Novem- ber, 1986. Some customers affected numbers in use by those changes have dual listings in the directory. Others, those living in the north- east segment of the GTE service area, are listed with their current numbers in the directory althbugh their ex- changes will change to 778 in about a year. Two major institutions and one emergency service will have new numbers today. The Brazos County Rape Crisis Center, including the 24 -hour Crisis Hotline, will change to 776 -7273 or 776 -RAPE. The Eagle will change to 776 -4444, and St. Joseph Hospital will change to 776 -3777. The Eagle /Sunday, November 17, 1985 Eagle graphic by Rolanda War mn A &M planning new terminal, parking garage C� By DANIEL PUCKETT Staff Writer A new parking garage and a new terminal at Easterwood Airport came a step closerto construction Saturday at a special meeting of a committee of the Texas A &M board of regents. The regents' planning and building committee asked the A &M system staff to prepare program's of require- ments for both buildings A program of requirements, which lists the building's space requirements and assigns that space to its users, is a first step tow * construction of a new building at A &M. The $12 million parking garage at University Drive and Ireland Street will accommodate 2,000 cars, said committee.Chairman Royce Wisen- baker of Tyler. University officials have recommended building a 1,000 - car garage, but Wisenbaker and Re- gent Joe Richardson of Amarillo said. congestion on the northeast side of the campus, which will worsen ash construction of new buildings con- tinues, makes . the larger garage necessary. Conruction is now under way on an addition to the chemistry building and an engineering and physics build- ing. Another building, for the Texas Transportation Institute, civil en- gineering and engineering design graphics, is planned for the near fu- ture. Wisenbaker said officials plan to finance the garage with $8 million in revenue bonds, to be repaid from parking fees, and with a fund of park- ing fees set aside for the garage. He said the fund, which now holds $3 million, grows by $1 million a year. No schedule has been set for build- ing the garage, but construction can- not start until the physical -plant faci- lities now on the site are razed. Those facilities will be replaced by a new building on Agronomy Road sche- duled for confpletion next year. Construction of the garage, Wisen- baker said, will require further in- creases in parking fees, but he did not specify how much fees would rise. Parking fees were last- raised for the 1984 -.85 school year, when student parking fees jumped by 67 percent to 117 percent. The new airport terminal 411 be on Easterwood's north side, jus outh of FM 60. The regents already have approved the preliminary design of the utilities and roads needed for the terminal, but Saturday's action was the first to involve the terminal building. Wisenbaker said A &M still has no estimate on the cost of the termitial, which will be built in several phases. However, he said the first phase probably will cost $700,000 to $800,000. The Eagle /Sunday, November 17, 1985 G Teen Center draws junior high students The College Station Teen Center — or perhaps more accurately, Pre- teen Center— has become a popular haunt for junior high school stu- dents. The center opened in February and was originally planned as a gathering place for teens in sixth through 12th grades. But high school students showed little interest in the center, located within walking distance of Oakwood Middle School and A &M Junior High. The center is located in the old band hall building at the College Station Community Center, and was remodeled with $85,000 in federal funds and volunteer work and con- tributions organized by a group of teen -age teen center directors. Peggy Calliham, director of the community cents} 1, said 61 sixth, seventh and eighth graders have paid for memberships, which cost $1 a month and $3 . for a membership card. The center is open from 3:30 -5:30 p.m. on weekdays and there are lances every Friday and Saturday from 7 -10 p.m. Calliham pays a teen -alter $10 a night to be the disc jockey during the weekend dances, so that there is no confusion over who plays what music. The members are adding more personality to the center, bringing posters and decorations. And a couple of service clubs have offered to donate some more furni- ture. Calliham said she is beginning to get a grasp of what the young adoles- cents want and need. One of the most pressing needs, Calliham said, is a little mature advice on the do's and don't's of CITY HALL By Brad Owens courtship. "At first, we had all girls com- ing," Calliham said. "One day. there were about 15 girls there and three boys came walking up the side- walk. The girls ran to the door, and the boys were so scared that they ran off. And we still didn't have any boys. "The girls are so aggressive," Calliham said. "The boys can't tell that the girls like them because they (the girls) are always hitting them." "The girls want to make the boys dance." Calliham said. At one point, Calliham mentioned to some of the girls that the boys might respond better to them if they acted like ladies. "Act like ladies ?" the girls wailed. "Yuck! Calliham is trying to find ways of helping the kids develop a few social skills, like learning how to dance, how to stay in control around mem- bers of the opposite sex, and so on, without getting into areas that be- long to the kids' parents. The afternoons are more struc- tured than they started out, and Cal - liham has brought in a drama group from Texas A &M University to do audience- participation dramas that teach about the dangers of peer pressure and drug and alcohol abuse. "We're just discovering the things the kids want," Calliham said. She also said she is looking for other groups that like to work with teen -agers and have ideas for after - school programs. The Eagle /Monday, November 18, 1985 r: LWbid�fdCen on road projects- 0 Harte -Hanks Austin Bureau AUSTIN — The State De artmen of Hi6way and Pub�WA - tion has announced low bidders on nearly $ 1 million of pl anned road im provements in Brazos County. 7wmes Davidson onstructors of Dickinson bid $295,300 for installa- tion of traffic signals and safety lights in College Station at Texas Avenue at Deacon Street, on FM 2154 at M and on 2818 at Longmire Drive and at io rand Young Brothers Contractors of Waco bid $675.948 for improvement of sidewalks, drains, curbs and grades along FM 1688 from Palasota Drive to Finfeathcr Road in Bryan. All bids are subject to final approv- al, which the commission will con- sider Nov. 26. . The Eagle /Tuesday, November 19, 1985 n u Alert driver credited for saving home Alfray Thomas is a hero of sorts around the collage Station mainte- nance garage. truck for Thomas drives a garbage d the city, and on Nov. 6, he helped sale a house on Rock Prairie Road that was on fire. `I was going out to the landfill." Thomas said. ' I dust happened to see the smoke coming out from under the roof, and I stopped in front otit and called in "' College Station firefighters re- sponded to his truck radio call and had the fire under control in about 20 minutes. The house had severe r a ge in the Jitchen and dining ea, but if. Thomas hadn't been alert, the house would have been lost. A —That's the first time l ever saw a house on fire," Thomas said They sived it, and that was the nice thing, ' Thomas has received letters of f. Alfray Thomas spotted fire commendation fr*n his supervisor Alfred Miller, and City Manager North Bardell: Robert Epps, the city's assistant director of public services, said most College Station city vehicles are equipped with radios. He said city workers regularly report traffic acci- dents and other minor emergencies. 0 The Eagle /Tuesday, November 19, 1985 • Waiting for deregulation While paying my cable bill this month, I decided to ask about the rate increase. I felt the increase was not justified. The clerk assured me that the increase was necessary. If the rate increase was necesary, I asked, why did McCaw not consult the Bryan and College Station city councils first'? This would seem to me to be an obvious atiOmpt to antagonize the very councils that gave birth to McCaw's monopoly. The reply was a lot less sure. About. a year from now, when the federal cable deregulation act takes full effect, McCaw will not have to consult the councils to raise rates. But neither will their monopoly be protected. So I guess I can live with the cable rates for the next year, until the real free market will determine it cable. costs too much. DAVID E. GILLUM Bryan 0 The Eagle /Tuesday, November 19, 1985 _k new strategy for CS Foundation to pitch for entire county By BRAD OWENS Staff Writer The College Station Industrial Foundation has a new, more diverse strategy for bringing more business to College Station and Brazos County. E.W. "Eddie" Schultz, chairman of the foundation board, said the foundation will make itsTitch on be- half of not just the city of College Station but all of Brazos County. Schultz cites a study of the effects of the Brazos County Industrial Park that shows secondary benefits of new cal industry help College Station ificantly, even if the industries do locate within the city limits. When people employed by the new businesses buy houses and shop in the city, locaa�l tax rolls increase. The Andation's board of direc- tors was rebuilt in May to make it more accountable to the College Sta- tion City Council, and the council today is expected to approve changes in foundation bylaws that are neces- sary because of the new structure. The formerly 18- member board was replaced by nine directors who were appointed by the council. The nine include Fred Brown, a non- voting member who sits on the city council and acts as liaison between the foundation board and the council. The foundation hopes to develop an industrial park at the south end of College Station. The city owns about 1,300 acres of land across Texas 6 from the new water tower, and the council planned to trade about 700 acres of that land to developer W.D. "Bill" Fitch in return for adjacent land facing Texas b, which was to be developed for industrial use by Fitch. 'Aut Schultz said the new board's itions are broader and more crea- tive. 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Re, ° ° aeca a) o y axis ctU 3 O 3°"�0 .5 vc�� �o N m - 0 o y C E C •; G c •c C .- O •C O u v L3 b cv C ti C ad y. 0 b o� •� p x �^v r- E 22 n 0 °- e a, The Eagle /Wednesday, November 20, 1985 • N 9 Council votes today on By JIM BUTLER mined that there was "insufficient in- Television Editor formation to establish the reasonable - The College Station City Council ness" of the rate increase, according will vote today on suspending the rate to the resolution. increase proposed by McCaw Cab- The resolution calls for the incision p r Oct. 31. appointment of Jack Hopper of Au- The cable opera or annou its 3 0t McCaw to s ubm t of finanr it wold raise Family Pac from $12.50 to annual reports, information including nd balance $15 effective Dec. I . The rate suspension was recom- statements, breakdown of revenue mended by the city's Franchise generated by basic and movie chan- Advisory Committee which deter- nels, detailed information about • special session today r CS. council holds p cable rate headquarters and regional expenses allocation and calculation of return on investment. The franchise agreement between the city and McCaw calls for a public hearing on the rate increase to be con- ducted within 21 days after the finan- cial information has been submitted by McCaw. The Bryan City Council voted last week to join College Station in shar- ing the expense of hiring a rate con- sultant. The College Station City Council will discuss a report from the College Station and to consider a p p control soi ° at City w en it Hall. meets to day at 4 p. The special meeting takes the place of meetings ordinarily scheduled dur- ing the fourth week of the month be- cause the meetings would conflict with the Thanksgiving holiday if they were held next week. The industrial foundation reported to the council last week on new strategies for bringing new industries into the College Station area. The proposed erosion control ordi- nance would require land developers to use various devices to slow water flow through drainage ditches so that less soil is washed away. The council will also consider sus- pending a cable television rate In- crease proposed by McCaw Cablev- ision; and it will discuss rezoning an 8.95 -acre tract north of the proposed extension of Holleman drive near Lassie Lane, and a 10.03 -acre tract south of Rock Prairie Road adjacent to the Belmont Place Section Two Also scheduled is a closed session to discuss the possible acquisition of some parkland. The Eagle /Wednesday, November 20, 1985 9 P N q O C n N 00 cn CS Council suspends nds McCaw increase By BRAD OWENS Staff Writer The College Station City Council Wednesday suspended the rate in- crease announced last month by McCaw Cablevision. The council also appointed Jack Hopper of Austin as a consultant to review the request from McCaw. Hopper is a membbr of the Austin Cable Commission, and has worked for the city of Brownwood as a cable consultant. The city ' requested that McCaw supply Hopper with financial in- formation, inclVding: ■ Its most recent balance sheet, ■ A breakdown of the revenue sedimentation fills creeks and cul- ure that we want new development, generated by basic and premium verts and reduces their ability to carry and I'm leery of making it so difficult channels, excess rainwater. for developers that they'll go to Dal- ■ How expenses are divided be- tween the local operation and ead- quarters, and ■ A calculation of return on in- vestment. Hopper said Tuesday that the in- formation will be public record once he receives it, unless he is directed by the council not to release it. In other business, the council dis- cussed an ordinance, drafted by the city engineering staff and the. city drainage committee, that would con- trol erosion and sedimentation. The The ordinance would require buil- ders to submit a detailed description of drainage ditches and erosion - control methods before being permit- ted to begin work. laJ VI rV JVll II.W lll.l \. ♦.l J�., u av ���• said. Council members Bond, Bob Run- nels and Lynn Mcllhaney were desig- nated to meet with the drainage com- mittee to revise the ordinance. The council also directed City Attorney Cathy Locke to prepare a resolution that would establish a new set of bylaws for the College Station Industrial Foundation. The council will vote on the new bylaws at its Dec. 11 meeting. Mayor Gary Halter said he favors the ordinance, which he said is less restrictive than similar ordinances enacted by other cities. But council- men Fred Brown and Jimmy Bond said the permit requirements would be too complex. "I thought we were taking a post- • residents to get rebate 1�1 By SCOTT SUTHERLAND Staff Writer While most College Station resi- dents will receive a Christmas rebate from the utility company, some stu- dents will be left out of the deal. In October utilities manager Linda Piwonka announced that Col- lege Station Utilities would be receiv- ing a rebate from Gulf States Utili- ties, College Station's utilities supplier. The rebate from Gulf States Utili- ties totaled $634,475, and Piwonka sug that the city contribute ' 16, 1 5 from a $ ect fund, pro I total $1,000,640 to return to residential and business customers. The council approved the plan in October. In the past the utility company has returned such rebates by lowering power costs. But City Manager North Bardell suggested the city try a rebate plan. Piwonka said the rebates will pro- vide a boost to the local economy and a more recognizable return for customers than lowered power costs. Piwonka hopes to help the econ- omy jusg n time for i holiday December, j shopping. Piwonka met with business leaders on Nov. 12 to discuss ways to en- courage rebate receivers to spend their money in College Station. One of the ideas discussed was a discount plan for shoppers who purchased goods with the rebate check. Pi- wonka and the chamber of com- merce are asking businesses who wish to participate in the plan to con- tact the Chamber of Commerce or College Station Utilities. The minimum rebate will be $5 and the average rebate to residential customers will be $32. The higher the utility bill during the rebate pe- riod, the higher the rebate check. The rebate is based on an average 3.7 cents per kilowatt hour con- sumed over the past 12 months, Pi- wonka says. So, the more hours used, the lar %er the check will be. Pi- wonka says the average bill in Col- - lege Station is $76 per month in the winter, and $73 per month in the summer. Using the winter rate for six, months and the summer ra for six Utilities es customer pa paid for 12 months of utilities. Residents must be on the College' Station Utilities system to receive the rebate. The rebate is based on the period between September 1984 and October 1985. I£ residents have moved to another apartment but are still on the College Station system, they still will receive a rebate. Seniors who have graduated and left the system are not eligible. And if they were on the College Station system but moved to Bryan, they are ineligible for the rebate. - Residents also must have become a utilities customer between Septetn- ber 1984 and February 1985. Piwonka says Texas A &M will not receive a very large rebate because the University generates most of its own power. ,BCt ecjl" Ud! The E-a%j+e/Friday, November 22, 1985 I M M A n r. A C� z 0 C N N r C :;Ouncil suggests treatment for sex offenders COLLEGE STATION — Treat - nent pprograms for imprisoned sex offenders could reduce inmates' :hances of committing repeat of- enses once they are released, according to the chairman of' a spe- cial state council. Dr. Michael Cox, head of' the Texas Interagency Council on Sex Offender Treatment, has recom- mended that inmates be treated while they are in prison and after their release in an attempt to reduce the number of sex crimes to Texas. About 70 percent of those sex of- fenders incarcerated and not treated will commit sex crimes following their releases, compared to 10 to 30 percent of those who receive psycho- logical treatment, Cox said. Cox, a psychologist at the Baylor College of Medicine, said Wednes- day he is convinced treatment pro- grams can be implemented at a mini- mal cost to the state. Group sychotherapy is the most effective form of treatment, but pa- tients must be treated for an ex- tended period, he said. The council also recommended that some of the state's estimated 20,000 sex offenders could be helped by taking Depo - Provera, a medication that decreases the sex drive, Cox said. But Jane Rand, a staff psycholo- c ist with the Texas Department of orrections, said she did not know if the administration of Depo - Provera would be feasible in the prison sys- tem because of possible violations of prisoners' rights. "TDC's position is not to do in- trusive things," Rand said. "Depo- Provera is still experimental. It's the kind of' situation that we're not ready to embrace yet." Cox has had about an 85 percent success rate treating sex offenders at his private clinic, but he admits there are some who cannot be treated. "Sex offenders cannot be com- pletely cured," Cox said. "The ten dency might not go away but th, criminal activity can be suppressed.' ao weigning severai industrial park plans By BRAD OWENS Staff Writer way or another, the city of College Station may finally be on the verge of .having a long- awaited in- dustrial park. The College Station Industrial Foundation has several proposals pending before the College Station City Council and is still trying, after almost a year of negotiations, to strike a deal with developer W.D. "Bill" Fitch for development of a park in return for a large chunk of city land. The foundation and the council are thinking of putting their industrial park elsewhere if they cannot come to terms with Fitch, and Fitch said this week he, individually, will begin de- velopment of a park next year, deal or no deal. The City Council has been work- ing since 1981 to put together an in- dustrial park in the area between Texas 6, Green's Prairie Road and Rock Prairie Road. The 11 rt ' s • 0 were extended almost two miles to the south in 1983 when the city annexed the property. The city in 1981 bought 1,266 acres of land in the area, hoping to develop an industrial park in coopera- tion with a private developer who owned adjacent property that bor- dered on Texas 6. But the joint venture never came to fruition, and the privately held land has changed hands twice since then. Fitch bought the 956 -acre tract of land in July of 1984, and the founda- tion has been trying to negotiate a land trade with him since the begin- ning of this year. Eddie Schultz, chairman of the in- dustrial foundation's board of direc- tors, said an industrial park needs to have frontage on a major highway in order to be attractive to businesses that would locate there. The city wants to trade Fitch about 700 acres of its land in return for a VV Turn to CS, page 8A %o , X &xx111 From page /A O (1,266 acres) N Fitch tract (956 acres) said, it will take him 12 years or more to develop and sell enough of that prop- erty to recoup his investment. Fitch said he holies to build it high- priced residential development. includ- ing a Woolf court:. on the land now owned by the city. About one -third of the 700 -plus -acre tract is in the 100 - year flood plain and cannot be used for residential development. Various alternative plans have been suggested between Fitch and the city. including a smaller -scale trade ol' city land for developed industrial park land. and an arrangement to trade the land, 2l0acre tract, fully developed for in- dustrial use, which borders on Texas 6. But the negotiations are stalled be- cause of a fundamental disagreement between Fitch and the city over the value of the city land. Fitch said Friday that a 200 -acre in- dustrial park on his land would cost ahout y3 million, including the value of the land and the water lines, roads and other improvements necessary. Fitch believes the city land eventual - ly would be worth that sum. But, he THe Eagle /Saturday, November 23, 1985 proposa and split the development costs. Both Fitch and the industrial founda- tion negotiators are frustrated by their inability to close a deal. But that doesn't necessarily mean the city will not have an industrial park. Fitch said he will begin early in 1986 to develop about 100 acres of the prop- osed park, spending about 51 million on the land nearest Texas 6. He said he is willing to abide by the city's plans tirr the park, which call for the industrial tenants to be involved in "clean indus- try" which will not brine air. noise or visual pollution . to the area. Schultz said the tentative plans call for the industrial park to be "zoned." With the-least attractive industrial plants located farthest from the highway. A wooded area would remain between the back of the industrial park and the eastern edge of the proposed residential area. Because Fitch eventually hopes to develop that area, he is willing to Leo along with the plan. The city can en- force its wishes through the approval process for development and consn tion on the property. While Fitch develops. he and the foundation board may continue to negotiate, and if anv industries decide to locate on Fitch's property. the city's land nearby will increase in value. "Our goal is definitely that we get a park started in 1986. and the earlier the better," Fitch said. 'They (the indust- rial toundation recruiters) need a place to show their prospects around and let .L111... I-- .F..,..1 . ., .J.., n fly rh "', e, -e- I • for an industrial park C move to." Fitch's plans to begin developing the park are contingent on the city begin- ning construction of a $500,000 pack- age sewage plant to serve the area. along with a $200.000 sewer line. Money for the sewer lines was included in the January 1984 bond issue,. and tentative plans call for the sewer plant b 'vite company and its used that the council transfer the tract of city land to the foundation–and that about three acres of land on Texas Ave- nue near the city's old water tower be placed under the control of the founda- tion. The land is in a prime commercial location, and the foundation would sell or lease the land to a business in order to raise money for annual operating ex- penses. foundation would have to ect `4.200 per acre. including. the acreage that is in the flood plain. Brown said he believes other developers could be round who a re willing to develop the whole area. The foundation also could sell a por- tion Hof the land. buy land with highway frontage, and finance development of the industrial park by another method. The city could designate an area to be built y a pn services sold to the city. The industrial foundation's board of directors has asked the council to move to get construction on the sewer plant started next year. Most council inem- be , said they are in favor of the prop- osal. City Councilman Bob Runnels said there is little development.in the area to be served by the plant but .it will be needed eventually. "I suspect since the bond money is already allocated. it's not too risky." Runnels said, noting that because the local economy has slowed. the price for construction of the plant and- sewer -line may be lower now than if the city waits for the area to develop. "lf we're going to stay with our commitment to that park, we ought to do it." Runnels said. The city has already spent more than $I million to provide water, electricity and paved roads in the area. The council is scheduled to discuss construction of the sewer plant. as well as other proposals. made by the founds= Lion board, at its Dec. I I and' 12 meet ings. The foundation board also has prop- Fred Brown. the council's liaison - w within the city limits as a Municipal ready . to drop the negotiations with s sewer construction by issuing MUD Fitch. b district to pay off the bonds. This would Brown said Friday. "It's time for us to a allow development to be financed at get started with a positive program. We. l lower interest rates than available com- can't afford to wait another year.' m merciatly. Brown said the foundation. once it W Whatever method is finally settled has received the land from the city u upon, council members are beginning should sell part or-all . t somewhere nearby. , , I can see where we're �uloing now." would not bring enough money to fi- said C nance a developed park, but Brown. T tructured last May, has put together a disagrees. p s specific lan for cultivating small to seem to think it would." Brown b bu a said: None of the negotiator would i industrial park or elsewhere in the area give t Schultz said the recruitment effort. going for $5 or more per acre. w which begins early next year. is more The city bought 1.266 acres in 1981. i important than physically building a for $1.58 million. part of the land has' p park. And if the foundation has success been designated as a wilderness p L J • � � � ed commune . Wood said the board also permitted The College Station Community; Education Development program has taken a different turn since new school board members, a new superintendent and a new CED director have assumed their positions. The former :> College Station school board felt CED should pay for itself — es pe cially for the director's salary an d CED office expenses. John Reagor, board president, said that the board wanted CED to break even on all its expenses and spelled out what CED could do. Now the board's ideas have changed. Reagor said the current board feels it should allow the director more C'ED to increase teacher salaries to SOCIAL SERVICES attract better instructors. Teacher salar- $ Eugene Cox Jr. ies, which had ranged from $5.75 to By g ere $6.75 per hour, were raised to $7.50 to $9 h ou r authority in determining the direction of CED. "The program had been going dorm for the past three years," Reagor said. "We just made an administrative deci- sion to help turn it around." Three years ago, Reagor said, CED was paying for itself. Former board members, including himself, felt that was the way it should be run. Alonzo Wood, CED director, said the change in authorization, which gives CED more flexibility, has en- abled CED to increase its enrollment and to decrease the number of refunds it has given this fall. "The board kind of got to where it wanted to run the program." Wood said. "It put a lot of restraints on the program — salary raises, number of people in classes ..." Ray Chancellor, district superinten- dent, said: "If you're going to have a good program, the district must fund the director's salary and office ex- penses. And the board agreed to do this. " The board approved $73.320 for CED's 1985 -86 budget. The program generated $74,000 for 198485 and $57,660 for 1983 -84. 6 program takes turn for better Wood estimated that 800 people, not including those who withdrew or re- ceived refunds for classes not offered, were enrolled in CED courses this fall. As of Nov. 15, enrollment this fall was 78 5, which is 44 more than in the fall of 1984. Enrollment for the pre- vious three fall terms was: 1981 — 1,720; 1982 — 1,184; and 1983 — 1,107. Wood said the decline in enrollment since 1981 has been because of the program's negative public image, a lack of public interest in certain classes and because a number of services offered through their classes were avail- able commercially in town. Wood predicts that enrollment for the spring term will increase because more people sign up for classes then. Spring enrollment in 1985 was 585, while it was 1,142 in 1984. E .t Wood said the program has returned fewer than 50 refunds this fall, or about 6 percent of those enrolled, compared to 204, or 28 percent, refunds last fall. He said the low number of refunds indicates CED is satisfying its patrons. Although the tuition cost of $1.25 per hour has not changed since last year, Wood said $16,121 has been col- lected from classes and other activity fees for this fall. That is $1,957 more than in the fall of 1984 and $5,275 less than in fall 1983. "If a class pays for itself, we offer it," Wood said. "if it doesn't, and we almost have enough people in the class to fill it up, we'll look it over. If we like to see the class succeed, we'll offer it." Wood said the only class changes have been reducing the minimum class load to 13 people and reducing the number of class sections from 86 to 60. Wood wants CED to be involved more in educational programs and less in fun- and -game activities. "We'll teach people how to play, but we'll leave the activities up to the parks and recreation department," he said. Chancellor said Wood has reduced the number of programs and improved their quality, has been finding out what people want offered, and has made reg- istration easier. "He's provided a stablizing force in the program," Chancellor said. "I'm very pleased with the work he's done. If he continues to do this, everything will improve." THe Eagle /Monday, November 25, 1985 • CS past office plans -L.-t 0 , Q A • to move sc College Station's post office is going .south next year. Monday was the U.S. Postal Ser- vice's deadline for submission of offers of land for a new main post office t be locate d � �D out P wouldn't complain:" Matcek said the main post office, located on the north side of the Texas A &M campus, has enough room for the six rural routes and 27 city routes that operate out of the building, but has no room to expand- the uni- 'We're hemmed in by we f TPY c avenue. _ _.- �- — • Matcek said. Bill McMillan, manager of the versit y, roblem at the current postal service's real estate office in The main t h e postmaster said, is parking. Dallas, said his office has received site, Png spaces are insufficient many land offers in the last 30 days �, service vehicles, "I've got a stack of them a mile even for the PO patrons and em- high that 1 haven't even looked at," o ees musst wal everal blocks to j McMillan s The offers will be P Y evaluate by a consultig firm which reach Matcek post he is glad the postal will visit the various proposed he said, and he and other postal rt in on the south of the c�i; building vice officials will receive a repo ___n eve got to get over w ere the m id- December. win " Matcek said. "Fif- McMillan said he expects a site to city's > O ado North was the Construction be chosen in March. i teen years would probably begin in November city. Now it's practically on the edge of Bryan." or December of next year . postal service asked for offers Clinton Matcek, College Station The Po postmaster, said he is delighted with those making Offers land, o includekan the plans. g rice, a detailed map and "It can't get started too fast, and it pho p can't get completed too a" M as he shat land wlas prope � zoned and cek said. "If it starts as quickly says, I would be surprised. But 1 had a clear t The Eagle /Tuesday, November 26, 1985 New CS manager takes over Eagle photo by David Einsel New city manager King Cole listens to retiring manager North Bardell. By BRAD OWENS Staff Writer The king is retiring. Long live the p new King — King Cole, who took cp over Monday as College Station's -' city manager. Cole replaced North Bardell, who is retiring after 11 years as city mana- ger. Bardell will continue to work in cn City Hall through the end of this year ¢ as a consultant to the city. When Cole was chosen a month ago, several city employees noted z that Cole would take over his new job o during the week of Bonfire at Texas A &M University. The significance of Bonfire, and the traffic, overtime and fire- related �t headaches that come with it, was in- ti itially lost on Cole. o� "Every time that came up, I would give an inquisitive look and say, , `Well, that's nice, "' Cole said, "and people like North would sort of snicker." Bardell said the only way Cole can learn exactly what Bonfire is all about is to endure it. The Thanksgiving week ritual is probably the brightest manifestation of the close, some - tinnes tense relationship between the Turn to COLE, page 4A Eagle photo by David Einsel New city manager King Cole listens to retiring manager North Bardell. Z� 1 n W A (1) aq N O U C� a� 0 a� x c� = 0 : C O m m� y U❑ �' m O m " ^O O y w CD w b m b h w. c C� CA C a �•°= a~ Mv O T U U '� c � � 0 "." •� w .� b 3 o 0 � . 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Offices will open at 8 a.m. Monday. ■ Wednesday will be a regular school day for students.in the College Station and Bryan school districts. Unlike some previous years, classes in College Station will end at 3:15 p.m. All schools and central offices �i both districts will be closed Thurs- day and Friday. ■ College Station's post offices will be closed Thursday and, with the exception of the Aggieland Station, reopen with regular business hours Friday. The Aggieland Station will be open from 10 a.m. until noon Friday. Bryan's post offices also will be closed Thursday, but will resume normal operations Friday. ■ The Brazos County Court- house will be closed Thursday. and Friday. ■ All non - essential university administrative offices will lie closed Thursday and Friday. Activities in the Memorial Student Center will close Wednesday at 5 p.m., except for the bookstore and Food Services. The bookstore will close at 6 p.m. and Food Services at 7 p.m. The MSC main desk will be open throughout the holiday period while the Rudder Information Center will bt; open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. The in- formation center will be closed all day Friday. On Thursday the MSC bookstore will be open from 9 a.m. -until 7:30 p.m., and the Association of Former Students will be open from 10 a.m. until 6:45 p.m. The A.P. Beutel Health Center will be closed Thursday through Saturday and will reopen at 6 p.m. Sunday. ■ There will be no garbage ser- vice Thursday. On Friday, commer- cial container collection will be avail- able. Saturday, residential garbage collection will resume. Trash collec- tion, however, will not be availabl until Monday. ■ The landfill will be open uni noon on Thursday and will be closed all day Friday. ■ The Bryan Aquatic Center will close Thursday and reopen Fri- day. Bryan Utilities Lake Park will be closed both Thursday and Friday, and reopen Saturday. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: The City of College Station City Council will hold a public hearing to consider a Prelimi- nay Resubdivision Plat of Lot 3 Block V University Park Sec- tion Two subdivision. The Council RoomloftheeCollege Station City Hall at 1101 Texas Avenue at 7:00 P.M. on Thurs- day. December 12,1986. For additional information Contact thQ City Plemmng f i ce (409) 784 -3570 Albert 0. Mayo, Jr- Director of Planning 11 -27 -85 THe Eagle/ Wednesday, November 27, 1985 0 n U 106 legal Notices formation, contact the office I Of the City Secretary, 764 -3512 I or 764 -3516. 11 -28 -85 U wnVM I 'he City of College Station ,ill hold a Public Hearing on he Question of approval or fenial of a rate increase pro - aosal submitted on October 31, 1985, by McCaw BCS CiOm munications, Inc. Said Public Hearing is scheduled in ac- cordance with the provisions of Resolution No. 11- 20- 85 -08, A RESOLUTION SUSPEND- ING THE OCTOBER 31, 1985, RATE INCREASE BY McCAW BCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC., and under the terms of the franchise agreement be- tween McCaw BCS Communi- cations, Inc., and the City of College Station, approved by the City Council on Septem- ber 27, 1984, and accepted by McCaw BCS Communications Inc., on October 16, 1984. The Hearing will be conducted at the regular meeting of the City Council, on Thursday, De- cember 12, 1985, 700 p.m., in the City Hall. 1101 South Texas Avenue. College Station, Texas. The Public is invited to comment. For additional in- CJ The Eagle /Thursday, November 28, 1985 49 LJ • Holiday closings In observance of Thanksgiving Day today, most city, state and uni- versity offices will be closed. City of Bryan offices and the Bryan Public Library will be closed until Saturday. College Station city offices will open at 8 a.m. Monday. The U.S. Postal Service will not operate today, and on Friday, the Aggieland Station will only be open from 10 a.m. to noon. The landfill will be open until noon today and closed all day Friday. I There will be no garbage service today. On Friday, commercial con- tainer collection will be available. On Saturday, residential garbage', collection will resume but there will be no trash collection until Monday. Texas A &M's Memorial Student Center's main desk will be open throughout the holiday period. The MSC bookstore will be open from 9 la.m. to 7:30 p.m. today and the Association of Former Students office will be open from 10 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. The A. P. Beutel Health Center on campus will be closed Thursday through Saturday. The Bryan Aquatic Center will be closed today and reopen Friday. Bryan Utilities Lake Park will be closed today and Friday. • The Eagle /Thursday, November 28, 19 -35 • • Winners named for CS , Eagle ,oloring contest st Here are the winners of the first \nnual Christmas Coloring Station ponsored by the College artment , and Recreation i on Eagle: nd the daughter of 1 Aman Walzel, 2, Irian and Kathy Walzel of College ; tation. Chr i s ti a n, stian, 4, daughter of 11 Michelle Christian of Bryan - M a ry Gattfsy 6, daughter of Jim and Lyn Gatti. of College Station. ■I Jenny Fuqua, 7, daughter of Gary and Debbie Fuqua of Navasota. M C p Martinez, 9, child of Roy and M Martinez of Bryan Winners were chosen from 147 en- tries in five age categories. All five children will be given plaques at the ceremony at 7 lighting Christmas tree g m Dec. 2 in Central park. OR The Eagle /Saturday, November 30, 1985 C J 0 BID NOTICE The City of College Station is Accepting Bid(s) For: MISCELLANEOUS METAL SHELVING until 10:00 AM, December 4, 1985, at which time the bids will be opened in the office of the Purchasing Agent at the City Hall. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids re- ceived after that time will be returned unopened The City of College Station reserves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all irregularities in said bid and t accept the offer considere most advantageous to the City. These items may be pur chased with Revenue Sharinc Funds. 61D #88-23 11 -22- 85,11 -29-85 The Eagle /Saturday, November 30, 1985 • uS sets open house The city of College Station Wednesday will honor retiring City Manager North Bardell, Santa Claus, and Uno Poo, the College Station police dog — and feature the work of local performers and craftsmen — at its Sesquicentennial Christmas Open House. The open house, at the College Station Community Center, will begin at 3 p.m. with a performance by George Winstein and the Medicare Jazz Band. Other performers during the afternoon and evening will in- clude the "Aggienizers" of the Singing Cadets, Heather VanDever's Dance Students, the Aggie Men's Club Songfest winners, and drama students from A &M Junior High. The arts and crafts displays will include Mary Lu Epps, who will demonstrate gingerbread craftsmanship; Jody Bates, who will make a sesquicentennial presenta- tion; Melba French, who will show antique dolls; and Daniel Waskow, who will demonstrate landscape and nature photography. Activities will continue until 7 p.m. The Eagle /Sunday, December 1, 1985 0 n L L Seat belt law offenders now ,Jy FRANK SMITH Repor- -ter Sunday marked the beginning of the penalty enforcement phase of Texas' mandatory seat belt law, meaning those caught not complying can now be fined from $25 to $50. Since the law went into effect Sept. ;1, violators have been issued watn- ,ings. The law requires the use of seat )gilts by the drivers and front seat passengers of all cars, vans and trucks with a capacity of' less than 1,500 pounds. Drivers are held }responsible for themselves anO any front seat pas- sengers younger than 15 years old. J A. brozco, personnel training officer fbr tfle College Station Police Department', at last week that the issuing of citations to those not abid- ing by the new law will be left to offic- ers' discretion when they work at acci- dent sites or stop motorists for other traffic violations. Bryan police Maj. Lee Freeman said that city's officers also will work. to uphold the new law. "We will enforce the law, and we will issue citations when violations come to our attention," Freeman said. "The normal way that's going to come to our attention is when we make a normal traffic stop for some other type of violation or when we go out to work an accident. "In other words, we're not going to be setting up roadblocks to stop peo penalized ple like the old DL (driver's license) checks or something like that." According to- a.survey conducted by the Texas Transportation Insti- tute — which is headquartered at Texas A &M — prior to the im- plementation of the law, compliance with the law would represent a change - inhabit for many Texans. The survey, cdglfucted at major street intersections to 12 of the state's metropolitan areas between January and June of this year, indicated that onCy 15 percent of the sampled auto- mobile drivers and 10 percent of the front seat passengers sampled wore shoulder belts. In the Bryan - College Station area, 16.4 percent of the observed drivers and 14.7 percent of the observed front -seat passengers were wearing shoulder belts. Bryan - College Station had the third highest shoulder belr See Unbelted,page 6 Unbelted drivers to be penalized 'continued from pagel usage rate of the 12 sampled areas. Nancy Hairiield, a TTI program manager working in Austin, said the iurvey, which included the observa- tion of 36,441 vehicles state -wide, only monitored vehicles covered by :he law. She also said the observations were limited to the use of shoulder belts. "For one thing, it's (usage of shoul 4er belts) easier to spot but also th year the three -point lap /shoulder bel t system became required equipment was in 1968," Hatfield said. "So real) there aren't too many cars that ar out on the road today that would no t come equipped. "The way we check for that (whether the car is equipped wit h belts) is that, itl*the same year head rests also became required safety equipment. So if' we limit ourselves tt The vehicles that have the headrests we know a shoulder belt is available. "The main point was that we were trying to get at observation sites in these cities that we can replicate again in the coming year so that we'll have some comparisons that we can make between the year before the law and the year after." Hatfield added that another sur- vey will be conducted in the same e areas between January and June of 1986. "We wanted to wait until after Dec. y 1 for sure just so that the law would be e enforced," she said. Ann Streetman, public affairs manager of the Texas Safety Associa- tion, said older model cars which - - were produced before seat belts be came part of standard equipment are > exempt from the law. Batallion /Monday, Dece "Brit you would be in non- compliance if you had it car which came with safety belts and you had taken them out," she said. "That would be a violation." Streetman also said - the enactment of the law has resulted in a financial break for Texas drivers. "Late last month the State Board of Insurance had several hearings on rates," she said. "And they made a decision to reduce automobile rates based solely on the safety belt law. "Furthermore, that was based on the assumption that 65 percent of the motoring public would buckle up ... Usage is certainly coming up. You can tell if you just look.'; Streetman added that Texas is one of 16 states which has a mandatory seat belt law. The District of Col- umbia also has a seat belt law. tuber 2, 1985 H (D W r (D 0 a a t:) (D 0 m 9 m n a Ul Local police enforce seatbelt law The mandatory seatbelt law was enforced in different ways in Bryan - College Station Sunday, the first day violators could receive tickets and not just warnings. said that the checkpoints would not be a regular activity for campus police because of other more pressing problems and to avoid causing traffic backups. At Texas A &M, university police "I would rather st d ' f set up a checkpoint on East Main Drive for almost an hour during the afternoon to check driver's licenses and seatbelt, but did not hand out any tickets for seatbelt violations. Director of Security Bob Wiatt op avers or something substantive first," Wiatt said, such as faiiutg to stop at a sign or a missing headlight. "They did it to make sure people were aware the seatbelt law was in effect. Because of our magnaminous victory (over the University of Texas Thursday), we felt inclined to give warning tickets instead," Wiatt said. He said that many people who were stopped had a positive reaction and were appreciative of the re- minder. Things were a little tougher in Bryan. Lt. Mike Orozco said one of his officers told him he had written three tickets. All other officers were encouraged to be on the lookout for a reason to write a ticket. "I said, `Be sure if you see any violations to write them up because people are expecting us to, "' Orozco said. "We kind of have a commitment to do it," Orozco added. In College Station, Sgt. Gary Bishop said it was up to the individual officer to decide if he wanted to look for violators. He did not know if any officers had written citations yet. "They do what they want to as far as writing citations," Bishop said. Eagle photo b David Einsel University police officers check drivers for seatbelt violations at the main entrance to campus. E College Station Postmaster Clinton Matchek, right, holds a $1 million check from the city of College Station utilities department while Santa Claus gives postal worker Carl Cooper a hand. Matchek won't be able to cash the check, but Col- Big rubber check lege Station residents are getting real checks from the city, which is rebating $1 million to utility customers from Gulf States Utilities fuel over- charges and from the city's Energy Project Fund. . The Eagle /Tuesday, December 3, 1985 C � J TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The City of College Station will hold a Public Hearing on the Question of approval or denial of a rate increase pro- posal submitted on October 31, 1985, by McCaw BCS Com- munications, Inc. Said Public Hearing is scheduled in ac- cordance with the provisions of Resolution No. 11- 20- 85 -08, A RESOLUTION SUSPEND- ING THE OCTOBER 31, 1985, RATE INCREASE BY McCAW BCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC., and under the terms of the franchise agreement be- tween McCaw BCS Communi- cations, Inc., and the City of College Station, approved by the City Council on Septem- ber 27, 1984, and accepted by McCaw BCS Communications Inc., on October 16, 1984. The Hearing will be conducted at a special meeting of the City Council, on Wednesday, De- cember 18, 1985, 5:00 P.M., in the City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. The public is invited to comment. This Hearing was originally scheduled to be heard at the regular meeting of the City Council, on Thurs- day, December 12, 1985, 7:00 P.M., but has been re- scheduled. for additional in- formation, contact the Office of the City Secretary, 764 -3512 or764 -3516. 12 -03 - 81 The Eagle /Tuesday, December 3, 1985 u 1V1ore 0 C J growth for B -CS? Study calls for rate of 2.2% until 2000 By WILLIAM GARLAND Harte -Hanks Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — The Bryan - College Station Metropolitan Statis- tical Area is expected to grow by 2.2 percent annually until the year 2000, with a population of more than 134,000 by the year 1990 and about 160,000 by the end of the century . Those figures were released Tues- day by the Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis which estimated population and income projections for all of the nation's 313 metropolitan statistical areas. Bryan - College Station's total population was predicted to rise by 43.7 percent between 1983 and 2000, giving the city a ranking of 227th in population among the metropolitan areas. The city ranked 276th among those areas in 1983. Other figures from the analysis showed that the number of jobs in Bryan - College Station is expected to rise by 59.3 percent between 1983 and 2000, with a total of 83,000 Bryan - College Station residents em- ployed at the end of that period. By the year 1990, per capita per- sonal income in Bryan - College Sta- tion is expected to go up to $10,829 in 1983 dollars. The figure is expected to reach $12,523 in 1983 dollars by the year 2000. The city's ranking among metro- politan areas is expected to remain about the same in the area of per capi- ta income. The city ranked 283rd in per capita income in 1983 and is pre- dicted to rank 290th by 2000. Total personal income in the city is expected to rise more dramatically, by 98.2 percent from 1983 to 2000, according to the analysis. Total per - ional income in the Bryan - College Station area was about $1 billion in 1983. By the year 2000, that level is predicted to reach $2 billion in 1983 Tf I M rSaylui vvearnesaay, uecember 4 , 1985 • • 'ITATION BY PUBLICATION HE STATE OF TEXAS TO: JOB LOWERY d /b /a TEXA: EQUIPMENT COMPANY, De• tendant in the Cause hereir described, Defendant, Greeting: YOU (AND EACH OF YOU) ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear before the County Court at Law of Brazos County at the Courthouse thereof, in Bryan, Texas, by filing a writ- ten answer at or before 10 o'clock A.M. of the first Mon- day next after the expiration of forty -two days from the date of the issuance of this citation, same being the 23rd day of De- cember A.D. 1985, to Plaintiff's Petition filed in said court, on the 19th day of July A.D. 1985, in this cause, numbered 3610 on the docket of said court and styled TRIPLE J IN- VESTMENTS, INC. and PAUL WAGLEY d /b /a PRODUCTION OILFIELD SERVICES, Plain- tiff, vs. BOB LOWERY d /b /a TEXAS EQUIPMENT COM- PANY, Defendant. A brief statement of the na- ture of this suit is as follows, to -wit: An action for collection of an account in the principal sum of Seven Thousand Two Hun- dred Thirty -Six and no /100 Dollars ($7,236.00) plus prejudgment interest, post judgment interest, reasona- ble attorney's fees and costs of suit. If this citation is not served within ninety days after the date of its issuance, it shall be returned unserved. The officer executing this writ shall promptly serve the same according to requirements of law, and the mandates hereof and make due return as the law directs. Witness, Frank Boriskie, Clerl of the County Court(s) 01 Brazos County, Texas. Issued and given under my hand and the seal of said court at Bryan, Texas, this the 5th day of November A.D. 1985. Frank Boriskie, Clerk County Court at Law. Brazos County, Texas. By Barbara Hein, Deputy. 11- 13- 85,11 -20 11- 27- 65,11-04,85 THOM IT MAY CONCERN: O W The College Station Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of granting Project Plan Approval for a proposed project in a C -N Neighbor- hood Business District located on the proposed Lot 2B (a lot on the resubdivision plat of Lot 211 Courtyard Apart- ments) which is located on Harvey Road, west of and adja- cent to the Texans National Bank. Proposed project is a Tenneco Oil Company store. Applicant is Randy Amen, Tenneco Oil Company; owner of land is James E. Jett Trustee. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the Colleg Station City Hall, 1101 Texa Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. meet ing of the Commission or Thursday, December 19,1985. For additional information, please contact me. James M. Callaway Assistant Director of Planning 12 -04-85 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The College Station Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following property: A 0.687 acre tract in the Pecan Tree Estates Phase Two sub- division which is located north of and adjacent to the Parkway Circle Apartment complex, from R -2 Duplex to R -5 Me- iium Density Apartments. Ap- Aicant is Jerry Bishop and As- iociates for owner, Parkway Circle Apartments. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. meet- ing of the Commission on Thursday, December 19,1985. For additional information, please contact me. James M. Callaway Assistant Director of Planning 12 -04 -85 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The Zoning Board of Adjust- ment for the City of College Station will consider a request fora variance in the name of: W.R. Weathersby for Whataburger, Inc. 3513A S. P.1. D. Corpus Christi, TX 78415 Said case will be heard by the Board at the regular meeting in the Council Room, College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at 7:00 P.M. on Tues- day, December 17,1985. The nature of the case is as follows: Applicant requests variance to Ordinance 1576 Table 1, an amending ordinance to Ordin- ance No. 850, the Zoning Or- dinance, to allow a new sign which is both larger and taller than the existing non- conforming sign at the What - aburger Restaurant at 105 Dommik Drive in College Station. Further information is availa- ble at the office of the Zoning Official of the City of College Station, (409) 764 -3570. Jane R. Kee Zoning Official 12.04 -85 The Eagle /Wednesday, December 4, 1985 E MADD slates vigil Monaay The Brazos County chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving will hold a candlelight vigil on the steps of the College Station Community Center at 7:30 p.m. Monday. State Rep. Richard Smith will make remarks during the vigil, which will commemorate local residents and friends killed in accidents involving drunk drivers. Music will he provided by the A &M Consolidated Junior High School Choir. Choir concert set in park The choirs of Bryan High School and A &M Consoli- dated High School will sing Christmas carols together Monday at Central Park in College Station. The concert, like the 25,000 -light Christmas display in the park, is sponsored by the College Station Parks and Recreation Department. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. next to the main office. PUBLIC AUCTION WHO: City of College Station WHEN: Saturday, December 7, 1985 at 10:00 AM WHERE: City of College Station Warehouse, located at 2613 Texas Avenue (across from K -Mart behind the Police Department). WHAT: Bicycles - approximately 80 Cars/trucks -approximately 10 Street lights Cameras/stereo equipment Appliances Jewelry Misc. office equipment/furniture All equipment to be sold "as is, where is", for cash or cashier's check. Items to be auctioned may be inspected from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM on December 6, 1985 and from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM on December 7, 1985 at the above mentioned location. 11 -22- 85,11 -29- 85,12 -5- 8 -6- 85,12 -7 -85 The Eagle /Friday, December 6, 1985 • ,.ommunity ti 8y MICHAEL CRAWFORD Staff Writer Chia cold, clear ni,6t, almost O(l members fs om three choirs :athered to sing Chris - Auras carols Chars&iy and ,.et the mood for the iivhtir, of the Community Christ- mas Tree at Texas Avenue and University Drivc. The Stephen F. Austin Junior High, Sul Ross Elementary and College Station Independent School District choirs joined forces to sing, songs such as "Si- lent Night" and "Joy to the World." As the choirs sang near i ardell holds poster Matthew Swick . The Communit Christmas Tree. University ,give Eagle /Friday, L Q Ol 00 a, 0 Texas Avenue ant ee �� E w ��r l O o c , .' O tA CA 0 VI � c � � • � � � C V U y ;Asa. v3�_o��Eo �' cb c 3 �� �w ca v o^ �s � o c o v br ;�,42 c��i N E 21 w �+ c r. U °t =wo.0 ° 3 Z v 3 �? c A .4 s 34 E .a� � 3 •a ❑ o � o oo ° 3 E o v ° °••.> O O .r cd N alb •� �b c � 3 Y �'�; Q � E V) NO � O .— _2 E�..0 f l CS will conduct home heat loss surveys H (D t� LQ H fD to sv rr n d cD n (D 9 n I 00 By BRAD OWENS Staff Writer Late some night next month, if you live in College Station, a little im- ported truck with an 11 -foot tower topped by a strange contraption will drive slowly past your house. While an off -duty police officer mans the steering wheel, a technician in the back of the truck will aim the device toward your house and make an image which will be recorded on a laser disc. When he's finished, he'll move to your neighbor's house. Don't bother to call the CIA, or even to draw the drapes. It's just your city government, trying to help you save money. The technician, from the Austin - based Earthscan company, will be taking thermograms, or infra -red "pictures," of every building in Col- lege Station to detect heat loss that results from poor insulation. The thermograms are recorded not on film, but as electronic bits of com- puter data. Later, they can be used to form high - resolution pictures on a television monitor. The Forward- Looking Infra -Red device used to record the heat images measures only surface temperatures — it can't even see through windows — so the privacy, of homeowners won't be violated. However, the equipment is so sophisticated that the image it pro- duces on a television screen will show nail heads because they radiate heat at a different rate than wood. The hottest areas appear bright white on the black- and -white image, with cool areas showing darker. William Hazard, the president of Earthscan, and Steve Underwood, a computer specialist who teaches 'at the University of Texas at Arlington and works part time for Earthscan, were in College Station Thursday to train city employees to use the ther- mograms. Charlie Shear, an energy specialist with the city, said the thermographic study, of the city is revolutionary be- cause of the information it will supply to homeowners. After all the buildings have been thermographed, the information will be transferred from a laser disc to a videocassette, then to another laser disc compatible with the city's com- puter system. Then the information will be pre- sented to homeowners in a series of "open house" meetings at City Hall, the College Station Community Cen- ter, neighborhood schools, and indi- vidual homes. City employees trained Thursday will train volunteers to conduct the open house sessions for residents. Shear said many communities have done thermographic studies and given residents infra -red pictures of their homes, but the Earthscan prog- ram will go further. Using the thermograms, details supplied by homeowners about their homes, and information about weath- er, utility rates and building materials prices in College Station, a computer will determine how much energy is being lost from a home and what it would cost to correct the loss. Hazard said energy is lost both through solid barriers such as win- dows and walls and from air passing through gaps in exterior walls and roofs. On a videotape shown to the city staffers on Thursday, a thin white line was visible at the base of many homes. The line shows heat lost when air passes between the concrete foundation and the 2 -by -4 that is the base of the house frame. Caulking around the base of the frame would stop that leak. Hazard said heat gain during the warm months here is more of a prob- lem than heat loss during the relative- ly mild winters. Since air and heat enter in summer through the same uninsulated spots that they escape from in winter, the January thermo- grams will show homeowners how to ease the work of air conditioners as well as heaters. The computer program that calcu- lates heat gain and loss takes into account the changes in the angle of the sun from summer to winter, the effect of shade trees and other season- al factors. "Heat- seeking scanners were used on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Vietnam, primarily to detect movements of troops and supplies through the jung- les," said Hazard, who has been working with thermography for more than 20 years. With the energy crisis in the mid - 1970s, thermographic equipment found peacetime applications. Shear said the program here will help local consumers decide what kinds of in- sulation they need and where a little caulking and fixing can make their homes more energy- tight. The city will benefit, Shear said, because con- servation will reduce the peak elec- tricity load and keep utility rates down. Earthscan's $55,000 contract is being paid from the Energy Projects Fund, created from rebates from Gulf States Utilities. 4w . vD1 1C: AUC I IUN WHO: City of College Station WHEN: Saturday, December 7, 1985 at 10:00 AM WHERE: City of College Station Warehouse, located at 2613 Texas Avenue (across from K -Mart behind the Police Department). WHAT: Bicycles - approximately 80 Cars/trucks - approximately 10' Street lights Cameras/stereo equipment Appliances Jewelry Misc. office equipment/furniture All equipment to be sold "as is, where i for cash or cashier's check. Items to be auctioned may be inspected from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM on December 6, 1985 and from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM on December 7, 1985 at the above mentioned location. 11 -77 -RS 11 - ? 9- 85.12 -5- 85,1 -6- 85,12 -7 -85 r /Ut1 LejjUpjjvr► nlumhers change About 700 phone numbers in I3ryan and College Station changed. this morning as General Telephone installed its third digit- al switching station here. All the affected phones had pre- fixes of 693, 696 or 764 changed to a new prefix, 690. and the new numbers will match those in the General Telephone directories dis- tributed in November phone users with custom fea- ture=. such as speed dialing or call forwarding should remember to reprogram the numbers in those f eatures to reflect file change, The Eagle /Saturday, December 7, 1985 40 Santa's coming to park k Santa Claus is coming to Central Park this The College Station Parks and Recreation Department stmas w ill spooa d Thur dayl Act'►vitics w ill include a sit Wednesday Santa's workshop, a live manger with Santa Claus, photographer scene. Z hay ride and free refreshm A f Santa with will also be available to take pictures ;hildren. For more information, call 764-3773. E The Eagle /Sunday, December 8, 1985 • • PUBLIC NOTICE the City of College Station nas recently completed its ex- oenditures of General Re- venue Sharing Funds Report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1985. This report is availa- ble for inspection at the Col- lege Station City Hall, Office of the Finance Director during the hours of 8:00 AM through 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. A.E. VanDever, Jr. Director of Finance 12 -08 -85 i s The Eagle /Sunday, December 8, 1985 nonday, 23,1 December ublicly )roposals will be P opened and read aloud in the ; Iities Btiu Id ng at 2: ryan Lit on the same date. Any bid d eceived after � hbebOeturned ng time in opened. glans, Specifications and In- are on `ormation for be a %amined at file and may En- the Office of the City gineer, Atkins Po Texas Atkins S be obt tined by pros - and may pective bidder Enr°.neer, P lice of the Cit3n Texas 77801, Sox lt he deposit of twenty - jpon which ive dollars $ ed O Will b re •um so dep os i t pective bid- funded if the pros all contract der returns documents in good condition to the City Engineer within five (5) days after the bid opening' or cashier's A certificate check on a State or National I Or 8 Ban der s bond from anxaccep table Surety Company, authorized to transact buss ness in the State of Texas, in he a e° ent (5%) of the total ive p each ,id must accompany t hat. ,roposal as a guarantee awarded the contract, the ten odder will within awardtof ;alendar days - ontract enter into contract and exec forms v ded BnnthenC °hn p tractDocume A Performance Bond and a payment Bond in an amount of not less than one percent (100 %) of the cont C price, conditioned upon faFl ful performance of the c, tract and Payment of all per sons supplying labor or fur -I �— nishing materials. may be ex- the ecuted i ll receive der and accompany the succeul by ssf, be submitted bid- �niNOTICETO BIDDERS his sig B5 p be d by C � e1 Bryan at the Purchas Proposals must b ggent's office until 2'.00 contract. t fiuesday, December 17, Prop ht to 40 find Publicly opened and on the forms bound within the r ty+�loud 2'.00 PM. Tuesday. SpecificaU bid an r to relegt any 1985 at the Pur- accept any prnber 17, reserved by chasing Depot on the follo be malit es s hereby aive all or- h commodities to the City Council of the City of p hased: Cit o , Texas. IN 0^ furnish the e NON city Bryan for DISCRIMINATION B a ' gequipm s requirements t cmeter�d smoke E MPLO Y ME NT dderrs h s on work will be e o rate I ith the 2 artery required to comP Y, w a M ecifications President's Executi Bi forms and specifications m be secured at the ° P C- o ° bidders a id c Ing Agent's ted at 2200 Fountain this to or call 409/779 5822. in p Mallett e 4pg, for information A nue, hereby reserves I City Secret Bryan no- C qt hereby � ro_pa �^ no -QS C right to accept or reject 1 a or all bids and to waive all The Eagle /Monday, December 9, fo alitiesandiechnicar' es. C of Bryan T Wilson p hasingAgent 12, 2- 85,12 -85 NOTICETO BIDDERS to S led proposals addressed h� City Council, City of B an, Texas for re e' reet ments- s St Imp Job No. at Paving, City in CD -852 will be rece Sec d re ity t 'YOOId C ty h H e a 1 uilding van. Texas until 1.45 P n 1985 CJ :1 ,.S mulls restructuring Corporation Act of 1979. The structure of the existing found- ation, he said, makes it difficult to accomplish what the city wants to do. The new corporation, he said, would assume all the duties of the existing foundation. Council members also are to be briefed on the requirements and phi- losophy of the city's merit pay plan. The briefing will be by Rollie Waters of Waters, Trego and Davis, the con- sulting firm that developed the plan. The College Station City Council ;ill consider creating a new corpora ion to replace the Collge Station In- lustrial Development Foundation Nednesday. m. in The council meets at 3 p• workshop session in the council chamber at City Hall. Chairman E.W. Schultz of the in- dustrial development foundation said the board is recommending to the council that a new foundation be ender the Development industrial t The council is to meet in regular session Thursday at 7 p.m. in the council chamber. On that agenda are: ■ Adoption of a revised zoning ordinance. The revisions, City Mana- ger King Cole said, are designed to update the existing ordinance and to incorporate changes in the law since the ordinance was written. ■ Consideration of a request for $20,000 to help fund the Brazos Pre- natal Clinic. The Eagle /Wednesday, December 11, 1985 LJ Intersections draw protests from citizens • By BRAD OWENS Staff Writer College Station City Councilman Fred Brown and his neighbors along the East Bypass are tired of snarled traffic and frequent accidents at two bottlenecked intersections at the merging of Texas Avenue and the bypass. Brown today will present to the council a stack of petitions with more than 2,000 signatures calling for ac- tion to make the intersections safer. The petitions come from Brown's own neighborhood of Emerald Forest, workers at Westinghouse and ARC -AMS, which are located on the bypass south of the Harvey Road overpass, two churches in the same area, and residents of Southwood Valley. Those residents use the intersec- tions at Deacon Drive and Texas Avenue, just north of where the bypass joins Texas Avenue, and Pon - ierosa Drive and Texas Avenue, a yew hundred yards to the south. There were 16 accidents at the 'onderosa intersection during the first 11 months of 1985, and 18 acci- lents at the Deacon intersection. At he Deacon crossing, there were 18 accidents in 1983 and 11 accidents in 1984. At Ponderosa, there were 12 in 1983 and 13 in 1984. Traffic is heavy at both intersec- ueacon urive and Ponderosa Drive crossings p Dr 1 Prairie Rcaa' l; Eagle graphic by Rolanda Warr tions because the service roads on either side of the bypass meet Texas Avenue at one of the two streets, the west service road at Deacon, the east service road at Ponderosa. The service roads have no other access onto the bypass south of Har- vey Road. Brown said his objective is to get construction started ahead of sche- dule on an overpass to be located at Southwest Parkway, and to get entr- Turn to 2 CS, page 2A The Eagle /Thursday, December 12, 1985 • 2 intersections draw citizen � From page ]A nce and exit ramps between the ser- ice road and the bypass built even ooner. "I'm going to ask the mayor to let ie head up a committee to get all this ata compiled and take it to the high - iav department in Austin," Brown aid. "I want them to start construe - .on on the overpass right away." Brown said he hopes to enlist State ,ep. Richard Smith in his effort. The state Department of Highways nd Public Transportation handles all onstruction projects on the bypass, ecause it is part of a state highway. end the district traffic engineer in the 4ryan office of the highway depart - lent said Wednesday that Brown's Mans are unlikely to succeed. ''The only way it (construction of ne ramps before the overpass is carted) could work would be if it was et up as a special phase of that con - truction project," said George ioriskie, "and it would probably .ike just about as long to do that as to build the whole project." The highway department plans to assign contracts for the overpass, and major rebuilding of the south end of the bypass, in the spring of 1987, with work to be completed late in 1989. "One contractor will have the whole project," Boriskie said, and the contractor will decide what work will be done first. The bypass will be extended south of Ponderosa, and entrance on Texas Avenue in the area will be restricted. Ponderosa and Pifion drives will then terminate on a short service road rather than intersecting with Texas Avenue. In the short term, Brown wants sig- nal lights installed at both Deacon and Ponderosa. John Black, traffic director for the city, said a signal has already been approved for the Deacon intersection and should be in place by the end of next summer, when the road- widening project on Texas Avenue is complete. But Black said the Ponderosa i - tersection is not suited to having signal installed because it i oo ' e and complex and beeau tc through the intersection mo es too fast. The intersection encompasses, from west to east, a service road, the convergence of the business and bypass lanes of Texas Avenue, a crossover between south and north- bound lanes of Texas Avenue, the northbound lane, and the end of the east service road. Traffic from the bypass comes through the intersec- tion at high speed, Black said, and drivers would have little time to react to a traffic light. "You might be able to reduce the angle collisions, but the sideswipes and the rear -ends in the southbound lanes would increase," Black said. Most of the accidents occur when cars entering the intersection from Ponderosa are struck by southbound ? r test vehic lack said. A titer alternative, Black said, �w uld be to block Ponderosa and *at hices would have to use thintersection, which will ha al, or the Rock Prairie Rection, which is on a nar- rower, less complex, section of Texas Avenue. But Black said he is not sure that the Ponderosa intersection is highly dangerous, considering how much traffic flows through the intersection. Black is doing a study of problem intersections, rating them according to a formula called the Accident Ex- perience Index. The index factors in the number and severity of accidents weighed against the total volume of traffic. The study, Black said, will tell him whether Ponderosa is, as the petition- ers claim, a dangerous, badly de- signed intersection, or a crossing where the number of accidents is not excessive considering its heavy use. �lt ' s new CS de yelopment tounciatlon y 'Ilion interest -free note, 755 acres �3 t1i �3 n R� t7 N C1 N n F-� N By HUGH NATIONS Staff Writer The College Station City Council thorized the creation of a new de- velopment foundation Wednesday, and approved in principle a method of financing industrial development in the city. WHAT'S HAPPENING Today ''The Lion in Winter" StageCenter production, Palace Theater in down- town Bryan, 8 p.m. $6, $5, $4, $2.50. Santa s workshop living manger scene, hayride and bonfire, College Station Central Park, 7 -9 p.m. "Pageantry of Lights,' Christmas display, Central Baptist Church, 600S. Coulter Drive, 6-8 p.m. "Twain by the Tale," Bryyan High School Room 141, 7:30 m. $3, $2. "Child's Play" and "24 Hours — PM" presented by the A&M Consolidated Hiqh School advanced theater pro- duction class, high school auditorium, 7 30 m. Admission is non - perishable food, toys or donations. High Tea, Walden on Memorial,2410 Memorial Drive, 2 p.m. College Station City Council meet- ing, City Hall, 7 p.m. CALDWELL— Caldwell Community Choir Christmas program, First Bap- tist Church, 7 p.m. Included to the proposals the coun- said it favors is a plan to lease out mt in the Greens Prairie -Texas 6 tract it cil the area around the Texas Avenue- tower fqt eommer- owns. be sold or property park Place water , - cial develo - -- " �a to - 'JCZDli" site7br - m muses existing College Station In- rial park elsewhere. rdust ,rnial Development Foundation is a ■ The city will be guarantor on older -owned organization. obligations the foundation incurs in The proposed foundation will be a developing an industrial park. non - profit foundation. Chairman ■ The foundation will help de- E.W. Schultz said the new founda- velop the 3 -acre water tower location lion will assume all the duties of the as a commercial area. Sites there previous foundation. would be leased for 50 years, with µ The financing plan tentatively revenues going to the foundation for approved by the council Wednesday 'd 25 years, then reverting to the city. prove es. Those revenues would be used to Friday ■ The c it y is to deed to the ouna- fund development Texas Ai;<M commencement, G. Rol �' f d of an industrial P lie White Coliseum, 7:30 p.m. tion in exchange for a 10 -year, $1 park. 0, Truck raises community s ire �-3 m w LQ � n m Sv d n b' cD n N co U1 By VIRGINIA KIRK Staff Writer A truck that has been parked on a College Station street for sever- al weeks has raised the ire of some residents — mainly be- cause of the message painted on one side. The truck, an old Chevrolet van covered with a corrugated tin canopy, is parked on Dexter Street by an empty field near Southwest Parkway. The canopy is painted maroon and contains a message in white paint that some residents consider obscene. It says "Pussy Wagon." Daniel Miller, who lives in the area, says his daughter and close to 100 school children pass by the van every day. Miller said he does not know how to tell his daughter what the words mean. Miller and others have com- plained to the College Station Police Department. Police offic- ers have talked to the owner of the truck a few times in the last three months, advising him to move it or face having it towed as a junk- ed vehicle, Lt. Bernie Kapella said. Each time, the vehicle has been moved to another location. Before its move to Dexter Street, it was in the College Station Kro- ger parking lot, Kapella said. "Someone lives in the truck," Kapella said. "He moves from here to there every time we tell him. There's no ordinance or state law about it." Police checked the truck Wednesday afternoon, but found no one there and saw nothing in the truck to indicate anyone was living there, according to police radio reports. The officers left a notice on the truck, giving the owner five days to move it before it would be towed for violating the Texas Lit- ter Abatement Act. Police reports indicate that the owner is not the one who decided to name his truck. On Nov. 17, he filed a complaint with police saying that vandals painted the words on the truck while he was sleeping inside. Beneath the words that have drawn concern are two other words that appear to say "Sig Ep," a common abbreviation for the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. A brother at the fraternity's local chapter said no one in the fraternity knew anything about the "wagon." The words on the side of the van do not fit any legal defini- tions of obscenity, Kapella said. "It could mean a cat wagon or anything," he said. "I imagine I've had 10 complaints on the vehicle at different places but I can't arrest the guy because he's got that written on his wagon." Miller said he has already gone to the College Station school board about the matter, but was told it was not in the board's juri- sidiction. School board President John Reagor told the Eagle that until he learns more about the situa- tion, he questions whether it is a police or a school problem. College Station Councilman James Bond said he brought up the concern to city officials dur- ing a council workshop session two weeks ago. "I brought it to the city mana- ger's attention about how lon€ the thing is permitted to camp of city streets," Bond said. He saic he had not heard anything bacl from the city staff. CS Council Hopes ` to support By BRAD OWENS Staff Writer A representative of the Brazos Pre- natal Clinic, which opened earlier this month in an office donated by St. Joseph Hospital, Thursday asked the College Station City Council for financial help. Council members said they hope to support the clinic, and will decide Wednesday whether to give it $20,158, based on the clinic's ite- mized expenses. Anne Hazen, public relations chairwoman of Brazos Maternal and Child Health Clinic Inc., said the group decided to open the clinic and solicit funds from various community sources because the need for prenatal care couldn't wait for Brazos County to build a clinic. "I clearly am for it, and I congratu- late these people for getting started with it," said Councilman Jimmy Bond. Hazen said the clinic has served 20 patients since it opened Dec. 2. Pa- tients receive examinations and in- struction during pregnancy and after childbirth, paying for services at rates that vary according to their ability to pay. A study by the state health depart- ment found that a prenatal clinic was the county's most pressing health need, and estimated that such a clinic will serve 400 patients a year. Hazen said the state study recom- mended that the county fund the cli- nic, and she expects the county to take over funding after the first year. The clinic also will qualify for some state funding under the indigent health care plan passed by the Texas Legislature earlier this year, but that funding has been delayed, probably until the middle of 1986. St. Joseph Hospital is providing the clinic free space at 2710 Osler Blvd., near the hospital, and is paying for utilities. Brazos County is paying the $30,000 salary of the nurse practitioner at the clinic, and the March of Dimes and St. , rts Andrew's Episopal Church are also contributing, Hazen said. Fourteen of the 17 doctors who deliver babies at St. Joseph are providing free service to clinic patients. Most of the patients, Hazen said. would go through their entire pre clinic gnancies without any medical car without the low -cost services of th clinic. Patients also will be referred ti federal nutrition programs and other health care. The clinic organization also has asked the city of Bryan for $30,000. Hazen estimated the clinic's total budget for 1986 at $1201M The Eagle /Friday, December 13, 1985 McCaw notifies councils of delay in By JIM BUTLER Television Editor Ci ouncil members of Bryan ►nd �Mege Station were presented ,vith notification Wednesday that McCaw Cablevision will not imple- ment its proposed rate increase until Feb. 1. The reason for the delay, said Bryan City Manager Ernie Clark, was to enable a rate consultant hired by both cities to receive additional information from McCaw. Jack Hopper, the consultant, said that McCaw had not supplied all the information he needed to evaluate the rate increase from $12.50 to $15. "At a meeting Tuesday at which members of both city staffs and a representative of McCaw was pre- sent, we reached an understanding on what additional materials were needed," Hopper said. The informa- tion would be provided at the local McCaw offices and the company's headquarters in Bellevue, Wash., according to Hopper. "I hope to submit a written report to both councils by the end of Janu- ary," Hopper said. Both councils voted to withhold consideration of the rate increase un- til the consultant's report was ready. McCaw first announced the rate increase Nov. 1 to go into effect Dec. 1. When both cities voted to suspend the increase pending a report from a rate consultant_ McCaw delayed im- plementation of the increase unti Jan. 1. Clark reminded council members that, under the Cable Communica- tions Policy Act of 1984, McCaw had the right to increase rates by 5 percent in 1985 and 1986 without approval of council. Joe DiBacco, McCaw's regional vice president, said his company chose not to take the unilateral in- crease. "In the spirit of cooperation with both city councils, we felt our rates should be approved by them," DiBacco said. "We are confident that once our information is evalu- ated, the increase will be approved. " implementation of cable rate increase Since the cable act removes all rate increase until then. Hopper said that by delaying the regulation powers from cities on Dec. rate increase by two months, thi • 31, 1986, Hopper said he was sur- "I guess they feel they need the councils had saved subscribers abou prised that McCaw didn't wait on an money now," he said. $150,000. The Eagle /Tuesday, December 17, 1985 C � J L� council approves water storage approved by the city." By EUGENE COX JR. Staff Writer The College Station City council Wednesday agreed to accept a con- tract from a storage water tank owner to assign the storage water tank to another company. City Manager William K. Cole said Whalen Corp. of Dallas, which built the water tank at Greens Prairie Road_ assiened the storage tank to H (D N Pi W H (D H s✓ �i U) CL W 0 0 (D 9 (D �i N Aqua Inc. to obtain tax benefits. "Whalen has the power to assign the ownership of the water tank to another corporation," Cole said. Councilman Pat Boughton said the city pays a maintenance fee to Whalen for running and operating the storage tank. "From what I under- stand Aqua was operating it all along," Boughton said. "It was just a technical matter of getting it tanK transfer Cole added that the city will con- tinue to pay its annual $250,813 maintenance fee to Whalen Corp. for the remainder of its 15 -year contract, at which time the city will own and begin operating the storage tank. In other business, the City Council adopted a deferred compensation program through the International City Management Association of Washington, D.C. Cole said the program allows city employees to place funds into the ICMA Retirement Trust. Cole said if an employee decides to participate in the program, the money designated to be taken from his check and placed into the retirement fund would b nontaxable. 00 U-1 Yes, there is life after City Hall- North Bardell #.xves CS post for better times By HUGH NATIONS Staff Writer North Bardell has gone into training for Life After City Hall. Nowadays, he's occupying a tiny City Hall cubicle, far away from the bruising give- and -take that characterizes the city mana- ger's office. It should help to acclimatize him to a lifestyle that doesn't resemble a perpetual 15th round. And he's getting down to fight- ing weight. He's dropped 40 pounds and many belt notches off an ample waistline. On Dec. 31, Bardell leaves Col- lege Station city government, en- ding an association of 23 years. e's already stepped down as city anager,' in favor of William King ole, and is just biding his time till e end of this month. It won't exactly be retirement Rardell, who was 55 in Au- In fact, it won't be anything ' ike retirement. He expects to be named execu- ve director of the Lone Star Municipal Power Agency, a group of four cities that own their own utility systems and have banded together to seek cheap power. That will be a part-time position. He also will start his own con - sulting firm. It will market Bar - dell's decades of experience as an engineer, city government offi- cial, and college professor, not to F3nention his skills as a co- author of 15 engineering workbooks, sever- al of them still in use on campuses across the nation. Bardell first came to work for the city in 1962, as an assistant city engineer. It was only a sum- mertime job; Bardell was a full - time faculty member at Texas A &M University. He's been a part of city govern- 4 ment ever since, and since Jan. 1, 1974, when he succeeded Rand Boswell, he has been its adminis- trative head. It has been 12 years in which Bardell has seen the city almost triple its population, approve $76 million in bonds, build an award - winning parks system from scratch, go into the electrical busi- ness and the water production business, and put up buildings at a remarkable rate. The wastewater treatment plant has been twice doubled in size, City Hall has been expanded twice, Central Fire Station has been expanded twice, Fire Station No. 2 has been built, a new police and court building has gone up, a new utility center and garage houses mechanical operations, the Community Center has been added.. Bardell regards none of those, though, as the primary achieve- ment of his 12 years at the helm of College Station city government. In Bardell's view, mere bricks and mortar are neither sufficiently flexible nor sufficiently enduring to represent the best of College Station in those 12 years. That honor is reserved for a piece of paper — the city's master plan. It was because of that master plan that the city has been able to stay on top of its mushrooming growth, Bardell said. It was the master plan that dictated the when, where and how many of all those bricks and all that mortar. And because of the master plan, "We have a whole lot less to do than other cities our size," he said. It is typical of Bardell to point to a planning document as the cap- stone of his career as a city mana- ger. Planning, and simply looking ahead to identify and resolve prob- lems before they became prob- lems, were his-fvrte. Whether it involved zoning, forecasting the need for a surface water supply, or anticipating traffic needs, plan- ning occupied most of his atten- tion as a city manager. That is not to say that Bardell is not proud of some of the more tangible and visible strides the city made during his tenure as mana- ger. At the top of that list is the Turn to BARDELL, page 4A The Eagle /Sunday, December 22, 1985 Bardell has found his paradise at his fishing hole at Camp Creek near Franklin. Wardell eases out of City • • From page ]A levelopment of a parks system. It was all done from scratch, begin - ring only 13 years ago. The city didn't have a parks and ecreation department. A &M pro- iided the facilities, and a College Station recreation council provided he programming leadership. Then' the university admitted women, and in the wake of the resulting rapid growth of the university the city had to provide its own recreational facili- ties. "It was a matter of absolute ne- cessity, in providing something that just didn't exist," Bardell said of the city's explosive parks growth. One reason parks development went so rapidly was that the city was among the first to file a development plan with the state. As a consequ- ence, Bardell said, College Station had a far better record than most in snaring grant funds. With his orientation toward look- ing ahead, it is typical that Bardell views his worst mistake as a failure of foresight. That was in 1978, and as Bardell recalls it, business computers and their capabilities were still little understood. The city bought a com- puter to take over the function of pre- paring utility bills. It was a disaster. In the best of circumstances, the city would have had difficulty with the transition. In the middle of it, though, a program- mer whom the city had planned on for help with the changeover decided to interface permanently with another programmer. The two left together, taking a byte out of Bardell's plans. The city wound up two months be- hind in billings, presaging by several years an even worse computer foulup in Bryan. Bardell's "let's always look ahead" approach to city government is typified by College Station's sanitation operation. Redundancy is built into the operation. The city's roar - iodine trucks can service resi- dences, with a bin on the back; or commercial customers, who use dumpsters, with a lifting mechanism. Separate fleets thus are unnecessary for the two operations. "Our sanitation department oper- ates in the black," he said. "It doesn't consume any tax dollars." As city. manager, Bardell had an invaluable asset. During most of his tenure, Gary Halter was on the City Council as either councilman or mayor. Bardell and the mayor share much of the same philosophy of city government, and they pulled in tandem virtually all of the time. Almost never, in fact, did a disagreement between the two sur- face. The former city manager was not without his critics, particularly among avid neighborhood protec- tionists both on and off the council. Much of that criticism resulted from his obvious close relationship with the mayor. Bardell could always count on Hal- ter's unfaltering support. One little -known fact about Bar- dell is that in the summer of 1961 he worked for the city of Bryan. Much of his time as city manager has been spent in severing College Station's ties..to its sister city. He has had to buy, expand and operate an electrical system after a dispute with the city of Bryan. That same dispute led to the city having to build its own water production system. Today, Bardell looks back with a wry amusement on those events. Then, it wasn't so funny. ' On the day College Station was supposed to transfer to Gulf States Utilities, a substation went out. Bar- dell had to call Bryan, hat in hand, and ask that one -third of the city be put back on Bryan Utilities. "They were very nice about it," he recalled. Many days stand out in Bardell's recollection. There is one, though, during his first week on the job as city manager, that probably, sums it up better than any Police Chief Marvin Byrd called Bardell out to an apartment complex. When the city manager arrived, he found employees of the city's two competing cable companie's ",divided into hostile, muttering camps. Each group thought it had the right to serve the complex. The opposing sides were about to square off with shovels when Bardell arrived. When they refused to disperse, Bardell told the chief to arrest everybody. That got their attention, and everybody went home. While leaving the apartment com- plex, the chief was notified of a major automobile accident. They worked that scene, then were called to a house where the landlady said she had not seen her tenant for several days. Bardell broke in when he saw a foot protruding from a doorway. The tenant, a graduate student, had committed suicide. That evening Bardell arrived home to a dinner that was cold and a wife who was hot under the collar. "I told her 1 had just left a guy who had a whole lot worse problems than a cold dinner," Bardell recalled. The years ahead held lots of other cold dinners. The past couple of years have held some missed meals, too for both North and Betty Bardell, his. wife of 26 years. Two years ago Betty began a weight -loss program. She has taken off 40 pounds. Bardell, too, under doctor's orders has instituted a diet regime that has melted off more than 40 pounds. The former city manager is down to the first notch on his belt already, a fact that apparently gives him about as much satisfaction as building the city's parks system did. Bardell likes water sports, as long as they're on top of and not in the water. He has a cabin at Camp Creek, and enjoys towing Betty through her paces as a water ski slalomist. He is a fisherman of some notoriety if not skill. Hall and into the goon lite As city manager, Bardell took his share of pokes along with his share of posies. He hasn't forgotten either. "Every city manager encounters citizens that he wishes lived in another city, he recalled ruefully. "He's always tempted to suggest that they move there." Bardell is far too smart, too di- plomatic and too considerate to call names. But he is not at all reluctant to do so when the coin is flipped over. He said College Station has plenty of "just solid citizens," people such as Eileen Kramer of the A &M Gar- den Club. "There's a whole lot more of them," he said from a perspective of 23 years of dealing with College Sta- tion citizens, "than there are of thr other kind. " C L772 108 legal Notices twined by General Con- tractors from Farrell- Robson Architects Inc., 3000 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1330, Houston, Texas 77056, telephone (713) 850 -7671. GENERAL CON- TRACTORS: Two (2) sets, Bid Deposit of two (2) checks of $100.00 each. Both checks will be returned if a bid is submit- ted and documents are re- turned in good condition within three weeks of bid date. If no bid is submitted and documents are returned in good condition, only one check will be returned, other- wise, no refund will be made. SUB - CONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS: One (1) set, Bid Deposit of one (1) check for $200.00. Check will be re- turned if documents are re- turned in good condition within three weeks of bid date. Checks to be made payable to ''The Texas A &M University System." Bid Documents will be furnished to established Plan Rooms without charge. 12- 16-85,12 -22-85 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1625 WAS PASSED AND APPROVED ON DECEMBER 12, 1985, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION meet- ing in regular session in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accord- ance with Art. 6252 -17. The above - referenced Ordin- ance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of the City of College Station, has the following heading: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, SECTION 2.B(2)(a) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, RELATING TO AN- IMAL LICENSING PRO- CEDURES AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance prescribes a procedure whereby a licen- sed veterinarian shall, when practicable, collect the an- nual licensing registration fee applicable to registration of a dog or cat. Said ordinance shall become effective upon its passage and in accordance with the provisions of the City Charter. the complete text of the above -named Ordinance is on file in the official records of the City of College Station. A copy may be obtained at the Office of the City Secretary, in the College Station City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 12- 22- 85,12 -23.85 LEGALNOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1626 WAS PASSED AND APPROVED ON DECEMBER 12, 1985, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION meet- ing in regular session in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, said meetinc having been posted in accord ance with Art. 6252 -17. The above - referenced Ordin ance, signed by the Mayor anc duly recorded in the officia records of the City of College Station, has the following heading: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF COLLEGE STA- TinM cnI Iry MANUAL. THE 108 legal Notices CITY OF COLLEGE STATION POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICY MANUAL, AND AD- DING A SECTION OF EMERGENCY ACTION. This Ordinance establishes that, as pertaining to the pro- visions of Article 6252 -19, Sec- tion 14(a), Texas Revised Civil Statutes, there is no excep- tion to suspending the Tort Claims Act as it applies to of- ficers, agents, and employees of the City of College Station responding to emergency situations. Ordinance No. 1626 shall be- come effective upon its pass- age and in accordance with the provisions of the City Charter. The complete text of the Ordinance is on file in the official records of the City of College Station. A copy mad be obtained at the Office o' the City Secretary, in the Col lege Station City Hall, 110 South Texas Avenue, Colleg, Station, Texas. 12- 22- 85,12 -23-85 The Eagle /Sunday,,December 22, 1985 L . 'he ...t The City of College Station is Accepting Bid($) For. RESIDENTIAL CONSERVATION KITS until 200 PM, December 30, 1985, at which time the bids will be opened in the office of the Purchasing Agent at the City Hall. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids re- ceived after that time will be returned unopened. The City of College Station reserves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all irregularities in said bid and to accept the offer considered most advantageous to the City. These items may be pur- chased with Revenue Sharing Funds. 31D #86 -24 12 -16- 85,12 -23 - 85 BID NOTICE The City of College Station is Accepting Bid(s) For MISCELLANEOUS TRANSFORMERS until 10:00 AM, December 31, 1985, at which time the bids will be opened in the office of the Purchasing Agent at the City Hall. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids re- ceived after that time will be returned unopened. The City of College Station reserves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all irregularities in said bid andto accept the offer considered most advantageous to the City. These items may be pur- chased with Revenue Sharing Funds. BID #86 -25 12 -16- 85,12 -23 -85 CITATION BY PUBLICATION THESTATEOFTEXAS TO Bobby Lowery and Sharon Lowery, Individually and d /b /a TEXAS EQUIPMENT COM- PANY AND STAR CHEMICAL COMPANY, Defendants, Greeting: YOU (AND EACH OF YOU) ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear before the County Court at law of Brazos County at the Courthouse thereof, in Bryan, Texas, by filing a writ- ten answer at or before 10 o'clock A.M. of the first Mon- day next after the expiration of forty -two days from: IAtP. of the issuance of this citation same being the 30th day of De cember A.D. 1985, to Plaintiff'; Petition filed in said court, or, the 12th day of August A.D, 1985, in this cause, numbered 3662 -B on the docket of said court and styled DON BALLARD d /b /a HOWDY CORNER, Plaintiff, vs. BOBBY LOWERYANDSHARONLOW- ERY. Individually and d /b /E TEXAS EQUIPMENT COM PANY and STAR CHEMICAL COMPANY, Defendants. A brief statement of the na- ture of this suit is as follows. to -wit: This is a suit on a liquidated money demand whereby plaintiff sold and provided to defendants fuel, motor oil, and other supplies, as more particularly shown in Plain - tiff's Original Petition. If this citation is not served within ninety days after the date of its issuance, it shall be returned unserved. The officer executing this writ ;hall promptly serve the samE according to requirements o law, and the mandates hereof and make due return as the law d i rects. Witness, Frank Boriskie, Clerl of the County Court at law o Brazos County. Texas. sued and given under my and and the seal of said court I Bryan. Texas, this the 15th ay of November A.D. 1985, RANK BORISKIE, Clerk ;ounty Court at law Irazos County. Texas iy: Barbara Hein, Deputy 2- 16- 85,12 -23 - 85 2- 30- 85,01 -06 - 8 5 LEGALNOTICE DRDINANCE NO. 1625 WAS PASSED AND APPROVED ON DECEMBER 12, 1985, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY DF COLLEGE STATION meet- ing in regular session in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accord- ance with Art. 6252 -17. The above - referenced Ordin- ance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of the City of College Station, has the following heading AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, SECTION 2.13(2)(a) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, RELATING TO AN- IMAL LICENSING PRO- CEDURES AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance prescribes a procedure whereby a licen- sed veterinarian shall, when practicable, collect the an- nual licensing registration fee applicable to registration of a dog or cat. Said ordinance shall become effective upon its passage and in accordance with the provisions of the City Charter. The complete text of the above -named Ordinance is on file in the official records of the City of College Station. A copy may be obtained at the Office of the City Secretary, in the College Station City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 12- 22-85,12 -23 -65 Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accord- ance with Art. 6252 -17. The above - referenced Ordin- ance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of the City of College Station, has the following heading: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF COLLEGE STA- TION POLICY MANUAL, THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICY MANUAL, AND AD- DING A SECTION OF EMERGENCY ACTION. This Ordinance establishes that, as pertaining to the pro- visions of Article 6252 -19, Sec- tion 14(a), Texas Revised Civil Statutes, there is no excep- tion to suspending the Tort Claims Act as it applies to of- ficers, agents, and employees of the City of College Station responding to emergency situations. Ordinance No. 1626 shall be come effective upon its pass age and in accordance witt the provisions of the Cit1 Charter. The complete text o the Ordinance is on file in the official records of the City o College Station. A copy may be obtained at the Office of the City Secretary, in the Col- lege Station City Hall. 110 South Texas Avenue, Colleg Station, Texas. 12 -22 -°` - LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1626 WA: PASSED AND APPROVED Of DECEMBER 12, 1985, BY THL CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION meet- ing in regular session in the Council Room of the College The Eagle /Monday, December 23, 1985 t3razos Count helps CS Bond sale to pay for water storage By VIRGINIA KIRK Staff Writer The Brazos County Commission - .rs Court took two steps Sunday to Brazos County IDC lawyer Bill orge a link with the development of Thornton said that the city of College outhern College Station. Station should benefit from the bond The commissioners, in their role as sale because the Aqua Supply Cor- :he Brazos County Industrial De- potation will be paying lower interest velopment Corporation, approved rates on the bonds and presumably the sale of more than $1.7 million in can charge the city less to use the tax- exempt revenue bonds to finance water tower. the College Station water storage The new medical bvAlding prop - tower at Texas 6 South and Greens )sed for south College Station will be Prairie Road. awned by the Brazos Valley Di- Then, in their role as the Health gnostic Center, Inc. Developer Facilities Development Corporation, W.D. Fitch is a member of the cor- the commissioners passed a measure ration and is handling the plans. insider the sale of bonds to fund a �.ined four -story medical office Fitch said Sunday he had spoker kith several doctors in the area wh( building adjacent to under- construction Humana Hospital on are interested in having offices nea Rock Prairie Road in College Station. Turn to COMMISSIONERS, 6A The resolution contained a clause limiting the bonds to $9 million. The revenue bonds for the water tower will be issued and delivered today to the Aqua Supply Corp., the company that took over the title to the water tower project after it was built by the Whelan Corp. The bonds are being sold in one package to George K. Baum and Co., a Denver, Colo. company, County Judge R.J. Holmgreen said. He said that the bond transaction had to be completed by the end of the year be- cause of possible changes in tax laws next year. The bonds have a 15 -year term. Previously, the water tower had ar interim financing arrangement wher the building started. The towel should be in use soon, said College Station Assistant City Manager A. E. "Van" VanDever. ,�on missioners �K § ale of -evenue bonds From page lA the new hospital. He said that even- tually the doctors, would own the building. The building will be on a 16 -acre tract of land next to Humana Hospit- al- Brazos Valley and will include a medical laboratory . it is the first stage of a planned medical center. Fitch said. More building will go up on the tract when there is a demand, he said. The land is now owned by Area Prog- ress Corporation. Fitch said he wants to start con- struction this spring so that the build- ing can be ready for occupancy by the end of 1986. The building will have 50,000 to 60,000 square feet, he said. Fitch emphasized that the county would not pay for the private bonds, but has to give its approval to an even- tual sale. By passing an inducement resolution now, the Diagnostic Cen- ter could include the cost of the plan- ning when the bonds are issued, Thornton said. • The Eagle /Monday, December 23, 1985 CI ��` tya ay'� a y • tbt 1J a as a N t o to 01 ° ° r a a{t a a o ° 0�, 4\ ate \be '- aoes aay' �,O boa G Go�N t a t e - a e � t toe V � day a . ° E <` �R` t sea at ` the ae day a�a� Se O`� C e� ebta Ot` t° e`N `{ I ° a y a a .\ aoa�� o4e �t0 �`��e t o e `e �ose ��p V; 6 t°Srotsa at L 4. J a oE�' areas n ,ees v+; �aE���. J ibe c�eo s ° �f c ate °��dac`ose \\\, tee St of t sb ° o 0 e e� the �O t be ��op t the �J� e � a� Qatt s y aoa tai es s o o G Ct t s t mas� pt� °`` V�b icy ° C`e e� tita aay • Gro e at al e 4 °aay Pia tbeeotet aoo t ° aa is ��.�t co o �at �ty tsaay a \ ' `c C `ate , o .the t 5 Q • ,��,o se a NP te oQ e e 4 j ty SO � `Lx\ s �o th oot �� o. o f �� a o oss a mot` e W& C o\�e�e t:N • The Eagle /Tuesday, December 24, 1985 IU WHOMITMAYCONCERN The College Station Cih Council will hold a public hearing on the question of re zoning thefollowing property A 0.687 acre tract in the Pecan Tree Estates Phase Two sub- division which is located north of and adjacent to the Parkway Circle Apartment complex. from R -2 Duplex to R -5 Me- dium Density Apartments. Ap- plicant is Jerry Bishop and As- sociates for owner. Parkway Circle Apartments. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. meet- ing of the Council on Thurs- day, January 9. 1986. For additional information, please call me. James M. Callaway Assistant Director of Planning 12 -25 -85 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The Zoning Board of Adjust- ment for the City of College Station will consider a request fora variance in the name of Pietro Perri 3300 S. College Ave. Apt 9A Bryan TX 77803 Said case will be heard by the Board at the regular meeting in the Council Room, College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at 7:00 P.M. on Tues- day, January 7, 1986. The nature of the case is as follows. Applicant requests a variance to Section 21. Ordinance 1567, Sign Regulations to place a sign on an ex;sting canopy at 405 West University Drive. Further information is availa- ble at the office of the Zoning Official of the City of College Station, (409) 764-3570. Jane R. Kee Zoning Official 12 -25 -85 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The College Station City, Council will hold a public hearing on the question of re- zoning the following property: 13.417 acres in the Richard Carter Survey, fronting on the south side of University Drive. adjacent to and west of the One Lincoln Place Subdivi- sion: adjacent to and north of Woodland Estates and Wood- land Acres subdivisions, from A -P Administrative- Profes- sional, R -3 Townhouse - Rowhouse and R -1 Single Family Residential to 7.923. acres C -1 General Commer -I cial, 1.061 acres A -P Administrative-Professional, 1.736 acres R -4 Low Density Apartments and 1.697 acres to R -1A Single Family Residen- tial. Applicants are J. V. Ren- ton and the College Heights The Eagle /Wednesday, December 25, 1985 The hearing wiled Church. in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. meet- ing of the Council on Thurs- day. January 9.1986. For additional information, please call me. James M. Callaway Assistant Director of Planning 12 -25 -85 L_J E wnn proposed amend ments relating to but not limited to STANDARD BUILD- ING CODE sections no. 102.4, 105.2.3, 402.2, 403.2, 404.7, 412.9, 506.1.1, 506.8.3, 506.9, 506.11, 704.3, 704.4, 706.6, 901.8, 813., 1703.12, 1707.2.1, 1708.7, 2301.2.1.2, A- 101 -4.6, A- 103.4, A- 103.5, Tables 400 & 600, certain Appendices, regulations on Accessory Portable Storage Buildings, and regulations concerning windows in sleep- ing rooms. The public hearing will be held on January % 1986, during the regular meeting of the City Council, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station. The public is invited to comment. For additional information, contact Building Official Coy Perry, 764 -3741. 12 -26-85 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The College Station City Council intends to hold a pub- lic hearing on the question of amending Chapter 6, Section 1, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, U relating to Fire Protec- tion. nder consideration is the adoption of the STAN- DARD FIRE PREVENTION CODE, specifically the 1985 Edition by the Southern Build- ing Code Congress, with local amendments relating to Fire Barriers; Access to Buildings by Fire Apparatus; Fire Lane Markings, and, Signage; Auto- matic Sprinkler Systems; Fire Protection Systems and Ap- pliances; Overcrowding; Flamable and Combustible Liquids; Fireworks; and, Tran- sportation. The public hearing I will be held on January 9,1986, during the regular meeting of the City Council, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Ha11,1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, The TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: C Fool, additional) informal on, NOTICE OF F contact Fire Marshal Harry HEARING City Davis, 764 -3705, The College Station Council intends to hold a pub - I 12-2F hearing on the question of amending Chapter 3, Section 1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station. Texas, relating to Building Re- gulations. Under : , )nsidera - tion is the adopt'BUILDIth STANDARD CODE, specifically the 1W Edition published by t'. Southern Bui ding Code Co' The Eagle /Thursday, December L4 , 1985 • Blaze strikes home of CS firefighter By VIRGINIA KIRK Staff Writer A house belonging to a College Sta- tion firefighter was destroyed by fine Monday, the second Brazos County home to burn in two days. College Station firefighter Dwight Rabe lives in the house on FM 158 near Texas 30, but was out of town when the fire was reported at 12:20 p.m. Six firefighting units had the fire under control in an hour, Lt. Fred Rapczyk said. The fire occurred one day after an apparent electrical fine destroyed a mobile home in the Brushy community Sunday morning. The house was en- gulfed in flames by the time volunteers from the Brazos County Precinct 4 Volunteer Fire Department arrived. The American Red Cross is asking for donations to help Roosevelt Washington, Glenda Evans and their five sons. Evans said she was in a bed- room around 8:30 a.m. when she started seeing smoke. She said she barely had time to wake the two sons who were home at the time. As they ran outside, part of the house collapsed, Evans said. Clothes, food, money and housing are needed for the family, which is temporarily staying with friends. The sons range in age from 14 to 19, Red Cross volunteer coordinator Colette Camrth said. Evans said the family was unable to save anything. She said clothing was her biggest loss, but added that her sons were sad their bicycles had burned. Anyone interested in helping the family can call the Red Cross at 822 - The Eagle / I'uesday,December 31,1985 2157 or take items there before noon today or before 3 p.m. Thursday. The office is at 207 W. 29th St. Lt. Rapczyk said that Monday's fire also apparently left firefighter Rabe's house uninhabitable. "There was a lot of smoke and heat damage when we arrived, then the fire started showing itself," Rapczyk said. It took a long time to control the fie because of the heat, he said. Deputy Fire Marshal Bland Ellen said the fire started near an electrical heater in a bedroom. It was unknown whether the heater malfunctioned or something was left too close to it. That was the year cthat never was... For Bryan - College Station, this was 1985 (with apologies to Dave Barry): JANUARY: College Station adopts zoning provisions that eli- minate mobile homes, all churches below High Episcopal, and any business not carrying the Whole Earth Catalogue Seal of Approval from the city. Downtown Bryan announces that a new business, which har- vests mushrooms growing on Main Street, has located there. FEBRUARY: A search party finds a Bryan garbage truck that has been lost in a pothole for three weeks. College Station says it wouldn't accept even an IBM plant in its proposed high tech industrial park unless all the employees bicycle or jog to work, and everyone above custodian has an advanced degree. RCH: College Station zo At children's swing sets, cou, :nd western dancers, and anya ^° who eats jalapenos. [,.town Bryan announces [hat ar► automobile mechanic has set up shop under a shade tree be- hind Carnegie Library, becoming the 14th new business to locate there to date. APRIL: College Station dis- covers it has four fewer zoning ordinances than Austin, so it adopts new ones zoning out itinerant circus troupes and anyone who has ever expressed a liking for collard greens. Bryan Mayor Ron Blatchley takes a cue from former Mayor Richard Smith, who has joined the Texas legislature. Blatchley joins the Ronald McDonald clan. OCTOBER: The last mmon t y resident of College Station leaves, to open a luxury reclaimed grease operation in downtown Bryan. The city immediately erects checkpoints at the city limits to halt all incoming cars carrying St. Christopher medals or jam boxes. The only uses permitted in the city are the homes of retired university professors and the duplexes they rent to A &M students who drive Porsches. MayorMarvin Tate is the first to shake hands with the new Bryan businessman. •-ne tagle/weclnesaav, January 1, 1986 NOVEMBER: The College Station high tech industrial park gets its first tenant, a real estate office specializing in selling adja- cent land owned by the park presi- dent. Downtown Bryan announces plans to move the LaSalle Hotel to the College Station industrial park. DECEMBER: A McMutrey Petroleum Co. royalty owner re- ceives a check and is mobbed by disbelieving fellow royalty own- ers. Mayor Marvin Tate is crushed while trying to shake his hand. College Station announces it has applied for a $3.5 million federal grant to attract minority re- sidents. Hugh Nations is a staff write for the Eagle. 0 MAY: New Bryan Mayor Mar - On Tate is spotted shaking hands seen shaking hands at a reception at a Board of Realtors dinner. for businessmen who have dedi- C College Station announces it is cated their lives to the L zones out anyone who has ever manufacturing operations, such as received any form of welfare or s steel plants and rock quarries. who has ever parked a glimpsed shaking hands at a Hotel - A Prague businessman, visiting M Motel Association dinner. Downtown Bryan to set up a boti- J JU NE : College Station adopts que sheep dipping operation there, f four new zoning ordinances. One disappears. McMurrey Petroleum r rules out all commercial signs, in- Co. says the Czech is in the mail. e eluding letterhead stationery. La- SEPTEMBER: Bryan Mayor t ter in the month the city discovers Marvin Tate is observed in the o one of the ordinances actually downtown Post Office, looking s s nakes sense. It is immediately re- for a Czech to shake hands with. p pealed. A dirty book store on Texas D Downtown Bryan undergoes a Avenue is raided and closed by the r revival. Eight businessmen give county attorney. College Station t their lives to the Lord and their eration, but announces it has J remaining i offered the bookstore operator a a announces it is may have landed a 400 -acre site in the high tech in- s se ptic tank cleaning company for dustn'al park if he will relocate i its hih tech industrial park. there. B Bryan Mayor Marvin Tate is y resident of College Station leaves, to open a luxury reclaimed grease operation in downtown Bryan. The city immediately erects checkpoints at the city limits to halt all incoming cars carrying St. Christopher medals or jam boxes. The only uses permitted in the city are the homes of retired university professors and the duplexes they rent to A &M students who drive Porsches. MayorMarvin Tate is the first to shake hands with the new Bryan businessman. •-ne tagle/weclnesaav, January 1, 1986 NOVEMBER: The College Station high tech industrial park gets its first tenant, a real estate office specializing in selling adja- cent land owned by the park presi- dent. Downtown Bryan announces plans to move the LaSalle Hotel to the College Station industrial park. DECEMBER: A McMutrey Petroleum Co. royalty owner re- ceives a check and is mobbed by disbelieving fellow royalty own- ers. Mayor Marvin Tate is crushed while trying to shake his hand. College Station announces it has applied for a $3.5 million federal grant to attract minority re- sidents. Hugh Nations is a staff write for the Eagle. 0 • TO OM IT MAYCONCERI` The* College Station Plannin & Zoning Commission wil hold a public hearing on thb . question of rezoning the following property: Two {2) tracts of land totalling 10.81 acres located on the sou side of Harvey Road (SH 0) across the street from the t intersection of Stallings Drive and Harvey Road, from Administrative- Professional District A -P to Geneal C mercial District C -1. App is James E. Jett, Trustee. Ow- ner' is Mayfield-Wilkerson Jefferson Partnership N3. The:bearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. meet- ing of the Commission or Thuysday, January 16,1986. For, additional information, please contact me. James M. Callaway Assistant Director of Planning 01- 0'1-86 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The College Station Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following property: A 54.99 acre tract of land (the pro osed Devonshire Park subdivision) located at the sout�hheast corner of the inter - secGon of Rock Prairie Road and,TTexas Avenue (SH6) from Agriculture -Open Distrct A -O to Commercial- Industrial Dis- trict C -2. Applicant is Jerry Bisl9op and Associates. Ow- ner'yf land is Joe A. Ferreri, President, Tex-J Ranches, Inc.: Thegearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avoue at the 7:00 P.M. meet - ing,of the Commission on Thu{sday, January 16,1986. For, additional information please contact me. Jarjes M. Callaway Assistant Director of Planninf 01-01 -86 The Eagle /Wednesday, January 1, 1986 :7 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS OF FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS - AND LOAN ASSOCIATION Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of members of the above -named Association will be held at the home office of the Association at 2900 Texas Avenue, Bryan, Texas, on the 15th day of January, 1988, at the hour of 2 p.m. of said day. The business to be taken up at the said annual meeting shall be: 1. Considering and voting upon reports of officers and committees of the Association; 2. Considering and voting upon ratification of the acts of directors and officers of the Association; 3. Election of directors to fiii the offices the terms of which are then expiring; 4. No other matters except as required by law or regulet ' on. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Dated at Bryan, Texas, December 19,1985. Lily C. Watson, Secretary First Federal Savings b Loan Association of Bryan 12 -29- 85.01.05 -86 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed proposals addressed to the City of College Station, Texas will be received for the construction of: COMMUNITY DEVELOP- MENT PROJECT NO. 85 -1 -1 STREET, DRAINAGE AND UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS FOR FAIRVIEW, AND ELEANORSTREETS until 2:00 o'clock P.M., Thurs- day, January 16,1986. Proposals will be received at the office of Mr. David J. Pullen, City Engineer. City Hall, College Station, Texas 77640. Bidders must submit with their bids a Cashier's Check or a Certified Check in the amount of five (5 %) percent of the maximum amount of bid payable without recourse to the City of College Station, Texas, or a proposal bond in the same amount from a Sur- ety Company holding permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety, and acceptable ac- cording to the latest list of companies holding certifi- cates of authority from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, as listed in latest Revision of Treasury Department Circular 570, as a guarantee that Bidder will en- ter into a contract and ex- ecute bond and guarantee forms within five (5) days after notice of award of contract to him. Bids without checks, as stated above, or proposal bond will not be considered. cause Tor rejection of any bid. Bidders are required to in- spect the site of the work and to inform themselves regard- ing local conditions under which the work isto be done. Bidders are expressly advised that this project will be funded with Federal Community De- velopment revenues and will be subject to wage and labor provisions as established by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Contract Documents, Pro- posal Forms. Specifications and Plans may be obtained from the City Engineer's of- fice, 1101 S. Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. A non- refundable deposit of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) is required for each set, In accordance with Article 5160, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, the successful Bidder will be re- quired to furnish not only a performance bond in the amount of the contract, but also a payment bond for the protection of all claimants supplying labor and materials as defined in said law. The bonds must be executed by an approved Surety Company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety and acceptable according to the latest list of compamesThe holding certificates of author- ity from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, or other Surety acceptable to the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities. In case of ambiguity or lack of clearness in stating the price in the bids, the Owner reserves the right to consider the most advanta- geous construction thereof or to reject the bid. Unreasona- ble or unbalanced unit prices will be considered sufficien' Eagle /Friday, January 3, 1986 • • _-__UTICE fhe Ci ty of College Station k 4ccep% Bids) For MISCELLANEOUS until 10:00 AMT January 13, IG!W at which time the bids will be opened in the office of the Purchasing Agent at the City Hall. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids re- ceived after that time will be returned unopened. The City If College Station reserves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all irregularities in said bid and to accept the offer considered most advantageous to the City. These items may be pur- chased with Revenue Sharing Funds. BID #86-ZB 01- 03 - 86,01 -irate The Eagle /Friday, January 3, 1986 EON LJ C Jones files for CS City A College Station attorney, Sara time for a change," Jones said in a Goode Jones, became a candidate for the College Station City Council on Tuesday. Jones filed in Place 2, opposing Councilman Bob Runnels, who has filed for re- election. "I chose to seek election to Place 2 ... simply because I believe that it's prepared statement. "I remember when College Sta- tion was a small community of dirt roads with one traffic light and one policeman," she said. "More changes are inevitable, and it's the job of the City Council to realize that these changes are coming and plan Council seat for them." Jones declined to elaborate on the statement until later in the campaign. An associate with the law firm of Goode, Hoelscher, Lipsey & Talbert, Jones received her law degree from Baylor University. Before entering law school in 1982, she was vice president of University Title Co. The Eagle /Sunday, January 5, 1986 • B -CS educators participate , Educators in Bryan - College Sta- tion participated in two activities in November and December that I neg- lect ast year. Since we're not too far the new year, I'd like to elaborate on these events. From Nov. 17 -23, the Col- lege Station Education Asso- ciation cele- brated Amer ican Education Week. The national theme for the week was "America's Public Schools: The Subject is Excellence." EDUCATION By Eugene Cox Jr. Ann Heuberger, president of the CSEA, said the association held a reception honoring members of the community for their contributions to public education. But Heuberger added that she would like for the College Station school district and the media to get more involved and put more emph- asis on American Education Week. "It would increase public under- standing and appreciation of schools," Neuberger said. She added that increased aware- ness of public education would en- courage: ■ Parents to visit teachers and schools more often. ■ Civic and community support to improve the schools. ■ Students to appreciate what educators and the community are doing for them. With any luck and a lot of hard work, Hueberger and CSEA will be able to accomplish these goals this year. In December, the Brazos Valley Counselors Association presented a in American Educati on Week one - credit hour workshop for licensed professional counselors to help LPCs meet state certification requirements. Linda Combs, president of BVCA, said that because of the 1984 education reforms, LPCs who were licensed before the education reforms went into effect must go through an additional 175 hours of training every three years to main- tain their certification. "Our organization is attempting to provide more workshops to meet the needs of individuals who need to obtain those hours," Combs said. The workshop was presented at Navasota High School. Dr. Windel Dickerson, deputy director of prog- rams for the Mental Health Mental Retardation Authority in College Station, spoke on "Current Issues Facing Mental Health Counselors." BVCA, the local chapter of the Texas Association of Counseling and Development, is an organiza- tion for people in the mental health field. The association's next meet- ing will be Feb. 13 in Madisonville. Combs, who is also the math su- pervisor for the Bryan school dis- trict, added that counselors who were not certified when the reform became effective must acquire 2,000 hours of training through in- ternships sponsored by a nnivPr6ty The Eagle /Monday, January 6, 1986 "After achieving LPC status, they, too, must acquire 175 clock hours of training every three years," she said. LPCs, who must have a master's degree before certification, may obtain their practicum hours by tak- ing graduate level courses or through TACD approved work- shops. Comb said the law also applies to high school counselors, who were placed in a new category. • Police beat interesting in past year The past year has been a fairly interesting one on the police beat — both for crime and non -crime events. Here's my own wrap -up of events and issues in the Brazos Val- ley in 1985. First, there A i, was a change in " leadership. Ronnie Miller took over as Brazos County sheriff, Claude Jenkins was brought in from Greenville to be the new Bryan fire chief. In College Station, the police department's chain of command was restructured and a fourth shift was created. POLICE By Virginia Kirk Then there was a building boom. The year started with Bryan opening its fourth fire station on North Texas Avenue. By the end of the year, College Station had almost com- pleted an addition to its main building. The city of Bryan purchased the former First City National Bank building and will be moving its police department and municipal court there in the next six months. College Station police hired an architect to draw plans to expand their headquarters. Plans for a two - story expansion were downscaled to one story because of costs. But the biggest building event had to be the opening of the new Brazos County Jail. The old jail is being renovated for more space but the new quarters have yet to come close to overcrowding. The new jail is electronically secure but has already had its first escape — a feat accom- plished because of the construction -`9 taking place. ,.,, ollege Station police purchased a dog to start a K -9 unit with funds contributed by a local family. The ,ities, county and Texas A &M con - ;idered buying a helicopter for res- ;ue purposes, but decided that insur- ance was too costly. A Brazos County Grand Jury fi- gured out that the county has a se- rious drug problem and some law enforcement agencies offered the Department of Public Safety narco- tics agents more help. More than 40 persons were indicted in October on drug- related charges and many were picked up on a single night. Out in the Brazos Valley, Washington and Leon counties were both the scenes of double murders. A father and son were found dead on their summer home property in Leon County and police eventually traced a suspect to New Mexico -- he apparently wanted to hide out near his former Boy Scout camp. A mother and son were abducted after church on a Sunday in August in Brenham and were later found dead in the trunk of their car. A man was arrested last month right before Sheriff Elwood Goldberg retired. What's to look forward to in 1986? Will all the local police agen- cies continue to see their fair share of action or will crime rates drop and people get better? It's hard for a police reporter to predict, but most mental health and police officials agree that, as jobs get tougher to get in a falling eco- nomy, crime may get worse before it gets better. Happy New Year. 1/,�tyi� auk. The Eagle /Monday, January 6, 1986 Predictions ventured for new year Rather than put myself on the hook with rash predictions for the new year, I did the honorable, cowardly, joumahs- tic thing. I asked my sources to do it. Several ministers and one new city administrator shared their goals and guesses for 1986. William King Cole, College Station's recently hired city mana- ger, is not opti- mistic in his fore- cast. "I think growth and the economy will continue to be flat in '86, as it was in '85, " Cole said. "I try to look for the silver lining in every cloud, and this will give the City Council and the city staff some time to plan. " RELIGION By Brad Owens Cole said the construction of a new )olice station and a new utility service ;enter will begin this year, which is ;ood for the city because bidding will )e more competitive in the slack con - ,tructon market. As is their wont, ministers were more inclined to say what should hap- pen than what will. "I'm not a prophet," said Rev. James R. Maples, pastor of First Bap- tist Church in Bryan. The pastor wishes for an improved economy and more jobs, and said Bryanites should "adopt a positive atti- tude about our city and work to im- prove it." That has been missing this year, he said. The Rev. Amos Garza, pastor or Bryan's Buenas Nuevas Assembly of God, said his church has resolved to "reach those that are hurting." The means of funding them, Garza said, is to "draw nigh to God. The by- product, he said, will be the growth of the church. The Rev. Jack Shelton, pastor of First United Methodist Church in Bryan, said he believes "the (econo- mic) doldrums of the last two years may turn around." Ministers in large churches are in a position to see changes in the economy, because eco- nomic factors have much to do with changes in tithing and church enroll- ment. Shelton is encouraged as he reads the signs in his church. Shelton has also made a couple of resolutions this year. He vows he will learn to use his new personal computer, and this year has pared down his annual weight -loss resolution to only five pounds. Oh, what the heck. I'll try a few predictions after all. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong. Politics: Freshman Congressman "Little Joe" Batton (R- Ennis) will announce in a press release that he per- sonally has rammed through Congress a bill that will move the Taj Mahal to Easterwood Airport and allow terrorists to be strung up from either cedar or oak trees in front of the Brazos County Courthouse. Nobody will take him seriously all year, and he will win re- election to Congress with 98 percent of the vote. College Station: The City Council will hire Old Mother Hubbard, Little Jack Sprat and Little Miss Muffet as city administrators. Religion: Central Baptist Church in Bryan will call Bob Fosse as its new pastor, and begin making plans to open its antral Easter pageant on Broadway next year. The fundamentalist faction of the Southem Baptist Convention will split in a bitter disagreement over what kind of paper and ink God used when he wrote the King Jaynes Version of the Bible. The Eagle /Monday, January 6, 1986 By DANIEL PUCKETT Staff Writer A resolution on setting polling places in the April municipal election will be considered and four public hearings will be held at Thursday's meeting of the College Station City Council, starting at 7 p.m. Several of the items on Thursday's agenda will be discussed during the council's workshop meeting at 3 p.m. today. The resolution on polling places would combine three precincts — precincts 20, 21 and 35 — for voting purposes, a three -year -old arrange- ment that some Texas A &M students attacked last year as unfair. Residents of the three precincts vote at the Col- lege Station Municipal Building, 101 Church Ave. Chris Bowers, treasurer of the A &M Civil Liberties Union, said last year that the arrangement puts too many voters — about 8,000 — in one polling place. City officials, howev- er, say that few students turn out for municipal elections: about 100 for last year's balloting. Bowers said Tuesday that the A &M -CLU will not formally oppose the resolution for the April elections, although it will work to change poll- ing places for the May primaries and the November general election. One proposal, he said, would relocate Northgate voting from the municipal building to a church and would have Precinct 20 — A &M campus — resi- dents vote with Precinct 9 residents at the College Station Community Center. Although the vote is scheduled for Thursday's council meeting, council members will discuss the polling - places resolution during today's workshon. The Eagle /Wednesday, January 8, 1986 • Emergency service realities In response to the letter published and women are highly trained pro - in the Eagle Jan. 1 titled, "Combine fessionals. emergency services. " services. La Mr. Lappert must try to under - In the letter, PPert stated stand that each situation is very that it might be Possible to get dis- different and none of us can predict Patchers to send equipment to an the time that it will take to do our °mergency without consulting a jobs to the best of our ability. map or asking the caller questions. It Mr. Lappert also states we were teems that Mr. Lappert does not trained not to get cold wet or dirty, lnderstand how many streets there yet I can give you examples of 15 Are in the cities of Bryan and College degree weather crawling on my Station, some that even have the hands and knees in a wet muddy Same name. It would be very diffi- ditch getting to someone trapped in a 'ult not to refer to a map or ask the caller some questions. He also states that dispatchers, As far as the College Station Fire firemen and policemen are not God, Department's actions on the scene yet it seems he wants them to be of the GTE plane crash, I cannot omnipresent and all knowing. make any comment because I wasn't I would like to state to Mr. Lap - there; but I can say that these men pert and th' citizens of both cities that we deep :< °gret any loss of life on any scene, no ty- r who it may be. I know for a fact id depart- ment where I work we don't took at the credentials of the patient bef we render any services. I feel that the College Station Fire Department doesn't either. In closing, if Mr. Lappert would like to bring his ideas for training to our staions and discuss them with us, let him feel free to do so. I for one would enjoy some plane hulks to train on. ERNEST UPCHURCH, firefighter Bryan The Eagle /Wednesday, January8, 1986 • The City of Colleeeggge Station is 6� A �ccepting Bid( or: SEC- t =A AI�ER MOO Chased with Revenue Shs►iny _ Funds. BID #88-27 n1-0o-88.0 -19-88 The Eagle /Thursday, Januart 4, 1986 A • C TIONAL SEWER RIDDING MACHINE -ONE EAC;{ until 2:00 ISM, Janyary 23, 1998, at which tint. the bids will b opened in "ice of the Purchasing Agd91 the City Hall. SpAcffications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids re- ceived after that time will be returned unopened. The City of College Station reserves the right to waive or reject any and eregularbies in sa d any and to all accept the otter considered nost advantageous to the ity. These items may be pur- The Eagle /Thursday, January 9, 1986 You are invited 'tTICE followin to bid on Me Richard g protect Protect No g4P SCOPE OF WORK Sco work Include, brick Pe o sand walk ways. Psvers on RECEIPT OF pro BIDS: Sealed posals will be accepted at the office of the Director of Me Parks and Recreation De portment in Central Park 100p Krenek Tap Rosd until 2: 00 am, Thursday, Januarys 198 which time May w ill be u s t and read aloud. Bide be marked with the pro - tecttitle on the envelope. INFOgMg7I AND 8ID- a n DOCUMENTS: Plans tained Itications may be ob. by Contpcting Peter VaneCek at the Parks and Re- creation Depart ment Office Central Park, 1000 Krenek Tap Road Ilego S tation. e4uired. 01.01}86,01 -1 ,88,01 -11-88 YIOUTION NOTICE Januery 7,18% TO:j E H. DUNCAN R E: AD TEXAS DRE NKNOWN T AggNpONED MO- OR VEMICLEACT According to our record,, you are the registered Owner of the motor veChlcis here. stated. This motor vehicle has n been taken into h custody by tSa Department under n'.rth�r- Ity of the Texas Abandoned Motor Vehicle Act. The motor vehicle herein mentioned has been abandoned In violation Of the above mentioned authority within the city limits of College Station, Texas. DEEgSgCRIPPTTION OF VEHICLE: MAKE: Volkswagen BODYSTYLE: 2 Door, VCO VEHICLE I ENTIFICATION C The Eagle /Thursday, January 9, 1986 Sesquicentennial A calendar of events Here is a list of coming Ses- quicentennial events in Brazos Coun- ty and elsewhere: Jan. 6 -31: Brazos Center displays Sesquicentennial Quilt made by Steep Hollow Home Extension Club. Jan. 6 -Feb. 28: Brazqs, Valley Museum in Brazos Center displays "Hometown Oil" and "Kitchen Workplace 1800s" exhibits. Jan. 6 -31: College Station Com- munity Education Council search for oldest Texas license plate. Winner to be announced Feb. 1. Jan. 17: Arbor Day ceremonies at Sul Ross Elementary School. Jan. 17: Bryan Arbor Day cere- monies in Sue Halswell Park at 3 p.m. with 150 trees to be given away. Jan. 19 -26: "Trees," an art exhibit in the Brazos Center. Jan. 20: Planting of Sesquicenten- nial Shumard Oak at Brazos Center by Brazos Sesquicentennial Commis- sion. Jan. 22 -Feb. 2: The 90th annual Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show and Rodeo, in Fort Worth's Will Rogers Complex. Jan. 25: Noon OPAS Guild lun- cheon and fashion show in the Hilton Hotel. Gala ball at 8 p.m. Call 845- 1515 for further information. Jan. 25: Gold Cup series 5 -K run in College Station. Jan. 26: College Station Indepen- dent School District agricultural art contest winners exhibit at Southwood Elementary School from 1 -3 p.m. The Eagle /Thursday, Janurary 9, 1986 NUMBER: #389226M LICENSE PLATES AT- TACHED TO VEHICLE: YEAR: 1983 NUMBER: 9188918 STATE: Louisiana PHYSICAL LOCATION OF VEHICLE WHEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY: STREET ADDRESS: — CITY:— STATE: — DATE VEHICLE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY: — PHYSICAL LOCATION WHERE VEHICLE IS STORED: NAME OF GARAGE: College Station Police Department STREET ADDRESS: 2811 Texas Avenue CITY: CollegeStation,Texas You as an Owner have a right to reclaim the herein named moto vehicle within twenty (2o) aeys after the date of this notice upon payment of all , awing, preservation and stor- age charges resulting from placing the vehicle in custody. Fai ure of the Owner to exer- cise their right to reclaim the vehicle within the time pro- vioed shall be deemed a wi +iver by the Owner of all rights, title and interest in the vehicle and their consent to the sale of the abandoned mo- tor vehicle at a public auction. VerytrulyYours, Marvin E. Byrd Chief of Police Bernard KapelW Lieutenant 1 -09-88 The Eagle /Thursday, January 9, 1986 CS may transfer tax operations By DANIEL PUCKETT Staff Writer The city of College Station, the last government in Brazos County that collects its own taxes, could lose that status this year. The City Council on Wednesday directed the city staff to study the possibility of handing over tax - collection duties to the county. The council also agreed to move a Northgate polling place and to grant city employees a holiday on Ses- quicentennial Day. The council asked for the tax study after Gerald "Buddy" Winn, county tax assessor- collector, discussed the workings of his office. Since the creation of the Brazos County Appraisal District in 1980, Brazos County governments have been dis- solving their own tax- collection op- erations and transferring that duty to the county. The city of Bryan and the Bryan school district did so in 1982. The College Station school district dis- solved its tax- collection operation last year, leaving the city of College Station alone in collecting its taxes independently of the county. Winn told council members that consolidation has saved local govern- ments thousands of dollars. For ex- ample, the city of Bryan and the Bryan school district had tax_ collection budgets totaling $400,000 in 1981. In 1982, Winn charged them a total of $42,000, and in 1983, a total of $13,000. This year, Winn said, he doesn't plan to charge for tax collection at all. Because nearly everyone who pays taxes to a local municipal govern- ment of school• district must also pay taxes to the count3+'' ke� said, it doesn't cost the county anytAing to collect for the other bodies. f ' The city's budget for i4 tax -# collection office is $192,000, although that office has other respon- sibilities and couldn't be abolished entirely, city staff members said. The only objections to consolida- tion came from Councilmen Bob Runnels and Pat Boughton, who said city residents object to paying their taxes at Winn's office in downtown Bryan. It's a long drive, they said, and little parking is available. Winn said it would be impractical to open a tax sub - station in College Station because it would have to per- form all the functions — including voter and car registration — of the main station. A sub - station, he said, would cost the county about $500,000. Mayor Gary Halter asked the staff to study the issue, but no deadline for the report was set. In other business, council mem- bers voted unanimously to relocate the polling place for precincts 20, 21 and 35 from the Municipal Building at 101 Church Ave. to the A &M Pre- sbyterian Church, 301 Church Ave. The Municipal Building, the former site of city offices, is deteriorating badly. The council also voted unanimous- ly to make April 21 a city holiday in honor of Texas' 150th anniversary. The day will be a holiday for state and Texas A &M workers as well. City Manager William K. Cole said the holiday will cost the city ab- out $5,000 in overtime for employee; who must remain on duty. The Eagle /Thursday, January 9, 1986 • mu Nu I ice The City of College Station is Accepting Bid(s) For: MISCELLANEOUS FURNITURE until 10:00 AM, January 13, 1986, at which time the bids will be opened in the office of the Purchasing Agent at the City Hall. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids re- ceived after that time will be returned unopened. The City of College Station reserves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all irregularities in said bid and to accept the offer considered most advantageous to the City. These items may be pur- chased with Revenue Sharing Funds. B I D #86-26 01-03- 86,01 -10-86 The Eagle/ Friday, January 10, 1986 • �11 By DANIEL PUCKETT However, Councilmen James Bond and Fred Brown al use gam[ Writer il Station City Counc envision any c e r for The College 'n .Thursday granted two r ezoning re- t of he the tracts. it never occurred to me that it Bond said. quests, one over the oppo sition staff and the Planning and Zon- would be anything else," Only two persons spoke at the pub city ing Commission. a req uest from lic hearing on the request, both in its The council voted o i The council granted College Heights Assembly of favor. cilman of the rezoning, the God and J.V. Henton of Bryan to the south side of dissenting. Lynn Mcllhaney co was ab- Councilman Terri Tong rezone 13.4 acres on University Drive east of Tan'ow The tract now zoned for re- Sent. unan imously The council t for 0.7 LS C grants 2 rezoning requests Street. sidential an d some commercial uses, was rezoned to general commercial use, with a buffer zone between it and a residential area to the south. The city staff and the planning commission opposed the rezoning, voicing concern over creating a con- tinuous commrnercial strip along University . In addition, two residents of the area told the commiss'oonuld in December that the rezoning un- harm the residential area along son Avenue. approved a rezoning reques Cir acres northwest of the Parkway cle Apartments on Southwest Park - w ay. The area will provide additional parking for the complex, and no objections to it were raised. The council also voted unan imous ly to adopt the 1985 Standard Build- ing Code and Standard Fire preven- tion Code with local amendments. No one appeared at Thursday' P lic hearings on the codes, which up date versions adopted in 1982. The Eagle /Friday, January 10, 1986 C THE SESQUICENTENNIAL NEWSLETTER NUMBER FOUR ���e�r1DENC� c0 150 YEARS G � Sn � ��" 18361986 BRAZOS COUNTY BRYAN & COLLEGE STATION County Sculpture To Be Dedicated James Surls, a noted Texas sculptor, has been working several months cutting and preparing huge red and white oak trees for use in the Brazos County Sesquicentennial Sculpture that will be placed in front of the Brazos Center. The two story tall sculpture, according to Surls, "is the equivalent of whittling except on a grander scale." He will use a chain saw for the rough shape, & then a double blade ax to achieve the surface planes. Surls plans to seal the giant trees with a dark finish that will lighten with the sun & rain. He promises that the shadows the sculpture will cast on the face of the brick bldg. "will be very dramatic." The Service League and Rotary Clubs will host Surls at their Feb. 4 meetings as he shows slides of his work in progress. The dedication of the sculpture is set for April 21, San Jacinto Day, at the Brazos Center. Money for this Sesquicentennial project was raised in the community and the Sesquicentennial Commission from funds made by selling souvenir items. Fifteen others have also donated $1,000 each. Sesquicentennial Commission mem- bers who have served on this project are: Barbara Vance, chairman; Mer- rill Bonarrigo, Erma Jefferson, Tom Sistrunk and Phyllis Dozier. Serving on the sculpture finance committee are Jack Cumpton, chair- man; Don Ladewig, Ann Wiatt, Jody Bates, Don Austin, Alan Stacell, Phyllis Dozier & R. J. Holmgreen. Sanctioned Events Pass 150 Mark Six ,gore events, planned recently for 1986, have been added to the list of projects sanctioned by the Sesquicentennial Commission. The Bethune Woman's Club request- ed sanctioning for two activities: The Sesquicentennial Debutante Cotillion on Dec. 27, and the Black History Celebration featuring noted speaker & musician Dr. Frank Perry of Atlanta on Feb. 7, 1986. Fannin - Travis PTA's will be hold- ing a Sesquicentennial Celebration on March 6 with B -B -Q supper, Texas games, historic play & costumes. "A View From Halley's Comet" will be a formal seated dinner & ball on March 7, held by the Service League. Two groups will co- sponsor a "SesquiFest" on May 4. Displays & demonstrations of arts & crafts in Central Park will be organized by Arts Council of Brazos Valley & Brazos Valley Art League. TAMU Art Exhibits Docents will have a 1986 slide show available of A &M Art Treasures, as well as tours, and reservations may be made for slides or tours by calling 845 -8501. Pioneer Homesite Planned For Park Planning has turned into action on seven acres of land that will be known as Richard Carter Park in College Station. The major feature will be an in- terpretive center explaining the history and significance of the homesite of College Station's first settler. Paths will lead from the center to the well site, home site and cemetery, and the park will be kept "natural" so visitors will have a feeling of what the historic site was like in the 1830's. A Sesquicentennial sculpture de- picting a pioneer surveying the land will be placed near the East by- pass feeder road to attract visitors to the park. This is a project of the Arts Council of Brazos Valley and the City of College Station. A highway historic marker will be con- venient to the curb for cars to pull off and read about the Carter site. This park is the major project of the City of College Station for the Sesquicentennial year, and the Brazos County Sesquicentennial Commission has pledged funds for the interpretive center exhibit. These monies are being raised by sale of souvenir items at the Brazos Center office. General Telephone employees have also given a substantial gift toward this project. Commission members who have worked on this project are: Henry Dethloff, chrm; Don Simons, Mike Owens, Charles Szabuniewicz, & John Gilmartin. The historical marker will be dedicated on March 2nd and a grand alfresco dedication is planned for the summer. Michener's TEXAS Read -A -Texas Book Year The Texas State Library is en- couraging Texans to join in the ex- citement of commemorating the Ses- quicentennial with a special "Read - A- Texas - Book -A Month" project. There are more books written about Texas than any other state in the union, and readers can set their own goals among fiction, folklore, biography, history & poetry by and about Texans. Or participants may spotlight a special fact, such as wildflowers, rivers, battles, shrines or heroes. In addition, readers are encour- aged to share with others by dona- ting a Texas book to their local library to enrich materials for future generations. TEXAS, an histor James Michener, spans centuries, from 1527 and focuses on the fictional families German, Scots -Irish backgrounds. ical novel by four & a half to the present lives of four of Mexican, and Spanish Combining fact and fiction in the manner for which he is renowned the world over, Mr. Michener follows the adventures of the early settlers..... encounters with the Comanches ... the heroic and tragic defense of the Alamo, the massacre at Goliad...the resounding surprise victory of Sam Houston's forces at San Jacinto... the birth of the Lone Star Republic..... the daring exploits of the early Tx Rangers.... the war with Mexico .... the growth of the frontier towns—the discovery of oil ... and all other events that comprise the history of our state. TEXAS is available at local book- stores and is at the Bryan Public Library. Service League Project For Courthouse April 1 at 10 a.m., the Service League will formally dedicate a wooden sculpture by artist Rodney Hill to be hung on a wall of the new Brazos County Courthouse entrance as their Sesquicentennial gift to the County. The sculpture is an abstract rep- resentation of the County done in hardwoods of walnut & pecan. All the transportation systems from early 1800's to the present are de- picted as ghost images emerging from the old trails and crossings. A stage coach, covered wagon, train, trolley, steamboat and ferryboat are depicted & geographic locations of communities are represented. A wooden band forming the bound- aries of Brazos County depicts crops, livestock, local animals and the flags flown over the County. Souvenir Items For Sale at Brazos Center The Retail /Marketing Committee of the Brazos Co. Sesquicentennial Commission had an active Fall order- ing and pricing souvenir items and helping at three booth days in Post Oak Mall. The following items are still available daily at our office in the Brazos Center and were sold in booths & at the office in 1985. We are trying to accommodate the desire for attractive souvenirs of the 150th birthday of Texas, & also use them to promote the celebration in general. On display, and for sale, at the Brazos Center: lapel pins, Texas - shaped pans, magnets, Bluebonnet hat boxes, Texas tins, Plexiglas stars, flags, bumper stickers, visors, 1836 map reproductions, aprons, posters, paper weights, pens, pocket knives, placemats, balloons, playing cards and tote bags. Local stores who have souvenir items are: TAMU on- campus book- store - t- shirts, drink wraps & bumper stickers; Central Texas Hdwe. crystal bells & stoneware jars; Prioriteas - spoons & aprons, Court's - belt buckles. Members of the Retail /Marketing Committee are: Phyllis Dozier, chairman; Charla Anthony, Ed Brady, Sharon Fairchild, Pat Garrison, Craig Hall, Judge W. T. McDonald, Jr., Rusty Rush and Mary Evelyn White. Capitol Building Needs Renovation The State of Texas has embarked on a program to draw up a Master Plan to completely restore the State Capitol. The historic building is almost 100 years old and in need of repairs and restoration to its for- mer appearance. Governor Mark White says, "the Capitol is worthy of the highest standards of care because it is es- sential to our understanding and ap- preciation of Texas' history and common purpose. It is our responsi- bility to care for the Capitol, a legacy from our past, so we can pass it on." The Capitol has always been a working office building and it was built to meet all needs of Post - Republic state government. Over the years as the needs of government have evolved and expanded, the building has been altered in efforts to accommodate new uses and in- creased demands for space. Certain areas have reached a critical state in deterioration. These may have to be tended to on an emergency basis. Indeed an alarming recent report points to the metal fatigue of the Goddess of Liberty. The Capitol belongs to the people of Texas. With public support many "'partners" can be solicited for the work. One way of doing this might be through "Friends of the Capitol ". Donations may be sent to: Capitol Committee, Inc., 1507 West 6th St., Austin, Texas 78703. IT ES IM - -1 4 3 6 CENTENNIAL CELE This design was distributed by the 1936 Texas Centennial Celebration staff for use on automobiles, filling stations, tire stores, and adver- tisements concerned with travel. N ti� RA:C CENTENNIAL SONG BOOK REPRINTED The Sesquicentennial Committee of Marfa /Presidio County has reprinted the Texas Centennial Song Book, first published in 1936 by the publicity department of the Centennial Exposition in Dallas. In addition to such old favorites as "Home on the Range" and "Cielito Lindo," the little book contains annotations about the songs, ranging from historical notes ( "Will You Come to the Bower ?" sung at the Battle of San Jacinto) to Centennial Exposition notes. STATE OFFICE DECLARES SIX DAYS FOR TEXAS IN 1986 .r' Church bells! Chimes! Factory whistles! Car horns! Fire alarm sirens! Every sound imaginable wil3 herald the start of Texas' biggest -.mw birthday yet on January 1, 1986 - - -- the Sesquicentennial! To make sure no one is left out of the fun in 1986, the Sesquicen- tennial Commission has designated "Six Days for Texas" in 1986 for every Texas town and city to "ring out" its own unique tribute to our state. The five other dates are March 2 (Texas Independence Day), April 21 (San Jacinto Day), July 4 (American Independence Day), Novem- ber 3 (Stephen F. Austin's birth- day), and December 31, the close of a very special and exciting year. "At high noon on those days, all Texas communities are asked to ring every bell, blow every whistle, and honk every horn," said Richard Franck, program manager for the State Commission. "Anything that makes noise, and lets people know that we're cele- brating in a big way:" The Commission will be working with church groups, members of the media and others to spread the word about Six Days for Texas. Statewide Projects Include Local Event Running Events - The Texas Recre- ation & Parks Society and College Station Parks & Rec. Dept. are co- sponsoring the "Republic of Texas Super Triathlon," to cover the ("is- tance between Austin and Bryan. The 1986 Running Committee is to coor- dinate all 10K and marathon runnina events for the Sesquicentennial, and will sponsor a Grand Prix competi- tion whereby runners may collect points for each such event they par- ticipate it. College Station Sesquicentennial Commissioner Charles Szabuniewicz reports that Parks & Rec. has re- ceived 475 requests for registration information on the Triathlon. The 3 -day, "iron man" competition of bike, running & swimming has re- ceived the designation "National Stage Triathlon Championship" (ul- tra distance) from TRI -FED USA, the national sanctioning body. "Marathoners from Czechoslovakia, W. Germany, Canada, Mexico, England, and South Australia are also expec- ted, and 15 states are represented so far," said Szabuniewicz. He an- ticipates over 1,000 participants to register by early April. Texas Air Show - Scheduled for Waco in the spring of 1986, the Air Show will be a weekend celebration of aviation in Texas. Exhibits of aviation from antique barnstormers to supersonic jets to the space shuttle will be featured, as well as aerobatic displays by various types of aircraft and precision military flying teams. State Fair of Texas - Dallas will host a special, 52 -day version of the Fair in the fall of 1986. Com- pletion of extensive renovation of the buildings and grounds, built in 1936 for the Texas Centennial, is expected to be completed in time for Sesquicentennial. Texas -West Germany Committee - The committee is planning a number of programs to highlight Germany's distinct contribution to Texas heritage. Hot Air Balloon Tour - With the theme "150 and Soaring," an entou- rage of specially- decorated balloons will tour Texas in 1986. International Highland Games - Austin will host this international convocation, expected to bring thou- sands of Scots and Scottish sympath- izers to Texas for games, bagpiping, etc. Winter Texan Sesquicentennial Committee - This group plans to or- ganize two caravans, both origina- ting in northernmost cities in the U. S., to bring "Winter Texans" (or persons who reside in northern states and spend their winters in Texas) down to the state in 1986. Various other programs will be plan- ned for the Winter Texans once they arrive in the Rio Grande Valley. Texas - Exchange Committees Exchange programs between Texas and England; also Spain, France, En- gland, Germany & South Australia. Scotland to the Alamo - March 6, 1986 vigil at the Alamo by bagpipe bands from Scotland and England to commemorate the Scottish defenders of the Alamo. Historic Minutes Airing on KBTX KBTX -TV will show "Sesquicenten- nial Minutes" each week. These are quality, 60 second history lessons prepared by the Texas Committee for the Humanities. They will be shown each week, at 5 p.m. Wed., 7 a.m. Fri. morn. and 10 p.m. Sat. night. This series is sponsored by the Brazos County Sesquicentennial Com- mission. EVEN T R RRDE RYAN- Tra. R•MooRE- Ttg. — M / - - � 9! � ^to' , `g t ..� AR1 qtr r..; - �i171i•�e i�ww 1�� 'KQR -n yaa n.3i oer w iliten�4Fe •rsMi{r����rl tae "�" �. 2 ie �., .yHtr,,. � ?„ ... kS .¢.r.. .griaf�urue n \S - .• K:.`YM1 �e.a avr. a•; ai�r�wr�rrt•r�. spAaaerrp s• ••� ut~aarw,r�aer aae.w..:.asn... •�sa�tMaastis r+aar- -aar�• � rrm..r.�rraw, earar.roar�raf�e �J:; �eraw.a.wr ipr.rr�.:avwer.rr +s �.v.+red.erse�. . .� NMwlsrrt�:law.erw .., nt�a�.aeo�+a :a,�l� w IFNI lk bL �a Y ' � w.� r..c•'�M• v.'i�4'. XnC£ Y i[..�:" .�i�R - Having A Class Reunion? Please Register With Us! E 6.195is U SASTAR ��4�4 . SESQUI BRAZOS COUNTY BRYAN & COLLEGE STATION P. O. Box 1986 Bryan, Texas 77806 Diane Jones City Secretary P. 0, Box 9960 College Station, TX 77840 <'� F NEW PHONE NUMBER 776 -1986 0 • The nv n S ion Accep�tiny d(s) For TRAILER MOUNTED SEC- TIONAL SEWER RODDING MACHINE -ONE EACH until 2:00 PM, January 23.198E at which time the bids will bi opened in the office of tht Purchasing Agent at the City Hall. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids re ceived after that time will b returned unoperrd. The Cit of College Station reserve the right to waive or reject ar and all bids_ or any and e irregularities in said bid and I accept the offer considers most advantageous to tt City. These items may be pu chased With Revenue Shanr Funds. BID #W27 01-09 -88,o1 -18 INVITATION TO BID The Bryan Independer School District is now recei. ing bids for a main entranc walkway cover at Bonhan School and classroon The Eagle /Saturday, January 11, 1986 r Shenanigans slates auditions Shenanigans, the College Station teen center at 130 Jersey St., will begin its arts programs next week b holding auditions for the one -act Play Draeula. Sixth, seventh and eighth r graders are welt m at the auditions, to be held from 3:30 -5 through Wednesday. p.m. Mond • The Eagle /Saturday, January 11, 1986 ity from the Secretary e Treasury of the United States, xAS DES PACK 11 or other Surety acceptable to TIONS t the Owner. stemless steel t to reject a f, l of s ambiguity o tact: G the Owner reserves t Reute 1, Box 1 geous c 01 p will be considered sufficient The Bryan I Bidders are required t Ing bids for a to inform themselves r d classroom B whichthewexpresslyadvised Benha C o`ckett S� 1oW!1401 t that this Project will b Elm Street; S velopment revenues a Travis School, g provisions as established b Bid f and Urban D of Mr: C.W Henry, D posal Forms, Specification: Bryan, T from the City Engineer's o OHice until 27.1 6 at Wh °eh C Tice. 1 day, J u alc t each set. Oi -02- 86,01- 05-86,01-08-86 The Owner reserves t to aiv /all irregularities.', reject any t ids and to award the contract i if i n o the r best interestsofhthe owner. Ot 11- 86011 -12- 86'01 -1_ 3-86_ - NOTICET TRACTORS $ea(ed proposals addressed to the City of College Station, Te7cas will be received for the cohstructionof ITY DEVELOP COMMUN MENT PROJECT NO. 85 -1 -1 STREET, DIMPROVEMENTS U1ILITY FCR FAIRVIEW, AND ELEANOR STREETS until 2:00 o'clock P.M., Thurs- day- January 16,1986. proposals will be received at r office of Mr. David J. F?ullene , City Engineer, City gall, College Station, Texas 77840. Bidders must submit with !heir bids a Cashier's Check c , a Certified Check in he amount of five (5 %) percent of the maximum amount of bid payable without recourse to the City of College Station. Texas, or a proposal bond in from a Sur the same amount lding permit ety trO Company from the ' State nd acceptable act a Surety`o the latest list of cording certifi- sates holding of authority from the Secretary of the Treasury of tile iatestniRev s on s as listed in of Treasury Department Circular 570, as a #uarantee that Bidder will en- er into a contract guarantee ,cute bond and u setter `Orms within five (5) Y to nlmC B ds thout checks, as stated above. or proposal bond will not be considered with In accordance 5160, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, the successful Bidder will be re §uired to furnish n ot i onl a performance bond giniount of the contract, but OIso a payment bond for the protection of all claimants sup pl y ing labor and materials as defined in said law The t+onds must be executed Company n Approved Surety polding a permit from the States c eptableoaccordingeic and acep aniee the latest list of comb ho lding certificates of author The Eagle /Sunday, January 12, 1986 • area police enforce seatbelt law By VIRGINIA KIRK Staff Writer The new law requiring motorists to uckle up applies to all Texans, but ;ryan police are writing far more ickets for seatbelt violations than are 'ollege Station police. Since the law went into effect Dec. t, Bryan police have written about ;fight tickets a week for violations, six :imes as many as have College Sta- tion police. In Bryan, 48 people have received citations since Dec. 1. In the same period, College Station police wrote eight tickets, according to police re- cords. During December, Department of Public Safety officers handed out more than 20 tickets a week in a three - county area. In Brazos, Robertson and Burleson counties, 14 DPS troopers wrote 90 tickets for violations of the law in December Sgt. Fred Forsthoff said recently. Fifty seven of those cita- tions went to drivers, 130 to passen- gers and three to persons allowing a child to ride without a belt. DPS officials estimate that 9,000 people received tickets statewide dur- ing the first month of enforcing the new law requiring lap and shoulder belts. "Generally, we are just enforcing it when we stop someone for another violation," Forsthoff said. Forsthoff said his troopers' observations show that safety belt us- age in this area is only at about 50 Percent and not the projected 60 to 70 percent. "In just about every fatal accident we worked this year, people weren't wearing their seatbelts," Forsthoff said. "I would hope that they would start soon." However, College Station police Turn to BRYAN, page 3A • The Eagle /Monday, January 13, 1986 ' ' ba ttle a ainst drunk drivin g � - C,,S wa es g g "M f th crests were may By VIRGINIA KIRK Staff Writer ollege Station police re- ported a big increase in drunk driving arrests in 1985, and Bryan reported a big decrease, but officials in both cities believe they are seeing fewer drunk drivers on the road. Some county law enforcement agencies and Mothers Against Drunk Driving members have new plans, focusing on education and aware- ( ness, to keep more drunk drivers off the streets in 1986. College Station police arrested 369 people for driving while intoxicated, "n from 265 in 1984. Arrests in • T ODAY'S FOCUS Bryan fell to 274, down from 468 wreck," Forsthoff said. arrests in 1984. At Texas A &M, police arrested 22 The Department of Public Safety people for DWI in 1985, up one from made 302 arrests in Brazos County in 1984. 1985, Sgt. Fred Forsthoff said. That "That's quite a bit for our little number is about the same as 1984, territory," said Director of Security but alcohol was involved last year in Bob Wiatt. Fewer than 10 percent of fewer than one -third of the fatalities the department's accidents are alco- in Brazos, Robertson and Burleson hol- related, he added. counties. Alcohol is usually a factor College Station officials credit the in 40 percent of fatal accidents, he increase there to the task force which said. operated for the first half of 1985. "It could be we're getting more of Two officers worked DWI patrol full them off the road before they time. Consumption ban rejected " By VIRGINIA KIRK Staff Writer City attorneys in Bryan and College Station Tuesday turned down requests from Mothers Against Drunk Driving to write ordinances banning drinking while driving in the city limits here. Bryan City Attorney Robert Andron said such an ordinance could be unconstitutional, citing a 1983 attorney general's opinion and the ABC can govern the sale, distribution, possession and ' manufacture of alcohol, Andron said. From his reading, he feels the law has about a 50 -50 chance of being (field constitutional. Andron said Corpus Christi, which has passed an open contain- er ordinance, requested an opinion from the attorney general specifi- cally on consumption, but has got - e ten no response. Members of MADD had met that held cities don't have the right with the city managers, city attor- to pass open container laws. neys and police chiefs in both The Texas Alcoholic Beverage C de says only the Legislature Turn to CONSUMPTION, 6A ost o ose a by the task force," said Major Edg Feldman. "I think a lot of peop have gotten more concerned no through the education process. P questioned officers, `Why aret there more DWIs out there?' and th say a lot of passengers are drunk. "People are getting others to dri them because of the awareness DWIs," Feldman said. "Tougl laws and juries are part of it." In February, Feldman said the < partment will have some traffic off ers working only DWI arrests on c Turn to B -CS, page 6A The Eagle /Wedr%,esday, January 15,1986 H%-alter won't seek re- electio By DANIEL PUCKETT Staff Writer College Station's mayor since 1980 ^ Gary Halter, will not run ' - or r� tion. Halter, now finishing his third :erm as mayor, said Tuesday that he +ill leave municipal government to Jevote more time to academic work ind his family. Halter, an associate professor in he Texas A &M department of poli- ical science, was elected a city coun- Aman in 1975 and served 2► /z terms ►efore resigning to run for mayor. He ►ever faced an . opponent in his nayoral contests. Speculation on candidates to suc- :eed Halter centers on Councilman .ynn McIlhaney, a homemaker, and brmer Councilman Larry Ringer, a ►rofessor in A &M's statistics depart - nent. McIlhaney, whose council term expires this year, refused to confirm that she is considering the mayor's race. She said only that she will file for a municipal office on Monday, the first day of filing for the April election. "I do want to remain in municipal government," she said. "I'm enth- used in the new direction the city is going ... and I will have a press re- lease on Monday" announcing which office she is filing for. McIlhaney entered municipal affairs in early 1981, when she repre- sented a group of Raintree residents opposed to the rezoning of the tract on the East Bypass where Westing- house built its plant. The same year, she became a member of the city's parks and recreation board. In 1982, McIlhaney defeated veteran Councilman Jim Dozier for Place 6 on the council, earning 54 percent of the vote. In 1984, she won a 2 -1 victory in her re- election bid against Donita Haden, a local builder. . as CS mayor Ringer, a council member from 1976 -83, said he will decide this week whether to run for mayor. He said he considered the race in 1984 but decided against it because of other commitments and his friendship with Halter. Ringer decided not to run for re- election to the council in 1983 and has said that, if he returns, he'd like to do it as mayor. He has been a member of the A &M Faculty Senate since its inception in 1983 and is now a member of its executive committee. No other council member is ex- pected to enter the mayor's race. Mayor Pro Tem Bob Runnels, whose term is expiring, said he plans to run for re- election to his council seat. The fourth council member whose term expires this spring, Pat Boughton, said she hasn't decided whether to run again. Both ruled out the possibility of running for mayor, as did the other members of the council. Most coun- cil members, including Halter, said they won't become publicly involved in this year's mayoral race. All the councilmen expressed re- gret over Halter's decision, but sever- al agreed with Councilman Fred Brown, who said: "He's put in a lot of time in city government — if any- body deserves a rest, he does." During his six years as mayor, Hal- ter has been closely identified with efforts to create the College Station Industrial Development Foundation, which is now developing a high -tect industrial park in the far southern par of the city. The mayor also has cam paigned for putting the interests of the city as a whole over those of indi- vidual neighborhoods and has pushec for capital improvements in the city. most recently winning voter approva of a $14.2 million bond package it Turn to HALTER, page 6A The Eagle /Wednesday, January 15, 1986 lialter will ,v From page ]A lanuak.984. But Halter said Tuesday that pro - `essional and personal reasons led to its decision not to run again. "I've got a lot of other things I need to get onto," he said. "I've enjoyed being mayor, and I'll miss not run for re- election as CS mayor some of the things about it, but I've got a lot of things to do academi- cally. " One of those things, Halter said, is a "major federal research project" on the motivations of city nuncil members. He also said he'd like to write "a hopefully humorous book" on his experiences in city govern- ment. One of Halter's trademarks as mayor has been his ready and some- times caustic wit. Halter added that he'd like to spend more time with his wife, Linda, and his two daughters. The mayor's job, he said, has proved time - consuming, a concern cited by Runnels and Boughton as reasons not to run for t job. Now, Halter said, is a good time leave the mayor's position: The cil he said, has "a good council, on t whole," and a new city manage William K. Cole, who replaced Ion time City Manager North Bardell th fall. Gary Halter Lynn McIlhaney Larry Ringer • 0 Planners set public hearings The College Station Planning and zoning Commis- sion will hold public hearings on two rezoning requests at its regular meeting at 7 tonight in City Hall. Commissioners will hear comments on requests to rezone 55 acres at Rock Prairie Road and Texas Avenue from A -O, agricultural -open, to C -2, commercial - industrial, and to rezone 10 acres on the south side of Harvey Road at Harvey and Stallings Drive from A -P, administrative - professional, to C -1, general commer- cial. The commission also will discuss final plats for a lot on the north side of University Drive east of Tarrow Drive, and for the first phase of the Phoenix Addition, -Orncc KrevI k Tap Road from Central Park. The Eagle /Thursday, January 16, 1986 0 G 1 i , ermograp hic scan to netp • on heatinA ilents save I on on videotape a By DANIEL pUCKETT Staff Writer it's dark, past midnight and a camera is small truc rolling down a College Station street at 5 mph. Inside the cab, a television monitor shows a ghostly image of a house. The walls are light gray, the windows are bright the upper edges of the foundation are incandescent. The house is losing heat at a rapid rate, wasting hundreds of the sleeping owner's dollars. The scene is any neighborhood in the city. The time could actually be any hour between 10 p.m. and 7 a. m. on a night when the temper- ature is below 40 degrees, the wind is relatively calm and the humidity is low. On Tuesday, the city began its thermographic mobile scan, program designed to save local re- sidents money on their energy bills. After the entire city has been surveyed — completion is ex- pected by mid - February — the municipal government will spon- sor a series of open houses where residents can pick up a computer analysis of their homes' energy loss. The analysis shows where ener- gy is being lost, estimates the cost of the loss, recommends energy= saving measures, gives an esti- mate of their price, and estimates how long each measure will take to pay for itself. In addition, the first 2,000 resi- dents to attend the open houses will receive a free package of energy- saving devices worth $10. The heart of the _ program is a camera. War, -- black- and -white image that mea- sures heat loss , from the building. The more heat that escapes, the whiter the image is. After the tape is made, it will be shipped off to California for re- cording on a laser disc much like a compact disc. The images on the disc will then be fed into a compu- ter that will determine where* heat is leakirto trointh_:) house ' Qd -whal . i;„; teps can be takED to stop iY• The computer also analyzes the house's performance in hot weath- er — its heat gain from the sun and its cooling loss toot . ram i funded The $88,00o P g by &rebate from Gulf States Utili- ties Co., the company from which the city buys its energy. O the long run, it could save residents much more than that if they follow even a few of the computer's re- commendations. Despite the potential benefits from the program, its initial phase, the mobile scan, could cause some misunderstandings. The equipment that performs the scan is eerie, resembling some- thing out of Star Wars, and the late -night presence of a slowly moving truck in a residential neighborhood could have resi- dents reaching to call the police. Charlie Shear; an energy spe- cialist for the city, wants to reas- sure residents about a few points: ■ The camera can't see intc houses; its technology is adv- anced, but not that advanced. The truck- mounted camera. The For- FUR camera sends out no beam ward- Looking Infrared edera, but records incoming heat wa for the mil tary o duri g the Vietnam Turn to SCAN. ))age 10 The Eagle /Friday, January 17, 1986 .7 Porter sets up his survey C7 • 01U NOTICE The City of College Station is Accepting Bid(s) For TRAILER MOUNTED SEC- TIONAL SEWER RODDING MACHINE -ONE EACH intil 2:00 PM, January 23, 1986, it which time the bids will be )pened in the office of the 'urchasing Agent at the City Hall. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids re- ceived after that time will be returned unopened. The City of College Station reserves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all irregularities in said bid and t0 accept the offer considered most advantageous to the City. These items may be pur- chased with Revenue Sharing Funds. BID #86 -27 — _no_aa ni -1 p_pF The Eagle /Saturday, January 18, 1986 C] • CS kidnapping could have • • been a hoax College Station police said that a eport of a kidnapping early Friday morning at the Doux Cherie apart- ments may have been a hoax. According to a report received by police at about 3:30 a.m., a man and his girlfriend had been ordered to drive to south Brazos County by a man who forced his way into their car at gunpoint. The alleged victim re- ported he was then forced out of the car and the kidnapper drove off with his girlfriend. However, police said later Friday that the woman was not missing anc that no gun apparently had been in- volved. The report may have been the result of a quarrel between two ac quain"es, one of whom dropper the othet off in an effort to force hin to walk home, police said. Police said the man then walked t( a nearby house and told residents hi and his girlfriend had been kidnappe( at gunpoint, and needed to use then te.jenhnnP to oet A ride home. The Eagle /Saturday, January 18, 1986 108 Lao No= Ordinance No. 1629 adopts the STANDARD BUILDING CODE, specifically the 1985 Edition published by the Southern Building Code Con- gress, with amendments relat- ing to but not limited to sec- tions no. 102.4, 105.2.3, 402.2, 403.2, 404.7, 412.9, 506.1.1, 506.8.3, 506.9, 506.11, 704.3, 704.5, 706.6, 901 .8, 813., 1703.12, 1707.2.1, 1708 .7, 2301.2.1.2, A- 101-4.6, A- 103.4, A- 103.5, Tables 400 & 600. certain Ap- pendices, regualtions on Ac- 0 lug Legal Wfim cessory Portable Storage Buildings, and regulations concerning windows in sleeping rooms. was held A Public Hearing prior to adoption of Ordinance shall be Ordinance come effective its with the passage provisions of the City Charter. Violation of any provision of this ordinance shall be sub- ject to a fine of not less than $20 (twenty dollars) nor more 108 Legal Notices LIEGE STATION, TEXAS, RE- LATING TO A CITY FIRE PREVENTION CODE, PRO- VIDING FOR THE ENFORCE- MENT OF THE CODE, AND THE FIXING OF PENALTIES, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVEDATE. Ordinance No.1630adoptsthe STANDARD FIRE PREVEN- TION CODE, specifically the 1985 Edition by the Southern Building Code Congress, with local amendments relating to Fire Barriers; Access to 108 legal Notices — than $1000 (one - thousand dollars). The complete text of the above -named Ordinance is on file in the official Records of the City of College Station in the College Station City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 01 -19- 86,01 - 20 -86 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1630 WAS PASSED AND APPROVED ON JANUARY 9, 1986, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY 108 Legal Notices OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the College Station City Hall said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252 -17. The above- referenced Ordin- anz;e' signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of the City of College Station, has the following heading: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6, SECTION 1 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF COL- lug legal Notices l 108 legal Notices - Buildings by Fire Apparatus; Fire Lane Markings, and, Signage; Automatic Sprinkler Systems; Fire Protection Systems and Appliances; Overcrowding; Flamable and Combustible Liquids: Fireworks; and, Transportation. A Public Hearing was held priorto adoption of Ordinance No. 1630, and said Ordinance shall become effective upon its passage and in accordance with the provisions of the City Charter. Violation of any provision of this ordinance shall be sub: i ect to a fine of not less than 20 (twenty dollars) nor more than $1000 (one- thousand dollars). The complete text of the above -named Ordinance is on file in the official Records of the City of College Station in the College Station City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 01 -19- 86,01 -20 -8 THe Eagle/ Sunday, January 19, 1986 Filing local. council By HUGH NATIONS and DANIEL PUCKETT Staff' Writers Filing for City Council elections in Bryan and College Station will open Monday, and a long -time council member in each city already has decided not to seek -e- election. Filing will end Feb. 19, with the election April 5. Bryan Councilman Pies Turner, a 10 -year member of he, council and the only black on either council, said "hursday he won't file for re- election. Three -term College Station Mayor Gary Halter made similar kinnouncement Tuesday. Former Councilman Larry Ringer, a professor in the texas A &M department of statistics, said Friday that he mill file as a candidate to succeed Halter. Ringer, a t. • council member from 1976 -83, is now a member of the A &M Faculty Senate. Place 6 Councilwoman Lynn Mcllhaney, whose council term expires this spring, also will file for some municipal office on Monday. Although she,is said to be considering the mayor's race, she said last week only that she will announce her intentions Monday. The terms of two other council members — Place 2 Councilman Bob Runnels and Place 4 Councilwoman Pat Boughton — are expiring this spring, and both said they will file for re- election. Boughton has been a mem- ber of the council since 1978, and Runnels was first elected in 1980. No other candidates have yet stepped forward to chal- lenge the two council veterans. Sources in the business community said that, because of the economic slump, races begins on Monday several businessmen who had been considering council races have decided instead to devote the time to their firms. In Bryan, however, several potential candidates are emerging for council seats. Besides Turner, who is retiring from Place 2, Coun- cilman Claude "Peck" Vass of Place 4 and long -time Councilman John Mobley of Place 6 face expiring terms. Both said they will run again. Restaurateur and former County Commissioner Ran- dy Sims is mulling over a race, although he has not yet decided on which position he will seek if he does run. Another potential candidate with a high profile is Mike Kennedy, now an account executive for KTAM- KORA. Kennedy, a former news director for the radio sta- tions, previously was a newscaster for Channel 3. The 25 -year-old ad salesman, who has Iived here eight years, said there is a 50 -50 chance that he will run. A third potential candidate is Michael Gonzales, a 35- year-old relative newcomer to Bryan. A native of Kansas, he graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso and has been the Central Texas district sales mana- ger of Stroh's beer for two years. Gonzales said he has not yet decided whether he will run for any office. If he does, he said, he may seek election to the board of the Bryan Independent School District. Gonzales has been active in trying to form a Hispanic chamber of commerce here. He iA a member of the Turn to FILING, oaQe 2A The Sunday, January 19, 1986 now -16 CCnW 1x;► ot— rwuuuv... VanDever estimated before the bond election that debt service on the bonds would require a tax increase of zero to 7 cents per $100 valuation. The following are the projects approved in January 1984, the amount approved, and the amount spent by Sept. 30, the most recent date for which figures are available. Subdivision water and sewer line participation — $1.8 million in bonds authorized, $287,000 spent: Developers are required to install wa- ter and sewer lines large enough to serve their developments, but occa- sionally, those lines'must serve other areas as well. When that happens, t e city pays for the p6ition of the its over and above the developer's needs. For ex- ample, if a subdivision needs only an 8 -inch line, but projected growth makes a 15 -inch line advisable, the city will pay the costs above those needed to install an $ -inch line. A one of the seven items, this money is repaid from utility system - evenues, not property taxes. Police building — $2.2 million tutlhorized, $72,000 spent: The ci- y's rapid growth has made the ex- sting police station, built in the 19710s, too small for current needs. ifiie addition to the building will provide a new home for the police iepartment, leaving the Municipal , ,.uurt, an expanded city holding jail and a new firing range in the existing building. Elrey Ash, director of capital improvements, said final plans for the addition will be com- pleted within 45 days. Construction, Ash said, should start in late April or May. Although the city allows contractors to bid con - structiort schedules as they do other items, construction should take 12 to 14 months, he said. Central Fire Station expansion — $555,000 authorized, $272,068 spent: An 8,000- square -foot annex to the station, adjacent to City Hall, will be., complete in about three weeks, Ash said. A preliminary, "punch list" — a list of minor de fects to be rectified by the contractor — was completed- last week. The annex will provide 'additional office space for the fire department. (E6Fire station No.• 4 — $700,000 authorized, no money spent: College Station's growth eventually will re- quire construction of a third fire sub- station on the far south side. Howev- er, the location of the station won't be determined until the growth occurs, and so far, the city doesn't need it. Maintenance and storage facili- ties — $1.4 million authorized, $2,850 spent: Work on this item is awaiting const*tiotibf a new utility services centei" In August 1983, voters approved $3.2 million in bonds for the center, which will house the electrical, water and sewer divisions. After they move to the new center from the city ware- house next to the police station, the warehouse will be remodeled. The remodeling will provide a welding shop, locker rooms for street and sanitation employees, a flat - repair area, material and dry storage and a small vehicle work rack. In addition, the area will be landscaped and covered parking for maintenance equipment will be built. Much of the city's street maintenance and sanita- tion equipment is stored outdoors, causing significant deterioration in the equipment. Ash said final plans for the utility services center will be ready in about two weeks, and construction should begin in May. The center should take 12 to 14 months to finish, and the remodeling of the warehouse will be- gin after that. Parks — $1.15 million autho- rized, $804,000 spent: Much of the money in this item was designated for improvements at the Lincoln Park community center. The city reno- vated the center, the adjacent gymna- sium, the parks maintenance shop and the parks maintenance office. That project is virtually complete, Ash said. The proposition also paid for the construction of a $250,000 mainte- way acquisition. Although the state pays for construction of state high- ways within cities, municipal gov- ernments generalfy must buy the rights of way. The city has used the money to buy rights of way for Krenek Tap Road, Lincoln Street and Miller's Lane, which will be extended to tie FM 2818 to Dartmouth Street. The city also has spent $183,000 on the extension of Marion Pugh Drive from Jersey Street to Luther Street, $172,000 to participate in ma- jor streets much the same way it par- ticipates in major sewer lines, and $1,648 for intereection improve- ments. However, many large projects under this item haven't gotten under way, such as the $100,000 resurfac- ing of Holleman Drive from Winding Road to Texas Avenue, the rebuild- ing of four miles of streets at a cost of ;$2.1 million, and $500,000 worth of intersection improvements. That money will be used as needed. Moreover, much of the money pro- vided for right -of -way acquisition and participation in bridges and ma- jor streets still remains to be tapped The city has additional authorizatiot for more than $700,000 for right -of way acquisition, $1 million fc bridge participation and more tha $800,000 for street participation. H (D t7J W (D m s✓ sv W G n w r College Station By DANIEL PUCKETT Staff Writer The improvements at the Lincoln Park recreation center are complete, the addition to the Central Fire Sta– tion is nearly finished, and work on the addition to the police station will start this spring. By and large, College Station resi- improvements near dents have gotten — or are getting — what they voted for two years ago. In January 1984, voters approved all seven items in a three -year capital - improvements program costing $14.2 million. The overwhelming approval of all seven propositions followed voters' rejection in August 1983 of five of the 10 propositions in tagle pholos by pave McUermand completion a $48 million, five -year improve ments program. That defeat led the City Council o scale down the bond propositions an, resubmit several to the voters. So far, city Finance Director A.E "Van" VanDever Jr. said last week Turn to CS, page 2A • Closings for King holiday The birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be observed today by Brazos County em- ployees, and many students will have the day off. Most county offices will be closed, as will the county court- house. However, the adult proba- tion department will remain open. All schools in the Bryan and College Station school districts will be closed today. It will be an in- service day for all teachers and administrators in both school dis- tricts. At Texas A &M University, however, spring semester classes begin today. All offices will be open during their usual hours. Nor is the day a holiday for the cities of Bryan and College Sta- tion. All offices will be open and all services will be offered. Spokesmen for all local banks contacted by the Eagle on Friday said their banks would be open today. The 11th Federal Reserve District did not declare the day a mandatory banking holiday. 0 The Eagle /Monday, January 20, 1986 INVITATION TO BID The Bryan Independent School District is now accept- ing bids on the 1906 Football and Volleyball Equipment. Bid forms and specifications may :)e picked up at the office of Mr. C.W. Henry, Director of =inance and Accounting, 100 Nest 25th Street, Bryan, exas. Bids will be accepted jntil 2:00 p.m, on February 10, 1 986, at which time they will be )pened and tabulated. 'he Bryan Independent School District reserves the ight to reject or accept 1ny /all bids. 11 - 86,01 -19- 86,01 -20 -86 INVITATION FORBIDS Jew Library Building, Project qo. 4 -2503, Prairie View A &M Jniversity, Prairie View, rexas. RECEIPT OF BIDS: Sealed proposals for this pro- ject will be received by Mr. Paul W. Stephens, Manager, Facilities Planning Division, The Texas A &M University System, in the Meeting Room No. 111 of the Physical Plant Administration Building, Prairie View A &M University, Prairie View, Texas, until 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 25. 1986, and then publicly opened and read aloud. Bids mailed shall be addressed to Mr. Paul W. Stephens, in care of the Director, Physical Plant, P.O. Box 2758, Prairie View A &M University, Prairie View, Texas 77446, and should be clearly marked "HOLD FOR BID OPENING- PROJECT NO. 4- 2503 ". SCOPE OF WORK - Consists of basement and five (5) levels, concrete and steel frame structure, masonry ex- terior, demolition of existing buildings, site grading, land- scaping, paving, utilities, and general construction, includ- ing fire protection and sup- pression, mechanical and electrical systems. All work to awarded under single e contract. INFORMA- N AND BIDDING DOCUMENTS: Obtain from Jones /Kell, Inc., Architects, 700 GPM -South Tower, 800 NW Loop 410, San Antonio, Texas, 78216, phone 512/349 -1163. GENERAL CONTRACTORS: Two sets, bid deposit, two (2) checks, $200 each set. If bid is submitted, both checks re- turned if documents are in good condition and returned within three (3) weeks of bid date. If no bid is submitted and documents are returned in good condition, only one check will be returned; other- wise, no refund will be made. SUB - CONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS: 1 set, bid de- posit, one (1) check, $400. Check returned if documents are returned in good condi- tion within three weeks of bid date; otherwise, no refund will be made. Checks to be made payable to: "The Texas A &M University System.' Bid Documents will be furnished to established plan rooms without charge. 1 1 -20- 86,01 -26 -86 LEGAL NOTICE ROMANCE NO. 1629 WAS 1SSED AND APPROVED ON JHIV t�ni„ „L CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS meeting in regular session in the College Station City Hall, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Art. 6252 -17. The above - referenced Ordin- ance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of the City of College Station, has the following heading: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STA- TION, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER 3, SECTION 1 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS. Ordinance No. 1629 adopts the STANDARD BUILDING CODE, specifically the 1985 Edition published by the Southern Building Code Con- gress, with amendments relat- ing to but not limited to sec- tions no. 102.4, 105.2.3, 402.2, 403.2, 404.7, 412.9, 506.1.1, 506.8.3, 506.9, 506.11, 704.3, 704.5, 706.6, 901.8, 813., 1703.12, 1707.2.1, 1708.7, 2301.2.1.2, A- 101-4.6, A- 103.4, A- 103.5, Tables 400 & 600, certain Ap- pendices, regualtions on Ac- cessory Portable Storage Buildings, and regulations concerning windows in sleeping rooms. A Public Hearing was held prior to adoption of Ordinance No. 1629, and said Ordinance shall become effective upon its passage and in accordance with the provisions of the City Charter. Violation of any provision of this ordinance shall be sub- ject to a fine of not less thar $20 (twenty dollars) nor more than $1000 (one- thousanr dollars). The complete text of th above -named Ordinance is o file in the official Records L the City of College Station ii the College Station City Hall 1101 South Texas Avenue College Station, Texas. 01 -19- 86,01 -20 -86 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1630 WAS PASSED AND APPROVED ON JANUARY 9, 1986, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, meeting in regular session in the College Statior City Hall said meeting havinL been posted in accordance with Art. 6252 -17. The above- referenced Ordin- ance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of the City of College Station, has the following heading: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6, SECTION 1 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF COL- LEGE STATION, TEXAS, RE- LATING TO A CITY FIRE PREVENTION CODE, PRO- VIDING FOR THE ENFORCE- MENT OF THE CODE, AND THE FIXING OF PENALTIES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Ordinance No. 1630 adopts the STANDARD FIRE PREVE L TION CODE, specifically t Building Code Congress, with local amendments relating to Fire Barriers; Access to Buildings by Fire Apparatus. Fire Lane Markings, and, Signage; Automatic Sprinkler Systems; Fire Protection Systems and Appliances; Overcrowding; Flamable and Combustible Liquids; Fireworks; and, Transportation. A Public Hearing was held prior to adoption of Ordinance No. 1630, and said Ordinance shall become effective upon its passage and in accordance with the provisions of the City Charter. Violation of any provision of this ordinance shall be sub- ject to a fine of not less than $20 (twenty dollars) nor more than $1000 (one- thousand dollars). The complete text of the above -named Ordinance is on file in the official Records of the City of College Station in the College Station City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. 0119- 86,01 -20 -86 The Eagle /Monday, January 20, 1986 College Station grants alcohol zoning variance C By DANIEL PUCKETT Staff Writer The College Station City Coun- til on Thursday granted a North - gate restaurant permission to sell alcohol despite its location near a church. * By a 5 -2 vote, the council desig- ted Emilio's Pizza, 317 Patricia as a location qualified for the Me of beer and wine. Councilmen 11ob Runnels and Lynn Mcllhaney dissented. The action will allow the res- tiurant's'owner, John J. Loffarelli cf College Station, to apply to the texas Alcoholic Beverage Com- nission for a license to sell beer ind wine, a process he expects to .ake about six weeks. A 1983 city ordinance forbids the sale of alcohol within 300 feet of a school, hospital or church, and Emilio's is 210 feet away from the former First Baptist Church of Col- lege Station, 200 College Main St. The building is now owned and used by the A &M United Method- ist Church. But Loffarrelli told the council that Emilio's, around the corner from the church building, isn't even within view of the church. A former occupant of the location, Pizza Express, was licensed to sell alcohol, having obtained that license before adoption of the ordi- nance. Councilman Terri Tongco said Northgate should be treated as a special area because of its density. She moved approval of the exemp- tion, adding the provision that no beer or wine be sold for consump- tion off the premises. However, Runnels and Mcllhaney said exceptionsto. the ordinance should not be granted. After several such exceptions, Runnels said, the ordinance will cease to exist. An attempt in September to de- lete churches from the liquor -sales ordinance was dropped after sever- al councilmen expressed opposi- tion. THe Eagle /Tuesday, January 21, 1986 r of CN College Station Councilwoman Lynn MCllhaney and former council- man Larry Ringer filed Monday to run( mayor of College Station. In BryMvtwo incumbents filed for re- election. Monday was the first day for filing in municipal races in the two cities. Elections will be held April 5. Mcllhaney and Ringer will be d by vying to take over the post Halter, College Station Mayor Gary who said last week he will not run again. Mcllhaney, who launched her political career by organizing opposi- tion er a zo ning note c ha nge , heropen ng another pop statements of the campaign. She said she considers utility issues and continuing the council's search for more flexible fuel sources as top concerns for the new mayor. Ringer, citing his experience as a Texas A &M faculty senator and an assistant administrator in his depart- ment at A &M, said he considers the major issue of the campaign to be the aualitv of leadership residents want opportunity to continue. Ag ain, y response was positive and y our P - port overwhelming. "I have enjoyed working for you as your councilman and, with your support, I look forward to serving as your mayor." In a telephone interview, MCllhaney said she believes her more recent service on the council gives Mcllhaney - -- Ringer her an advantage over Ringer. "I have built a relationship with from their mayor. the council members," Mcllhaney In Bryan, incumbent councilmen said. "The position of mayor is not a John Mobley of Place 6 and Claude position of leading the community "Peck" Vass of Place 4 filed for re- but one of leading the council, as I election. Both had indicated earlier see it. The mayor puts the issues on that they would. the table, leads the discussion and Mcllhaney, a homemaker, has works toward building a consensus of served two two -year terms as a coun- the council kn an open forum. cilwoman. "Four years ago, when I first be- came involved with municipal gov- ernment, I ran on the platform, `It's time for a change, "' she stated in a press release. "The citizens re- sponded with their support. In 19849 of as we began this 'program change,' I came back asking for the to run "Larry was on the council before, but was under the old guard, so to speak," Mcllhaney said. "I don't mean that negatively, but you can't go back home. You have to continue pressing forward, and the attityif 0�ile Turn to 2 FILE, page ¢" for mad , ),r of College Station • From page ]A the council has changed." Ringer, a professor in A &M's sta- tisticsdepartment, served on the Col- lege Station council from 1976 -83, when he stepped down. He, too, cited his opponent by name, and suggested that Mcllhaney's career has been built "on the single issue of the Westing- house re- zoning." "I believe I have a broader view of the community as a whole than Lynn does," Ringer said. But Ringer said he doesn't per- ceive the race as a growth vs. no- growth campaign. "I don't think Lynn is anti - growth and I don't think I'm growth- at -any- cost," he said. "I have no big criteria, or crusade." Referring to the city's award - winning parks department, he added, "I'd like to encourage the city staff to develop other innovative programs." He also noted his to work with the new board of the College Station Industrial Development Foundation in developing the city's proposed in- dustrial park at the southern tip of the The Eagle /Tuesday, January 21, 1986 2 to run for mayo 0 codes C By EUGENE COX JR. Staff Writer Although the College Station school board approved corporal punishment in its school district dis- cipline plan Monday, one board member said he would like to see it omitted soon. Kenneth Matthews, school board secretary, said the district should look toward moving away from cor- poral punishment to other alterna- tives for student discipline. The College Station board mem- bers passed both a discipline manage- ment plan and student conduct code in separate 7 -0 votes. Michael Owens, director of curri- culum and instruction, said the disci- pline management committee felt it was best to leave corporal punish- ment in the plan as a discipline op- tion. Owens said the Texas Education Agency recommends the types of dis- cipline procedures it would like to see in the plan, but the procedures "are not mandatory. They (TEA) just ask us to address these issues." Superintendent Ray Chancellor said: "Corporal punishment is still used in certain circumstances, but it's mostly used as a last resort. We hope to have alternatives in school where students are sent to in- school deten- tion instead of using that. We hope we don't have to use the (corporal) punishment side." Chancellor said the discipline management plan explains the rights and responsibilities of students, pa- rents, teachers and administrators, while the student conduct code "pro- vides information for the students and the parents telling them what respon- sibilities students have in an educa- tional setting." Under the 1984 education reforms, all Texas school districts are required to have a district management plan and a student conduct code for the 1986 -87 school year. The Texas Education Agency must receive the plans by Feb. 1. Owens said teachers are required to receive three hours of discipline management training by December. He added that the district also will provide two hours of training for pa- rents. "The training for parents is two- fold: to help them reinforce a normal ;onduct study pattern (in students) and to get parents to go through the code of stu- dent conduct with their children," he said. Owens said all parents in the dis- trict will receive copies of the student conduct code both in March and September. He said cards will be in- serted in the code for parents to sign and mail back to the school district. In other business the school board: ■ Extended the contract of Chan- cellor for one year after meeting in closed session to evaluate his per- formance. ■ Voted to conduct a joint city council and school board election on April 5. Places 3, 4 and 5, held by Deanne Wormuth, Larry Linder and John Reagor, are up for a three -year term. Filing will be held Feb. 3 through March 5 and absentee voting will be conducted March 17 to April 1. ■ Approved requiring citizens who wish to speak at board meetings to fill out a card indicating their name, address and phone number and the agenda item on which they wan' to speak. All comments will be mited to three minutes. • The Eagle /Tuesday, January 21, 1986 CS school board OKs new for student discipline and c 'A I 0 • vorxy reneiope picked up by CS police By VIRGINIA KIRK Staff Writer Some cities have street people, but 'ollege Station has a different prob- em — a street pig. Robert Sharp and his family found :he friendly little pig wandering the streets of College Station at 8:30 p.m. Sunday. It was on Guadalupe Drive behind A &M Consolidated High School. "It was walking around under the street lights," said Sharp, 1001 Guadalupe Drive. "I went out to the curb and it came up to me." Because Sharp had seen a car almost hit the black and white pig, he let it follow his grandson, Scott Admire, 8. Once it was on the Sharps' porch, he called the police. "It was dust a young pig,' Sharp said. "1 don't have any idea where it came from." The pig played with the Sharps' grandchildren until animal control officer Rocky Smith arrived. Smith said it was the first pig he ias picked up in four or five years sere. He said he asked the dispatcher f the man who called in was drunk. "It was somebody's pet, I im- igine, because I rattled a bucket and ie came running," Smith said. He speculated that the pig belonged to a student who had brought it back here to keep as a pet. A few people keep pigs in College Station, but a license is required. "When he grows up to be big, he can make a whole lot of mess and bother the neighbors," Smith said. Smith took the pig to the Brazos Animal Shelter, where it has been nicknamed Penelope. Executive director Kathryn Ricker said this is the shelter's first pig. It is being kept in a kennel and has been fed a mixture of mostly dog food. The Eagle /Wednesday, January 22,1986 Monnie Bond and Penelope • • VUO.wnij � " TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN On January 9, 1986, the City Council of the City of College Station,4exas, met in regular session, notice of which hav- ing been duly given, and by unanimous vote passed RE- SOLUTION NO. 01-09-86 -11. Said Resolution named city voting precincts and de- signated places of voting to be used in the city election to be held on the first Saturday in April. College Station voters are hereby advised that the place of voting on April 5,1986, in City Precinct No. 35 (con- sisting of County Voting Precincts No. 20, 21, & 35) will be the A &M Presbyterian Church, 301 Church Street, College Station, Texas- For additional information, con- tact City Secretary Dian Jones at the College Station City Hall (409 - 764 - 35 01 -23 -86 The Eagle /Thursday, January 23, 1986 CJ I'hursday, January 23, 198E y t� tv s; n m CA G sv n N w �S overpass may be begun in a year By HUGH NATIONS Staff Writer College Station should have the beginnings of an East Bypass over- pass at Emerald Parkway in about a year, and may have ramps at South- west Parkway much sooner than ex- pected, but it should never install a traffic signal requested by some resi- dents, the City Council was told Wednesday. The council elected not to act on a petition filed in December requesting that a traffic signal be installed at the East Bypass -Texas Avenue intersec- tion. Capital Improvements Director Elrey Ash told the council a traffic light at the intersection probably would increase the number of acci- dents there. But city planner Al Mayo said some relief for the intersection may be in the works. Mayo said the local district of the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation wants to speed up the construction of East Bypass on -off ramps at Southwest Parkway and Raintree Drive. Southwest Parkway now deadends at the west frontage road of the East Bypass. Raintree deadends at the same point on the frontage road on the opposite side. Mayo said the local district of the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation has recom- mended to the state that safety funds be used to build the ramp. Safety funds are used only to fund projects that will substantially improve high- way safety. If the recommendation is approved, he said, the construction of the ramps will not have to await the construction of an overpass at that location. Although the overpass is planned eventually, the state has not yet appropriated funds for it. Ash said the city should know in about 45 days whether the recommendation is approved. One overpass that is funded is at Emerald Parkway and the East Bypass. Mayo said the state expects to let a contract for the South Texas 6 project about February 1987. That project will include the Emerald Parkway overpass, and improvement of Texas 6 past Rock Prairie Road to interstate highway standards. Ash said the highway department has declined to build the Southwest Parkway overpass before the Emer- ald Parkway overpass. The city's transportation plan calls for Dartmouth Street to be extended south to the Bypass, where it will connect with Emerald Parkway. The improvement of Texas 6 to interstate standards also will finally eliminate the problem intersection at the East Bypass and Texas Avenue, Ash said. At that intersection, southbound traffic exiting the East Bypass merges with southbound Texas Avenue traf- fic for about 600 feet, he said. The requested traffic signal would super- impose on the "merge zone" what is known as a "dilemma zone," he said. It is in the "dilemma zone" that a motorist must determine his re- sponse to a signal. At that point, the southbound lanes of the Bypass merge into the south- bound lanes of Texas Avenue. Both have 55 mph speed limits. The in- tersection is further complicated by Ponderosa Drive, which meets Texas there, and the east frontage road of the Bypass. There were 85 accidents at the in- tersection between 1980 and 1985, Ash reported. Ash estimated 50 percent of the accidents could be prevented by eli- minating access to Texas 6 from Pon- derosa and Pinion drives. Because that would severely cur- tail access to several businesses, though, the council rejected the idea. Ash was directed to ask the state highway department to install signals warning of a dangerous intersection. Because of the expected start of construction on the Emerald Parkway overpass next year, Mayor Gary Hal- ter suggested the council should con- sider a bond election in April 1987. r H • side Council rt cs The College Station City Council F will meet Thursday night at 7 p.m. O to consider a request for a beer and wine license and will proclaim two ti7 weeks of promotional events. �r John i. Loffarelli of College Sta- n lion will request that the Council cn Qualify 317 Patricia Street as a loca- sv IV con 1- ale of beer and wine. r l icense req uest r liquo -formers Week" and "National Office Educa- tion for t e sa The council will also sign a procla- mation declaring the week of Feb. 3- 7, as "Exceptional Children's Week" in College Station. A proclamation will also be signed declaring the week of Feb. 10 -16, as "National Vocational_ Education C4 G sv n N W tion Associati e On the consent agenda the coun- cil will request additional furniture items for the expanded College Sta- tion Central Fire Station. A request will also be made for the purchase of additional electrical trap for the city. rove the The council will" also app minutes of Wednesday's workshop. In the workshop the council osed cussed the current and proposed highway projects within the city of College Stab ­ 0 • ACS Council OKs permit in spite of liquor law By CRAIG RENFRO Staff Writer The College Station City Coun- cil Thursday night overrode a city ordinance and approved the ap- plication to sell alcoholic bever- ages within 300 feet of a religious institution. John J. Loffarelli, representing Emilio's Pizza at 317 Patricia St., received the 5 -2 decision for ap- proval after several minutes of deliberation by the council. The application now has to go before the Texas Alcoholic Bev- erage Commission to receive complete licensing. Emilio's Pizza is located 210 feet from A &M Methodist Church and according to a city ordinance effective June, 1983, falls 90 feet short of the required distance to sell alcohol. Mayor Gary Halter said al- though it is in violation of the or- dinance, each case must be looked atset)aratAv "If it were going to be a bar that's one thing, but since it's a restaurant and many people en- joy drinking with their meal, I think we should consider the na- ture of the area (Northgate) be- fore making a decision," Halter said. Councilman James Bond said if the application was allowed this could open the gates for more businesses to ask for a license. "I fear once you do it we will open the opportunity for anyone and the next thing you know White's Auto will want to have a beer garden," Bond said. In other action Halter ppro- claimed the week of Feb. 3 -7 as "Exceptional Children's Week" in College Station and the week of Feb. 10 -16 as "National Vocatio- nal Education Week" and "Natio- nal Office Education Association The Eagle /Friday, January, 24, 1986 108 leggy Notices NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed proposals addressed to the City of College Station, Texas will be received for the construction of. Bee Creek I nterceptor - Phase I Woodson Village Trunk Sewer until 2:00 P.M.. Thursday, February 13,1986. Proposals will be received at the office of Mr. Elrey Ash, Director of Capital Improve- ments, City Hall, College Sta- tion, Texas 77840. Bidders must submit with their bids a Cashier's Check or a Certified Check in the amount of five (5%) percent of the maximum amount of bid payable without recourse to the City of College Station, Texas, or a proposal bond in 'he same amount from a Sur - 3ty Company holding permit rom the State of Texas to act is Surety, and acceptable ac- ording to the latest list of ompanies holding certifi- ates of authority from the , ecretary of the Treasury of - te United States, as listed in 3test Revision of Treasury )epartment Circular 570, as a ivarantee that Bidder will en- er into a contract and ex- !cute bond and guarantee orms provided within five (5) lays after notice of award of :ontract to him. Bids without :hecks, as stated above, or proposal bond will not be considered. In accordance with Article 61%, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, the successful Bidder will be re- quired to furnish not only a oerformance bond in the amo- 3nt of the contract, but also a )ayment bond for the protec- ion of all claimants supplying abor and materials as defined n said law. The bonds must be executed by an approved Sur - !ty Company holding a permit rom the State of Texas to act s Surety and acceptable ac- ording to the latest list of : ompanies holding certifi- :ates of authority from the secretary of the Treasury of he United States, or other iurety acceptable to the Jwner. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to naive informalities. In case of ambiguity or lack of clearness in stating the price in the bids, the Owner reserves the right to consider the most advanta- geous construction thereof or to reject the bid. Unreasona- ble or unbalanced unit prices will be considered sufficient cause for rejection of any bid. Bidders are requirqd to in- spect the site of the work and to inform themselves regard- ing local conditions under which the work is to be done, Attention is called to the pro- visions of the Texas Minumum Wage Act of 1970 and Article 5159a, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, concerning the pre- vailing wage rate applicable in municipal construction. A prebid conference will be held at College Station City Hall at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, February 6,1986. Contract Documents. Pr000s- 106 189d "M M at Forms, Specifications a Plans are on file and may examined without charge the office of Mr. Elrey A; Director of Capital Improv ments, and may be obtainr from Riewe & Wischmeye Inc., Consulting Engineer 1701 Southwest Parkway, St 100, College Station, Tex 77840, upon the payment Seventy -Five ($75) Dollars. Dian Jones, City Secretary Gary Halter, Mayor 01 -24- 86,01 -25- 86,01 -26 -86 01 -31- 86,02 -01- 86.02 -02 -86 02 -07- 86,02 -08- 86,02 -09 -86 The Eagle /Saturday, January 25, 1986 E, • INVITATION FOR BIDS New Library Building, Project No. 4 -2503, Prairie View A &M University, Prairie View, Texas. RECEIPT OF BIDS: Sealed proposals for this pro- ject will be received by Mr. Paul W. Stephens, Manager, Facilities Planning Division, The Texas A &M University System, in the Meeting Room No 111 of the Physical Plant Administration Building, Prairie View A &M University, Prairie View, Texas, until 2:00 p.m., Tuesday. February 25. 1986, and then publicly opened and read aloud. Bids mailed shall be addressed to Mr. Paul W. Stephens, in care of the Director, Physical Plant, P.O. Box 2758, Prairie View A &M University, Prairie View, Texas 77446, and should be clearly marked "HOLD FOR BID OPENING - PROJECT NO. 4- 2503 ". SCOPE OF WORK: Consists of basement and five (5) levels, concrete and steel frame structure, masonry ex- terior, demolition of existing buildings, site grading, land- scaping, paving, utilities, and general construction, includ- ing fire protection and sup- pression, mechanical and electrical systems. All work to be awarded under single prime contract. INFORMA- TION AND BIDDING DOCUMENTS: Obtain from Jones /Kell, Inc., Architects, 700 GPM -South Tower, 800 NW Loop 410, San Antonio, Texas. 78216, phone 512/349 -1163. GENERAL CONTRACTORS: Two sets, bid deposit, two (2) checks, $200 each set. If bid is submitted, both checks re- turned if documents are in good condition and returned within three (3) weeks of bid date. If no bid issubmitted and documents are returned in good condition, only one check will be returned, other- wise, no refund will be made. SUB- CONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS: 1 set, bid de- posit, one (1) check, $400. Check returned if documents are returned in good condi- tion within three weeks of bid date; otherwise, no refund will be made. Checks to be mad payable to .. The Texas A& University System. Bi Documents will be furnishe d to established plan room withoutcharge. 01- 20- 86,01 -26 - 86 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed proposals addressed to the City of College Station Texas will be received for th construction of. Bee Creek Interceptor - Phase I Woodson Village Trunk Sewe until 2:00 P.M... Thursday February 13,1986. Proposals will be received the office of Mr. Elrey As Director of Capital Improve ments, City Hall, College St tion, Texas 77840. Bidders must submit wit their bids a Cashier's Che or a Certified Check in t amount of five (5%) percent the maximum amount of b payable without recourse the City of College Statio Texas, or a proposal bond in the same amount from a Sur- ety Company holding permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety, and acceptable ac- cording to the latest list of companies holding certifi- cates of authority from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, as listed in latest Revision of Treasury Department Circular 570, as a guarantee that Bidder will en- ter into a contract and ex- ecute bond and guarantee forms provided within five (5) days after notice of award of contract to him. Bids without I checks, as stated above, or proposal bond will not be considered. In accordance with Article 5160, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, the successful Bidder will be re- quired to furnish not only a performance bond in the amo- unt of the contract, but also a payment bond for the protec- tion of all claimants supplying labor and materials as defined in said law. The bonds must be executed by an approved Sur- ety Company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety and acceptable ac- cording to the latest list of companies holding certifi- cates of authority from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, or other Surety acceptable to the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities. In case of ambiguity or lack of clearness in stating the price in the bids. the Owner reserves the right to consider the most advanta- geous construction thereof or to reject the bid. Unreasona- ble or unbalanced unit prices will be considered sufficient causefor rejection of any bid. Bidders are required to in- spect the site of the work and to inform themselves regard- ing local conditions under which the work is to be done. e Attention is called to the pro - M visions ofthe Texas Minumum Bid Wage Act of 1970 and Article s 5159a, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, concerning the pre- vailing wage rate applicable in municipal construction. A prebid conference will be held at College Station City Hall at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, e February6,1966. Contract Documents, Propos- al Forms, Specifications and Plans are on file and may be r examined without charge in . the office of Mr. Elrey Ash, Director of Capital Improve - at ments, and may be obtained Ash from Riewe & Wischmeyer, - Inc., Consulting Engineers, a- 1701 Southwest Parkway, Ste 100, College Station, Texas h ck 77840, upon the payment of h Seventy-Five ($75) Dollars. e e Dian Jones, City Secretary of id Gary M. Halter, Mayor to 01- 24- 86,01 -25- 86,01 -26 -86 01 -31- 86,02 -01- 86, -02 -86 n 02- 07- 86,02 -08- 86,0 -09 -86 The Eagle /Sunday, January 26, 1986 rn Kunnels will seek council seat again By RONNIE CROCKER Staff Writer Place 2 incumbent Bob Runnels wn Monday became the first candi- late to file for a position on the Col - ege Station City Council. Runnels, an associate professor of neteorology at Cexas A &M, z ►as served as ?lace 2 council- man since 1980. " By 5 p.m. Mon- day, no one had filed for either of the two other College Station seats that will be decided in April 5 municipal elections. The filing deadline is Bob Runnels Feb. 19. Runnels said he is pursuing a third term because he is impressed with new City Manager William King Cole and he likes many of the new things the council is doing. In par- ticular, he mentioned the opening up of the budget - making process to the public and the long -range planning low being done. In Bryan, no new filings were made for either of the two council seats there. Private attorney Larry Catlin didn't file for the Place 4 seal as expected because he was held ul in court, he explained late Monday. Catlin said, however, that he ha( completed most of the necessary forms and will turn them in to the Bryan city secretary as soon as he names a campaign treasurer. Should Catlin file, he would run against incumbent Claude "Peck" Vass. He would be the first candi- date to challenge an incumbent in either city. Vass and Randy Sims, a local res- taurant owner, are the only candi- dates for two Bryan seats. Sims has filed for Place 2, now held by Coun- cilman Pies Turner who isn't seek- ing re- election. No one had filed for either the Place 4 or the Place 6 seat in College Station by 5 p.m. Monday. Howev- er, Place 4 Councilwoman Pat Boughton has said she will file. The Place 6 seat was left open when Councilwoman Lynn Mcllhaney decided to run for mayor. Former Councilman Larry Ringer also is running for mayor. The Eagle /Tuesday, January 28, 1986 • Cable rate hike to be considered by CS, Bryan Both the Bryan and College Sta- tion city councils will meet today to consider McCaw Cablevision's re- quest for higher rates. The company announced in November that it would raise the price of its family package from the current $12.50 a month to $15. The increase had been scheduled to go into effect Dec. 1 but was delayed after both councils voted to suspend it, pending delivery of a consultant's report. The Bryan City Council will meet at 10 a.m. in the Bryan Utilities Building. The College Station City Council will meet at 5 p.m. in City Hall. The Eagle /Wednesday, January 29, 1986 Cable rates to increase- Feb, co By CRAIG RENFRO Staff Writer The College Station City Council Wednesday night unanimously ap- P an ordinance which will al- low McCaw Cablevision to increase cable service rates effective Feb. L Under the ordinance, the cable rates for the 30- channel package will increase from 512.50 per month to $15. Joseph DiBacco, regional vice president for McCaw, said increased expenditures in operations, in- creased programming and copyright costs, and the need for additional capital to make cable service im- provements are reasons -for the in- crease. The franchise agreement McCaw has with the city states that the cable company must notify the city 30 days in advance of a rate increase. After notified, the city can do nothing, and let the company set the rate, or the city can set a rate that allows McCaw a reasonable rate of return on their investment. McCaw notified the city of its plan to increase the rates on Oct. 31. Both College Station and Bryan sus- pended the rate increase and hired Jack Hopper, a rate consultant from Austin, to analyze the proposed hike. Hopper's report made no snerifir Photo by RANDY MERRILL M t~ h 75 U) E-+ t~ O rt� M From left to right, Mayor Gary Halter, Council Texas A &M Student Government representative O Members James Bond and Fred Brown, and Mike Hachtman at the City Council meeting. H recommendations but stated McCaw is entitled to an increase — though not the full amount requested. The report also said the company may need increased revenues to bring its performance to long -run expecta- tions. To determine if McCaw's request was iustifiable, the city manager of- (ices of B -CS constructed a rate of return analysis, which said McCaw ran an efficient operation and said McCaw was. entitled to the full in- crease. According to the analysis, cable industry indicators said McCaw maintained a desirable level of oper- ating expenses but was not receiving a fair rate of return on investment. William Cole, College Station city manager, said both cities worked ex- tensively on the analysis. "McCaw must be in the business for the long - haul," Cole said. "Be cause if they are operating in th short -run, they are in for a loss, bt in later years their rate of return wi be very good." � J j t-3 m tai N y G n C-4 tv n w 0 E Councils By JIM BUTLER Television Editor Most Bryan - College Station cable subscribers will find a $2.50 increase in their February cable bills. The only customers not affected will be those in Bryan who have the $4 economy package. Bryan and College Station city councils passed ordinances Wednes- day that allowed McCaw Cablevision to increase the cost of its Family Pac from $12.50 to $15. Joe DiBacco, regional vice presi- dent for McCaw said the new rate would be reflected in the February statements. The ordinances will have the force of law only until Dec. 31, 1986, when all rate regulation will be prohi- bited by the Cable Communications Act of 1984. A report from consultant Dr. Jack Hopper of South West Utility Associ- ates concluded that McCaw had failed to justify a $2.50 increase. "I believe the company may need some amount of increased revenues to help bring its performance closer to 'A:: Joe Uusaccu its long -run expectations," Hopper wrote. "It has not, however, shown its need for the full $2.50 at this time. " A separate analysis by a single team of staff from both cities came to the conclusion that McCaw would need a rate of $17 per month to ma s- tain the cash figures of its financial projections. "Based on a review of McCaw's actual financial records for 1985 and the company's projections for 1986, it appears that a $2.50 rate increase is justified under terms of the franchise agreement," the staff report said. John McCaw, vice president of McCaw's parent company, said the company's major financial problem was caused by a discrepancy in num- ber of subscribers reported by Mid- west Video and Community Cablevi- sion, which were purchased by McCaw in 1984. "According to their records, we expected to have some 33,000 sub- scribers," McCaw said. "When we finally got the records straightened out, we had only 27,000 subscribers. It turned out the previous systems had claimed many of the same cus- tomers. " Another problem, according to McCaw, was the greater than antici- pated expense to upgrade the system, particularly in rewiring multiple -unit or 1985 -86 was originally projected to be $5.5 million. The current projec- tion calls for $7.4 million. Adding the lower revenues and higher costs together resulted in a negative net cash flow. College Station added an amend- ment to its ordinance requiring McCaw to return in 90 days with a proposal for a less expensive package. McCaw currently offers a 5- channel economy package in Bryan, consisting of KBTX -TV on two channels, KAMU -TV from College Station, KTVT from Dallas -Fort Worth and KCEN -TV from Waco - Temple. The College Station council felt that such a package violated the franchise requirements there, and council members refused to allow it to be offered in that city. DiBacco said McCaw plans to in- clude an ABC affiliate in the eco- nomy package. College Station mayor Gary Halter said he could sup- port that. appro cable TV i ca ital outlay t A llin s The p Y CS mayoral candidates favor park By VIRGINIA KIRK Staff Writer Two College Station mayoral candidates came out in favor of pre- serving an endangered species of orchids in a wilderness park in south College Station during a Sierra Club meeting Thursday. Mayoral candidate harry Ringer said the city would need to pass a bond issue to get access to the area and build a fence around it. Candi- date Lynn McIlhaney, a member of the City Council, agreed with Ringer that the area, located off Rock Prairie Road south of Greens Prairie Road, should be kept as a wilderness park and not for softball fields or a golf course. Texas A &M biologist Larry Wil- son said the large populations of the orchid, known as Navasota Ladies' Tresses, are not in the plan now under consideration. The orchids grow east of the proposed park next to Rock Prairie Road. Parks Director Steve Beachy said the park is now planned for 372 acres with 300 acres in a flood plain left for wilderness, but that the plans could ,e changed by the City Council to either expand the park's boundaries or move them to include the area where the endangered orchid grows. Beachy said the plans are in limbo right now because an access road would have to be built before the wilderness area could be opened. The road also would lead to the industrial park land, which is in an early development stage. Completion of the road is at least two years away because the city does not own all the land the road would be on. The park is three to five years from comple- tion, Beachy said. If the wilderness area included a substantial number of the endangered orchids, the city might be able to obtain federal funds to help build a fence or maintain the area, Wilson said. Halter said the area would need to be guarded from too much public ac- cess. Fires, litter, motorcycles, cam- pers and flower pickers all could damage the orchids. The candidates and Mayor Gary Halter, who is not running for re- election, urged members of the Sierra Club and the A &M Greenpeace Coalition to show their concern f protection of the area by speaking at public hearings in the city. "I'm not sure there's anything that could ensure that it's always a wilder- ness area other than public press- ure," Halter said. The Sierra Club, in a release sup- porting the wilderness area, said it could help attract businesses to the industrial park. The release also said the land could be used as a case study for the effects of pollution from neighboring industries as the area around it is develoned 1 c+� ro h 'z3 w W .C: H 108 Legal kka NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed proposals addressed to the Ci of College Station, Texas w2 be received for the construction of: Bee Creek Interceptor - Phase I Woodson Village Trunk Sewer until 2:00 P.M., Thursday, February 13,1966. Proposals will be received at the office of Mr. Elrey Ash, Director of Capital Improve- ments, City Hall, College Sta- tion, Texas T7840. Bidders must submit with their bids a Cashier's Check or a Certified Check in the amount of five (5 %) percent of the maximum amount of bid payable without recourse to the City of College Station, Texas, or a proposal bond in the same amount from a Sur- ety Company holding permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety, and acceptable ac- cording to the latest list of companies holding certifi- cates of authority from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, as listed in latest Revision of Treasury Department Circular 570, as a guarantee that Bidder will en- ter into a contract and ex- ecute bond and guarantee forms provided within five (5) days after notice of award of contract to him. Bids without checks, as stated above, or proposal bond will not be considered. In accordance with Article 5160, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, the successful Bidder will be re- quired to furnish not only a performance bond in the amo- unt of the contract, but also a payment bond for the protec- tion of all claimants supplying labor and materials as defined in said law. The bonds must be executed by an approved Sur- ety Company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety and acceptable ac- cording to the latest list of companies holding certifi- cates of authority from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, or other Surety acceptable to the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities. In case of ambiguity or lack of clearness in stating the price in the bids, the Owner reserves the right to consider the most advanta- geous construction thereof or to reject the bid. Unreasona- ble or unbalanced unit prices will be considered sufficient cause for rejection of any bid. Bidders are required to in- spect the site of the work and to inform themselves regard- ing local conditions under which the work is to be done. Attention is called to the pro- visions of the Texas Minumum Wage Act of 1970 and Article 5159x, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, concerning the pre- vailing wage rate applicable in municipal construction. A prebid conference will be held at College Station City Hall at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, February6,1986. Contract Documents, Propos- al Forms, Specifications and Plans are on file and may be examined without charge in the office of Mr. Elrey Ash, Director of Capital Improve- ments, and may be obtained from Riewe & Wischmeyer, Inc., Consulting Engineers, 1701 Southwest Parkway, Ste 100, College Station, Texas 77840, upon the payment of Seventy -Five (575) Dollars. Dian Jones, City Secretary Gary M. Halter, Mayor 01 -24- 86,01 -25- 86,01 -26-86 01 -31- 86,02 -01 - 66,02 -02-86 02 -07-86, 02- 06 -86, 02-09-66 The Eagle /Saturday, February 1, 1986 B ardell. files for P 7 JP By DAVID NUNNELEE Staff Writer Former College Station city manager North Bardell is a candi- date for Brazos County justice of the peace in Precinct 7. And in Precinct 5, incumbent Justice of the Peace Antone Dobro- volny has filed for re- election. Bardell, 55, designated a cam- paign treasurer Friday and will run in the May Democratic primary against College Station business- woman Jean Williamson. Republi- can Wesley Hall, a College Station attorney, is also a candidate for the position, which is being vacated by Hugh Lindsay. Lindsay, elected in 1982, is in- eligible to run for re- election be- cause he no longer lives within the College Station city limits, which constitute the Precinct 7 bound- aries. He has announced his inten- tion to challenge incumbent Coun- ty Court-at -Law Judge Claude Davis. Bardell, a former Texas A &M faulty member who has been a resi- dent of the area since 1948, man- aged the affairs of College Station for I1 years before retiring Dec. 31. He joined the Lone Star Muni- cipal Power Agency as executive director on Jan. 1. "It was a short retirement," Bardell said. Bardell cited health problems as reason for retiring as city manager. However, he said he has since lost 50 pounds and feels healthy. "Having approximately 32 years of public service experience, I felt like these years of experience could be applied to the first level of our judicial system," Bardell said. Describing himself as a "peo- ple- oriented person," Bardell said he would strive to protect the dignity of the office and apply a fair sense of understanding to all cases. Bardell and his wife Betty have lived in College Station since 1973. They have two children and four grandchildren. Dobrovolny, 57, was appointed to the then - vacant Precinct 5 jus- tice of the peace position in 1984 by virtue of his election victory in the May Democratic primary over Linda Lilly, who was the only other candidate. Dobrovolny, of Smetana, is a rancher and a former candidate for Brazos County commissioner. He said he's now setting up an office and would work to remain an ac- tive justice of the peace The Eagle /Saturday, February 1, 1986 North Bardell Antone Dobrovolny I 0 Pat Boughton seeks 5th term on CS council College Station Councilwoman Pat Boughton, 54, filed for re- election Friday. Boughton, the most experienced council member, said one of the main reasons she decided to run again was to oversee the progress of the city's industrial park, now under develop- ment on the far south side. "I've been involved in it since the very beginning," she said. "it's been kind of stymied by indecision by the council, but I think that's changed.... I'd like to see it get off the ground." The city's thoroughfare plan, Boughton said, will be another con- cern if she is re- elected. She said she'd like to see the council establish more traffic arteries. First elected to the council in 1978, Boughton has served four consecu- tive terms. She is a native of College Station. 0 The Eagle /Satuzday, February 1, 1986 Pat Boughton BID NOTICE ;EALED BID OFFER: A W- 9151 -L I1:00 A.M., February 13, 1986 Sealed bids will be received by the State Purchasing and General Services Commis- sion, L.B.J. State Office Build- ing, 111 East 17th Street (P.O. Box 13047 Capitol Station), Austin, TX 78711, until 11:00 A.M. on the above date cover- ing the sale of used 55- gallon Paint barrels with rings and tops belonging to the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation. Contact: Bobby Erwin or Jerry Fagan822 -3636, 12-02 -86 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed proposals addressed to the City of College Station, Texas will be received for the I uU t2o Motives construction ot: Bee Creek Interceptor - Phase I Woodson Village Trunk Sewer until 2:00 P.M., Thursday, February 13, 1986. Proposals will be received at the office of Mr. Elrey Ash, Director of Capital Improve- ments, City Hall, College Sta- tion, Texas 77040. Bidders must submit with their bids a Cashier's Check or a Certified Check in the amount of five (5%) percent of the maximum amount of bid payable without recourse to the City of College Station, Texas, or a proposal bond in the same amount from a Sur- ety Company holding permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety, and acceptable ac- cording to the latest list of 108 L NOOM companies holding certifi cafes of authority from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, as listed in latest Revision of Treasury Department Circular 570, as a guarantee that Bidder will en- ter into a contract and ex- ecute bond and guarantee forms provided within five (5) days after notice of award of contract to him. Bids without checks, as stated above, or proposal bond will not be considered. In accordance with Article 5160, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, the successful Bidder will be re- quired to furnish not only a performance bond in the amo- unt of the contract, but also a payment bond for the protec- tion of all claimants supplying 10 Leo NOW labor and materials as defined in said law. The bonds must be executed by an approved Sur- ety Company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety and acceptable ac- cording to the latest list of companies holding certifi- cates of authority from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, or other Surety acceptable to the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities. In case of ambiguity or lack of clearness in stating the price in the bids, the Owner reserves the right to consider the most advanta- geous construction thereof or to reject the bid. Unreasona- ble or unbalanced unit prices will be considered sufficient cause for rejection of any bid. Bidders are required to in- spect the site of the work and to inform themselves regard- ing local conditions under which the work is to be done. Attention is called to the pro- visions of the Texas Minumum Wage Act of 1970 and Article 5159a, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, concerning the pre - vailingwage rateapplicable in municipal construction. A prebid conference will be held at College Station City Hall at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, February6,1986, Contract Documents, Propos- al Forms, Specifications and Plans are on file and may be examined without charge in the office of Mr. Elrey Ash, Director of Capital Improve- ments, and may be obtained from Riewe & Wischmeyer, Inc., Consulting Engineers, 1701 Southwest Parkway, Ste 100, College Station, Texas 77840, upon the payment o Seventy -Five ($75) Dollars. Dian Jones, City Secretary Gary M. Halter, Mayor 01 -24- 86,0 - 25- 86,01 -26 -86 01 -31- 86 , 0 2 - 01- 86,02 -02 -86 02 -07- 86 , 0 2 - 08- 86,02 -09 -86 4M 6ddie.Mdkpc The Eaqle /Sunday, February 2, 1986 30 have tiled for local offices Thirty candidates, including eight Republicans, have filed for election to public office in Brazos County. Seven in the field are unopposed. They are: 85th District Court Judge W.T. McDonald Jr., Pct. 1 Justice of the Peace Tom Lyons, Pct. 3 Justice of the Peace Ray Truelove, Pct. 5 Justice of the Peace Antone Dobro- volny, County Court-at -Law No. 2 Judge J.D. Langley, County Clerk Frank Boriskie, and 361st District Court Judge Carolyn Ruffino. All but Langley, elected by a 16- vote margin last November, are Democrats. The Pct. 4 commissioner's race has drawn the biggest crowd, with four candidates filing for election. The offices of county treasurer and Pct. 7, Place 2 justice of the peace have three contending candidates, , hile the offices of county judge, )unty Court-at -Law No. 1 judge, ' -- mmissioner, Pct. 2 justice of Pct. 4, Place 2 justice of and district clerk have .wo candidates each Commissioner Milton Tur- mocrat elected in 1982, will iged in the May 3 primary businessman Ramiro Ouin- tero and farmer - rancher Thomas Whitt Lightsey. The winner of the Democratic primary will face Repub- lican Rodger L. Lewis in the Novem- ber general election. Pct. 2 Commissioner Walter Wil- cox's 14 years in office will be threatened by Republican Wayne Gibson, operator of a Bryan cattle company. In the race for county treasurer, incumbent Warren "Stub" Davis will face College Station accountant Thomas Kinerd and Bryan accoun- tant George Smith in the Democratic primary. The winner will face off against Wellborn businesswoman Sandy Walker, a Republican, in November. Former College Station city mana- ger North Bardell has decided to end his short retirement and challenge College Station businesswoman Jean Williamson in the Democratic prim- ary for election to the Pct. 7, Place 2 justice of the peace position. College Station attorney Wesley Hall is the sole Republican for the position being vacated by Hugh Lindsay. Lindsay, a College Station attor- ney, has filed as a Republican against incumbent County Court-at -Law No. 1 Judge Claude Davis. Davis, a Democrat, was appointed to the county bench last August and is seek- ing election to a full four -year term. Incumbent Carolyn Hensarling's bid for a third term as Pct. 4, Place 2 justice of the peace will be opposed by Bryan businesswoman Geraldine Hester. Neither Hensarling, a Demo- crat, nor Hester, a Republican, are opposed in the party primaries. Democrats John Godfrey, the county's jail administrator, and Tra- vis E. Nelson, former director of accounting and finance for the Bryan school district, are the only candi- dates seeking to replace W. D. Burley as district clerk. A third Democratic candidate, Helen Marie Welch, has withdrawn from the race because of an illness in her family. The third Republican candidate for public office, Greta Norton, has filed to oppose incumbent Pct. 2 Justice of the Peace Mary C. Horn in the November election. Norton is a former adult probation officer who now works as an account- ing assistant in College Station. Horn, elected in 1982, is seeking re- election on the Democratic ►: ^'- The Eagle /Tuesday, February 4, 1986 , %W t Te I PUBLIC NOTICE City of College Station Community Development Program Budget Transfer Pursuant to 24 CFR Part 570 - 301(b), public notification is hereby given that the City of College Station proposed to allocate $20,000 in 1985 Com- munity Development Block Grant Program Con- tingency /Local Option Funds for the purpose of Providing partial capital and operating support for the Bfafos Mater- nal and Child Health Clinic, Inc. Comments may be submitted c/o Michael M. Stevens, Com- munity Development Direc- tor, City of College Station, P.O. Box 9960, College Sta- tion, Texas 77840. The de- adline for receipt of any writ- ten comment is March 7,1986. Additional information may be )btained by contacting the ,ommunity Development Of- ice at 764 -3778, 2 -20 -86 The Eagle /Thursday, February 20, 1986 L ;:S aid program' By DANIEL PUCKETT Staff Writer A College Station program that helps the needy pay their utility bills is quickly running out of money — and the time when the need will be greatest is just around the corner. Charlotte Cook, College Station utilities collections supervisor, said Tuesday that Project Beacon, a prog- ram established last year to assist the needy in meeting-utilities payments, needs much more support from Col- lege ation utility customers if it's to con1 %- in operation. Since the fiscal year began on cPnr. 1. Cook said, Project Beacon s funds dwindle tomer pledges for $110 a month. The pledges aren't enough to cover ex- penses even in a slow month: In De- cember, for example, $1,000 was disbursed. And the need for the program, Cook said, is expected to be greatest in the summer months. "Most definitely, our biggest bills are in the summer months," she said. "And unless the pledges increase, we're not going to able to continue helping people." The people helped by the program are screened by the local chapter of the American Red Cross after the city certifies that their bills are delin- quent. Program assistace may nd th1 obtained only once a year maximum grant is $400. Although participants need not re pay the money, Cook said, sever, have offered to make donations to th program after their financial situ, tions improve. Donations to the program are to deductible, and those making pledg will receive annual statements cE tifying that the money has been pai To donate to the program, se checks payable to "Project Beacoi to City of College Station Utilitil Project Beacon, P.O. Box 102: College Station, Texas 77840. - has given 48 participants about $7,650, most of the $10,000 the - program received as a start-up grant from the City Council. Of that money, $2,900 was disbursed last month, a monthly record. Since the project started, the city has solicited donations and pledges that can be paid on each month's util- ity bill. Customers can mark a pledge card, agreeing to add any amount to their monthly bills to be earmarked for Project Beacon. The pledges, which may be terminated at any time, will be collected for the first time on bills due next month. So far, Cook said, the program has received $650 in donations and cus- . The Eagle /Wednesday, February 5, 1986 Panel to ask CS to help build library, arts facility �r By DANIEL PUCKETT Staff Writer The College Station Library Com- mittee will ask the City Council next week to cooperate in building a single facility to house a branch library and arts center. Committee Chairman Larry Rin- ger said Wednesday that the two -part proposal urges construction of a tem- porary home for the branch library and the Arts Council of Brazos Val- ley, and cooperation on building a permanent facility for the two — possibly on land to be donated to the Arts Council. The Arts Council's executive director, Bonnie Yarbrough, said the idea will be considered by the coun- cil's board of directors at its meeting on Tuesday. However, she stressed that the council has not yet agreed to any part of the plan. The City Council allocated $194,000 last year to finance a Col- lege Station branch of the Bryan Pub- lic Library. The contract between the cities, said Bryan City Librarian Clara Mounce, is being negotiated. The Library Committee in College Station decided Tuesday to recom- mend construction of a temporary branch library in Southwood Athletic Park, Ringer said. The building, de- signed to be dismantled, could be built with enough room for the Arts Council, he said. Yarbrough said inclusion of room for the Arts Council would expand the building from the proposed 4,500 square feet to about 6,000 square feet. The Arts Council, Ringer said, could rent space in the temporary building until a permanent building is constructed. The temporary facility could then be converted for use by the parks department or moved to city land elsewhere, he said. In the second part of its proposal, the committee will recommend that the City Council pursue establish- ment of a permanent facility "in that same general area" near Southwood Park, Ringer said. A donor has ex- pressed interest in giving the Arts Council 5 acres of land in the area, he said, and the purchase of a small ad- joining tract would be enough to accommodate a joint facility. Yarbrough said the tract near the park is one of four sites that donors have discussed giving to the Arts Council. Whatever its location, she said, an arts center is a dream more than two years in the making. The center eventually would pro- vide a home for visual, performing and literary arts, Yarbrough said. The first phase probably would contain gallery space, because studies con- ducted over the past two years show the strongest need for visual -arts and working - gallery space. The center, which would serve Bryan - College Station and surround- ing communities, also would be a meeting place for the council's mem- ber organizations and would house the Arts Council's offices, now lo- cated in RepublicBank A &M, Yar- brough said. If all goes well, Ringer said, the temporary building could be finishec by this fall. A completion date for thf permanent facility is part of a long range plan and can't be estimated, h( said. City Librarian Mounce said she has "no way of knowing" when the Bryan Public Library will be ready' run the College Station branch. The Eagle /Thursday, February 6, 1986 • • 0 Haddox announces for Council The vice chairman of the board of directors of Anco Insurance, Dick Haddox, filed Wednesday for Place 6 on the College Station City Council. Haddox is the first candidate to file for the seat now held by Council- woman Lynn Mcllhaney, who is run- ning for mayor. Haddox moved to College Station 2 1 /2 years ago from Houston. He is vice chairman of the College Station Industrial Foundation. "The time is right for me to give something back to the community which has given me so much through- out my career," he said in a prepared statement. "I'm excited to have the opportunity to serve way that I can lend my particular talents.' A native of Navasota, Haddox attended Rice University. He has worked at both the Bryan - College Station and the Houston off ;es of Anco. The Eagle /Thursday, February 6, 1986 Dick Haddox McIlhaney did — two years ago By DANIEL PUCKETT Staff Writer Larry Ringer has kicked off his College Station mayoral campaign by accepting the suggestion of a City Council member who, he said, urged him to run for mayor two years ago. That council member, he said, was Lynn McIlhaney — his opponent in this year's mayoral race. But McIlhaney said Thursday that whatever conversation took place two years ago is irrelevant to the 1986 campaign. The candidates, the situa- tion and the times have changed, she said. Ringer spoke Wednesday at a pp cam - Ringer: O onent told him to run for mayor 00 :_"rom page IA fears ago I was approached by a member of the City Council who urged me to run for the mayor's posi- tion. "This individual believed that I had strong leadership ability and the experience which would make me a successful mayor. I am pleased to now answer that request. "Lynn McIlhaney, I accept your urging and announce my candidacy for the position of mayor of College Station." Ringer, a councilman from 1976- 83 and current member of the Texas A &M Faculty Senate, went on to list Larry Ringer Lynn McIlhaney paign fundraiser held at Jose's Res- taurant in College Station. Among those in attendance were Mayor Gary Halter, who announced last month that he won't seek re- election; Sara Goode Jones, a candidate for council Place 2; Dick Haddox, the only candidate so far for council Place 6; and former Councilmen Tony Jones and Lane Stephenson. The campaign speech opened with the reference to McIlhaney. "Most candidates, in_ announcing their intention to seek election to an office, say that their friends and neighbors have asked them to run," Ringer said. "While I can make the same statement, I can add that two Turn to RINGER, page 6A his achievements in civic affairs. He also called for control of city electric rates and "stable economic growth. " McIlhaney said Wednesday that only the issues count. "Now is the time to face today's issues and, the directions the city should take," she said. McIlhaney said she called Ringer two years ago after several people urged her to do so, telling her that Ringer was thinking of running for mayor. Ringer later bowed out of the 1984 mayoral campaign, citing other commitments and his friendship with Halter. About that conversation with Rin- ger, McIlhaney said: "We were talk- ing in a different situation, with two different candidates in a different time. A lot has happened in the past The Eagle /Friday, February 7, 1986 two years in College Station, and wE (she and Ringer) need to put thi issues out before the voters.... "I think (Ringer's speech) can bi blown out of proportion." McIlhaney said she will launch he own campaign after the Feb. 19 filing deadline. At that time, she said, sh, will welcome participation in discus sions of the issues in the mayora race. • L Coning requesL IS ueniec► By DANIEL PUCKETT Staff Writer A developer's rezoning request for a 55 -acre tract at Rock Prairie Road and Texas 6 was turned down on Thursday. In a 5 -2 vote, the College Station Planning and Zoning Commission re- commended denying the request, in part because it conflicts with the ci- ty's comprehensive plan. But one commissioner questioned the plan's validity for the undeveloped far south side of the city. The owner of the tract, Joe A. Fer- rari of College Station, hopes to turn the land into a medical- support com- plex in conjunction with the new Humana Hospital. Tenants could in- clude pharmaceutical companies, rums that rent medical equipment and small manufacturing concerns. Ferrari's representatives, Jerry Bishop & Associates, originally asked that the land be rezoned from A -O, agricultural -open, to C -2, com- mercial- industrial. After the commis- sion tabled that request on Jan. 16, Ferrari agreed to a compromise that would have rezoned half the land to C -2 and the other half to A -P, admi- nistrative - professional. However, the staff recommended against accepting the compromise. Jim Callaway, assistant city planner, told commissioners that the complex pushes commercial zoning "far into an area planned for low- density re- sidential" development. Jerry. Bishop, one of Ferrari's rep- resentatives, said after the meeting that Ferrari accepted the half -and- half compromise only because he thought the city staff would approve it. Now that the commission has voted against even the compromise, Bishop said, Ferrari may ask for re- zoning of the full tract to C -2. Before commissioners voted, City Planner Al Mayo told them that the City Council has asked that the com- mission make some sort of recom- mendation whenever it denies a re- zoning request. The council, which makes all final decisions on rezoning, will take up Ferrari's request next week. Commission Chairman Ronald Kaiser told Mayo that the denial "reaffirms the comprehensive plan — that's our message to council." The Eagle /Friday, February 7, 1986 • U The Bryan City Council some- times treats "consultant" as if it is a four - letter word. Over the years, the council has let it be known that it is wary of the need for and the value of consul- tants. Two of the objections f most frequently voiced are that studies by out- side consultants tend to gather dust, and that the staff should be able to do many such studies. The recent cable TV rate study by Dr. Jack Hopper of Southwest Util- ity Associates in Austin isn't going to help much. Both Bryan City Manager Ernest Clark and College Station City Man- ager William King Cole were guarded in their comments about Hopper's performance. Bryan Finance Director Scott McGough declined to discuss the re- port. He referred all questions to Clark. College Station Finance Director A.E. VanDever Jr. was equally noncommital. "I would have preferred more number crunching," Cole said. "It's not a matter of being hap- py," Clark said when asked if he was satisfied with the report. "I just accepted it." CITY HALL By Hugh Nations Each city contributed half of the consultant's $10,000 fee. When the rate hike request was made, councilmen in both cities rec- ognized they were confronted with a no -win situation. The federal government has re- moved cable TV rate - making pow- ers from the cities beginning next January. If the request was denied, litigation was a possibility. If it was granted, the council stood to take some heat from irate residents. All over an issue that would be moot next January. Hiring a consultant seemed a good way to defuse any potential criticism if the request was granted. And if it was to be denied, the coun- cil needed a basis for the denial. As it turned out, the consultant's report proved of limited value to the respective councils. In fact, in each city the staff had to do a substantial amount of analysis on its own. That wasn't all that easy, since the report was not delivered until the Tuesday evening before each council met on Wednesday. College Station staffers worked until 10:30 p.m. Tuesday to come up with their own analysis. As one city official who did not want to be quoted said, the consul- tant's report consisted essentially of figures furnished by McCaw, accompanied by the consultant's subjective conclusion. Two things lacking in the report were an analysis of McCaw's rate of return on investment and compari- sons with other similar cable sys- tems. Rate of return is simply how much money McCaw makes for each dollar invested. Hopper said that figure can be derived from the information he provided. How much return the company should get, he said, is a matter of judgment. As for comparisons, he said com- paring cable systems is of little value, since the financing structure of each is different. Bryan Mayor Marvin Tate had only one comment when asked ab- out the report: "Did you read the fitst para- graph ?" The initial paragraph read, in part: "My review indicates some in- crease may be justified, but more than $2.50 is not justified at this time." McCaw, of course, had asked for only a $2.50 increase per month, from $12.50 to $15. Hopper said the sentence should have said "but $2.50 is not justi- fied. " In any event, the cable TV study has not eased the aversion the Bryan City Council has to that four -letter word — consultant. The Eagle /Friday, February 7, 1986 • • 108 LE O Notices ltm UPPI euaaa Surety and __�ceptable ac- ording to the latest O ompames holding certi from the ates of authority ecretary of the Treasury of he United States, or other urety ac cep the Owner. he Owner reserves the right D reject any or all bids and to waive informalities. In case of ambiguity or lack of clearness n stating the price in the bids, the Owner reserves the right to consider the most advanta- geous construction thereof or to reject the bid. Unreasona- ble or unbalanced unit prices will be considered sufficient cause for rejection of any bid. Bidders are required to in- spect the site of the work and to inform themselves regard ing local conditions under which the work is to be done. Attention is called to the pro- visions of the Texas Minumum Wage Act of 1970 and Article 5159a, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, concerning pr - vailing wage rate applicable municipal construction. A prebid conference will be held at College St y Thursday, Hall at 2:00 p.m., y February 6,1986. Contract Documents, Propos- al Forms, Specifications and Plans are on file and may be examined without charge in the office of Mr. Elrey Ash, Director of Capital improve ments. and may be obtained from Riewe & Wischmeyer. Inc., Consulting Engineers, 1701 Southwest Parkway, Ste 100, College Station, Texas 77840, upon the payment of Seventy -Five ($75) Dollars. Dian Jones, City Secretary Gary M. Halter, Mayor 01- 24- 86,01 -25- 8 6,01 -26 -86 01 -31- 86,02 -01- 8 -02 -86 62-07-86,02-08-86,02 LEGALNOTICE Farmers Home Administra c tion, USDA desires to lease c approximately 850 square feet c of air conditioned space ? within the city limits of Bryan, Texas. Proposal opening date S 1:00p.m., February 28.1986. Inouiries can be made to the T County Supervisor, Farmers t Home Administration, 1733 Briarcrest Drive, Bryan,Texas 02 -06 -86 through 02 -10 -86 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed proposals addressed to the City of College Station, Texas will be received for the construction of: Bee Creek Interceptor - Phase I Woodson Village Trunk Sewer until 2:00 P.M., February27, Proposals will be received at the office of Mr. Elrey Ash, DirectoCity r ofH Capital College Improve- Sta ments, tion, Texas 77840. Bidders must submit with their bids a Cashier's Check or a Certified Check in the amount of five (5%) percent of the maximum amount of bid payable without recourse to the City of College Station, Texas, or a proposal bond in the same amount from a Sur- ety Company holding permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety, and acceptable ac- cording to the latest list of companies holding certifi- from the authority cates of Secretary of the reasury of the United States, as listed in latest Revision of Treasury Department Circular 570, as a guarantee that Bidder will en- ter into a contract and ex- ecute bond and guarantee forms provided within five (5) days after notice of award of contract to him. Bids without checks, as stated above, or proposal bond will not be considered. In accordance with Article 5160, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, the successful Bidder will be, re- quired to furnish not only a performance bond in the amo- unt of the contract, but also a payment bond for the protec- tion of all claimants supplying labor and materials as defined in said law. The bonds approved must be executed by an app Sur ety Company holding a permi from the State of Texas to ac The Eagle /Saturday, February 8, 1986 A Ll LEGALNOTICE Farmers Home Administra- tion, USDA desires to lease approximately 850 square feet of air conditioned space within the city limits of Bryan, Texas. Proposal opening date 1:00 p.m., February 28,1986. Inquiries can be made to the County Supervisor, Farmers Home Administration, 1733 Briarcrest Drive, Suite 2:1, Bryan, Texas 77802. 02 -06 -86 through 02 -10 -86 0 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed proposals addressed to the City of College Station, Texas will be received for the construction of'. Bee Creek Interceptor - Phase I Woodson Village Trunk Sewer until 2:00 P.M., Thursday, February 27,1986. Proposals will be received at the office of Mr. Elrey Ash, Director of Capital Improve- ments, City Hall, College Sta- tion. Texas 77840. Bidders must submit with their bids a Cashier's Check or a Certified Check in the amount of five (5 %) percent of the maximum amount of bid payable without recourse to the City of College Station, Texas, or a proposal bond in the same amount from a Sur- ety Company holding permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety, and acceptable ac- cording to the latest list of companies holding certifi- cates of authority from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, as listed in latest Revision of Treasury Department Circular 570, as a guarantee that Bidder will en- ter into a contract and ex- The Eagle /Sunday, February 9, 1986 CJ Lines being drawn in CS mayor's race The lines are being drawn in the College Station mayor's race, and last week's fund - raiser for Larry Ringer was a good example. An interesting collection of peo- ple attended the fund - raiser, the kickoff for Rin- ger's mayoral campaign. Mayor Gary Halter was there, as were former Council- men Tony Jones and Lane Stephenson. So too were council candidates Sara Goode Jones (Place 2) and Dick Haddox (Place 6). The attendance was interesting because some council members say candidates in the city have a tradi- tion of staying out of one another's races. Whether that tradition exists or ever has existed, it has pretty much exploded this year. That's especially shown by Jones' presence. Jones is challenging an in- cumbent councilman, Bob Runnels, and her attendance leads naturally to questions about the course of muni- cipal politics. For example, it's interesting to consider whether anyone — specifi- cally, a supporter of Ringer's oppo- nent, Councilwoman Lynn McIlhaney — will oppose Haddox in Place 6. CITY HALL By Daniel Puckett The same speculation could apply to Place 4 Councilwoman Pat Boughton, who has been such a close friend of Halter that he urged her to run for mayor in 1982, when he thought he wouldn't seek re- election. As of this writing on Thursday, she had drawn no oppo- nents. While it's probably too strong a statement to say that College Station voters will face a Ringer slate in April, it is starting to seem that they will at least know who supports which mayoral candidate. Certainly, the kickoff for Mcllhaney's mayoral campaign, set for sometime after the Feb. 19 filing deadline, will be closely watched for that reason. I said a few weeks ago in this space that filings by Ringer and McIlhaney could produce an in- teresting mayoral race, full of se- rious discussion of municipal issues. Both candidates seem committed to running that sort of race. Now, however, it's beginning to seem that the mayoral contest won't be the only race wherein voters are presented with a debate on the city's future. The intensity of the contest for mayor just may spill over into the rest of the council races. At Ringer's fund - raiser, everyone sported a nametag, and Mayor Hal- ter was no exception. But unlike most, which dully announced the wearer's name, Halter's said "Lame Duck." In his pocket, he had an alternate reading "Gary Who ?" When told that local residents probably won't be asking "Gary Who ?" for a long, long time, Halter responded with an impish gleam in his eye: "Oh, yes they will." Several members of the Planning and Zoning Commission are feeling frustrated these days. The council frequently overturns their recom- mendations, and the commissioners aren't keeping quiet about their feel- ings. On Thursday, the commission was about to recommend denying a rezoning request. Before commis- sioners voted, City Planner Al Mayo said the City Council, which makes the final decision on rezoning re- quests, prefers that a recommenda tion accompany each denial. Commissioner Celia Stallings leaned over to Mayo and said softly: "They don't pay any attention." The commissioners ruefully voted to deny the request. The de- nial, said Commission Chairman Ronald Kaiser, constitutes a recom- mendation to uphold the compre- hensive plan, which conflicts with the rezoning request. That request goes before the council on Thursday. The Eagle /Monday, February 10, 1986 A H (D tai sy m H G n to Qj tv M (D n G n w C uncl 1 inoks insurance a t ins • C o S ' 1 d oin bare" would cost $665,000, an increase h By DANIEL PUCKETT Staff Writer The national insurance crisis has hit the city of College Station, and the. City Council decided Wednes- ddy+ to explore ways of dealing with it." The council unanimously agreed both to look into a Texas Municipal League insurance program de- signed for large cities and to hire an insurance consultant. The consul- tant, for a fee of approximately $10,000, will investigate whether the city is capable of insuring itself against claims. City Manager William K. Cole said the city is working against the clock, as it s a rea y g g of more than $200,000 over t e — without insurance — in, one 1985 remiums and a sum he area. Soon it will go bare in doubts the city can afford. another. Glenn Schroeder, deputy direc- tor of finance, told the council that the city's general comprehensive liability coverage expired on Jan. 1. In addition, he said, liability coverage for city officials will ex- pire Saturday, leaving them with- out insurance protection against lawsuits. However, cities throughout the country are finding liability insur- ance harder — and more expensive — to obtain. Cole said renewing the city's total coverage this year But coverage under a TML prog- ram for large cities could cost sub- stantially less, Schroeder said. In exchange for accepting a $500,000 deductible per claim, the city would rate a much lower premium: about $360,000 o liability coverage. The program is designated for large cities because smaller towns might be unable to pay a $500,000 deductible. At first glance, College Station is too small to qualify for the big- city program, Schroeder said, but appeals of the qualification criteria can be made. Cole said the city of Bryan has qualified for the coverage. While the city staff is pursuing that coverage, a consultant will study the possibilities for self - insurance. Schroeder said several consultants have said they could deliver a report on self - insurance by April, in time for the preparation of the 1986 -87 city budget. In a self- insurance program, the city handles claims out of it budget, d e for some money must be put that purpose. After the meeting, Schroeder said no consultant has been picked. clinic support for OKs su pre-natal pp Under terms tentatively approved in December, the foundation will receive 755 acres on Greens. Prairie Road in exchange for a 10 -year, $1 million interest -free note. .In addition, the foundation is to develop a city-owned tract at the Texas Avenue -Park Place water tower. For 25 years, revenues fron the tract will go to the foundation helping to pay for the developmen of the industrial park. But Bravenec said the Collegi Station industrial park faces toi much competition from Bryan which is developing its own park dnd from Texas A &M University which has nearly finished buildiq the roads and utilities for its ri search park. In particular, he saic the A &M park is much closer 1 Easterwood Airport and muc more attractive to industry. "I think it (the College Static park) .is the wrong park at tl wrong place at the wrong time," 1 said. By DANIEL PUCKETT Staff Writer The area's pre -natal clinic got a thumbs -up from the College Sta- tion City Council on Wednesday. But the city's proposed indust- rial park got a thumbs -down from a former mayor. The council unanimously en- dorsed giving $17,000 to the Bra- zos Maternal and Child Health Cli- nic, supplementing a $3,000 appropriation made in December. How ver, the additional money is t M from the city's Community pment funds, which require public notification and public hear- ings. So council members agreed to schedule those hearings at the ear- liest possible date, and to vote on the appropriation at their March 13 meeting. The clinic, which has treated 143 patients in its first two months, asked the city last year for $20,158. Brazos County and the city of Bryan also are aiding the clinic. Initially, the College Station money was to come from the con- tingency fund, but City Manager William K. Cole warned the coun- cil in December that the money might be needed for insurance pay- ments. The council then appropri- ated $3,000 and asked that the re- quest be rescheduled for early this year. Cole's news on insurance pre- miums was bleak on Wednesday, but he added that the clinic is eligi- ble for Community Development funds. "Obviously, it's less of a prob- lem if CD funds are used," he said. Mayor Gary Halter strongly urged council members to support Lhoclinic, citing the county's high- er- than- average rate of infant mor- tality. The motion carried without dissent. Dissent on another subject, however, came during the first public hearing on the city's 1986- 87 budget. Halter's predecessor as mayor, Lorence Bravenec, strong- ly criticized the council's support for a proposed industrial park. Bravenec, mayor from 1976 -80, said the council should reconsider its position on encouraging econo- mic growth. Growth, he said, puts additional burdens on residents of the city, who are taxed to pay for expanding municipal services. "If growth is so good for me,' he asked, "why do my taxes keep increasing ?" The council, Bravenec said, "needs to question very seriously whether to continue the subsidy of the industrial park." The city's pending agreement with the Col- lege Station Economic Develop- ment Foundation, he said, amounts to a subsidy. At 7 tonight, the council will consider authorizing the mayor to execute a contract transferring city - owned land to the newly estab- lished development foundation* -- X The Eagle /Thursday, February 13, 1986 m t� F_ n sv F1 n G n CS Council continues utility program By DANIEL PUCKETT Staff Writer The College Station City Council on Thursday re- authorized a money- saving utility program, received a re- ,port on a branch library for the city, and granted two rezoning requests. The city's load- management prog- ram, which encourages customers to ase less electricity during the weeks of peak usage in August and Septem- ber, won unanimous approval from council members. The council autho- rized spending $10,000 on the prog- rarn, which City Manager W. King Cole said has saved customers some $800,000 in its first two years. "The program has cost the city $10,000 a year," he said. "That's not a bad return on our investment." The city staff estimates that the 1985 program alone saved the city $482,000, which is passed along to customers in the form of lower rates. The council did not act on a report from the Library Committee urging the city to build a joint facility for the Arts Council of Brazos Valley and the College Station branch of the Bryan Public Library. The idea, said committee Chairman Larry Ringer, received support this week from the Arts Council's board. The Library Committee last week unanimously recommended that the city build a temporary, 6,000- square- foot building where the Arts Council could rent space. Eventually, under the committee's plan, that building in Southwood Athletic Park would be replaced by a permanent facility housing not only the library, but also the Arts Council, with room for a gallery, working space, and council offices. '° Ringer said the committee believes the temporary structure, costing up to $270,000, should be built now so the branch library can go into operation as quickly as possible. He has said that the facility could open by the fall. The temporary building, he said, could later be converted to other municipal uses or could be sold. Mayor Gary Halter warned that "temporary buildings have a way of becoming permanent homes" and suggested that the temporary facility be as attractive as possible. The coun- cil engaged in little discussion of the proposal. -- However, a request to rezone 55 acres at Rock Prairie Road and Texas 6 led to a long discussion, much of it from a representative of the owner. Jerry Bishop, representing Joe A. Ferreri of College Station, argued at length that the council should rezone the land as a commercial area, a re- quest denied last week by the Plan- ning and Zoning Commission. Ferreri's representatives, Jerry Bishop and Associates, have said he plans to develop the tract as a medic- al- support complex in conjunction with the new Humana Hospital. But the area is shown as a residential dis- trict on the city's land -use plan, lead- ing to the commission's rejection of the request. Originally, Ferreri had asked that all 55 acres be rezoned from A -O, agricultural -open, to C -2, commer- cial- industrial. Before last week's commission meeting, he asked that half the land be rezoned to A -P, administrative- professional, provid- ing a buffer between the C -2 zone and future residential development. The area around the tract is now mostly vacant. After Bishop charged that the city staff is hostile to commercial rezon- ing requests, Halter sharply ques- tioned City Planner Al Mayo about his reasons for recommending denial of the request. The council finally approved the request on a 5 -1 vote with Council- man Bob Runnels dissenting. Coun- cilwoman Lynn Mcllhaney ab- stained. Another rezoning request, for 11 acres at Stallings Drive and Harvey Road, was approved with relatively little debate. The land will be rezoned from A -P to C -1, general commer- cial, if the developer extends Stall- ings across the property. Halter anc Mcllhaney voted against that motion r y council rezoningpl By CRAIG RENFRO After meeting with the commis- Staff Writer sion the applicant reduced the acre - rt rt P) N N- O n ^ N ^ • F'J c� fD n G �i The College Station City Council Thursday night disregarded the city's Planning and Zoning Commis- sion's recommendations and voted 5 -1 to pass an ordinance allowing for the rezoning of a 55 -acre tract of land. As a result of the ordinance a 28- acre tract of land at the intersection of Rock Prairie Road and Texas Avenue will be rezoned from an ag- ricultural -open district to a commer- cial- industrial district. The other 27 acres will be rezoned from agricultural -open to adminis- trative- professional. The commission recommended denying the request Feb. 6 because of conflicts with the city's compre- hensive plan. Mayor Gary Halter said, "The comprehensive plan is like the Bible, it can be interpreted to anyone's ad- vantage." Originally the applicant had re- luested that all 55- acres.be rezoned or commer6al use. age by about 50 percent. According to the city's compre- hensive plan the College Station population figures are projected to grow to 71,000 by the year 2000. The plan states that a population that size would be able to support an additional 550 acres of commercial development. The plan now has 906 acres of zoned but undeveloped commercial tracts. The commission's report suggests that it will take years to absorb the vacant retail and office space cur- rently on the market and that grant- ing a commercial rezoning request is not in compliance with the compre- hensive plan. In Wednesday's workshop the council unanimously agreed to hire an insurance consultant and look into a Texas Municipal League in- surance program designed for large cities. The consultant will investigate whether the city is capable of insur- ing itself against claims. The city's general comprehensive liability coverage expired Jan. 1. Liability coverage for city officials will expire Saturday, leaving them without insurance protection against lawsuits. The council also approved the nomination of Dr. Malon Souther - land, Texas A &M assistant vice pres- ident for student services, to the Greater East Texas Higher Educa- tion Authority board of directors. The council heard the director of College Station's Parks and Recre- ation report on this year's Super - triathlon scheduled for April 25, 26 and 27. The event has been designated by the USA Triathlon Federation as its national championship for staged distance triathlons. The council approved the Load Management Program to be imple- mented from Aug. 20 to Sept. 20. In the last two years the program has saved the city an estimated $800,000 in lower wholesale electric costs. The council also passed an ordi- nance ordering an election to be held April 5 to elect a mayor and three councilmen. Filing for council positions ends Feb. 19. City manager William Cole said renewing the city's total coverage this year would cost $665,000. However, if the city qualifies for an insurance program designated for large cities the cost would be $360,000. In other action the council passed an ordinance allowing the rezoning of two tracts of land near the inter- section of Stallings Drive and Har- vey Road. On Jan. 16, P &Z recommended rezoning this land from an adminis- trative- professional district to a gen- eral- commercial district contingent on the extensions of Holleman and Stallings Drive. �. City to transter 755 -acre parcel 'o new interest The College Station City Council aas agreed to transfer more than half z)f a city-owned tract on the far south side to a new development founda- tion. Late Thursday, the council approved an agreement between the city and the newly created College Station Economic Development Foundafion. The agreement transfers about 755 acres of city -owned prop- erty on Greens Prairie Road to the development foundation. The land As part of a 1,266 -acre tract purchased by the city for $1.58 million in 1981. The tract was to have been pattaf an industrial park jointly developed with private interests. Since then., the council has set aside about 400 acres of the land for a wilderness park. In exchange for its land, the city • will receive a $3 million, interest -free note payable in 10 years. Furth- ermore, the city will receive one -half of any revenue in excess of $3 million that comes from the sale of the land. The $3 million note is three times as large as that initially proposed to the council in December. That prop- osal, City Attorney Cathy Locke said Friday, never was intended as a for- mal offer, but only as a starting point for negotiations. Locke said that.the city has ex- ecuted its side of the agreement but that the papers are still awaiting sign- ature by the development foundation. Other proposed agreements be- tween the city and the foundation, such as a contract that would let the foundation develop municipal land at the Texas Avenue -Park Place water tower, are not included in Thursday's agreement. Those issues, Locke said, are beins handled one at a time. G The Battalion /Saturday, February 15, 1986 • Filing ends Wednesday • Candidates have until Wednesday to file for municip- al office in Bryan and College Station. Filing for the two citie. April 5 election will end at 5 p.m Wedne rya tioters will elect three council members an a Station residents. will vote for a mayor and it council members. Absentee balloting in both cities will begin March 17 and end April 1. The Eagle /Sunday, February 16, 1986 �S area facing surplus in apartments 3 GEORGEANN HUM - PHREY Reporter A Texas A &M economist says be- cause builders were a little too opti- mistic in predicting the community's housing needs, College Station is now facing a surplus in apartment dwellings, in drastic contrast to the situ only a few short years ago. D thur Wright, economist at the exas Real E Research Center, says College Station alone has 26,000 apartment units, 5,000 more than the 21,000 units needed for a city its size. The excess housing has created a 25 percent vacancy rate in the city, he says "We were too optimistic in the building of these apartment com- plexes," Wright says. "During 1981 kids were dropping out of the University because they couldn't find a place to live." He says the current surplus can be attributed to low enrollment and the lack of growth in the private sector. "Almost all the cities in Texas with the exception of Dallas and Austin have surplus housing," Wright says. "Dallas and Austin lead Texas with a 90 percent occupancy rate. Most ct ies around College Station have an occupancy rate between 75 and 85 percent." .of the apartment occupancy rate in the College Station area. "A lot of students prefer duplexes to apartment complexes because of the freedom the residents have re- garding pets and partying," she says. Although the majority of duplexes are more expensive than apart- ments, some students would rather pay more than sacrifice some free- dom." for students and the ones in Bryal are family- oriented. Barker says students tend to cot gregate in the same complexes in oi der to have the atmosphere asst ciated with their own age groups ar. lifestyles. "A definite plus for occupan rate in apartment housing is simf the continuous problem with t. parking situation on campus," B, ker says. She says the location of a comp] has a great deal to do with how hi the occupancy rate will be . "People like to be close to wh they work as well as where they tend classes and this is an advant; of College Station apartment h sing," she says. Most apartment complexes offer lower rates during the summer, giv- ing students an incentive to stay and work or go to school to keep their oc- cupancy rate up, she says. There is a definite difference in types of complexes — there are still dent and family complexes," she says. She says the apartments in the College Station area are primarily Wright says duplex housing in College Station used to cost about $450 per month but now is down to about $300 per month. He says a large percentage of duplexes are va- cant despite the drop. Louise Barker, assistant manager for Tree House Apartments, says students account for the biggest part The Eagle /Tuesday, February 18, 1986 L� • • 0 wnutRN: The College Station Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following property: The College Station Business Center located at 1501 F.M. 2818 (Lot 2 Block 12 Southwood Sec. 26), from C -1 General Commercial to C -2 Commercial - Industrial. Ap- plicant is College Station Bus- iness Center, Ltd.: owner is Texas Land and Property Management. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College 3tatibn City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. meet- ing of the Commission on Thursday, March 6,1986. For additional information, please contact me. James M. Callaway Assistant Director of Planning 02 -19-86 4 TO WHOM IT MAY COI%-ERN: The College Station Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following property: All of Block Y University Park II Subdivision, (1301 Univers- ity Drive E located on the north side of University Drive approximately 200 feet east of Spring Loop) from R -3 Townhouse - Rowhouse to C-1 General Commercial. Applic- ant is Mack Randolph. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College v Station City Hall, 1101 Texa: Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. meet ing of the Commission or Thursday, March 6,1986. For additional information please contact me. James M. Callaway Assistant Director of Planning 02 -19 -86 The Eagle /Wednesday, February 19, 1986 C N cti N W 7 seek College Stationcouncil posts The end of the filing period for College Station's April 5 municipal election brought no surprises — and no new candidates — on Wednesday. At the close of filing, three races — for mayor and two council seats — were contested. In the third council race, no challengers filed against the incumbent. Filing for the mayor's race ended as it began, with Councilwoman Lynn McIlhaney and former council- man Larry Ringer the only candi- dates. After Mayor Gary Halter announced last month that he wouldn't run for re- election, specula- tion immediately centered on Ringer and McIlhaney as mayoral conten- ders, and the month -long filing period brought no new candidates. McIlhaney, a homemaker, is com- pleting her second two -year term on the council. Ringer, a professor in the Texas A &M department of statistics, was a council member from 1976 -83. The Place 2 race pits incumbent Councilman., Bob Runnels against Sara Goode Jones. Runnels, a mem- ber of the council since 1980, is an associate professor of meteorology at A &M. Jones, an attorney, is running for her first elective office. In Place 6 — the seat McIlhaney is vacating to run for mayor — Dick Haddox, vice chairman of the board of directors of Anco Insurance, is running against David A. Brochu, manager of The Greenery. Both men are involved in municipal affairs, Haddox as a member of the board of the College Station Economic De- velopment Foundation and Brochu as a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Place 4 Councilwoman Pat Boughton is running unopposed for her fifth consecutive term on the council. j U2 0 4 N is N H Jones Boughton Runnels Brochu McIlhaney Ringer Haddox �-3 rt rr Sv N N• U H G n �u 11 m n Filing for CS council election ends By CRAIG RENFRO Staff Writer If you don't like the way College Station is being run, and you think things would go smoother if you were the mayor or a council mem- ber, you'll have to wait until next year to prove it. Filing' "deadlines for council posi- tions ended Wednesday.And Come election day, April 5, the city will have a new mayor and at least one new councilman. Larry Ringer and councilwoman Lynn McIlhaney have filed as candi- k< dates in the race for the successor to outgoing mayor Gary Halter. No Halter, a political science profes- sor at A &M who has served three terms as mayor, said he will not run for re- election, but pursue other in- 00 terests. M "We have a public relations aspect in that we are responsible for keeping the citizens informed." Also up for election are council positions Place 2, Place 4 and Place 6. Incumbent Robert C. Runnels will run again for his Place 2 position. A "When I was a council member, I hope people felt I was someone they could talk to and someone who was willing to listen to other people's ideas. " Larry Ringer, who is running for College Sta- .. tion.ma yor. Jones said she has lived in College Station for most of her life and un- derstands the needs of the city. "A council member needs to have the ability to see the overall picture and decide what's good for the com- munity and the people who live he- re," Jones said. "The library devel- opment issue needs to be addressed, as well as the economic development of the city." Place 4 incumbent Pat Boughton is the only candidate to file for that position. Boughton, who has been on the council since 1978, has lived in Col- lege Station all of her life. "I enjoy doing my part in helping the city," Boughton said. "You get involved with the council, and it's a way of giving back to the city what it has given to me." David Brochu have filed for the po- sition. Haddox, vice chairman of' the board of directors of Anco Insur- ance, said he hopes to lend his 20 years - experience in customer serv- ice- oriented business to the council. "The time is right for to give my experience to the contmunitv." Haddox said. "One council member can't do it alone, but by working to- gether, we can do what's good for the city." Haddox said he is concerned with the city's water, sewer and sanitation needs. "I'm interested in the community, and these (water and sewer) are some of the problems that are going to need answers," he said. r r r you begin to lose enthusiasm for it (the mayor position), and I need to do ter things with my academic cater, f Halter said. roger, a statistics professor at Texas A &M, served as a College Sta- tion City Council member from X976-83. He currently serves as a tuber of the A &M Faculty Senate. "When I was a council member, I hope people felt I was someone they could talk to and someone who was willing to listen to other people's ideas," Ringer said earlier. Ringer said he considered filing in 1984 but did not feel like running against Halter. I If elected, Ringer said he hopes to ee many community development roams continued. 'Mcllhaney, who has served on the :ity 'council for four years, said she anderstands how the council works md, if elected, will tackle issues pressing the city. Mcllhaney said she would be able to put more time into the position because she does not have a full-time job. "The mayor's position is one of working with the council to address - •--- , AAM%-facing the city," she said. meteorology professor at A &M, he has been on the council since 1980. "I see the council as a chance to bring about change in the city and the opportunity to have sound gov- ernment," he said. Runnels received his master's de- gree from A &M in 1962. He worked for NASA for two years before com- ing back to A &M to get his doctor- ate. Runnels said the council process is one that involves the time and pa- tience of members who are con- cerned with the growth of the city. "We pride ourselves in trying to involve as many people as possible and to do as many projects as possi- ble," he said. Sara G. Jones also has filed for the Place 2 council position. Jones, who works for the law firm of Goode, Hoelscher, Lipsey and Talbert, is a newcomer to the council race. "I wanted to be on it (council) for a long time," Jones said. "I have the experience and the education, and I felt the time was right for a change." Jones received her bachelor's de- gree from the University of Texas in 1962. She received her law degree from Baylor University in 1984. Boughton said that during the last four years the council has concen- trated on single issues rather than what is good for the overall growth of the city. "The way College Station is laid out around the campus has created a "The mayor's position is one of working with the council to address prob- lems facing the city. We have a public relations as- pectin that we are respon- sible for keeping the citi- zens informed." .,. Lynn Mcllhan'ey, who is running for College Sta- tion mayor. Jk huge traffic problem," Boughton said. "The creation of a major trans- portation system should be of great concern." The council will have a new mem- ber in Place 6 since McIlhaney, who currently holds the position, is run- ning for mayor. Dick Haddox and Haddox said while the quality of life in College Station is better than in Houston, the city needs to plan for the future. "We need to direct the city's eco- nomic growth so it doesn't impair `the integrity of the individual or the neighborhood," he said. Brochu said he decided to file for a council position after several friends and colleagues encouraged him to do so. Brochu, who has been on the city's Planning and Zoning Commission since 1984, said he wanted to have more input into decisions. that affect the city. "I'm concerned about some of the decisions the council has made," he said. "We need to develop the city along the lines of the city's compre- hensive plan." If elected, Brochu said he has no immediate plans for the city, but would like to continue developing some current ideas. ' "I don't look to change any pro- grams, I would just like to be a part of it," Brochu said. "If anything, I would like to see more of a team ap- proach between the council and the other committees." 0 Volunteers Needed The City of College Station is embarking on an ex- citing Energy Conservation Program that will help College Station residents save energy and dollars. The program is a thermographic mobile scan. Ther- mograms will be taken of all College Station re- sidences. They will show citizens where heat loss/ heat gain is occuring in their homes. Volunteers are needed to help distribute this information in a series of Neighbor- hood Open Houses over the next two and a half months. Would you like to volunteer? For more information call: S OO College Station Energy Department 764 -3724 0 The Battalion /Friday, February 21, 1986 By DANIEL PUCKETT Staff Writer W. King Cole had wanted to work in College Station for a long time, but as a city manager, he was suited for one job — a job already filled. Cole, then city manager of the Houston suburb of Bellaire, thought City Manager North Bardell would be in office for a long time. But when Bardell announced last year that he was retiring, Cole jumped at the chance to take his place. Cole was §elected from a field of 80 applicat{tt And started work on Nov. 2,�. ;1}. tTpe months later, he's still a bit surp>k7sed he got the chance to come to C91lege Station. "I had clearly established in my mind probably four or five cities in Texas that I'd like to have the oppor- tunity to work in," he said last week, "and ... College Station was clearly one of those five cities.... "But I thought North Bardell would be here for many years to come and I never anticipated that this opportunity would come up as quick- ly as it di4j, was excited when it became availAble." Three months isn't enough time to learn everything about an organiza- tion with 550 employees and an annual budget of more than $60 mil- lion. Nevertheless, it's obvious that the challenges Cole will face are different from those Bardell had. For one thing, the extraordinary growth and prosperity of the 1970s and early '80s have ended — at least for now. The city's population is re- IativeFy stable and its economy slug- gish_ . But on the brighter side, the feuds among local governments — College Station, Bryan and Brazos County — and between them and Texas A &M Universitv have been patched up in recent years. Both developments may give the city a chance to catch up with its growth, Cole said. In the past 15 years, the city's population has tripled, from 17,676 in 1970 to 52,226 last year. Municip- al money has been pumped into new streets, new sewer lines, new water lines, new everything. And overall, Cole said, College Station has done a good job in keeping up with growth. "The only way I know how to judge that is by the end product: the city as it appears today," he said. "I have been coming to A &M for 10 years for different reasons — I've seen College Station grow and it's just an attractive place.... "I think overall it's a good product and I think the citizens of College Station and the City Council deserve a lot of credit." But two areas — maintenance and long -range planning — suffered dur- ing the boom years, Cole said. That's natural, perhaps inevitable, in a town with a high growth rate, but it's a deficiency that now San be redressed. Cole is careful to stay away from discussions of policy issues — those are for the City Council and the resi- dents of the city, he says. But the council supports the accent on maintenance and planning, he said. As the city is dealing with the lega- cy of its own growth, it also can find ways to cooperate with other local entities, Cole said. He said he has good relations with officials at A &M, in county government and in Bryan, including one he has known for many years, Bryan City Manager Ernie Clark. Cole has had several meetings with those officials and plans to meet with Clark "between two and four times a month on a regular basis, just to keep up that regular contact and talk about things that affect Bryan and affect College Station." Not too long ago, that kind of cooperation would have seemed un- likely. Only 10 years ago, College Station decided to stop buying its electricity from Bryan Utilities, leading to a bit- ter fight between the two cities. Although ties between the two utility systems were severed in 1979, the scars have taken years to fade. Now, Cole said, Bryan and Col- lege Station are working together in areas that affect both cities, such as cable - television rates. Both city staffs also are studying proposals for a centralized dispatch office for emergency service, though Cole said he's not sure whether the idea is feasible. No less strained than the rela- tionship between the two cities has been the tie between the city and the university, though the town -gown fights haven't been as spectacular. AMA often has taken actions regard- ing drainage, fire safety and traffic without consulting the city, leaving municipal officials feeling that A &M has dumped its problems on them. However, Cole said College Sta- tion and A &M are now working together on several problems, includ- ing traffic snarls on Wellborn Road and the location of the A &M bonfire. More problems certainly lie ahead: The city is still struggling to develop an industrial park, work on the 1986- 87 budget already is under way, and decisions on planning and capital im- provements will be needed as the months go by. Cole describes himself as "sys- tems- oriented" and hopes to estab- lish ways to deal with those problems in an orderly fashion. But he's still new at the job and thinks it'll be months before he's comfortable enough in the position to recommend major changes. However, the new city manager is thinking in the long term. "City managers don't always —or even usually — have the opportunity to decide where they're going to go and how long they're going to stay there," he said. "But College Station is the kind of place that someone like myself could be happy in for a long period of time." � City manager ca.►templating future William King Cole r1 U 108 Legal Notices BID NOTICE The City of College Station it Accepting Bid(s) For: 5 PASSENGER MINI -VAIN (ONE EACH) until 10:00 AM, March 5, 1986 at which time the bids will bE opened in the office of the Purchasing Agent at the City Hall. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. All bids re- ceived after that time will be returned unopened. The City of College Station reserves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and al! irregularities in said bid and tc accept the offer considered most advantageous to the City. These items may be pur chased with Revenue Sharinc Funds. BID #86 -30 02- 25- 86,03 -v 9 The Eagle /Tuesday, February 25, 1986 CS council to discuss site for branch library 0 A location for a branch library and a request to waive city fees for assisting at the Eagle's Straight Shot race are on the agenda for this week's meetings of the College Station City Council. At today's 5 p.m. workshop meeting, the council will discuss a report from the Library Commit- tee recommending that the city work with the Arts Council of Bra- zos Valley to build a combined library and arts center. The com- mittee recommends that a tempor- ary facility be erected in South- wood Athletic Park with a perma- nent structure to follow. The council also will discuss the hotel -motel tax fund. The tax, now set at 6 percent, is slated to drop to 5 percent on June 30 unless the council adopts a new ordi- nance. The revenues from the tax help support a variety of organiza- tions, including the Arts Council and the College Station Commun- ity Center. At its regular meeting, starting at 7 p.m. Thursday, the - council will consider a request from the Bryan - College Station Athletic Federation to waive city fees for police assistance at the Eagle - United Way Straight Shot lOK Run on Feb. 9. About 25 city em- ployees worked during the event, mostly for traffic control, at a cost to the city of $786.27. The council also will consider a request from A &M United Methodist Church to close Lodge Street between Church and Patri- cia streets on Sunday mornings. The closing, church members have said, would ensure the safety of church members walking be- tween the church and the clas- sroom building it owns across Lodge Street. And the council will decide whether to start annexation pro- ceedings on two parcels of land totaling 40 acres. The first, a 5- acre tract owned by St. Francis Episcopal Church, is on Rock Prairie Road west of Texas 6. The second, a 35 -acre tract owned by the city, is the site of the new Municipal Services Center on Graham Road. 0 The Eagle /Wednesday, February 26, 1986 N4,cllhaney But after Westinghouse announced that it planned to build a clean, light- . manufacturing plant, opposition to it - including McIlhaney's — dissi- campaign pated. McIlhaney was appointed to the parks and recreation board that under way year and was elected to the City Council the following year. Nevertheless. McIlhaney said be- By DANIEL PUCKETT fore the rally, some businessmen have been concerned about the Staff Writer adverse effects she could have on in- Communication and leadership are Station mayor's dustrial recruitment if she's elected issues in the College Coun- mayor. The businessmen, she said, race — Westinghouse is not, said fear that firms thinking of relocating cilwoman Lynn McIlhaney here would learn of the Westinghouse Tuesday. Ramada Inn reception fight and perceive her as anti - business. At a attended by about 10YJ people, her mayoral So at the rally, McIlhaney read a letter McIlhaney kicked off her goals as from Rick Hunsicker, plant campaign by defining manager of the Westinghouse Elec- mayor. She said she'll promote open help the City tronic Assembly Plant in College Sta- The letter, discussion of the issues, on each tion. printed in Tuesday's Eagle, "the Council reach a consensus states that overall Wes - one, and inform the public allout tinghouse- Raintree issue ceased to be council decisions. an issue" after the company made its "I'm campaigning for mayor be- cause I believe I have made a differ- plans clear. "I do want to establish ... that ence," said the two -term council- there is no antagonism between Wes - woman. "I hope to inform and in- tinghouse and mayoral candidate, volve you in that process." do, she Mrs. Lynn Mcllhaney — nor has What McIlhaney won't there ever been to my knowledge," said, is oppose bringing new Hunsicker wrote. businesses to town. She said some The "initial apprehension of the residents mistakenly believe she's because of the Raintree residents," he wrote, was "neces- hostile to business understandable in light of the Westinghouse affair. College Sta- sary but awkward anonymous cir- In January 1981, the cumstances involving the Westing - tion City Council rezoned a 55 -acre house land purchase." tract on the East Bypass for industria Hunsicker's letter stresses that he development. The tract is adjacent v endorses neither McIlhaney nor her the Raintree subdivision* identity the opponent, former Councilman Larry Ringer. At the time, the e company that was to occupy the tract Before the rally, McIlhaney said was a secret. Many Raintree resi- the tenant might she hopes to lay the Westinghouse issue dents, worried that of their property, be- to rest and get on with the cam - harm the value came outspoken opponents of the re- paign. 7oning. The Eagle /Wednesday, February 26, 1986 rl— �S voters now know what names will be �-3 tv m cn 1 < The filing for municipal offices has ended, and College Station vo- ters know what names they'll find on their April 5 ballots. The cam- paign hasn't started yet, so many voters don't have a basis for choosing be- tween the candi- dates, but at least they know what the choices will be. ys< For mayor, the candidates are Councilwoman Lynn McIlhaney and former Councilman Lary is CITY HALL By Daniel Puckett members of the Texas A &M faculty — have long been friends. Regarding that campaign kick- off, Ringer called a few weeks ago to stress one fact: No candidates were invited to it. Although some showed up, Ringer said, their pre- sence indicated nothing about his position in the individual council races. Ringer says-,he's remaining strictly neutral in • both contested council races. The other contested race, Place 6, pits Dick Haddox, the vice chairman of the board of directors of Anco Insurance, against David A. Brochu, the manager of The Green- ery. Haddox supports Ringer; Brochu isn't saying whom he sup- ports. Place 4 Councilwoman Pat Boughton is unopposed, an interest- ing switch from.her 1984 race, when she barely survived a challenge from Terri Tongco. Tongco, of course, was elected to the council a year later. m n �C N rn ger. Voters won't face a Ringer or a McIlhaney slate, but some of the candidates' preferences for mayor are known. In Place 2, Councilman Bob Run- nels is being challenged by Sara Goode Jones, an attorney. Ringer says emphatically that he's staying out of that race: Although Jones did attend his campaign kick -off early this month, lie and Runnels — both on ballot no candidate wins a majority of the vote. No race this year has more than two candidates, guaranteeing that all races that don't end in a dead -even draw will be settled on April 5. That's a relief for city employees and volunteers involved in elections and for reporters who must cover them. And the taxpayers will benefit because the city won't have to pay the extra money for a runoff. Speaking of the municipal elec- tion, College Station politicians have ensured one thing: The city won't need a runoff election this year. A runoff is necessary only when ,o/ C:5 library vote set for March A decision on a location for the College Station branch library could be made next month. Members of the City Council agreed on Wednesday to consider the question at their next meeting, March 12 -13. Mayor Gary Halter said he hopes to have the question resolved before municipal elections on April 5. The Library Committee has prop- osed that a facility be built as soon as possible for the library, a branch of the Bryan Public Library. Under the committee's proposal, a temporary building would be erected in South- wood Athletic Park, with a perma- nent building to follow. The temporary building woulc contain extra space for rent to the Arty Council of Brazos Valley. The permanent facility would be built it conjunction with an Arts Counci complex. The Eagle /Thursday, February 27, 1986 LS waives city fees for Straight Shot run By DANIEL PUCKETT Staff Writer The College Station City Council on Thursday granted one favor but — sort of — refused another. The council waived city fees for the Eagle- United Way Straight Shot IOK Run but refused to close a North - gate street as a church had requested. Instead, the council agreed to take another direction in promoting pedes- rian safety in the area. The Bryan- College Station Athle- :ic Federation had asked the council to waive its fees for the Straight Shot race, held Feb. 9. The city estimates that providing police officers for the race, mostly for traffic control, costs $786.27. In the past, the federation has paid for police services, but the federation has also been subsidized from the ci- ty's hotel -motel tax. The funding was ended for this fiscal year. Lane Stephenson, representing the federation, told the council that the federation deserves some municipal support because its events bring many tourists to the area. For exam- ple, he said, two - thirds of the race's 700 participants were from out of town. One purpose for the revenue de- rived from the hotel -motel tax is to subsidize events that promote tourism. The council unanimously agreed to the request, deciding to take the money out of a $3,800 contingency account in the hotel -motel tax fund. The street - closing request, from A &M United Methodist Church, would have closed Lodge Street be- tween Patricia and Church streets on Sunday mornings. Members of the church, which now owns buildings on both sides of Lodge, are con- cerned that children crossing the street to go to Sunday school could be injured in traffic. Cars parked on the street, they say, obstruct pedestrians' vision. However, City Engineer David Pullen told the council that erecting and dismantling temporary barri- cades every Sunday would cost the city some $3,000 a year. Mayor Gary Halter suggested that parking be banned on Sundays from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. and that a crosswalk be installed. Councilwoman Lynn McIlhaney moved that, in addition to taking those measures, the city staff meet with church representatives and area property - owners to discuss a permanent solution for the street. The motion passed without dissent. The Eagle /Friday, February 28, 1986 A r trefighters save Punky By EUGENE COX JR. Staff Writer It took a little ingenuity for four College Station firefighters to res- cue a frightened cat from his perch in a 30 -foot willow tree Thursday afternoon. And it took the cat's identifica- tion tags from the Brazos Animal Shelter to get him home. Firefighter Michael Ruesink said firefighters rescued Punky, a black and white cat, by climbing 15 -20 feet up a willow tree at 312 Col- umbia St. They then lassoed the tree and pulled it close enough to the ground to snag the cat. Firefighters said Terry Mader, who found the cat, told them it had been in the tree since Wednesday night. Ruesink said dogs in the neighborhood apparently had scared the cat. "The cat was terrified," Ruesink said. "He wasn't going to move, " Dianne Adams, the cat's owner, said Punky had been missing since Wednesday evening. If not for the Brazos Animal Shelter pet tag he was wearing, she said, her family might never have found him. Adams said she and her son' Jason took a cake down to the fire station to show the firefighters their. appreciation for rescuing their cat., The cat is Jason's. Kathy Ricker, the shelter's ex- ecutive director, said there are ab- out 2,500 licensed pets in Brazos County. Veterinarians in Bryan, College Station and Brazos Couny are selling licenses for $5 wheir pets are brought in for vaccina- tions. People who find lost pets can call 775 -6094 to learn the owner's tele- phone number. Anyone who loses a licensed pet should call the anim- al shelter at 775 -5755 and let the staff know the animal is missine. The Eagle /Friday, February 28, 1986 THIS W EEK EN D IN THE EAGLE College Station sculpture Sometime during the next few months a statue will be dedicated is College Station — the city's first commissioned piece of sculpture. Th piece, by Albert T. Pedulla, is destined for Richard tarter Park, the sit, of the homestead of College Station's first white settler. Eagle sjaf writer Hugh Nations looks at the evolution of the commissioned piece and talks to the sculptor, in Sunday Scene. I . I The Eagle /Friday, February 28, 1986 CS' first commissioned sculpture.