HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublicity Vol. 39 (March 6, 1987 - June 27, 1988)Council wrong on
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The members of Brazos County
MADD were shocked and sad-
dened by the refusal of the College
Station City Council to vote for a
simple resolution which would
have asked the Texas Legislature to
pass a law banning open containers
of alcohol in vehicles on Texas
thoroughfares. Apparently, coun-
cilpersons Dick Haddox, Pat
Boughton and Sara Jones think it is
OK for people to drink in vehicles
on our highways.
How sad it is to note that at the
same meeting the City Council
voted to ask the Legislature to pass
a tort reform law. One can only
conclude that some of the members
of the City Council are more in-
terested in saving the city some
money in a potential future law suit
than they are in possibly saving the "
lives of some of our citizens.
We hope the voters will remem-
ber at election time.
K.W. BROWN, president
�azos MADD
Friday, March 6, 1987
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A &M students may be left in cold
by Super Tuesday voting policy
By Christi Daugherty
Staff Writer
tion year; local elections are not
allowed to be held on the same
ballot, Jones said.
Bryan - College Station Rep.
Richard Smith said the whole
idea of Super Tuesday sprang
from a meeting of southern legis-
lators two years ago when they at-
tempted to find a way to increase
change of primary and runoff
dates from May to March to
match those of other southern
states and to get the southern
vote in early enough to be a factor
in the race, he said.
"The Legislature has always se-
lected about four dates in the
year when cities can hold their
action necessary to alter the char-
ter.
"The fact that A &M students
would be excluded is of concern
to us, although students some-
times show apathy toward our
elections," Jones said. "But much
of our election personnel is fac-
ulty and staff at A &M and their
families, and they usually coin-
cide their vacations with A &M
breaks.
"We have a similar problem
with January and August as far as
people being out of town."
At the moment, election offi-
cials are hoping the Legislature
will reconsider the policy and al-
low cities to hold their elections
earlier than the third Saturday in
May, Jones said, but they're not
very hopeful.
"A lot of communities don't
have our problem of worrying
about what the school is doing at
that time," Jones said. "Austin
does have a similar problem,
though."
Allan Moore, who heads
A &M's Legislative Study Group,
said there are few cities with Col-
lege Station's problem because
there are few areas with a similar
Super Tuesday could turn out
to be a Super Fiasco for Bryan -
' , )liege Station elections.
1'he change in Texas election
policy will alter the dates on
which all municipalities can hold
local elections.
Dian Jones, College Station city
secretary, said the College Station
charter specifies local elections
will be held in April, but with the
new uniform election dates set by
the Texas Leg�sI ture, elections
now will be held the third Satur-
day in May — almost two weeks
after all Texas A &M students
have left for the summer.
There are four election dates
on which local elections can be
held, but in order for College Sta-
tion to change its election policy,
it would have to change its char-
ter, Jones said, and the other
three dates are at similarly bad
times for students.
The third Saturday in January,
students are barely back from
Christmas break and have no
time to familiarize themselves
with the issues in the race. The
second Saturday in August,
school is not yet in session. And
the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November is only for
national elections during an elec-
"Logistically, this will eliminate most of the student in-
put into elections, which is unfortunate since students
do make up a large portion of the voting public. "
— Allan Moore, head of Texas A &M Legislative Study
Group
the power of the southern voice
in presidential elections. They de-
cided to move their primary elec-
tions to an earlier date, and to
make the election uniform
throughout the South.
"They brainstormed that up in
a debate over the falling power of
the Democratic party," Smith
said. "The legislators felt that
since southern Democrats tend to
be conservative and northern
Democrats tend to be liberal, they
didn't want to be dragged down
by the crumbling liberal power."
Texas legislators agreed to the
plan, but had to make a uniform
elections," he said. "When they
realigned the partisan primary
from May to March, that caused
the need to realign the non- parti-
san elections."
Smith said legislators moved
the primary from May back to
March because by May, the major
decisions of who would be the
front runners already had been
made.
Jones said College Station is
strongly considering not chang-
ing its election dates from May
mainly because officials don't
want to have to take the legislative
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which is that students are largely
transient, and some may think
that it's best that the elections are
left in the hands of those who do
live here," he added. f
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Bryan, chamber make �I
fair SSC contribution
The city of Bryan and the Bryan - College Station Chamber of
Commerce are to be commended for giving their fair share to the
Brazos Valley Superconducting Super Collider Foundation.
The Bryan City Council, like the College Station City Council,
contributed $20,000, and the chamber board agreed to contribute
$5,000. The SSC foundation, which is working to present a proposal
on the Burleson County site, has now surpassed its $100,000 goal.
The foundation must present a proposal to the governor that in-
cludes construction costs, environmental effects, topography and
other factors. Burleson County should be one of the top sites in the
state, especially with the proximity of Texas A &M University, the
University of Texas at Austin, the University of Houston and Rice
University.
If Burleson County is submitted to the U.S. Department of Energy
as a top site in Texas, local governments and businesses will deserve
hearty congratulations for making the first hurdle.
— Eagle Editorial Board
THE EAGLE/ THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1987
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Bryan residents f
CS happy with present system
By HUGH NATIONS
Staff Writer
One of biggest differences be-
tween the cities of College Station
and Bryan is zoning. College Station
has it; Bryan doesn't.
Although zoning distinguishes the
cities, it doesn't divide the residents.
Most Bryan residents say they
want zoning, and four out of five
College Station residents either want
to keep zoning controls in place or
strengthen them.
In both communities, large majori-
ties consider land use planning an im-
portant issue.
The figures emerged from a poll
conducted for the Eagle by the Public
Policy Resources Laboratory at
Texas A &M University.
Asked if they thought Bryan
should begin zoning, 57 percent of
the respondents from that city agreed
that it should, and 29 percent said no.
Fifteen percent said they did not
know.
In College Station, which has had a
strong, comprehensive zoning ordi-
nance for years, 50 percent of the
residents polled said the ordinance
should remain unchanged, and 31
percent said it should be strengthened
further. Only 5 percent favored
weaker land use controls; 15 percent
answered "don't know" to the ques-
tion.
Thirty -six percent of Bryan resi-
dents rate land -use planning as a very
important public issue; 46 percent
rank it as important. The figures in
College Station are quite similar: 34
percent said it is very important, 49
percent said it is important.
Thirty -one percent of Bryan resi-
dents say their city does a good job of
land use planning; 37 percent say it
does only fair. In College Station, 49
percent say the city does a good job,
and only half that number — 24 per-
cent — say the city does only a fair
job.
Bryan has no citywide zoning, but
it does have one area in which some
zoning regulations apply.
The East Side Historic District is
an area in the original part of Bryan in
which many older homes are located.
It is zoned to prohibit construction or
changes incompatible with the nature
of the district.
The three incumbent City Council
candidates who drew opponents in
the April 4 election all said they
would favor zoning if they had reli-
able evidence the citizenry wanted it.
The poll surveyed 569 local resi-
dents, 294 from Bryan and 275 from
College Station, in March. Persons
under age 18, college students under
22 years old, and college students
who said they do not plan to live here
after graduation were not inter-
viewed. Due to sampling error, the
roll results may vary by 6 percentage
points in either direction.
THE EAGLE/ Sunday, April 19 11 1987
106 legal Notices
01
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
(ADVERTISEMENT)
Sealed proposals addressed
to the City of College Station,
Texas will be received for the
construction of:
LICK CREEK WASTEWATER
TREATMENT PLANT, PHASE I
until Thursday, April 9, 1987 at
2 p.m.
Proposals will be received at
the office of Mr. Elrey Ash,
Director of Capital Im-
provements, City Hall, Col-
lege Station, Texas 77840.
Bidders must submit with
their bids a Cashier's Check
or 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 De-
partment Circular 570, as a
guarantee that the Bidder will
enter 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
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.
Attention is called to the pro-
visions of the Texas Mirimum
Wage Act of 1970 and Article
5159a, Revised Civil Statutes
of Texas, concerning the
prevailing wage rate applica-
ble in municipal construction.
Contract Documents, Propo-
sal Forms, Specifications and
Plans are on file and may be
examined without charge in
108
the office of Mr. Elrey Ash,
Director of Capital Improve-
ments, and may be obtaind
from Riewe & Wischmeyer,
Inc., Consulting Engineers,
1701 Southwest Parkway,
Suite 100, College Station,
Texas 77840, upon the pay-
ment of Seventy -Five ($75.00)
Dollars, check or money
order.
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108 Leggy Notices
in the official records of the
BID NOTICE
THE CITY OF COLLEGE STA-
city, is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
TION IS ACCEPTING BID(S)
AND SUPERCEDING ORDIN-
FOR:
TRUCK, CAB /CHASSIS-
ANCE NO. 1301, AND ALL
OTHER ORDINANCES IN
TWO(2)EACH
CONFLICT WITH THIS OR-
Until 2:00 PM, March 26,
at which time the bids will ll be be
DINANCE; PROVIDING ALL
OF THE REVISIONS RE-
opened in the office of the
HE FEDERAL
OUIRED BY T HE FE
Purchasing Agent at the City
Specifications may be
INSURANCE STRA-
TION FOR CONTINUED PAR -
obteined ed a a the t the Office of the
obtained
TICIPATION IN THE
Purchasing Agent. All bids re-
ceived after that time will be
NATIONAL FLOOD
INSURANCEPROGRAM.
returned unopened. The City
Ordinance No. 1699 amends
of College Station reserves
Chapter 13 -FLOOD HAZARD
the right to waive or reject any
and all bids or any and all
PROTECTION, of the Code of
Ordinances, City of College
irregularities in said bid andto
accept the offer considered
Station, Texas; establishes
the purpose and objectives of
most advantageous to the
City. These items may be pur-
the regulations therein; gives
definitions; prescribes a set of
chased with Revenue Sharing
general provisions; de-
Funds.
termines that the City En-
BID M87 -30
gineer is to administer and im-
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plement the provisions, and
LEGALNOTICE
describes his duties and re-
ORDINANCE NO. 1699 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
sponsibilities; outlines the
procedures for a Permit; sets
MARCH 12,1987, BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
conditions of approval; de-
signates variance procedures
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
in
and allows for appeal; and,
standards for flood
meeting in regular session
the Council Room of the Col-
provides
hazard reduction in relation to
lege Station City Hall, said
various types of construction
meeting having been posted
in accordance with Art. 6252-
and development.
Violation of any provisions of
17. Said Ordinance, signed by
the Mayor and duly recorded
this ordinance shall be sub -
ject to a fin. of not exceeding
NOTICE OFBLI PU CSALE
PAC -RAT Storage, wishing to
avail themselves of the Pro-
visions of Tex. Rev. Civ. Stet.
Ann., Article 5238b, hereby
gives Notice of Sale under
said Act, to wit:
On April 20, 1987 at FM 1179 -
Mesco Drive between the
hours of 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm of
that day, PAC -RAT Storage
will conduct a Public Sale to
the highest bidder, for cash of
the contents of:
Bldg. No. 24, Space No. 32:
rented by Orreates Yarbrough
Bldg. No. 21, Space No. 14:
rented by William Murchison
Bldg. No. 20, Space No. 2:
rented by Diane Garner
Bldg. No. 10, Space No 18:
rented by John Waterhouse
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Bldg. No. 19, Space No. 15:
rented by Mary Jo Hansen
Bldg. No. 24, Space No. 19:
rented by Paul A. Rowe
Bldg. No. 18, Space No. 13:
rented by Daniel A. Maxwell
Bldg. NO-24, Space No.12:
rented by James Spears
Bldg. No.23, Space No.25:
rented by Carl Parrish
Bldg. No. 23, Space No. 17:
rented byJeff Keith
at PAC -RAT Storage - FM 1179
on Mesco Drive consisting of
furniture, clothing, tools, etc.
The sale is being made to
satistya landlord's lien.
The public is invited to attend.
Dated: This 18th day of March,
1987
PAC RATStorage, Lessor
By: Don McCammond
Title: Manager
Address: 3514 E29th Street
Bryan, Texas 77802
Phone No.: 409 288 2761
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108 Legal Notices
One - Thousand Dollars
($1,wo.o0) in accordance with
Chapter 1, Section 5, of the
College Station Code of Or-
dinances. This ordinance
shall be in full force and effect
upon its passage and in accor-
dance with the Charter of the
City of College Station and
the laws of the State of Texas.
The full text of Ordinance No.
1699 is on fle and may be
viewed at the Office of the
City Secretary, 1101 S. Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
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outer s
who svictim of ac( OUSTON(A,
By HUGH NATIONS
Staff Writer
Robert Stanford had just drop-
ped off a friend near Wellborn
shortly after 7 a.m. Feb. 7, and
was headed north on Wellborn
Road, back toward College Sta-
tion.
The College Station firefighter
and emergency medical techni-
cian, his shift finished, was going
home to Huntsville.
Michael Leo was headed the
other way on Wellborn Road that
morning, going home after his
shift as a firefighter -EMT for the
city of Bryan.
The two men had never met.
They would that morning.
Near Barron Road, the firefigh-
ters almost simultaneously spotted
a motorscooter on its side beside
the road. Both stopped. The scoo-
ter rider was sprawled in a ditch
nearby.
The youth's head was bent for-
ward, and his face was a bright
blue. The angle at which his head
Honor
tion went to Clark for Leo.
"The city ... is fortunate to
have an excellent group of fire-
fighters and medics," Higgin-
botham said in her letters. "The
pre - hospital care rendered by
these gentlemen is excellent, and
it is our pleasure to be able to work
with them."
This week, Cole honored Stan-
ford with the City Manager's
Choice Award, which includes the
presentation of a College Station
logo jacket. Nor has Leo escaped
notice in Bryan.
"He's one of the employees
who go the extra mile," Fire Chief
Claud Jenkins said Friday.
Prindle, 22, remains in Humana
Hospital. His right side is para-
lyzed, he cannot speak, and he has
Michael Leo, victim Richard Prindle and Robert Stanford
was bent had obviously crimped
his windpipe.
Stanford and Leo quickly
opened up a passageway for air.
From 1A
lost most of his muscle functions.
The prognosis is uncertain, said
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
Prindle of College Station.
After the accident, the Prindles
discovered their son was unin-
sured because he was not enrolled
in Blinn College at the time,
though he had been a Blinn stu-
dent most of the time since gra-
duating from A &M Consolidated
High School.
Nora Prindle said Friday that he
must be moved to a rehabilitation
center. To help cover the ex-
penses, the Richard Prindle Re-
habilitation Fund has been estab-
lished at the First Bank & Trust,
P.O. Box 1033, Bryan, TX
77805.
The victim wasn't breathing, but
he had a weak pulse, so artificial
respiration was administered. It
took only seconds until he was
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THE EAGLE
TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1987
Eagle photo by Dave McDertnand
106 Legal Notices
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
(ADVERTISEMENT)
Sealed proposals addressed
to the City of College Station,
Texas will be received for the
construction of:
POLICE STATION ADDITION
G- 81 -81 -02, ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATION AND
SECURITYSYSTEMS
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
until 2:00 o'clock P.M., Tues-
day, April 7,1987.
Proposals will be received at
the office of Mr. Elrey B. Ash,
Director of Capital Im-
provements, City Hall, Col-
lege Station, Texas 77840.
Bidders must submit with
their bids a Cashier's Check
or Certified Check in the
amount of ten percent, (10 %),
of the maximum bid amount,
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 ac-
cording to the latest list of
companies holding certifi-
cates of authority from the
Secretary of the Treasury of
he United States, as listed in
he latest revision of Treasury
L Department Circular 570, as a
guarantee that the Bidder will
snter into a contract and ex-
ecute bond and guarantee
forms within five, (5), days af-
ter 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 cert ificates 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
A
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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, Propo-
sal Forms, Specifications and
Plans may be obtained from
the Capital Improvements of-
fice, 1101 S. Texas Avenue,
College Station, Texas. A non-
refundable charge of twenty -
five dollars ($25.00) is required
for each set.
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3-27- 87,3 -28- 87,3 -30-87
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
(ADVERTISEMENT)
Sealed proposals addressed
to the City of College Station,
Texas will be received for the
construction of:
LICK CREEK WASTEWATER
TREATMENT PLANT, PHASE I
until Thursday, April 9, 1987 at
2p.m.
Proposals will be received at
the office of Mr. Elrey Ash,
Director of Capital Im-
provements, City Hall, Col-
lege Station, Texas 77840.
Bidders must submit with
their bids a Cashier's Check
or 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 De-
partment Circular 570, as a
guarantee that the Bidder will
enter 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
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
108 Legal Notices
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.
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.
Contract Documents, Propo-
sal 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 obtaind
from Riewe & Wischmeyer,
Inc., Consulting Engineers,
1701 Southwest Parkway,
Suite 100, College Station,
Texas 77840, upon the pay-
ment of Seventy -Five ($75.00)
Dollars, check or money
order.
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03 -28- 87,03 -29 -87,03 -30-87
High absentee
voting is seen
in city, BISD
The first week of absentee voting'
in Bryan city and school elections"
produced an unusually high turnout
of voters for this early in the absentee
voting period.
Besides voting on city council and
school board terms, voters in the
school elections will decide whether'
the Bryan school district should issue'
$27.6 million in bonds to finance
construction.
City Secretary Dorothy Mallett
said 46 had voted by late Friday. Nor -' -
mally, she indicated, less than 20"
would have voted during the first-'
week, especially when that week is
spring break for both public schools
and Texas A &M University -
In College Station, City Secretary '
Dian Jones said only 13 had voted by
late Friday afternoon.
Absentee voting for both cities and '
both school systems is in the offices"
of each of the city secretaries. It ends '
March 31. The election is April 4.
THE EAGLE/ TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1987
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Dramatic rise in bomb threats
concerns CS Fire Department
By TODD PRATT
Staff Writer
College Station Fire Department
officials say they are concerned and
puzzled over a dramatic increase in
the number of bomb threats in the city
during the last couple of years.
Statistics from the city fire mar -
shall's office show the number of re-
ported bomb threats increased from
six in 1985 to 22 in 1986. Eleven
bomb threats have been reported so
far this year, according to the statis-
tics.
"That's scary, simply because of
the law of averages," said College
Station Fire Marshall Harry Davis.
Davis said he is puzzled by the
increase in College Station because
the number of bomb threats in Bryan
has remained fairly steady during the
last few years. Bryan police reported
they usually receive about a dozen
bomb threats each year.
Bob Wiatt, director of Texas A &M
University police, said his office
usually receives about 15 to 20 bomb
threats each year, with most of them
coming around exam time.
"It's usually somone who has not
done his homework the preceding
day, and panic approaches as exam
time comes due, so he makes a phone
call, hoping to postpone the inevit-
able," Wiatt said.
Police and fire department officials
said they have not found any explo-
sive materials at the scene of a bomb
threat for several years.
Davis said he is not sure why the
number of bomb threats have risen so
dramatically since 1985. He said the
increase could be related to the in-
crease in terroristic activities
throughout the world, or a small
number of people could be making
most of the calls.
"To tell you the truth, I don't
know," Davis said.
Davis and police said even though
the majority of bomb threats are false
alarms, they must respond to them as
though an explosive device were
ready to go off.
When a bomb threat is called in,
the police or fire department officials
ask everybody in the building to
search around them for any item that
looks suspicious. If something
appears out of the ordinary, the build-
ing is usually evacuated.
Police and fire department officials
said they have found several explo-
sive devices in the last few years, but
none have been discovered as the re-
sult of bomb threats. The devices,
which have ranged from military
ammunition to pipe bombs, have
usually been seized when police are
searching for other contraband.
The officials did not want to dis-
close the methods they use in tracking
down people who make the threats.
Calling in a bomb threat is classi-
fied by the courts as making a terror-
istic threat, and is considered a Class
A misdemeanor, punishable by a
maximum penalty of one year in jail
and a $2,000 fine.
THE EAGLE/ THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1987
•
EDITORIAL
•
Firefighters Leo,
Stanford should be
honored for valor
n the wake of depressing news such as Iranscam and
Ponygate, along come College Station firefighter Robert
Stanford and Bryan firefighter- emergency medical techni-
cian Michael Leo to set the world right.
Leo and Stanford spotted Richard Prindle, a motorscooter
accident victim, on Barron Road Feb. 7, and, without hesita-
tion, rushed to his aide. Prindle's head was blue, his win. pipe
was crimped, his pulse was weak, he was close to death.
The two firefighters opened a passageway for air and gave
Prindle artificial respiration. He survived, though his right side
remains paralyzed and he cannot speak.
The courage of Stanford and Leo cannot be understated.
They set a fine example for their departments and should re-
mind us of all the dedicated men and women in our local fire
departments, including the county's volunteer fire departments,
who work so hard everyday to help us in time of crisis.
We commend and thank Robert Stanford and Michael Leo
for a job well done.
For those. who wish to help Prindle, who has no insurance,
please make contributions to the Richard Prindle Rehabilitation
Fund, First Bank & Trust, P.O. Box 1033, Bryan, 77805.
— Eagle Editorial Board i
THE EAGLE
THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1987
•
ACS electric rates
dropping; water,
sewer rates rising
By HUGH NATIONS
Staff Writer
College Station electric rates may
soon be going down.
The other side of the coin, though,
is that water and sewer rates probably
will go up enough to offset the de-
crease.
City councilmen heard a presenta-
tion Wednesday from rate consultant
Jimmy McCord and utilities officer
manager Linda Piwonka on a cost -of-
service study.
The study indicates that electric re-
venues are subsidizing the water and
sewer departments, and that residen-
tial sewer customers are subsidizing
commercial customers.
To correct the imbalance, council-
men instructed McCord to develop
some new rate structures. Council-
men indicated they would like to see
new electric and water rates phased in
over a five -year span, and new sewer
rates phased in over a three -year,
period.
McCord said after the meeting'that
he should have some proposals in ab-
out four weeks.
Electric revenues are 17.5 percent
more than required to operate the
electric system, the study found. On
the other hand, increases of 76 per-
cent in water revenues and 65 percent
in sewer revenues are required if
those two departments are to be self -
sustaining, the study notes.
The study found that for commer-
cial sewer customers to pay for the
service they receive, their rates
would have to be 4 times higher
than they are now.
At the end of fiscal year 1986,
which ended in June, the electric de-
partment had a cash balance of $4.9
million. But after subsidizing losses
of $2.6 million in the water depart-
ment and $2 million in the sewer de-
04W partment, the entire utility fund had. a
balance of only $85,212.
However, $4 million was also
transferred from the utility fund to the
Residential electric,
water, sewer and taxes
Greenville $156.25
Denton $140.42
Baytown $136.41
Bryan $126.89
Brownsville $126.05
Garland $125.60
Conroe $122.95
Waco $119.26
College $118 84
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Victoria $107.
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in College Station. the typical month-
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taxes compare favorably with other
cities. On the monthly cost of residen-
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four of the above cities are higher
than College Station.
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The major reason for the revenue
vs. expenses imbalance in the water
and sewer departments is debt service
on rapidly developed systems, City
Manager W. King Cole said.
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Maximum development would include a streamside
amphitheater and an interpretive center.
Beachy estimated engineering and planning for the
least expensive concept would cost up to $30,000. For
the intermediate development, the initial cost would be
up to $65,000. For the full -scale treatment of the creek,
Beachy said planning and engineering would cost up to
$100,000.
He said Thursday he is unable to estimate the cost of
actually developing the watercourse park.
But, he indicated, co- operation should be available
from abutting property owners, because the value of
their holdings would be enhanced by development of
the creek as a scenic attraction.
The park would also abut Brentwood Park on Col-
gate Drive, an eight -acre tract that is owned by the city
but not yet developed.
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The proposal before the College Station City
Council calls for landscaping Wolf Pen Creek
from Texas Avenue to the East Bypass, creating
something similar to Austin's Pease Park along
Shoal Creek or its Waller Creek Park, or San
Antonio's downtown river walk.
CS council looks at turning
Wolf Pen Creek into a park
By HUGH NATIONS
Staff Writer
For much of its journey through College Station,
Wolf Pen Creek is relatively inconspicuous. Even at
high - traffic points the stream keeps to its low profile.
The casual observer traveling Texas Avenue, for
example, probably wouldn't notice that the structure of
the roadway includes a huge culvert for Wolf Pen
Creek, which crosses under Texas just a few feet south
of Harvey Road.
At that point, the creek ducks into a wooded area, a
flood plain that is largely undeveloped, and meanders,
shielded by its screen of greenery, behind the Taco Bell
and the Christmas Store. It emerges at the Holleman
Drive- Dartmouth Street intersection in a wide concrete
channel; once past that intersection, the creek strikes
out across undeveloped and often tree- covered proper-
ty. It crosses beneath the East Bypass just south of
Holleman.
Yet if things work out the way the College Station
City Council hopes, Wolf Pen Creek will become one
of the most visible landmarks in the city.
The council is looking at the possibility of landscap-
ing the stream from Texas Avenue to the East Bypass,
creating something similar to Austin's Pease Park
along Shoal Creek or its Waller Creek Park, or San
Antonio's famed downtown river walk.
Steve Beachy, the parks and recreation director, and
Tony Cisneros, his assistant director, presented three
development approaches for the park to the council this
week.
Council members directed Beachy to see if funds are
available to begin engineering and planning.
One of the possible approaches to development
would be simply a channelization of the stream. A
more expensive approach would be to install ponds,
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THE EAGLE/ FRIDAY, APRrL 24, 1987
108 Legal Notices -
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Council a pp roves
The College Station City Council
on Thursday agreed to buy $135,000
in electronic communications and
security systems for the expanded
police station.
Of the total, a $50,000 contract
was awarded to Motorola, $67,000 to
Video Products Inc., and $18,000 to
Dictaphone.
The council also approved two law
enforcement contracts.
One formalizes the city's parti-
cipation in the Brazos Valley Narco-
tics Task Force. which onerates in
AGENCIES, GROUPS,
ANDPERSONS
The City of College Station
has received notice to expect
award of 1987 Community De-
velopment Block Grant Funds
amounting to $650,000. By
statute, Community Develop-
ment Block Grant Funds must
be used to accomplish one of
three National Objectives:
1. Benefit Low or Moderate
Income Persons.
2. Eliminate Slum and Blight.
3. Meet an Urgent Community
Need.
A portion of those funds, not
to exceed 15% of the grant,
may be used to fund eligible
Public Services provided by
various organizations. Re-
presentatives of such
organizations are invited to
apply for such funding at the
above address by May 8, 1987.
For further information please
contact Daniel H. Fette, In-
terim Community Develop-
ment Director, City of College
Station, P.O. Box 9960, Col-
lege Station, TX 77840, (409)
764 -3778.
Chief Executive Officer:
Honorable Larry J. Ringer,
Mayor
City of College Station, Texas
04 -24 -87,04 -26-87
electronics purchase
■ Councils mulls park, IA
agents. The city has been a partici-
pant in the effort for years, but not on
a formal contractural basis.
The second agreement extends for
a year the city's contract with the
state to enforce anti - litter laws.
Under the contract, first executed in
May, 1986, the state will pay the city
for anti -litter enforcement.
In other actions, the council:
$103,000 in fees to R.W. Beck and
Associates, the city's rate consultant
in negotiating with Gulf States Utili-
ties on the utility's recent request for
a rate hike. City Manager W. King
Cole said the negotiations will save
the city $40 million over the next five
years in lower rates.
■ Agreed that'Deloitte Haskins &
Sells should continue as the city's
auditor for another year, at an esti-
mated cost of $40,000 plus $15,000
in expenses. The Houston firm has
audited the citv's books for two
seven counties ana has about lU ■ Authorized the payment of years.
THE EAGLE/ FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1987
CS fire official blames rise
in arson cases on economy
By Sandra Voelkel
Reporter
There has been an increase in the
number of intentionally set fires pri-
marily because of today's economy,
College Station Deputy Fire Marshal
Bland Ellen says.
Arson includes the intentional
burning or exploding of a vehicle,
building or habitation and is consid-
ered to be a second degree felony.
The violation carries a prison term
of two to 20 years, with a maximum
$10,000 fine.
The incidence of suspected arson
has increased locally within the past
two years, but not as much as in
other areas, Ellen says.
"I don't think this area has been
hit as bad economically, and has suf-
fered less from arson, than other
places," he says.
Areas such as Houston and West
Texas have seen a dramatic increase
in arson because the declining oil
prices have worsened the economies
of those oil - producing areas, he says.
"The economy is slow and many
people are financially hurt," Ellen
says. "Arson is an easy way to get rid
of thins without losing them if that
person is insured."
People who are in debt sometimes
destroy their homes or businesses
with fire with hopes of eliminating
their financial burdens, Ellen says,
but College Station doesn't have the
fire damages and lawsuits that other
towns have.
Many towns the same size as Col-
lege Station avera a five to six
deaths a year from fires, he says, but
the College Station area has not had
any fire deaths since 1978.
However, A &M has had several
cases of arson resulting in a substan-
tial amount of damages in the last
few years, and the fire department
doesn't handle campus cases unless
it's assistance is specifically re-
quested.
Arson is a difficult crime to detect
or prove, he says.
Economically, arson is a good
deal if a person can burn something
ral hours training its employees in
arson detection, he says.
Ellen says the department's aver-
age response time to a call is four
minutes.
In four minutes, it is possible for
• fire to spread a long way and cause
• great deal of damage, he says.
Ellen says these four minutes can
make the detection of arson difficult
if enough damage is done.
However, he says a fallacy some
arsonists believe is that something
will burn completely.
If the evidence is there, an arson
expert will know how to look for and
find the evidence, Ellen says.
"A fire usually burns in a predic-
table manner," he says. "The fire will
burn differently if conditions are
different."
Ellen says experts can look at how
deep something is charred and how
different materials react to fire.
FdFt' a"j=ple; -he explains, sheet
rock. has ,certain characteristics that
may allow experts to accurately de-
termine the manner in which the
sheet rock was ignited.
The detection of arson often de-
pends on information gathered
from witnesses, he says.
Even if the fire department knows
who set a fire, he says, arson is very
difficult to prove because most of
the evidence is circumstantial.
"A lot of the evidence is lost in the
fire, so it is important to deal with
and use what little evidence is
found," he says.
Prosecuters usually are successful
if they can get a case to court and get
an indictment, he says.
"The economy is slow and
many people are finan-
cially hurt. Arson is an
easy way to get rid of
things without losing
them if that person is in-
sured. "
— Bland Ellen, CS deputy
Fire marshall
without getting caught and then get
reimbursed by his insurance," he
says.
While Ellen says revenge is an-
other reason for arson, he also says
education about arson is the best
preventive measure, lie says.
"We try to educate people on what
to do and what to look for and how
to safeguard against arson," Ellen
says.
The fire department spends seve-
THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1987
C
CSISD to apply
for alternative
classes grant
The College Station school board
on Monday authorized the school
administration to apply for a
$232,000 grant from the state for
alternative classes.
The grant would allow the school
district to hire a full -time teacher and
a half -time counselor.
The district already has an alterna-
tive education program for grades
nine through 12. The grant money
would be used to start the programs at
the district's two junior highs.
The programs would concentrate
on students With behavior problems.
Trustees also voted to request bids
for the construction of portable build-
ings. The buildings might have to be
used to keep the student- teacher ratio
within state - mandated limits.
•
THE EAGLE
THURHDAY,APRIL 24, 1987
Sp eed limits up for vote
limits would drop from 40 miles per
hour to 35 mph.
On Welsh, the limit also would be
dropped five miles an hour to 35 mph
from Holleman Drive to Deacon
Drive.
The council also will consider a
variance authorizing the continuing
sale of alcoholic beverages at the Col-
lege Station Community Center.
The College Station City Council
will skip its usual Wednesday work-
shop today. Thursday it will consider
lowering the speed limits on Long -
mire Drive and Welsh Avenue.
The council meets at-7 p.m* in the
council chamber in City H al l.
A proposed ordinance would lower
speed the limit on Longmire from FM
2818 to Rock Prairie Road. The
1�
The Eagle
FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1987
108 legal Notices
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
(ADVERTISEMENT)
Sealed proposals addressed
to the City of College Station,
Texas will be received for the
construction of:
POLICE STATION ADDITION
G- 81 -81 -02, ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATION AND
SECURITY SYSTEMS
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
until 2:00 o'clock P.M., Tues-
day, April 7,1987.
Proposals will be received at
the office of Mr. Elrey B. Ash,
Director of Capital Im-
provements, City Hall, Col-
lege Station, Texas 77840.
Bidders must submit with
their bids a Cashier's Check
or Certified Check in the
amount of ten percent, (10%),
of the maximum bid amount,
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 so-
108 leggy Notices —
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
the latest revision of Treasury
Department Circular,570, as a
guarantee that the Bidder will
enter into a contract and ex-
ecute bond and guarantee
forms within five, (5), days af-
ter 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
106 legal Notices
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-
vantageous construction
thereof or to reject the bid.
Unreasonable 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.
Contract Documents, Propo-
sal Forms, Specifications and
Plans may be obtained from
the Capital Improvements of-
fice, 1101 S. Texas Avenue,
106 legal Notices
College Station, Texas. A non-
refundable charge of twenty -
five dollars ($25.00) is required
for each set.
3- 18-87,3- 19-87,3 -21- 87,3.22-87
3-27- 87,3 -28 -87,3 -90.87
Prevention
:efforts to
Abe pooled
By TODD PRATT
Staff Writer
•
•
108 legal Notices
BID NOTICE
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS ACCEPTING
BID(S) FOR:
PURCHASEAND
INSTALLATION OF STANDBY
GENERATOR - ONEEACH
Until 2:00 PM, April 14, 1987, 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 #87 -28
03- 31- 87,04 -07 -87
'. The crime prevention divisions of
'four local law enforcement agencies
will begin to pool their resources and
operate some programs on a joint
basis, representatives of the agencies
decided Friday.
Officers from the Bryan, College
Station and Texas A &M University
police departments and the Brazos
County Sheriff's Department met
Friday to come up with ways the four
departments can work together on
crime prevention.
College Station Lt. Bernie Kapella
said the departments will begin com-
piling a list of all crime prevention
materials they own or have access to,
and will share that list with the other
departments. The departments then
will be encouraged to share or lend
some of the materials if needed, he
said.
The group also decided to run
some programs on a regional basis in
the future, such as the Lock It Up
program started by Bryan.
The agencies also decided to:
■ Meet at least once a month, on the
last Friday of ea* month.
■ Stop the p>e of setting up
separate informat(on booths at crime
prevention programs that all agencies
attend, such as a program at a mall.
■ Look into the purchase of uniform
crime prevention brochures for all the
agencies. For example, each agency
would have the same brochure on seat
belt safety.
■ Lend personnel or equipment to
help each other put on crime preven-
tion programs.
THE EAGLE/ TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1987
•
u
CITATION BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF TEXAS TO:
JAMES DENNIS NIXON, De-
fendant, Greeting:
YOU ARE HEREBY COMMAN-
DED to appear before the 85th
Court Judicial District of
Brazos County at the Cour-
thouse thereof, in Bryan,
Texas, by filing a written an-
swer at or before 10 o'clock
A.M. of the first Monday next
after the expiration of forty -
two days from the date of the
issuance of this citation, same
being the 18th day of May A.D.
1987, to Plaintiff's Petition
filed in said court, on the 25th
day of October A.D. 1985, in
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1702 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
APRIL 23, 1967, BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
meeting in regular session in
the Council Room of the Col-
lege Station City Hall, said
meeting having been posted
in accordance with Art. 6252-
17. Said Ordinance, signed by
the Mayor and duly recorded
in the official records of the
city, is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
SECTION 12 OF ORDINANCE
NO. 1636, THE ZONING OR-
DINANCE OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, SPECI-
FICALLY AFFECTING PROVI-
SIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT
SIGNS.
Ordinance No. 1702 revises
Section 12.2 DEFINITIONS, by
changing the definition of DE-
VELOPMENT SIGN to read as
follows: DEVELOPMENT
SIGN - a sign announcing a
proposed subdivision or a pro-
posed building project. Ordin-
ance No. 1702 amends Section
12.3 General PROVISIONS
subsection D. DEVELOP-
MENT SIGNS and regulates
the placement of develop-
ment aigns, prescribes for the
removal, establishes a re-
newal policy, and sets time
limitations.
Violation of any provision of
this ordinance shall be sub -
) ct to a fine of not less than
Twenty five ($25.00) nor more
then Two Hundred Dollars
($200.00). Each Day such viola-
tion shall be permitted to exist
shall constitute a separate
offense.
The above -named ordinance
shall become effective from
and after its passage and in
accordance with the law of the
State of Texas and the Col-
lege Station City Charter.
04 -29 -67,04 -30-87
NOTICE
On March 31, 1987, an applica-
THE EAGLE/ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1987
H
G
lug LegaINehces -
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
(ADVERTISEMENT)
Sealed proposals addressed
to the City of College Station,
Texas will be received for the
construction of:
POLICE STATION ADDITION
G- 81 -81 -02, ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATION AND
SECURITY SYSTEMS
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
until 2:00 o'clock P.M., Tues-
day, April 7,1987.
Proposals will be received at
the office of Mr. Elrey B. Ash,
Director of Capital Im-
provements, City Hall, Col-
lege Station, Texas 77840.
Bidders must submit with
their bids a Cashier's Check
or Certified Check in the
amount of ten percent, (10 %),
of the maximum bid amount,
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 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
the latest revision of Treasury
Department Circular 570, as a
guarantee that the Bidder will
enter into a contract and ex-
ecute bond and guarantee
forms within five, (5), days af-
ter 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 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.
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, Propo-
se! Forms, Specifications and
Plans may be obtained from
the Capital Improvements of-
fice, 1101 S. Texas Avenue,
College Station, Texas. A non-
refundable charge of twenty-
five dollars ($25.00) is required
for each set.
3- 18- 87,3 -19- 87,3 -21- 87,3 -22-87
3- 27-87,3-28-87.3-3 0-87
106 Legal Notices
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
(ADVERTISEMENT)
Sealed proposals addressed
to the City of College Station,
Texas will be received for the
construction of:
POLICE STATION ADDITION
G- 81 -81 -02, ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATION AND
SECURITY SYSTEMS
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
until 2:00 o'clock P.M., Tues-
day, Apri17,1987.
Proposals will be received at
the office of Mr. Elrey B. Ash,
Director of Capital Im-
provements, City Hall, Col-
lege Station, Texas 77840.
Bidders must submit with
their bids a Cashier's Check
or Certified Check in the
amount of ten percent, (10 %),
of the maximum bid amount,
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 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
the latest revision of Treasury
Department Circular 570, as a
guarantee that the Bidder will
enter into a contract and ex-
ecute bond and guarantee
forms within five, (5), days af-
ter 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 -
quired to furnish not only a
performance bond in the
amount of the contract, but
106 Legal IN=
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 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.
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, Propo-
sal Forms, Specifications and
Plans may be obtained from
the Capital Improvements of-
fice, 1101 S. Texas Avenue,
College Station, Texas. A non-
refundable charge of twenty-
five dollars ($25.00) is required
for each set.
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3-27- 87,3 -28- 87,3 -30-87
ADVERTISEMENT FORBIDS
BRENHAM INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT, Gerald E.
Anderson, Superintendent;
(hereinafter called "Owner "),
invites bids from qualified
contractors FOR THE RE-
HABILITATION AND ADDI-
THE EAGLE/ THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1987
NOTICETO CONTRACTORS
(ADVERTISEMENT)
Sealed proposals addressed
to the City of College Station,
Texas will be received for the
construction of:
LICK CREEK WASTEWATER
TREATMENT PLANT, PHASE I
until Thursday, April 9, 1987 at
2 p. m.
Proposals will be received at
the office of Mr. Elrey Ash,
Director of Capital Im-
provements, City Hall, Col-
lege Station, Texas 77840.
Bidders must submit with
their bids a Cashier's Check
or 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 De-
partment Circular 570, as a
guarantee that the Bidder will
enter 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
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.
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,
Contract Documents, Propo-
sal 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 obtaind
from Riewe & Wischmeyer,
Inc., Consulting Engineers,
1701 Southwest Parkway,
Suite 100, College Station,
Texas 77840, upon the pay-
ment of Seventy-Five ($75.00)
Dollars, check or money
order.
3-19-87,3-2G-87.3-21-87.3-22-87
03-28- 87,03 -29- 87,03 -30.87
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LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1702 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
APRIL 23, 1987, BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
meeting in regular session in
the Council Room of the Col-
lege Station City Hall, said
meeting having been posted
in accordance with Art. 6252-
17. Said Ordinance, signed by
i the Mayor and duly recorded
in the official records of the
City, is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
SECTION 12 OF ORDINANCE
NO. 1638, THE ZONING OR-
DINANCE OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, SPECI-
FICALLY AFFECTING PROVI-
SGNS FOR DEVELOPMENT
SIGNS.
Ordinance No. 1702 revises
Section 12.2 DEFINITIONS, by
changing the definition of DE-
VELOPMENT SIGN to read as
follows: DEVELOPMENT
SIGN - a sign announcing a
proposed subdivision or a pro-
posed building project. Ordin-
ance No. 1702 amends Section
12.3 General PROVISIONS
subsection D. DEVELOP-
MENT SIGNS and regulates
the placement of develop-
ment signs, prescribes for the
removal, establishes a re-
newal policy, and sets time
limitations.
Violation of any provision of
this ordinance shall be sub-
ject to a fine of not less than
Twenty-five ($25.00) nor more
than Two Hundred Dollars
($200.00). Each Day such viola-
tion shall be permitted to exist
shall constitute a separate
offense.
The above -named ordinance
shall become effective from
and after its passage and in
accordance with the law of the
State of Texas and the Col-
lege Station City Charter.
0 29- 87,04 -30-87
THE EAGLE/ THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1981
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CS to thieves:
U -turn those
road signs in
Caution. Danger Ahead. Do Not
Proceed.
The City of College Station, con-
fronted each year with losing
thousands of dollars worth of stolen
signs, has posted notice that it is laun-
ching a counteroffensive.
In a take -off on the state's anti -
litter "Don't mess with Texas" cam-
paign, the city is placing stickers on
all road signs warning "Don't mess
with taxes."
The stickers also note that posses-
sion of a stolen sign is punishable by
a $1,000 fine, or two years imprison-
ment.
Traffic Engineer John Black said
anyone who has a city of College
Station sign may return it, no ques-
tions asked, by placing it just inside
the front door of city hall. Mike
Hachtman, the Texas A &M student
Liaison to the City Council, urged stu-
dents who have city signs to return
them, not to throw them out.
Replacing stolen signs costs the
city about $8,000 a year.
Friday, May 1 1987
The Eagle
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108 legal Notices
LEQ.AL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1700 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
MARCH 26,1987, BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
meeting in regular session in
the Council Room of the Col-
lege Station City Hell, said
meeting having been posted
in accordance with Art. 6252-
17. Said Ordinance, signed by
the Mayor and duly recorded
in the official records of the
city, is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 10, SECTION 3.E(2)
(n) OF THE COLLEGE STA-
TTION CODE OF ORDINAN-
CES RELATING TO SPEED
ZONES AND SPECIFICALLY
DESIGNATING ADDITIONAL
AREAS IN THE CITY OF COL-
LEGE STATION IN WHICH
RATES OF SPEED OF GREA-
TER OR LESS THAN THIRTY
(30) MILES PER HOUR ARE
AUTHORIZED; RESCINDING
ALL PARTS OF ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;
AND DECLARING THAT AT-
TENDANT FACTS NECESSI-
TATE IMMEDIATE ACTION.
Ordinance No. 1700 amends
Chapter 10, Section 3.E(2)(n)
by prescribing a speed limit of
thirty -five (35) miles per hour
for the section of Longmire
Drive from the intersection of
Longmire Drive and FM 2818
to the intersection of Long -
mire Drive and Rock Prairie
Road, and a speed limit of
108 legal Notices
thirty -five (35) miles per hour
for the section of Welsh
Avenue from the intersection
of Welsh Avenue and Holle-
man Drive to the intersection
of Welsh Avenue and Deacon
Drive.
Violation of any provision of
this ordinance shall be sub-
ject to a fine of not less than
$25.00 (twenty-five dollars) nor
more than $200.00 (two -
hundred dollars).
Ordinance No. 1700 shall be-
come effective and be in full
force and effect from and after
its passage and approval by
the College Station City
Council, and in accordance
with the Charter of the City of
College Station and the Law
of the State of Texas. The
complete text of the above -
named ordinance may be seen
at the office of the City Secre-
tary, at 1101 South Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
04 -01- 87,04 -02-87
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE
Notice is hereby given that
Security State Bank of
Navasota, Texas intends to
sell at public sale, for cash, the
following described property:
1,075 shares of stock in
Citizens Bank, Bryan, Texas,
Stock Certificate No. 580 and
500 shares of Citizens Bank
stock, Certificate No. 347
which property was obtained
from David LaVergne and Kim
LaVergne, 2802 Jennifer
108 legal Notices
Circle, College Station, Texas
77840, under the terms of a
Security Agreement dated
March 12, 1986 between said
Debtors and Security State
Bank.
The public sale will take place
at the door of the Brazos
County Courthouse, East 25th
and Texas Avenue, Bryan,
Texas on April 7,1987 between
the hours 11:00 A.M. and 4:00
P. M.
SECURITY STATE BANK
By: Billy Harper, President
03 -27 -87 thoug h 04 -0547
NOTICE OF PUBLIC FORE -
CLOSURE: SALE OF CATTLE
Granada Genetics, Inc.
( "Granada ") hereby gives
notice that on April 13, 1987 at
1:00 p.m. CDT it will sell one (1)
Brangus cow PHN 1931 and
four (4) pregnant recipient
cows numbered B0155, A8250,
80152, B2416. Property de-
scribed herein will be sold to
foreclose liens in favor of
Granada. Sale will be at public
auction to the highest bidder
for cash, without warranty or
representation by, or re-
course on, Granada. Terms of
Sale shall be payment of funds
in cash, certified or cashiers
check, immediately after ac-
ceptance of bids. Cows will be
sold separately. Sale will be at
Granada's Diamond G Ranch,
Marquez, Texas. Granada re-
serves the right to (1) bid at
the Sale and become a pur-
chaser of all or any part of the
108 Legal Notices
property sold or (2) rejects all
bids and adjourn the Sale to
such other time as it deems
proper. Property to be sold
may be examined during nor-
mal business hours on the day
of Sale. For further informa-
tion contact Mr. Scamardo or
Mr. Roberts at 214/529 -2461 or
Route 1, Box 201, Marquez,
Texas 77865.
04 -02- 87,04 -03- 87,04 -04-87
NOTICE OF BENEFIT HEAR-
ING FOR ASSESSMENT FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS
A hearing will be given and
held by the City Council of the
City of College Station, Texas,
on Thursday, April 23, 1987, in
the Municipal Building, 1101
Texas Avenue, College Sta-
tion, Texas, for all owning or
claiming interest in the abut-
ting properties on Dartmouth
Street from Woodstock Sub-
division to Brentwood and on
Holleman Street from Texas
Avenue to the East ByPass
Feeder Road (West), in the
City of College Staion, Brazos
County, Texas.
Cathy Locke
City Attorney for the
City of College Station
1101 Texas Avenue
Col lege Station, Texas 77840
04 -02- 87,04 -09 -87,04 -16-87
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
(ADVERTISEMENT)
Sealed proposals addressed
to the City of College Station,
Texas will be received for the
108 Leo Notices
construction of:
LICK CREEK TRUNK SEWERS
LI NES A &C
until Wednesday, April 15, 1987
at 10 a.m.
Proposals will be received at
the office of Mr. Elrey Ash,
Director of Capital Im-
provements, City Hall, Col-
lege Station, Texas 77840.
Bidders must submit with
their bids a Cashier's Check
or 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 De-
partment Circular 570, as a
guarantee that the Bidder will
enter 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
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.
Attention is called to the pro-
visions of the Texas Minimum
Wage Act of 1970 and Article
5159a, Revised Civil Statutes
of Texas, concerning the
prevailing wage rate applica-
ble in municipal construction.
Contract Documents, Propo-
sal 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,
Suite 100, College Station,
Texas 77840, upon the pay-
ment of Seventy-Five ($75.00)
Dollars, check or money
order.
4 -01- 87,4 -02 -87,4- 10 -87,4 -11-87
THE EAGLE, SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1987
0
Big spenders get big results
in most area municipal races
By TODD PRATT
Staff Writer
Candidates in the April 4 city elec-
tions in Bryan and College Station
generally got results consistent with
their spending, according to cam-
paign expense reports due this week.
With one exception, all the city
government candidates who outspent
their opponents received the most
votes in the election, according to the
final expense reports of the candi-
dates.
The reports, which cover the
period from March 27 to April 30,
were due Monday. Combined with
earlier campaign disclosure reports,
they represent a final tally on how
much each candidate spent on the
election.
The one candidate who spent more
than his opponent but still lost was
College Station City Council candi-
date John Webb, who spent
$2,554.55, compared to successful
opponent Jim Gardner's $1,960.50.
Gardner outpolled Webb 56 percent
to 43 percent to win the Place 5 spot.
Webb raised $1,281 in the contest,
while Gardner reported contributions
of $1,855.
In the race for Place 3 on the Col-
lege Station City Council, Lynn
Mcllhaney spent $3,599 in her suc-
cessful bid for the seat, and raised
$2,098. She garnered 51 percent of
the vote to defeat Sharon Colson,
who received 45 percent, and Jean
Black Williamson, who polled 3 per-
cent of the vote.
Colson raised $820 in the race, and
spent $1,006.43. Williamson, who
announced she was withdrawing
from the race the week before the
election, reported no contributions
and no expenses.
Fred Brown was re- elected to his
second term as Place I council mem-
ber, but is not required to submit a
financial report because he ran un-
opposed.
Unopposed candidates are re-
quired only to file semi- annual ex-
pense reports July 15 and Jan. 15.
In an unusually low- profile and in-
expensive race in Bryan, Mayor Mar-
vin Tate raised $876 and spent $528
in his successful bid for re- election.
His opponent, Richard Stewart, had
not filed a campaign expense report
by Wednesday.
Candidates are not required to file
a financial report if they do not raise
or spend more than $500.
Tate won re- election with 85 per-
cent of thtr vote.
In the race for Place I on the Bryan
City Council, Hank McQuaide spent
$1,760.79 and raised $2,389 in a suc-
cessful bid for his second term.
McQuaide pulled in 70 percent of the
vote against opponent Ray Neblett,
owner of Twin City Taxi. Neblett
also had not filed a financial report.
Financial records for the campaign
period ending May 26 showed Neb-
lett had contributions of $225 and ex-
penses of $262.
In the race for Place 3, Ben Harde-
man outspent opponent Ray Owen,
$855.81 to $408.50. Hardeman said
however, that $325 in expenses wa;
repayment of a loan incurred in
previous campaign. Hardeman raise(
$1,223 to Owen's $420 in his suc
cessful run for the seat.
THE EAGLE
• THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1987
but not far
double the number of available jail designed for ihmates with mental
cells, from eight to 16, and will allow problems. The new building will also
for the addition of a cell specially have space for a briefing and debrief-
ing room, locker rooms for men and
women, a weightlifting room and a
break room.
Feldman said the old building had
some of those facilities, but the same
room often had to be used for several'
different functions.
"It was done on kind of 'a
makeshift basis," Feldman said.
A sallyport, or enclosed area used
for loading and unloading prisoner`s
from police vehicles, also is included
in the new building.
Besides the advantages of in-
creased space, the new building also
has better technology. The building
will be equipped with up -to -date
communications and security sys
tems.
The communications system is de-
signed to make it easier for police
dispatchers to perform their duties.
The security system will put virtually'
every area in the building, and some
areas outside of it, under the watchful
eye of the camera.
"An officer and his prisoner will
be videotaped from the time he drives
up to the sallyport to the time that'
individual is placed in jail," Feldman'
said.
The municipal court, which is now;
housed at the city hall, also will even'=
tually be moved into the old building; "`
Feldman said.
Feldman said the combination of
the new and old police buildings
probably will give police more room
than they need, but only temporarily,
"It won't take very long to fill
those spaces up," Feldman said.
"We planned it for growth."
Eagle photo by Peter Rocha
Vince Evans and Kevin John Graves move office chairs into the
new CSPD building.
Fortunately, they won't have far to
go. The new building is located next
door to the old one, which is just off
Texas Avenue near FM 2818.
The new building will be joined
with the current one, with most of the
administrative offices being housed
in the new building.
The new facility will drastically in-
crease the amount of floor space
available to College Station police.
,-3 H
The current one -story building con -
MM
tains about 9,000 square feet of floor
space; police will have 26,000 feet of
m t3j
C1 >1
space with the opening of the new,
two -story facility.
0
The police department has been
housed in its current building since
1978. The number of officers has
grown from 35
about to more than 60
FC
in that time, said Sgt. Gary Norton.
"We're sort of stacked on top of
each other now," Norton said. "The
administration offices are right next
%.0
to patrol. Things like shift changes,
00
with all the people moving in and out
down the hallways, are disturbing to
administration officers."
The new facility, and the planned
renovation of the old building, will
double the number of available jail designed for ihmates with mental
cells, from eight to 16, and will allow problems. The new building will also
for the addition of a cell specially have space for a briefing and debrief-
ing room, locker rooms for men and
women, a weightlifting room and a
break room.
Feldman said the old building had
some of those facilities, but the same
room often had to be used for several'
different functions.
"It was done on kind of 'a
makeshift basis," Feldman said.
A sallyport, or enclosed area used
for loading and unloading prisoner`s
from police vehicles, also is included
in the new building.
Besides the advantages of in-
creased space, the new building also
has better technology. The building
will be equipped with up -to -date
communications and security sys
tems.
The communications system is de-
signed to make it easier for police
dispatchers to perform their duties.
The security system will put virtually'
every area in the building, and some
areas outside of it, under the watchful
eye of the camera.
"An officer and his prisoner will
be videotaped from the time he drives
up to the sallyport to the time that'
individual is placed in jail," Feldman'
said.
The municipal court, which is now;
housed at the city hall, also will even'=
tually be moved into the old building; "`
Feldman said.
Feldman said the combination of
the new and old police buildings
probably will give police more room
than they need, but only temporarily,
"It won't take very long to fill
those spaces up," Feldman said.
"We planned it for growth."
Eagle photo by Peter Rocha
Vince Evans and Kevin John Graves move office chairs into the
new CSPD building.
- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-
How to exert
Recent survey results published
in the Eagle (April 21) indicated
that 59 percent of those surveyed
thought the City Council had "a
lot" of influence but only 27 per-
cent indicated they had "a lot" of
trust in those people.
As Public Information Officer
for the City of College Station, I
know that the City Council, as well
as the city staff, seek input from the
citizens. In reality, however, we
receive very little input from
citizens about how we are doing.
This is especially true of the City
Council.
Seeking this information is one
of the primary goals of the Public
Information Office. There are a
number of ways in which we try to
do this but perhaps many citizens
do not know how to let us know
what they think. Here are some of
the ways we seek citizens' input:
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
as individuals are elected to repre-
sent you and your ideas. Let them
Aphear from you through a call, a let-
or a personal visit.
CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
ace held every 2nd and 4th Wednes-
day and Thursday of the month at 5
p.m. and 7 p.m. respectively. Visi-
tors are given a chance to speak at
the end of each meeting.
A CITIZENS' SUGGESTION
BOX is located in the lobby of City
Hall. A form is available there for
you to give your name, address,
and phone number and to make
suggestions or comments regarding
the city.
influence on your city council
A CITIZENS' SERVICE REP -
RESENTTIVE is located in the
City Manager's office and will help
you with any problem you have.
The number is 764 -3510.
LETTERS TO THE MAYOR,
THE CITY MANAGER OR THE
PUBLIC INFORMATION
OFFICER are always welcome and
can be mailed to P.O. Box 9960,
College Station, Texas 77840.
SIXTEEN CITIZENS' ADVIS-
ORY COMMITTEES are present-
ly operating in conjunction with the
city staff. New applications are
accepted from the citizens each
April and the City Council makes
the appointments in May.
MORE THAN 600 CITY EM-
PLOYEES who are your neigh-
bors, family, friends or acquaint-
ances are encouraged to listen to
your ideas and bring them back to
the city for consideration. If you
have specific complaints, it is al-
ways helpful to make suggestions
for improvement.
A CITIZENS' SURVEY is in
the city's plan within the next six
months. This will be an opportun-
ity to do a scientific survey of what
the citizens of College Station think
of their city, its services and deci-
sions being made for the future.
The last one was done in 1983.
Please do not hesitate to use one
of these vehicles to let us hear from
you. For further information you
can call me, Peggy Calliham at
764 -3768.
PEGGY CALLIHAM
Public Information Office
City of College Station
THE EAGLE
SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1987
1.11
•
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
(ADVERTISEMENT)
Sealed proposals addressed
to the City Of College Station,
Texas will be received for the
construction of:
SIMSBORO SAND WATER
WELL No. 4AND
TRANSMISSION LINE
until 2:00 p.m. Tuesday. June 9,
1987.
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
108 Legal Notices
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 the Bidder will
enter 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
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 Secrets f
108 Legal Notices
to reject any or all blds 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-
ng 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
5159a, Revised Civil Statutes
of Texas, concerning the
prevailing wage rate applica-
ble in municipal construction.
Contract Documents, Propo-
sal Forms, Specifications and
Plans are on file and may be i
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 ($50.00) Dollars,
Treasury of the United States, check or money order.
or other Surety acceptable to Work must be substantially
the Owner. completed within ninety (90)
The Owner reserves the right calendar days after date of
THE EAGLE
SUNDAY, MAY 10, 1987
108 Lega Notice
Notice to Proceed.
5-09-87 .5-10-87,5-16-87
5-17-87.5-23-87,5-24-87
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Stormwater plan
to be presented
to CS council
By HUGH NATIONS
Staff Writer
A proposed stormwater manage-
ment plan will be presented to the
College Station City Council today,
along with a recommendation that the
city build its own telephone network.
The stormwater plan includes an
analysis of the city's drainage sys-
tem, suggested policies and design
standards, and a proposed ordinance
governing drainage system develop-
ment.
The city's telephone network uses
trunks and circuits leased from GTE.
Because of the expansion that will be
required by the new police station
addition, and the increasing and un-
predictable GTE rates, staffers have
recommended that the city consider
building its own telecommunications
network.
The council will meet at 4 p.m. in
City Hall for a workshop session.
In regular session Thursday at 7
p.m. in City Hall, the council will
consider awarding contracts for con-
struction of the Lick Creek Wastewa-
ter Treatment Plant and two sewer
lines.
The plant will serve the Texas 6-
Green's Prairie Road area, where the
city is developing an industrial park.
The contract for the sewage plant is
for $2.25 million, and for the con-
struction of the two lines to serve it
$710,000.
s mo s uito warning
CS forester issue q
sites and larvae, and spraying in-
fested areas. The spraying is done by
fogging with an ultra -low volume
fogger that dispenses an almost in-
visible fine mist.
Ploeger said anyone with a mos-
quito problem should report it to the
Parks and Recreation Office at 764-
3773.
Eric Ploeger, forester for the city
of College Station, has urged all resi-
dents to eliminate water-retention
areas where mosquitoes may be
Ploeger noted that with spring
rains and warm weather, mosquito
populations will increase.
Most mosquitoes in this area breed
close to the areas where they swarm,
he noted, and standing water can pro-
duce a large crop of mosquitoes in
only a few days. He recommended
emptying water from old tires, cans,
bottles, ,tars, buckets, drums and
other containers.
The city's mosquito control prog-
ram includes elimination of breeding
THE EAGLE
WEDNESDAY
MAY 13, 1987
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Callaway new CS planning director
James M. Callaway has been
named director of planning for the
city of College Station.
Callaway has been acting director
of the division since Al Mayo retired
in January. His appointment is effec-
tive immediately.
Callaway, a 1976 graduate of
Texas A &M University, joined the
city as a Community Development
planner in 1976. He became a zoning
official in 1979, and from 1981 to
1987 was assistant director of plan-
ning.
Callaway holds a master's degree
in urban and regional planning from
A &M.
THE EAGLE
THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1987
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1988 CS budget looks familiar
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By HUGH NATIONS
Staff Writer
The College Station City Council,
despite hearing bad news about a
stand -still 1987 -88 budget, indicated
Wednesday that it is interested in
having the city build its own tele-
phone system.
City Manager King Cole empha-
sized that the proposed telecom-
munications system is designed to
save the city money, though the ini-
tial cost of construction will be high.
Purchasing Agent Virginia
McCartney told the council the city
now pays $5,560 a month for local
telephone service. With the addition
of the expanded police station, now
being occupied, and the utilities ser-
vice center, now under construction,
that will increase $3,840 a month,
she said.
Much of that cost could be saved,
she said, by installing a 300 -pair tele-
cable to the police station, and ex-
tending it farther south to the new
utilities service center.
The initial cost would be
$200,000, she noted, but the only
future costs would be for mainte-
nance. The city -owned network
would pay for itself in savings in four
years, she said. All calls on outside
trunks would still be routed through
the City Hall switching equipment.
Council members are to consider
adopting the proposal at the regular
meeting today at 7 p.m. at City Hall.
At the same meeting, the council
will hold a public hearing on the
proposed use for about $80,000 in
leftover federal revenue - sharing
funds, and on a proposed operating
budget of $50.8 million.
The operating budget includes the
general fund, which finances most
Fiscal
Year
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
city government activities, and the
utility, sanitation, debt service, re-
venue- sharing, cemetery, and hotel -
motel tax funds.
The operating budget is down from
this year's $53.8 million, and in-
cludes a general fund budget of $13.4
million, only $40,000 more than was
budgeted this year.
Eagle graphic by Daniel Puckett
It is based on a tax rate of 38 cents
per $100 valuation. Although that tax
rate is the same total rate as levied
this year, it will be allocated dif-
ferently. Nine cents will go to general
fund operations, compared with two
cents this year, and 29 cents will go to
debt service, compared with 36 cents
this year.
Glenn Schroeder, the city's'assis+
cant director of finance, said after the
council presentation that the props
osed budget represents an increase of
about 20 percent over the effectivy
tax rate, and thus will subject the city
to a tax rollback election if such a
petition is submitted.
The effective tax rate is the rate
that would produce sufficient re;
venue to satisfy debt service require,
ments, and to match the same amount
of operating revenues as the preced;
ing year. The effective tax rate will be
about 31 cents, he said.
State law provides that if the actual
tax rate exceeds the effective tax rate
by 3 percent or more, a public hearing
must be held. If the excess is 8 per-
cent or more, voters can petition for a
rollback election.
Between now and June 25, the
council will hold public hearings on
other funds. The budget is scheduled
for adoption June 25. The new fiscal
year begins July 1.
In a report on another issue, City
Secretary Dian Jones told the council
that, absent a change in the law, the
city will have to change its election
date from the first Saturday in April
to the third Tuesday in May.
The change will cause problems
because the new election date falls
after the close of classes at Texas
A &M University. Jones said that if
the new date is adopted, trained elec-
tion personnel would be hard to find;
be
the budget- writing process would
interfered with, and runoffs would
come during the summer when much
of the electorate is out of town.
She said legislation is now pending
that would change the date to the first
Saturday in May.
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Van Dever leaves CS position,
to start management business
By HUGH NATIONS
Staff Writer
Today is the last day on the job for
A. E. "Van" Van Dever Jr., assistant
city manager and director of finance
for the city of College Station.
Van Dever is leaving the city gov-
ernment after eight and a half years.
He will be opening a new com-
pany, Medical Management and Data
Services, that will offer a wide range
of financial services to medical prac-
titioners.
Van Dever, a native of Austin and
1963 graduate of Sul Ross State Uni-
versity, spent two years in Austin as
assistant fiscal officer for the city of
Austin before joining the city of
Huntsville as finance director.
He came to College Station in De-
cember 1978 as assistant city mana-
ger for finance. His responsibilities
were later expanded and the title
changed to assistant city manager and
director of finance.
As head of the city's finance de-
partment, Van Dever has been re-
sponsible for the city's receiving, in
six successive years, the prestigious
Certificate of Achievement for Ex-
cellence in Financial Reporting from
the Government Finance Officers
Association of the United States and
Canada.
nificant accomplishment during his
tenure has been the completion and
regular updating of a comprehensive
capital improvements plan.
That enabled the city to keep
abreast of constructing the facilities
required to serve a rapidly growing
population, he said.
The worst mistake during that
eight and a half years, he said, was
not finding a way to expedite the de-
velopment of the industrial park in
the southern part of the city. De-
velopment of the park still has not
begun, though the land was purch-
ased many years ago.
Van Dever said he expects to have
his new offices here open within a
week, although he is still negotiating
a lease.
The firm will offer to the medical
community "comprehensive man-
agement support," he said. Services
will include patient billing and col-
lection, practice analysis, planning,
investment, and debt management,
tax management, and personnel leas-
ing. Clients will be able to purchase
the services individually or in com-
binations.
Van Dever said the city's most sig-
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FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1987
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108 legal "M
CITATION BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF TEXAS TO:
ALL PERSONS CLAIMING
ANY TITLE OR INTEREST IN
LAND UNDER DEED HERE-
TOFORE GIVEN TO ED
WILLIAMS OF BRYAN, TEXAS
AS GRANTEE, Defendant,
Greeting:
YOU (AND EACH OF YOU)
ARE HEREBY COMMANDED
to appear before the District
Court 272nd Judicial of Brazos
County at the Courthouse
thereof, in Bryan, Texas, by fil-
ing a written answer at or be-
fore 10 o'clock A. M. of the first
Monday next after the expira-
tion of forty -two days from the
date of the issuance of this
citation, same being the 18th
day of May A.D. 1987, to Plain-
tiff's Petition filed in said
court, on the 4th day of June
A.D. 1986, in this cause, num-
bered 25,674 on the docket of
said court and styled John L.
Williams at al, Plaintiff, vs
Elms Vi Hampton at al,
Defendant.
A brief statement of the na-
ture of this suit is as follows,
to -wit:
Suit to Remove Cloud
from Title
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
I aw d i rects.
Witness, Travis Nelson, Clerk
of the District Court(s) of
Brazos County, Texas.
Issued and given under my
hand and the seal of said
Court at Bryan, Texas, this the
31st day of March A.D. 1987.
Travis Nelson, Clerk,
District Court,
Brazos County, Texas.
By: Sherry Sweeten, Deputy,
5-06-87.5-13-87.5-20-87,5-27-87
CONSTABLESALE
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTYOFBRAZOS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
That by virtue of a certain
judgment issued out of the
201st District Court of Travis
County, on the 16th day of
January 1987 by John Dickson
clerk of said district court for
the sum Thirteen Thousand
Two Hundred Eighty -seven
and 39/100 dollars and costs of
suit, under a judgment in favor
of Bank of the West in a cer-
tain cause in said Court, No.
399,918 and styled Bank of the
West Vs. Phil Tremont and
Gregory Sorrento, placed in
my hands for service, I Win-
fred E. Pittman as Constable
of Brazos County, Texas, did,
on the 8th day of May 1987, levy
on certain Real Estate,
situated in Brazos County,
Texas, described as follows,
to wit:
(1) Block 1, 56' of Lot 5, aka 1711
Wison, Woodson Heights
Addition
(2) Block 1, Lot 4, aka 2122 La
Brisa, La Brisa Phase 1
(3) Block 2, Lot 23 replat, aka
806 Natalie, Hyde Park
Addition
and levied upon as the pro-
perty of Phil Tremont and that
on the first Tuesday in JUNE
1987 the same being the 2nd of
said month, at the Court
House door, of Brazos County,
in the City of Bryan, Texas, be-
tween the hours of 10 A.M. and
4 P.M., by virtue of said levy
and said Judgment I will offer
for sale at public vendue, for
cash, to the highest bidder, all
the right, title and interest of
the said Phil Tremont in and to
said property.
And in compliance with law, I
give this notice by publica-
tion, in the English language,
once a week for three con-
secutive weeks immediately
preceeding said day of sale, in
the Eagle, a newspaper
published in Brazos County.
Witness my hand, this 8th day
of May 1987.
Winfred E. Pittman
108 legal M &M
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1705 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
May 14, 1987, BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
meeting In regular session in
the Council Room of the Col-
lege Station City Hall, sold
meeting having been posted
In accordance with Art. 6252-
17. Said Ordinance, signed by
the Mayor and duly recorded
In the official records of the
city Is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 6, SECTION 1.B(3)
OF THE COLLEGE STATION
CODE OF ORDINANCES RE-
LATING TO FIRE LANE
MARKINGS; RESCINDING
ALL PARTS OF ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;
AND DECLARING THAT AT-
TENDANT FACTS NECESSI-
TATE IMMEDIATE ACTION.
Said ordinance prescribes
specifications for marking and
maintaining fire lanes, es-
tablishes criteria for the use of
signs In some uses, and re-
peals all ordinances or parts
of ordinances In conflict with
these regulations to the ex-
tent of the conflict only.
Any violation of this ordinance
Is punishable by a fine not to
exceed $1,000 as provided for
by Article 4.14 of the Texas
Code of Criminal Procedure,
as amended. In the event that
a fine not to exceed $1,000 Is
greater then the Intended
jurisdictional limit, then the
fine Imposed shall not exceed
5200.00.
Ordinance No. 1705 shall be-
come effective and be In full
force and effect from and after
Its passage and approval by
the College Station City
Council, and In accordance
with the City Charter. The
complete text of the above -
named ordinance may be
seen
at the office of the City Secre-
tary, at 1101 South Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
05- 20- 87.05 -21-87
108
same, specifies how the hear -
Ing shall be conducted and
when a notice of finding shall
be required, directs pro-
cedures for Impoundment,
prohibits Interference with
Impoundment, provides for
re-
clamation of Impounded
vehicles, authorizes proced-
ure for release of Impounded
vehicles, and prescribes for
fees, charges, and costs In
connection with the
Impounding process.
Ordinance No. 1707 shall be-
come effective and be In full
force and effect from and after
Its passage and approval by
the College Station City
Council, and In accordance
with the City Charter. The
complete text of the above -
named ordinance may be
seen
at the office of the City Secre-
tary, at 1101 South Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
05-20- 87,05 -21-87
NOTICE OF BIDS
Sealed bids will be received
by the Purchasing Depart-
ment of Texas Municipal
Power Agency (T.M.P.A.)
located at its Gibbons Creek
Steam Electric Station
located 2 miles north of
Carlos, Texas on FM -244, until
1:00 P.M., Tuesday, July 7,1987,
for Asphaltic Surface Treat-
ment Paving, and the said Bid
will then be publicly opened
and read aloud. Bids received
after the time set for opening
cannont be considered.
T.M.P.A. reserves the right to
reject any and all bids and to
waive informalities with
respect thereto.
Formal inquiry and pertinent
information or specifications
and drawings may be obtained
at the Purchasing Department
of T.M.P.A. by contacting Mrs.
Melinda Thompson, phone
(409) 873 -2013, extension 275,
Monday thru Friday, 8:00 A.M.
thru 3:30 P.M. Bids to be sub-
mitted on the form provided,
enclosed and sealed in en-
velope provided.
05-20 -87,05 -27-87
LEGALNOTICE
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION
ADVERTISEMENT FORBIDS
Cleaning and painting of two
(2) each 100 -foot self -sup-
porting radio towers located
at the locations listed below:
Cameron, Milam County, on
US 77,1.7 miles north of the US
77and SH 36 intersection.
Huntsville, Walker County, on
IH 45 east access road, 0.6 mile
north of the access road junc-
tion with US 75.
Sealed proposals for cleaning
and painting of two (2) each
radio towers located at the
locations listed above will be
received at the office of the
District Engineer, 1300 North
Texas Avenue, Bryan, Texas
77805 until 10:00 a.m. local time
Thursday, May 28, 1987 and
then publicly opened and
read.
Proposals, including plans
and specifications will be fur-
nished to any contractor de-
siring to submit a bid and are
available from Mr. Allan Prit-
chard, Supervising Resident
Engineer in Huntsville, Texas
and from the office of Mr. John
Parsons, Roadway Mainten-
ance Supervisor in Cameron,
Texas.
Usual rights reserved.
05- 20- 87,05 -27 -87
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1706 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
May 14, 1987, BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
meeting in regular session In
the Council Room of the Col-
loge Station City Hall, sold
meeting having been posted
In accordance with Art. 6252-
17. Said Ordinance, signed by
the Mayor and duly recorded
In the official records of the
city, Is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS, BY EX-
PANDING CHAPTER 2, AN-
IMAL CONTROL, TO IN-
CLUDE A NEW SECTION 4
PERTAINING TO VICIOUS
ANIMALS.
Said ordinance states de-
finitlons, prohibits the keep -
Ing or harboring of a vicious
animal, prescribes for the use
of guard dogs, estallshes the
proceedings against an an-
Imal end /or animal owner not
In compliance with this re-
gulation, allows a defense,
and Includes a savings clause
and a revocation clause.
Violation of any provision of
this ordinance shall be sub-
ject to a fine of not less than
$25.00 (twenty -five dollars) per
day nor more than $1,000 (one.
thousand dollars) per day as
provided by the Penal Code.
Ordinance No. 1706 shall be-
come effective and be in full
force and effect from and after
Its passage and approval by
the College Station City
Council, and In accordance
with the City Charter. The
complete text of the above -
named ordinance may be
soon
at the office of the City Secre-
tary, at 1101 South Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texan
05.20- 87,05- 21-87
LEGALNOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1707 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
May 14, 1987, BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
meeting In regular session in
the Council Room of the Col-
lege Station City Hall, sold
meeting having been posted
In accordance with Art. 6252-
17. Said Ordinance, signed by
the Mayor and duly recorded
In the official records of the
city, Is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 10, SECTION 4 OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS, BY AD-
DING REGULATIONS FOR
IMPOUNDING VEHICLES
FOR UNPAID PARKING
VIOLATIONS.
Said ordinance proscribes for
the Impoundment of motor
vehicles under specified con-
ditions relating to the ac-
cumulation of unpaid parking
violations, provides for a hear -
Ing and requires a notice of
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING:
The Zoning Board of Adjust-
ment for the City of College
Station will hold a public hear -
Ing to consider a request for a
variance In the name of:
Rudolph Prlgge
815 Texas Avenue South
College Station, TX 77840
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, June 2,1987.
The nature of the use Is as
follows: Applicant requests a
variance to Section 12.3 0. Or-
dinance No. 1638 regarding
Fuel Price Sign area regue-
tions at the existing service
station at 815 Texas Avenue.
Owner of the property Is La
Verne Glalsyer.
Further Information Is avalla-
ble at the office of the Zoning
Official of the City of College
Station, (409) 764.3570.
Jane R. Kee
Zoning Official
05 -20-87
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that
original Letters Testamentary
for the estate of Ralph S.
Doerge, deceased, were
issued on May 4, 1987, in
Docket No. 7295, pending in
the County Court At Law No. 1
of Brazos County, Texas, to:
FORREST HACKETT
DOERGE.
The residence of the Indepen-
dent Executor is in Brazos
County, Texas, the post office
address is:
c/o Steven N. Allbritton
First City Bank Building
3000 Briarcrest Drive
Box 502
Bryan, Texas 77802
All persons having claims
against this Estate which is
currently being administered
are required to present them
within the time and in the man-
ner prescribed by law.
DATED this 12th day of May,
1987.
WEST,ADAMS, WEBS
&ALLBRITTON
BY: STEVEN N. ALLBRITTON
State Bar No. 01015500
3000 Briarcrest Drive
Suite502
Bryan, Texas 77802
ATTORNEYSFOR
THE ESTATE
05 -20 -87
Application has been made for
a Private Club Registration
Permit for Bryan Club d /b /a
Plaza Club at 3000 Briarcrest,
Suite 600, Bryan, Texas,
Said application made to the
Texas Alcoholic Beverage
Commission in accordance
with the provisions of the
THE EAGLE
TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1987
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
(ADVERTISEMENT)
Sealed proposals addressed
to the City of College Station,
Texas will be received for the
construction of:
Si MSBORO SAND WATER
WELLNo.4AND
TRANSMISSION LINE
until 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 9,
1967.
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 i
the same amount from a Sur
ety Company holding permit
from the State of Texas to ac
as Surety, and acceptable ac
Cording to the latest list 0'
companies holding certifi
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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 the Bidder will
enter 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
amount of the contract, but
dlso 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 unbalance d 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 Minimum
Wage Act of 1970 and Article
5159a, Revised Civil Statutes
of Texas, concerning the
prevailing wage rate applica-
ble in municipal construction.
Contract Documents, Propo-
sal 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
n 1701 Southwest Parkway
Suite 100, College Station
Texas 77840, upon the pay
t
ment of Fifty ($50.00) Dollars
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completed within ninety (90;
calendar days after date o1
Notice to Proceed.
5- 09- 87,5 -10- 87, -16 -87
5 -17- 87,5 -23- 87,5 -24 -87
check or money order.
Work must be substantially
THE EAGLE
MAY 17, 1987
SUNDAY
1 leggy Notices
BID NOTICE
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS ACCEPTING
OFFICE FURNITURE
until 2:00 PM, June 9, 1967, at
which time the bids will be
opened in the eoffice the City
Purchasing A9
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
o f College the right to waive or reject ct any
and all bids or any and all
irregularities in said bid and to
accept the offer considered
most City. These ms may be pur-
c with Revenue Sharing
Funds.
BID #87 -34
05-26- 87106- -87
NOTICETO BIDDERS
seated
Brazos County t received
ty at he off
by office
of the County Auditor in the
Brazos County Courthouse,
Rm. 314, Bryan, Texas until
P
and bl cl paned and read
and p Y
Auditor office
aloud in the same time, same date on the
following:
Bid Request No. 87 -362: Truck
& Tandem Trailer for County
Road & Bridge Department
Bid Request No 87-363! Motor
&
Grader for County Road
Bridge Department
Bid forms and specifications
may be secured at the Audi-
tor's Office located in the
Brazos County Courthouse,
Rm 314 or call (409) 361 -4355
information.
nformation.
Payments will be processed
by the County Auditor by in-
voice after notification of
satisfactory receipt of items.
Bids in excess of $50,000 re
quire a five percent Bid B o r e-
Brazos County
serves the right to award by
unit cost or lump sum dis-
counted or all bids and waive
all al l any
formalities and techni-
cal iti es.
County P
County urchasing Agent
C
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WEDNESDAY
MAY 20, 1987
•
4
108 legal Notices
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1705 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
May 14, 1987, BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
meeting In regular session In
the Council Room of the Col-
lege Station City Hall, sold
meeting having been posted
In accordance with Art. 6252-
17. Said Ordinance, signed by
the Mayor and duly recorded
In the official records of the
city is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 6, SECTION 1.B(3)
OF THE COLLEGE STATION
CODE OF ORDINANCES RE-
LATING TO FIRE LANE
MARKINGS; RESCINDING
ALL PARTS OF ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;
AND DECLARING THAT AT-
TENDANT FACTS NECESSI-
TATE IMMEDIATE ACTION.
Said ordinance prescribes
specifications for marking and
maintaining fire lanes, es-
tablishes criteria for the use of
signs In some cases, and re-
peals all ordinances or parts
of ordinances In conflict with
these regulations to the ex-
tent of the conflict only.
108 leggy No tices
Any violation of this ordinance
Is punishable by a fine not to
exceed $1,000 as provided for
by Article 4.14 of the Texas
Code of Criminal Procedure,
as amended. In the event that
a fine not to exceed $1,000 Is
greater than the Intended
Jurisdictional limit, then the
fine Imposed shall not exceed
5200.00.
Ordinance No. 1705 shall be-
come effective and be In full
force and effect from and after
Its passage and approval by
the College Station City
Council, and In accordance
with the City Charter. The
complete text of the above.
named ordinance may be
seen
at the office of the City Secre-
tary, at 1101 South Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
05-20 -87,05 -21-87
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1706 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
May 14, 1987, BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
meeting In regular session In
the Council Room of the Col.
lege Station City Hall, said
108 legal Notices
meeting having been posted
In accordance with Art. 6252-
17. Said Ordinance, signed by
the Mayor and duly recorded
In the official records of the
AN ORDINANCE
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS, BY EX.
PANDING CHAPTER 2, AN-
IMAL CONTROL, TO IN-
CLUDE A NEW SECTION 4
PERTAINING TO VICIOUS
ANIMALS.
Said ordinance states de-
finitions, prohibits the keep-
ing or harboring of a vicious
animal, prescrlbes for the use
of guard dogs, estallshes the
P ro c0adings against an an-
mal and /or animal owner not
In compliance with this re-
gulation, allows a defense,
and Includes s savings clause
and a revocetlon clause.
Violation of any provision of
this ordinance shall be sub -
Ject to a fine of not less than
$25.00 (twenty -five dollars) per
day nor more than $1,000 (one -
thousand dollars) per day as
provided by the Penal Code.
Ordinance No. 1706 shall be-
come effective and be In full
106 Leo Notices
force and effect from and after
Its passage and approval by
the College Station City
Council, and In accordance
with the City Charter. The
complete text of the above -
named ordinance may be
seen
at the office of the City Secre-
tary, at 1101 South Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
05-20- 87,05 -21-87
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1707 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
May 14, 1987, BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
meeting In regular session In
the Council Room of the Col-
lege Station City Hall, said
meeting having been posted
In accordance with Art. 6252-
17. Said Ordinance, signed by
the Mayor and duly recorded
In the official records of the
city, Is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 10, SECTION 4 OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS, BY AD.
DING REGULATIONS FOR
IMPOUNDING VEHICLES
FOR UNPAID PARKING
VIOLATIONS.
Said ordinance prescribes for
the Impoundment of motor
vehicles under specified
ditlons relating to th.
THE EAGLE
THURSDAY
MAY 21, 1987
108 legal Notices
cumulation of unpaid parking
violations, provides for a hear.
Ing and requires a notice of
name, specifies how the hear.
Ing shall be conducted and
when a notice of finding shall
be required, directs pro-
cedures for Impoundment,
prohibits Interference with
Impoundment, provides for
re-
clamation of Impounded
vehicles, authorizes proced-
ure for release of Impounded
vehicles, and prescribes for
fees, charges, and costs In
connection with the
Impounding process.
Ordinance No. 1707 shall be-
come effective and be In full
force and effect from and after
Its passage and approval by
the College Station City
Council, and In accordance
with the City Charter. The
complete text of the above.
named ordinance may be
seen
at the office of the City Secre-
tary, at 1101 South Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
05- 20- 87,05 -21-87
EDITORIAL
Election process
•
requires action
uring last November's general election, a ballot page
was found missing at one precinct polling place,
which meant that about 50 voters initially did not vote
in a part of the election; part of the election tabulation
equipment smoked and finally burned out; the first tabulation
of votes turned out negative in some races; and it took hours
to get results from Brazos County. The process, in short,
broke down at several junctures and established without doubt
the need for improvement in the way elections are held in Bra-
zos County.
After an almost three -month delay on the part of the Brazos
County commissioners, a citizen committee was finally named
to look at the problems. Last week it released its report. Its
recommendations on how to improve local elections are
reasonable and well considered.
The committee found that none of the county, city or school
district offices that run elections have standard operating proc-
edures. At best, election procedures are poorly coordinated
among the various entities in the community. Training of elec-
tion officials and voter registrar deputies is inadequate, and the
pool of qualified volunteers is small. There is no updated poli-
cy and procedures manual. Voter precinct maps are out of
date, and there is no planned program for storage, maintenance
or replacement of voting devices and tabulation equipment.
The first and most important step is to coordinate the elec-
tion process, according to the citizen committee. We agree,
though the advice is hardly new. The League of Women Vo-
ters of Brazos County made a similar recommendation in
1978.
The committee suggests the formation of a County Election
Board that would pull members from "appropriate governmen-
tal authorizations, political entities and citizen volunteers." An
independent election coordinator would meet with the board to
help "plan, budget, supervise and critique the conduct of elec-
tions. "
There should be an election administrator with an appropri-
ate staff to handle voter rolls, registration, maps, maintain vo-
ter equipment and prepare for elections.
Once the various governmental entities coordinate their
efforts with an appropriate backup staff, other recommenda-
tions can be acted upon. These include developing a certified
training procedure for election officials, writing. a policy and
procedure manual, and devising methods to inform voters of
their rights and responsibilities.
The 13- member election committee, chaired by Bill McFall,
should be congratulated for producing a thorough report with
sensible recommendations.
County, school and city officials now have in hand a bluep-
rint on how they can improve the management of all elections.
There should be no more delays. It should be a top priority of
all elected officials to ensure that not one voter ever again
faces possible disenfranchisement because of sloppy proce-
dures.
Fanlr- Friitnrial Rnarrl
THE EAGLE
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1987
to
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right to reject or accept
any /all bids.
05 -23- 87,05 -24- 87,05 -25 -87
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
(ADVERTISEMENT)
Sealed proposals addressed
to the City of College Station,
Texas will be received for the
construction of
SIMSBOROSAND WATER
WELLNo.4AND
TRANSMISSION LINE
until 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 9,
1987.
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 the Bidder will
enter 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 1`6-
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
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waive informalities 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 Minimum
Wage Act of 1970 and Article
5159a, Revised Civil Statutes
of Texas, concerning the
prevailing wage rate applica-
ble in municipal construction.
Contract Documents, Propo-
sal 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,
Suite 100, College Station,
Texas 77840, upon the pay-
ment of Fifty ($50.00) Dollars,
check or money order.
Work must be substantially
completed within ninety (90)
calendar days after date of
Notice to Proceed.
5- 09- 87,5 -10 -87,5 -16-87
5-17-87,5-23-87,5-24-87
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTYOFBRAZOS
No. 3483
Notice is hereby given in ac-
cordance with the terms and
provisions of the Texas Al-
coholic Beverage Code that
Rosa Lee Patranella has filed
application for a Package
Store Permit, local Cartage
Permit & Beer Retailer's Off -
Premise License, said busi-
ness to be conducted under
the trade name of For The
Good Times. Location of said
business to be 2402 Texas Ave,
South, College Station,
9razos County, Texas.
108 legal Notices
Witness my hand th"e 20th
day of May, 1987
Frank Boriskie
CountyClerk,
Brazos County, Texas
By: Kellye Luckenbill,
Deputy Clerk
05.23- 87,05.24.87
STATE OF TEXAS I
COUNTYOFBRAZOS I
Notice is hereby given in ac-
cordance with the terms and
provisions of the Texas Al-
coholic Beverage Code that
MANSARD HOUSE, INC, has
filed application for a MIXED
BEVERAGE PERMIT, AND
MIXED BEVERAGE LATE
HOURS PERMIT, said busi-
ness to be conducted under
the trade name of THE EDGE.
Location of said business to
be 2501 S. TEXAS AVE., #D-
103, College Station, Brazos
County, Texas,
The officers of this in-
corporated business are:
GARY SEABACK, President
Witness my hand this the 21st
day of May, 1987
Frank Boriskie
County Clerk,
Brazos County, Texas
By: SUSAN TOOMER,
Deputy Clerk
05.24. 87,05 -25 -87
THE EAGLE
SATURDAY
MAY 23, 1987
LJ
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y
108 legal Notices
irregularities, to reject any /all
bids, and to award the con-
tract to other than low bid if
such be in the best interest of
the owner.
05-23- 87,05 -24- 87,05 -25 -87
INVITATION TO BID
The Bryan Independent
School District is now accept-
ing bids on Training Room
Equipment for the 1987 -88
school year. Bid forms and
specifications can be picked
up at the office of C.W. Henry,
Director of Finance, 100 West
25th Street, Bryan, TX 77803.
Bids will be received until 2:00
p.m. on June 3, 1987, at which
time they will be opened and
tabulated.
The Bryan Independent
School District reserves the
right to reject or accept
any /all bids.
05- 23- 87,05- 24 - 87,05 -25 -87
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
(ADVERTISEMENT)
Sealed proposals addressed
to the City of College Station,
Texas will be received for the
construction of:
SIMSBORO SAND WATER
WELLNo.4AND
TRANSMISSION LINE
until 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 9,
1987.
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
108 Legal Notices
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 the Bidder will
enter 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
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.
108 legal Notices
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.
Contract Documents, Propo-
sal 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,
Suite 100, College Station,
Texas 77840, upon the pay-
ment of Fifty ($50.00) Dollars,
check or money order.
Work must be substantially
completed within ninety (90)
calendar days after date of
Notice to Proceed.
5-09-87,5-10-87.5-16-87
5 -17- 87,5 -23. 87,5 -24-87
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTYOFBRAZOS
No. 3483
Notice is hereby given in ac-
cordance with the terms and
provisions of the Texas Al-
coholic Beverage Code that
Rosa Lee Patranella has filed
application for a Package
Store Permit, Local Cartage
Permit & Beer Retailer's Off-
108 legal Notices
Premise License, said busi-
ness to be conducted under
the trade name of For The
Good Times, Location of said
business to be 2402 Texas Ave.
South, College Station,
Brazos County, Texas,
Witness my hand this the 20th
day of May, 1987
Frank Boriskie
County Clerk,
Brazos County, Texas
By: Kellye Luckenbill,
Deputy Clerk
05 -23. 87,05.24.87
THE EAGLE
SATURDAY
MAY 23, 1987
108 Legal Notices
Notice is hereby given in ac-
cordance with the terms and
provisions of the Texas Al-
coholic Beverage Code that
MANSARD HOUSE, INC. has
filed application for a MIXED
BEVERAGE PERMIT, AND
MIXED BEVERAGE LATE
HOURS PERMIT, said busi-
ness to be conducted under
the trade name of THE EDGE,
Location of said business to
be 2501 S. TEXAS AVE., #D-
103, College Station, Brazos
County, Texas.
The officers of this in-
corporatedbusiness are:
GARY SEABACK, President
Witness my hand this the 21st
day of May, 1987
Frank Boriskie
County Clerk,
Brazos County, Texas
By: SUSAN TOOMER,
DeputyClerk
05.24- 87,05.25.87
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CS .Council to consider
Wolff Pen Creek plans
The College Station City Council
will be asked to formalize the plans
for a proposed park along Wolf Pen
Creek in meetings today and
Thursday.
In a workshgp meeting today at 4
p.m., the` council will consider
whether to call for proposals from
landscape architects for planning and
engineering :gn the . project. ;:
And Thursday, in its regular �
p.m. meeting, the council will con-
sider incorporating the park into the
Plan 2000 Comprehensive Plan.
With the park included in Plan 2000,
the city can reserve land for the de-
velopment of the park in any new
subdivision.
In other action today, the council
will discuss what are called decision
THE EAGLE
WEDNESDAY,
MAY 27, 1987
packages for the 1987 -88 budget. De-
cision packages are prR ects or purch-
ases not included in thS,basic budget,
and funded only if money is avail-
able. On Thursday the council will
consider'wh4t decision packages to
adopt.
In addition, the council will con-
sider naming the small area including
the pond at the police station Cy Mil-
ler Park. Miller formerly owned the
land, and was active in 4 -H, Boy
Scout, and other youth activities.
Although the pond was filled in
during construction of the new wing
at the police, headquarters, it is being
rebuilt.
The council meets at City Hall,
1101 Texas Ave. S.
Council to mull Wolf Pen Creek Park
The College Station City Council
is to decide today whether to adopt a
proposed Wolf Pen Creek Park as a
city project.
City staffers reported Wednesday
on potential sources for planning and
engineering funds, and said the pro-
ject should qualify for a matching
grant from the Texas Department of
Parks and Wildlife.
As currently envisioned, the park
would follow Wolf Pen Creek from
Texas Avenue at Harvey Road to the
East Bypass just south of Holleman
Drive.
Parks and Recreation Director
Steve Beachy also reported that keep-
ing Thomas Park Pool open except
for three winter months will cost the
city only $18,000. Beachy had prop-
osed closing the heated pool for seven
months a year, at an estimated sav-
ings of $77,000.
The council will meet today at 7
p.m. in City Hall.
THE EAGLE
THURSDAY
MAY 28, 1987
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CS urges. reporting of junk cars
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College Station officials, in an
effort to rid the city of junk cars, are
urging residents to report abandoned
vehicles.
Lt. Bernie Kapella of the College
Station Police Department noted that
state law deems a vehicle to be aban-
doned if it:
■ Has been left unattended for
more than 48 hours on any county,
state, or federal right of way.
■ Has remained illegally on public
property for more than 48 hours.
■ Is more than 8 years old, inoper-
able, and left on public property more
than 48 hours.
■ Has remained on private proper-
ty without consent for more than 48
hours.
In addition to state law, the city's
zoning ordinance restricts inoperable
vehicles on private property.
No more than two vehicles cawbe
under repair at any time, and only one
vehicle not owned by the resident
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
The College Station Planning
and Zoning Commission will
hold a public hearing on the
question of granting a per-
manent Conditional Use Per-
mit for an existing child care
facility 2 days a week from 9:00
a.m. to 1:00 p.m. now operating
in the Aldersgate Methodist
Church at 8501 East HAhway 6
108 Legal "M
Bypass with a Conditional Use
Permit which will expire in
June,1987.
The request for Use Permit is
in the name of Aldersgate Un-
ited Methodist Church.
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, June 18,1987.
For additional information,
contact the Planning Division
at(409)764 -3570.
Jane R. Kee
Zoning Official
06 -03-87
THE EAGLE
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1987
may be under repair. Only one vehi-
cle not owned by the resident can be
repaired each month, for no more
than one week. Except for vehicles
being repaired, all must be currently
licensed and operable.
Questions about the zoning regula-
tions should be directed to Kim John-
son, assistant zoning official, at 764-
3759.
Abandoned or junk vehicles
should be reported to Kapella or
David Luedke at 764 -3610.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
The Zoning Board of Adjust-
ment for the City of College
Station will hold a public hear-
ing to consider a request for a
variance in the name of:
H.A. (Hank) Taylor
P.O. Box 3303
Bryan, Texas 77805
The case will be heard by the
Board at the regular meeting
in the Council Room, College
Station City Hall, 1101 Texas
Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. on
Tuesday, June 16,1987.
The nature of the case is as
follows:
Applicant is requesting a vari-
ance to Section 12 Ordinance
No. 1638 regarding allowing
detached signs at 601 Harvey
Road, which is in a C -N
Neighborhood Business Zon-
ing District.
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
06-03 -87
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
The Zoning Board of Adjust-
ment for the City of College
Station will hold a public hear-
ing to consider a request for a
special exception in the name
of:
Larry Landry
P.O. Box 3752
Bryan, Texas 77805
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, June 16,1987.
The nature of the case is as
follows:
Applicant is requesting a
special exception (Ordiance
No. 1638 Section 15) to allow
expansion of a nonconform-
ing commercial structure at
1800 Brothers.
Further information is availa-
ble at the office of the Zoning
Offical of the City of College
Station, (409) 764-3570.
Jane R. Kee
Zoning Official
06-03 -87
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
The College Station Planning
and Zoning Commission will
hold a public hearing to con-
sider revising Secton 8.12 of
Ordinance 1638, the Zoning
Ordinance for the City of Col-
lege Station, specifically af-
fecting conditional uses by
adding public and private par-
king lots to the list of
conditional uses.
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Livingston dam
could be new
CS power source
By HUGH NATIONS
Staff Writer
The federal government has issuec
an order for a license for a small hyd
ro- electric dam at Lake Livingstor
that may eventually supply power tc
College Station.
According to the order, the Trinity
River Authority will have four year-
to get the plant into operation.
The order was issued May 22 by
the Federal Energy Regulatory Com-
mission.
The Trinity River Authority wants
to retrofit Lake Livingston Dam to
provide 50 megawatts of generating
capacity. However, the authority is
prohibited by law from building the
hydro - electric dam independently;.
The project must be sponsored by a
utility, or a local government with its
own electric system.
College Station agreed several
years ago to sponsor the project.
The sponsorship does not mean',
however, that the city must buy pow-
er from the dam. Before construction
can begin, the city and TRA must
sign an agreement for the city to
purchase the power.
Whether the city will do so, former
City Manager North Bardell said
Tuesday, probably depends almost
entirely on the projected price of
power from the dam.
Bardell is executive director of the
Lone Star Municipal Power Agency,
composed of College Station, Cald-
well, Newton and Kirbyville. All
four own their own power systems,
and all four buy power from Gulf
States Utilities.
College Station has first and
second rights of refusal on power
from the dam, Bardell said. TRA
must give the city the first right to buy
the power, he said. if the city refuses,
it still has the right to match the price
offered by any other agency.
The slump in oil prices has closed
many Gulf Coast refineries, which
were major customers of Gulf States.
As a consequence, the utility has sur-
plus power to sell. Therefore, Col-
lege Station's negotiating position
when its contract with GSU expires
Dec. 31, 1991, should be strong.
The Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission ordered that if there are
no objections or appeals in the next
30 days, the license will be issued.
The EAGLE
WEDNESDAY
JUNE 10 1987
Developer, CS group agree
to extension for land swap
By SCOTT WILLIAMS
Business Writer
The College Station Economic Development Founda-
tion and developer W.D. "Bill" Fitch have agreed to a
120 -day extension on a deadline to complete a trade of
land.
Fitch has agreed to give the foundation 200 acres of
land bordering Texas 6 south of College Station, in return
for 677 acres situated between Greens Prairie Road and
Rock Prairie Road.
The foundation plans on using the site on Texas 6 for an
industrial park that will house high -tech, clean manufac-
turing businesses and research facilities.
A contract to complete the land swap was drawn up in
late 1986, but as yet Fitch has been unable to arrange
financing to pay off the parcel of land that includes the
200 -acre site, Schultz said.
A deadline for completion of the deal had been set for
last Monday, but the foundation agreed to extend the
deadline another 120 days, he said.
The foundation is now prepared to deed its land to Fitch
"free and clear." Schultz said, and requires that Fitch's
land also be free of any legal encumbrances before it will
agree to the deal.
Fitch has agreed to build a 1,200 -foot road from Greens
Prairie Road south to the site and will pay half the costs of
a road along the site's northern border.
He also will build a water line along the road leading to
the park from Greens Prairie Road, and will bring a sewer
line into the park from the east.
Schultz said Fitch already has spent "hundreds of
thousands of dollars" preparing the park site.
"As long as Mr. Fitch is doing those things, the closing
date makes no difference," Schultz said.
He said the extension of the deadline is in the best
interest of College Station because it will assure that the
land will be free of encumbrances.
"We're kind of in a limbo -type situation," Schultz
said. "We're not going to go out and do a lot of things
right now. We're going to wait until we have that piece of
property. "
Stab writer
College Station City Council members agreed
in wor 'p session Wednesday that upcoming
in ases in water and sewer rates will be only
p dally offset by lower electric rates.
he council also said it wants to structure its
ele tric rates so as to offer an inducement for
ind strial development. Under the proposed rate
sy em, the greater the usage, the lower the cost
pet1kilowatt hour.
e rate incentives mean residential customers
ac ally will pay higher electric bills, along with
increased water and sewer bills, if the plan is
adopted as expected.
The council will consider adopting ordinances
to implement rate adjustments for all three utilities
in its 7 p.m. regular session today.
Utilities office manager Linda Piwonka told the
council the new rates will go into effect July I if
the ordinances are approved tonight.
Piwonka said she is recommending the step
electric rate structure because a flat rate structure,
under which both large and small users pay the
same amount per kilowatt hour, conflicts with the
current wholesale rate structure of Gulf States
Utilities.
College Station buys its power from Gulf
States, and resells it to College Station residents.
Piwonka said the cost per kilowatt hour for
College Station residents goes down as the city's
purchases from Gulf States go up, and it is to the
city's advantage to encourage load growth.
If th Ity's purchases from Gulf States in-
x.,1111-1 wVuiu a"uauy pay a smauer electric bill.
Councilman Jim Gardner nevertheless ques-
tioned the step rates.
"What's the advantage of getting more industry
when you give them the breaks you do ?" Gardner
asked.
The proposed rates are part of a five -year plan
that is designed to bring the cost of providing
water, sewer, and electric service into line with the
cost of providing those services. A study earlier
this year indicated that water revenues need to be
raised 76 percent and sewer revenues 65 percent
for those services to be self - sustaining.
The shortfall has been funded by charging more
for electric service than the power costs, the study
showed.
Under the plan developed by McCord Engineer-
ing, the city's rate consultant, water rates would
be raised over five years and sewer rates would be
raised over three years. At the same time, electric
rates would drop.
For the first year, however, the plan provides
for the electric rates to drop by only 50 percent of
the amount of the increases in water and sewer
rates.
The reason for that recommendation, Piwonka
and McCord said, is that the city cannot predict
whether Gulf States will raise the wholesale rate.
Thus, they said, any electric rate decreases should
lag at least a year behind the increases for other
services.
A Gulf States rate hike already scheduled for
July I was figured into the proposed rate schedule,
THE EAGLE
THURSDAY
JUNE 11, 1987
Although the plan is for a rive -year phase -in,
with the rates being adjusted each year, the council
is expected to approve only the adjustments for the
1987 -88 fiscal year Thursday. The new rates will"
go into effect July 1.
The new rates would be:
■ Water —The monthly service charge would go
to $5 from $4 for residential, and to $6.50 for
commercial. The charge per 1,000 gallons would
go to $1.50 from $1.40. The bill for the average
residential customer, who uses 10,000 gallons per
month, would go to $20 from $18.
■ Sewer — The monthly residential charge
would go to $11 from $10. Commercial users
would pay a monthly service charge of $3.50, plus
$.96 per 1,000 gallons of water used. Currently,
commercial customers pay $10 for the first 7,000
gallons of water used, and $2.50 for each addition -
al 7,000 gallons. The proposed rates would result
in a 10 percent increase for residential customers.
For commercial customers, they would result in
bills ranging from a reduction of 65 percent, for
those using no water, to increases of up to 158
percent for those using 500,000 gallons a month.
■ Electric — The monthly service fee for re-
sidential customers would increase to $5.50 from
$4. Commercial customers would pay a monthly
service charge of up to $50. The average residen-
tial customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours would
pay $84.63, up from the $83.74 now paid, but
larger users would pay less than their current bills.
A small commercial user who used 4,000 kilo-
watt hours, for example, would pay only $328,
compared to the $353 now paid.
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Sealed bids will be received
by the Caldwell Independent
School District, 203 North
Gray, Caldwell, Texas 77836,
until 12:dD noon, June 19, 1867
for the foRowtnp:
District's Depository Bank For
The Biennium, September 1,
1987throughAugust31,1967.
Copies of the bid document
are on fll�v'in the office of the
busine" manager and are
open for ppb lic inspection.
The Caldwell Independent
School District reserves the
right to reject amy or all bids
and to wavy* -eny and all for -
malitiBSrsRdso accept the bid
thatsomewtue best interest of
the °^ •-
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING:
the College Station Planning
and Zoning Commission will
hold a public hearing on the
question of granting a Con-
ditional Use Permit for a park-
ing lot for athletic and special
city and university functions
to be located on a 3.51 acre
tract on the south side of Jer-
sey Street approximately 50
feet west of Marion Pugh
Drive.
The request for Use Permit is
in the name of William B. Sam-
pson & Nicolas J. Dempsey.
Owner of land is Robert
Callaway.
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,July2,1987.
For additional information,
contact the Planning Division
at(409)764 -3570.
Jane R. Kee
Zoning Official
06 -17-67
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING:
The Zoning Board of Adjust-
ment for the City of College
Station will hold a public hear-
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Ing to consider a request for a
variance in the name of:
Charlie Burris, AIA
2402 Broadmoor Suite A 201
Bryan, TX 77802
The use 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 Tuea-
day, July 7,1967.
The nature of the case Is as
follows:
Applicant Is requesting a vari-
ance to rear setback re-
quirements (Table A Ord. No.
1638) at 300 Suffolk to allow
construction of a detached
t arage. Owner of property Is
. Hays Glover 111.
Further Information Is availa-
ble at the office of the Zoning
Official of the City of College
Statlon, (409) 7643570.
Jane R. as
Zoning Officlsl
06 -17 -87
TO WHOM IT
MAYCONCERN:
The Zoning Board of Adjust-
ment for the City of College
Station will hold a public hear -
Ing to consider a request for a
variance In the name of:
William W. Botts
100 Lee Avenue
College Station, TX 77840
The use will be heard by the
Board at the regular meeting
In the Council Room, College
Station City Hell, 1101 Texas
Avenue at 7:00 P.M. on Tues-
day, July 7,1987.
The nature of the use Is as
follows:
Applicant Is requesting a va►I-
ance to side street setback re-
gulations (Table A Ord. No.
1838) to allow construction of a
garage at 100 Lee Avenue.
Furth iformstlon Is availa-
ble a e office of the Zoning
OfficiEr of the City of College
Station, (409) 764-3570.
Jane R. Kee
Zoning Official
06 -17 -87
EAGLE
THURSDAY
JUNE 18, 1987
11
11
108 legal Notices
LEGALNOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1711 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
June 11, 1987, BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
meeting In regular session In
the Council Room of the Col-
log e Station City Hall, said
meeting having been posted
In accordance with Art. 6252-
17. Said Ordinance, signed by
the Mayor and duly recorded
In the official records of the
city, Is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 10, SECTION 2.C,
2.D, and 2.E OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS, RELATING TO THE
DESIGNATION AND ADOP-
TION OF SCHEDULES FOR
THE TRAFFIC CONTROL DE-
VICE INVENTORY; AND DE-
CLARING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
Ordinance No. 1711 updates
the Inventory schedules list -
Ing the location of four -way
stop Intersections, desig-
nated hazard Intersections
controlled by stop signs, and
any special hazard Inter-
sections controlled by yield
signs. Copies of the Inventory
schedules are on file In the
office of the city secretary.
Ordinance No. 1711 shall be-
come effective and be In full
force and effect from and after
Its passage and approval by
the College Station City
Council, and In accordance
with the City Charter. The
complete text of the above -
named ordinance may be
seen
at the office of the City Secre-
tary, at 1101 South Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
06-19- 87,06 -20 -87
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1710 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
June 11, 1987, BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
meeting In regular session In
the Council Room of the Col-
lege Station City Hall, said
meeting having been posted
In accordance with Art. 6252-
17. Said Ordinance, signed by
the Mayor and duly recorded
In the official records of the
city, Is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 11, SECTION 2, OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS, RELATING
TO THE SCHEDULE OF
RATES FOR WATER AND
SEWER SERVICES; AND,
PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
Ordinance No. 1710 esta-
blishes new rate schedules for
the sale of water, defines
THE EAGLE
FRIDAY
JUNE 19, 1987
108 legal Notices
terms and categories, sets
rates for consumers using
sewerage service, and pro-
vides for an effective date for
the billing of customers under
the revised rates.
Ordinance No. 1710 shall be-
come effective and be In full
force and effect from and after
Its passage and approval by
the College Station City
Council, and In accordance
with the City Charter. The
complete text of the above -
named ordinance may be
seen
at the office of the City Secre-
tary, at 1101 South Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
06- 19- 87,06 -20 -87
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1709 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
June 11, 1987, BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
meeting In regular session In
the Council Room of the Col-
lege Station City Hall, said
meeting having been posted
In accordance with Art. 6252-
17. Said Ordinance, signed by
the Mayor and duly recorded
In the official records of the
city, Is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 11, SECTION 4, OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS, RELATING
TO SCHEDULE OF RATES
FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE;
AND, PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
Ordinance No. 1709 estab-
Ilshes new rate schedules for
the sale of electricity, defines
terms and categories, and
provides for an effective date
for the billing of customers un-
der the revised rates.
Ordinance No. 1709 shall be-
come effective and be In full
force and effect from and after
Its passage and approval by
the College Station City
Council, and In accordance
with the City Charter. The
complete text of the above -
named ordinance may be
seen
at the office of the City Secre-
tary, at 1101 South Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
06- 19- 87,06 -20 -87
•
U
0
108 Legal Notices
LEGALNOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1711 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
June 11, 1987, BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
meeting In regular session In
the Council Room of the Col-
lege Station City Hall, said
meeting having been posted
In accordance with Art. 6252-
17. Said Ordinance, signed by
`the Mayor and duly recorded
"in the official records of the
'Acity, Is captioned as follows:
4N ORDINANCE AMENDING
,CHAPTER 10, SECTION 2.C,
10-1), and 2.E OF THE COLE OF
.ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
%4F COLLEGE STATION,
'sTEXAS, RELATING TO THE
! DESIGNATION AND ADOP-
,jION OF SCHEDULES FOR
JrHE TRAFFIC CONTROL DE-
AVICE AN fC EFFECTIVE
i ng TErdlnsnce No. 1711 updates
e Inventory schedules list -
the location of four -way
estop Intersections, deslg-
ated hazard -cont oiled by stop slg
7ny special hazard In
'sections controlled by yield
signs. Copies of the Inventory
:U. hedules are on file In the
-'Office of the city $ecretary.
.'Ordinance No. 1711 shall be-
'Come i
orce and effect from and after
r
its passage and approval by
the College Station City
Council, and in accordance
with the City
cpmplete text of the above -
named ordinance may be
seen
, at the office of the City Secre-
'tary, at 1101 South Texas
'Avenue, C011e9e Station,
;Texas.
;p6.19- 87,06-2
d , LEGALNOTICE
,ORDINANCE NO. 1710 WAS
108 legal Notices
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
June 11, 1987, BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
meeting In regular session In
the Council Room of the Col-
lege Station City Hall, said
meeting having been posted
In accordance with Art. 6252-
17. Said Ordinance, signed by
the Mayor and duly recorded
In the official records of the
city, is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 11, SECTION 2, OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS, RELATING OF
To
RATES FOR ER AND
SEWER SERVICES; AND,
PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
Ordinance No. 1710 esta-
blishes new rate schedules for
the sale of water, defines
terms and categories, sets
rates for consumers using
sewerage service, and pro-
vides for an effective date for
the billing of customers under
the revised rates.
Ordinance No. 1710 shall be-
come effective and be In full
force and effect from and after
Its passage and approval by
the College Station City
Council, and In accordance
with the City Charter. The
complete text of the above -
named ordinance may be
seen
at the office of the City Secre-
tary, at 1101 South Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
08-19- 87,06 -20-8
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1709 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
June 11, 1987, BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
meeting In regular session In
the Council Room of the Col-
08 legal "M
ege Station City Hell, Bald
neeting having been posted
n accordance with Art. 6252-
17. Said Ordinance, signed by
the Mayor and duly recorded
In the official records of the
city, Is captioned as tollows:
AN ORDINANCE AMEN CHAPTER 111, SECTION D1 OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS, RELATING
TO SCHEDULE OF RATES
FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE;
AND, PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
Ordinance No. 1709 estsb-
fishes new rate schedules for
the sale of electricity, defines
terms categories,
ides for aneffective
pro date
for the billing of customers un-
der the revised rates.
ccomfea**acti a and be In full
force and effect from approval m ndfter
Its passage by
the College Station City
Council, and In accordance
with the City Charter. The
complete text of the above -
named ordinance may be
seen
at the office of the City Secre
tary, at 1101 South Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
wig- 87,06 -20-
THE EAGLE
SATURDAY
JUNE 20, 1987
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Bryan - College Station Eagle Monday, June 22, 1987
Long history of CS's industrial park
his month, the deadline
for the exchange of land
where the city of College
Station's proposes to
build an industrial park was ex-
tended for 120 days. Now appears
to be a good time to review the
history and status of the park.
About seven years ago, in Octo-
ber 1980, the College Station In-
dustrial Development Foundation,
the organization that later became
the Economic Development
Fa ition, was formed. Former
ban Dennis Goehring was
named president and executive
director. The city contributed
$50,000 toward operating ex-
penses, including Goehring's sal-
ary. It was the first of the annual
appropriations that continue today.
In July 1981, the city bought
1,266 acres on Green's Prairie
Road, east of Texas 6, and
announced it planned to develop a
high -tech industrial park. The
purchase price was $1.58 million.
R.F. "Bob" Spearman sold the
land to the city. He retained 1,030
adjacent acres with frontage on
Texas 6 and Green's Prairie Road.
Spearman and the city planned to
develop jointly a residential -
recreational- business - industrial
complex.
Less than a year after the city's
purchase, in April 1982, Texas
A &M University announced that
it, too, would build a high -tech
park, focusing on research activi-
ties.
In July 1982, three months after
th ` &M announcement, Spear-
HUGH NATIONS
Reporter's Notebook
man sold his property to JAC De-
velopers Inc.
In October 1983, the size of the
city was greatly expanded by the
annexation of 2,500 acres, includ-
ing much of the area where the in-
dustrial park was planned. The
newly annexed area contained ab-
out 100 residents.
For years, the city attempted to
work out a joint development plan,
fast with Spearman, then with
JAC, and finally with W. D. "Bill"
Fitch, the developer of Southwood
Valley. Fitch, an original member
of the development foundation
board, bought out the JAC interest
three years ago, in July 1984.
When it became apparent a joint
development could not be accom-
plished, the city decided to seek a
land swap with Fitch. He would
give the city 200 prime acres front-
ing on Texas 6 in exchange for a
larger but less desirable tract in the
city -owned acreage.
It was that swap that was post -
ponted recently for four months,
because Fitch has not yet been able
to deliver an unencumbered title to
the property.
In the meantime, the city has
proceeded to provide the infras-
tructure necessary to support both
the proposed industrial park and the
annexed area.
So far, the city has completed:
■ The paving of Green's Prairie
Road from Texas 6 to Rock Prairie
Road, at a cost of $1,156,500.
■ A water line from Rock Prairie
Road south along Texas 6 to
Green's Prairie Road, $636,000.
■ A water line from Texas 6 east
along Green's Prairie to Rock
Prairie Road, $321,000.
■ A power line along Texas 6 to
Green's Prairie and east to the Gulf
States Utilities right of way,
$125,000.
■ An elevated water storage tank,
which is actually owned by a pri-
vate company but is built on land
the city bought at Texas 6 and
Green's Prairie. The city pays the
private company $251,000 annual-
ly. Eventually, the tank will belong
to the city. The price the city paid
for the land on which the tank
stands was not immediately avail-
able. The property was bought
from a group that included
Goehring, the foundation presi-
dent, and another director who sub-
sequently resigned. The group
purchased the property, part of a
larger 700 -acre tract, in 1982.
The city now has under construe
tion, or pending, the following
facilities to serve the propose(
park:
■ The Lick Creek Wastewate
Treatment Plant, $1,141,800.
■ Sewer lines to serve the plant
$710,000.
■ A power line from Green';
Prairie Road to the Lick Creel
plant, $75,000.
The council also has agreed t(
transfer to the development found•
ation the rights to lease land under
the city's other water tower, or
Texas Avenue just south of Harve
Road. The foundation hopes G
generate enough leases on tha
property to finance development o
the industrial park.
Since the location has not beer
decided, no work has as yet begui
on the park itself. Nor have am
industries agreed to locate in it.
Meanwhile, Councilman Dicl
Haddox noted at a recent Cit
Council retreat that if the deal witl
Fitch eventually falls through, the
foundation may back off the sit(
where the city for six years ha
sought to develop an industria
park. The foundation may begi
looking elsewhere to develop
park, he said, and one potential sit
might be right across Texas 6 adja
cent to the southern water tower.
That is the remainder of the 70C
acre tract that Goehring and hi
three partners bought in 1982.
Hugh Nations covers the
city of College Station for thi
Eagle.
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Council to mull
funds allocation
The College Station City Coun-
cil will discuss allocation of Com-
munity Development funds at its
meeting today, followed by a pub-
lic hearing on the issue Thursday.
Council members are expected
to adopt the 1987 -88 budget at the
Thursday meeting at 7 p.m.
Before the adoption of the
budget, however, the council will
hold a public hearing on the CD
block grant, the last city fund that
the council has not decided how to
allocate. Several public agencies
will be partially financed from the
federal grant funds.
The council will also consider
awarding a contract for the drilling
of a new water well, and will hold a
public hearing on expanding the
use of conditional use permits to
cover parking lots.
The council meets today at 4
p.m. in City Hall.
L.._—
Correction
A column by Hugh Nations on the
editorial page of Monday's Eagle in-
correctly indicated that the city of Col-
lege Station had purchased a site for a
water tower at Texas 6 and Green's
Prairie Road. A partnership composed
of Dennis Goehring, president of the
College Station Economic Develop-
ment Foundation, and others actually
donated the property to the city.
Further, the column mentioned that
College Station City Councilman Dick
Haddox had noted that the possibility
exists that the foundation may consid-
er moving the city's industrial park to
the land owned by Goehring and his
partners. Haddox said Tuesday that
the Goehring tract is only one of
numerous tracts that the foundation
might review should the proposed land
swap with developer Bill Fitch fall
through. He added that he fully ex-
pects the transaction with Fitch to be
completed as planned, giving the city
200 acres fronting on Texas 6 in ex-
change for a larger but less desirable
city -owned tract.
THE EAGLE
WEDNESDAY
JUNE 24, 1987
City of CS honors Trowbrige
Marlita Trowbridge was named the City of College Station's em-
ployee of the year at an employee recognition banquet, held Tuesday in
the College Station Hilton and Conference Center. She will receive as a
prize her choice of a $500 gift certificate or savings bond, and a plaque
bearing her photograph will hang in the lobby of the College Station City
Hall for the next year.
The city's payroll manager, Trowbridge is responsible for more than
$10 million each year. She began in 1980 as an account clerk in the utility
office.
Trowbridge was one of four nominees for the award. Also nominated
were Rita Villareal - Watkins of the College Station Police Department's
Criminal Investigation Bureau; Joe L. Turner, custodian at Lincoln
Center; and David B. Dobbs, a quality assurance inspector in the
engineering division of the capital improvements department.
THE EAGLE
THURSDAY
JUNE 25, 1987
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THE EAGLE
THURSDAY
JUNE 25, 1987
•
Clements vetoes bill aimed
to fix voting date problems
By HUGH NATIONS
Staff Writer
Gov. Bill Clements has vetoed a
bill intended to resolve an impending
change in election dates that promises
to cause major problems locally,
especially in College Station.
The bill, altered to overcome Cle-
ments' objections, has been re-
introduced in the House during the
current special session.
A spokesman for its author, Sen.
Ted Lyon of Rockwall, said if the bill
passes the House in its current form,
it will be re- introduced in the Senate.
The aide, Chris Elliott, said it is
possible for either body to consider
legislation not originally included in
the governor's call for the special ses-
sion. If both houses approve such a
measure, he said, the governor can
then amend the call and sign the bill
into law.
The bill was designed to correct a
problem created by earlier legislation
that established four uniform election
dates for local governments in Texas.
Beginning this September, local gov-
ernments would have to hold most
elections on those dates.
One of the dates is the third Satur-
day in May. That date, though, poses
problems for college towns such as
Bryan - College Station, since it falls
after classes would normally be
closed.
Because classes at Texas A &M
University would not be in session,
many faculty members would not be
in town for the election. In addition,
College Station City Secretary Dian
Jones has noted that she will have
difficulty finding poll workers, since
many are spouses of A &M faculty
and staff members.
The runoff for an election held the
third Saturday in May would be three
Saturdays later, in June, when the
public schools also are out.
The city of College Station and the
Bryan school district seldom have
runoff elections, because a majority
vote is not required for election. But
majority votes are required in city of
Bryan and College Station school dis-
trict elections.
The Senate version of the bill Cle-
ments vetoed would have changed
the May uniform election date from
the third Saturday to the first Satur-
day. When it got to the House,
though, Rep. Charles Evans of Hurst
succeeded in eliminating the January
uniform election date, which was the
third Saturday of that month.
"The provision eliminating the
January date would create massive
problems for school districts, junior
college districts, cities, counties, and
special districts that normally hold
elections at that time," Clements said
when he vetoed the measure on
Friday.
THE EAGLE
THURSDAY
JUNE 25, 1987
Both College Station and Bryan
now hold elections on the first Satur-
day in April. The city elections are
held in conjunction with the school
elections, and are supervised by
either College Station's Jones or
Dorothy Mallett, Bryan's city
secretary.
If the two cities take no action,
their election date will automatically
switch to the May date. Both Jones
and Mallett have said scheduling
problems with the other two available
dates — the third Saturday in January
and the second Saturday in August —
rule out any possibility that they can
be used here. A November date is
included in the four uniform dates,
but communities that hold elections
every year cannot use it.
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CS Cou.
load mat,
utilities pry
By HUGH NATI(
Staff Writer
College Station has struck such a f
States Utilities, and the company ha
power to sell, that continuation of th
peak -load management program is un:
Council was told Wednesday.
In fact, a city official said the city rr
it did a 180- degree turnaround and ini
encourage consumption.
' Council members decided at their
shop meeting to shelve the conservat
Utilities office manager Linda Piwo
the city probably could save custom
about $75,000 next year if the progran
about $4 per customer per year.
In 1985 -86, the program shaved
amount the city paid Gulf States for
Which meant the average customer
Utilities
unused generating capacity that it would like to use.
As a result, last September the company and the city
closed a contract that encourages additional power con-
sumption.
The contract has two major provisions encouraging
load growth:
■ All power purchased by the city in excess of the July I
peak load will be provided at a substantially reduced rate.
■ The ratchet, or minimum use level at which the cus-
tomer pays a fixed amount in demand charges regardless
of the amount of power he uses, has been lowered from 75'
percent of the peak load to 60 percent. .
The city experiences its highest consumption 4 elec-
tricity each year at about the time classes begin at Texas
A &M University. Gulf States requires that when the
usage drops a certain amount below the peak level, the
city must pay a fixed demand charge regardless of con-
sumption.
Until September, that "ratchet," or minimum, had
been 75 percent. The new contract dropped it to 60 per-
From 1A
cent.
The load management program, begun in 1983, elicited
the aid of College Station utilities customers in reducing
peak load consumption during the month of highest use.
The reasoning behind the program was that the lower the
peak, the lower the 75 percent ratchet point, and the lower
the cost of power to the consumer.
The program worked so well that it saved the city's
utility customers $525,000 a year, on the average, and
caught the attention of other cities across the country.
But Piwonka said after briefing the council that because
of the new rate structure that goes into effect July I, the
city might be better off reversing its energy conservation
approach.
As of July 1, Gulf States will begin comparing con-
sumption each month with the same month of last year.
Any power consumed above the same month of the pre-
ceding year will be sold to the city at about one -half the
normal wholesale rate.
THE EAGLE
• FRIDAY
JUNE 26, 1987
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Q° THE BATTALION
FRIDAY
JUNE 26, 1987
C CS City Council
approves budget
By HUGH NATIONS
Staff Writer
The College Station City Council
approved Thursday a general fund
budget of $13.4 million, virtually the
same size as last year's, and a $50.8
million total operating budget that is
substantially smaller than budgets for
the past two years.
The budget includes $7.6 million
in transfers from the city's utility sys-
tem to the general fund.
As expected, the council drastical-
ly cut the allocation for the Lone Star
Municipal Power Agency. The
approximately $50,000 trimmed
from the LSMPA budget will be used
to finance a power alternatives study
to determine whether the city should
remain a part of the agency.
Council members awarded a
$771,000 contract for drilling the ci-
ty's fourth water well to Payton Con-
struction Co. of Houston. The new
well will be just east of Bryan Utili-
ties Lake.
Councilmen questioned whether
they could award the contract to R. B.
Butler Inc., the second low bidder at
$797,300, to keep the funds spent on
the project in the local economy. City
Attorney Cathy Locke said the low
bidder would be entitled to a hearing
on the issue if the council decided to
reject that bid.
LaDona Hudson, a resident of the
Old San Antonio Road -Sandy Point
Road area, said she believes a prop-
osed city of Bryan landfill in the area
.will contaminate College Station's
water supply, which comes from
wells in the area.
"Every authority that I have con-
tacted has said that your wells wiii be
in jeopardy, and the wells of Texas
A &M University would be in jeopar-
dy," Hudson said. She urged the city
to join with other local governnlent
agencies to begin recycling waste.
City Manager King Cole said , the
state must authorize construction of
the landfill, and that a permit will be
issued only after exhaustive soil tests
to which College Station will have
access.
The council also:
■ Approved the allocations from
the $751,000 Community Develop
ment federal block grant.
■ Amended the zoning ordinance
to provide for the construction- of
parking lots in any zone under con-
ditional use permits, with Counz il-
man James Gardner dissenting.
THE EAGLE
FRIDAY
JUNE 26, 1987
10
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108 Legal Ne m
The project will consist of pro-
viding materials, labor and
equipment for the installation
of 4,244 feet of six -inch sani-
tary sewer pipe in Ashburn,
Gilchrist, Marsteller and Mun-
son, asphalt replacement, and
residential service con-
nections in College Hills
Woodlands.
A pre -bid conference and site
visit will be held at the City of
College Station Engineering
Office on Wednesday, July 8 at
9 am.
Bidders must submit with
their bids a Cashier's Check
or a Certified Check in the
amount of five (5q) 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 the Bidder will
enter 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
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 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.
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, Propo-
sal Forms, Specifications and
Plans may be obtained from
the City Engineer's office,
1101 S. Texas Avenue, College
Station, Texas for a non-
refundable fee of twenty-five
dollars ($25.00).
6-29-87,6-30--87.7-01-87.7-06-87,
7-07-87,7-13-87,7-14-87
THE EAGLE
MONDAY
JUNE 29, 1987
109 LON"
ADVERTISEMENT
Sealed proposals addressed
to the Cit of C011e9e Station,
Texas will be received for the
construction of:
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
PROJECT NO. R -M
PHASE 11 COLLEGE HILLS
WOODLANDS SANITARY
SEWER REPLACEMENT
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
until 2:00 o'clock P.M., Tues-
day, July 14, 1987.
Proposals will be received at
the office of Mr. David J.
Pullen, City Engineer, 1101
Texas Avenue, College Sta-
tion, Texas 77840.
The project will consist of pro-
viding materials, labor and
equlpment for the Installation
of 4,2244 feet of six -inch sani-
tary sewer pipe in Ashburn,
Gilchrist, Marsteller and Mun-
son, asphalt replacement, and
residential service con-
nections in College Hills
Woodlands.
A pre -bid conference and site
visit will be held at the City of
College Station Engineering
Office on Wednesday, July 8 at
gam.
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
108 legal Nek" - —
guarantee that the Bidder will
enter 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
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 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 t.: =nsider 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.
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, Propo-
sal Forms, Specifications and
Plans may be obtained from
THE EAGLE
TUESDAY
JUNE 30, 1987
106 LO "M
the City Engineer's office,
1101 S. Texas Avenue, College
Station, Texas for a non-
refundable fee of twenty-five
dollars (525.00).
8-29- 878. 30-87, 7 -01- 87,7. 08-87,
7-07-87:7-1 3- 7.14 -87
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LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1714 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
June 25, 1987, BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
meeting in regular session in
the Council Room of the Col-
lege Station City Hall, said
meeting having been posted
in accordance with Art. 6252-
17. Said Ordinance, signed by
the Mayor and duly recorded
in the official records of the
city, is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 1, OR THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS, BY ADDING A SEC-
TION PROVIDING FOR THE
MICOFILMING OF RE-
CORDS, REPEALING ALL OR-
DINANCES OR PARTS OF OR-
DINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH; PROVIDING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
Ordinance 1714, authorizing
the City of College Station to
engage in the microfilming of
municipal records, names the
type of records to be micro-
filmed, sets standards, esta-
blishes responsibilities for
certification and indices,
allows public access where
entitled under law, and pres-
cribes for the disposition or
destruction of public records
which have been mircrofilmed
in compliance with the
ordinance.
Ordinance No. 1714 shall be-
come effective and be in full
force and effect from and after
its passage and approval by
the College Station City
Council, and in accordance
with the City Charter. The
complete text of the above -
named ordinance maybe seen
at the office of the City Secre-
tary, at 1101 South Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
07 -01- 87,07 -02-87
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1712 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
June 25, 1987, BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
meeting in regular session in
the Council Room of the Col-
lege Station City Hall, said
108 legal Notices
meeting having been posted
in accordance with Art. 6252-
17. Said Ordinance, signed by
the Mayor and duly recorded
in the official records of the
city, is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE REVISING
SECTION 8.12 OF ORDIN-
ANCE 1638, THE ZONING OR-
DINANCE FOR THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION,
SPECIFICALLY AFFECTING
CONDITIONAL USES.
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 had
been duly given to the general
public.
Ordinance No. 1712 includes
"Public or private parking lot
and any related accessory
uses" in the list of conditional
uses.
This ordinance shall become
effective and be in full force
and effect from and after its
passage and approval by the
College Station City Council,
and in accordance with the
City Charter. The complete
text of Ordinance 1712 may be
seen at the office of the City
Secretary, at 1101 South Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
07 -01- 87,07 -02-87
THE EAGLE
THURSDAY
JULY 2, 1987
•
106 legal NlO Ces
ADVERTISEMENT
Sealed proposals addressed
to the City of College Station,
Texas will be received for the
construction of:
C PROJECT No R- 83-83-09
PHASE 11 COLLEGE HILLS
WOODLANDS SANITARY
SEWER REPLACEMENT
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
106 Legal Notices
until 2:00 o'clock P.M., Tues-
day, July 14,1987.
Proposals will be received at
the office of Mr. David J.
Pullen, City Engineer, 1101
Texas Avenue, College Sta-
tion, Texas 77840.
The project will consist of pro-
viding materials, labor and
equipment for the installation
108 Legal Notices
the United States, as listed in
latest Revision of Treasury
Department Circular 570, as a
guarantee that the Bidder will
enter 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
106 legal Notices
106 legal NOtiees
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.
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, Propo-
sal Forms, Specifications and
Plans may be obtained from
the City Engineer's office,
1101 S. Texas Avenue, College
Station, Texas for a non-
refundable fee of twenty -five
dollars ($25.00).
6-29-87,6-30-87.7-01-87,7-06-87,
7-07-87 .7-13-87,7-14-87
106 legal Notices
of 4,244 feet of six -inch sani-
tary sewer pipe in Ashburn,
Gilchrist, Marsteller and Mun-
son, asphalt replacement, and
residential service con-
nections in College Hills
Woodlands.
A pre -bid conference and site
visit will be held at the City of
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
106 Legal Notices
106 legal Notices
College Station Engineering
Office on Wednesday,July8at
9 am.
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,
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 EAGLE
MONDAY
JULY 6, 1987
108 Legal Notices
106 legal Notices —
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 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
C�m�
County calls election
on issue of sales tax
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The state now collects a 5
tax — although lawmakers are
discussing raising that rate to 6 per-
cent — and the cities of Bryan and
College Station each collect an addi-
tional 1 percent as well.
Holmgreen said after Monday's
meeting that he favors a county sales
tax because it shifts the burden of
paying for county services away from
property owners and onto other
groups, such as Texas A &M students
who live on campus and out -of-
county residents who come`to Bryan
and College Station to shop.
Holmgreen also said the sales tax
would afford the county a hedge
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.By RONNIE CROCKER
Staff Writer
Brazos County voters will decide
in August whether to impose an addi-
tional sales tax throughout the
county.
County commissioners on Monday
set an Aug. 8 election date for decid-
ing whether to collect a '/z percent
sales tax on in- county purchases.
County Judge Dick Holmgreen said
the sales tax, if approved and im-
plemented next year, would most
likely mean a reduction in property
taxes for 1989.
The Texas Legislature this year au-
thorized counties to collect sales
taxes, if approved by voters, to sup-
plement ad valorem property taxes.
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College Station birthd,
Pictures needed for
Semi- Centennial is a word coined by former Col -
kge Station Mayor Gary Halter. It is the name given
to the 50th anniversary of the incorporation of the
;City of College Station, which will take place in
1988.
As the year approaches, plans for the celebration
f this milestone in College Station's history have
Begun. The College Station Historic Preservation
Committee, chaired by Dr. Halter and supported by
Se College Station City Council, has initiated sever-
al events to take place beginning as early as the fall of
'4987. ,
One of those activities is the preparation of a
Tietorial history of College Station, intended to pre -
serve events and activities that took place over the
p ast 50 years. Dr. Henry Dethloff, who is preparing
4he history, is seeking old photographs of buildings,
vents, or families for possible inclusion in this his -
lery.
Plans are for completion of the history as early as
:�pptember or October, so citizens who have photos
p submit, need to do so no later than the end of July.
They may be taken to the City secretary's office at
;Vt Hall or to Dr. Halter in Room 002 in Bolton Hall
°A1 the A &M campus. All photos will be returned.
. A second acitivity which is being conducted in
jonjunction with the Arts Council of Brazos Valley,
is an art contest of old College Station homes. The 12
Sr 13 winners will be included in the Calendar of
lHistoric Homes, which will be available for purchase
EAGLE
THURSDAY
JULY 9, 1987
history; ideas sought
in November of 1987. "The art contest will culminate
with a reception honoring the artists and homeow-
ners and open to the public on Sept. 13 at the College
Station Community Center. Those artists wishing to
submit entries must do so before Aug. 21. Artwork
will be judged by a team of out -of -town judges. For
more information on the contest, call the Arts Coun-
cil at 268 -ARTS.
The Historic Preservation Committee is made up
of the following members: Lois Beach, Paul Van
Riper, Peggy Owens, Norma Teets, John Paul
Abbott. Maggie McGraw, Patricia Boughton and
Dr. Halter.
According to Halter, groups, organizations or in-
dividuals are encouraged to develop ideas, events or
activities to go along with the celebration. He sug-
gested such ideas as an oral history done by long time
residents who remember College Station as it was, or
school classes developing a history of the College
Station School District or even how the streets in
College Station got their names.
If you or your group has an idea or event to submit
or you would like to work with the Historic Preserva-
tion Committee, please contact Gary Halter at 696-
5512 or 845 -2152. Although there is a small amount
of funding available, groups will be expected to bear
the majority if not all of the cost of their event.
PEGGY CALLIHAM
City of College Station
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BID NOTICE
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS ACCEPTING
BID(S) FOR
ANNUAL JANITORIAL
SUPPLIES CONTRACT
until 2:00 PK July 15, 1987, 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 X88 -01
07-02-87 07 - 09 - 87
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Contracts for construction
of `pocket park' approved
I;
By HUGH NATIONS
Staff Writer
The College Station City Council
on Thursday approved two contracts
for the construction of a "pocket
park," including a pond, at the police
station.
Construction of the new recreation
area, to be called Cy Miller Park,
should begin this month and be com-
plete by October, parks planner Peter
Vanecek said.
The park, at the intersection of
Texas Avenue South and Police Sta-
tion Drive, will include reconstruc-
tion of what remains of the pond at
the police station. A part of the pond
was filled in when the building was
expanded, and the remainder was
drained. pavilion, a
In addition, two piers, a p
granite path, and a fountain aerator
are planned.
The council approved a $17,450
contract with Young & Sons for the
grading, and a $14,700 contract with
Landscape Construction for the land -
about h
t $70,000,but project
anecek said the
balance of the contracts are under
$10,000, and do not require council
approval.
Mayor Larry Ringer said he plans
to write. the Brazos County Appraisal
District to protest the district's prop-
osed budget, which he said includes a
5 percent salary and benefits boost for
BCAD staffers, a 37 percent
fund of $226,000, and the addition of
one employee.
Deputy City Manager Ron Rag-
land noted that the city budget,
adopted just weeks ago, included no
raises, a $460,000 reduction in the
THE EAGLE
FRIDAY
JULY 10, 1987
general fund reserve, and the a i-
mination of 29 positions.
Councilman Dick Haddox
ported the Community Appearance
Committee is formulating a program
similar to the Adopt - t
p r ogram of the State Department
Highways and Public Transportation.
The state program is not implemented
within cities except in limited cases.
In other actions, the council:
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■ Authorized Mayor Larry g
execute a contract with Texas A &M
University for the city to contribute
$100,000 toward capital improve-
ments at Easterwood Airport.
■ Approved the allocation of
$751,000 in federal Community De-
velopment grant funds for the 1987-
88 year.
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ApVERTISEMENT
Sealed Proof Co Station,
to the City
Texas will be received for the
construction of:
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
PROJECT NO. 1`1- -83-09
PHASE 11 COLLEGE HILLS
WOODLANDS SANITARY
SEWER REPLACEMENT
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
until 2:00 o'clock P.M., Tues-
day, J U ly 14,1987.
Proposals will be received at
the office of Mr. David 1 0.
Pullen, City Engineer
Texas Avenue, College Sta-
tion,Texas
The project will consist of pro-
viding materials, labor and
equipment for the installation
of 4,244 feet of six-inch shburn,
tary sewer pip
a
son sphalt replacement, and
residential service Hills
nections in College
Woodlands.
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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 construction
vantageous on
thereof or to reject the bid.
Unreasonable or unbalanced
unit prices will be considered
sufficient cause for rejection
of any bid.
Bidders s s required
pect the site o he work and
to inform themselves regard-
ing local conditions under
which the work is to be done.
Contract Documents, Propo-
sal Forms, Specifications and
Plans may E� Engineers office,
th n
the City 9
1101 S. Texas Avenue, College
Station, Texas for a non-
refundable fee of twenty-five
dollars ($25.00).
6-2"7,6.30-87.7-01-87.7
7.07- 87.7 -13- 87, -14 -87
A pre -bid conference and site
visit will be held at th Ci O f
Enginee
Office on Wednesday July 8 at
gam.
Bidders must submit with
their bids a Cashier's Check
or a Certified Check r in the
amount of five (5 %) p
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
frorn the State
as Surety, and acceptable as
c to the latest list Of
companies holding the
cates of authority from
Secretary of the Treasury of
the United States, as listed in
latest Revision of Treasury
g uarantee ant a that the Bidder will
enter 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 performance rn� t nl
bond in the
amount of the contract, but
also a payment bond for the
protection of all claimants
supplying labor and materials
as ds bo 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
ity the Secretary of the
Treasury of the United State s,
or other Surety acceptable
THE EAGLE
MONDAY
JULY 13, 1987
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College Station's Miller Park
should be ready this October
By HUGH NATIONS
Staff Writer
College Station's latest park,
the two -acre Cy Miller Park,
should be ready for use this
October.
The park, at Texas Avenue and
Police Station Drive, is actually a
continuation of the traditional re-
creational use for the site.
The late Cy Miller, who sold
the property to the city for the
police station, was interested in
youth work. He often made the
site available to youth groups for
outings.
At the time, a pond of 2 -3 acres
was located at the spot. But when
the police station was expanded,
the pond was drained and most of
it filled in. What is left today is a
one -acre hole.
Peter Vanecek, planner for the
College Station Parks and Recrea-
tion Department, plans to do a lot
with that hole. What remains of
the pond will be excavated, to a
depth of about 8 -10 feet.
On the north side, a pier 8 feet
wide and 140 feet long will hug
the bank. A T- shaped pier will jut
30 feet into the pond from the
Cy Miller Park Police station
Sidewalk
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south bank.
In the middle of the pond,
Vanecek plans an aerator fountain
that will drive a jet of water 12 feet
into the air. Besides its aesthetic
value, Vanecek said, the lighted
fountain will keep down algae in
the pond.
A pavilion with a hexagonal
roof 16 feet in diameter will be
built on the south side of the pond,
and a sidewalk will almost encir-
cle the pond. Vanecek said crepe
myrtle, live oak, tallow, and bald
cypress trees will shade the 2 -acre
site.
The City Council let two con-
tracts last week for construction of
the park. One, to Brazos Valley
Nursery, for $14,700, covers the
landscaping. The second, to
Young & Sons, for $17,500, cov-
ers the grading.
Altogether, the park will cost
about $70,000, Vanecek esti-
mated.
THE EAGLE
TUESDAY
JULY 14, 1987
•
Local compost plan
still awaiting action
By CINDY SKOVE
Staff Writer
Although more than a year has pas-
sed without action on a study outlin-
ing a method of garbage disposal that
could cost less over time than a land-
fill, Bryan city officials say the report
has not been shelved need to
Officials say a pressing
find a new site for a sanitary landfill
has prevented any serious thought of
using the alternate method, in which
filtered garbage is mixed with sludge
and sold as compost.
Assistant City Manager Marvin
Norwood said, "We can dust do so
many things at one time ... It's large-
ly a matter of timing. At the present
time our need is to have a landfill. We
haven't precluded looking at any-
thing else. But the economics of
doing it at the present time are not
there. "
"It's different and new and in-
novative," said Kirk Brown, a Texas
A &M soil scientist who has opposed
Bryan's selection of a proposed site
for a new landfill. "Often bureaucra-
cies are reluctant to deal with these
types of things."
L City officials recently signed a
option to buy a 236 -acre site along th
Old San Antonio Road in Brazos
County. The choice set off opposition
from area residents, who fear the new
landfill will pollute the region's water
supply.
During recent city .council meet-
ings, opponents have called for the
city to seriously explore other
methods of getting rid of garbage,
such as recycling metal, glass and
newspapers; burning the garbage and
selling the energy generated by the
steam; and co- composting.
The last method was the subject of
a $50,000 study paid for by Texas
A &M University, the Texas Muni-
cipal Power Agency, and the cities of
Bryan and College Station. TMPA
has been interested in buying the
compost to use in land reclamation of
its surface coal mines.
Riewe and Wischmeyer, the en-
gineering firm that conducted the
study, presented the report to city and
agency officials in March 1986. The
report recommended the two cities
and university "immediately" begin
serious consideration of a joint com-
posting project because of the long-
term savings.
Bryan and College Station officials
said they did not consider the propos-
al again after the initial presentation.
n TMPA and Texas A &M officials said
e they are still interested in the idea, but
added they were waiting for Bryan
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information they (the consulting en-
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post.
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gineers)
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information.
The report analyzed the current
clamation, in which large tracts of
have been mined for coal are
an d possible future costs of operating
College Station
land that
returned to their original condition by
landfills in Bryan and
as the sole method of garbage dispos-
those costs to the
replacing dirt and topsoil.
Because only 18 percent of the on-
in
al. It also compared
costs of burning the garbage to gener-
ginal garbage needs to be deposited
could
ate steam, and of using two kinds of
ex by tmes,thlel report
composting.
Of all the garbage disposal
methods analyzed, the turned win-
said.
An important factor the engineers
to computing the costs of
drow type of composting was the
the report said. This
considered
tha
h ow
least expensive,
is the method works:
sta andf w environmental
for operating landfills will
Trucks deposit the garbage at a
special processing facility. The pro-
ulations
increase in future years•
Wischmeyer engineers
cessing includes compacting the
• trash, screening out non- compostable
Riewe and
noted that in the two years preceeding
landfilling costs had in-
items, and using a magnetic separator
to remove metal products.
their report,
creased by 22 percent in Bryan and 220
Co lleg e St p y
The next step is to mix the ons.
with sludge the o- pe
l cause new gulat
ing
garbage
THE EAGLE
WEDNESDAY
Church to expand
area used as park
By TODD PRATT
Staff Writer
The College Station Planing and
Zoning Commission on Thursday
agreed to let a local church expand
into an area now used as a city park,
but told church officials to revise
their building plans.
Officials from Grace Bible
Church, 701 Anderson St., had asked
the commission for permission to ex-
pand into an 4.5 acre lot adjacent to
Anderson Athletic Park. The lot cur-
rently holds several soccer fields and
is used as parkland, but belongs to the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Austin.
The diocese has been letting the
city use the land as parkland in ex-
change for city maintenance of the
property.
Church officials presented their
plan at a commission meeting Thurs-
day night. The building plans call for
a church with a seating capacity of
750, enough parking for 252 vehi-
cles, and a gymnasium, among other
features.
About 15 residents of neighbor-
hoods near the church attended the
meeting. While most voiced objec-
tions to the expansion, centering pri-
marily on potential drainage and buf-
fer zone problems, none objected
specifically to having a church in the
area.
Several residents told commission
members the city should look into
purchasing the land for continued
park use, but church officials said the
diocese had offered to sell the land to
the city, and had been turned down.
After listening to the neighbors'
objections, the commission voted 5 -1
to grant the church the right to use the
area for expansion, but tabled discus-
sion of the site plan church officials
had presented.
Commission chairman David
Brochu said the commission's ac-
tions are designed to let church offi -
cials. know that they can expand, but
that they are expected to resolve some
of the potential problems to the
neighbors' satisfaction.
Mike Gentry, a member of . the
church's planning committee, said he
does not foresee any problem with
working out a compromise with resi-
dents in the area.
THE EAGLE
FRIDAY
JULY 17, 1987
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will be considered sufficient
cause for rejection of any bid.
Contract Documents,
Propo-
Sal Forms, and Specifications
may be obtained from the City
Engineer's office, 1101 S.
Texas Avenue, College Sta-
tion, Texas. A non - refundable
fee of Five dollars ($5.00) is
required for each set.
7 -17- 87,7 -18- 87, -21- 87,7- 22-87,
7- 26- 87,7 -27- 87,8 - 0 2 - 87,8-03.87
PROJECT NO, G- 81 -81 -14
SOUTHWEST PARKWAY RE-
, BUILD
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
until 2:00 O'clock P.M., A ;g
4,
Proposals will be received at
the office of Mr. David J.
Pullen, City Engineer, 1101
Texas Avenue, College Ste-
tion, Texas 77840. The bids will
be opened and read aloud in
Conference Room "A" at City
Hall, College Station, Texas.
The project consists of fur-
nishing all the labor, tools,
equipment, and supervision
neccessary to sweep and
prime prepared base material,
place approximately 3202 tons
of type B" prox mately 2016
lifts, place app
tons of type "D" H.M.A.C. and
install reinforced concrete
curb and gutter and flat work
at locations designated by the
Engineer.
Bidders must submit with
their bids a Cashier's Check
or a Certified Check in the
amount of five (5Y) 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 Sur-
e t y 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 01
the United States, as listed it
latest Revision of Treasun
Department Circular 570, as a
guarantee that the Bidder will
enter 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
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 unbalan unit prices
EAGLE
TUESDAY
JULY 21, 1987
BID NOTICE
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS ACCEPTING
BID(S)FOR:
MISCELLANEOUS PAD
MOUNTTRANSFORMERS
until 2:00, July 27, 1987, at
Which opened in the office o
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 college unopened.
tation reserves
o f
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 Theseit m e
City.
s may be pur-
chased with Revenue Sharing
Funds.
B ID *88-2
07 -14- 87,07 -21-87
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station Planning
and Zoning Commission will
hold a public hearing on the
question of granting a Con-
ditional Use Permit for a
sorority house to be located at
1503 Olympia Way (Block 1
Greek Village Phase II
subdivision).
The request for Use Permit is
in the name of Zeta Nu Chap-
ter of Alpha Chi Omega
Sorority.
The hearing will be held in the
106 legal Notices
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, August 6,1987.
For additional information,
contact the Planning Division
at(409)764 -3570.
Jane R. Kee
Zoning Official
07 -22 -87
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station Planning
and Zoning Commission will
hold a public hearing on the
question of granting a Con-
ditional Use Permit for a
fraternity meeting lodge to be
located at 805 C Wellborn.
The request for Use Permit is
in the name of Phi Delta Theta
Fraternity.
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, August6.1987.
For additional information,
contact the Planning Division
at(409)764 -3570.
Jane R. Kee
Zoning Official
07 -22-87
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
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:
Joe Carney
705 Fairview
College Station, TX 77840
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, August 4,1987.
The nature of the case is as
follows: Applicant is request-
ing a variance to the parking
requirements for the opera-
tion of a nightclub at 413 South
Texas Avenue in College Sta-
tion (formerly the Pizza Inn).
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
07 -22-87
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING:
The Zoning Board of Adjust-
ment for the City of College
Station will hold a public hear-
ing to consider a request for a
variance in the name of:
Bobby D. Copen haver
et ux Lyrva
8601 Amber Hill Court
Col legs Station, TX 77840
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, August 4,1987.
The nature of the case is as
follows: Applicant is request-
ing variance to front setback
requirements (Section 7 Table
A Ordinance No.1638) to cover
an existing encroachment by
the garage at the residence at
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8601 AmberHill Court.
Further information is availa-
ble at the office of the Zoning
Official of the City of College
Station, (409) 784-3570.
Jane R. Kee
Zoning Official
07 -22-87
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING:
The Zoning Board of Adjust-
ment for the City of College
Station will hold a public hear-
ing to consider a request for a
variance in the name of:
SundanceApts,811 Harvey Rd
College Station, TX 77840
The case will be heard by the
Board at the regular meeting
in the Council Room, College
Station City Hell, 1101 Texas
Avenue at 7:00 P.M. on Tues-
day, August 4,1987.
The nature of the case is as
follows: Applicant is request-
ing variance to sign regula-
tions (Section 12.3.0 & Table 11
Ordinance No. 1638) to allow
more than one apartment
identification sign at the ex-
isting complex at 811 Harvey
Road. Owner of property is
Charles Laningham, General
Partner,
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
07 -22-87
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed proposals addressed
to the City of College Station,
Texas will be received for the
construction of:
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
PROJECT NO. G- 81 -81 -14
SOUTHWEST PARKWAY RE-
BUILD
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
until 2:00 o'clock P.M., August
4, 1987.
Proposals will be received at
the office of Mr. David J.
Pullen, City Engineer, 1101
Texas Avenue, College Sta-
tion, Texas 77840. The bids will
be opened and read aloud in
Conference Room "A" at City
Hall, College Station, Texas.
The project consists of fur-
nishing all the labor, tools,
equipment, and supervision
neccessary to sweep and
prime prepared base material,
place approximately 3202 tons
of type "B" H.M.A.C. in two
lifts, place approximately 2016
tons of type "D" H.M.A.C. and
install reinforced concrete
curb and gutter and flat work
at locations designated by the
Engineer.
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-
legal N *N
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 the Bidder will
enter 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
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.
Contract Documents, Propo-
sal Forms, and Specifications
may be obtained from the City
Engineer's office, 1101 S.
Texas Avenue, College Sta-
tion, Texas. A non - refundable
fee of Five dollars ($5.00) is
required for each set.
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7- 26- 87,7 -27- 87,8 -02 -87,8 -03-87
THE EAGLE
WEDNESDAY
JULY 22, 1987
New CS chief plans period
of evaluation before changes
By TODD PRATT
Staff Writer
Michael Strope doesn't plan on
making any sudden moves. One day
after being sworn in as the College
Station police chief, Strope says he
plans to spend the next several
months getting to know his sur-
roundings before attempting any
major changes at the department.
Strope arrived in College Station
in the middle of last week, although
he did not formally start his job un-
til he was sworn in on Tuesday. He
said he has spent the last week
meeting with police officers, city
staff members and and civic
leaders.
"I'm working at getting comfort-
able with the department, the city
and the area," Strope said. "Prob-
ably within the next five- to -six-
month period I would feel uncom-
fortable making any sort of signifi-
cant changes."
Strope, a 17 -year police veteran,
was selected from a field of 78
candidates to succeed Marvin Byrd,
who retired as chief on Jan. 31. He
served most of those 17 years in the
Springfield, Mo. , police depart-
ment, where he rose to the rank of
lieutenant_ .
Strope left the department in
1984 to become chief of police in
Stillwater, Okla., the home of
Oklahoma State University, where
he served until he accepted the Col-
lege Station post.
The new chief said he is still
assessing the strengths and weak-
nesses of the various divisions in
the department.
"I'm in the process of estab-
' Iishing where we're at, preparing a
plan to identify where we want to
be, and I hope to soon start asses-
sing how we get from here to
there," Strope said.
Although he said it is too early to
tell what changes he might make in
the department, Strope said he
plans on taking a hard look at the
structure of the patrol shifts. He
said the three shifts each currently
have the same number of officers,
and he may move officers to diffe-
rent shifts to put more patrolmen on
the streets during high crime
periods.
There may be some realign-
ment there," Strope said. "I'm
looking at the utilization of the
police officers: Are we assigning
and using the police officers in the
most effective manner ?"
Strope said he also hopes to ex-
pand the public information seg-
ment of the department.
Overall, though, Strope said he
believes the department functions
well.
"I think people can look to this
police department right now with
pride," Strope said.
THE EAGLE
THURSDAY
JULY 23, 1987
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EAGLE
THURSDAY
JULY 23, 1987
Council OKs landfill plan
By TODD PRATT
Staff Writer
The College Station City Council
on Thursday approved a new
approach to management of the city's
landfill, in a move that should allow
the current landfill to be used until the
year 2006.
By a unanimous vote, the council
decided to allow city workers to use
the area method of landfill disposal.
The proposed changes still need
approval from the Texas Department
of Health; the vote means the city will
seek that approval.
Currently, the city uses the trench
method of waste disposal. In the
trench method, waste is dumped into
long, 20 -foot -deep trenches and co-
vered with dirt each day: When the
trenches are full, refuse is piled to a
height of 15 feet above ground level.
Phase I of the landfill has already
been used, and Phase II is almost full.
If approved by the state, the area
method of refuse disposal will be
used in Phase III of the landfill,
which will be on the other side of a
drainage ditch that splits the 70 -acre
site on Rock Prairie Road at the
southern end of the city.
In the area method, the waste is
dumped into a huge, 30- foot -deep
pit, and eventually heaped to a height
of 25 feet. With this method, and by
rerouting the drainage ditch to the
perimeter of the landfill, much more
waste can be stored than in the trench
method.
City Engineer David Pullen said
the area method, along with the re-
routing of the ditch, should allow the
landfill to remain open until the year
2006. The landfill had originally
been projected to be filled by the year
1996.
After the council voted to pursue
the area method, Kirk Brown, a soil
studies specialist at Texas A &M Uni-
versity, told council members they
should explore alternative methods of
waste disposal, such as recycling.
Brown said the federal government
is preparing to hand down much stric-
ter regulations for landfill manage-
ment, and said those regulations may
increase the costs of landfill use so
much that they are no longer feasible.
Pullen said, however, that the reg-
ulations deal mostly with monitoring
procedures, and should not greatly
increase the cost of the city's landfill
operation.
EAGLE
FRIDAY
JULY 24, 1987
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed proposals addressed
to the City of College Station,
Texas will be received for the
construction of:
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
PROJECT NO. G- 81 -81 -14
SOUTHWEST PARKWAY RE-
BUILD
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
until 2:00 o'clock P.M., August
4, 1987.
Proposals will be received at
the office of Mr. David J:
Pullen, City Engineer, 1101
Texas Avenue, College Sta-
tion, Texas 77640. The bids will
be opened and read aloud in
Conference Room "A" at City
Hall, College Station, Texas.
The project consists of fur-
nishing all the labor, tools,
equipment, and supervision
neccessary to sweep and
prime prepared base material,
place approximately 3202 tons
of type "B" H.M.A.C. in two
lifts, place approximately 2016
tons of type "D" H.M.A.C. and
install reinforced concrete
curb and gutter and flat work
at locations designated by the
Engineer.
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
106 L*1 "M
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 the Bidder will
enter 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
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.
Contract Documents, Propo-
sal Forms, and Specifications
may be obtained from the City
Engineer's office, 1101 S.
Texas Avenue, College Sta-
tion, Texas. A non - refundable
fee of Five dollars ($5.00) is
requiredforeach set.
7- 17- 87,7 -18- 87,7 -21- 87,7 - 22-87,
7- 26- 87,7 - 27$7,8 -02 -67,8 -03-87
THE EAGLE
SUNDAY
JULY 26, 1987
108 LOPI Notices
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 Text t o ac
as S urety, and acceptab
cording to the latest list O
companies holding the
cates of authority
Secretary of the Treasury of
the United States, as listed in
latest Revision of Treasury
Department Circular 570, as a
guarantee that the Bidder will
enter into a contract
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
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 execut P
a pproved Surety
holding a permit from the act as Surety
State of ble according to
and acceptable
the latest list of companies
holding certificates of author-
ity from the Secretary of the
Tr Stat
or other Surety a cceptable 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.
Contract Documents, Propo
sal Forms, and Specifications
may be obtained from the City
Engineer's office, 1101 S.
Texas Avenue, College Sta-
tion, Texas. A non - refundable
fee of Five dollars ($5.00) is
requiredfor each set
.
7 -17- 87,7 -18- 8 7,7 -21 -87,7- 22-87,
7- 267 -26- 877 - 2 7.8 7 8- 02-87,8-03 -87
NOTICETO CONT RACTORS
Sealed proposals addresd
to the City of Colleg e
Texas will be received for the
construction of
CPROJEC NO. - 81-B1N14S
SOUTHWEST PARKWAY RE-
COLLEGE STAT P.M.TA gust
until 2:00 0 19 87.
4,
Proposals will be received d J.
the off i 101
ce of Mr. 1
Pullen, City Epgineere St 1
Texas Avenue, Colleg
cn, Texas 77840• The bids will
,ti'
be opened and r A l ad City
Conference Room
Hall, College Station,Texas.
The project consists of fur-
nishing all the labor, tools,
equipment, and supervision
neccessarY' to sweep and
prime prepared base material,
place approximately 3202toDs
of type "B" H.M.A.C, in two
I ifts pprox
, place aimately 2018
tons of type "D" H.MA.C. and
install reinforced concrete
curb and gutter ad flat WOrk
at locations designated
Engineer. with
Bidders mu Cashier's submit check
their bids a
�, a Certified Check in the
THE EAGLE
MONDAY
JULY 27, 1987
COuntY must receive
OK to work ' in B_CS
Brazos County commissioners de-
cided Monday to obtain written
agreements from the cities of Bryan
and College Station before authoriz-
ing county workers to do road work
inside city limits.
The county currently maintains ab-
out six miles of roads in incorporated
areas. In each case, the roads were
maintained by the county before the
surrounding areas were incorporated.
The issue was raised recently when
Bill Cooley, commissioner of Pre-
cinct 1 , proposed to continue main-
taining a section of incorporated road
in south College Station.
County Judge Dick Holmgreen
said the county can still maintain the
roads in question, but only by first
obtaining a written agreement with
EAGLE
THURSDAY
JULY 28, 1987
each city, detailing what work the
city would do for the co,mty in ex-
change.
Holmgreen said that since the
cities usually help the county already,
an agreement would be a formality.
Cooley questioned the need for the
agreements, explaining that he felt
the current system has worked well.
Earlier, he said he felt the cities
would ignore the roads in question
because they still serve mainly rural
traffic.
In other business, commissioners
agreed to meet Friday m' n to dis-
cuss hiring a county en eerr to re-
place Billy Eubanks, wyd*sW *d in
June. Commission& CC ey, s+� it
was likely that a repl Ow'111 be
named at -that time.
4r
Alice and Rita share enthusiasm
for jobs as local police detectives
By TODD PRATT
Staff Writer
Rita and Alice have a lot in common. They're both
detectives, Rita with the College Station Police Depart-
ment, and Alice with the Bryan Police Department.
Both are the only female detectives in their departments,
and both are married to law officers.
They even look alike.
Which is not surprising, since they're sisters.
"One time my partner and I answered a call, and as
we were coming out of the store, a little boy said, 'She's
a probation officer, "' said Alice Anderson. "And I'm
not a probation officer. That was her," she says pointing
to her sister.
The two graduated two years apart from A &M Con-
solidated High School. The sisters said their parents,
Roland and Jackie Villarreal, have supported their
career choices.
Anderson, 26, was the first to get the urge to become a
police officer. She began working as a patrol officer
with the Bryan Police Department in 1982, and was
promoted to detective three months ago.
p1de[sioer P i t — 1 -A-in a worked with Pmzns Countv
Sisters
Juvenile Services from 1980 to 1984, when she moved
over to the College Station Police Department. There,
she too worked as a patrol officer for about two years
before being transferred to the detective division in July
1986.
Both said they wanted to become detectives to get a
break from the grind of patrol work.
"Every day you go to work it's not going to be the
same thing," Watkins said. "It's not going to be
routine. "
Watkins said the fact that she was working in College
Station while her sister worked in Bryan came about
partly because of the job opportunities at the time, and
partly because she wanted to let her sister grow into her
career on her own.
' `I love my sister dearly but I didn't want to invade her
territory," Watkins said.
Both sisters said they offered their support when the
other was considering becoming a police officer.
"When the opportunity came up I was scared, really
scared," Anderson said. "I didn't know if I could do it,
Turn to SISTERS, 10A
From 1A
but Rita kept saying, `Do it, do it. "'
In turn, Anderson encouraged Watkins when she con-
sidered following the the same path.
"I thought it was great," Anderson said. "The more
the merrier."
Both sisters said the other detectives in their depart-
ments took A little time to get used to the idea of working
with a woman.
At first, some of the detectives tended to act cautious-
ly around the women, afraid they would say something
that would offend a female, Anderson and Watkins said.
"I finally got a chance to tell them that I had been
exposed to a lot while on patrol," Watkins said. "Then
they started to loosen up a little."
College Station Lt. Irvin Todd said the department
"There wasn't too much problem in transition,"
Todd said. "She (Watkins) made the move over, and
went right to work."
Both said their close sibling relationship has helped
them overcome rough times in their careers.
"I don't think there will ever be a time when I can't
call her up, if I'm feeling down about something or
there's something I'm really excited about, and know
that she will be supportive," Watkins said.
Even though the two work for sister police depart-
ments, Anderson and Watkins said they do not have a
strong rivalry about which department is better.
"There is some competition between us, but not as far
as investigative work goes," Watkins said. "I know if
Alice ever needed help, I'd be there anytime I could.
EAGLE
SKY 1987
"gie pnoui ny um meek+
Detectives Alice Anderson, left, and Rita Watkins practice pistol shooting at a police gun range.
106 lega b0ca
BID NOTICE
rHE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS ACCEPTING
_
BID(S) FOR:
MICROCOMPUTER
ADVERTISOMM
AND SOFTWARE
Seaied proposals addressed
until 2:00 PM, August 25, 1987,
to the City of College Station,
at which time the bide will be
Texas will be received for the
opened in the office of the
Purchasing Agent at the City
constructionof:
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
Hell. Specifications may be
PROJECT NO. R-8 7-81-02
obtained at the office of the
Purchasing Agent. All bids re-
JERSEYSTREET
WATERLINE REPLACEMENT
ceived after that time will be
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
returned unopened. The City
'lock P.M., Tues-
of College Station reserves
the right to waive or reject any
1987.
be received at
5��
and all bids or any and all
Mr. David J.
irregularities in said bid and to
Pullen, City Engineer, 1101
College Sta-
accept the offer considered
Texas Avenue,
most advantageous to the
City. These items may be pur-
tion, Texas 77840-
The project will consist of pro-
chased with Revenue Sharing
viding materials, labor and
Funds.
equipment for the installation
BID #88-6
Of 1,500 feet of 12 -inch
07_30 - 87,08 -06-87
waterline in a five foot cut.
It BID NOTICE
four wet connections, two
and 16-inch by 18 -inch
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
box section to span Wolfpen
C.,
STATION IS ACCEPTING
BID(S) FOR:
Creek and 14 service con -
nations on the south side of
FULL -SIZE PICKUP-
Jersey Street from Redmonc
ONE(1)EACH
Drive to Texas Avenue.
VAN,CARGO- ONE(1)EACH
Bidders must submit with
INTERMEDIATE SIZE
their bids a Cashier's Check
PICKUP- ONE(1)EACH
or a Certified Check in the
until 2:00 PM, August 13, 1987,
amount of five (5 %) percent of
at which time the bids will be
the maximum amount of bid
opened in the office of the
payable without recourse to
Purchasing Agent at the City
the City of College Station,
Hall. Specifications may be
Texas, or a proposal bond in
obtained at the office of the
the same amount from a Sur -
Purchasing Agent. All bids re-
ety Company holding permit
ceived after that time will be
from the State of Texas to act
returned unopened. The City
as Surety, and acceptable ac-
of College Station reserves
cording to the latest list of
the right to waive or reject any
and all bids or any and all
companies holding certifi-
cates of authority from the
Irregularities in said bid and to
Secretary of the Treasury of
accept the offer considered
the United States, as listed in
most advantageous to the
latest Revision of Treasury
City. These items may be pur -
Department Circular 570, as a
chased with Revenue Sharing
guarantee that the Bidder will
Funds.
enter into a contract and ex-
BID#88 -5
ecute bond and guarantee
07- 30- 87,08 -06-87
forms provided within five (5)
days after notice of award of
BID NOTICE
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
contract to him. Bids without
checks, as stated above, or
STATION IS ACCEPTING
BID(S) FOR:
proposal bond will not be
MISCELLANEOUS
FURNITURE
considered.
In accordance with Article
until 2:00 PM, August 14, 1987,
$160, Revised Civil Statutes of
Texas. 1925, as emended, the
at which time the bids will be
opened in the office of the
successful Bidder will be re-
Purchasing Agent at the City
quired to furnish not only a
performance bond in the
Hall. Specifications may be
obtained at the office of the
amount of the contract, but
also a payment bond for the
Purchasing Agent. All bids re-
ceived after that time will be
protection of all claimants
supplying labor and materials
returned unopened. The City
as defined in said law. The
of College Station reserves
the right to waive or reject any
bonds must be executed by an
approved Surety Company
and all bids or any and all
irregularities in said bid and to
holding a permit from the
accept the offer considered
State of Texas to act as Surety
and acceptable according to
most advantageous to the
City. These items may be pur -
the latest list of companies
holding certificates of author -
chased with Revenue Sharing
ity from the Secretary of the
Funds.
BID #88-4
Treasury of the United States,
07- 30-8708 -06-87
or other Surety acceptable to
B ID NOTICE
the Owner.
The Owner reserves the right
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
to reject any and all bids and
to waive informalities. In case
STATION IS ACCEPTING
of ambiguity or lack of clear -
BID(S) FOR:
GAS DRIVEN LIFT
now in stating the price in the
TRUCK- ONE(1)EACH
until 2:00 PM, August 10, 1987,
bids, the Owner reserves the
right to consider the most ad-
at which time the bids will be
vantageous construction
opened in the office of the
thereof or to reject the bid.
Purchasing Agent at the City
Unreasonable or unbalanced
Hall. Specifications may be
unit prices will be considered
obtained at the office of the
sufficient cause for rejection
Purchasing Agent. All bids re-
of any bid.
ceived after that time will be
Bidders are required to n-
returned unopened. The City
spect the site of the work and
of College Station reserves
to inform themselves regard -
the right to waive or reject any
ing local conditions under
and all bids or any and all
which the work is to be done.
irregularities in said bidandto„
accept the offer considered L riE EAGLE
ct Documents, Propo-
ma most
advantageous to the
City. These items may be pur- THURSDAY
may
PIF
ty Engineer's office.
chased with Revenue Sharing JULY 3 19
11013. TexasAvenue, College
Funds.
BID #88-3
Station, Texas for a non -
refundable fee of twenty -five
07- 30- 87,08 -06-87
--
dollars (225.00).
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8 -06-87. &1237 8- 19,87 -1737
THE EAGLE
FRIDAY
JULY 31, 1987
108 legal Notices
ADVERTISEMENT
Sealed proposals addressed
to the City of College Station,
Texas will be received for the
construction of:
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
PROJECT NO. R -07 -81 -02
JERSEYSTREET
WATERLINE REPLACEMENT
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
until 2:00 o'clock P.M., Tues-
day, August 18, 1987.
Proposals will be received at
the office of Mr. David J.
Pullen, City Engineer, 1101
Texas Avenue, College Sta-
tion, Texas 77840.
The project will consist of pro-
viding materials, labor and
equipment for the installation
of 1,500 -feet of 12 -inch
waterline in a five foot cut,
four wet connections, two
piers and 16 -inch by 16 -inch
box section to span Wolfpen
Creek and 14 service con-
nections on the south side of
Jersey Street from Redmond
Drive to Texas Avenue.
Bidders must submit with
their bids a Cashier's Check
or a Certified Check in the
amount of five (5q) 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 the Bidder will
enter 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
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 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.
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, Propo-
sal Forms, Specifications and
Plans may be obtained from
the City Engineer's office,
1101 S. Texas Avenue, College
Station, Texas for a non-
refundable fee of twenty-five
dollars ($25.00).
7 -31- 87,8 -01- 87,8 -02 - 87,8 - 05-87,
8- 09- 87,8 -12- 87,8 -16- 87,8 -17
108 legal Notices
be examined and obtained by
prospective bidders from the
Owner, Bryan Independent
School District, 100 West 25th
Street, Bryan, TX 77803.
Sealed proposals shall be ad-
dressed to Mr. C.W. Henry,
Director of Finance and Ac-
counting Bryan Independent
School District, 100 West 25th
Street, Bryan, TX 77803 and
will be received until 1:30 PM
on Monday, August 17, 1987, at
which time they will be
opened, read aloud, and
tabulated in the Conference
Room.
The Bryan Independent
School District reserves the
right to waive all formalities
and irregularities, to accept or
reject any /all bids, and to
award the contract to other
than low bid if such be in the
best interest of the Owner.
08 -01 -87, 08-02 -87,08 -03-87
THE EAGLE
SATURDAY
AUGUST 1, 1987
Firefighters
in CS honor
dead friend
By CAROLYN GARCIA
Staff Writer
Flags were lowered to half staff in
College Station Friday, as local fire-
fighters placed a "final call" to hon-
or one of their own.
Mary Louise Shugart Beck
Blenderman, 31, of Spring, died
Wednesday, and was buried Friday in
Houston. Blenderman, who died
from injuries received in a vehicle
accident on her way to work, was a
paramedic with the College Station
Fire Department for the past two
years.
A "final call" is sent out to honor
every fallen firefighter, said Jim Bar-
ker, a College Station paramedic and
long -time friend of Blenderman.
"At the end of every fire call, we
give a seven - one," Barker said.
"That's our code for the end of a run.
It means it's over. And, they do it
each time a firefighter dies, right be-
fore they're put in the grave. It means
it's over for them."
Barker said the tradition may seem
unusual to anyone but firefighters
listening, but that's because locally
it's a rare occurrence.
"It's something that doesn't hap-
pen often here," Barker said. "In
Brazos County we don't have that
many firefighters. Now, in some-
where like Dallas it's different."
Blenderman's body was carried
from the church to the gravesite in a
College Station fire truck. More than
35 ambulances and fire trucks and
about 65 cars followed as fellow fire-
fighters paid tribute, Barker said.
"The final call is the last respectful
thing we do for them," he added. On
police- scanner radios in Bryan -
College Station, Blenderman's last
call was broadcast at I p.m. Friday.
106 legal Notices
ADVERTISEMENT
Sealed proposals addresse(
to the City of College Station
Texas will be received for th(
construction of:
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
PROJECT NO. R-87 -81-02
JERSEYSTREET
WATERLINE REPLACEMENT
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
until 2:00 o'clock P.M., Tues.
day, August 18,1987.
Proposals will be received al
the office of Mr. David J.
Pullen, City Engineer, 1101
Texas Avenue, College Sta-
tion, Texas 77840.
The project will consist of pro-
viding materials, labor and
equipment for the installation
of 1,500 -feet of 12 -inch
waterline in a five foot cut,
four wet connections, two
piers and 16 -inch by 16 -inch
box section to span Wolfpen
Creek and 14 service con-
nections on the south side of
Jersey Street from Redmond
Drive to Texas Avenue.
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 the Bidder will
enter 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-
THE EAGLE
SUNDAY
AUGUST 2, 1987
108 legal Notices
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 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.
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, Propo-
sal Forms, Specifications and
Plans may be obtained from
the City Engineer's office,
1101 S. Texas Avenue, College
Station, Texas for a non -
'efundable fee of twenty-five
iol tars ($25.00).
1-31-87 . 8-01- 87.8 - 02-87,8-05-87,
1-09- 87,8 - 12-87.8-16-87.8-17-87
CITATION BY PUBLICATION
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NOTICE OF REDEMPTION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the City of College Sta-
tion, Texas, a home rule city
duly created, organized and
existing under the Constitu-
tion and laws of the State of
Texas (the "City "), by ordin-
ance of its City Council duly
passed and approved, has cal-
led for redemption the follow-
ing outstanding certificate of
obligation for the City, to -wit:
$160,000 "CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS, CERTIFI-
CATE OF OBLIGATION,
SERIES 1981," No. 00004, con-
stituting all of the principal
payments applicable to such
Certificate of Obligation
scheduled to mature on Oc-
tober 23, in each of the years
1988, 1989, 1990 and 1991 (the
"Certificate of Obligation ").
THE TWENTY -THIRD DAY OF
OCTOBER, 1987, is the date
fixed for redemption of the
Certificate of Obligation, as
described in the ordinance
calling the Certificate of Ob-
ligation for redemption, and
the owners or holders (or
both) of the Certificate of Ob-
ligation are hereby notified
that the Certificate of Obliga-
tion will be payable only upon
presentation and surrender
for redemption to the Finance
Director of the City of College
Station, Texas, on October 23,
1987; that the Certificate of
Obligation will become due
and payable on said date at
the redemption price of par
and accrued interest to the
date of redemption; and that
interest on the Certificate of
Obligation will cease to ac-
crue from and after such
redemption date.
THIS NOTICE is issued and
giv -en pursuant to the right of
redemption reserved to the
City in the proceedings
authorizing the issuance of
the Certificate of Obligation
and in accordance with pro-
visions of the Certificate of
Obligation.
LarryJ. Ringer
Mayor, College Station, Texas
08 -04 -87
NOTICE OF REDEMPTION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the City of College Sta-
tion, Texas, a home rule city
duly created, organized and
existing under the Constitu-
tion and laws of the State of
Texas (the "City "), by ordin-
ance of its City Council duly
passed and approved, has cal-
led for redemption the follow-
ing outstanding certificates of
obligation of the City, to -wit:
$85,218.75 "CITY OF COL-
LEGE STATION, TEXAS, CER-
TIFICATE OF OBLIGATION,
SERIES 1981," No. 00002, con-
stituting all of the principal
payments applicable to such
Certificate of Obligation
scheduled to mature on July
24, in each of the years 1989,
1990 and 1991 (the "Certificate
of Obligation ").
THE TWENTY- FOURTH DAY
OF JULY, 1988, is the date
fixed for redemption of the
Certificate of Obligation, as
described in the ordinance
calling the Certificate of Ob-
ligation for redemption, and
the owners or holders (or
both) of the Certificate of Ob-
ligation are hereby notified
that the Certificate of Obliga-
tion will be payable only upon
108 Law Nom
presentation and surrender
for redemption to the Finance
Director of the City of College
Station, Texas, on July 24,
1988; that the Certificate of
Obligation will become due
and payable on said date at
the redemption price of par
and accrued interest to the
date of redemption; and that
interest on the Certificate of
Obligation will cease to ac-
crue from and after such
redemption date.
THIS NOTICE is issued and
given pursuant to the right of
redemption reserved to the
City in the proceedings
authorizing the issuance of
the Certificate of Obligation
and in accordance with pro-
visions of the Certificate of
Obligation.
Larry J. Ringer
Mayor, Col lege Station, Texas
08 -04 -87
The Eagle
Tuesday
August 4, 1987
1 Le Ikfices
NOTICEOF
ADVERTISEMENT
PUBLIC HEARING:
Station Planning
Sealed proposals addressed
The College
Commission will
to the City of College Station,
and Zoning
hearing on the
Texas will be received for the
hold a public
a Con -
construction of:
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
question of granting
Use Permit for a park -
PROJECT NO. R- 87 -81 -02
ditional
ing lot to be located on Lots 21
JERSEYSTREET
g, 22 Block 12 Boyett Estates
WATERLINE REPLACEMENT
subdivision (the northwest
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
corner of Church &
until 2:00 o'clock P.M., Tues-
_ -
Streets) which is in a R -6 Zon
day, August 18,1987.
Proposals will be received at
ingdistrict.
for Use Permit is
the office of Mr. David J.
The request
of Don B.Ganter.
Pullen, City Engineer, 1101
in the name
will be held in the
Texas Avenue, College Sta-
The hearing
of the Colleg e
tion, Texas 77840.
Council Room
Hall, 1101 Texas
The project will consist of pro-
Station City
7:00 P.M. meet -
viding materials, labor and
equipment for the installation
Avenue at the
ing of the Planning and Zon-
of 1,500 -feet of 12 -inch
ing Commission on Thursday
waterline in a five foot cut,
August20,1987,
four wet connections, two
For additional information,
piers and 16 -inch by 16 -inch
contact the Planning Division
box section to seen
-3570.
ce con-
Creek and 14 service con-
at(409)764
nections on the south side of
Jersey Street from Redmond
Drive to Texas Avenue.
- 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 the Bidder will
enter 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
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 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.
Bidders are required to in-
spect the site of the work and
THE EAGLE
to inform themselves regard-
ing local conditions under
WEDNESDAY
n t the work is to be done.
Contract Documents, Propo-
AUGUST 5,
sal Forms, Specifications and
Plans may be obtained from
the City Engineer's office,
1101 S. Texas Avenue. College
Station, Texas for a non-
refundable fee of twenty-five
dollars ($25.00).
7 -31- 87,8-01 - 87,8-02 - 87,8-05 -87,
8-09 -87.8-12-87.8-16-87,8-17-87
• •
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108 legal Notices
Jane R. Kee
Zoning Official
08 -05-87
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING:
The Zoning Board of Adjust-
ment for the City of College
Station will hold a public hear -
Ing to consider a request for a
variance in the name of:
Brazos Valley Entertainment,
Inc /Paul Winston
1700 Kyle Suite 110
College Station, TX 77840
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, August 18,1987.
The nature of the case is as
follows: Applicant is request-
ing variance to the parking re-
quirements (Section 9 Ordin-
ance No. 1638) to allow the ex-
isting commercial facility at
1804 Valley View Drive (for-
merly "Ira's ") to be converted
into a nightclub. Owner of the
property is JDCL, Inc., 2606
Melba, Bryan, TX 77802.
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
08 -05 -87
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING:
The Zoning Board of Adjust-
ment for the City of College
Station will hold a public hear-
ing to consider a request for a
variance in the name of:
Aric L. Darien
P.O. Box 118
Col lege Station, TX 77841
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, August 18, 1987.
The nature of the case is as
follows: Applicant is request-
ing variance to side and rear
setback requirements (Sec-
tion 7 Table A) at the existing
apartments at 710 Wellesley
Court to allow construction of
a carport over the parking
spaces.
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
08-05 -87
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING:
The Zoning Board of Adjust-
ment for the City of College
Station will hold a public hear-
ing to consider a request for a
variance in the name of:
Kurt B Judy Galey
104 Kyle
College Station, TX 77840
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, August 18,1987.
The nature of the case is as
follows: Applicants are re-
questing variances to side and
rear setback requirements
(Section 7 Table A) at the re-
sidence at 104 Kyle to allow
construction of a workshop.
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
08 -05-87
Ua legal Notices
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
The City of College Station
proposes to sell or lease all or
part of Lots 1 through 11 and
Lot 22 of Block 11 of the W.C.
Boyett Estate partition. The
City will receive proposals
from responsible business
concerns relative to the pro-
posed sale or lease. The City
will sell or lease the real pro -
perty based upon the proposal
considered to be the most ad-
vantageous to the City. The
City of College Station re-
serves the right to accept or
reject any and all bids, or a
portion thereof, or to waive
technicalities. Inquires con-
cerning the proposal should
be directed to Elrey Ash,
Director of Capital Im-
provements, 1101 Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas 77840, phone number
(409) 764 -3570.
All proposals will be accepted
by the City of College Station
on or before 4:00 p.m., Wed-
nesday, August 26, 1987, in the
office of the City Secretary,
1101 Texas Avenue, College
Staion, Texas 77840. All pro-
posals must be addressed to
the City Secretary and shall be
under seal. The City will ac-
cept sealed bids for such sale
or lease in accordance with
the requirements or Article
5421c -12, T.R.C.S. The pro-
posals shall be considered by
the City Council on Thursday,
August 27, 1987 at its regular
meeting.
Additional terms for such sale
or lease are further described
in the bid packets and accord-
ing to the procedures set forth
therein. Said bid package is
availale at the office of the
Director of Capital
Improvements.
CATHYLOCKE
CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
P.O. Box 9960
College Station, Texas 77840
(409) 764 -3515
08-05 -87,08 -12-87
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106 Legal Notices
BID NOTICE
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS ACCEPTING
BIDS) FOR:
MICROCOMPUTER
ANDSOFTWARE
until 2:00 PM, August 25, 1987,
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 #88-6
07- 30- 87,08 -08-87
BID NOTICE
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS ACCEPTING
BID(S) FOR:
FULL -SIZE PICKUP-
ONE(1)EACH
VAN, CARGO- ONE(1)EACH
INTERMEDIATE SIZE
PICKUP -ONE (1) EACH
until 2:00 PM, August 13, 1987,
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 #88 -5
07 -30- 87,08 -08-87
BID NOTICE
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS ACCEPTING
BID(S) FOR:
MISCELLANEOUS
FURNITURE
until 2:00 PM, August 14, 1987,
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
106 Legal Notices
Funds.
BID #a8-4
07- 30- 87,08 -06-87
BID NOTICE
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS ACCEPTING
BID(S) FOR:
GAS DRIVEN LIFT
TRUCK- ONE(1)EACH
until 2:00 PM, August 10, 1987,
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 #88 -3
07 -30 -87,08 -06-87
BID NOTICE
The College Station Indepen-
dent School District is seek-
ing bids for the purchase of
Food Service Groceries and
Supplies for the period of
August 28, 1987 - November 30,
1987. Bid form #7 -024 and
specifications may be picked
ip at the Business Office, 2000
Nelsh Street, College Station,
rx., Monday through Friday
)etween the hours of 8:00 am
ind 4:00 pm. Bids will be re-
)eived until 2:00 pm, August
8,1987, at which time they will
)e opened and recorded. The
'ollege Station ISD reserves
he right to accept, or reject
iny, and all bids, and /or to
vaive any, and all
echnicalities, in order to take
he action which it deems to
, e in the best interest o the
chool district.
8 -05 -87,08 -06-87
THE EAGLE
THURSDAY
AUGUST 6, 1987
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108 Leo No " 106 �
d'tions under
ing local con i
ADVERTISEMENT which the work is to be done.
Sealed proposals addressed Contract Doc ec ficaticns and
to the City of College Station, sal Forms, Sp
Texas will be received for the plans may be obtained from
construction of:
the City Engineer's office,
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 1101 S. Texas Avenue, College
PROJECTNO. 87-81-02 Station, Texas for a f' ive
JERSEYSTREET refundable fee of twenty
WATERLINE REPLACEMENT dollars ($25.
COLLEGESTATION,TEXAS 7- 31- 87,8 -01- 87,&-02-87,8-05-87,
until 2:00 o'clock P.M., Tues 8-09- 87,8 -12- 87,8 -16- 87,8 17 87
day, August 18,198
Proposals will be received at
the office of Mr. David 10 .
Pullen, City Engineer
Texas Avenue, College Sta-
tion, Texas 7'7840.
The project will consist of pro-
viding materials, labor and
equipment for the installation
of 1,50o -feet of 12 -inch
waterline in a five foot cut,
four wet connections, two
piers and 16-inch by
box section to span Wolfpen
Creek and 14 service con
nections on the south side of
Drive Jerse S
Avenue
Bidders must submit with
their bids a Cashier's Check
or a Certified Check in p e
amount of five (5 %)
the maximum amount of bid
payable rec to
the City
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 fromrt'he
ce of Tasury of
Secretary of the re
the United States, as listed in
latest Revision of Treasury
guarantee ant a Mat the Bidder will
enter 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
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
THE EAGLE Treasury of the United States,
or other Surety acceptable to
SUNDAY theowner.
The Owner reserves the rig
AUGUST 9 1987 ht
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.
Bidders ar required to in
spect the site of the work and
to inform themselves regard-
n
•
108 Legal Notices
NOTICETO BIDDERS
The City of College Station
proposes to sell or lease all or
part of Lots 1 through 11 and
Lot 22 of Block 11 of the W.C.
Boyett Estate partition. The
City will receive proposals
from responsible business
concerns relative to the pro-
posed sale or lease. The City
will sell or lease the real pro-
perty based upon the proposal
considered to be the most ad-
vantageous to the City. The
City of College Station re-
serves the right to accept or
reject any and all bids, or a
portion thereof, or to waive
technicalities. Inquires con-
cerning the proposal should
be directed to Elrey Ash,
Director of Capital Im-
provements, 1101 Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas 77840, phone number
(409) 764 -3570.
All proposals will be accepted
by the City of College Station
on or before 4:00 p.m., Wed-
nesday, August 26, 1987, in the
office of the City Secretary,
1101 Texas Avenue, College
Staion, Texas 77840. All pro-
posals must be addressed to
the City Secretary and shall be
under seal. The City will ac-
cept sealed bids for such sale
or lease in accordance with
the requirements or Article
5421c -12, T.R.C.S. The pro-
posals shall be considered by
the City Council on Thursday
August 27, 1987 at its regular
meeting.
Additional terms for such sale
or lease are further describe(
in the bid packets and accord
ing to the procedures set fortl
therein. Said bid package i,
availale at the office of thi
Director of Capita
08 Legal Notices
nprovements.
CATHYLOCKE
CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
P.O. Box 9960
Co] lege Station. Texas 77840
(409) 764 -3515
6-05 -87,08 -12-87
NOTICE
he Housing Authority of the
,ity of Bryan is now taking ap-
Nications for those families
who quality for two bedroom
apartments only.
4pplications will be taken on
Nednesdays only between
the hours of 8:00 AM to Noon
and 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the
office located at 1306 Beck St.,
Bryan, Texas.
08- 09- 87through 09 -07-87
ADVERTISEMENT
Sealed proposals addressed
to the City of College Station,
Texas will be received for the
construction of:
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
PROJECT NO. R- 87 -81 -02
JERSEYSTREET
WATERLINE REPLACEMENT
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
until 2:00 o'clock P.M., Tues-
day, August 18,1987.
Proposals will be received at
the office of Mr. David J.
Pullen, City Engineer, 1101
Texas Avenue, College Sta-
tion, Texas 77840.
The project will consist of pro
viding materials, labor anc
equipment for the installatior
of 1,500 -feet of 12 -inch
waterline in a five foot cut
four wet connections, tw(
piers and 16 -inch by 16 -inct
box section to span Wolfpe(
Creek and 14 service con
nections on the south side o
Jersey Street from Redmon(
Drive to Texas Avenue.
Bidders must submit witl
their bids a Cashier's Checl
DB Legal Notices
a Certified Check in the
nount of five (5 %) percent of
ie maximum amount of bid
ayable without recourse to
ie City of College Station,
exas, or a proposal bond in
)e same amount from a Sur -
ty Company holding permit
om the State of Texas to act
s Surety, and acceptable ac-
ording to the latest list of
ompames holding certifi-
ates of authority from the
secretary of the Treasury of
he United States, as listed in
atest Revision of Treasury
)apartment Circular 570, as a
luarantee that the Bidder will
inter into a contract and ex-
rcute bond and guarantee
orms provided within five (5)
lays after notice of award of
:ontractto him. Bids without
:hacks, as stated above, or
aroposal bond will not be
• onsidered.
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 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-
THE EAGLE
WEDNESDAY
AUGUST 12, 1987
106 L* Notices
vantageous constructior
thereof or to reject the bid
Unreasonable or unbalancec
unit prices will be considerec
sufficient cause for rejectior
of any bid.
Bidders are required to in
spect the site of the work anc
to inform themselves regard-
ing local conditions undo(
which the work is to be done.
Contract Documents, Propo-
sal Forms, Specifications and
Plans may be obtained from
the City Engineer's office,
1101 S. Texas Avenue, College
Station, Texas for a non-
refundable fee of twenty -five
dollars ($25.00).
7 -31- 87,8 -01 - 87,8 -02- 8 7 , 8-05 -87,
^4- 87,8 -12- 87,8 -16- 87, -17-87
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THE EAGLE
THURSDAY
AUGUST 13, 1987
11
t+uoucnon, a Texas A &M University student from Cyp-
ress, is one of the first of A &M's returning students to take
advantage of free popcorn and lemonade offered by the city of
College Station in the lobby of its utilities office. The city ex-
pects to make 5,500 utility turn -ons for August, and 3,000 discon-
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Bran-College Station Eagle Friday, August 14, 1987
Religious le .
to revoke Rocco's liquor licens,'
c
By HUGH NATIONS
Staff Writer
Northgate religious leaders zeroed
in on Northgate drinking establish-
ments before the College Station City
Council Thursday night.
Representatives of the Wesley
Foundation, the campus ministry of
the United Methodist Church, asked
the council to revoke the license of
Rocco's, a relative newcomer to
Northgate.
The Rocco's manager contended
that the problems arise from other
bars in the area.
Council members noted that re-
vocation of liquor licenses is a state
matter, and said city officials will
meet with local representatives of the
Alcoholic Beverage Commission to
discuss the problems.
Council members also extended
the area where bicycles are prohibited
on Texas Avenue, but opened up
other major streets for bikes, and let a
contract for reconstruction of part of
Southwest Parkway.
The Rev. Melvin G. Brinkley,
minister for the Wesley Foundation,
cited a long list of problems that he
said have occurred in the past eight
months, since Rocco's opened next
door.
The problems, Brinkley said, hav
included automobiles damaging the
building, and beer bottles being
thrown through windows.
Before Rocco's opened, he said,
the foundation averaged only two
Police complaints a year. In the past
eight months, he said, 10 have been
filed.
To combat the problems, board
Chairman Mike Workman reported,
the foundation has lighted and fenced
the organization's grounds, but to no
avail.
"The situation has not gotten bet-
ter, it consistently gets worse," he
said.
Workman and other Wesley
Foundation representatives urged the
council to revoke Rocco's liquor
permit.
The foundation's complaints, if
not its recommendation, were echoed
by representatives of A &M Presbyte-
rian Church and St. Mary's Catholic
Church.
The Rev. Leon Strieder of St.
Mary's said the church has had major
problems with people urinating on its
buildings.
"Outside our rectory there is a
bush that has stickers on it, and we
e have heard some interesting re
marks," Strieder reported.
Manager Dub Summers of Roc
co's disputed many of the contention
Of the foundation representatives.
Summers said he has hired uni
formed constables to police the Roc -
co's parking lot, and he himself has
applied to become a reserve College
Station police officer. Summers said
no one leaves Rocco's with drinks,
because to do so is illegal in establish-
ments where hard liquor is served.
The nightclub manager noted that
Rocco's is the only establishment in
Northgate with a liquor license.
Others have only wine and beer
licenses, which permit patrons to
leave with drinks.
Mayor Larry Ringer noted that the
only city involvement in liquor
licenses is to advise the Alcoholic
Beverage Commission whether the
location is within the distance prohi-
bited by state law, or in the appropri-
ate zone.
Nevertheless, Ringer said, he and
the city manager, the police chief,
and the city attorney will meet with
ABC representatives to seek better
enforcement of state regulations in
Northgate.
The council extended the bicycle
- prohibition on Texas Avenue to, ex-
clude bikes from University Drive to
- Southwest Parkway. It extended'de-
s signated bike routes south on Dart-
mouth Street to Southwest Parkway
and from the Dartmouth - Holleman
Drive intersection to Texas Avenue.
The prohibition for bicycles on
Harvey Road was removed except for
the distance between Culpepper-Pla-
za and Texas.
The contract to reconstruct Soyth-
west Parkway between Texas. and
Langford Street was awarded to
Young Brothers, which bid
$136,000. The only other bidder was
Downing Brothers, at $141,000.,,
The council also agreed to imRose
a $5 administrative fee on those who
elect to take a defensive driting
course rather than pay a fine. The fee
is intended to partially defray the cost
to the city of the paperwork involved
in the courses.
A $174,000 contract to install an
intra -city telephone network., vas
awarded to ASI Universal of Hous-
ton. City Purchasing Agent Virginia
McCartney estimated the sy#em
would pay for itself within two years
with the elimination of telephone fees
the city would otherwise pay.
0
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THE EAGLE
SUNDAY
AUGUST 16, 1987
108 legal Ndces
Sealed p�rop M
osalsa
to the City of College Station,
Texas will be received for the
construction of:
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
PROJECT NO. R-87 -81-02
WATERL NSE REPLACEMENT
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
until 2:00 o'clock P.M., Tues-
day, August 18 1987.
Proposals will e received at
the office of M David J
Pullen, City Engineer, 11o1
Texas Avenue, College Sta-
tion, Texas 77840.
The project will consist of pro-
viding materials, labor and
equipment for the installation
of 1,500 feet of 12 -inch
waterline in a five foot cut,
four at connections, two
piers and 16 inch by 18 -inch
box section to span Wolfpen
Creek and 14 service con-
nections on the south side of
Jersey Street from Redmond
Drive to Texas Avenue.
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 the Bidder will
enter 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
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 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
108 legal Notices
sufficient cause for rejection
ofany bid
.
Bidders are required to in-
spect the site of the work and
to inform themselves regard -
Irtg local conditions under
which the work is to be done.
Contract Documents, Propo-
sal Forms. Specifications and
Plans may be obtained from
the City Engineer's office,
11 01S. Texas Avenue, College
Station, Texas for a non-
refundable fee of twenty -five
dollars ($25.00),
7 -31- 87,8-01 - 87 ,8 -02 -87,8 -05-87,
8 09 87,8 1287,8 16- 87,8 -17-87'
C7
•
ADVERTISEMENT
Sealed proposals addresse(
to the City of College Station
Texas will be received for the
construction of:
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
PROJECT NO. R-87 -81-02
JERSEYSTREET
WATERLINE REPLACEMENT
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
until 2:00 o'clock P.M., Tues-
day, August 18,1987.
Proposals will be received at
the office of Mr. David J.
Pullen, City Engineer, 1101
Texas Avenue, College Sta-
tion, Texas 77840.
The project will consist of pro-
viding materials, labor and
equipment for the installation
of 1,500 -feet of 12 -inch
waterline in a five foot cut,
four wet connections, two
piers and 16 -inch by 16 -inch
box section to span Wolfpen
Creek and 14 service con-
nections on the south side of
Jersey Street from Redmond
Drive to Texas Avenue.
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 the Bidder will
enter 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
amount of the contract, but
also a payment bond for the
protection of all claimants
supplying labor and materials
108 legal Notices
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 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.
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, Propo-
sal Forms, Specifications and
Plans may be obtained from
the City Engineer's office,
1101 S. Texas Avenue, College
Station, Texas for a non-
refundable fee of twenty-five
dollars ($25.00).
7 -31- 87,8-01 - 87,8 -02 - 87,8 - 05-87,
8-09-87.8-12-87,8-16-87,8-17-87
THE EAGLE
MONDAY
AUGUST 17, 1987
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Finance director finalists chosen
The city of College Station is inter-
viewing one Texan and three non-
residents for the vacant position of
director of finance.
City Manager W. King Cole said
he will make a final selection from
the four finalists in about two weeks.
A.E. "Van" VanDever, who had
served both as assistant city manager
for finance and director of finance,
recently resigned the post to go into
private business.
The last of the four candidates for
the position will be interviewed to-
day. The four finalits are:
■ Charles Windwehen, director of
finance for the city of Victoria since
1977, and assistant director of fi-
nance from 1975 -77. Wlind*ehen
holds a bachelor's degree in finance
from Texas A &M University, and a
master's degree in business adminis-
tration from the University of Hous-
ton at Victoria.
■ Deborah Neels, director -of fi-
nance for the city of Muscatine,
Iowa, since 1977. From 1972 -77,
Neels was an accountant, then con-
troller, for Iowa City, Kan. She holds
a bachelor's degree in business,admi-
nistration from the University of
Iowa, and is a certified public
accountant.
■ Gary Cole, director of finance
and city treasurer for Enid, Okla.,
since 1979. Previously, he was with
Champlin Petroleum Co. and in the
banking business. He holds bache-
lor's and master's degrees in business
administration from Emporia State
College, Kansas.
6- Williaittr Harrison; director of fi-
narice forihe city of Lafayette, Colo.,
since 1981. He also has served as
auditor for the city of Aurora, Colo.,
and the Colorado State Department of
Social Services. He holds a bache-
lor's degree in economics from
Michigan State University and a mas-
ter's degree in business administra-
tion from Wayne State University.
CS parking violators
to face prosecution
By TODD PRATT
Stab' Writer
You can't get a free ride in College
Station anymore. You can't even get
a free park.
Starting Sept. 1, motorists who get
parking tickets in College Station will
have to outwit police, wrecking ser-
vices and municipal court judges to
avoid paying fines.
In the past, the city has made no
attempt to contact parking violators.
Officials had hoped guilty parties
would pay their fines on their own,
but that hasn't worked.
According to College Station sta-
tistics, approximately 42 percent of
the parking tickets issued in the city
during the last five years remain un-
paid.
With each ticket carrying a penalty
of between $10 and $60, the lack of
cooperation from guilty motorists has
meant the city has not received hun-
dreds of thousands of dollars in fines.
But on Sept. 1, College Station
police will begin running the license
numbers of cars found parked illegal-
ly through the department's computer
system. Drivers with four or more
unpaid citations will risk having their
cars towed the next time they are
found illegally parked, said College
Station police Capt. John Kennedy.
Kennedy said when a motorist has
received a fourth parking ticket, he or
she will be sent a notice in the mail
listing the number of citations issued.
The driver then has ten days to pay
the charges or request a hearing be-
fore a municipal court judge.
If the motorist takes neither option,
the car will be towed the next time it
is found parked illegally, Kennedy
said. He said the car will not be re-
leased back to the owner until all
parking fines accrued on the car have
been paid.
To complement the new enforce-
ment system, the department also
will start issuing a new kind of ticket
on Sept. 1, Kennedy said. The new
ticket will be written on an envelope
already addressed to Municipal
Court. It also will have places to indi-
cate what violation the motorist is
being ticketed for, and the amount of
the fine if the party pleads guilty.
Tuesday, Aug. 18, 1987
THE EAGLE
Banner commemorates
Vietnam MIAs, POWs
BY CINDY SKOVE
Staff Writer
The city of Bryan began flying a
black flag outside the police station
on Monday to commemorate the lives
of Americans captured or missing in
action in the Vietnam war.
The Bryan City Council, at the re-
quest of Vietnam veteran Gary Kap-
pel, recently agreed to fly the flag for
at least one year. Kappel donated the
banner.
College Station City Council
members also have agreed informally
to fly an identical flag, also donated
by Kappel, in front of City Hall on
Texas Avenue. If no objections were
raised among city staff, it was to be
flown there starting sometime this
week.
Kappel, who served in Vietnam in
1975 with the U.S. Marines, said the
flags are to call attention to the 2,417
Americans whose whereabouts in
Vietnam or bordering countries is
still a mystery. Of those, 161 are Tex -.
Turn to FLAG, 10A
Tuesday, Aug. 18,1987
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108 legal Notices
BID NOTICE
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS ACCEPTING
BID(S) FOR:
STEEL DUMP TRAILER
-1 EACH
until 2:00 PM, August 31, 1987,
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 M88 -7
08-18- 87,08 -25-87
• Tuesday, Aug. 18, 1987
THE EAGLE
•
Wednesday, Aug. 19, 1987
THE EAGLE
108 legal Neum
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING:
The College Station and Plan-
ning & Zoning Commission
will hold a public hearing on
the question of granting a
Conditional Use Permit for
the addition of a sanctuary
and adult/youth education
facilities to the existing
facilities at 1100 FM 2818.
The request for Use Permit is
in the name of Peace Lutheran
Church.
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, September 3,1987.
For additional information
contact the Planning Division
at(409)764 -3570.
Jane R. Kee
Zoning Official
08 -19-87
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING:
The Zoning Board of Adjust-
ment for the City of College
Station will hold a public hear-
ing to consider a request for a
variance in the name of:
J.R. Birdwell
1401 Post Oak Circle
College Station, TX 77840
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, September 1, 1987.
The nature of the case is as
follows: Applicant is request-
ing a variance to rear setback
requirements (Section 7 Table
A Ordinance No. 1638) to allow
construction of an accessory
structure at 1401 Post Oak
Circle.
Additional information is
available at the office of the
Zoning Official of the City of
College Station, (409)
764 -3570.
Jane R. Kee
Zoning Official
08 -19-87
106 Legal Ne im
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1719 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
August 13, 1967, BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
meeting in regular session in
the Council Room of the Col-
lege Station City Hall, said
meeting having been posted
in accordance with Art. 6252-
17. Said Ordinance, signed by
the Mayor and duly recorded
in the official records of the
city, is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINACE AMENDING
CHAPTER 10, SECTION 2 OF
THE COLLEGE STATION
CODE OF ORDINANCES RE-
LATING TO TRAFFIC CON-
TROL DEVICES
SPECIFICALLY DESIGNAT-
ING CITY STREETS AS
SIGNED BIKE ROUTES AND
OTHERS WHERE BICYCLES
ARE PROHIBITED.
Said Ordinance determines
that revisions to the TRAFFIC
CONTROL DEVICE
INVENTORY- SCHEDULE VI
are necessary for the general
welfare of the public, and pro-
vides that bike prohibitions
shall be deleted on State
Highway 30 except for a small
section adjoining Texas
Avenue, that bike prohibitions
on Texas Avenue shall be re-
tained and extended south to
Southwest Parkway, that bike
routes on Holleman Drive
shall be extended to Dart-
mouth, and that a new route
shall be signed on Dartmouth.
Violation of any provision of
this ordinance shall be sub-
ject to a fine not to exceed
Twenty -five Dollars ($25.00).
Ordinance No. 1719 shall be-
come effective and be in full
force and effect from and after
its passage and approval by
the College Station City
Council, and in accordance
with the City Charter. The
complete text of the above -
named ordinance may be seen
at the office of the City Secre-
tary , at 1101 South Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
08-20-87,08 -21-87
Thurs., Aug. 20, 1987
THE EAGLE
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LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1720 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
August 13, 1987, BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
meeting in regular session in
the Council Room of the Col-
lege Station City Hall, said
meeting having been posted
in accordance with Art. 6252-
17. Said Ordinance, signed by
the Mayor and duly recorded
in the official records of the
city, is captioned as follows:
Said Ordinance determines
that the City of College Sta-
tion has found that Defensive
Driving Courses have re-
sulted in administrative costs
that have been to date un-
recouped by the City; that un-
der current state law, munici-
pal courts are allowed to col-
lect a special expense fee
from defendants whose
tickets are dismissed because
of a Defensive Driving
Course; and that, effective
September 1, 1987, the Munici-
pal Court of the City of Col-
lege Station will assess a
special expense fee of Five
Dollars ($5.00) upon each de-
fendant whose ticket is dis-
missed because of a Defen-
sive Driving Course.
Ordinance No. 1720 shall be-
come effective and be in full
force and effect from and after
Thursdq, Au& 20,
1987
108 Leg�NGtice.S
its passage and approval by
the College Station City
Council, and in accordance
with the City Charter. The
complete text of the above -
named ordinance may be seen
at the office of the City Secre-
tary, at 1101 South Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
08-20- 87,08 -21-87
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1717 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
August 13, 1987, BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
meeting in regular session in
the Council Room of the Col-
lege Station City Hall, said
meeting having been posted
in accordance with Art. 6252-
17. Said Ordinance, signed by
the Mayor and duly recorded
in the official records of the
city, is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINACE VACATING
AND ABANDONING A PUB-
LIC RIGHT -OF -WAY
SITUATED IN THE COLLEGE
HEIGHTS ADDITION, COL-
LEGE STATION, TEXAS.
Ordinance No. 1717 concerns
the alleyway between lot 1 and
67.5' of lot 12 in Block B, Col-
lege Heights Addition of the
City of College Station, and
authorizes the Mayor and City
Secretary to execute a quit-
claim deed to said right -of-
way to W.B. Aycock in ex-
change for a public utility
easement on said right of way.
Ordinance No. 1717 shall be-
come effective and be in full
force and effect from and after
its passage and approval by
the College Station City
Council, and in accordance
with the City Charter. The
complete text of the above-
108 legal alum
named ordinance maybe seen
at the office of the City Secre-
tary, at 1101 South Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
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By TODD PRATT
Staff Writer
Renovation of the old College Sta-
tion Police Department building has
been completed, and the depart-
ment's patrol division and the city's
municipal court will move into their
new quarters by Monday.
Renovation of the old department
building began almost as soon as
police moved into their new, two -
story building. The new building is
connected to the old, one -story police
building.
The entire police department has
been housed in the new police build-
ing for slightly more than three
months. But over the weekend, the
patrol division will be moved into the
old building, which will also house
the men's and women's locker
Friday, Aug. 21, 1987
THE EAGLE
rooms, the jail, briefing rooms and a
workout room.
The new police department build-
ing contains about 23,000 square feet
of space. Completion of the renova-
tion work on the old department
building will give police a total of
about 30,000 square feet of available
space.
The College Station Municipal
Court was closed Thursday, and will
be closed again today as court offi-
cials work to move to their new loca-
tion. The court will open Monday at 8
a.m., its regular time, in the old
police department building.
The court had previously been
housed at the old police department
building, but was moved to College
Station City Hall in October, when
space became too scarce at the
building.
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� Tax rate for CS to be topic
in meeting, rollback possible
By HUGH NATIONS
Staff Writer
The College Station City Council
on Thursday will consider setting a
1987 -88 tax rate of 38 cents, high
enough to subject the city to the pos-
sibility of a rollback election.
The appearance is somewhat mis-
leading, however, because the tax
rate is the same as last year's rate.
This year's effective tax rate is
32.29 cents. Any levy of more than 3
percent above that requires a public
hearing. Any levy of more than 8
percent above that gives residents the
right to petition for a rollback elec-
tion. The proposed tax rate is almost
18 percent above the effective tax
rate.
The effective tax rate basically is
the rate that would produce, from the
property continued on the tax rolls
from the preceding year, the same
amount of revenue as was generated
the preceding year.
Although this year's rate remains
the same, the proposed allocation of
it has been changed. Last year, only
two cents was allocated to mainte-
nance and operations; the remaining
36 cents went to debt retirement.
This year, which began July 1,
nine cents is proposed for mainte-
nance and operations, and 29 .cents
for debt service. It, is that additional
seven cents proposed for mainte-
nance and operations that subjects the
city to a rollback.
The city also was subject to a roll-
back last year, but conversely, it was
because of the debt service portion of
the tax rate.
In 1986, the city paid out ' $d.39
million for debt service, . to. retire
bonds. But it also increased the fund
balance in the the debt service fund io
$2.3 million from the original $2.mil-
lion.
Each penny of tax the city levies
generates about $100,000. To build
the debt service fund balance to that
$2.3 million required a tax rate of
three cents more than the minimum
needed to service the city's debt..
This year, the debt service require-
ment has dropped to $4.21 million,
reducing the amount required for debt
service. In addition, the city plans to
use some of the fund balance it built
up last year to make debt service pay-
ments.
The result is a reduction from 36
cents to 29 cents in the portion of the
tax,rate allocated to debt service. '
At the same time, the city has lost
about $600,000 in federal funds.
Municipal Court fines are down
$90,000. To offset those losses, the
maintenance and operations portion
of the :tax is expected to be increased
to nine cents from two cents.
The increase in the maintenance
and operations tax is the reason the
city will be subject to a rollback elec-
tion if an appropriate petition is filed.
It far exceeds the 8 percent needed to
trigger the rollback provision.
The council will meet on Thursday
at 7 p.m. in City Hall to set the tax
rate, and to establish the date for the
public hearing state law requires.
The council will, not hold a work-
shop meeting Wednesday, as it usally
does.
Saturday, Aug. 22, 1987
THE EAGLE
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CS electricity usage
set record- Tuesday
•
By HUGH NATIONS
Staff Writer
College Station residents were
using electricity at a record rate
Tuesday, and utility officials were
watching with some pleasure as
the meter climbed.
Usage peaked at 82 megawatts,
above the previous high of 81.3
recorded at the start of Texas
A &M University classes last fall.
The most welcome news,
though, was an estimated increase
of three million kilowatt hours in
the electricity that will be used
during August, utilities office
Manager Linda Piwonka said. The
figure was obtained by projecting
the use through Tuesday through
the end of the month.
College Station buys its power
from Gulf States Utilities, and re-
sells it to retail customers. On July
1, Gulf States initiated a new and
higher rate scale.
Under the new wholesale rate
structure, the city pays more per
kilowatt hour for power purchases
up to the amount it purchased last
year. Above that it pays less per
kilowatt hour. Thus, the addition-
al three million kilowatt hours cost
substantially less than does the
base power per kilowatt hour.
The difference between the two
Wed., Aug. 26, 1987,
THE EAGLE
rate scales is so much that if the
city's purchases grow by five mil-
lion kilowatts a month, the cus-
tomer who uses the same amount
of power as last year will be
paying the same amount despite
the July 1 rate hike.
City officials think there is a
reasonable chance that load
growth, largely because of the in-
crease in university enrollment,
will push bills down to last year's
level.
Historically, the highest use of
electricity has come during the
first three days of classes at A &M,
so the highest usage presumably
lies ahead.
Bennie Luedke, water and sew-
er superintendent, said water us-
age is running well above July
levels, when the average was ab-
out seven million gallons per day,
but it does not appear to be out of
line for a hot, dry August.
The highest usage so far this
year has been 11.4 million gallons
on . Aug. 12, Luedke said. July
averaged about seven million gal-
lons a day, he said, and August
appears to be averaging about nine
million gallons a day.
Those levels, Luedke said, pre-
sent no supply or pressure prob-
lems for the city.
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Friday, Aug. 28, 1987
THE EAGLE
108 LONotices
BID NOTICE
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS ACCEPTING
BID S)FOR:
P LICEMOTORCYCLES
-THREE(3)EACH
until 2:00 PM, September 1,
1987, at which time the bids
will be opened in the office of
the Purchasing Agent at the
amity Hall. Specifications may
.)e obtained at the office of the
'urchasing Agent. All bids re-
.:eived 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 #88-9
08-21- 87,08 -28.87
BID NOTICE
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION ISACCEPTING
BID(S) FOR:
FULL -SIZED PICKUP
-ONE(1)EACH
VAN, CARGO -ONE (1) EACH
INTERMEDIATE SIZE
PICKUP
-ONE(1)EACH
until 2:00 PM, September 1,
1987, at which time the bids
will be opened in the office of
the Purchasing Agent at the
City Hall. Specifications may
be obtai ned 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 end to
accept the offer considered
most advantageous to the
City. These items may be pur-
chased with Revenue Sharing
Funds.
BID #88 -5
08 -21 -87,08 -28-87
BID NOTICE
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS ACCEPTING
BID(S) FOR:
SIXTEEN YARD SCRAPER
-ONE(1)EACH
until 2:00 PM, August 31, 1987,
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
' urchasing 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 #88-8
1 08-21 -87,08 -28-87
HATRACKS TO horses, find
it all in Eagle classified. Call
778 -7355 to place your
classified ad.
Congratulations College Station
Your summer efforts in three very successful Load Management Programs have
helped College Station Officials negotiate a more favorable wholesale
electrical contract. Negotiations have re-
duced the contract's term to five years,
greatly reduced the proposed rate increase, tgo
reduced the demand ratchet clause from
75% to 60% and added a purchase power
clause. Because the new wholesale elec-
trical contract has taken away the monetary
incentive for such a program, College Sta-
tion's Load Management Program will be
shelved for the next four years.
Our present task is to continue to use ener-
gy wisely. Energy conservation is still a
good way to keep energy dollars in your
pocket and insure energy resources for all
Americans. For information on energy
conservation or a free home energy sur-
vey, call the College Station Energy Divi-
sion at 764 -3724.
�City
COLLEGE STATION
Friday, Aug. 28, 1987
THE EAGLE
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CS Council sets tax rate
at same level as last year
By HUGH NATIONS
Staff Writer
The College Station City Council
on Thursday set a 38 -cent tax rate, the
same as last year, and called a public
hearing on the rate for Sept. 10 at 6
p.m.
The hearing is required by state
law because the tax Tate is more than
the effective tax rate, which is 32.29
cents.
The effective tax rate is that suffi-
cient to generate, from the property
listed on the tax rolls the preceding
year, the same amount Hof general
fund revenue as the preceding year
plus the amount required to service
the city's bonded debt.
The action to set the 38 -cent rate
also means that residents can petition
for a rollback election.
That is so because the general fund
tax rate last year was only 2 cents of
the entire 38 -cent tax rate, with the
balance going to debt service. This
year the general fund tax rate jumps
to 9 cents, and the debt service tax
drops to 29 cents.
Though the overall tax rate re-
mains the same, the general fund tax
rate has increased 350 percent. State
laws authorizes a rollback petition if
it increases by as much as 8 percent.
In other actions, the council:
■ Received a bid of $60,000 for
the purchase of the old city hall at 101
Church St. in Northgate. The proper-
ty was appraised at $279,000. The
bidders, Don and Cheryl Anz, also
offered to lease the property for up to
$2,206 a month. The council tabled
the matter to permit the parties to
negotiate.
■ Set its Sept. 9 workshop meet-
ing for 3 p.m., rather than the usual 4
p. M.
■ Appointed David Pugh, an
associate professor of urban and re-
gional planning at Texas A &M Uni-
versity, to the board of the Economic
Development Foundation. Pugh is
president -elect of the Texas Chapter
of the American Planning Associa-
tion and is founder and editor -in-
chief of Texas Planner Magazine.
■ Heard a report from City Mana-
ger W. King Cole that staff recom-
mendations on a smoking policy for
city buildings have been prepared,
and the personnel department is now
drawing up a policy for consideration
by the council.
■ Agreed to fly a POW -MIA flag
from city flagpoles for the next year.
Friday, Aug. 28, 1987
THE EAGLE
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Monday, August 31, 1987rrhe Battalion/Page 9B
CS City Council members
work toward common goal
By Jade Boyd
Reporter
The state of Texas may control
where Aggies go to school, but the
College Station City Council controls
where many of them live, work and
relax.
The council is made up of elected
volunteers; they do not receive pay
and must earn a living by other
means.
Mayor Larry Ringer is a statistics
professor at Texas A &M. Two coun-
cil members, Fred Brown and Dick
Haddox, are local businessmen. Pat
Boughton and Lynn Mcllhaney are
housewives and Sara Jones is an at-
torney. Jim Gardner is a retired
A &M professor.
These seven elected officials are
in charge of a city budget exceeding
$50 million for fiscal year 1987-
1988.
Ringer served as a city councilman
for seven years before running for
the mayor's office, a job he's held for
slightly less than a year.
The mayor, like each council
member, serves a two -year term.
The council positions are on a rotat-
ing electoral schedule and College
Station's 23,862 registered voters get
a chance to elect three members to
office every year.
"I went for the council because, at
the time, I was chairman of the Col-
lege Station Recreation Council,"
Ringer says. "There wasn't much in
terms of a city recreation program.
"I got to thinking back to my days
as a kid and how the city had done so
much. I thought the city should be
involved in parks and recreation, so
I ran for the council mainly because
of an interest in getting some pro-
grams like that going.
"But there was also an interest in
the community and how it was going
to grow and what was going to be-
come of the city, because I could see
the growth coming."
Aside from keeping College Sta-
tion residents happy, the council
strives to keep good relations with
the University and the student body,
Ringer says.
"We have a student liaison that sits
with the council and is appointed by
Student Government," Ringer says.
The student liaison provides dis-
cussion and presents issues to the
council, but he cannot vote.
"That allows us to keep commu-
nications open with the student
body, which is helpful," Ringer says.
"Also, we try to meet with student
leaders once a year for a reception,
so we know each other."
it's important for the council to
work with the University, Ringer
says. The two have occasionally been
at odds in the past, but relations
have improved, he says.
"There has developed a good
spirit of cooperation between the
University and the community," he
says.
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Monday, August 31, 1987/The Battalion/Page 3B
CS mayor says he likes
working in college town
By Annette Primm
Reporter
As both the mayor of College Sta-
tion and head of Texas A &M's statis-
tics department, Dr. Larry Ringer is
used to seeing college students —
and he likes them.
"I think it kind of keeps the com-
munity young and alive," Ringer
says.
College Station, being a university
town, creates a different kind of at-
mosphere than a town without a uni-
versity, he says.
"With the students, you have a lot
of facilities that serve that group;" he
says. "The bars, the bookstores, the
fast -food restaurants — those kind
of places."
A city the same size, but without a
university, would be more industrial,
house a different type of people and
have different types of programs, he
says.
"You would have people that may
not be as interested in such things as
libraries, concert series, the arts and
park and recreation programs,"
Ringer says.
Even college football creates a ma-
jor difference, Ringer says.
"If you didn't have a university,
you wouldn't have football crowds
on Saturdays," he says, chuckling,
referring to the traffic rather than
the Twelfth Man.
Law enforcement tends to be an-
other area with a different kind of
program in a university- oriented
area, he says.
When the city council searched
for a new police chief earlier this
year, the council thought the indi-
vidual taking the job should be
aware that a college town has a dif-
ferent type of problem.
Most of the city's crime problem
involves theft, often of stereos and
other items from cars, he says.
"It's a mischief kind of thing," he
Vi ys. "Youthful exuberance, I
ess."
The police should remember and
work around the fact that these are
young people, Ringer says, and not
do something that will affect the
their lives forever.
"Maybe scare them a little," he
says.
Although being mayor takes up a
lot of his time, Ringer says, the statis-
tics department takes up more time.
Since that job pays his salary, he feels
he should devote most of his work-
ing hours to it.
"I found that being mayor takes
maybe a little more (time) than I
thought at first," he says, although
he says his seven years on the Col-
lege Station City Council gave him
enough insight to know the mayor's
job isn't a slack one.
Ringer says his interest in the po-
sition of mayor started when he
worked on community activities as a
member of the council.
"I felt like there were programs
that I liked and wanted to keep
going," he says. "I think our parks
and recreation programs have come
a long way from when I was first on
the council."
Ringer says he would like to keep
those programs and add others.
Two important plans he says he
wants to focus on are improvement
of College Station's attractiveness
and the landscaping of major en-
trances into the community.
"I'm going to try to get some com-
munity groups involved in programs
much like the adopt -a- highway pro-
gram," he says. In his version of the
state litter control program, groups
adopt a road or street inside the
city's limits and keep it clean and at-
tractive.
"I just like the community, and I
want to work with the community
and try to do what I can to help it,"
he says.
Dr. Larry Ringer, mayor of College Station
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Wednesday, Sept. 2, 1987
0 THE EAGLE
1 Legal Notices
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING:
The College Station Planning
& Zoning Commission will
hold a public hearing on the
question of rezoning the
following property:
Lot 2B Block 2 Courtyard Apts
Subdivision (603 Harvey Road,
the site of the Tenneco Retail
Service Co.) from C -N
Neighborhood Business to C-
3 Planned Commercial. The
applicant is Tenneco Retail
Service Co.
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, September 17, 1987.
For additional information,
please contact me at (409) 764-
3570.
James M. Callaway
Director of Planning
09 -02 -87
L:J
LEGALNOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1721 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
August 27, 1987, BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
meeting in regular session in
the Council Room of the Col-
lege Station City Hall, said
meeting having been posted
in accordance with Art. 6252-
17. Said Ordinance, signed by
the Mayor and duly recorded
in the official records of the
city, is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINACE AGREEING
TO PARTICIPATION BY THE
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
WITH AREA PROGRESS COR-
PORATION IN THE CON-
STRUCTION OF
BIRMINGHAM DRIVE.
Said ordinance authorizes the
City of College Station's par-
ticipation in the construction
of Birmingham Drive from Be-
lmont Place Section One to
the City's Utility Service Can-
Thursday, Sept. 3, 1987
THE EAGLE
106 Lo Mown
ter, with the limitation that the
city's cost participation will
not exceed thirty percent of
the construction cost of Bir-
mingham Drive from Belmont
Place Section One to the Util-
ity Service Center; the ordin-
ance requires that Area Pro-
gress Corporation provide a
performance bond; and, it
prescribes that the city's pay-
ment shall become due and
payable upon completion and
dedication of th road as
specified.
Ordinance No. 1721 shall be-
come effective and be in full
force and effect from and after
its passage and approval by
the College Station City
Council, and in accordance
with the City Charter. The
complete text of the above -
named ordinance may be seen
at the office of the City Secre-
tary, at 1101 South Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
09-03- 87,09 -04-67
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1722 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
August 27, 1987, BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
meeting in regular session in
the Council Room of the Col-
106 Legal k ica
lege Station City Hall, said
meeting having been posted
in accordance with Art. 6252-
17. Said Ordinance, signed by
the Mayor and duly recorded
in the official records of the
city, is captioned asfollows:
AN ORDINACE AMENDING
CHAPTER 11, SECTION 1 D.
OF THE CODE OF ORDINAN-
CES OF THE CITY OF COL-
LEGE STATION, TEXAS, RE-
LATING TO UTILITY DE-
POSITS ON COMMERCIAL
AND INDUSTRIAL AC-
COUNTS AND THE RETURN
OF SUCH DEPOSITS AFTER
TWO YEARS.
The above -named ordinance
prescribes for the amount of
deposit to be required for con-
nections and service of water
and electricity to commercial
establishments and industrial
users, and allows the deposit
to be made in the form of cash,
the pledging and assignment
of a certificate of deposit, a
valid non - documentary bank
letter of credit, or placement
of a surety bond with an insur-
ance company which meets
specified criteria. The or-
dinace addresses return of
deposit, and states certain
conditions under which con-
nections may not be furnished
or disconnection may be
effected.
Ordinance No. 1722 shall be-
come effective and be in full
force and effect from and after
its passage and approval by
the College Station City
Council, and in accordance
with the City Charter. The
complete text of the above -
named ordinance may be seen
at the office of the City Secre-
tary, at 1101 South Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
09-03- 8 7,09 -04-87
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LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1721 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
August 27, 1967, BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
meeting in regular session in
the Council Room of the Col-
lege Station City Heil, said
meeting having been posted
in accordance with Art. 6252-
17. Said Ordinance, signed by
the Mayor and duly recorded
in the official records of the
city, iscaptionedasfollows:
AN ORDINACE AGREEING
TO PARTICIPATION BY THE
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
WITH AREA PROGRESS COR-
PORATION IN THE CON-
STRUCTION OF
BIRMINGHAM DRIVE.
Said ordinance authorizes the
City of College Station's par-
ticipation in the construction
of Birmingham Drive from Be-
106 Legal Notices
Imont Place Section One to
the City's Utility Service Cen-
ter, with the limitation that the
city's cost participation will
not exceed thirty percent of
the construction cost of Bir-
mingham Drive from Belmont
Place Section One to the Util-
ity Service Center; the ordin-
ance requires that Area Pro-
gress Corporation provide a
Performance bond; and, it
prescribes that the city's pay-
ment shall become due and
payable upon completion and
dedication of th road as
specified.
Ordinance No. 1721 shall be-
come effective and be in full
force and effect from and after
its passage and approval by
the College Station City
Council, and in accordance
with the City Charter. The
complete text of the above -
named ordinance maybe seen
at the office of the City Secre-
tary, at 1101 South Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
D9 -03- 87,09 -04-87
LEGALNOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1722 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
August 27, 1987, BY THE CITY
COUNCIL Of THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
meeting in regular session in
the Council Room of the Col-
lege Station City Hall, said
meeting having been posted
in accordance with Art. 6252-
17. Said Ordinance, signed by
the Mayor and duly recorded
in the official records of the
city, is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINACE AMENDING
CHAPTER 11, SECTION 1 D.
OF THE CODE OF ORDINAN-
CES OF THE CITY OF COL-
LEGE STATION, TEXAS, RE-
LATING TO UTILITY DE-
POSITS ON COMMERCIAL
AND INDUSTRIAL AC-
COUNTS AND THE RETURN
OF SUCH DEPOSITS AFTER
TWO YEARS.
The above -named ordinance
prescribes for the amount of
deposit to be required for con-
nections and service of water
and electricity to commercial
establishments and industrial
users, and allows the deposit
to be made in the form of cash,
the pledging and assignment
of a certificate of deposit, a
valid non - documentary bank
letter of credit, or placement
of a surety bond with an insur-
ance company which meets
specified criteria. The or-
dinace addresses return of
deposit, and states certain
conditions under which con-
nections may not be furnished
or disconnection may be
effected.
Ordinance No. 1722 shall be-
106 Legal Notices
come effective and be in full
force and effect from and after
its passage and approval by
the College Station City
Council, and in accordance
with the City Charter. The
complete text of the above -
named ordinance may be seen
at the office of the City Secre-
tary, at 1101 South Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
09 -03- 87,09 -04-87
Friday, September 4, 1987
The Eagle
Permit fo r G
places cost
at million
By SCOTT WILLIAMS in the number of
Business Writer permits issued for mobile homes and
A permit for construction of the new Greenleaf additions
The total d value alterations. buildin
Psychiatric Hospital in South College Station was issued The al outpace last totals becau
in July, with the estimated cost of co a substantial increase st the 't d value bec Bryan
st yea otals
construction listed at
$4.59 million. Y se of
The total estimated value on building permits issued in issued The totalestima ed ue listed on uedfor
College Station in July was $6.32 million. In July 1986, construction of public buildings was about $400
the total estimated value on building permits issued was this point last year, compared with $6.6 m Ilion so f this
ed for
$1.79 million, according to city records. 000 at
For the year, the total estimated value of building Ye Bryan has issued building permits for constructio
Permits issued in College Station is $16.6 million, com- an elementary school in North Bryan and a new city hall at
pared with $20.7 million last year. n of
The number of building permits issued in Bryan in- lisstOed S. at $ le he estimatedovalue school S
creased compared with last year, due mostly to increases struction of a new city hall is listed at $3.6 million.
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COLLEGE STATION
NUMBER OF PERMITS ISSUED/
VALUE (in millions of dollars)
July
1987 1986
Year
to date
No. Value No. Value
1987
No.
Value
1986
Single- family res.
15
15 $1.54
No.
Value
T wo-four-fa
0 0.00 15 $1'57
58
$5.8
Apartments
Commercial /non
0 0.00 0 0.00
0 0.00
0
0.0
64
0
$4.7
0.0
res .
Churches
Public buildings
0 0.00
0 0.00 1
0 0.00
0
20
0.0
0
0
25
0.0
10.7
Additions .
alters
1 4.59 0 0.00
22 0.19
0
6
0 .0
8.9
0
0.0
Totals
19 0.22
94
1.0
q
128
2.6
38 6.32 35 1.79
178
16.6
221
NOTE: An asterisk indicates permits
have been issued in that category, but their
total value
20 7
is less than
swoo0.
Permit fo r G
places cost
at million
By SCOTT WILLIAMS in the number of
Business Writer permits issued for mobile homes and
A permit for construction of the new Greenleaf additions
The total d value alterations. buildin
Psychiatric Hospital in South College Station was issued The al outpace last totals becau
in July, with the estimated cost of co a substantial increase st the 't d value bec Bryan
st yea otals
construction listed at
$4.59 million. Y se of
The total estimated value on building permits issued in issued The totalestima ed ue listed on uedfor
College Station in July was $6.32 million. In July 1986, construction of public buildings was about $400
the total estimated value on building permits issued was this point last year, compared with $6.6 m Ilion so f this
ed for
$1.79 million, according to city records. 000 at
For the year, the total estimated value of building Ye Bryan has issued building permits for constructio
Permits issued in College Station is $16.6 million, com- an elementary school in North Bryan and a new city hall at
pared with $20.7 million last year. n of
The number of building permits issued in Bryan in- lisstOed S. at $ le he estimatedovalue school S
creased compared with last year, due mostly to increases struction of a new city hall is listed at $3.6 million.
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Sunday, September 6, 1987
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Area may get
countywide
911 service
Groups meet Wednesday
to discuss new system
By STEVE VINSON
Staff Writer
The Brazos County Commission-
ers Court and the city councils of
Bryan, College Station and Wixon
Valley will meet jointly Wednesday
night to consider the creation of a
countywide emergency dispatch
system.
If the unified system is created,
anyone in the county could dial 911
and get a single emergency dispatch
center, which would then alert the
appropriate agency.
Currently, the cities of Bryan and
College Station have 911 service, but
the calls generally go to the police
and fire departments in the city where
the caller lives. Some calls originat-
• ing as the border of, each 'city are
routed to the other city. About 4,000
customers of GTE are affected.
County Judge Dick Holmgreen
said the move to create a unified 911
district comes in the face of new state
law that will extend 911 service to the
entire state. Any 911 districts in ex-
istence before Jan. 1 will be allowed
to function independently. However,
areas without 911 service at that date
will have fees collected by a central
state authority, which will then allo-
cate monies back for 911 imple-
mentation.
The councils will meet at 6 p.m.
Wednesday at the College Station
City Hall.
Tuesday, September 8,1987
The Eagle
CS City Council begins
meetings on park design
:..,
By HUGH NATIONS
Staff Writer
The College Station City Coun
begins a series of four meetings it w
hold this week with a workshop at
p.m. today to examine proposals f
design of a Wolf Pen Creek park.
The council is exploring devel0
ment of a park along Wolf pen Cree
from Texas Avenue to the Ea
Bypass.
Seventeen firms submitted propos
als for professional design services
and a council committee has
chose
three for the entire council to cons
er. The three firms are J. T. Dunkin &
Associates of Dallas, Walton &
Associates of Bryan, and Schrickel,
Rollins & Associates of Arlington.
The 3 p.m. session will be fol-
lowed by the first -ever joint meeting
of the College Station, Bryan and
Wixon Valley city councils and the
Brazos County
Court. Commissioners
That meeting, at 6 p.m. in the Col
lege Station City Hall, will consider
whether to begin the process of form-
ing a countywide emergency com-
munications district.
Such a district would extend .911
emergency calling service through-
out the county. The district would
operate under its own board,
appointed by local governments, and
its operations would be financed by a
surcharge on local telephone bills.
On Thursday, the council will hold
a public hearing at 6 p.m. on the
Proposed tax rate of 38 cents per $100
valuation for 1987 -88. The hearing is
necessary because the tax rate ex-
cel ceeds the effective tax rate by 17 per -
ill cent, even though the 38 -cent tax rate
3 is the same a last year.
or The effective tax rate is the rate the
City would have to levy on the same
P property as the preceding year to raise
k the same amount for operating ex-
st penses as the preceding year, and to
pay required debt service.
Although the 38 -cent tax rate is the
same as last year, it is differently
n allocated between debt service and
operating expense requirements. The
effect is that it is 17 percent over the
effective tax rate.
Under state law, when the tax rate
exceeds the effective tax rate by 3
percent, a public hearing must be
Wh
held. en it exceeds the effective
tax rate by 8 percent, residents may
Petition for a rollback election.
At its regular 7 p.m. session Thurs-
day, the council will consider award-
ing the Wolf Pen Creek consulting
contract to one of the three firms.
It will also consider awarding a
$1409000 contract to Tom Fairey Co.
of Kyle for a 16 -yard scraper for the
landfill, and a $22,000 contract to
University Cycles of College Station
for three replacement police
motorcycles.
The council will also consider abo-
lishing the Ambulance Advisory
Committee, which was formed sever-
al years ago to promote the establish-
ment of an emergency medical ser-
vices program for the city.
Wednesday, September 9, 1987
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Chamber of Commerce board
votes to support
By SCOTT WILLIAMS
Business Writer
The board of directors of the Bryan- College Station
Chamber of Commerce adopted a resolution Tuesday
supporting the location of a federal prison facility in
Bryan.
The resolution was adopted during Tuesday's monthly
meeting of the board of directors, held at 401 S. Washing-
ton Ave. in Bryan. The resolution supports plans by the
federal Bureau of Prisons to turn Allen Academy into a
minimum security detention facility for up to 250 non-
violent inmates.
In other action, the chamber:
■ Appointed H. Ray Smith, Lee Cargill, Louis New-
man, Bill Vance, Nancy Crouch, and Chris Kling to the
chamber's board nominations committee. The committee
is responsible for nominating people for membership on
local prison
the chamber board. Nominations, which must be made by
Oct. 10, are placed before chamber members for selec-
tion.
■ Announced plans for a reception honoring the Texas
A &M Board of Regents for its work on behalf of the
university and Bryan - College Station. The reception will
be held Sept. 20 at the home of President Frank Vandiver
and his wife Rene Vandiver.
■ Announced plans for a reception to honor resear-
chers from 28 countries who will be attending a Interna-
tional Atomic Energy Conference Training Course at
Texas A &M. The group, sponsored by the United Na-
tions, will be in Bryan - College Station for a month to
study research conducted at Texas A &M University.
The reception will be held at 5'30 p.m. Sept. 16. at the
Bryan - College Station Convention and Visitor Bureau.
Wednesday, September 9, 1987
The Eagle
Thursday, September 10, 1987
The Eagle
County residents to vote on 911 district
6% surcharge
on phone bills
is possibility
By HUGH NATIONS
Staff Writer
Local governments appointed the
board of a proposed countywide
emergency communications district
Wednesday, and an election to create
the district itself should be held in
November.
It was the first time the County
Commissioners Court and the three
city governments — from Bryan,
College Station and Wixon Valley —
had ever met jointly. Unamimity pre-
vailed: The vote to create the board
was without dissent.
The five- member board must now
call the election, which probably will
be held Nov. 3 in conjunction with
other balloting. Voters at that time
will decide whether they wish to cre-
ate a district to finance a countywide
emergency communications system
with 911 dialing.
State law provides that the opera-
tions of such districts may be fi-
nanced by levying a 6 percent sur-
charge on the basic service portion of
local service telephone bills. County
Judge Dick Holmgreen said that
should be about 50 cents per tele-
phone customer.
The act providing for 911 districts
requires that the board be composed
of two members appointed by the
county, two appointed by the cities
within the county, and one appointed
by the volunteer fire departments.
Named to the board were:
■ Bryan City Manager Ernest
Clark and College Station City Coun-
cilman Fred Brown, representing the
cities.
■ County Judge Holmgreen and
former Bryan school Superintendent
Wesley Summers, representing the
county.
■ Ron Mayworm, a member of
the Brazos County Firefighters Asso-
ciation and assistant chief of the Pre-
cinct 3 volunteer fire department,
which serves the area around Steep
Hollow.
In addition, General Telephone
will appoint a non - voting member of
the board to represent the com-
munications companies serving the
Turn to 911, 10A
Representatives of the cities of Bryan, College Station, and Wixon Valley meet to discuss a countywide 911 district on Wednesday.
Thursday, September 10, 1987
The Eagle
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county. As Holmgreen noted during
the meeting, few people are aware
that GTE is only one of four local
telephone companies with customers
in the county.
Holmgreen warned the local
elected officials that if they do not act
promptly, the emergency com-
munications system eventually will
be operated under state, not local,
auspices. Further, he said, some local
funds could be used to build and oper-
ate 911 systems in less developed
areas of the state if no district is
formed.
Holmgreen said if the county does
not form a district by Jan. 1, new
legislation provides that one cannot
thereafter be formed. Instead, he
said, the state will levy a 50 -cent sur-
charge on phone bills, and provide
the service.
Bryan and College Station already
have 911 dialing; the unincorporated
areas of the county and Wixon Valley
do not.
Both Bryan City Attorney Robert
Andron and Cathy Locke, his Col-
lege Station counterpart, said the two
cities cannot form a district excluding
the remainder of the county. Nor,
they said, can a higher charge be
levied on customers who do not now
have 911 dialing, to finance the con-
struction of a system where one does
not now exist.
Sgt. Jeff Haislet of the Bryan
Police Department said the telephone
service surcharge should raise about
$450,000 annually.
One of the advantages of the dis-
trict, Haislet said, is that it would
permit the improvement of existing
911 service, in addition to extending
it to areas now without it. Those im-
provements include features that
would automatically identify the
number and location of the telephone
from which a distress call is made.'
The creation of a district also could
be a major stride toward Adhie
centralized dispatching, Haislet gat d.
That would eventually eliminate loc-
al dispatchers, with all fire, police
and emergency medical services
being dispatched from a central loca-
tion operated by the district:
The only county and city elected
office- holders absent from the Auk -
ever meeting were Bryan Mayor
Marvin Tate, Wixon Valley Mayor
Don Ballard, and County Commis-
sioner Billy Beard.
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Haddox with Fred Brown seconding,
drew support only those two and
Councilwoman Pat Boughton.
: Councilwoman Lynn Mcllhaney
_ then moved, with Sara Jones second-
ing, to award the contract to Dunkin.
Jim Gardner also voted for Dunkin,
and Mayor Larry Ringer broke the tie
by voting to approve the motion.
Dunkin was one of 27 firms that
originally submitted proposals.
Those were winnowed to three by
city staffers.
`. Walton had said designing a park
and drainage improvements for the
.,,creek should cost the city $50,000 -
'� - 75,000. Dunkin estimated the design
work would cost $79,000. Wolf Pen
:Creek is a major drainage channel for
north College Station,
The third finalist, Schrickel, Rol-
lins and Associates of Arlington, esti-
mated it would cost $92,000-
1 17,000.
In opening the discussion of the
issue, Councilwoman Mcllhaney
said Dunkin's estimated cost was
within an acceptable range, and she
- thought they had approached the
proposed project most profes-
sionally.
Gardner said Walton is primarily
an engineering firm, and that Dunkin,
probably could handle the aesthetic
requirements of the project better.
Jones said she thought Dunkin would
be more effective in seeking grant
funds to finance the work.
Haddox, however, said Walton's
presentation to the council on
Wednesday was better than Dunkin,
and the Bryan firm should be more
effective in presentations to the com-
munity.
"Do you really think the Dunkin
proposal will turn a lot of people on to
spend thousands of dollars in tax
money ?" he asked.
Brown said local consultants
would take a greater interest in the
project, and that the money for the
consulting contract should be spent
locally if possible.
Walton & Associates is the consul-
tant for the city in developing a
stormwater management ordinance.
The firm had associated with the Au-
stin firm of Myrick- Newman-
Dahlberg & Partners, which designed
Austin's highly acclaimed Waller
Creek project.
Ned Walton, head of Walton and
Associates, waited outside the coun-
cil chamber while the matter was dis-
cussed. He initially reacted only with
disappointment when told of the out-
come.
"I thought we were a natural," he
said. "I thought we had assembled
the highest - quality team that could
possibly be assembled.... We really
felt that technically we could not be
beat. "
However, when told that his firm's
proposed cost was lower than that of
Dunkin, something he',had not pre-
viously known, Walton reacted with
anger.
"I have no further comment," he
said, and walked off.
Initially, the council had proposed
to discuss the selection of the consul-
tant in closed session, on the premise
that it was a personnel matter. Mem-
bers of the news media protested that
interpretation, and cited a ruling by
former Attorney General Mark White
that award of consultant contracts is
not a proper subject for discussion in
closed session.
Though City Attorney Cathy
Locke advised the council that she
disagreed with the attorney general's
opinion, the council nevertheless
elected to take up the matter during
the open meeting. The only one
opposed to open discussion was
Gardner, who in his campaign had
pledged to keep council sessions as
open as possible.
The proposed park would begin
where Wolf Pen Creek crosses Texas
Avenue at Harvey Road. It would
extend to where the stream crosses
the East Bypass just south of Harvey.
Along mo,*of that length, the stream
now is shielded ii:om view by under-
growth. It is visible at the Holleman
Drive - Dartmouth Street intersection.
In an earlier 6 p.m. hearing on
setting a 38 -cent tax rate, no one
appeared to; speak to the issue. The 38
cents per $ t 00 valuation is the same
:rate as last year.
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College Station councilwoman
may be leaving
The College Station City Council
may lose one of its members in
November.
Councilwoman Sara Jones said
Thursday she will marry in Novem-
ber and will be moving to San Anto-
nio. Jones said, however, that she
will keep her house here for some
time, and also will continue to handle
in November :
some cases for her law firm.
She said the city attorney's ofPce
is determining whether she can Lb
tinue to serve until the May elections
are near enough so that a special elec-
tion to fill her post will not be neces-
sary.
Jones is in the final year of her O st
term on the council.
Friday, September 11, 1987
The Eagle
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The municipal finance director
the city of Lafayette, Colo in � � Va VanDev
been named the new has tant cit was both assi
e cit ance for tht • director o- y manager and finance direc-
t' of C , I a Sta- tor. The new post pays $52,000 a
tion, f fi
g year.
College Station City Manager W, Harrison holds a bachelor's de-
King C41e said William P gree from Michi an State Universi-
Harrison Will be re ersit Bill ' ty, and a master
' in business admi-
directorof finance-here I' over as
Oct 19 v e . from Wayne State Uni-
Harrison will rsity.
Cole, and will hold only di finance
to He has been awarded the Certifi-
Position. His predecessor, a[e of Achievement for Excellence
A.E. A E in Financial Reporting from the
Wednesday, September 16, 1987
The Eagle
Government Finance Officers
Association. In addition, under
Harrison's direction, Lafayette re-
ceived the same organization's
Award for Distinguished Budget
Presentations. Both, Cole noted,
officers.
are prestigious awards for financial
Harrison previously was auditor
for the city of Aurora, Colo,
Colorado and the
vices. Department of Social Ser-
rector named
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The Richard Ballinger House at 1700 Laura Lane in College Station, as sketched by
Steve Knotts, a Texas A &M student.
Fourteen sketches of old homes
chosen for calendar on displa
Fourteen sketches of the oldest homes in College Fourteen were chosen for the 13 -month commemora-
Station will be on display for the public for the first tive calendar, one for the cover and 13 to illustrate the
time Sunday. months.
The sketches will illustrate a calendar to be pub - The sketches were judged by Bill Hoey of the art
lished in commemoration of the city's 50th faculty of the University of Texas. The homes to be
anniversary. They will be on view during a reception sketched were chosen from a list of 16 former Texas
for the artists from 5 -7 p.m. in the College Station A &M campus homes and 19 others.
Community Center, 1300 Jersey St.
In all, there were 31 entries for the contest. Those The calendar is expected to be published in
46 not chosen also will be on display at the reception. November.
LETTERS
Tch, tch!
on park bid.
decision
It's a puzzlement ... I was scan -,
ning the front page of the Sept. 11
Eagle when, what to my wonder
ing eyes should appear, but the;
headline "Dallas firm gets con
tract for CS park." Tch; tch! Upon:
closer perusal I discovered that a;
local firm, Walton & Associates -
Consulting Engineers of Bryan,
had estimated a cost of $50,000-:
$75,000 — at its highest $4,000
less than the out -of -town bidder! i
Tch, tch, indeed!
Perhaps the CS city coun -:
cilmembers haven't driven around;
our two cities - as I have and seen;
the blank staring shop windows
bannered with "gone out of busi-
ness" signs.
If our city parents haven't pride
and faith enough to shop our local'
businesses, opting for the big
cities and the catalogues, we don't
stand a snowball's chance in
Hades of shoring up our battle-
ments to withstand the onslaught
of these hard times!
Well, I have made my New
Year's resolution early. I'm going
to do all my purchasing locally —
first stop Bryan, next stop College
Station. If I can't find it there, I
probably didn't need it in the first
place!
BETSY BIRDWELL
Bryan
September 22, 1987
The Eagle
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�# The College Station City Council
will consider a lease of the old city
hall, police station landscaping, re-
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-Vised Community Center fees, and
the 1987 -88 tax rate Thursday.
The council will meet at 7 p.m. at
City Hall. No workshop meeting will
be held Wednesday. On the agenda
e are:
■ Establishing a tax rate of 38
cents per $100 valuation, the same as
last year. Because the debt retirement
and operations portions of the tax
` `were reallocated, the city had to have
a hearing on the rate and it is subject
- 'fo a rollback.
■ Leasing the old city hall at Well-
born Road and Church Street to
Donald and Cheryl Anz, operators of
the Deluxe Burger, for $1,471 a
month for five years, with an option
to renew for another five. The couple
plans to use the property for a res-
taurant. Four of the lots owned by the
city at the site are not included in the
lease.
■ Letting contracts for landscap-
ing and irrigation at the police sta-
tion. Prestige Environments was low
bidder at $27,300 for the landscap-
ing, and Prince Irrigation was low
bidder at $3,850 for the irrigation.
■ Revising Community Center
fees. Some fees will increase, some
will remain unaltered and others will
be lowered.
■ Consideration of a resolution
endorsing a proposed federal mini-
mum security prison in Bryan at the
site of Allen Academy.
■ Consideration of support for a
request by Texas A &M University to
the State Department of Highways
and Public Transportation for more
and different directional signs around
the campus.
■ Consideration of an ordinance
assessing College Hills property
owners for replacing sewer lines in
the subdivision.
Wednesday, September 23, 1987
The Eagle
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Thursday, September 24, 1987 /The Battalion /Page F
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l CS police search
for volunteer force
to fill reserve ranks
By Clark Miller
staff Writer
The College Station Police De-
partment is looking for citizens in-
terested in becoming volunteer re
serve officers to assist the police
during football games, bonfire, pa-
rades and emergency situations, a
department spokesman said.
There always is a need for addi-
tional officers on the streets and
there is no way the CSPD could af-
ford to employ enough people to
meet the demand, said Tim Cop-
pinger, a captain in the reserves and
a professor of engineering technol-
ogy at Texas A &M.
It's getting to where it is an eco-
nomic necessity to form a reserve
program rather than pay regular of-
ficers overtime," Coppinger said at
an orientation meeting in the Col-
lege Station Community Center
Tuesday.
There are eight reserve officers in
College Station now, but Coppinger
hopes to raise that number to 20.
Becoming a reserve officer is
more difficult than it was 20 years
ago, Coppinger said. Then, he said,
all the police had to do was issue
someone a badge and gun.
But today, the Texas Commission
on Law Enforcement Office Stan-
dards and Education requires re-
serve officers to receive at least 145
hours of training and pass an intense
personal background check before
they can act in an official capacity,
Coppinger said.
The background check probes
areas such as the applicant's driving
record, personal references, educa-
tion and employment history, he
said. A reserve officer can not have
recieved a driving while intoxicated
conviction in the past two years or
have any felony record, he said.
Coppinger said the reserve offi-
cers no longer are "weekend war-
riors." With the training the reserves
get, they are nearly equal with regu-
lar officers, he added.
Brad Smith, a College Station po-
lice officer, said that compared to a
few years ago, the current reserves
are a positive addition to the depart-
ment.
Some of the duties the reserve ot-
ficers participate in are things the
regular officers don't have time to
do, Coppinger said.
Breaking up loud parties, work-
ing during parades, assisting in traf-
fic control during storms or after
A &M football games and surveil-
"It's getting to where it is
an economic necessity to
form a reserve program
rather than pay regular
officers overtime."
— Tim Coppinger, a cap-
tain in the reserves and
A &M professor
lance are some examples Coppinger
cited.
On any Friday or Saturday night,
additional officers are needed in
College Station, he said.
"1 am convinced that there are
more DWI arrests because we are
freeing up the officer's time," Cop-
pinger said.
Reserve officers receive no com-
pensation for their time, but they do
receive the knowledge that they are
helping their community, he said.
Several reserve officers have com-
pleted their training, taken additio-
nal classes and become regular po-
lice officers, he said.
Although the reserves aren't paid,
the city pays for their training and is-
sues their uniforms, he said.
Smith said the training, uniforms
and the time and resources used
checking the background of reserve
officers costs the city $1,300 per offi-
cer.
In return, the city asks the reserve
officers to work at least eight hours a
month for the police department.
Coppinger said A &M students are
welcome to become reserve officers,
but he warns that it is a very time -
consuming process. Students would
spend about eight hours a week at
training classes, he said.
Another meeting will be held in
the next few weeks to inform more
people about the reserve program,
he said.
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CS police enforce
new parking policy
By TODD PRATT
Staff Writer
The College Station Municipal
Court is sending out dozens of sum-
monses each day to people who either
are unaware of the city's new policy
-on parking violations or are ignoring
it, Municipal Court Clerk Kay Cho-
ate said Monday.
"They're testing us," Choate
said. "They're seeing if we're going
to do it or not."
Choate said that since the ordi-
nance went into .effect, College Sta-
1 tion police have been issuing about
80 parking tickets a day, which she
said is about normal for this time of
year.
Close to half of those tickets are
not paid within 10 days, Choate said.
"The payments have increased,
but there's still a lot of non -
payments," Choate said. "We're
sending out about 30 to 40 sum-
monses a day over parking tickets."
It is understandable that residents
unaware of the new policy are not too
worried when they are ticketed for
parking illegally. Previously, Col-
lege Station officials made no effort
. to collect delinquent parking tickets.
The honor system didn't work too
well. According to College Station
statistics, about 42 percent of the
parking tickets issued in the city dur-
ing the last five years remain unpaid.
In an effort to improve those statis-
tics, the city three weeks ago insti-
tuted a new policy for paying parking
tickets. As of Sept. 1, all motorists
ticketed for parking illegally have
only 10 days to pay their fine or set up
a court date. If the 10 days pass and
the motorist has not paid the fine, the
court sends out a summons for the
motorist to appear in court.
If the driver also ignores that sum-
mons, an arrest warrant for failure to
appear in court can be issued.
Also, police can now impound
vehicles after they have received their
fourth parking ticket.
Choate said many people have cal-
led municipal court inquiring about
the new policy. Many of those calls
are from Texas A &M students' pa-
rents, who are wondering why
they've suddenly received a sum-
mons to appear in court, she said.
"The person who get the summons
is the person to whom the vehicle is
registered," Choate said. "A lot of
times that's a parent . who doesn't
even live in College Station."
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1987
THE EAGLE
CS Council approves same tax rate
as last year, rental of old building
The College Station City Council on Thursday
approved an effective tax rate that is the same as that for
last year.
With no discussion and by a 4 -0 vote, the council
approved an effective tax rate of 38 cents per $100 valua-
tion. Council members Dick Haddox and Pat Boughton
were absent.
The tax rate is the same, but the rate reflects a drop in
the portion for debt retirement and an increase in the
money allocated for operations. Because the money allo-
cated for operations increased, the city had to have a
hearing on the rate and is subject to a rollback election if
enough citizens call for one.
No citizens appeared at the public hearing on the tax
rate, held earlier this month.
The council also agreed to lease the old city hall build-
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1987
THE EAGLE
ing at the corner of Wellborn Road and Cnurch Street to
Donald and Cheryl Anz, operators of the Deluxe Burger.
Under the terms of the agreement, the couple will pay the
city $1,471 a month for five years, with an option to
renew for another five years.
The council also agreed by a unanimous vote to revise
the fee structure for the Community Center's room rentals
and other services. Some fees will increase, some will
decrease, and others will stay the same.
The council also passed a resolution endorsing the
location of a proposed federal minimum security prison in
Bryan. Allen Academy is being considered as a site for
the prison.
After the meeting, council members celebrated Mayor
Larry Ringer's 50th birthday with cake and punch.
VIOLATION NOTICE
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
POLICE DEPARTMENT
DATE: Sept. 22,1967
TO: FRED HUNTER
Address Unknown
REF: Abandoned Vehicle
REF: Texas Abandoned Motor
Vehicle Act
According to our records, you
are the registered owner or
lien holder of the motor vehi-
cle herein stated. This motor
vehicle has been taken into
custody by this department
under authority of the Texas
Abandoned Motor Vehicle
Act. The motor vehicle herein
mentioned has been aban-
doned in violation of the
above mentioned authority
within the city limits of COI-
loge Station, Texas.
Description of Vehicle:
Year -76, Make - Buick, Body
Style -Sky Hawk
Vehicle Identification #:
4T07C6C112905
License Plates attached to
vehicle: Year - '87, Number -
081 -MXD, State -TX
Physical location of vehicle
when taken into custody:
Street Address: 700 Vasser Ct.
City: College Station, Texas
Date vehicle was taken into
custody: 9/22187
Physical location where vehi-
cle is stored: Name of Garage.
Phil Thweatt, Address: P.O.
Box263, City: Bryan, Texas.
You as owner and /or lien
holder have a right to reclaim
the herein named motor vehi-
cle within (20) twenty days af-
ter the date of this notice upon
payment of all towing, preser-
vation and storage charges re-
sulting from placing the vehi-
cle in custody.
Failure of the owner or lien
, holder to exercise their right
to reclaim the vehicle within
the time provided shall be de-
emed a waiver by the owner or
lien holder of all rights, title
and interest in the vehicle and
their consent to the sale of the
abandoned motor vehicle at a
public auction.
Sincerely,
Michael E. Strope
Chief of Police
By. Lt. Bernard Kapella
•09 -25-87
VIOLATION NOTICE
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
POLICE DEPARTMENT
,DATE: Sept. 22,1987
TO: JAMES R. DOUGLAS
Address Unknown
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 19 8 7 REF: Texas Abandoned Motor
THE EAGLE Vehicle Act
According to our records, you
are the registered owner or
lien holder of the motor vehi-
cle herein stated. This motor
vehicle has been taken into
custody by this department
under authority of the Texas
Abandoned Motor Vehicle
Act. The motor vehicle herein
mentioned has been aban-
doned in violation of the
above mentioned authority
within the city limits of C01-
lege Station, Texas
Description of Vehicle
Year -'76, Make - Subaru, Body
Style -2 Door
108 L . J .1 NOCE
Vehicle Identification #.
A226008432
License Plates attached to
vehicle: Year - '86, Number -
746 -SEZ, State -TX
Physical location of vehicle
when taken into custody.
Street Address: 1500
University0aks
City: College Station, Texas
Date vehicle was taken into
custody: 9/22/87
Physical location where vehi-
cle is stored: Name of Garage
Phil Thweatt, Address P.C.
Box 263, City: Bryan, Texas.
You as owner and /or lien
holder have a right to reclaim
the herein named motor vehi-
cle within (20) twenty days af-
ter the date of this notice upon
payment of all towing, preser-
vation and storage charges re-
sulting from placing the vehi-
cle in custody.
Failure of the owner or lien
holder to exercise their right
to reclaim the vehicle within
the time provided shall be de-
emed a waiver by the owner or
lien holder of all rights, title
and interest in the vehicle and
their consent to the sale of the
abandoned motor vehicle at a
public auction.
Sincerely,
Michael E. Strope
Chief of Police
By: Lt. Bernard Kapella
09 -25 -87
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NOTICEOF
PUBLIC HEARING:
The College Station City
Council will hold a public
hearing on the question of re-
zoning the following property.
Lot 2B Block 2 Courtyard Apts
Subdivision (603 Harvey Road,
the site of the Tenneco Retail
Service Co.) from C -N
Neighborhood Business to C-
3 Planned Commercial. The
applicant is Tenneco Retail
Sery ice Co.
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 Wednes-
day, October 14,1987.
For plea seco �ntaca t
me at (409)764-
3570.
Jam
es M. Callaway
Director of Planning
09 -29-87
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING:
The College Station City
Council will hold a public
hearing to consider an appeal
of the Planning and Zoning
Commission relating to the
granting of t Conditional Use
Permit for the and
of a
sanctuary and adult youth
educat onal facilities to the
existing facilities of the Peace
Lutheran Church located at
1100 FM 2818, specifically as
the permit relates to the loca-
tion 0f parking facilities to ac-
comodate the structures.
The appeal of the decision is
in the name of Michael J. Cle-
mentof 1201 Airline.
The hearing will be held it the
Council Room of the College
Station City Hall, 1101 Texas
Avenue at the 7:00 P•00+ meet-
ing of the Council on
day' October 14,1987.
For additional information,
please contact the Planning
Division at(409)764 -35
Jane R. Kee
Zoning Official
09 -29-87
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1987
THE EAGLE
v
County commissioners to decide
possible increase in property tax
By RONNIE CROCKER
Staff Writer
Brazos County commissioners will
decide today whether to approve a
property tax increase of 4.81 cents
per $100 valuation for the coming
year.
County Judge Dick Holmgreen
said Tuesday that the proposed tax
rate for 1988 is equal to this year's
effective tax rate of 41.70 cents per
$100 valuation, nearly a nickel above
the current tax rate of 36.89 cents per
$100 valuation.
Commissioners are scheduled to
vote on the tax rate this morning.
The effective tax rate is the rate
that would have to be assessed in
order to generate the same revenue as
the previous year. Since tax values
were reduced by $160 million this
year, it will take a higher tax rate to
generate the same amount of money
in 1988.
But Tax Assessor Buddy Winn,
who also serves as the county's chief
appraiser, said Tuesday that the re-
duction in overall property values
was due almost exclusively to the de-
clining value of oil wells and oil -
related property.
Winn estimated that the assessed
tax values remained the same on at
least 95 percent of the single-
dwelling homes in the county. Thus,
a person who owns a $50,000 home
would pay an additional $24 in prop-
erty taxes next year, if the new rate is
approved.
County Judge Holmgreen said that
although the proposed 1988 budget
equals the current budget dollar -
wise, he still hopes to grant a 4 per-
cent salary raise to all county em-
ployees. He said the raises are in-
cluded in the proposed budget, which
will be officially posted today.
Holmgreen said the money for the
raises would come from surplus
accounts.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1987
THE EAGLE
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 19f
THE EAGLE
108 Legal bit
NOTICE OF
PUB),IC HEARING:
The Zoning Board of Adjust-
ment for the City of College
Station will hold a public hear-
ing to consider a request for a
variance in the name of:
J.R. Birdwell
1401 Post Oak Circle
College Station, TX 77840
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 20,1987.
The nature of the case is as
follows: Applicant is request-
ing a variance to rear setback
requirements (Section 7 Table
A Ordinance No. 1638) to allow
construction of an accessory
structure (greenhouse) at
1401 Post Oak Circle.
Additional information is
available at the office of the
Zoning Official of the City of
College Station, (409)
764 -3570.
Jane R. Kee
Zoning Official
09 -30-87
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING:
The Zoning Board of Adjust-
ment for the City of College
Station will hold a public hear-
ing to consider a request for a
variance in the name of:
Lonnie Stabler
1823 Shiloh Avenue
Bryan, TX 77803
The case will be heard by the
Board at the regular meeting
in the Council Room, College
Station City Hall, 1101 Texas
Avenue at 700 P.M. on Tues-
day. October 20,1987.
The nature of the case is as
follows: Applicant is request-
ing a variance to sign re-
gulations (Section 12.3.K Or-
dinance 1638) to allow more
than one freestanding sign at
an existing commercial busi-
ness located at 110 Nagle.
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
09 -30-87
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING:
The College Station Planning
and Zoning Commission will i
hold a public hearing on the
question of granting a Con-
ditional Use Permit for the ad-
dition of a sign at the existing
church at 1007 Krenek Tap
Road.
The request for Use Permit is
in the name of Beautiful Sav-
ior Lutheran Church.
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, October 15, 1987.
For additional information,
contact the Planning Divsion
at(409)764 -3570.
Jane R. Kee
Zoning Official
09 -30-87
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1725 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
SEPTEMBER 24, 1987, BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS, meeting in regular
session in the Council Room
of the College Station City
Hall, said meeting having
been posted in accordance
with Art. 6252 -17. Said Ordin-
ance, signed by the Mayor and
duly recorded in the official
records of the city, is cap-
tioned as follows: AN ORDIN-
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ANCE LEVYING THE TAXE:
FOR THE USE AND SUPPORT
OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVER-
NMENT OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION AND
PROVIDING FOR THE INTER -
ESTAND SINKING FUND FOR
THE YEAR 1987 -1988 AND AP-
PORTIONING EACH LEVY
FOR THE SPECIFIC
PURPOSES.
Prior to the passage of this or-
dinance and following the
publication of two adver-
tisements in the official
newspaper, a Public Hearing
was held on September 10,
1987, by the College Station
City Council. Ordinance No.
1725 states that there is levied
and shall be collected for the
use and support of the munici-
pal government of the City of
College Station, Texas, forthe
1987 -1988 fiscal year, a tax of
thirty -eight cents ($0.38) on
each One - Hundred Dollar
($100.00) valuation of property,
real, personal, and mixed,
within the corporate limits of
said city and subject to taxa-
tion. Ordinance No. 1725 ap-
portions the tax so levied to be
applied to the following pur-
poses: (1) For the mainten-
ance and support of the
general government (General
Fund), nine cents ($0.09) on
each One Hundred Dollar
($100.00) valuation of property,
and (2) For the Interest and
Sinking Fund, twenty -nine
cents ($0.29) on each One
Hundred Dollar ($100,00)
valuation of property. The Or-
dinance also specifies the
General Obligation Sunds
108 Legal Notices
which are included. Ordin
ance No. 1725 further direct:
the appropriation and setting
aside of the monies collected
for the specific items; the
keeping of accounts; the de-
positing and accounting for
any monies.
The above -named ordinance
shall become effective and be
in full force and effect from
and after its passage and ap-
proval by the College Station
City Council and in accord-
ance with the City Charter.
The complete text of this or-
dinance 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.
09-30 -87,10 -01-87
CS utility customers,
are happy with their
service, survey says
BY CINDY SKOVE
Staff Writer
College Station Utilities customers
appear to be reasonably happy with
the way the department does business,
according to a recent survey taken by
the department.
The survey was mailed to a random
sampling of 1,500 customers, and in-
cluded questions about the accuracy
of billings,.the clarity of bill explana-
tions, convenience and quality of cus-
tomer service, and the usefulness of
energy conservation information.
The survey was the rust of its kind
for College Station, said Linda
Piwonka, utilities department office
manager.
"I had a concern about the level of
service. You get feedback, but it's
usually people who are complaining.
You don't know if you're doing a
good job," she said.
About 25 percent of those who
were queried responded to the survey.
The survey was mailed to renters,
homeowners and commercial users.
Renters appeared to be the most
disgruntled, with more rating utilities
service "poor" to "fair" than did the
homeowners and commercial users.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER t, 1987
THE EAGLE
Overall, however, the utilties received
more ratings in the "good" and "ex-
cellent" categories.
In the comments section of the sur-
vey, however, customers did not uni-
fommly sing the praises of College Sta-
tion Utilities.
"CUT THE RATES!," wrote one
homeowner.
"I was treated like trash by your
customer representative," wrote a
renter. "1 think you could better
serve your customers by reviewing
your complaints and doing something
about them ... I do not see any useful
purpose this questionnaire can
serve," a commercial user responded.
But Piwonka said the survey was
useful because it pointed out several
changes the utilities could make to
improve services. One change that
resulted from the survey was printing
the utilities department billing address
on both halves of the bill card. Cus-
tomers had complained that the stub
section that is returned with payment
did not have the return address, mak-
ing it difficult for them to pay the bill.
"We never realized the bill didn't
have the return address on the stub
side," she said.
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CS considers""'
adding fluoride
to city's watet
State would cover costs
of necessary equipment
BY CINDY SKOVE '
Staff Writer
College Station officials, who re-
cently discovered the city's water
supply does not have enough fluoride
to meet state health department stan-
dards, are considering adding the
chemical to the city's drinking water.
Since 1979, when the city stopped
buying water from Bryan, College
Station's water has not been sup-
plemented with fluoride, a chemical
that substantially reduces tooth decay
and has been documented as impro-
ving dental health, especially among
children.
Some fluoride occurs naturally in
College Station's water, as it does in
Bryan. But that amount is about half
of what the state recommends to im-
prove dental health.
College Station Mayor Larry Rin-
ger said the issue will be on the agen-
da for a City Council meeting on Oct.
14.
Several dentists, including Dr.
Robert White, said they plan to
appear at the meeting in support of
adding fluoride to the city's water.
White said he and other dentists were
contacted by state health department
officials and encouraged to press the
City Council for change.
Ringer said the issue most likely
will be decided by the council, rather
than through a referendum vote, as
has been done in other communities,
including Bryan.
"It's a decision council will make,
based on the health and welfare of the
city residents," Ringer said. He
added that he is in favor of adding
fluoride to the water supply.
Bryan has added fluoride to its wa-
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ter since 1970, when voters approved
the change, said Ed 11schner, head of
municipal services for Bryan.
But Texas A &M University does
not add fluoride to its water supply,
said Jim Harless, superintendent of
the university's utilities, adding that
he did not know why the chemical
had never been added.
"There isn't any special reason
why we don't. We just haven't done
it up until now," he said.
Bryan, College Station and Texas
A &M get most of their water supply
from the same source, the Simsboro
Sands aquifer. The government units
tap the underground formation with
wells.
College Station officials, who said
the omission apparently was an over-
sight, recently learned of it when a
state health department official con-
tacted the city about it.
"I thought it [the water supply] did
[have fluoride]," Ringer said.
"That's how smart 1 am."
City water department employees,
however, were aware that the water
wasn't being fluoridated.
"I guess we all knew about it, but
nobody (in higher administrative
levels) asked about it, that 1 know
of," said Charles Otto, water super-
intendent for College Station.
"It was never an issue," said Elrey
Ash, director of capital improve-
ments, who was in charge of develop-
ing College Station's water produc-
tion and distribution system, which
went into operation in 1981. "With-
out somebody saying, `You need
flouride,' it was not planned into the
new system."
Many of the dentists in the area
have been aware of the absense of
sufficient fluoride in College Sta-
tion's water, said Dr. John Case, a
pediatric dentist who plans to attend
the Oct 14. city council meeting.
Case said fluoride is especially im-
portant for children because of the
beneficial effects the chemical has on
the formation of teeth. Case said
fluoride strengthens tooth enamel,
making it more resistent to the bad
effects of plaque and bacteria.
However, Case, who has been
working with local children for the
past four years, said he has not
noticed a high degree of tooth decay
among College Station youngsters
that could be attributed to the lack of
fluoride.
"There's too many other factors
— economic factors, dental I.Q.
that are involved," he said.
Ringer, who met on Tuesday with
a state heath department official ab-
out the fluoride issue, said the state
will reimburse College Station for the
costs of installing equipment to add
fluoride to the city water supply.
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,College Station residents debate
putting fluoride in warp,-
By CINDY SKOVE
PIaff Writer
Opposition to a roposal to add fluoride to Col-
lege Station's drinking water surfaced Wednesday
when two residents charged at a College Station
City Council meeting that the chemical may cause
an assortment of health problems ranging from
AIDS and cancer to arthritis and premature aging.
"Fluoride is a chronic, slow poison," Dr.
James Lassiter told council members. Lassitet
identified himself as an anesthesiologist who lives
here but practices in Austin.
The council is considering a proposal by area
dentists to fluoridate the city's water supply as a
way to improve the dental health of residents. The
chemical has been shown to reduce tooth decay
dramatically, especially among children.
College Station Mayor Larry Ringer said the
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Issue will be on the agenda for the council's next
regular meeting on Nov. 12, when a decision
about fluoridating the city's water may be made.
Fluoride was added to the city's water supply
until 1979, when College Station stopped using
the Bryan water system and switched over to its
own system. The lack of fluoridation apparently
was an unintentional error, Ringer said in an inter-
view before the council meeting.
Dr. E. J. Heinkel, a dentist with the Texas
Department of Health who is pushing for the
change, told the council the state will reimburse
the city for the costs of starting the fluoridation.
Funds for the program are provided by the federal
government, Heinkel said.
"This is truly a public health program," Heink-
el said. "Everybody benefits — the affluent, the
indigent, the middle class.... Everybody wins in
this particular program. It's a very simple method,
and it's free."
But Lassiter and a Texas A &M University
graduate engineering student, Bill Adams, said
the chemical has been linked to a wide range of
problems.
Lassiter cited several studies that linked the
chemical to higher incidence rates of cancer and
mental retardation, and he raised the Possibility i
even may be linked to AIDS.
Adams, holding a copy of the book, "Fluoride
— The Aging Factor," told the council that
fluoride may cause premature aging of bones and
other tissue, damage to immune systems, arthritis,
skin problems and an overall acceleration of the
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Heinkel, however, dismissed
nonsense. their concerns as
"We with brains are smart enough
a certain amount (of fluoride gh to know that
told cou in ncil members ) is necess �' . �
claims, a rebuttal of
Lassiter ' s
`The American Cancer society, the American
Diabetes Association — every reputable or
ganiza-
tion in the country endorses it...
heard anyone from • I have never
the kind of statementsthatbDr .Lassiterimadee
Heinkel said fluoride has reduced cavities by 65
Percent in children who consumed the chemical
from birth, and by 40 to 50 percent in children who
consumed it from age 6 to 12.
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In other action on Wednesday, the council
approved changing the user fees for programs and
activities run by the city's Parks and Recreation
Department.
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vities such as soccenand softball. But rental fees
for shelters at the Arboretum and Oaks Park will
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BID NOTICE
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION I S ACCE PTI N G
BID(S) FOR:
POLICE PATROL CARS
- FOURTEEN (14) EACH
until 10:00 AM, November 2,
1987, 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
Classified Pm
to better
Serve your
needs
Call us today.
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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.
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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 #88-10
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1987
THE EAGLE
Council to mull
fluoride proposal
By CINDY SKOVE
Staff Writer
College Station City Council will
consider a proposal on Wednesday to
fluoridate the city's water supply,
which has been without the chemical
since 1979.
Mayor Larry Ringer, who met ab-
Z a week ago with a state health
department official about the issue,
said the state will reimburse the city
for the cost of installing equipment to
add fluoride to the city's drinking
water.
Ringer, who is in favor of fluorida-
tion, said the issue will be decided by
council vote, rather than by the voters
through a referendum.
The issue was put on the agenda for
Wednesday's meeting at the request
of Dr. Robert White, a local dentist
who was contacted by the state health
department and encouraged to press
the council for change. Fluoride has
been shown to reduce tooth decay
substantially, especially among chil-
dren.
The city of Bryan adds fluoride to
its water supply, but Texas A &M
University does not. College Station
received its water supply through
Bryan's system until 1979, when the
city switched over to its own system.
Also on the agenda for Wednes-
day's meeting is a proposal to change
user fees for programs and activities
offered through the city's Parks and
Recreation Department.
Under the proposal, adult sports
fees for activities such as soccer and
softball will increase by about 10 per-
cent to cover the costs of running
those programs. But rental fees for
shelters at the Arboretum and Oaks
Park will decrease in order to stimu-
late increased usage.
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CS thefts, burglaries decrease
By KARL. PALLMEYER
Staff Writer
College Station police have announced that
overall thefts and burglaries have decreased slight-
ly from last year's figures, but the public should
take a more active role in keeping these figures
dow,
Ac,ording to figures released last week by the
College Station Police Department, thefts and
burglaries of vehicles and coin operated machines
during the past nine months have shown a slight
decease from those reported during the first nine
months of 1986. During the same peroid, howev-
er, burglaries of buildings and residences have
increased.
From Jan. I to Oct. 1, police reported 344
burglaries of buildings, an 80 percent increase
over the 191 building burglaries reported during
the same period last year. Assistant Chief Ed Feld-
man said Friday that much of that increase could
be attributed to burglaries that occur in storage
facilities.
Feldman said that there have been reports of
buglaries of 153 units in various storage facilities
during the past couple of months. These burglaries
tend to bias the statistics since it's easier for some-
one to break into several storage units than it is to
break into the same number of hoOses, he said. He
said many of those burglaries are committed by the
same person and that four recent arrests have
cleared 96 of those cases.
Burglaries of residences have also increased.
From Jan. I to Oct. 1, 325 burglaries of a habita-
tion were reported, a 27 percent increase over last
year's figure of 255 habitation burglaries.
Lt. Bernie Kapella of the CSPD said that most
crimes committed are those afforded the most
opportunity. To cut down on the number of resi-
dence burglaries, Kappela suggests that citizens
make sure all doors and windows are locked be-
fore leaving home. He said that leaving a couple of
lights or appliances on while you are away at night
tends to give the impression that someone is at
home and is also a good method of preventing
burglaries.
During the past nine months, burglaries of vehi-
cles have decreased from 653 in 1986 to 490 thi:
year. This shows a decrease of 25 percent. Bu
Feldman warns these figures could change durin
the upcoming holiday months.
Feldman said that burglars are more willing t
break into a car if the see packages and other item
laying on the seat. It doesn't take too much time t
put these items in the trunk where they are safe
he said.
Monday, October 19, 1987
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LEGAL NOTICE
YOU ARE INVITED TO BID ON
THE FOLLOWING WORK:
NAME OF PROJECT:
CONSTRUCT TRANSGENIC
CONTAINMENT FACILITY -
REVISED
PROJECT NUMBER: 0739 -86
M.C.P. NUMBER: 1-0391
FORTEXASA &M
UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS
RECEIPT OF BIDS: Bids for
this project will be received
until 2:00 p.m., November 3,
1987 by B.E. Woods, Engineer-
ing and Design Manager in
Conference Room 218A of
Physical Plant Building 1156
located on Agronomy Road,
Texas A &M University, Col -
lege Station, Texas.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK:
Construct a 1,200 square foot
greenhouse addition on the
roof of Building 467, Biologi-
cal Sciences Building East.
The addition will consist of a
rigid frame greenhouse struc-
ture with three containment
rooms. Work items include
sitework, demolition, con-
crete, masonry, miscella-
neous steel work, rough and
finish carpentry, sprayed in
Place urethane foam roofing
system, flashing and sheet
metal work, aluminum window
and door frames, seamless ep-
oxy floor system, painting, ac-
cess flooring, greenhouse,
elevator modifications, and
mechanical and electrical
work. Mechanical work in-
cludes steel piping systems,
air handler units, air cooled
chiller, control system, duct-
work, and insulation systems.
Electrical work includes low
voltage wire and conduit,
power outlets, lighting and
hook -ups of motors and
equipment.
NOTE: PLANS AND SPECS
HAVE BEEN REVISED SINCE
THE PROJECT WAS
ORIGINALLY BID IN
SEPTEMBER 1987.
INFORMATION AND BID-
DING DOCUMENTS:
Plans and specifications may
be obtained from:
B.E. Woods,
Manager of Engineering
Physical Plant Department
U. M.S. 1371
TexasA &M University
College Station, Texas
77843 -1371
Plans and specifications have
been mailed to the following
plan rooms:
BVCA Plan Room
P.O. Box 5189
Bryan, Texas 77805
AGC Plan Room
P.O. Box 7398
Waco, Texas 76710
AGC Plan Room
P.O. Box 662
Houston, Texas 77001
ABC Plan Room
6207 Sheridan Ave., Ste. 310
Austin, Texas 78723
F.W. Dodge
505 E. Huntland, Suite 310
Austin, Texas 78752
ABC Plan Room
2525 West Bellfort, Suite 120
Houston, Texas 77054
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CS passes drainage ordinance
By CINDY SKOVE
Staff Writer
The College Station City Council
on Thursday approved its first storm -
water management ordinance, which
is expected to help control flooding in
areas of future development.
City officials said the new ordi-
nance, which has been 2 1 /2 years in
the making, will set a drainage policy
for the city, covering such things as
the maintenance of stormwater
creeks and development within
floodplains.
Mark Smith, assistant city en-
gineer for College Station, said the
ordinance is part of an overall plan for
maintaining the city's drainage
system.
The ordinance was drafted after
discussions with developers, many of
whom are pleased with the final
document, he said.
"A lot of people indicated they
wanted the city to be more responsi-
ble (for drainage policies)," Smith
said.
In other action Thursday, the coun-
cil approved a $94,000, three -year
grant from the Texas Department of
Highways and Transportation that
will provide for a new program to
reduce traffic accidents in College
Station.
The grant will provide for a com-
puter software package developed by
researchers at the Texas Transporta-
tion Institute at Texas A &M Uni-
versity. The computer program helps
police officers identify areas of town
where a high number of accidents
occur.
The grant will also provide for two
additional police officers to work the
high- accident locations.
College Station Police Chief
Michael Strope told the council on
Wednesday during a work session
that the program may reduce traffic
accidents in the city by 20 percent.
Friday, October 23, 1987
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BID NOTICE
THE CITY OF COLLEGE STA-
TION IS ACCEPTING BID(S)
FOR:
ANNUAL UNIFORM RENTAL -
ONE (1) LOT
until 2:00 PM, October 26,1987,
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-
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chased with Revenue Sharing
Funds.
BID #88 -13
10 -19- 87,10 -26 -87
BID NOTICE
THE CITY OF COLLEGE STA-
TION IS ACCEPTING BID(S)
FOR:
STREET MATERIALS
ANNUALCONTRACT
u n t i l 2:00 PM, October 30, 1987,
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 #88 -13
10 -19- 87,10 -26 -87
BID NOTICE
REOUEST FOR BIDS ON
TEXAS HIGHWAY
CONSTRUCTION
Sealed proposals for con-
structing 27.112 miles of As-
phaltic Concrete Pavement
Overlay and Seal Coat on var-
ious limits on US 290, Loop 318,
SH 36, Loop 283 and FM 2154 in
Washington, Burleson and
Brazos Counties, covered by
CSR 114- 10 -67, CSR 114- 10 -68,
CSR 186 -6 -37, CSR 186 -2 -20,
CSR 187 -1 -27, CSR 540 -4 -30
and CSR 186 -5 -28 will be re-
ceived at the State Depart-
ment of Highways and Public
Transportation, Austin, until
1:00 P.M., November 4, 1987,
and then publicly opened and
read.
Plans and specifications in-
cluding minimum wage rates
as provided by Law are availa-
ble for inspection at the office
of Arthur A. Geick, Managing
Resident Engineer, Brenham,
Texas and at the State Depart-
E
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ment of Highways and Public
Transportation, Austin, Texas.
Bidding proposals are to be
requested from the Construc-
tion Division, D.C. Greer State
Highway Building, 11th and
Brazos Streets, Austin, Texas
78701. Plans are available
through commercial printers
in Austin, Texas, at the ex-
pense of the bidder.
Usual rights reserved.
10 -21- 87,10 -26 -87
LEGALNOTICE
YOU ARE INVITED TO BID ON
THE FOLLOWING WORK:
NAMEOFPROJECT:
CONSTRUCT REFUSE COL-
LECTION MANTENANCE
BUILDING
PROJECT NUMBER: 0085 -87
M.C.P. NUMBER: 1-0412
FORTEXASA &M
UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE
STATION,TEXAS
RECEIPT OF BIDS: Bids for
this project will be received
until 2:00 p.m., November 17,
1967 by B.E. Woods, Manager
of Engineering in Conference
Room 218A of Physical Plant
Building 1156 located on
Agronomy Road, Texas A &M
University, College Station,
Texas.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK:
The work involved in this pro-
ject is to construct a 30' x 40'
pre- engineered metal build-
ing along with interior office,
tool room, rest room, and all
associated utilities. Install
building on existing old swine
barn concrete slab.
INFORMATION AND BID-
DING DOCUMENTS:
Plans and specifications may
be obtained from:
Kenneth R. Yeager
Designer I I
Physical Plant Department
U.M.S. 1371
TexasA &M University
College Station, Texas
77843 -1371
409 -845 -5317
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LEGAL NOTICE
YOU ARE INVITED TO BID ON
THE FOLLOWING WORK:
NAME OF PROJECT:
CONSTRUCT REFUSE COL-
LECTION MANTENANCE
BUILDING
PROJECT NUMBER: 0085 -87
M.C.P. NUMBER: 1-0412
FORTEXASA &M
UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS
RECEIPT OF BIDS: Bids for
this project will be received
until 2:00 p.m., November 17,
1987 by B.E. Woods, Manager
of Engineering in Conference
Room 218A a Physical Plant
Building 1156 located on
Agronomy Road, Texas A &M
University, College Station,
Texas.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK:
The work involved in this pro-
ject is to construct a 30' x 40'
pre - engineered metal build-
ing along with interior office,
tool room, rest room, and all
associated utilities. Install
building on existing old swine
barn concrete slab.
INFORMATION AND BID-
DING DOCUMENTS:
Plans and specifications may
be obtained from:
Kenneth R. Yeager
Designer 11
Physical Plant Department
U.M.S.1371
Texas A &M University
Tuesday, October 27, 1987
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College Station, Texas
77843 -1371
409 -845 -5317
10-26- 87,10 -27-87
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed bids will be received
by the State Purchasing and
General Services Commis-
sion, P.O. Box 13047, Austin,
TX 78711 -3047, covering the
proposed lease of space
located in the city of Bryan or
College Station, Texas. For
further information please
ca I 1 (512) 463-3331.
BID NUMBER: 710 -5766-E
BID OPENING DATE: Novem-
ber 17,1987,11:00AM
AGENCY: The Texas A &M
University System
SPACE: Office
SQ. FT.: 2,180
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Wednesday, October 28, 1987
THE EAGLE
CSPD answers
calls for help
in 6 languages
By CATHY THOMAS
Staff Writer
When an emergency arises, the
word "help" can be a mouthful to get
out. But if the person in the life or
death situation doesn't speak a word
of English, it's impossible.
The College Station Police Depart-
ment and Texas A &M's modem lan-
guages department have established a
system to help residents who don't
speak English.
A person faced with an emergency
can call the police department's main
number, 764 -3600, and, almost im-
mediately, be connected with a police
officer who will determine what lan-
guage the caller is speaking and set up
a conference telephone call including
himself, the caller and an interpreter
who speaks Spanish, French, Portu-
guese, German or Italian.
The volunteer interpreters are
teachers in the department of modern
languages.
Until now, volunteers have been
available to come to the police station
to help residents who don't speak En-
glish fill out police reports and
answer questions. The police depart-
ment has never been able to react to
such communication gaps in an
emergency situation.
"We have had volunteers in for
some time, but did not have the
framework for a conference call,"
said College Station Police Chief
Michael Strope.
Chester Christian, a Spanish pro-
fessor, signed up as a volunteer for
the original program eight years ago.
He's never been called.
"I cannot imagine there are not
situations when it was needed," he
said. "I think there's probably much
more of a need than they've realized.
In some cases there's been a real
problem. "
Christian and Strope said they
would like to expand the service to
include other languages, due to the
substantial number of international
residents who live in College Station
while studying or working at A &M.
"I think the principal problem
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Wednesday, October 28, 1987
THE EAGLE
� City manager
Cole returns
from hospital
By CINDY SKOVE
Staff Writer
College Station City Manager W.
King Cole is home after spending
2'/2 weeks in Baylor University
Medical Center Hospital in Dallas
following surgery to remove a mas-
sive tumor in his abdomen.
Cole was released on Friday, said
Peggy Calliham, director of public
information for College Station.
Calliham said Cole's wife, Lee,
reports that the city manager is im-
proving daily, but " is still quite
weak and his weight is naturally
down some."
Cole spent close to two weeks in
intensive care after the surgery,
which was his second in four years
to remove a tumor. The first opera-
tion was in 1983, before he came to
College Station.
Cole has not decided when to re-
turn to work but hopes to return
before the first of the year, Calli-
ham said. In the meantime, Assitant
City Manager Ron Ragland is serv-
ing as acting city manager.
Lee Cole told Calliham that her
husband and family appreciated the
love and support shown by friends
and associates, who sent cards, let-
ters and gifts while Cole was hospi-
talized. Nonetheless, Calliham said
she asked that visitors refrain from
stopping by their house for some time
until Cole regains his strength.
Saturday, October 28, 1987
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A STORMWATER MANAGE-
MENT PLAN TO ADDRESS
THE PROBLEMS CREATED
BY STORMWATER FLOWS
AND WHICH IN-
CORPORATES THE RE-
QUIREMENTS OF THE
FEDERAL INSURANCE AD-
MINISTRATION FOR CON-
TINUED PARTICIPATION IN
THE NATIONAL FLOOD
INSURANCE PROGRAM.
Said ordinance establishes
the purpose and authority for
the requirements and pro-
cedures enacted herein; pro-
vides definitions; prescribes
general provisions and ap-
plicability; designates how
the program shall be ad-
ministered, and sets permit
and appeal procedures;
allows special provisions, as
described; authorizes
prerequisites and procedures
for the granting of variances;
and, fixes a procedure for en-
forcement and imposes a
penalty upon violators.
Violation of any provision of
this ordinance shall be sub-
ject to a fine of not more than
$200.00 (two hundred dollars)
for each and every violation,
and each day's violation
thereof shall constitute a
separate offense. Further-
more, Ordinance No. 1728 pro-
vides that a fine is not the ex-
clusive penalty for violation of
any of the adopted Drainage
Policy and Design Standards.
Ordinance No. 1728 shall be-
come effective and be in full
force and effect from and after
its passage and approval by
I the College Station City
Council, and in accordance
i with the City Charter. The
complete text of the above-
named ordinance maybe seen
E at the office of the City Secre-
tary, at 1101 South Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
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sexually oriented commercial
activities, and, provides that a
business is not exempt from
regulation because it holds a
license or permit under the
TABC.
Violation of any provision of
this ordinance shall be sub-
ject to a fine of not more than
$1000.00 (one- thousand dol-
lars) or confinement in jail up
to 180 days (one- hundred
eighty days) or both.
Ordinance No. 1729 shall be-
come effective and be in full
force and effect from and after
its passage and approval by
the College Station City
Council, and in accordance
with the City Charter. The
complete text of the above -
named ordinance may be seen
at the office of the City Secre-
tary, at 1101 South Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
10- 30- 87,10 -31 - 87
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1729 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
OCTOBER 22, 1987, BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS, meeting in regular
session in the Council Room
of the College Station City
Hall, said meeting having
been posted in accordance
with Art. 6252 -17. Said Ordin-
ance, signed by the Mayor and
duly recorded in the official
records of the city, is cap-
tioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS, BY REVIS-
ING CHAPTER 4, SECTION
17.B AND 17.C, REGULATING
SEXUALLY ORIENTED COM-
MERCIALACTIVITY.
Said ordinance specifies the
exceptions allowed to the re-
gulations established for
Friday, October 30,
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LOVELADY I.S.D.
ACCEPTING BIDS FOR
ELEMENTARY GYM FLOOR
The Lovelady Independent
School District Board of
Trustees is accepting bids for
a # 2 Maple wood, tongue
and groove, floor for the
elementary gym, approxima-
tely 97' 6" by 67'8 1 /2 ". The bid
must include striping. Also.
leveling and sealing floor at
entrances. Bidders must make
a physical observation before
bids will be accepted. Bidders
must be bonded and warran-
ted. Sealed bids should be
submitted to the Superinten-
dent's office, P.O. Box 250,
Lovelady, Texas 75851 by 3:00
p.m., November 12,1967.
Bids will be opened at a called
meeting of the Lovelady
School Board of Trustees at
7:00 p.m., November 12, 1987.
For more information, contact
Howard C. Tucker, Super-
intendent of Schools, at (409)
1987
108 legal Notices
636 -7616, The Lovelady School
Board reserves the right to re-
ject all bids.
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NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station City
Council will hold a regular
meeting on Thursday, Novem-
ber 12,1987, at 7:00 p.m., and in
addition to other items of bus-
iness will consider the ques-
tion of using a fluoridation
treatment for water dis-
tributed by the City of College
Station. Prior to consideration
of this item, the Council will
hold a public hearing.
The meeting will be held in the
Council Chambers at the City
Hall, 1101 South Texas
Avenue, College Station, and
is open to the public. The pub-
lic may also send written com-
ments to the College Station
City Council, P.O. Drawer
9960, College Station, Texas
77840. If you have questions
about this item you are invited
to contact the Council office,
764 -3516 or 764 -3512.
10 -30-87
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station City
Council will hold a regular
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meeting on Thursday, Novem-
ber 12, 1987, at 7:00 p.m., and in
addition to other items of bus-
iness will consider the ques-
tion of adopting an Energy
Compliance Code for the City
of College Station. Prior to
consideration of this item, the
Council will hold a Public
Hearing.
The meeting will be held in the
Council Chambers at the City
Hall, 1101 South Texas
Avenue, College Station, and
is open to the public. The pub-
lic may also sent written com-
ments to the College Station
City Council, P.O. Drawer
9960, College Station, Texas
77840. If you have questions
about this item you are invited
to contact the Energy Office,
764 -3724 or 764 -3538.
10 -30 -87
A
CS police sergeant vies for
county. commissioner seat
By Elisa Hutchins
Staff Writer
College Station Police Sgt. Gary
Norton said Thursday that his name
will be on the ballot for Brazos
County Commissioner, Precinct 1,
when the 1988 November election
rolls around.
Norton, 35, said, "It's my opinion
that there is a real need for some
major changes in our commissioners
court. They must be willing and able
to work in harmony with county offi-
cials, and we're not seeing that now."
The four commissioner's spots are
$30,000 -a -year jobs, and are four -
year terms. Two positions are up for
re- election in 1988 - Precinct 1 in
College Station and Precinct 3 in
Bryan.
Norton, who is running for Pre-
cinct 1 commissioner, moved to Col-
lege Station in 1964 and has spent 13
years on the police force in several
different areas. He was a patrolman
Friday, October 30,
THE EAGLE
for four years and also has worked
in administrative positions on the
force like overseeing a $3.1 million
budget.
Currently, he is in charge of po-
lice officer recruiting and training.
He would not discuss specific is-
sues such as differences in policy
with current commissioners, but
mentioned broad changes he would
like to see made.
"The good -old -boy system needs
to change," he said. "People need to
get involved and be concerned with
how their tax dollars are being
spent, not just let a few take charge."
The man to beat in the upcoming
March primaries is Precinct 1 Com-
missioner Bill Cooley who has had
the position since 1973 and will run
again in 1988.
"I fully intend to win the elec-
tion," Cooley said. "I've been rep-
resenting my constituents, and they
aren't bashful about letting me know
if they have a problem. I don't think
1987
communication is a problem."
Besides Cooley's spot, Precinct 3,
headed by Billy E. Beard, is up for
election. The two remaining com-
missioners are Walter Wilcox of Pre-
cinct 2--and Milton Turner of Pre-
cinct 4.
Commissioners court is not really
a court, but similar to a board of di-
rectors. It is made up of four elected
commissioners and is overseen by
County Judge Richard Holmgreen.
Commissioners oversee the
county budget, which for the 1987-
88 fiscal year is more than $20 mil-
lion, a court spokesman said. They
also are responsible for road mainte-
nance in their precincts and for
making sure voting locations in their
areas meet legal requirements.
Norton said he is optimistic about
the outcome.
Cooley said it will be an interest-
ing race and expects to see a larger
than average voter turnout because
of the 1988 presidential election.
By RONNIE CROCKER
Staff Writer
Sgt. Gary Norton, a 12 -year-
veteran of the College Station Police
Department, announced Thursday
that he will seek the Republican
nomination for Brazos County com-
missioner from Precinct 1.
Norton, 35, is the only Republican
to announce his candidacy so far for
the position currently held by Demo-
crat Bill Cooley, although at least one
other person is said to be considering
it. The race now is the only one in the
county sure to be contested next
November.
Norton said Thursday that he
hoI ) change the way county gov-
erni —at is handled locally.
"'Me good -old -boy system has got
to go," he said.
Norton said he believes commis-
sioners should no longer be consi-
dered just "road men." Instead, he
suggested that commissioners have
broader goals, such as expanding the
county's economic base.
But Norton acknowledged the im-
portance of the road issue in his cam-
paign, especially since so many peo-
ple live in the rural area south of
College Station. Norton himself lives
in the Wellborn community, and he
said he knows what it's like to drive
roads that are in poor condition.
"Day in and day out, I drive down
a road that would virtually tear your
car apart," he said. "... It's madden-
ing to drive up and down these roads
and be told nothing can be done about
them. "
Norton said that, if elected, he
would evaluate the county's road
situation and would work to ensure
that the county engineer is given the
direction and latitude he needs to
make the unit system work.
"If we're going to pay him that
salary, let him do the Job," Norton
said.
The new candidate said he would
not run a negative campaign,
although he did criticize Cooley for
his attitude toward a recent grand jury
investigation of open meeting viola-
tions by the commissioners court.
"It affects me as it does you,"
Norton said. "He's snubbing his
nose at the people of Brazos
County. "
About 30 supporters, including
County Court-at -Law Judge J.D.
Langley, were on hand for the formal
campaign announcement. Norton
pledged to the group that he would
help make the commissioners court
more responsive to people's needs.
"One step toward accomplishing
this goal would be to encourage
citizen interest and input on items that
concern us all, and believe you me,
how my county tax dollars are spent
concerns me," Norton said. "And 1
believe it concerns you, too."
Cooley, who has held the commis-
sioner's office since 1973, on Thurs-
day vowed to fight for his position.
"I sure intend to win this election,
you bet," Cooley said. "I've never
lost one yet."
But Cooley would not rule out the
possibility that he would change par-
ties, as has been rumored. He said he
has been approached about running
on the Republican ticket, but he said
he doubts he'll make the switch.
"I'll file whenever the filing time
comes (on Dec. 3)," Cooley said.
"I'll choose at that time. I don't anti-
cipate a change."
Norton confidently predicted a vic-
tory in the March 8 primary should
Cooley run as a Republican.
Friday, October 30, 1987
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Election ballot provides record
By Doug Driskell
Staff Writer
Tomorrow is an election day dif-
ferent than any other election day. It
comes at a time when Texas is in fi-
nancial dispair. For Bryan - College
Station, there are no city policies on
the ballot. It is an off - election.
This ballot has more propositions
on it than ever before in Texas his-
tory. There are 25 constitutional am-
mendment propositions and two ref-
erendums on the ballot. This is seen
as a hurdle for proposition campain-
ers to overcome.
"Part of the problem we see from
the ballot standpoint, is the fact that
there are more propositions on the
ballot than ever before in the history
of Texas," Tom Vickers, Bexar
County judge and chairman of the
Build Texas Committee, said. "This
could have a tendency to be confus-
ing to the average voter.
Proposition 19 and referendum 2
have had much attention.
Proposition 19, if voted into law,
will provide $500 million in general
obligation bonds to help convince
the federal government to locate the
superconductor supercollider pro-
ject in Texas, Vickers said.
If the supercollider is built it is ex-
pected to create 4,500 construction
jobs and 5,600 jobs in services and
supply resulting in $20 million
added into the Texas economy dur-
ing the life of the project, said Matt
Lyon, a representative of the Super -
collider Committee.
Proposition 19 has no organized
opposition, Vickers said.
Referendum 2 pertains to the le-
galization of pari - mutuel betting on
horse and dog races. Supporters,
like the Texas Horse Racing Associa-
tion, of this referendum see the le-
galization of pari- mutuel betting as
bringing the horse breeding indus-
try back to Texas, therefore bring-
ing more money into Texas.
Opponents, like the Texans Who
Care, see pari- mutuel betting bring-
ing organized crime to Texas. They
argue the money brought in from
pari - mutuel betting is not enough to
really help the budget.
Other amendments on referen-
dum on the ballot are:
• Amendment No. I — This
would establish a grain warehouse
self - insurance fund to guarantee
payment to farmers, with public
money, in case of defaults.
This proposition is a result of
some grain warehouses going out of
business and leaving farmers with-
out full payment for the grain they
had stored in the warehouse. If
passed, it should reduce cost of busi-
ness for the operation of grain eleva-
tors. It would provide assurance to
farmers to have grain in state -ap-
proved warehouses.
The downside is that it will rely on
state taxes until the funds are built
up. Amendment No. 2 — This
would raise property taxes in certain
unincorporated, rural, fire districts.
• Amendment No. 3 — If passed,
this will limit school tax increases on
the homestead of surviving elderly
spouses.
• Amendment No. 4 — This
would permit the Legislature to au-
thorize the loans and grants that
would fund the Texas Agricultural
Fund, the Texas Small Business In-
cubator fund and the Texas Product
Development Fund, which would be
established by Proposition No. 6. It
also would permit local governments
to issue general obligation bonds for
economic development programs,
subject to voter approval. Alone, it
would not obligate any state money.
Other constitutional amendments
would have to be approved to allo-
cate money.
• Amendment No. 5 — This
amendment would allow the State
Highway Department and the Texas
Turnpike Authority to cooperate in
road and bridge building using pub-
lic monies to guarantee bond issues.
• Amendment No. 6 — This
would permit the Legislature to fi-
nance Texas products and busi-
nesses.
• Amendment No. 7 — This
would provide state bonds for local
public works projects. This could
help Bryan - College Station. It would
allow local communities to borrow
money from the state thus giving a
lower interest rate than if they bor-
rowed from private institutions.
• Amendment No. 8 — This
would provide bonds to pay for cor-
rectional, mental health and mental
retardation facilities.
• Amendment No. 9 — This
would allow legislators to seek dif-
ferent state offices while restricting
pay increases for the new office they
may have previously voted to ap-
prove. The current state constitution
says any legislator who voted on a
pay increase for the attorney general
could not later run for attorney gen-
eral. If approved, legislators could
run or be appointed to an office, but
they would not receive their pay in-
crease until a certain time period has
elapsed.
• Amendment No. 10 — This
would allow local voters to approve
measures
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Saturday, October 31, 1987
THE EAGLE
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LEGALNOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1728 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
OCTOBER 22, 1987, BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS, meeting in regular
session in the Council Room
of the College Station City
Hall, said meeting having
been posted in accordance
with Art. 6252 -17. Said Ordin-
ance, signed by the Mayor and
duly recorded in the official
records of the city, is cap-
tioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
AND SUPERCEDING ORDIN-
ANCE NO. 1699, AND ALL
OTHER ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT WITH THIS OR-
DINANCE; PROVIDING FOR
A STORMWATER MANAGE-
MENT PLAN TO ADDRESS
THE PROBLEMS CREATED
BY STORMWATER FLOWS
AND WHICH IN-
CORPORATES THE RE-
OLIIREMENTS OF THE
FEDERAL INSURANCE AD-
MINISTRATION FOR CON-
TINUED PARTICIPATION IN
THE NATIONAL FLOOD
INSURANCE PROGRAM.
Said ordinance establishes
the purpose and authority for
the requirements and pro-
ced ena cted herein; pro-
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vides definitions; prescribes
general provisions and ap-
plicability; designates how
the program shall be ad-
ministered, and sets permit
and appeal procedures;
allows special provisions, as
described, authorizes
prerequisites and procedures
for the granting of variances;
and, fixes a procedure for en-
forcement and imposes a
penalty upon violators.
Violation of any provision of
this ordinance shall be sub-
ject to a fine of not more than
$200.00 (two hundred dollars)
for each and every violation,
and each day's violation
thereof shall constitute a
separate offense. Further-
more, Ordinance No. 1728 pro-
vides that a fine is not the ex-
clusive penalty for violation of
any of the adopted Drainage
Pol icy and Design Standards.
Ordinance No. 1728 shall be-
come effective and be in full
force and effect from and after
its passage and approval by
the College Station City
Council, and in accordance
with the City Charter. The
complete text of the above -
named ordinance may be seen
at the office of the City Secre-
tary, at 1101 South Texas
108 legal Notices
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
10-30 -67,10 -31-87
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1729 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
OCTOBER 22, 1987, BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS, meeting in regular
session in the Council Room
of the College Station City
Hall, said meeting having
been posted in accordance
with Art. 6252 -17. Said Ordin-
ance, signed by the Mayor and
duly recorded in the official
records of the city, is cap-
tioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS, BY REVIS-
ING CHAPTER 4, SECTION
17.B AND 17.C, REGULATING
SEXUALLY ORIENTED COM-
MERCIAL ACTIVITY.
Said ordinance specifies the
exceptions allowed to the re-
gulations established for
sexually oriented commercial
activities, and, provides that a
business is not exempt from
regulation because it holds a
license or permit under the
TABC.
Violation of any provision of
this ordinance shall be sub-
ject to a fine of not more than
$1000.00 (one- thousand dol-
lars) or confinement in jail up
to 180 days (one- hundred
eighty days) or both.
Ordinance No. 1729 shall be-
come effective and be in full
force and effect from and after
its passage and approval by
the College Station City
Council, and in accordance
with the City Charter. The
complete text of the above -
named ordinance may be seen
at the office of the City Secre-
tary, at 1101 South Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
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County ' extends ram to find
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work tor i
By RONNIE CROCKER
Staff Writer
Brazos County commissioners on Monday approved
the extension of a contract designed to find jobs for
juvenile probationers in Bryan - College Station.
The program, which was started a year ago with the
help of federal grant money, is designed to bring local
employers and troubled youths together. It is a coopera-
tive effort between the Brazos County Juvenile Services
Department and the Brazos Valley Private Industry
Council.
And the probation department is reporting success.
Probation officer Ted Hendrick has visited 359 em-
ployers over the past 11 months to solicit help from them
in finding jobs for qualified probationers. As a result of
the meetings, 56 youths — mostly 16- and 17 -year -olds
— were hired for either full -time or part-time jobs.
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THE EAGLE
Susan Dow, a department spokesperson, said seven
youths currently are working as part of the program. She:.
said the number is down somewhat because most jobs,
were open during summer months.
Dow said the probation department also helps prepare
the youths to enter the work force by giving them voca-
tional aptitude tests and by offering them a job readiness
course, which includes tips on how to prepare for job
interviews. She said 81 have taken the test and 62 have
completed the four -hour job course.
In other business, commissioners certified, as required
by law, that there are 469 miles of official county roads in
the county.
The commissioners also selected the Bryan certified
public accounting firm of Durst, Wood, Milberger and
Associates to perform the county's annual outside budget.
The firm has handled the audit the past several years.
C
uveniles on probation
Brazos County
votes approval
of 911 district
By RONNIE CROCKER
Staff Writer
Brazos County voters, turning out
in unexpectedly large numbers Tues-
day, approved creation of a county-
wide emergency communications
district while voting in line with other
Texans on key state issues.
Some 15,584 of the county's near-
ly 51,000 registered voters cast bal-
lots in the election, 50 percent above
the 10,100 -voter turnout predicted by
election officials. But officials said
the 30 percent turnout did not cause
any serious problems.
In 17 voting precincts, election
judges had to ask for additional ballot
cards to accommodate unanticipated
voters.
"We've been going all over the
cities of Bryan and College Station all
evening (delivering extra cards),"
said County Clerk Frank Boriskie,
who added that the orders were easily
filled with surplus materials.
Aside from that, the county experi-
enced a relatively problem -free elec-
tion. Only one of the problems that
delayed ballot counting in the last
general election recurred, and it was
taken care of before the polls had
even closed.
The county's ballot reader had to
be replaced with one owned by the
company that provided cards and
other materials for the election. Bill
McLeod, president of Texas Voting
Systems Inc., said that in tabulating
absentee results early, the county
machine hung up on numerous cards
and was therefore replaced before the
first precinct ballot boxes arrived.
Problems with the ballot reader
were among the primary reasons that
vote counting in the November 1986
was pushed back until the early morn-
ing hours. The outcomes of at least
two races were not known until the
following day.
County Judge Dick Holmgreen
vowed Tuesday night to see that the
problem with the machine, which just
returned from the shop on Saturday
after if was to have been overhauled,
is corrected — somehow.
"We're going to do something
with it if I have to throw it away," he
said. "Honestly, I'm sick of it."
The communications district,
which will provide 911 emergency
police and fire service to rural areas
for the first time, passed 10,269 votes
to 2,958 in Brazos County. Holm -
green, who will serve as chairman of
the board of directors, was pleased
with the result.
It appears people see it the way
we tried to present it," he said. He
said he was not sure when the district
would begin operations.
The district will provide enhanced
911 service not only to the rural
areas, but also to the cities of Bryan
and College Station, which already
have a less sophisticated form of 911
service.
The new system will allow dis-
patchers to automatically pinpoint the
origin of incoming calls, even when a
caller hangs up or is disconnected be-
fore providing such information.
The service will be funded by a
surcharge -,on telephone bills. The
cost locally is expected to be 50 cents
per customer per bill.
Sheriff Ronnie Miller said after the
election that he hopes the centralized
911 system leads to more cooperation
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THE EAGLE
A�.er. youth take JVa: two cities;
officials give up
By ROBERT C. BORDEN
Staff
Writer
The American
system of city gov-
ernment is much
more open and
i
responsive than
the municipal
Y
'
system used in
Germany,
according to
Thursday's Col-
lege Station pub-
lic information
officer.
Information-
officer- for -a-
BELL ER
day, that is; and
officer junior
grade as well
Thomas Diom
s in
sius, 17, a native
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of Reckling-
hausen, Ger-
many, joined 49
other Bryan and
College Station
high school
seniors as city
leaders for the
day as part of the
DIONISIUS
annual Elks
Youth in Govern
ment Day.
Dionisius is a
foreign exchange
'
student at A &M
Consolidated
High School who
has been living
with the Michael
Ash family since
Aug. 20. When
he returns to Ger-
many in July,
FIELD
Dionisius will take with him a unique
perspective on American city govern-
ments.
"It is very good for me to have a
basic idea how it (city government)
functions," Dionisius said, adding
he approves of the American form.
In his home town, there are 59 city
council members, who run on strict
political party platforms. Like their
American counterparts, German
council members are volunteers who
serve part-time while holding full -
time jobs. The mayor, however, is
named by the ruling political party
and serves full -time, Dionisius said.
"Ninety -five percent of the time,
the council members in Germany
vote along the party lines," Dionisius
said, noting it is very hard for the
average citizen to get involved in city
government and have grievances
addressed by the council.
"I think the American kind of gov-
ernment offers more possibilities for
the people to get involved, and it is
easier to get their ideas passed since
there are only seven council members
they have to convince," Dionisius
said.
Although Dionisius still has two
years of German schooling left when
he returns, he hopes one day to go
into some form of public relations.
"I was really glad to be chosen
Public information director. It was a
great chance to learn about it,"
Dionisius said. He spent the morning
with College Station public informa-
tion director Peggy Calliham, learn-
ing the ins and outs of her job.
He had applied also to be city attor-
ney for the day since his father holds
that job in Recklinghausen, although
contro
Fr daV , 0Aem btr
he has no desire to follow his dad's
career path.
Informing the public is not new to
Dionisius, who has worked for inde-
pendent, student - oriented newspap-
ers for five or six years. His specialty
is photography and he spent much of
the day Thursday taking pictures for
the Consolidated student newspaper,
the Paper Tiger. He also is active in
the German and French clubs and is
on the varsity tennis team.
Following a morning spent with
their real -life counterparts, the youth
leaders were honored at a noon lunch
at the Bryan Elks Lodge. The after-
noon was devoted to mock council
meetings in both cities.
At the lunch, the two student
mayors practiced their speech-
making.
Bryan student mayor Steve Beller
said, "This is a common ground for
the meeting of the youth of our socie-
ty and the adults of our society. To
quote Lincoln, `We are the leaders of
tomorrow."' His College Station
counterpart, youth mayor Scott
Field, added, `What better way to
honor the framers of our Constitution
than to see this government in ac-
tion. "
Other Bryan youth officials for the
day were: Chris Hanslik, mayor pro
tem; Karla Singer, Jesse Natal,
Richard Bartoskewitz, Roy Seaman
and Lynn Snow, council members;
Damon Slaydon, city manager; Shel-
ly Perkins, deputy city manager; Dar-
ren Destefano, city attorney; Jeanie
Moore, city secretary; Julie Moore,
public information officer; Jeremy
Laudermilk, internal auditor; Jeremy
Webster, personnel director; Paul
f or da
Madison, finance director; Robert
Wright, manager of municipal ser-
vices; Mary May, manager of com-
munity services; Gregory Couger,
manager of utility services; David
Drees, utility billing manager; Greg
Duewall, purchasing manager; Scott
White, city planner; Matt Dorsett,
solid waste manager; Gene Coffman,
water distribution manager; Amy
Mitchell, city librarian; Wayland
Moody, police chief; Christopher
Short, fire chief, and Matt Shaunty,
city engineer.
Other College Station youth offi-
cials were: Heather Warren, mayor
pro tem; Patience Reading, Sanadra
Slack, Dana Crumbley, Melinda Cox
and Sondra Robbins, council mem-
bers; Wes Riley, city manager; Ale -
cia Biondi, city attorney; Saxy Na-
tions, personnel director; Mark
Rosenthal, city secretary; Sandra
Bryan, director of capital improve-
ments; Philip Burger, city engineer;
Katherine Haensly, city planner; Hen
Mathis, building official; Lori Reed,
director of public utilities; Leah
Smith, police chief, Sarah Parnell,
fire chief, Diana Whetten, finance
director; Simone Heartfiel, purchas-
ing agent; Maire Foley, parks and
recreation director; and Judi
Ramirez, teen center director.
The Youth in Government Day
program was coordinated by Jack Fu-
gate of the Elks Lodge. The students
were wlecomed to the lunch by Ex-
haulted Ruler James R. Bradley.
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Thanks CS police
The College Station Police De-
partment is to be commended for
its increased work in the commun-
ity through the Civilian Police
Academy, speaking to business
groups, and bringing the "Techni-
ques of Alcohol Management'
to College Station. The
T.A.M. program was open to the
public, but was presented specifi-
cally for restaurants, bartenders,
and convenience store owners; it
addressed the problems of selling
to minors and intoxicated custom-
ers and was an excellent program.
Those responsible people who sell
alcoholic beverages and made the
effort to attend the seminars are
also to be thanked. We need more
folks like them in our business
community — to help make this a
safer place to live.
FLORENCE WAGNER
president
Brazos MADD
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1987
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By Doug Driskell
"Staff Writer
An ordinance authorizing fluo-
ride implementation into the water
supply of College Station was passed
unanimously by city council mem-
bets Thursday night.
The majority of those debating
were local dentists in favor of the or-
dinance.
Rick Williamson, a dentist in Col-
lege Station, said the poverty -level
families would benefit from fluori-
dation.
"I think fluoridation of the water
would be giving the children of these
families a chance to have healthy
teeth," he said.
Bill Adams, a graduate student at
Texas A &M University, said if the
poor are malnourished, water con-
taining fluoride would make them
more susceptable to fluorosis.
Fluorosis is a condition resulting
from excessive intake of fluorine,
which causes discoloration and pit-
ting of tooth enamel in children and
bone and joint changes in adults.
Dr. Edward Harris, a professor in
the biochemistry and biophysics de-
partment, was in favor of the ordi-
nance and said not to view fluoride
as an additive but as a chemical the
al," he said. "Fluoride is not recog-
nized as an additive or a foreign
compound introduced into our sys-
tem. Rather, fluoride is a chemical
intended for our bodily use and this
is very important to realize."
Adams had an alternative to add-
ing fluoride to the city's water sup -
ply.
"Anyone who wants fluoride in
their water can go buy water with it
in their local supermarket just like
people can buy water with lower so-
dium," he said. "I think we are going
to have a lot of problems with it if we
add it to the water."
An electrical engineering grad-
uate student from Belgium voiced
his concern.
"In many European countries the
fluoridation has been canceled 'ust
because they think it might be an-
gerous," Eric Soenen said. "It seems
to make sense to me that just putting
fluoride in the water is not the best
way to provide it, because there is no
way to control just how much people
will swallow."
Councilman Jim Gardner had
some doubt to adding fluoride, but
said he would vote for it.
"I really feel an insecurity of the
scientific aspect which I haven't di-
gested enough of," he said.
Councilmen Lynn McIlhaney and
Pat Boughton both concluded fluo-
ride would be a benefit for College
body uses.
'The National Academy of Sci-
ences has recognized fluoride in
1980 as an essential dietary miner- Station.
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1987
THE EAGLE
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Councilman boycotts session.
citing concerns about legality
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By CINDY SKOVE
Staff Writer
College Station City Councilman
Jim Gardner boycotted a closed ses-
sion of the council on Thursday be-
cause of what he termed dubious leg-
al grounds for the session and the
impropriety of keeping public busi-
ness out of the public eye.
"I think the public has been short-
changed," Gardner said.
At issue was an item listed at the
end of the agenda of Thursday's regu-
lar meeting, "Staff Report from the
College Station Economic Develop-
ment Fdkundation."
Presumably, Gardner said, the in-
tent was for members of council to
hear an update on what, if anything,
has been happening with the city's
efforts to swap land with developer
Bill Fitch to create an industrial park
on a site along Texas 6 — a park that
has been in the making for a number
of years and has involved several mil-
lion dollars in city money.
According to state law on open
Monday, November 16 5 1987
THE EAGLE
meetings, government bodies may
meet behind closed doors to hear a
report or ask questions of a city em-
ployee, but members may not discuss
during the closed session any of the
information presented at the session.
The question is whether the staff of
the Economic Development Founda-
tion can be considered city em-
ployees, Gardner said
College Station City Attorney
Cathy Locke said the staff was consi-
dered to be employed by the city be-
cause the foundation receives money
from the city.
"That's my interpretation of it,"
she said. "They receive city funds."
But as Gardner pointed out, De-
nnis Goehring, the executive director
of the foundation, is not hired by the
city but by a board of directors of the
foundation.
"I don't think we have any control
over him — I don't know whether he
could be fired or not (by the coun-
cil)," Gardner said.
And Gardner said a number of
organizations and agencies through-
out the Brazos Valley receive funding
from the city.
"The (Brazos Valley) Arts Coun-
cil — if you follow that logic, they're
all our employees," he said.
Gardner said, he stayed away from
the closed session because state law
on open meetings also carries the
penalty of misdemeanor for officials
who knowingly violate the law.
But beyond any legal question,
Gardner said, the information about
the industrial park should have been
public as a matter of principle.
"You're not going to get anything
on this (subject) out of the newspap-
ers if they go into closed session," he
said. "I've always felt that public
business should be in the public. I
think a lot of people would agree with
that. "
Other council members, including
Mayor Larry Ringer, could not be
reached for comment.
Friday, November 16, 1987
THE EAGLE
C:
LETTExS TO THE EDI TOR
2-S should have con-sidered
local bid
Editor's note: The following
letter was mailed to members
of the College Station City
Council.
It was recently revealed to me
that Beal Ford lost a bid for a city of
College Station vehicle to a Hous-
ton dealership for a grand total of
$100.
While it's certainly true that the
council can approve or disapprove
any business opportunity, I would
think that your responsibility is to
the residents and taxpayers of your
city. We seriously question your
judgement in this matter.
Aside from all the obvious
reasons to do business locally, we
are particularly distressed because
of your mayor's very active parti-
cipation in our recent "Buy Local"
campaign. The new car dealers of
Bryan- College Station have spent
literally thousands of dollars with
local media to advocate the advan-
tages of buying at home. Mayor
Larry Ringer had an active voice in
this campaign which makes your
action very contradictory to what
we thought we were striving for.
I am told that the availability of
service for the unit was discussed
and the city manager's comment
was, "Well we have never experi-
enced a problem before having the
local dealership work on 'out of
town cars'."
Beal Ford, just like the other
members of the Bryan - College Sta-
tion New Car Dealers Association,
is very community oriented and
will assist the city should a problem
occur. However, it is very impor-
tant for you to know that we are
under no obligation whatsoever to
do that.
`r• JERRY REESE
general manager
Beal Ford Sales, Inc.
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108 Legai Notices
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1731 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
NOVEMBER 12, 1967, BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS, meeting in regular
session in the Council Room
of the College Station City
Hall, said meeting having
been posted in accordance
with Art. 6252 -17. Said Ordin-
ance, signed by the Mayor and
duly recorded in the official
records of the city, is cap-
tioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 6, SECTION 10-D
OF THE COLLEGE STATION
CODE OF ORDINANCES,
AUTHORIZING AND ALLOW-
ING, UNDER THE ACT
GOVERNING THE TEXAS
MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT
SYSTEM, UPDATED SERVICE
CREDITS IN SAID SYSTEM
FOR SERVICE PERFORMED
BY QUALIFYING MEMEBERS
OF SUCH SYSTEM WHO
PRESENTLY ARE IN THE EM-
PLOYMENT OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION; PRO-
VIDING FOR INCREASED
PRIOR AND CURRENT SER-
VICE ANNUITIES FOR RE-
108 Legal Notices
TIREES AND BENEFICIARIES
OF DECEASED RETIREES OF
THE CITY; AND ESTABLISH-
ING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
FOR SUCH ACTIONS.
Said Ordinance authorized
updated service credits on the
terms and conditions set out
in Section 63.401 through
63.403 of Title 1108, Revised
Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925,
as amended, with the updated
amounts to be in force and ef-
fect on the 1st day of January ,
1988. Also, an increase in re-
tirement annuities is provided
under the terms and con-
ditions set out in Section
64.203 of Title 1108, Revised
Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925,
as amended, the amount to be
computed as prescribed by
theordinance.
Ordinance No. 1731 shall be-
come effective and be in full
force and effect from and after
its passage and approval by
the College Station City
Council, and in accordance
with the City Charter. The
complete text of the above -
named ordinance may be seen
at the office of the City Secre-
tary, at 1101 South Texas
Avenue, College Station,
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Friday, November 20, 1987
THE EAGLE
108 Legal Notices
Texas.
11 -20- 87,11 -21-87
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1730 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
NOVEMBER 12, 1987, BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS, meeting in regular
session in the Council Room
of the College Station City
Hall, said meeting having
been posted in accordance
with Art. 6252 -17. Said Ordin-
ance, signed by the Mayor and
duly recorded in the official
records of the city, is cap-
tioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZ-
ING AND DIRECTING THE
CITY STAFF TO IMPLEMENT
A FLOURIDATION TREAT-
MENT PROGRAM IN THE
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
WATERSUPPLY.
Said ordinance states that the
city will receive technical as-
sistance from the Texas De-
partment of Health and that
the Texas Department of
Health will participate in on-
site inspections to insure the
proper chemical dosages. The
ordinance names the es.
timated costs anticipated foi
the program, recognized the
benefits to the city, anc
directs the staff to proceec
with the flouridation of the wa
ter supply. Prior to passage o
Ordinance No. 1730, a public
hearing was held to receive
testimony concerning the be
nefits of flouridation.
Ordinance No. 1730 shall be
come effective and be in ful
force and effect from and afte
its passage and approval b!
the College Station Cit1
Council, and in accordance
with the City Charter. The
complete text of the above -
named ordinance may be seen
at the office of the City Secre-
tary, at 1101 South Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
11 -20- 87,11 -21-87
NO.7418
ESTATE OF HAZEL F.
NAYLOR,DECEASED
IN THE COUNTY COURT
AT LAW OF BRAZOS
COUNTY,TEXAS
NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS
HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST
THE ESTATE OF HAZEL
F. NAYLOR, DECEASED
Notice is hereby given that
original Letters Testamentary
for the Estate of Hazel F.
Naylor, Deceased, were
issued on November 16, 1987,
in Cause No. 7418 pending in
the County Court at Law of
Brazos County, Texas, to:
C.T. FIELD
The residence of such In-
dependent Executor is Bryan,
Texas. The post office address
is:
CT. FIELD
c/o Cindy L. Miller
Sunday, November 21, 1987
THE EAGLE
i
C
10s Legal Notices
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Lincoln Center Site Improve-
ments Project No. CD- PK-87,
City of College Station, Texas.
The City of College Station
will receive sealed bids on a
General Contract, including
site work, concrete work, site
lighting and electrical and in-
stallation for development of
Lincoln Center, corner of
Holleman Dr. and Eleanor St.,
College Station.
The City of College Station
will receive Bids until 2:00
p.m., December 15, 1987, at the
office of the Director of Parks
and Recreation Department,
1000 Krenek Tap Road, Col-
lege Station. Bids received af-
ter this time will not be accep-
ted. All interested parties are
invited to attend. Bids will be
opened and publicly read
,, d dJN1W,, iiiiiiim
106 Legal Notices
aloud immediately after
specified closing time.
Drawings and Specifications
may be examined at the Parks
and Recreation Department
Office, 1000 Krenek Tap Road,
College Station, Texas 77840,
(409) 764 -3412. Copies may be
obtained at the same address
upon depositing the sum of
$25.00 for each set of
documents.
Any bona -fide bidder, upon
returning the documents in
good conditions within 10
days following the public bid
opening shall be returned
their deposit in full. Any non -
bidder returning the
documents in good condition
within the allotted time will be
returned the sum of $25.00.
This contract is Federally as-
sisted through Community
106 legal Notices
Development Funds. The
Contractor must comply with
the Davis -Dacon Act, the Anti -
Kickback Act and the Contract
Work Hours Standards. (See
Supplementary Conditions).
Bid Security in the amount of
5% of the Bid must accompany
each Bid in accord with the
Instructions to Bidders.
The City of College Station re-
serves the right to waive
irregularities and to reject
Bids.
1 1 -21- 87,11 -22- 87,11 -28 -87
11 -29 -87,11 -30-87
LEGALNOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1731 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
NOVEMBER 12, 1987, BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS, meeting in regular
session in the Council Room
106 Legal Wes
of the College Station City
Hall, said meeting having
been posted in accordance
with Art. 6252 -17. Said Ordin-
ance, signed by the Mayor and
duly recorded in the official
records of the city, is cap-
tioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 8, SECTION 10-D
OF THE COLLEGE STATION
CODE OF ORDINANCES,
AUTHORIZING AND ALLOW-
ING, UNDER THE ACT
GOVERNING THE TEXAS
MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT
SYSTEM, UPDATED SERVICE
CREDITS IN SAID SYSTEM
FOR SERVICE PERFORMED
BY QUALIFYING MEMEBERS
OF SUCH SYSTEM WHO
PRESENTLY ARE IN THE EM-
PLOYMENT OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION; PRO-
106 legal Notices
VIDING FOR INCREASED
PRIOR AND CURRENT SER-
VICE ANNUITIES FOR RE-
TIREES AND BENEFICIARIES
OF DECEASED RETIREES OF
THE CITY; AND ESTABLISH-
ING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
FOR SUCH ACTIONS.
Said Ordinance authorized
updated service credits on the
terms and conditions set out
in Section 63.401 through
63.403 of Title 1108, Revised
Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925,
as amended, with the updated
amounts to be in force and ef-
fect on the 1st day of January,
1988. Also, an increase in re-
tirement annuities is provided
under the terms and con-
ditions set out in Section
64.203 of Title 110B, Revised
Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925,
as amended, the amount to be
computed as prescribed by
the ordinance.
Ordinance No. 1731 shall be-
come effective and be in full
force and effect from and after
its passage and approval by
the College Station City
Council, and in accordance
with the City Charter. The
complete text of the above -
named ordinance may beseen
at the office of the City Secre-
tary, at 1101 South Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
11 -20 -87,11 -21-87
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1730 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
NOVEMBER 12, 1987, BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS, meeting in regular
session in the Council Room
of the College Station City
Hall, said meeting having
been posted in accordance
with Art. 6252 -17. Said Ordin-
ance, signed by the Mayor and
duly recorded in the official
records of the city, is cap-
tioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZ-
ING AND DIRECTING THE
CITY STAFF TO IMPLEMENT
A FLOURIDATION TREAT-
MENT PROGRAM IN THE
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
WATER SUPPLY.
Said ordinance states that the
city will receive technical as-
sistance from the Texas De- j
partment of Health and that
the Texas Department of
Health will participate in on-
site inspections to insure the
proper chemical dosages. The
ordinance names the es-
timated costs anticipated for
the program, recognized the
benefits to the city, and
directs the staff to proceed
with the flouridation of the wa-
ter supply. Prior to passage of
Ordinance No. 1730, a public
hearing was held to receive
testimony concerning the be-
nefits of flouridation.
Ordinance No. 1730 shall be-
come effective and be in full
force and effect from and after
its passage and approval by ,
the College Station City I
Council, and in accordance
with the City Charter. The
complete text of the annve-
•
November 23,1987
THE EAGLE
In town, out of town?
No simple solution
When College Station City
Council members decide to buy
something for the city, where
should they spend your tax dollars?
Out of town, if the price is low-
er? Or in town, to boost the local
economy, even if the price is
higher?
No doubt you want your city
leaders to save money. But no
doubt you also want them to do
everything possible to keep this
community economically healthy.
The question gets thornier when
the out -of -town price is less than
$100 lower than the in -town price,
and thornier still when the purchase
in question is for a car that may
need repairs and is covered only by
the out -of -town dealer's warranty
— and could end up costing more
because of the hassle of taking it
out of town for maintenance.
Add another ingredient to the
dilemma — legal restrictions that
prevent the city from discriminat-
ing against out -of -town bidders —
and you have a city council that is
in a quandary.
Local auto dealers obviously
want the city to keep its money
here. Lately they have been fired
up over recent purchases in which
out -of -town dealers bid for two
vehicles with prices that were only
marginally lower than what their
in -town counterparts offered.
City purchasers, who are bound
by current city policy to take the
lowest offer, dutifully wrote
checks to dealers in Houston and
Hempstead — and subsequently set
off fireworks among dealers who
belong to the Bryan- College Sta-
tion New Car Dealers Association.
Council members have been
sympathetic to the dealers, if a bit
confused about what they should,
or can, do. Obviously the most
sympathetic has been Fred Brown,
who sells Mazdas and BMWs for a
living and is also president of the
car dealers association, in addition
s Cind
Skove
to sitting on the council.
Brown was particularly peeved
because of all the hullaballoo made
by College Station and Bryan
mayors in a recent "Buy Local"
campaign, in which they paraded
onto the Bryan High School field
last spring with an assortment of
car dealers marshaled nearby —
not to mention all the money spent
by the dealers on advertising to en-
courage residents to stay in town
when they buy cars.
One option open to the council
— which has referred the issue to
its budget committee, of which
Brown happens to be chairman —
is to include a sort of bonus in
which, say, 1 percent of the value
of the item would be subtracted
from the bids of local sellers, there-
by giving them a slight advantage
over out -of -town dealers.
Council members such as Dick
Haddox, who supports that idea,
reason that the bonus would take
into account the savings that would
come from being assured of local
warranty work.
Brown also says he likes that
idea — especially if it would sway
close decisions in the local dealers'
favor.
I agree with the idea that we do
need to save taxpayers dollars, but
we do need to take into account a
$50 or $100 difference (in bid
prices)," Brown says. ,
Cindy Skove covers the city
of College Station for the
Eagle.
1,atest B -CS jobless ` °r'�t EA v "'
best in almost two years
By SCOTT WILLIAMS
Business Writer
The unemployment rate in
Bryan - College Station dropped
almost a full percentage point in
October to a level not seen to this
area in almost two years, accord-
ing to figures released Friday by
the Texas Employment Commis-
sion.
Bryan- College Station recorded
a jobless rate of 4.6 percent in
October —down from the 5.5 per-
cent rate in September. The dip
marks the first time the rate has
fallen below the 5 percent level
since January 1986.
At that time, the unemployment
rate was 4.8 percent, and the last
time the rate was any lower than
October's 4.6 percent was in May
1985 when the rate was 4.5 per-
cent.
October marked the eighth time
in the first 10 months of 1987 that
Bryan - College Station recorded
the lowest unemployment rate in
Brazos County Unemployed
Oct. 1986 -Oct. 1987
9%
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct.
"The Texas Employment Commission periodically issues cor-
rected employment figures. This chart Is based on the initial
figures, and figures released later may vary slightly.
the state.
Lubbock trailed far behind in
second place with a rate of 5.4
percent. San Angelo took third
place at 5.6 percent, followed by
Amarillo at 5.7 percent and Dallas
at 5.8 percent. McAllen -
Edinburg- Misson had the highest
unemployment rate in the state in
October at 16.7 percent.
Walt Baker, area director of the
TEC, attributed the decline from
5.5 percent in September to 4.6
percent in October to increased
hiring in the education and retail
sectors.
In October, retailers began
gearing up for the busy holiday
shopping season, while local
school districts and Texas A &M
University completed filling their
staffs, Baker said.
Employment in government re-
lated jobs alone, which includes
A &M, rose by 2,000 between
September and October, Baker
said.
Figures released by the TEC
show improvement in almost ev-
ery statistical category between
October 1987 and the same month
last year. They include:
■ An increase in total labor
force from 58,200 in 1986 to
60,300 in 1987. This is only the
second time that the labor force
The Brazos Valley Unemployed
Oct. 1987
has topped 60,000 in this area.
■ The number of people actual-
ly holding jobs has increased from
54,600 last year to 57,500 this
year. This matches the all -time
high set in November 1986.
■ The number of people out of
jobs who are actively seeking
work has dropped from 3,600 in
1986 to 2,800 in 1987. The last
time fewer people were out of
work here was May 1985.
■ The unemployment rate in
October 1986 was 6.2 percent,
compared with the current 4.6 per-
cent.
■ Initial claims, filed when a
person first becomes unemployed,
dropped from 768 in October 1986
to 562 during the same period this
year.
Baker said that the current rate
of unemployment has brought ab-
out'an "interesting equilibrium"
in the local empioyrnent picture.
While the number of available
jobs still is small, the available
pool of potential workers is also
small.
"Normally you either have
more people looking for work than
there are jobs, or employers can't
'find'enough people," Baker said.
ne scarcity of job applicants
I employers will now have to
change their perceptions regard-
ing the local employment scene,
Baker said. In the past, when they
had a job vacancy, there was a vast
pool of applicants from which to
choose, but that pool has now de-
creased significantly.
That has made it more difficult
for TEC interviewers to match
workers with available jobs.
Baker continues to predict
Bryan - College Station will have
the lowest unemployment rate in
the state through the end of this
year.
Statewide, unemploymnet in
October was 7.4 percent, com-
pared with 8.9 percent in the same
month last year, while nation-
wide, unemployment stands at-5.-
percent, compared with 6.6 per
cent in 1986.
The 27 metropolitan stati, i0
areas and their percentage uci-
ployment are: Bryan- Collegg1ig
tion, 4.6; Lubbock, 5.4;
Angelo, 5.6; Amarillo, 5.7; Dal
las, 5.8; Austin, 5.9; Fort Worth -
Arlington, 6.0; Wichita Falls, 6.7;
Sherman- Denison, 6.9; Abilene,
7.0; Midland, 7.0; San Antonio,
7.3; Killeen- Temple, 7.4; Tyler,
7.5; Victoria, 7.5; Houston, 7.6;
Waco, 7.6; Odessa, 7.9; Brazoria,
8.3; Longview - Marshall, 9.1;
Galveston - Texas City, 9.7; Cor-
pus Christi, 9.8; El Paso, 9.9;
Beaumont -Port Arthur, 10.5;
Laredo, 12.7; Brownsville'
Harlingen, 13.2; McAllen.
Edinburg- Mission, 16.7.
Total
Total
Total
Percent
County
labor force
employed
unemployed
rate
Brazos
60,300
57,500
2,800
4.6
Burleson
6,670
6,123
547
8.2
Grimes
10,193
9,610.
583
5.7
Leon
6,112
5,490
622
10.2
Madison
5,389
5,056
333
6.2
Milam
9,773
9,003
770
7.9
Robertson
5,960
5,379
581
9.7
Washington
13;519
13,046
473
3.5
has topped 60,000 in this area.
■ The number of people actual-
ly holding jobs has increased from
54,600 last year to 57,500 this
year. This matches the all -time
high set in November 1986.
■ The number of people out of
jobs who are actively seeking
work has dropped from 3,600 in
1986 to 2,800 in 1987. The last
time fewer people were out of
work here was May 1985.
■ The unemployment rate in
October 1986 was 6.2 percent,
compared with the current 4.6 per-
cent.
■ Initial claims, filed when a
person first becomes unemployed,
dropped from 768 in October 1986
to 562 during the same period this
year.
Baker said that the current rate
of unemployment has brought ab-
out'an "interesting equilibrium"
in the local empioyrnent picture.
While the number of available
jobs still is small, the available
pool of potential workers is also
small.
"Normally you either have
more people looking for work than
there are jobs, or employers can't
'find'enough people," Baker said.
ne scarcity of job applicants
I employers will now have to
change their perceptions regard-
ing the local employment scene,
Baker said. In the past, when they
had a job vacancy, there was a vast
pool of applicants from which to
choose, but that pool has now de-
creased significantly.
That has made it more difficult
for TEC interviewers to match
workers with available jobs.
Baker continues to predict
Bryan - College Station will have
the lowest unemployment rate in
the state through the end of this
year.
Statewide, unemploymnet in
October was 7.4 percent, com-
pared with 8.9 percent in the same
month last year, while nation-
wide, unemployment stands at-5.-
percent, compared with 6.6 per
cent in 1986.
The 27 metropolitan stati, i0
areas and their percentage uci-
ployment are: Bryan- Collegg1ig
tion, 4.6; Lubbock, 5.4;
Angelo, 5.6; Amarillo, 5.7; Dal
las, 5.8; Austin, 5.9; Fort Worth -
Arlington, 6.0; Wichita Falls, 6.7;
Sherman- Denison, 6.9; Abilene,
7.0; Midland, 7.0; San Antonio,
7.3; Killeen- Temple, 7.4; Tyler,
7.5; Victoria, 7.5; Houston, 7.6;
Waco, 7.6; Odessa, 7.9; Brazoria,
8.3; Longview - Marshall, 9.1;
Galveston - Texas City, 9.7; Cor-
pus Christi, 9.8; El Paso, 9.9;
Beaumont -Port Arthur, 10.5;
Laredo, 12.7; Brownsville'
Harlingen, 13.2; McAllen.
Edinburg- Mission, 16.7.
bond issue
would hike
taxes in CS
Schools must persuade
voters it's worthwhile
By ROBERT C. BORDEN
Staff Writer
The school bond package that goes
to College Station voters on Feb. 20
will drive property taxes up substan-
tially if it is rassed.
Bond supphrters face the task of
persuading th'. it neighbors that those
tax hikes are ustifiable.
Last wee(, school trustees
approved a tw:) -part bond ballot that
includes $24.5 million for education-
al needs and an athletic complex and
$800,000 for an indoor swimming
pool .
A bond steering committee had re-
commended a bond package of $19.1
million, fearing that if the package
included money for facilities to be
built in the middle 1990s, the propos-
al could be rejected.
John Reagor, chairman ofthc com-
mittee, said the larger amount will be
tougher to sell to voters, and that his
group will work even harder for the
bond package.
Voters will be looking at what the
bond issue will do to the tax rate,
currently $1.079 per $I(X) assessed
valuation. The owner of it home
valued at $86000, the district aver-
age, now pays $927.94 a year in
school taxes.
School taxes arc divided into two
portions, maintenance and opera -
tions, and debt service. The latlei is
Turn to BONDS. 3A
used to pay off bonds.
The bond issue will not raise taxes
for homeowners 65 or older. Their
taxes are frozen at the level they
reached when the owner turned 65
and cannot increase unless major im-
provements are made to the home.
If the bond issue passes, the debt
portion of the tax for an $86,000
home will climb by $163.91 for the
peak tax year of 1996, based on con-
servative estimates of district growth.
The maintenance and operation por-
tion of the tax could add another
$60.20 to the average homeowner's
tax bill when new facilities are
opened.
Several things could change that,
and most variables would lower the
amount district residents will pay.
The district's projections assume
annual growth of I percent in asses-
sed value of the district through 1993.
David Brewer, assistant superin-
tendent for finance, said that in recent
years, the district's valuation has in-
creased more rapidly, although this
year the value declined slightly be-
cause of losses of oil revenue. Offi-
cials expect the growth pattern to
continue to climb, and Brewer is un-
willing to project growth beyond
1993.
If the district value increases fas-
ter, the tax rate can be lower.
The district figures also assume the
bonds can be sold at a 7.75 percent
interest rate, but bond rates are drop-
ping. A lower interest rate will mean
a lower payment. At 7.75 percent,
the district will pay almost $26.2 mil-
lion in interest on the $25.3 million in
bonds.
The projection that debt service
taxes will peak in 1996 assumes that a
second elementary school and a new
gym at the expanded Oakwood Mid-
dle School will open in 1995. Those
plans depend on enrollment trends.
Finally, the average value of
homes in the district could change
substantially during the 20 -year life
span of each bond issue.
Currently, the debt service portion
of the school tax is 24.7 cents per
$100 assessed value. If the bond issue
passes and the assumptions used by
the school district hold true, the debt
service portion will rise to 43.77
cents per $100 in fiscal year 1996. As
the current bond debt from previous
year is repaid, the debt service needs
will continue to decline after that
year.
The current bond debt will be paid
off in 1999. The last of the new bonds
that will be sold if the Feb. 20 ballot
is approved will be paid off in 2016.
The maintenance and operation
portion of the school tax cannot be
predicted for the future, although
some general figures can be projected
when a new elementary school and
junior high come on line.
The cost of salaries and utlilities
for the new grade school will add
about 4 cents to the maintenance tax
rate, Brewer said. That would add
$34.40 to the average homeowner's
bill.
If voters approve the bond issue,
the new elementary school school is
scheduled to open in the fall of 1989,
so the increase in maintenance taxes
would appear on the 1990 tax bill.
The new junior high that will open
in the fall of 1990 will add only an
estimated 2 cents to the maintenance
tax, since the A &M Junior High
administration and staff would move
to the new facility. The biggest in-
crease would be in added utility costs
for the larger school. Brewer said.
Once that school opens, A &M Junior
High will close for renovations.
Monday; January 11, 1988
THE EAGLE
Tax impact of CS school bond issue
Column 1 represents the tax fiscal year.
Column 2 represents the repayment of previous bond
issues taxpayers are committed to pay.
Column 3 represents the amount of new debt service taxes
added that year if the Feb. 20 issue passes. The figures are
not cumulative, but rather represent the increase over the
current repayment schedule for each year.
Column 4 represents the total debt service tax needed each
year if the bond issue passes.
Column 5 represents the amount the owner of a $86,000
home - the district's average home value - will pay each
year to retire the debt. It does not include the maintenance -
and- operation portion of the school tax, so total tax bills will
normally be higher.
The chart assumes a 1 percent annual growth in the assessed
valuation of the district, which school officials believe is a con-
servative estimate. Any grater increase in assessed valuation will
mean a lower debt service tax can generate the same amount of
money.
The chart also assumes that bonds can be sold at 7.75 percent
interest. A lower interest rate would result in a lower debt service
tax to repay the bond debt. 4W
Current
New
Total
Debt tax
debt tax
debt tax
debt tax
on $86,000
Year
rate /$100
rate /$100
rate /$100
home
1988
$.2471
$0
$.2471
$212.51
1989
$.2443
$.0533
$.2976
$255.94
1990
$.2426
$1525
$.3952
$339.87
1991
$.2403
$1693
$.4097
$352.34
1992
$.2358
$1662
$.4020
$345.72
1993
$.2326
$1645
$3971
$341.51
1994
$.2339
$.1645
$3984
$342.62
1995
$.2346
$1645
$3991
$343.23
1996
$.2271
$.2105
$.4377
$376.42
1997
$.2104
$.2090
$.4194
$360.68
1998
$.1608
$.2090
$3698
$318.03
1999
$.1355
$.2090
$3446
$296.36
2000
$0
$.2090
$.2090
$179.74
Monday, January 11, 1988 2010
$0
$.1595
$.1595
$137.17
THE EAGLE 2011
$0
$.0858
$.0858
$ 73.79
2012
$0
$.0445
$.0445
$ 38.27
The chart assumes a 1 percent annual growth in the assessed
valuation of the district, which school officials believe is a con-
servative estimate. Any grater increase in assessed valuation will
mean a lower debt service tax can generate the same amount of
money.
The chart also assumes that bonds can be sold at 7.75 percent
interest. A lower interest rate would result in a lower debt service
tax to repay the bond debt. 4W
CS police honor four
for helping foil thefts
By CATHY THOMAS
Staff Writer
Four Lowe's employees, whose
quick thinking on Nov. 6 led to the
arrest of three people suspected in a
bogus check scheme, were honored
on Tuesday by the College Station
Police Department in a ceremony that
was the first of its kind.
College Station Police Chief
Michael Strope said police depart-
ment officials decided to start a prog-
ram to "identify and recognize
citizens who provide service above
the call of duty."
He presented awards to Debbie
Hyman, Lowe's assistant retail sales
manager; Tonya Johnson, a cashier;
David Williams, a warehouse work-
er; and Vanessa Adamsen, the store's
secretary.
The four building supply store em-
ployees, Strope said, "led to the
apprehension of the so- called Pickett
gang. "
When a man, accompanied by
another man and a woman, on Nov. 6
wrote a check for more than $200 for
building supplies and then couldn't
produce a major credit card and
couldn't remember his home phone
number, Johnson became suspicious.
David Williams, who works in the
warehouse, saw the check and recog-
nized the name on the check, K. Lynn
Pickett, from news accounts of a
check - writing scheme. College Sta-
tion and Bryan police were looking
for two men and a woman wanted on
suspicion of theft by check.
Johnson and Williams told Hyman
about their suspicions. The assistant
manager met with the three custom-
ers and told them she would need
more identification before she could
take the check.
Hyman left the cash register area
and told Vanessa Adamsen, the
secretary, to call the police.
"They were all nervous and they
wanted to get out," said Hyman. "I
was pretty sure that they did because I
was nervous as a cat."
College Station Police arrested
Kevin Lynn Pickett, 20, of Lafayette,
La. at the Lowe's store on suspicion
of theft by check. He is in the Brazos
County Jail in lieu of $3,000 bond on
suspicion of theft of $750- $20,000
and theft of $200 -$750. The second
man and a woman left the store and
drove off in a van before police ar-
rived.
On Nov. 7, Tommie Ruth Pickett,
39, and Willard Woods, 36, were
arrested by Lafayette Parrish deputies
in Louisiana.
Tommie Ruth Pickett is charged
with two counts of theft of $750-
20,000, one count of theft of $20 -200
and one count of theft by check of
$750- 20,000.
Woods is charged with three
counts of theft of $750- 20,000, two
counts of theft of $200 -750, one
count of theft of service of $200 -750,
one count of theft by check of $20-
200 and one count of theft by check
of $200 -750.
Wednesday, November 25, 1987
THE EAGLE
Central Park
Santa makes
reappearance
But vandals damage
reindeer on display
By RONNIE CROCKER
Staff' Writer
Some Christmas cheer returned to
College Station Thursday. But van-
dalism continues to dim holiday
spirits.
Early Thursday morning, a 6 -foot
Santa Claus figure stolen from Cen-
tral Park and yard decorations taken
from three College Station homes all
were quietly returned to their owners.
Meanwhile, however, vandals re-
turned to Central Park and seriously
damaged another display.
The Santa figure was placed in a
ski boat in the park's pond on Mon-
day, but it was stolen early Wednes-
day morning. Police were pursuing
the case as a felony when the manne-
quin turned up in the Bryan Police
Department parking lot.
I don't know who it was, but
(Santa) has been returned and we're
happy," said Sheila Walker, prog-
rams supervisor for the city's Parks
and Recreation Department.
Walker had feared that the display
may be ruined, but when recovered,
it had only minor damage done to one
arm. Repairs were made and the San-
ta was returned to the helm Thursday
afternoon.
Park workers' joy, however, was
not complete. The workers were un-
able to complete repairs to a newly
bashed -in reindeer that had been per -
ched atop a park building.
Eric Ploeger, forestry superinten-
dent for the parks department, said at
least $100 in damage was done in an
apparent attempt to steal the reindeer
from its position leading Santa's
sleigh. Other lights were broken and
a couple of strings were taken in the
latest attack.
"They did a number on it, that's
for sure," Ploeger said. ..... This
wasn't a prank. This was willful des-
truction. "
Ploeger said the repairs will be
made and that all the holiday displays
will be more closely watched at
night. The park has been lit up each
December for four years, with more
than 40,000 lights in place this year.
Ploeger said the theft of Santa may
have been a prank, but the attack on
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e n holiday spirit
Judges awarded prizes to the best entry in each catagory. Several
of the entrys were not judged, but participated in the parade just for
fun.
The City of College Station's float, titled "You'd Better Watch
Out," won the grand prize. The float was colorfully decorated with
a y KARL PALLMEYER
two large fish, Goldie and Gus, waving at the crowd from an
Staff Writer
In spite of adverse weather, thousands of people lined Texas Ave
aquarium. An even larger papier -mache cat perched at one end of the
float, ready to turn the fish into a holiday snack.
nue from the Texas A &M campus in College Station to Manor Eas
The float titled "Miracle of Yesteryear," the entry from Marvin
Mall in Bryan on Sunday to watch the 1987 Bryan - College Station
Tate Realty, won first place in the Small Business catagory. Tate's
Chamber of Commerce Holiday Parade.
Fortunately, the skies cleared up by parade time and, except for
float depicted a pioneer family enjoying a Christmas get together.
In the Large Business catagory, Pennwalt's gingerbread house took
short sprinkle about 30 minutes after the parade began, most of the
first place, with the city of Bryan second. In the Community Service
people along the 2.1 -mile parade kept fairly dry. Parade Chairman
Organization catagory, the Brazos Valley Chapter of API took first
Penny Zent said only 10 of the 142 entries cancelled appearances.
The Christmas season reached Brazos County when Santa Claus
place and the Great Commission Church took second place_ in the
adult division. The 4 -H Dairy Goat Project Club took first place and
parachuted into the midst of several soccer players on the polo fielt
the Bethel Temple Assembly of God took second place in the youth
on the A &M campus. Just as soon as Santa touched the ground, the
division.
parade started, led by the Texas A &M Ross Volunteers and the
Bumble Bee Day Care's float, which had several preschoolers
Fightin' Aggie Band.
As the floats, drill teams, fire engines, clowns, horses, antique
wrapped up like Christmas presents and nestled under a tree, won
first pla.Se in the Preschool -Day Care catagory. Allen Academy took
cars, marching bands and dignitaries made their way into Bryan, a
couple of World War II planes from the Confederate Air Force and
first place in the Elementary School catagory. The Bryan Future Far -
mers 4 America took first place and the Singsations from Skyline
hot air balloon soared overhead. The aircraft shared the sky with th
Communications took second place in the Seconday School catagory.
clouds that gave way to sunshine by mid- afternoon.
The Memorial Student Pageant Committee entry took first place in
Zent said the parade has been a community tradition since the
the College catagory.
1930s. One foreign visitor to Texas, Ziva Rimon of Israel, said she
was impressed with the parade and the people of Bryan - College Sty
A &M Consolodated High School Band won first place in the Band
competition, while Franklin High School took second and Calvert
tion.
"I think it (the parade) shows the spirit of the community,"
took 'third.
In'the Marching catagory, the National Association of Letter Car -
Rimon said. "I see all the people are happy and I think that's the
riers took first place and the La Petite Twirlers took second. In the
purpose of this parade."
Several of the marchers gave candy and balloons to children aloe
Mounted catagory, the Brazos Valley Rough Riders took first place
and the Gunn Trial Riders took second.
the parade route. Employees from Red Lobster handed out candy
canes while their "Santa Claws," a Christmas crustacean, waved t
The walking newspaper of The Press won first place in the Spe-
cialty catagory and the College Station Morning Lions Club entry
tnnk ,ernnd
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Monday, December 7, 1987
THE EAGLE
CS close to bureaucratic disaster
from lack of computers, firm sn,.vs
By CINDY SKOVE
Staff Writer
Despite the phenomenal growth College Station
has experienced in the last decade, a Dallas con-
sulting firm has concluded that the city govern-
ment is woefully lagging in something that could
plunge it into bureaucratic disaster at any minute:
computerization.
City officials such as Acting City Manager Ron
Ragland are in full agreement: "College Station is
10 years behind the technology of comparable
cities. In some ways, we're farther behind than
that," he said.
Consider, for example, the mapping system
used by the utilities department for keeping track
of where the city's water, sewer and electric dis-
tribution lines are located:
"There's no system," Ragland said. "It's kind
of a joke. If you asked (utilities department direc-
tor) John Woody about the system, he'd point to a
map on the wall that is 40 years old. If someone
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knocked a thumb tack off the wall, you'd have an
error. "
The utilities department has relied on the
memories of several long -term employees for in-
formation on the location of the lines — a system
that more or less works, but only as long as the
employees are part of the city's workforce.
"They're getting close to retiring," said Peggy
Calliham, public relations director. "If we don't
do something now, we're going to be caught in a
real mess."
To avoid that outcome, the city council is con-
sidering spending close to $3 million on an assort-
ment of computer systems that will improve sub-
stantially the city's capabilities in record keeping
and information processing.
Many of the city's departments have never had
any computer equipment, and, are relying instead
on pens and paper to manage such things as the
city's $8 million inventory in vehicles, the city
payroll, and the activities of the fire department's
firefighting equipment.
"We're operating in such a back -in- the- olden-
days style," Calliham said.
'The package will be implemented over a five -
year period, costing the city about $427,000 this
fiscal year. Ragland said if the council approves
the plan, the money for this year's expense will
come from unappropriated interest earnings and
contingency funds.
For the next four years, he said, the city will use
income generated from property taxes, through
the utility department, the debt service funds and
utility revenue bonds. He said the city will not
have to increase the property tax rate to cover the
costs of the new computer equipment.
The council will hear a report during its work-
shop session on Wednesday from its consulting
firm, LWFW, on the problems and deficiences in
the city's computer capabilities, and what should
be done to correct them.
The council.is scheduled to vote on the plan
during its regular meeting on Thursday, which
begins at 7 p.m. The workshop session begins at 4
p.m. Wednesday, and both meetings will be held
in College Station City Hall.
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Eagle photo by Bill Meeks
A 35 -foot community Christmas tree, sponsored by the Brazos
Valley Rehabilitation Center, is set up by College Station city
employees at the intersection of Texas Avenue South and Uni-
versity Drive. The tree was cut Tuesday morning in Bastrop
County by Texas Forest Service workers. This is the last year
that a cut evergreen will be used; a live oak tree will be planted
at the site and decorated with lights each Christmas season.
The lighting of the tree is set for 6 p.m. Thursday.
10 Tannenbaum
CS city, school officials
to sign joint - project pact
By ROBERT C. BORDEN
Staff Writer
College Station city and school
officials within the next week are ex-
pected to sign a formal joint agree-
ment to work together in the future to
develop common use facilities.
Work on the agreement has been
under way for about a year, according
to Ray Chancellor, superintendent of
College Station Schools.
Although no specific project is
being discussed at this time, the pro-
ject will allow the city and schools to
work together to avoid duplicating
facilities.
The city council will consider the
plan in its Thursday meeting. School
trustees will consider the agreement
when they meet in regular session
Monday night.
The city and schools have worked
together in the past on an individual
project basis. When the city purch-
ased the 30 acres for the Southwood
Athletic Complex, the school district
purchased the adjoining 20 acres as
an eventual site for a new school.
Wednesday, December 9, 1988
THE EAGLE
Tentative plans call for putting a
new seventh and eighth grade school
at that site if a $24.5 million school
bond issue passes Feb. 20. By locat-
ing the school next to the athletic
complex, the district can avoid dupli-
cating facilities such as tennis courts
and baseball fields.
Although no specific project is
being discussed, the school bond
steering committee has gone on re-
cord calling for the district and the
city to work together to develop a
year -round swimming facility.
Thursday, December 10, 1987
THE EAGLE
CS council enthusiastic
about computer upgrade
By CINDY SKOVE
Staff Writer
College Station City Council
members voiced their approval dur-
ing a workshop session Wednesday
for a $3 million plan that would sub-
stantially improve the city govern-
ment's computer capabilities.
"It can be a way for the city to
come out of the Stone Age," Coun-
cilman Fred Brown said.
The council appears likely to vote
in favor of the plan during its regular
meeting at 7 p.m. today at City Hall.
The plan calls for a complete over-
haul of the scattered systems distri-
buted throughout city offices, many
of which are incompatible with each
other, obsolete, or on the verge of
breakdown, according to a Dallas
consulting firm hired by the city to
look at its computer needs.
The city's financial accounting
system, for example, "doesn't meet
the city's needs. It's totally inadequ-
ate," Chip Collins of LWFW, the
consulting firm, told council mem-
bers. "It doesn't work well and it
doesn't give good information."
The plan includes a list of 10 com-
puter- related priorities that would be
dealt with over a four -year period.
They include:
■ A new computer system for the
payroll office, which relies on manu-
al efforts — that is, pen and paper
for much of its work.
"You can have a lot better budget-
ing capability with this," Collins
said.
■ New hardware for the utility
billing office, the only city depart-
ment that received a passing grade
from the consulting firm.
"It's the one bright spot in the
city," Collins said. "The software
works well, and the users seem hap-
py. Also, there's not long lines of
customers standing in the hall be-
cause you got the billing wrong.
"The problem is in the computer
equipment," he continued. "It's at
the end of its useful life, and back -up
systems are no longer available in this
area. "
■ A computer mapping system for
the utilities department, which would
bring city's ability to keep track of its
sewer, water and electrical lines into
the modern age, Collins said.
"You have hundreds of millions of
dollars in infrastructure, and the
knowledge of that resides in a couple
of fe!lo vs' minds," Collins said.
Recuperating Cole observes
council session as spectator
By CINDY SKOVE
Staff' Writer
A thinner and paler W. King Cole
slipped quietly into a College Sta-
tion city council work session on
Wednesday, taking his seat in the
audience section as if he were mere-
ly a curious citizen.
A few minutes went by before
College Station Mayor Larry Ringer
spotted him and interrupted the
meeting to welcome the city mana-
ger back to City Hall.
"Late afternoon TV must be pret-
ty bad if you had to come up here,"
Ringer said.
"It is bad," King replied dryly.
It was the city manager's first
appearance at such a gathering since
September. Cole underwent surgery
in October for a massive abdominal
tumor, and has been making short
visits to City Hall since last week to
begin catching up on city affairs.
He said he found few surprises
awaiting him.
"It's kind of like a soap opera,"
he said. "You can go away for
months and come back, and the
issues are pretty much the same."
During Wednesday's meeting,
Cole remained a spectator. Acting
City Manager Ron Ragland, nor-
mally the assistant city manager,
occupied Cole's seat, as he has been
doing for several months. Accord-
ing to Cole, Ragland will keep that
seat through the end of the month.
"I'd like to be back on a regular,
full -time schedule during the first
couple weeks in January," Cole
said in his office on Wednesday, as
he munched on some home -made
peanut brittle that a city employee
had left on his desk as a welcome -
back present. "My strength is com-
ing back, but it's coming back
slowly. "
Cole said he has lost 50 pounds
since the Oct. 6 operation, a loss that
was part] the result of being on
intravenotwfluids for more than a
intraveno)
month.
Part of that time was spent at
Humana Hospital in College Sta-
tion, where he was sent to recuper-
ate from an infection that began after
he returned home at the end of
October.
The operation to remove the
tumor took place at Baylor Universi-
ty Medical Center Hospital in Dal-
las. The tumor was Cole's second:
the fast was removed in 1983. Like
the first one, the second turned out
to be malignant.
"It was a very advanced, malig-
nant tumor. It was on a lot of my
organs — the aorta, kidneys, colon,
urethra," Cole said. "But the doc-
tors were very optimistic in their dis-
cussions with me. They had been
able to remove all of my tumor.
"As a precaution, I took some
very advanced radiation therapy for
the purpose of trying to kill any can-
cer cells that might have been left,"
Cole said. "Some time in the "future
it will probably return — I've just
got to watch it closely and make
quarterly visits to the doctor, so that
when or if it returns, they can catch
it in the early stages."
Deputy Finance Director Glenn
Schroeder told the council the start-
up costs of the plan for this year
would be $427,000, including the
equipment, operation expenses and
three new staff positions required to
manage and operate the new systems.
He said the plan would require
neither a cut in current services nor a
tax increase next year. Instead, the
money would come from unappropri-
ated interest earnings this year, and
part of the revenue generated from
property taxes in the following years.
"It never ceases to amaze me that,
we can come up with money when wee
find something that we think we, _
need," Councilman Dick Haddox
said. "It's unreal. But I'm certainly
supportive of a system like this. I
don't think there's a business any-
where that's not going to an auto-
mated system.
"We're just looking at the dollars
going out, and I'm sure there's some
attractive figures that will show us:
saving dollars because of this type of
operation,'' Haddox said.
CS council U&s computer upgrade
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By CINDY SKOVE
Staff Writer
College Station City Council on
Thursday approved a long -range im-
provement plan to upgrade the city
government's computer capabilities.
The plan, which will cost close to
$3 million to carry out over a period
of four years, calls for a complete
overhaul of the hodge - podge collec-
tion of computer equipment scattered
throughout the city departments.
A Dallas consulting firm recently
advised the city to replace outmoded
and obsolete equipment and to add
computer equipment to many offices
where operations have never been
computerized.
In other action, the council:
■ Agreed to become part of a joint
project with Bryan and Brazos Coun-
ty to convert a 24- passenger bus into
fan'emergency mobile command post
and communication center to use dur-
ing an emergency or disaster any-
where in the county.
The bus has been donated by Texas
A &M University, and the conversion
is expected to be inexpensive, city
staff members told the council on
Thursday. The operational costs will
be shared by College Station, Bryan
and Brazos County.
■ Approved the continuation of
another joint project with Brazos
County to crack down on drunken
driving.
Under the agreement, the city will
provide several police officers to
work overtime in high -risk traffic
areas, and the cost will be reimbursed
by the county.
College Station Police Chief
Michael Strope told the council the
program was successful last year, am
resulted in a total of 598 citations anc
77 DWI arrests. With an average fine
of $75, the program generated a tota
of $45,000, according to police de
partment figures.
Friday, December 11, 1988
THE EAGLE
Welcome back, King
How happy we are to see College Station City Manager King Cole
back at a council meeting, if only as a visitor.
In his time with the city, Cole has provided a level of profes-
sionalism for College Station that could be a standard for any city.
His city generally runs well because he and his people try to resolve
issues and find solutions rather than habitually resorting to precedent
or regulation as excuses. Achieving this approach to city government
has been a top priority of the city council, and Cole has been at the
center of progress in that direction.
King, we wish you steady improvement in your health, a happy
holiday, and a New Year that sees you fit enough to begin it back at
your desk.
— Eagle Editorial Board
Friday, December 11, 1987
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By CINDY SKOVE
Staff Writer
St. Nick apparently has come to
town on an early run to the new and
improved, College Station Police
Building.;on Texas Avenue.
Police found the evidence on the
second floor.
"To Detectives," reads a sign
qn a red ribbon- Nyr4pp�ed, office
cubicle in the room where "the ol-
ty's police detectives do much-
their paperwork. "From Santa."
This Christmas is a particularly
, festive season for the 90 em-
ployees of the city's police depart-
ment, where offices and l Alls.have
been decked with bows and rib-
bons, garlands, Christmas trees,
paper Santas and stockings, artifi-
cial spray -on snow and cut -out
snowflakes.
Today marks the beginning of a
three -day open house and show-
off opportunity for the depart-
ment's $ million new and reno-
vated complex, which also houses
the city Municipal Court.
Today's activities are for a "by-
invitation- only" crowd of past and
present community leaders, law
enforcement officers from sur-
rounding counties and cities, and
agencies associated with the police
and courts.
On Tuesday and Wednesday,
the building will be open to the
public for tours and information.
Wednesday is "Kid's Day," when
special activities will be held for
children, including rides in police
vehicles and appearances by the
K -9 police dog unit and Freddie
the Robot.
The new complex allows for
substantially larger offices and
facilities for the police. Gone are
the cramped quarters that forced
officers to congregate at shift
changes in tiny offices, and vic-
tims to view their assailants face to
face in line -ups.
The new building includes spe-
cial rooms for officers to receive
briefings at shift changes; a line -up
room with a one -way window so
that victims can pick out their
assailants without being seen by
them; and a comfortable, den -like
interviewing room designed for
talking with children.
Officers also can take advantage
of a crew, $10,000 exercise room,
new locker and shower facilities,
and a 0.3 -mile jogging track that
leads around the new building and
the adjacent Cy Miller Park. The
jogging trail, which is to be lit at
night, is open to the public.
The building also sports a new
security system. Officers and em-
ployees can only enter doors of
certain areas of the building by us-
ing special cards, which only
allow them in at the times they
have been authorized to enter.
Furthermore, each entrance they
make to the building or areas with-
in the building is recorded on com-
puter, and many of the areas in and
around the building are monitored
by video cameras.
No one, in other words, can
make a move without someone
else knowing about it.
"Before, there was no control on
who came in the front door or where
they went in the building," said
Maj. Ed Feldmann, who supervised
the building project. "This is prob-
ably a state -of -the -art security sys-
tem. I don't think there's another
department our size that has the kind
of sophisticated system that we
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Safety device
in CS caused
power outage
By CINDY SKOVE
Staff Writer
About 5,000 customers in the
south end of College Station were
without power for about 30 minutes
Tuesday afternoon when a safety de-
vice in the city's electrical distribu-
tion system triggered a shut -down of
power in three neighborhoods.
John Woody, director of College
Station Utilities, said the problem in-
itially was caused by Gulf States Uti-
lities, the major supplier of power to
College Station.
Woody said the utility company
was switching power between some
of its high - voltage transmission lines
when it accidentally caused a
momentary dip in the power being
transmitted to one of the city's elec-
trical substations.
That dip in power triggered a safe-
ty device, which then shut down the
power transmitted to the Southwood
Valley, College Hills and South
Knoll subdivisions. The safety de-
vice is used to prevent problems
caused by major changes in the city's
power supply.
Woody said the power outage be-
gan at about 4:30 p.m. and was over
by 5 p.m.
•
Wednesday, December 16, 1987
THE EAGLE
108 legal Wfices
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station City
Council will hold a public
hearing on the question of re-
zoning the fol lowing property:
Haney Highway 6 subdivision,
from A -P Administrative -
Professional and C -3 Planned
Commercial to C -3 Planned
Commercial. Applicant is
William E. Loveless for owner,
Gateway Joint Venture.
The hearing will be held in the
Council Room of the College
Station City Hall, 1101 Texas
Avenue at the 7:00 meeting of
the Council on Thursday,
January 14,1988.
For additional information,
please call me at (409)
764 -3570.
James M. Callaway
Director of Planning
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NOTICEOF
PUBLIC HEARING:
The College Station City
Council will hold a public
hearing to consider revising
Section 8.12 of Ordinance No.
1638. the Zoning Ordinance
for the City of College Station,
specifically affecting con-
ditional uses by adding
funeral homes to the list Of
conditional uses.
The hearing will be held in the
Council Room of the College
Station City Hell, 1101 Texas
Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. meet-
ing of the Council on Thurs-
day, January 14,1988.
For additional information,
please call me at (409)
764 -3570.
Jane R. Kee
Zoning Official
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By CINDY S. NEVELS
Staff Writer
The College Station City Council
approved on Thursday a stiffer energy
compliance code that forces builders to
construct homes that are energy effi-
cient.
City officials have told the council,
however, that most local builders are
already meeting the standards of the
new code and in some cases are ex-
ceeding them.
The energy code, which is part of the
city's building code, covers such con-
cerns as the quality of insulation,
whether windows and doors are
caulked, and dampers on fireplaces.
Charlie Shear, a city energy official,
told council members that complying
with the code would ultimately reduce
fuel bills — up to 10 times the cost of
compliance over a 10 -year period for
an average single- family home, and six
times the cost over 10 years for an
apartment building.
In other business on Thursday, the
council voted to change the city's in-
vestment policy to diversify city invest-
ments into more government secur-
ities.
"There's no reason why we can't
pick up another percentage point on
investments," Bill Harrison, city fi-
nance director, told council member
in a workshop session on Wednesday.
Harrison said the change in policy
may allow the city to earn as much as
an additional $5,000 a week on its in-
vestments.
The council also voted 5 -1 to allow
mixed alcoholic beverages to he served
at Brazos Landing, a restaurant on
Boyett Street in the Northgate area.
Councilwoman Lynn Mcllhaney voted
against the change.
Although the restaurant is within
200 feet of a religious establishment,
the Christian Science Reading Room
— and thus prohibited from serving
mixed drinks without council approval
— that organization voiced no strong
Opposition to the restaurant's request.
Monday, January 18, 1988
Council receives
new plan to aid
railroad problem
By Tracy Staton
Staff Writer
The long - standing war over the
railroad tracks parallel to Wellborn
Road may be quelled by a "peace
plan" presented to the College Sta-
tion City Council last week.
If the proposal is implemented,
Texas A &M students will no longer
have to directly cross the railroad
tracks or the road to go "across the
tracks."
Wellborn Road and the Southern
Pacific railroad tracks would be low-
ered into a 26 -foot trench, and intra-
campus traffic would cross at
ground level on bridges, according
to Carol Zeigler, district engineer
with the State Department of High-
ways and Public Transportation.
Zeigler presented the plan at the
council meeting as a representative
of a committee composed of state,
city, county and University officials.
The renovated section would ex-
tend from just north of University
Drive to just south of Jersey Street,
Zeigler said. Estimated cost is $25
million, and the project could take
years to complete.
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been reported in The Battalion since
1975.
At a press conference at Eas-
terwood Airport Nov. 6, Railroad
Commissioner John Sharp an-
nounced the commission's intent to
investigate the problem and hold a
public hearing several weeks later.
Sharp said Texas A &M Board of Re-
gents Chairman David Eller had
asked the commission to intervene,
The Battalion reported Nov. 9.
But the meeting was cancelled.
Booker T. Morris, counsel to Shar ,
said Friday that Southern Pacif1c
had agreed to work with the Board
of Regents toward a solution.
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where we build a grade separation,
we could be working on one section
for 18 months to two years," he said.
"Depending on funding, we may not
build it all at one time. The total
could be spread over a number of
years depending on how quickly
funds are set up."
Zeigler said there is no firm fund-
ing strategy for the project. Possible
contributors are the University, the
city of College Station, Southern Pa-
cific and the highway department,
he said.
"Cost figures are very vague," he
said. "We have no detailed design
and no detailed estimate. We have
identified possible sources, but no
one has determined how much
money could be expected from any
source."
The plan is the latest attempt to
resolve a problem whose most dra-
matic effects have been two fatal
train - automobile collisions. Eleven
collisions have occurred at crossings
in College Station since 1977; at-
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duct an investigation, Morris said.
"We would rather the railroad
and the University set an agreement
than take government action," he
said. "I think they're getting closer
and I expect that they will reach an
agreement soon."
Zeigler said the depressed -track
plan is one option being discussed by
the committee.
" The purpose of the committee is
to determine what is the most feasi-
ble design concept — one each
agency agrees is the best plan," he
said. "We are still looking at the de-
sign concept.
"We looked at elevating Wellborn
Road, but it has been virtually ruled
out as a recommendation of the
committee. Another plan still has
possibilities — relocating the rail-
road tracks to another location."
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must tackle the problem of funding
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Funding is one of the big ques .
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ject could be covered by money from
the Highway Department, just like
any other highway improvement.
with money coming from state and
federal funds."
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railroad, the city and the University,
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funding the project, but no one will
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Piwonka named
to new position
Linda Piwonka has been promoted
from managing the utility billings de-
partment for College Station to a
newly created position in which she
will help organize the city's new
computerized information systems.
Piwonka, who has been working
for the city since 1968, also will be in
charge of the library, print and mail,,
and building maintenance divisions.
She has worked as a senior account
.,lerk and assistant office manager in
the utilities department, and took
over the management of the billing
department in 1979.
Piwonka's former position in the
trilling department is vacant, and city
officials are searching for a replace -
rent.
Frzday, January 22,1988
THE EAGLE
Pepsi Games to bring festive ena
to the summer for B -CS area, A &M
low
By Tom Cawthra
Reporter
The 1988 Pepsi Games of Texas, a
state -wide sports festival for amateur
athletes, will officially begin on Fri-
day evening, Aug. 5 at Texas A &M's
Olsen Field, College Station Parks
ind Recreation Department Direc-
tor Steve Beachy said at a press con-
ference Wednesday at the Clayton
W. Williams Alumni Center.
There are twelve sports events
scheduled for the first week Aug. 4-
7, and five sports events will be held
the second week Aug. 9 -14.
Seven special events will be held
before the opening ceremonies to
start the games.
Beachy said scheduled opening
ceremonies for the games include a
parade of athletes, bands, former
Olympic stars and a torch lighting.
Fireworks, skydivers and other
spectacles are also anticipated, he
added.
Beachy said the games, endorsed
by the Governor's Commission on
Physical Fitness and patterned after
the Olympic Games, will be held in
sports facilities in the cities of Bryan
and College Station and on the A &M
campus.
As of Jan. 26, A &M Consolidated
High School, Bryan Utility Lake
Park, Brazos Valley Gun Club, Cen-
tral Park in College Station, East
Kyle Field Raquetball Courts, and
the MSC (bowling) are among desig-
nated game sites.
He saiu over a period of two main
weeks, the games will include 25 in-
dividual and team sporting events
ranging from boxing and baseball to
figure skating and wheelchair bas-
ketball.
In addition, he said the games will
include Special Olympics swimming
events.
The 1988 Pepsi Games of Texas
Schedule from Aug. 5 includes:
• Track and field events
• Men's open/major fastpitch
softball
• Women's open slowpitch
softball
• Men's A /major slowpitch
softball
• Women's fastpitch softball
• 18 and under sefior girl's
softball
• Ice Skating
• Raquetball
• Soccer
• Bowling
• Horseshoes
• Golf
• Baseball
• Boxing
• Tennis
Beachy said the Pepsi Texas
Games (originally Texas Games) be-
gan three years ago in San Antonio
with 11 scheduled events.
He said, "The Texas Games
started in the city of San Antonio in
1985. That city put forth the idea of
having a state -wide amateur Olym-
pic -type sports festival, and got orga-
nized to host the first games in 1986.
"The city of Fort Worth hosted
the games in 1987 with 16 sporting
events. It was a very successful ven-
ture on both of their (the cities')
parts."
He said, the city of College Sta-
tion, the city pf,,.;Pryan, and A &M
joined the Bryan - Colleges Station
Chamber of Comrrietce` and the
Bryan - College Station Athletic Fed-
eration to bid on future games to be
held in the A &M area.
"We were successful in that bid,"
he said, "and we feel the '88 games
are going to be great."
Beachy said the 198&gatnes com-
mittee expects an estimated 10,000
participants and 25,000 spectators in
attendance over an 11 -day period
based on past successes of the annual
games.
. He said the event brought about
$1 million to the city of San Antonio
and about $3 million to Fort Worth.
Beachy said the economic impact
of the games will hopefully bring an
equal, if not greater, revenue to the
Bryan - College Station area over the
several months the games are sched-
uled.
Texas Amateur Athletic Feder-
ation (T.A.A.F.) President Bob
Swafford added that the games will
draw added interest due to the 1988
Olympic Games.
T.A.A.F. is a nonprofit organiza-
tion representing amateur athletics
and athletic organizations in Texas.
Swafford announced the locations
for future Pepsi Games of Texas.
The La Porte area is the site of the
1989 games and Carrollton, a sub-
urb of Dallas, was selected for the
1990 site.
Dr. John V. Blackburn, represent-
ing the city of Bryan on the 1988
games steering committee, said
events will actually begin before the
opening ceremonies at Olsen Fielc'
in August.
Thursday, January 28, 1988
THE BATTALION
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THE EAGLE
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1738 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
JANUARY 28, 1968, BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS, meeting in regular
session in the Council Room
of the College Station City
Hall, said meeting having
been posted in accordance
with Art. 6252 -17. Said Ordin-
ance, signed by the Mayor and
duly recorded in the official
records of the city, is cap-
tioned as follows: AN ORDIN-
ANCE AUTHORIZING THE
DESTRUCTION OF PAPER
RECORDS AND TAPES AF-
TER THE MICROFILMING
AND RETENTION OF THE RE-
CORDS FOR SPECIFIED
TIME PERIODS.
Ordinance No. 1738 de-
signates the responsibility of
the College Station Police De-
partment relating to the
custody of records, describes
what records are within the
scope of these regulations,
specifies retention periods,
and provides for the disposi-
tion of records according to
criteria given.
Ordinance No. 1738 shall be-
come effective and be in full
force and effect from and after
its passage and approval by
the College Station City
Council, and in accordance
with the City Charter. The
complete text of the above -
named ordinance may be seen
at the office of the City Secre-
tary , at 1101 South Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
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to obtain 200 acres on Texas 6
By SCOTT WILLIAMS
Business Writer
After seven years of negotiations,
the College Station Economic De-
velopment Foundation completed a
deal Tuesday that provides land for a
proposed industrial park that fronts
Texas 6 South.
Developer Bill Fitch, who traded
the 2(X) acres fronting Texas 6 to the
foundation in exchange for 677
acres northeast of the highway, used
a contract signing ceremony to
announce plans firr an 18 - hole
championship golf course and de-
velopment.
The signing Tuesday brings to an
end efforts by College Station to se-
cure a prime site for an industrial
park of it: own — efforts that began
in 1981 when the city purchased the
677 acres.
Fitch purchased his land in 1985
and has been negotiating with the
city since. Although an agreement
was reached more than a year ago.
Fitch was unable to arrange f inanc-
ing to pay for his land and make the
trade possible.
The proposed College Station In-
dustrial Park is supposed to fill a
void between the research space of
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ment Foundation's 200 acres and developer Bill Fitch's 677.
the Texas A&M University Re-
search Park and heavier manufactur-
ing of the Bryan Business Park.
Dick Haddox, president of the
College Station Economic Develop-
ment Foundation, said the swap
means College Station now can _"et
on with developing its own park and
attracting industry.
"Now we have something to sell
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them," Haddox said during signing land for his proposed golf course
ceremonies at his Anco Insurance and residential development. the
office in Bryan. foundation will receive property
Although Fitch will receive 677 along Texas 6 that is both visible
acres in exchange for 200, Haddox and accessible.
said the two tracts are of equal value
according to several appraisals.
Fitch's 677 -acre tract is cut down
the center by a 100 -year flood plane.
which could not be used as an in-
dustrial park.
Fitch said no houses will be built
in the flood plane, and he said any
flooding that does occur from Lick
Creek will cover the golf course
only and will quickly run off.
His tract lies between Greens
Prairie Road, Rock Prairie Road,
the 515 -acre Lick Creek Park and
other land owned by Fitch.
While Fitch will receive enough
As part of the trade. Fitch will
bring water and sewer lines and a
road to the industrial park. A 1.200 -
foot road from Greens Prairie Road
south to the site is half complete.
Haddox said.
Fitch also will pay half the costs
of a road along the sites northern
border and will build a water line
along the road leading to the park
from Greens Prairie Road. He also
will bring a sewer line into the park
from the east.
Fitch said Carlton Gibson. who
has designed championship ,olf
courses throughout Texas, has been
hired to design the course. Gibson
will also be responsible for hiring
people to run the course once it is
built.
Fitch estimated the course will be
open for play by June 1989, with dirt
moving to begin by March 1, he
said.
Should the golf course become a
reality, it would become the first
privately owned course in College
Station.
He said the course will be built on
a 1,340 -acre tract of land and the
surrounding area will be developed
for single- family houses in three
phases of about 200 lots each.
Fitch said lots will sell for be-
tween $20,000 and $50,000 and will
vary from "patio" lots to estate -size
lots. He said a country club building
will not be constructed at first, but a
space will be set aside for one to be
built later.
He said the course will be open to
the public for a fee. but mem-
berships in a country club also will
be offered.
Fitch said he also has plans for the
remaining acreage that will not be
taken up by the golf course develop-
ment. He said it could be developed
as a subdivision, or it could be
offered for sale to College Station
should the city need to expand its
industrial park.
Fitch also hopes to persuade Col-
lege Station officials to build a
school and fire station near the ;olf
course site.
Wednesday, February 10, 1988
THE EAGLE
Eller remark on CS
draws little interest
from local officials
By CINDY S. NEVELS
Staff Writer
College Station officials had little
response on Wednesday to a remark
by Texas A &M University System
Board of Regents Chairman David
Eller that the city could be a suburb of
Houston.
Eller was speaking on Tuesday at a
ceremony in Houston to open an
office there for the Texas A &M sys-
tem chancellor, when he commented
on several ways that the university is
increasing its presence in Houston.
"With a little imagination ... Col-
lege Station can be considered a sub-
urb of Houston," Eller said.
Apparently few in College Station
government share his vision.
"I think of a suburb as a little clos-
er than 100 miles (from Houston),"
said City Manager W. King Cole.
"1 don't think of College Station as
a suburb of Houston." said City
Councilwoman Pat Boughton. "1
think a lot of people moved here to
get away from Houston."
The suggestion comes on the heels
of a recent proposal by banker Travis
Bryan Jr. to merge Bryan and College
Station. Few in either city expressed
enthusiasm for the idea, except to say
that the notion deserved further
study.
On Wednesday. Mayor Larry Rin-
ger's reaction was swift and sarcastic
"You mean we have a choice (be-
tween joining Houston or Bryan)?"
Then he added. "1'm not sure that
needs responding to. I think the peo-
ple who live in College Station are
proud to their community and enjoy
living here. I don't think we think of
ourselves as a suburb."
Eller was unavailable for furthei
comment on Wednesday.
Thursday, February 11,1988
THE EAGLE
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By CINDY S. NEVELS
Staff Writer
College Station City Manager W
King Cole, who
is healthier and
heavier than he
has been in
months, is ex-
pecting to be
back in his chair
at City Hall next
week.
Cole has suf-
fered several
setbacks since
his surgery on COLE
Oct. 6 to remove a massive abdo-
minal tumor. Initially he had hoped
to back at work full -time by early
January, but complications related
to the surgery have kept him at home
instead.
On Wednesday, he said he has
improved significantly — to the
point of putting on II S of the 75
pounds he lost after the surgery.
"My plan right now is to try and
come back part time by next week
— to come in for a few hours and get
reoriented," he said.
Cole's setbacks included an infec-
tion in November, which required a
short stay in Humana Hospital in
College Staten, and an intestinal
complication that required two
surgeries and a two -week stay in
January at Baylor University Medic-
al Center in Dallas, where the initial
operation took place.
The complication that required
surgery was a result of the October
operation, which involved extensive
work around his intestines.
"When they tried to pout it all back
in place, apparently some kinks
formed (in the intestines;)." he said.
"The kinks made it difficult. if not
impossible, to digest food. That just
grew worse instead of better."
As a result. Cole continued to lose
weight. An attempt to return to work
part-time in December ended when
he was unable to regain his strength,
and his hope to be back full -time by
January faded as well.
But since the last surgery in Janu-
ary, Cole said, his health has begun
to turn around.
"I'm eating very well —which is
what I wasn't doing two months ago
when I tried to come back," he said.
In the meantime. Cole, who has
been city manager of College Sta-
tion since 1985, said he is keeping .
up with city affairs while at home.
"1 don't know all the details that
go on, but 1 talk with Ron Ragland
(acting city manager) about three or
four times a week," he said. "I've
tried to keep up."
Thursday, February 11, 1988
THE EAGLE
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Council OKs
state plan for
street lighting
By CINDY S. NEVELS
Staff Writer
The College Station City Council
on Wednesday approved a plan by the
state highway department to build a
street lighting system as part of a pro-
ject to widen University Drive near
Texas A &M University.
The state will pay the costs of in-
stalling the lights, and the city will
pay the costs of illumination and
maintenance, which is expected to be
around $2,800 a year.
The lights are part of a larger pro-
ject by the state to widen University
Drive between Wellborn Road and
Texas Avenue. The widening project
• is expected to begin in March and will
increase the number of lanes from
five to seven.
In other action. the council
approved a priority list of 17 street
improvement projects, of which eight
will be completed during the next two
years. The city has about $2 million
in unused bonds that were approved
specifically for such work by voters
in 1983, and that will cover the first
eight projects on the list, a city offi-
cial told the council.
First on the list is Munson Street,
from Gilchrest Avenue to University
Oaks Boulevard. Next are College
Main, from University Drive to the
city limits. Francis Drive, from Wes-
tover Street to Glenhaven Street. and
Holleman Drive, from Winding Road
to Texas Avenue.
February 12, 1988
THE EAGLE
� City officials look
for new utility firm
to supply power
By Bobby Bernshausen
Reporter
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College Station's contract with
Gulf States Utilities expires in 1991,
but city officials are already looking
for a new contractor.
College Station, along with Cald-
well, Kirbyville and Newton, has
commissioned Lone Star Municipal
Power agency to help in the search.
The four cities also are conducting
an independent search.
The contract with Gulf States was
originally drawn up for twenty
years. Garry Lange, Technical Su-
perintendent for the College Station
Utility Service Center, said that the
contractor proposed a rather large
rate increase, which put the contract
under arbitration. The final decision
ended the contract five years from
that time.
Director of Public Utilities John
Woody said that the city has sent re-
quests to about twenty power compa-
nies, and within the last week has re-
ceived five answers.
February 12, 1988
THE BATTALION
Woody said that the city is looking
to find a company that can best fit
their needs at the lowest cost. He
added that the search doesn't mean
that the city won't remain with Gulf
States.
"Shopping for power is no differ-
ent than a housewife looking
through grocery ads to decide which
store to shop at," Woody said.
"Though she may have some loyalty
to one in particular, if somebody else
offers her a better price, with the
same quality or better, she may shop
around."
Although it would be easier to stay
with Gulf States, which would elimi-
nate the conversion process, the city
will make its decision "based on re-
liability, low cost and availability,"
Woody said.
Out of the companies under con-
sideration, Woody said that the city
should have the list narrowed down
to two or three possibilities within six
months.
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issues of government, growth
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By CINDY S. NEVELS
Staff Writer
College Station City Council will
hold a special commumtywide meet-
ing on Tuesday. in which five council
members will speak on a number of
issues concerning the city's govern-
ment and growth.
The meeting is to provide residents
who have a difficult time attending
regular council meetings the chance
to learn about several issues and to
question council members.
Mayor Larry Ringer will give a
"State of the City" speech, in which
he will summarize where College
Station is now. and where it appears
to be going.
Councilman Dick Haddox is
speaking about the Wolf Pen Creek
Project — why it was needed. how it
is being funded. and what stage the
project is in now.
Councilman Jim Gardner will
speak on the city's growth policies.
Gardner will address the question of
whether there will be adequate water
and other utilities to support added
growth.
The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in
the College Station Community Cen-
ter.
Monday, February 15, 1988
THE EAGLE
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Cop suspended while
charges are investigated
A College Station policeman was suspended with pay
on Monday while other officers conduct an investigation
of allegations that he raped a College Station woman last
month.
Police Maj. Ed Feldman said a 20- year -old College
Station woman has claimed the policeman sexually
assaulted her at her apartment on Jan. 22. The policeman
was not on duty at the time of the alleged attack, Feld-
man said.
The investigation is expected to be completed some-
time later this week, Feldman said. Both a criminal
investigation and an internal affairs investigation, which
could lead to department disciplinary action, are being
conducted, Feldman said.
Tuesday, February 16, 1988
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B CINllY S. NEVELS
Staff Writer
Motorists driving Southwest Park-
way later this week can expect to see
new and improved traffic signals at
two intersections that may save them
time and gas.
The five -light signals are among
the first for this area. If they are suc-
cessful in improving traffic flow,
College Station traffic engineers will
put more of them up around town.
In the meantime, the State Depart-
ment of Highways and Transporta-
tion is installing one of the new sig-
nals at the intersection of FM 2818
and Jersey Street, near Easterwood
Airport. The lights show a red step
lamp, a yellow caution turn arrow, a
yellow caution light, a green turn
arrow and a green light.
The new type of signal will replace
double sets of three -light signals at
the Glade Street and Southwood
Drive intersections along Southwest
Parkway, which are less than 2(X)
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yards apart.
The new signals allow a protected
left -turn on the green arrow light,
along with an ordinary green light
that will allow an unprotected left -
hand turn during light traffic.
The result is that more vehicles can
turn left from Southwest Parkway
with less waiting time, thereby un-
clogging what was becoming a
troublesome set of intersections.
John Black, the city engineer, said
motorists who are using the signals
for the first time should be cautious
about turning left under the ordinary
green light.
Meanwhile, College Station has
submitted a proposal to the state high-
way department for four more new
signals along FM 2818. If the state
agency approves those plans, new
signals also will be installed at the
Welsh, Longmire and Southwood in-
tersections.
Eagle photo by Dave McDermand
College Station's city engineer, John Black, holds up one of the
new signals and an accompanying sign.
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ATTENTION SCRAP
METALDEALERS
Texas A &M University will be
offering for sale by sealed bid
to the highest bidder a large
metal scrap pile located at the
Texas A &M University Re-
search & Extension Center on
Highway 21 West.
For more detailed information
on the metal scrap pile please
contact Bill Owens at (409)
845 -6270. Scrap pile will be
sold "as is -where is" and must
be removed within 5 (five)
working days after receipt of
notice of award of bid. Texas
A &M University reserves the
right to reject any and all bids
and to waive any and all
technicalities.
Bid opening will be open
Tuesday, March 1, 1988, 2:00
P.M., at the Surplus Property
Office, Purchasing and Stores
building, Agronomy Road,
College Station, Texas. Any-
one interested in bidding on
the metal scrap pile must get a
bid form from the Surplus Pro-
perty Office or from Bill
Owens at the Texas A &M Un-
iversity Research & Extension
Center.
02 -17- 88,02 -21 -88
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING: '
The Zoning Board of Adjust-
ment for the City of College
Station will hold a public hear-
ing to consider a request for a
variance in the name of:
Little Ceasars (Phil Trapani)
2920 Kent Street #158
Bryan, TX 77802
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. March 1, 1988.
The nature of the case is as
follows:
Applicant is requesting a vari-
ance to sign regulations (Sec-
tion 12 Ordinance 1638) to
allow Little Ceasars and Sub-
way to put up a sign under the
exisiting 31 Treats sign
located at the commercial de-
velopmnet at 601 University
Drive. Owner of the property
is Jerry Skibell.
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
02 -17 -88
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING:
The College Station Planning
& Zoning Commission will
hold a public hearing on the
question of rezoning the
following property:
Part of Lots 2 & 3 Block One,
One Lincoln Place subdivi-
sion, from A -P Administrative -
Professional and C -1 General
Commercial to R -5 Medium
Density Apartments. Applic-
ant is One Lincoln Place;
owners are Damon Tassos &
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1988 Jack Goebel.
The hearing will be held in the
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Station City Hall, 1011 Texas
Avenue at the 7:00 p.m. meet-
ing of the Commission on
Thursday, March 3,1988.
For additional information,
please contact me at (409) 764-
3570.
James M. Callaway
Director of Planning
02 -17 -88
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING:
The College Station Planning
& Zoning Commission will
hold a public hearing on the
question of rezoning the
following property:
Lots 1 -16 Block 1 Woodway
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West Phase I subdivision,
from R -1A Low Density Re-
sidential to R -4 Apartments
Low Density. Applicant is
McClure Engineering, Inc. for
owner, Anthony J. Caporina,
President of Building Crafts,
Inc.
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, March 3,1988.
For additional information,
please contact me at (409) 764-
3570.
James M. Callaway
Director of Planning
02 -17 -88
1 , erger issue calls fo
reason, not emotion
College Station city council members Fred Brown, Dick Had -
dox and Jim Gardner told a State of the City audience Tuesday that
they could put emotion aside and objectively study the possibility
of merging with Bryan.
Brown rightly pointed out that a unique window of opportunity
exists now to study the merger issue, and Gardner suggested that
an outside study might give voters and council members the most
unbiased view of the facts.
That's all that residents of both communities should ASK from
their elected representatives. Put the facts on the table ','weigh the
merits and give residents a legitimate assessment of the pros an
cons of becoming a unified community — then, let the voter.
decide.
Mayor Larry Ringer has every right to his personal opinio
against merger. But he is not demonstrating good leadership wh n
e rejects the idea out of hand and doesn't encourage a thoro gh
amination of the facts. Maybe there are excellent reasons hy'
an and College Station should remain two cities. We on't
kn w. We'd like to hear the matter debated and the pros an cons
exp red. On the basis of reason, not emotion.
AMA
Thursday, February 18, 1988
THE EAGLE
Filings for school boards,
city councils open Monday
Monday is the first day when
citizens can file as candidates for
city councils and school boards in
Bryan and College Station in com-
bined city - school elections to be
held May 7.
Last day for filing is March 23.
In College Station, elections will
be held for mayor and places 2, 4
and 6 on the council.
Place 2 was held by Sarah Jones,
who has moved to San Antonio. Pat
Boughton holds Place 4 and Dick
Haddox holds Place 6. Larry Ringer
is mayor.
In Bryan, elections also will be
held for council places 2, 4 and 6.
Place 2 Councilman Randy Sims
has resigned to seek county office.
Place 4 incumbent is Larry Catlin,
while John Mobley holds Place 6.
Citizens interested in filing as
candidates in College Station can
get application forms and related
materials from the city secretary in
City Hall; in Bryan, they should
Sunday, February 21, 1988
THE EAGLE
visit the city secretary's office in
the old City Hall building at 27th
and Regent streets. Offices in both
cities are open from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. Monday through Friday.
In College Station schools, the
seat held by board President Ken-
neth Matthews is up for election.
Residents also will elect a replace-
ment for Rob Schleider, who res-
igned in December to move to
Wichita Falls.
Seats in Bryan held by school
Trustees James Stegall and Travis
B. Bryan Jr. also are up for elec-
tion.
People interested in filing for the
College Stration board may obtain
applications and information pack-
ets from the superintendent's
office, 100 Anderson St. In Bryan,
interested people may obtain ap-
plications and packets from the su-
perintendent's office, 2200 Villa
Maria Road.
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By CINDY S. NEVELS
Staff Writer
After going at least one year with-
out raises or merit pay, College Sta-
tion city employees may see a 3-
percent cost -of- living increase in
their paychecks beginning in July.
A merit -pay plan — including an
additional 3- percent increase for
those who qualify — also may re-
sume then, according to a memo writ-
ten by College Station Finance Direc-
tor Bill Harrison to council members,
who will discuss the possible raises
during their work session on
Wednesday.
The raises are possible because of a
surplus in city funds during this fiscal
year. Sales -tax revenues are up
$400,000 from what the city ex-
pected, and new building permits
also have generated more income
than expected.
The raises could go into effect in
July because the city is planning to
switch over to new dates for its fiscal
year to coincide with the federal gov-
ernment and other cities across
Texas.
The council is expected to approve
the change during its regular meeting
on Thursday. The change will move
the start of the fiscal year to Oct. l
and create a three -month extension to
the 1988 -89 budget to cover the pre -
ceeding summer months, because the
current budget expires on June 30.
The city may spend a total of
$696,500 on the cost -of- living and
merit increases over the 15 -month
period. The raises and merit pay were
suspended last year when officials
were forced to tighten the budget be-
cause of falling revenues.
"We were in a cut -back year and
we made a decision to hold off and
see how things went this year," said
Acting City Manager Ron Ragland
said. "But now we're back on track
and can pick up where we left off."
Harrison's memo said city projec-
tions of future sales tax revenues will
be good enough to sustain the in-
crease through the following year.
In other action on Thursday, the
council will:
■ consider a $178,000 purchase
of a new computer billing system for
the utilities department to replace
outmoded equipment.
■ consider a request by the
Knights of Columbus, College Sta-
tion Council to pass a "Bingo Enabl-
ing Act" that will legalize bingo in
College Station for charitable fund-
raising purposes. The game is permit-
ted in Bryan, and is used by several
groups, including the Bryan council
of the Knights of Columbus, a Ro-
man Catholic fraternal organization,
to raise money for charity.
The council will hold another
meeting at 4:45 p.m. Wednesday
with the College Station Planning and
Zoning Commission to review an up-
date of the city's Plan 2000, a long-
range planning document that broad
ly outlines the direction of' the city's
future growth. ;
The planning and zoning commis-
sion recently redefined several of the
goals and objectives in the plan to:
reflect changes in recent years that'
have taken place since the document:
was first drawn up in 1982.
"Some (of the original goals) are
not attainable, others are so poorly,
worded that it would be impossible to.
determine if the goals were
attained," reads a memo by Jim Call–
away, the director of planning for the;
city, to city officials.
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College Station City Councilman Dick Haddox filed on Wednesday
for re- election to his Place 6 position on the council.
Haddox, the vice chairman of the board of direc-
tors of Anco Insurance, has been on the council since g ..,
1986 and is seeking his second term.
Haddox said he wants another round on the council
to complete unfinished business — including impro-
ving the way city employees deal with citizens, creat-
ing a long -range energy plathfor the city and impro-
ving the city' appearance. ;Y„'
"I guess what it amounts tgas that about a year ago
we had a planning session thgt`•lasted two days, and
we came up with 56 issues thgt we need to respond
to," Haddox said. "We've dealt with some of them, HADDOX
and some of them we haven't."
Although some - headway has been made to get city employees to think
about the people they serve as customers, Haddox said, the job is not
finished yet.
"We need to get all the employees to think about customer service,
that this is what their job is, what their number -one purpose is," Haddox
said.
Thur!;day, February 25, 1988
THE EAGLE
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CS to hold public hearing on city goals
By CINDY S. NEVELS
Staff Writer
College Station City Council
members decided on Wednesday to
hold a public hearing on a stream-
lined version of the goals and objec-
tives listed in the city's comprehen-
sive plan.
After a lengthy discussion during a
joint meeting with the city's Planning
and Zoning Commission, council
members agreed to get public input
on the re- worded document, although
its basic content has not been changed
since it was first drawn up in 1982.
."The goals and objectives were
basically good," said David Brochu,
chairman of the planning commis-
sion. "It was a matter of clearing up
the language and making it easier to
read. "
Councilman Jim Gardner disputed
that point.
Offering the lone voice of dissent,
Gardner said one goal in particular —
that of diversifying the economy to
rely less on Texas A &M University
as the city's economic mainstay —
was not one that he wanted to pursue.
Referring to the city as it was be-
fore the oil boom of the 1980s and the
growth of the university, Gardner
said, "For how many years that's
where we were and we didn't suffer.
If we double our population, we'll
have more problems than we can
handle."
"But that's going in the complete
opposite direction from what's in the
plan," Brochu responded.
To settle the arguments and to re-
spond to Gardner's request for more
public comment on the revised docu-
ment, Mayor Larry Ringer asked the
planning commission to schedule a
public hearing in the near future.
The goals and objectives include
topics such as the city character, land
use, transportation, economic de-
velopment, utilities, housing, com-
munity appearance and citizen parti-
cipation.
In other business during a work-
shop session held before the joint
meeting, the council approved a 3
percent pay raise for city employees
and an additional 3 percent merit pay
plan, both of which will take effect on
July 1.
City employees went without
raises last year, and the merit pay
plan was suspended. But because
sales tax and other revenue sources
produced more income for the city
than expected, the council was able to
approve the raises for the next fiscal
year.
The council will hold its regular
meeting at 7 p.m. today in the council
chambers in City Hall.
Thursday, February 25, 1988
THE EAGLE
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CS council approves hearing pp on bingo referend um
By CINDY S. NEVELS
Staff Writer
College Station City Council de-
cided on Thursday to hold a public
hearing next month on a request by a
group of citizens to include a proposi-
tion legalizing bingo games on the
May 7 election ballot.
The Knights of Columbus, College
Station, a Catholic fraternal orga-
nization, wants to hold the games for
charitable fund - raising purposes.
Such games are allowed in Bryan.
The Knights of Columbus are to
present a petition with a required
number of voter signatures to the
council during its March 10 meeting,
and the public hearing will be held on
March 24.
In other action, the council voted
to:
■ Buy a $178,000 new computer
hardware system for the utility billing
department. The equipment now on
hand is five years old and is costing
$32,000 a year to repair and main-
tain, city officials said.
The net savings to the city over the
next five years could run as high as
$80,000 in maintenance costs, and
the risk of a breakdown in the billing
system would be substantially re-
duced, the officials said.
The equipment is part of a compu-
ter improvement plan for the city
government, and will be paid for by
certificates of obligation.
IN Change the fiscal year to begin
on Oct. 1, instead of July I . The
change will bring the city into con-
formity with the budget cycles of
most local and state governments,
and with the federal government.
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B CATHY THOMAS
internal and criminal investigations
Staff Writer on Feb. 10. Stoebe had been sus -
A College Station police sergeant pended with pay since Feb. 11.
has been fired from the department The results of the criminal probe
following an investigation into a were given last week to District
woman's allegation that she was sex- Attorney Bill Turner. Turner was not
ually assaulted by an off -duty available for comment on Monday
policeman. afternoon.
Documents released on Monday Strope said Stoebe's dismissal was
show that Police Chief Mike Strope based on his findings that Stoebe's
informed Sgt. Walter Stoebe on Fri- conduct violated the department's
day afternoon that his employment policy and procedures guidelines.
with the department would be termin- The document defines unbecoming
ated that day. conduct as behavior that "brings the
Strope on Monday said he ordered department in disrepute or reflects
F iring
discredit upon the employee as a
member of the departyngnt or which
impairs the efficient an&or effective
operation of the department or the
employee. "
Strope told S" in a letter:
"Based on my review of .state-
ments from witnesses and the results
of a polygraph conducted Feb. 16,
1988, your explanations as to the
facts in this matter are seriously in
question. Your ability to perform as a
College Station police officer in a
Turn to FIRING, 8A
From 1A
position of public trust has therefore gical examination on Feb. 17, 1988, was promoted to sergeant on Jan. 1.
been eliminated." and Feb. 22, 1988, as ordered by me, Stoebe had been reprimanded on
Strope also said Stoebe violated a was a direct violation of this depart- five occasions for various violations
second department procedure that mental policy." of department policy or instructions.
says: "Employees of the department Stoebe could not be reached for a He had been given letters of com-
may not refuse to submit to any other comment. mendation for his work in the inves-
non- testimonial examinations with Stoebe, 27, had been with the tigation of the January 1987 capital
reasonable cause regardless of the na- police department for six years. He murder of Julie's Place night mana-
ture of the case." started as a patrolman in November ger Beatrice Huling,
Strope told Stoebe: "It is my belief 1981, and was promoted to a senior Stoebe has until Friday to appeal
that your failure to take the psycholo- officer and detective in July 1984. He Strope's decision.
Tuesday, March 1, 1988
THE EAGLE
No chance of
the cities merging
After reading the comments of
various College Station city offi-
cials it should be clear that before
the cities of Bryan and College Sta-
tion merge their governments, the
Pope will have a harem and Hulk
Hogan will be crowned Miss
America!
BART BRADEN
College Station
Here's support for
the B -CS merger
I would like to voice support of
Travis Bryan's idea of the merging
of Bryan and College Station into
one city. Most outsiders already
think of our two cities as one, and
most newcomers can't understand
why they aren't already. The many
benefits Mrs. Bryan pointed out
would be an asset to the commun-
ity, and combining the cities de-
serves community support.
It seems that this would be a step
forward for all the citizens of
Bryan - College .Station. The only
losers would be the Nected politi-
cians! We need .to remember this
issue at local election time. If cur-
rent elected officials won't support
the consolidation issue, we should
elect those who will.
CHRISTOPHER BARNES
Bryan
Thursddy,° "March 3, 1988
THE EAGLE
CS holds on to
records that AG
ordered released
Texas Attorney General Jim Mattox
has ruled that the city of College Sta-
tion must release resumes of the final-
ists for the position of city finance
director.
The ruling came on a request sub-
mitted by the Bryan - College Station
Eagle on Aug. 18, 1987.
Although Mattox's ruling was dated
Sept. 1, 1987, the city had not in-
formed the Eagle that the attorney
general had determined the resumes
were open public records, nor had the
city complied with Mattox's ruling by
releasing the resumes.
Only after an inquiry from the Eagle
last week did the city disclose the attor-
ney general's finding. The materials in
question were made available to the
Eagle last week.
City Attorney Cathy Locke, when
asked last week whether the attorney
general had ruled on the issue, initially
declined to respond to any questions on
the matter or to indicate the nature of
the ruling. She referred all questions to
the city manager's office.
City Manager W. King Cole had
declined to release the resumes when
requested to do so on Aug. 18, and the
Eagle submitted a request for them
under the Texas Open Records,Act.
Locke then requested an attorney
general's opinion.
In support of the city's refusal to
supply the records, Locke contended,
among other reasons, that they were
exempt from disclosure under ;:)tovi -
sions pertaining to the private corres-
pondence of an elected officeholder
and student records at educational in-
stitutions.
Assistant City Manager Ron Rag-
land, who has been acting city manager
while Cole has been ill, said Tuesday
that he does not know why the records
were not produced after Mattox' ruling
was issued.
Locke said Wednesday that she was
not responsible for notifying anyone
that the attorney general had ruled on
the open records request.
"I am not a baby sitter," she said.
Locke also said she was not responsible
for ascertaining whether city em-
ployees comply with such requests.
"I am not the custodian of the re-
cords," she said. "I am the lawyer....
It's not my job to hold their hands and
Thursday, March 3, 198 8tell them what to do."
THE EAGLE The new finance director, Bill Harri-
son, began work Oct. 19, 1987, almost
two months after the attorney general
had ruled the resumes were public re-
,ords.
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LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1740 WAS
108 legal Notices
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
FEBRUARY 25, 1988, BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS, meeting in regular
session in the Council Room
of the College Station City
Hall, said meeting having
been posted in accordance
with Article 6252 -17. Said Or-
dinance, signed by the Mayor
and duly recorded in the of-
ficial records of the city, is
captioned as follows: AN OR-
DINANCE AMENDING CHAP-
TER 13, SECTION 2, 3.C.1,
4.13.5, 4.13.9, 5.G.2, 5.1-1.1, 5.1-12(a)
AND 5.H.3 AND ADDING PAR-
AGRAPHS 5.E.9 AND 5.G.4 TO
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION PROVIDING FOR A
STORMWATER MANAGE-
MENT PLAN AND IN-
CORPORATING RE-
QUIREMENTS OF THE
FEDERAL INSURANCE AD-
MINISTRATION FOR PAR-
TICIPATION IN THE
NATIONAL FLOOD
INSURANCEPROGRAM.
Ordinance No. 1740 de-
termines the continuing need
by the City of College Station,
Texas to participate in the
National Flood Insurance Pro-
gram; revises the definitions
of "development" and
"elevated building"
prescribes specifications for
uses exempt from permitting
requirements; addresses ade-
quate maintenance of drai-
nage pathways; provides for,
notification to impacted en-
tities, prior to any alteration of
a water course; allows for cer-
tain exemptions to be made
from the requirements from
Section 5-G; designates the
elevation of the lowest floor of
a residential structure; pro-
vides for the inclusion of ade-
quate drainage paths near
Friday, March 4, 1988
THE EAGLE
108 legal Notices
proposed structures on
slopes in Zones AH or' AO;
directs the generation of base
flood elevation data for
specified cases; restricts in
designated zones the de-
velopment of new construc-
tion or substantial im-
provements until
specifications relating to re-
gulatory floodways have been
met.
This ordinance shall become
effective from and after its
passage in accordance with
the City Charter of the City of
College Station. Ordinance
No. 1740 is on file in the office
of the City Secretary, 1101
South Texas Avenue, College
Station, and may be viewed
there. For additional informa-
tion, call 409-764-3516.
03-04- 86,03 -05-68
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Monday, March 7, 1988
THE EAGLE
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1740 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
FEBRUARY 25, 1986, BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS, meeting in regular
session in the Council Room
of the College Station City
Hall, said meeting having
been posted in accordance
with Article 6252 -17. Said Or-
dinance, signed by the Mayor
and duly recorded in the of-
ficial records of the city, is
captioned as follows: AN OR-
DINANCE AMENDING CHAP-
TER 13, SECTION 2, 3.C.1,
4.B.5, 4.8.9, 5.G.2, 5.H.1, 5.1-12(a)
AND 5.H.3 AND ADDING PAR-
AGRAPHS 5.E.9 AND 5.G.4 TO
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION PROVIDING FOR A
STORMWATER MANAGE-
MENT PLAN AND IN-
CORPORATING RE-
QUIREMENTS OF THE
FEDERAL INSURANCE AD-
MINISTRATION FOR PAR-
TICIPATION IN THE
NATIONAL FLOOD
INSURANCE PROGRAM.
Ordinance No. 1740 de-
termines the continuing need
by the City of College Station,
Texas to participate in the
National Flood Insurance Pro-
gram; revises the definitions
of "development' and
"elevated building ";
prescribes specifications for
uses exempt from permitting
requirements; addresses ade-
quate maintenance of drai-
nage pathways; provides for
notification to impacted en-
tities, prior to any alteration of
a water course; allows for cer-
tain exemptions to be made
from the requirements from
Section 5 -G; designates the
elevation of the lowest floor of
a residential structure; pro-
vides for the inclusion of ade-
quate drainage paths near
proposed structures on
slopes in Zones AH or AO;
directs the generation of base
flood elevation data for
specified cases; restricts in
designated zones the de-
velopment of new construc-
tion or substantial im-
provements until
specifications relating to re-
gulatory floodways have been
met.
This ordinance shall become
effective from and after its
passage in accordance with
the City Charter of the City of
College Station. Ordinance
No. 1740 is on file in the office
of the City Secretary, 1101
South Texas Avenue. College
Station, and may be viewed
there. For additional informa-
tion, c a l l 409 - 764 -3516.
1W L"WILigm
03-04 -68,03 -05-88
P i
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING:
The College Station City
Council will hold a public
hearing on the question of re-
zoing the following property:
Lots 1 -16 Block 1 Woodway
West Phase I subdivision,
from R -1A Low Density Re-
sidential to R-4 Apartments
Low Density. Applicant is
McClure Engineering, Inc. for
owner, Anthony J. Caporina,
President of Building Crafts,
Inc.
The hearing will be held in the
i Council Room of the College
IUD uppNM
Station City Hall, 1101 Texas
Avenue at the 7:D0 p.m. meet-
ing of the Council on Thurs-
day, March 24,1966.
For additional information,
please call me at (409)
764 -3570.
%W James M. Callaway
Director of Planning
03-09 -66
NOTICEOF
PUBLIC HEARING:
The College Station City
Council will hold a public
hearing on the question of re-
zoing the following property:
Part of Lots 2 & 3 Block One
One Lincoln Place subdivi-
sion, from A -P Administrative -
Professional and C -1 General
Commercial to R -5 Medium
Density Apartments. Applic-
ant is One Lincoln Place,
owners are Damon Tassos S
Jack Goebel.
The hearing will be held in the
Council Room of the College
Station City Hall, 1101 Texas
Avenue at the 7:00 meeting of
the Council on Thursday,
March 24,1968.
For additional . information,
please mall me -at (409)
764 - 3570..
James 1, Callaway'
Director o) Planning
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Wednesday, March 9, 1988
THE EAGLE
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THE EAGLE
Council will hear
firm's proposal
on waste analysis
The College Station City Council today
will hear a proposal from a consulting firm to
do a $25,000 analysis of the city's existing
solid waste system.
The city staff is recommending the study
since the city, along with theticity of Bryan
and Texas A &M University, is looking into
the possibility of assigning its garbage collec-
tion operations to a private firm.
Administrative Fiscal Consulting Services
Inc. of Lewisville has proposed to study the
city's current cost of services and develop a
20 -year plan for the system.
The proposal will be presented at the 4
p.m. workshop meeting today, and will be
considered at the 7 p.m. council meeting on
Thursday.
The council on Thursday also will desig-
nate the week of March 6 -12 as American
Association of University Women Week in
College Station. March will be designated as
Social Worker's Month in College Station.
The council meets in the Council Chamber
at the College Station City Hall.
k
Thursday, March 10, 1988
THE EAGLE
530 ask CS
to approve
bingo games
By Cathy Thomas
of the Eagle Staff
At least 530 College Station residents want
Bingo to be legalized in the city.
Ron Gay, the grand knight of the College
Station chapter of the Knights of Columbus,
on Wednesday presented Mayor Larry Rin-
ger with a petition signed by members of St.
Mary's and St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic
churches, and their friends and neighbors.
Ringer, at the city council's Wednesday
workshop session, turned the signatures over
to Assistant City Secretary Connie Hooks.
The city secretary must verify that at least
500 of the signatures belong to registered
voters who live in the city. If they do, a public
hearing will be held on March 24 and the item
automatically will be on the ballot for the
May 7 city election, Ringer said.
"it would be used by any non - profit group
for fundraising purposes," Gay said. "It's a
good way for a charitable organization to
raise money for its needs."
Later in the meeting, the council heard a
presentation by Administrative Fiscal Con-
sulting Service Inc., a firm that has proposed
a $25,000 study of the city's solid waste
division.
Ron Ragland, the city's acting city mana-
ger, said the study would be similar to a study
performed last year on the city's electrical
department.
College Station, Texas A &M University
and the city of Bryan are exploring the idea of
consolidating solid waste disposal services
and hiring a private contractor. But Ragland
said the proposed study is unrelated to those
explorations.
He did say, however, that the data
gathered from the survey would enable city
officials to decide if it is more economical to
continue using the city current landfill, or if it
might be more profitable to combine re-
sources with Bryan and A &M.
Ringer said Bryan officials, who are now
faced with an almost full landfill and no loca-
tion for a new one, expressed interest in using
College Station's site.
"Bryan has talked to us," Ringer said.
"They have a concern that they may not be
able to get a new site before they have to close
it. "
Administrative Fiscal Consulting Ser-
vice's Lewis F. McLain Jr. said the firm's
study would break down how much the city
spends to perform all aspects of its solid
waste disposal. The study also would include
a 20 -year plan that itemizes expected expend-
itures for materials and services.
The council will consider the firm's prop-
osal at tonight's city council meeting at 7
p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall.
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THE EAGLE
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THE EAGLE
NOTICE
REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS
The City of College Station,
Texas is requesting architectu-
ral services proposals to con-
duct a space needs assessment
and develop design plans and
specifications for the renova-
tion of the municipal building.
Qualified architects interested
in submitting a proposal to pro-
vide architectural services for
this project may obtain propos-
al documents by contacting
Elrey B. Ash, Director of
Capital Improvements, Capital
Improvements Department,
P.O. Box 9960, College Sta-
tion, Texas 77840, Telephone
(409) 7643570.
Proposals should be addressed
and forwarded to the Director
of Capital Improvements,
Capital Improvements Depart-
ment no later than 2 p.m.
March 28, 1988.
03-07- 88.03-09- 88.03 -11 -88
03 -12 -88.03 -13-88
Bryan- College Station Eagle
Friday, March 11, 1988
V L
General Dynamics .checks out B.CS
By Scott Williams
of the Eagle staff
Officials from General Dynamics
visited Bryan - College Station recent-
ly for a "get acquainted" tour as part
of the company's search for potential
plant sites.
"This is one of those things where
there are a lot of ifs in it," said John
Millhollon, assistant for research
park development at Texas A &M
University.
Officials with the giant defense
contractor want to build magnets for
the proposed superconducting super
collider, and to do that, the company
will' need a new facility.
Sen. Phil Cip"m said Thursday,
during a visit t6 Denton, that a Texas
site for the collider stands a good
chance of landing the giant atom
smasher. Seven states are bidding for
the federal project. Texas has prop-
osed a site near Waxahachie.
Gramm was at North Texas State
University Thursday for a tour of the
school's new $1.5 million particle
accelerator lab. The former A &M
professor touted increased coopera-
tive efforts between business and
higher education as a means to bols-
ter the economy.
Such cooperation "creates more
industry, better jobs, higher living
standards and a more competitive
American economy," Gramm said.
But first, several things must hap-
pen. Millhollon said.
Congress must agree that the super
collider is needed, and must vote to
fund the project. The 53 -mile oval
atom smasher is expected to cost up
to $6 billion, and Congress will have
to decide how much to spend and
how quickly the project should prog-
ress.
If Congress funds construction,
General Dynamics then would be in a
position to bid for the contract to
build the magnets, which will be
used to guide protons along a path
until they collide.
If the company wins the contract,
it will need a fabrication plant, Mil-
lhollon said.
General Dynamics officials made
the visit to Bryan - College Station
and A &M two weeks ago, at the in-
vitation of Peter McIntyre, an A &M
professor of physics:"
They toured the community and
examined the NL Atlas Bradford
plant in North Bryan. The plant has
been vacant for several years and is
currently for sale.
K. Jack Speer, executive vice
president of the Bryan - College Sta-
tion Chamber of Commerce, said the
General Dynamics officials reacted
favorably after the visit, but he stres-
sed that they are far from making a
decision about whether to build a
plant.
108 legal Notices
1505 South College Avenue,
P.O. Box 3637, Bryan, Texas
77805, Phone No. 779-0769.
Four (4) sets of Plans and
Specifications will be fur-
nished each bidding contrac-
tor without charge upon de-
posit of One Hundred Dollars
($100.00) as a guarantee as to
safe return of the Plans and
Specifications within five
days after receipt of bids. Ad-
ditional Plans and
Specifications requested by
bidding contractors may be
obtained from the Architects
upon payment of Twenty Dol-
lars ($20.00) per set, which is
not refundable.
03 - 11- 88,03 -12- 68,03 -13-86
03 -19- 8 8,03 -20-88
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THE EAGLE
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Friday, March 11, 1988
THE EAGLE
CS Ball deadline nears
The deadline for reservations for the
City of College Station's Golden
Anniversary Ball is 5 p.m. today. The ball
will be Meld on March 25 at the College
Station Community Center on Jersey
Street. Music for the dinner -dance will be
provided by the Pete Rodriquez
Orchestra.
Tickets, which are $25 per person, can
be purchased at the center. Seating is li-
mited to 200. Proceeds will be used to
fund an audio - visual presentation of the
history of College Station.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
OFALTERATIONS TO
MUNICIPAL BUILDING
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
OFBUILDINGCONSTRUC-
TION FOR THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
Sealed Proposals addressed
to the Honorable Mayor and
City Council Of College Sta-
tion, Texas, will be received at
the Office of the Director of
Capital Improvements until
10:00 A.M., Thursday, March
24, 1988, for furnishing all
necessary materials, machi-
nery, eqipment, super-
intendence and labor for con-
structing alterations for con-
verting a conference room
into a computer room in the
existing Municipal Building.
Proposals shall be accom-
pained by a cashier's or cer-
tified check upon a national or
state bank in the amount of
not less then five (5) percent
of the total maximum bid
price, payable without re-
course to the City of College
Station, Texas, Owner, or a Bid
Bond in the same amount from
a reliable Surety Company as
a guarantee that the Bidder
will enter into a contract and
execute Performance Bond
within ten (10) days after
notice of award of contract to
him.
The Successful Bidder must
furnish Performance Bond
upon the form provided in the
amount of one hundred per-
cent (1000 of the contract
price from an approved Surety
Company holding a permit
from the State of Texas, to act
as Surety, or other Surety or
Sureties or to the
Owner.
The right is reserved as the
interest of the Owner may re-
quire to reject any and all bids
and waive any formalities.
Plans and Specifications and
Bidding Documents may be
secured from the office of Em-
mett Trant and Associates.
Friday, March 11, 1988
THE EAGLE
Sunday, March 13, 1988
THE EAGLE
Schneider in
council race
Vernon Schneider, a dis-
tinguished professor of agri-
cultural economics at Texas
A &M University, filed Friday
for a place on the College Sta-
tion city council.
Schneider filed for the Place
4 seat now held by Pat Bought-
on, who has said she will not
seek re- election.
Schneider formerly lived in
Washington, D.C., where he
was president of the American
Institute of Cooperation,
which linked agricultural
cooperatives throughout the
country.
He and his wife Nancy have
five children, all graduates of
A &M Consolidated High
School. Four of his children
also graduated from Texas
A &M University.
Schneider said when filing
that he always has been in-
terested in quality school grog-
rams.
So far, Schneider is the only
candidate to file for the place 4
seat. Filing ends March 23 in
the May 7 city - school elec-
tions.
0
Uommunity owes
the family respect
A few weeks ago the Eagle ran an
interesting story about a proposal
from Mr. Travis B. Bryan Jr. that
Bryan and College Station might
both be benefitted by joining into
one city. This proposal was not en-
thusiastically received by many
parties, a matter which 1 will not
attempt comment on at this time.
But I want the newcomers to our
community to be informed about a
few of the many valuable contribu-
tions to our community by Mr.
Bryan and the Bryan family.
Mr. Bryan's ancestors were very
much involved in the selection of
the site for the Texas A &M Col-
lege. Without the assistance of the
-Bryan family in obtaining the land
for our great university, College
Station might not exist. Their ac-
tions over 100 years ago were an
early recognition of what economic
development is about, and an act of
faith in the future of Brazos
County.
Mr, Travis Bryan Sr. was largely
responsible for locating Bryan Air
Force Base here during World War
II, and the subsequent re- opening
of the field during the Korean War,
resulting in another surge of
prosperity for us all. Today, the
Bryan Field" property serves as
the Texas A &M Annex, still pro-
viding an economic asset.
Several years ago, the First
National Bank of Bryan (Travis B.
Bryan Jr., president) sponsored a
state and national publicity prog-
ram by providing bumper stickers
and billboards proclaiming
"HAPPINESS IS BRYAN -
COLLEGE STATION," another
effort by the Bryan family in prom-
oting B -CS.
The following years saw a rapid
growth.... In 1962, as the cities
of Bryan - College Station were
building themselves out of an ear-
lier slump (worse than 1983 -84-
85), and the housing surplus left by
the 1958 closing of Bryan Air Force
Base was being absorbed, I under-
took the beginning of a develop-
ment project in the south end of the
City of College Station. (The next
20 years proved it to have been a
well- conceived development pro-
ject, as it's now occupied by South-
wood Subdivision and Southwood
Valley.)
While many scoffed at the possi-
bility of anything good happening
south of the "college ", Travis B.
Bryan Jr. was able to see the logic
Sunday,
and the possibility of this s a
potential growth area, and the First
National Bank of Bryan provided
the first funds which enabled the
beginning of these developments
with location of the South Knoll
School and Southwest Parkway,
and leading to development of what
is now a large part of College Sta-
tion; give Travis credit. I hope you
will see fit to publish my letter of
deserved recognition for my good
friend Travis, who is also one of the
best friends of Bryan - College Sta-
tion.
WILLIAM D. FITCH
College Station
Eagle's evidence lacking
In recent articles and editorials
you have strongly advocated the
merger of College Station and
Bryan into one city.
In your articles, editorials and
letters to the editor that you choose
to print, you have assumed there are
economies in such a merger. Your
evidence to support this has not
been supplied. Most studies have
proved the opposite (dis- economies
of scale in most municipal ser-
vices). If you have evidence to the
contrary, supplying this would be
helpful.
You have also discounted philo-
sophical differences in the
approach to government in the two
cities by stressing economy and
efficiency. There are major differ-
ences in the approach to govern-
ment in College Station. There are
major policy differences which are
significant and should not be dis-
counted by calls for economy and
efficiency in government and calls
for logic over emotion.
Lastly, in a recent editorial you
have been extremely unfair to
Mayor Ringer. You stated that
while he was entitled to his opinion
— "he is not demonstrating good
leadership when he rejects the idea
(of merger) out of hand and doesn't
encourage a thorough examination
of the facts." As I recall, Mayor
Ringer, when asked at the State of
the City Meeting about consolida-
tion, stated that there were excel-
lent reasons for having two cities.
He pointed to competitive factors
that had helped hold down the cost
of electrical energy, and encourage
park development.
Finally, 1 think you owe Mayor
Ringer an apology for youreditorial
Thursday. Feb. 18, 1988.
PAT BOUGHTON
College Station
March 13, 1988
EAGLE
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Sunday, March 13, 1988
THE EAGLE
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
OFALTERATIONSTO
MUNICIPAL BUILDING
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
OF BUILDING CONSTRUC-
TION FOR THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
Sealed Proposals addressed
to the Honorable Mayor and
City Council of College Sta-
tion, Texas, will be received at
the Office of the Director of
Capital Improvements until
10:00 A.M., Thursday. March
24, 1988, for furnishing all
necessary materials, machi-
nery, egipment, super-
intendence and labor for con-
structing alterations for con-
verting a conference room
into a computer room in the
existing Municipal Building.
Proposals shall be accom-
pained by a cashier's or cer-
tified check upon a national or
state bank in the amount of
not less then five (5) percent
of the total maximum bid
price, payable without re-
course to the City of College
Station, Texas, Owner, or a Bid
Bond in the same amount from
• reliable Surety Company as
• guarantee that the Bidder
will enter into a contract and
execute Performance Bond
within ten (10) days after
notice of award of contract to
him.
The Successful Bidder must
furnish Performance Bond
upon the form provided in the
amount of one hundred per-
cent (100 %) of the contract
price from an approved Surety
Company holding a permit
from the State of Texas, to act
as Surety, or other Surety or
Sureties acceptable to the
Owner.
The right is reserved as the
interest of the Owner may re-
quire to reject any and all bids
and waive any formalities.
Plans and Specifications and
Bidding Documents may be
secured from the office of Em-
mett Trant and Associates,
1505 South College Avenue,
P.O. Box 3637, Bryan, Texas
77805, Phone No. 779 -0769.
Four (4) sets of Plans and
Specifications will be fur-
nished each bidding contrac-
tor without charge upon de-
posit of One Hundred Dollars
($100.00) as a guarantee as to
safe return of the Plans and
Specifications within five
days after receipt of bids. Ad-
ditional Plans and
Specifications requested by
bidding contractors may be
obtained from the Architect§
Leg8
108 1N011Ces
upon payment of Twenty Dol-
lars ($20.00) per set, which is
notrefundable.
03 -11- 88,03 -12- 88.03 -13 -88
03 -19 -88,03 -20-86
NOTICE
REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS
The City of College Station,
Texas is requesting architectu-
ral services proposals to con-
duct a space needs assessment
and develop design plans and
specifications for the renova-
tion of the municipal building.
Qualified architects interested
in submitting a proposal to pro-
vide architectural services for
this project may obtain propos-
al documents by contacting
Elrey B. Ash, Director of
Capital Improvements, Capital
Improvements Department,
P.O. Box 9960, College Sta-
tion, Texas 77840, Telephone
(409) 764 -3570.
Proposals should be addressed
and forwarded to the Director
of Capital Improvements,
Capital Improvements Depart-
ment no later than 2 p.m.
March 28, 1988.
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Officers jail (:S man
in arson investigation
By Karl Pallmeyer
of the Eagle staff
A man suspected of setting a fire at a
vacant College Station house Sunday night
was arrested by College Station fire investi-
gators Monday evening.
Leo S. Thomas Jr., 39, of 3001 S. Texas
Ave. in College Station, was arrested by Col-
lege Station arson investigators about 6:15
p.m. Monday. , i'
The investigators, acting on a warrant re-
quested by the.f3xazos County District Attor-
ney's office earlier Monday, arrested Tho-
mas at his home, which is within a two -mile
area in which six recent fires occurred.
The arson charge is a second degree
felony.
Thomas was taken to the Brazos County
Jail in Bryan where he was being held Mon-
day night pending bond in connection with
the Sunday night fire in a house on Miller
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No one has been injured in any of the fires.
College Station Fire Chief Douglas Land -
ua said Monday that four of the six fires in the
past two weeks were started deliberately.
Investigation of the other two fires had not
been completed by Monday night, Landua
said, but the fire department is looking into
the possibility of arson in those two blazes.
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No one has been injured in any of the fires.
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ua said Monday that four of the six fires in the
past two weeks were started deliberately.
Investigation of the other two fires had not
been completed by Monday night, Landua
said, but the fire department is looking into
the possibility of arson in those two blazes.
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Late Friday night, a two -story home on
Morgan Lane, about 100 yards from the
Assembly of God church destroyed 10 days
earlier, was gutted by fire.
Landua said the cause of the blaze has not
been determined, but the owner of the home
told the Eagle on Friday night that he be-
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A vacant barn on Longmire Drive sus-
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Tuesday, March 15 1988
THE EAGLE
PUBLIC AUCTION
WHO: CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION
WHEN: SATURDAY, APRIL 16,
1988 AT
WHERE: CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION WAREHOUSE,
LOCATED AT 2613 TEXAS
AVENUE (BEHIND THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT,
ACROSS FROM K -MART)
WHAT: BICYCLES - CARS -
TRUCKS - MOTORCYCLES -
MOPED - FLATBED TRAILER -
DUNHAM DUMP TRAILER -
JEWELRY- TENNIS RACKET -
POCKET KNIVES - TENT -
WALLETS CASSETTE
PLAYERS - TAPES - RE-
CORDS - LEATHER GEAR -
UNIFORMS - SPEAKERS - RE-
CORDERS - SKATEBOARD
-
CALCULATOR - CLOCK -
OTHER MISCELLANEOUS
ITEMS
ALL ITEMS TO BE SOLD "AS
IS, WHERE IS ", FOR CASH,
CASHIER'S CHECK OR LO-
CAL CHECK WITH PROPER
IDENTIFICATION. ITEMS TO
BE AUCTIONED MAY BE IN-
SPECTED ON AUCTION DAY
FROM 8:00 AM TO 10:00 AM AT
THE ABOVE MENTIONED
LOCATION.
VIRGINIA McCARTNEY
PURCHASINGAGENT
03 -15- 88,04 -04- 88,04 -11-88
04 - 14- 88,04 -15 -88,04 -16-88
Tuesday, March 15, 1988
THE EAGLE
In Bryan - College Station
Planning, zoning meeting
rescheduled for April 7
The City of College Station Planning and Zoning Com-
mission meeting scheduled for Thursday has been can-
celled.
All items to be considered on that agenda will be
rescheduled for the commission meeting to be held at 7
P.M. April 7 in the council chamber of College Station
City Hall, 1101 Texas Ave.
For more information, contact the Planning Division at
764 -3570.
Wednesday, March 16, 1988
THE EAGLE
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Page 2A Bryan - College Station Eagle Saturday, March 19, 198
Jean Williamson announces candidacy
for College Station City Council post
College Station artist Jean Wil-
liamson on Friday filed for College
Station City Council Place 2 — her
fifth campaign in
two years.
Williamson's
most recent bid
for local public
office was on
March 8, when
she was defeated
by George
Boyett for the
Republican
nomination for WILLIAMSON
the Pct. 7, Place
1 justice of the peace office.
A year ago, she ran for the College
Station City - Council, but withdrew
from the race a month before the
election.
Williamson ran for Pct. 7, Place 2
justice of the peace as a Democrat in
the 1986 primary, and was defeated
by North Bardell. She sought a jus-
tice of the peace position again in
November 1986 as a write -in candi-
date, but lost to Wes Hall.
This time around, Williamson
says she would like to use the posi-
tiog,to help the city's police and fire-
fighters.
"I want to support the over-
worked and under -paid fire and
police officers," she said. "I want to
support the police to , protect the
elderly and the infirm.'
Williamson said she also wants to
keep organized crime out of College
Station.
Williamson operates Williamson
School of Art and teaches oil painting
and art history dlasses at Texas
A &M's University Plus program.
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106 Legs No m
INVITATION TO BID
The Bryan .,..Independent
School DistfictJs now accept-
ing bids for teacher's supplies
for the 1988- 8%school year. A
percent disCqunt based on
catalog prices is requested.
Bids may be submitted by let-
ter to the office of Mr. C.W.
Henry, Director of Finance &
Accounting Services, 100
West 25th Street, Bryan, TX
77803. Bids will be accepted
until 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday,
April 5, 1908, at which time
they willA opened and
tabulated. '
The Bryan Inoendent School
District. reserves the right to
accept or reject any/all bids.
03-19- 88,03-20 - 88,03-21 -88
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1742 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
MARCH 10, 1988, BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
meeting in regular session in
the Council Room of the Col-
lege Station City Hell, said
meeting having been posted
in accordance with Art. 6252-
17. Said Ordinance, signed by
the Mayor and duly recorded
in the official records of the
city, is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS, AMENDING CHAP-
TER 13, SECTION 1301.1.2 OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES,
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS.
Saturday, March 19,
THE EAGLE
M e .]
108 Leggy Notices --
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.
Ordinance No. 1742 amends
the City Building Code to in-
clude language requiring
compliance with the Federal
Occupational Safety and
Health Administration
(OSHA) requirements for
Trench Safety and to provide a
pay item in contracts for the
same. Exemption from this re-
quirement is noted for per-
sons subject to certain other
safety standards as
designated.
Any violation of this ordinance
is punishable by a fine not to
exceed $1,000 as provided for
by Article 4.14 of the Texas
Code of Criminal Procedure,
as amended. In the event that
a fine not to exceed $1,000 is
greater than the intended
jurisdictional limit, then the
fine imposed shall not exceed
$200.00.
This ordinance shall be effec-
tive from and after the date of
its passage as provided by the
Charter of the City of College
Station. The ordinance is on
file in the office of the City
Secretary, City Hall, 1101
South Texas Avenue, College
Station, and may be viewed
there.
03 -18- 88,03 -19-88
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
108 legal Notices
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
OF ALTERATI ONS TO
MUNICIPAL BUILDING
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
OF BUILDING CONSTRUC-
TION FORTHECITYOF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
Sealed Proposals addressed
to the Honorable Mayor and
City Council of College Sta-
tion, Texas, will be received at
the Office of the Director of
Capital Improvements until
10:00 A.M., Thursday, March
24, 1988, for furnishing all
necessary materials, machi-
nery, egipment, super-
intendence and labor for con-
structing alterations for con-
verting a conference room
into a computer room in the
existing Municipal Building.
Proposals shall be accom-
pained by a cashier's or cer-
tified check upon a national or
state bank in the amount of
not less then five (5) percent
of the total maximum bid
price, payable without re-
course to the City of College
Station, Texas, Owner, or a Bid
Bond in the same amountfrom
a reliable Surety Company as
a guarantee that the Bidder
will enter into a contract and
execute Performance Bond
within ten (10) days after
notice of award of contract to
him.
The Successful Bidder must
furnish Performance Bond
upon the form provided in the
106 legal No=
amount of one hundred per-
cent (100 %) of the contract
price from an approved Surety
Company holding a permit
from the State of Texas, to act
as Surety, or other Surety or
Sureties acceptable to the
Owner.
The right is reserved as the
interest of the Owner may re-
quire to reject any and all bids
and waive any formalities.
Plans and Specifications and
Bidding Documents may be
secured from the office of Em-
mett Trant and Associates,
1505 South College Avenue,
P.O. Box 3637, Bryan, Texas
77805, Phone No. 779-0769.
Four (4) sets of Plans and
Specifications will be fur-
nished each bidding contrac-
tor without charge upon de-
posit of One Hundred Dollars
($100.00) as a guarantee as to
safe return of the Plans and
Specifications within five
days after receipt of bids. Ad-
ditional Plana and
Specifications requested by
bidding contractors may be
obtained from the Architects
upon payment of Twenty Dol-
lars ($20.00) per set, which is
notrefundable.
03 -11- 88,03 -12 -86,03 -13-88
03-19- 88,03 -20-66
GUARANTEED RESULTS
when you advertise in Eagle
classified. Two lines, seven
days, $7 guaranteed. Call
Eagle classified, 776 -SELL,
tofind out more.
108 LegalNotices
108 legal polices
amount of one hundred per-
cent (100 %) of the contract
price from an approved Surety
Company holding a permit to a
from the as Surety, toreotherr Surety or
Sureties acceptable to the
Owner.
The right is reserved as the
interest of the Owner may re-
quire to reject any and all bids
and waive anyformalities.
Plans and Specifications and
Bidding Documents may be
secured m office
mett Trentand Assoc Associates
s,
1505 South College Avenue,
P Box 3637, Bryan, Texas
778051,
ou (4) Phone
s of o Plans and
Specifications will be fur-
nished each bidding contrac-
tor without charge upon de-
posit of One Hundred Dollars
($100.00) as a guarantee as to
safe return of the Plans and
Specifications within five
days after receipt of bids. and
ditional Plans
Specifications requested by
bidding contractors may be
obtained from the Architects
upon pay ntofTwenty which Dol-
lars ( ) per
not refundable.
03- 11-86,03-12. 88,03 13-86
03 -19- 88,03 -20-
COLLEGE STATN, TEXAS
Sealed Proposals IOaddressed
to th
City C=r
of Coll ge Sta-
tion, Texas, will be received at
the Office of the Director of
Capital improvements improvements until
24 Ui y8$M'for Thursday,
urn in g all
necessary materials, machi-
nery, egipment, super -
int for con-
tructi ncelte an at ons labor for con-
s tructing rence
nt ' a computee room in the
existing Municipal Building.
Proposals shall be accom-
pained by a cashier's or cer-
tified check upon a national or
state bank in the amount of
not less then five (5) percent
of the total
without of
price, t payable
course to the City of College
Station, Texas, Owner, or a Bid in the same amount from
a reliable Surety Company as
a guarantee that the Bidder
will enter into a mcontract and
execute Perforance Bond
within ten (10) days after
notice of award of contract to
him. must
successful The Bidder
furnish Performance e Bond
upon the form provided in the
Sunday, March 20, 1988
THE EAGLE
Terri Tongco files
for CS city election
The College Station city election
will have a contested race now that
former College Station council mem-
ber Terri Tongco on Monday filed for
the same position Jean Williams filed
for on Friday.
Tongco, 49, previously served on
the council for one term from 1985 -87,
but did not seek re- election when her
term expired last May.
She also has served on the city's
planning and zoning commission for
one year. In Michigan, she held posi-
tions on on the Catholic School Board
and the Church Council. In Rawlins,
Wyo., Tongco served on the Recrea-
tion Board.
Tuesday, March 22, 1988
THE EAGLE
Loss of discount
on electric service
irks CS managers
Councilman calls for
hotline for CS teens
By Cathy Thomas
of the Eagle staff
College Station Councilman Fred
Brown, having just arrived from
attending the funeral of an A &M Con-
solidated High School senior who
apparently committed suicide, called
for creation of a crisis hotline specifi-
cally for teenagers.
"A couple of days ago a tragedy
occurred," Brown said at an afternoon
workshop meeting of the city council.
"We don't need to let something like
this happen again."
College Station Mayor Larry Ringer
Wednesday broadened the scope of' it
council subcommittee to include start-
ing a hotline service.
Brown said the family of 18 -year-
old Toby Vinson asked for some sort of
help for other teens who are having
problems.
"1'd like to see our police depart-
ment to take a leadership role and let it
(the phone line) be manned by church
groups or school counselors," he said.
If such a service is not soon estab-
lished. Brown said, "We can expect to
have funerals like this again."
Ringer said the council's dru1 and.'
substance abuse committee will look at
ways to establish the service.
Police Chief Michael Strope said he
thought a teen line would meet a defi-
nite need in the community.
Thursday, March 24, 1988
THE EAGLE
By Cathy Thomas
of the Eagle staff
I Managers of seven College Station apart-
ment complexes are protesting an ordinance
passed in June that took away a 10 percent
discount on electricity for the apartments.
Managers of Taos, Scandia, Treehouse,
Briarwood, Plantation Oaks, Viking and
Doux Cherie apartments said on Wednesday
that they deserve to have the discount rates
restored.
Most of the complexes are equipped with,
their own transformers and meters. The
apartment managers pay a private company '
to have the meters read. The city reads a
master meter, which measures total con-
sumption at the complex, and bills the apart-
ment manager.
The management then bills each of its resi-
dents individually. The complex pays a lump
deposit that represents $135 per unit, for both
occupied and vacant units, and the residents
never have to put down an electricity deposit.
The city had granted the 10 percent dis-
counts to make up for the costs apartment
owners incurred by setting up their own
metering system, on the grounds that indi-
vidual metering would promote energy con-
servation. The discount ended, however, on
July 1, because city officials felt 10 years was
long enough for the apartments to benefit.
"They say the 10 percent discount has
outlived its intended benefit," said Deborah
Fiske, chairman of a Bryan- College Station
Apartment Association subcommittee that is
looking into the rates.
The group holds that the apartments have
not been able to benefit from the 10 percent
discount because they aren't permitted to
charge residents a higher rate than the city
charges the complex for electricity.
Bruce Albright, College Station's utilities
office manager, ;said the managers could
have recouped their expenses by charging
residents more for rent.
In addition to eliminating the 10 percent
discount, the ordinance raised the service
charge for all customers from $4 to $5.50 a
month. The apartments with individual
meters are billed the $5.50 a month based on
85 percent occupancy. The groups feels that
they shouldn't have to pay the charge since
they read their own meters.
Albright said the service charge revenues
are used for maintenance and other costs, not
just for reading meters.
Doux Chene manager Barbara Jones has
had enough of buying new transformers and
maintaining the other electrical equipment.
As of April I , she is switching over to regular
service so her residents will have to deal
directly with the city.
CS will hold hearing
on legalizing bingo
for charity inside city
The College Station City Council or
Thursday will hold a public hearing on lega.
lizing bingo in the city.
Voters will have a chance to approve of
vote down charity bingo in the May 7 city
election.
A group of College Station residents has
asked the city council to hold the election so
bingo games that benefit charities can be con-
ducted in the city.
At the council's workshop session today,
council members will discuss the idea of par-
ticipating in a Small Business Development
System to identify the undersupplied and
oversupplied small businesses in the com-
munity.
The Bryan City Council last week
approved the program, which requires
$120,000 in funding. A $60,000 grant is ex-
pected from the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development. Texas A &M Uni-
versity has agreed to contribute $15,000
Bryan officials have asked the city of Collegf
Station staff to share in providing the remain
ing $45,000.
Friday, March 25, 1988
THE EAGLE
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Friday, March 25, 1988qhe Battalion/Page 5
ANNOW
Anniversary ball
marks 50 years
of incorporation
By Mary -Lynne Rice
Staff 14liter
More than 200 people will help
.elebrate College Station's 50th an-
niversary of incorporation at a
golden anniversary ball tonight.
The sold -out formal dinner and
dance, sponsored by the City of Col-
lege Station and the College Station
Community Center, will begin at
7:30 p.m. in the center. Decorations
will include depictions of each of the
five decades of the city's history.
Proceeds from the ball will sup-
port a lecture series and historical vi-
deo, said Gracie Calbert, supervisor
of the center and ball coordinator.
"We're looking for people who
lived here in 1938," she said. "We'd
like to hear the memories of these
people, who were perhaps born on
campus, who went to school during
the military days, who grew up in
that lifetime."
Television and radio monitors will
record each lecture, which will be
used for a multi -media slide presen-
tation, Calbert said.
"That way, we can also include
music and pictures from history and
from the archives while the speaker
speaks," she said.
The ball is one of several com-
memorations of College Station's in-
corporation, she said, which includes
a calendar of homes and a pictorial
history book — College Station,
Texas: 1938 -1988 — by Deborah
Lynn Balliew. Balliew's book traces
College Station history from the es-
tablishment of A &M through each
of its administrations to the present.
Since 1876, when 106 students ar-
rived at the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College of Texas, College
Station has grown steadily — no
with almost 53,000 residents and a
University student body of nearly
40,000.
With the completion of Highway
6 in 1936, the small college town that
began as a railroad depot, opened a
future of population growth and
community expansion.
traffic, provision of police and fire
protection and establishment of a
school district.
After more than 60 years of exis-
tence, an October 1938 vote of 217-
39 approved the incorporation of
College Station. The city's first
mayor, John H. Binney, and five al-
dermen were elected, all of them
A &M faculty members. In 1939.
Balliew writes, they drew up College
Station's first budget — allotting
$4,320 for city expenses.
Although A &M has remained
College Station's focus in following
decades, it has become more inde-
pendent and has taken a less promi-
nent role in municipal affairs, said
Gary Halter, mayor from 1980 -1986
and chairman of the Historic Preser-
vation Committee.
"College Station has gone from a
community where the University
was a central focal point for life, so-
cial activity and recreational activity
to now playing a much smaller role,"
he said.
"A &M is still a very important
part of the community, but now it is
becoming an independent entity,"
he said. And College Station is be-
coming an independent city with its
own identity.'
As the conege grew, so did resi-
dential and business areas. By the
1930s, residents saw the need to cre-
ate a municipality to offer govern-
ment services. Balliew writes that in
March of 1938, a group represent-
ing different community and cam -
pus interests presented an incorpo-
ration proposal to the A &M Board
of Directors. If approved, they said,
the government would focus on the
community and not interfere with
the college's administration.
The benefits offered by the cre-
ation of a municipality included the
improvement of public health and
sanitation standards, regulation of
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CS task force reveals
three -year police plan
By Cathy Thomas
of the Eagle staff
College Station Police Chief Michael
Strope and members'of a task force have
completed a three -year plan that they hope
will increase productivity in the department,
and add seven people.
Strope presented the plan to the City Coun-
cil at its Wednesday workshop session.
The proposal, which includes upgrading
several positions and rewarding officers who
elect to continue their education, will cost
$240,796 over the next three years.
Strope said the department has been pla-
gued for several years with a high turnover
rate. He blamed that on a lack of incentives or
recognition for added responsibilities.
"We're going to have to have some sort of
incentive program to get them back," Strope
said.
The report states that the department
spends about $45,000 on training during an
officer's first year of employment.
The report proposes:
i ■ Changing the administrative assistant's
position from sergeant to lieutenant to reflect
added duties.
■ Converting the present planning and re-
search position to an administrative position.
■ Creating the position of captain in the
department's uniform division.
I ■ ' "Equalizing pay grades for all majors,
lieutenants and sergeants.
■ Creating a $50- per -month pay incentive
for field training and motorcycle officers.
■ Establishing education incentives - a
$50- per -month bonus for officers with 62
college hours or an associate's degree in a
law enforcement - related field, $75 a month
for an officer with a bachelor's degree and
$100 a month for an officer with a master's
degree.
■ Changing the qualifications needed to
be a senior officer.
■ Creating a position of part-time parking
attendant to enforce parking laws near
campus.
■ Creating a position of crime scene tech-
nician for the criminal investigation division
to conduct preliminary investigations of ma-
jor crime scenes.
■ Adding a dispatcher /jailer to help run
the newly opened city jail, two records tech-
nicians to process police reports, and another
janitor.
These changes will cost $89,440 for the
1988 -89 fiscal year, $82,356 for the 1989 -90
fiscal year and $69,000 for the 1990-91 fiscal
year.
The proposal was prepared by an II-
member task force of police department em-
ployees.
Strope said he will begin asking the coun-
cil for the additional funds in May or June.
Bingo vote in the cards
for CS residents May 7
By Cathy Thomas
of the Eagle staff
Mayor Larry Ringer reached into the hop-
per and called for a winner, or at least an
opinion, before Thursday's City Council
meeting.
"Anyone here under a 'B'?" he asked.
"Under an 'I'T'
Still getting no takers, Ringer closed the
public hearing on B- 1 -N -G -0 — and Bingo
was on the ballot -o.
College Station residents in the May 7 city
election will get to mark their cards — that is,
their ballots — on a proposition that legalizes
bingo games for charitable purposes within
the city limits. 1.
The College Station Knights of Columbus
two weeks ago presented the City Council
with a petition containing 530 signatures
Since the signatures were valid, the coun-
cil on Thursday was required to approve the
ordinance placing the resolution on the May 7
ballot.
The public hearing also was required, but
Ringer's call went unanswered, as nobody
stood to speak for or against legalized bingo.
After the meeting, Ron Gay, the Grand
Knight of the Knights of Columbus, said the
game of chance is "a good way to raise
charitable funds." Gay noted that the Bryan
Knights last year donated about $30,000 in
funds they had raised with bingo games.
"I don't think anybody has a problem with
that," he said.
Bingo games could begin as early as this
summer if the proposition passes.
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NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING:
The College Station City
Council will hold a public
hearing on the question of re-
zoning the following property:
Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 6 9 Block U
University Park Section II sub-
division, located on the south
side of Spring Loop, from A -P
Administrative- Professional
to R -5 Apartments /Medium
Density. Applicant's Agent is
John E. Hollingshead; owner
is Round Rock National Bank.
The hearing will be held in the
Council Room of the College
Station City Hall, 1101 Texas
Avenue at the 7:00 meeting of
the Council on Thursday, April
14,1988.
For additional information,
please call me at (409)
7643570.
James M. Callaway
Directorof Planning
03 -30-88
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING:
The College Station City
Council will hold a public
hearing to consider a re-
subdivision plat of the follow-
ing property:
Lots 19 through 26 and part of
Lot 27 of the Richards Subdivi-
sion to be combined with part
of a 6.34 acre tract owned by J.
Garland Watson, Trustee
which is adjacent and to the
north of those lots to create
the Holleman Place subdivi-
sion, a subdivision of 2 lots
totalling 7.726 acres located
between Holleman Drive and
Richarda Street.
The hearing will be held in the
Council Room of the College
Station City Hall, 1101 Texas
Avenue at the 7:00 meeting of
the Council on Thursday, April
14,1986.
For additional information,
please call me at (409)
764 -3570.
James M. Callaway
Director of Planning
03 -30-68
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that
original Letters Testamentary
for the Estate of VELMA FE-
ASTER, Deceased, were
issued on March 21, 1988, in
Docket No. 7528, pending in
the County Court at Law No. 2
of Brazos County, Texas, to
Ivon Feaster Carlton.
The place of residence of said
Ivon Feaster Carlton is in Irv-
ing, Dallas County, Texas; the
post office address is:
ESTATE OF VELMA FEASTER,
DECEASED
c/o Michael W. Middleton
Caperton, Rodgers & Miller,
P.C.
P.O. Box 4884
Bryan, Texas 77805
All persons having claims
against this Estate, which is
currently being administered,
are required to present them
within the time and in manner
prescribed by law.
DATED the 24th day of March,
1988.
By: Michael W. Middleton
Attorney for the Estate
03 -30-88
Wednesday, March 30, 1988
THE EAGLE
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INVITATION TO BIDDERS
The City of Hearne is accept-
ing bids for 45 New /Re-
conditioned Electric Distribu-
tion Pole Type Transformers
through Monday, April 18,
1988, at 2:00 p.m. at Hearne
City Hall, 210 Cedar Street,
Hearne, Texas 77859.
Detailed specification lists
are available in the City Pur-
chasing Department. Contact
Mr. John Baumann PA at (409)
279-3461 or (409) 279-6475.
03 -31-88 through 04 -13-88
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1744 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
MARCH 24,1988, BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
meeting in regular session in
the Council Room of the Col-
lege Station City Hall, said
meeting having been posted
in accordance with Art. 6252-
17. Said Ordinance, signed by
the Mayor and duly recorded
in the official records of the
city, is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF COLLEGE STATION
AMENDING CHAPTER 5, OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES,
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS: ADOPTING THE
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL
CODE 1967 EDITION; STAT-
ING RULES, REGULATIONS
AND PROCEDURES GOVER-
NING ELECTRICAL WORK
WITHIN THE CITY; AND
PRESCRIBING PENALTIES
FOR THE VIOLATION OF ITS
PROVISIONS.
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 whichttav-
ing been duly given tdAhe
general public.
Ordinance No. 1744 adopts the
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL
CODE, 1987 Edition, as part of
Chapter 5- Electrical Code of
the City of College Station, in-
cludes a savings clause, es-
tablishes licensing re-
quirements for performance
of electrical work within the
city limits, creates an Electri-
cal Board and affixes its re-
sponsibilities (including the
administration of Master Elec-
trician Licenses), sets license
fees, provides for reciprocal
agreements with other
municipalities, sets
prerequisites and duties for
the office of Electrical Inspec-
tor for the city, designates
when electrical permits and
inspections shall be required
and prescribes procedures,
and fees for same, provides
for Notifications and Final Ap-
provals, and sets penalties.
Violation of any provision of
this ordinance shall be sub-
ject to a fine of not less than
Five Dollars ($5.00) nor more I
than 5200.00 (two-hundred
dollars); and each day's fail-
ure of compliance with any
such provision shall con-
stitute a separate violation.
Ordinance No. 1744 shall be-
come effective and be in full
force and effect from and after
its passage and approval by
the College Station City
Council, and in accordance
with the City Charter. The
complete text of the above -
named ordinance maybe seen
at the office of the City Secre-
tary, at 1101 South Texas
Avenue, College Station
Texas.
03-31 -88,04 - 01-88
Thursday, March 31, 1988
THE EAGLE
CS unveils
Wolf Pen
Creek -P' Ian Friday, April 1, 1988
THE EAGLE
Park to feature lakes,
jogging trail, waterfalls
By Cathy Thomas
of the Eagle staff
A consultant hired by College Station sees
Wolf Pen Creek Park as recreational spaces
linked by a series of lakes that will not only be
the focal point of the park, but also will curb
erosion along the creek's banks.
City Councilman Dick Haddox and J.T.
Dunkin, of J.T. Dunkin and Associates, on
Thursday unveiled the preliminary plan for
the park at a joint meeting of about 25 mem-
bers of the city's Parks and Recreation Board
and the Planning and Zoning Commission.
The park is to be located just south of
Harvey Road, between Texas Avenue and
Post Oak Mall.
Haddox, who serves as the chairman of the
park's steering committee, spiced up Dunk -
in's vision of the park with color slides de-
picting scenes of wooden foot bridges, water-
falls and fountains.
"The purpose of tonight is to get you ex-
cited,' said.
Dunkin's conceptual master plan, which
has not been approved by the City Council,
includes hike - and -bike trails, a nature study
center, botanical gardens and pedestrian ac-
cess to Post Oak Mall. More detailed plans
for the individual sections of the park are yet
to he developed.
To members of the steering committee, the
park area, with boundaries at Harvey Road,
Texas Avenue, the East Bypass and Colgate
Drive, could be a smaller -scale San Antonio
River Walk.
They also have visions of private property
developed along the park to include Euro-
pean-style cafes with brightly colored
umbrellas, and possibly office buildings.
Haddox stressed the importance of the de-
velopment as a way for the city to attract new
business, and as the community's second
focal point, behind Texas A &M University.
The plan is expected to be presented to the
council in April.
One of the first steps toward developing
the park is to obtain commitments for land
donations from the 22 landowners who have
property along the creek.
Along with offers of land, the city will
seek commitments from service groups to
donate services.
The commitments will be included in an
application to the Texas Department of Parks
and Wildlife for a matching grant to develop
the first phase of the project.
Dunkin and the city staff hope to make
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CS police
ticket special
ends Friday
Attention College 'Station speed-
ers! This weeps "Blue Light Special
Warrant Week" will end Friday at 5
p.m.
Individuals with outstanding traf-
fic warrants, parking tickets and li-
brary book violations have until the
Friday deadline to pay the original
cost of any outstanding tickets and
have the warrant cost and failure -to-
appear fines dismissed.
Cathy Choate, municipal court
clerk, said the amnesty program is
open to any individual who has a
ticket that was issued in College Sta-
tion that has gone into warrant sta-
tus.
Choate said the city will d?� the
$80 normally charged for ctilfall-
ure- to- appear;6ne and warrant cost.
The special began Monday and
was designed to encourage individu-
als with outstanding Class C misde-
meanors to pay the tickets, she said.
However, by Wednesday afternoon
only 25 of 1,300 outstanding tickets
had been paid, she said.
About 90 percent of the warrants
are for traffic tickets, she said. Stu-
dents account for about 76 percent
of these warrants, she said.
Individuals who do not pay their
tickets this week could find the po-
lice at their doors soon. Choate said
the police department will be serving
warrants "hot and heavy" next week.
Thursday, April 7, 1988
THE BATTALION
LJ
U. Bernie Kapella (left) joins the Easter Bunny and K
mart's Thelma Davila in presenting bags of groceries to
A.C. Hightower and son Dominick of College Station.
Friday, April 11, 1988
THE EAGLE
The College Staticin Police Department helped the
Good News Committee of K mart distribute 17 bags con-
taining ham, canned goods and bread for Easter meals.
Eagle photo by Dave McDermand
Bunny bounty
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CS council to see presentation
on Wolf Pen park master plan
The College Station City Council will
view a presentation on the Wolf Pen Creek
Park master plan at its workshop meeting
today at 4 p.m.
J.T. Dunkin and Associates and the Wolf
Pen Creek Steering Committee recently pre-
sented the plan to a joint meeting of the Parks
and Recreation Advisory Board and the Plan-
ning and Zoning Commission, and to area
property owners.
The council is not expected to take any
action on the preliminary plan for the park.
At the regular meeting on Thursday, the
council will decide if it should allow a Col-
lege Station woman to keep four hens in her
yard on Walton Drive.
The Brazos County Health Department in-
spected the site and found that the hens are
being kept in a "sanitary manner."
The council meeting will be held at 7 p.m.
in the Council Chamber at City Hall.
Wednesday, April 13, 1988
THE EAGLE
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Wednesday, April 13, 1988
THE EAGLET
CS sets meeting, calls for
public comments on plans
The City bf College Station is in the process of review-
ing and updating their comprehensive plan. To this end,
the Planning and Zoning Commission is seeking citizen
input before drafting the final document and will hold a
public meeting at 7 p.m. May 5 at the College Station
City Hall, 1101 Texas Ave.
All homeowners in College Station who.receive the
city /school district newsletter will receive a copy of the
first draft late this month. Those who do not receive the
newsletter and would like a copy should pick one up at the
Planning office in City Hall. Citizens should review the
draft and contact the commission by writing Planning &
Zoning Commission, P.O. Box 9960, College Station
77840 or by attending the meeting.
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING:
The College Station City
Council will hold a public
hearing on the question of re-
zoning the following property:
8.86 acres out of 10.135 acres
of the Regency Square Sub-
division, save and except lots
17,18 & 19, from R -2 Duplex to
C -2 Commercial - Industrial
(2.36 acres) and C -3 Planned
Commercial (6.5 acres). Ap-
plicant is Jerry Ford Taylor.
The hearing will be held in the
Council Room of the College
Station City Hall, 1101 Texas
Avenue at the 7:00 meeting of
the Council on Thursday. April
28,1988.
For additional information,
please call me at (409)
764 -3570.
James M. Callaway
Director of Planning
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Thursday, April 14, 1988
plan gets THE EAGLE
go -ahead
Negotiations for
land to continue
By Cathy Thomas
of the Eagle
The College Station City Council on
Wednesday gave Wolf Pen Creek Corridor
planners the go -ahead to start work on the
project's master plan and to continue negotia-
tions for land donations.
The project, which is designed to link
several city parks by means of a stream of
water and a series of bike paths, gardens and
wooden foot bridges, was presented for the
first time to the council at its workshop
meeting.
Dick Haddox, the chairman of the pro-
ject's steering committee, and J.T. Dunkin,
of J.T. Dunkin and Associates, said they
need some sort of approval from the council
before they can continue with the project. .
"it would help the property owners it they
are convinced that there is approval of the
plan," said Haddox.
Dunkin agreed.
"It would make me feel much better," he
said.
The park's planners say the park will con-
sist of recreational spaces linked by a series
of lakes that will not only be the highlights of
the park, but will curb erosion along the
creek's banks. '
The two men have already showed their
slide presentation to members of the city's,
Planning and Zoning Commission, the Park47
and Recreation Board, Leadership Brazos_
owners of nearby property and some service
organizations.
Dunkin told the council that he would be-
gin a more detailed master plan while Had=I
dox and members of the steering committees
negotiate with 21 landowners to obtain dona.1
tions of property.
The steering committee is trying to get
land donations and commitments for service
to include in an application to the Texas De-
partment of Parks and Wildlife for a match-
ing fund to develop the first phase of the
project.
According to the conceptual plan pre-
vented to the council, the development would
include a water fountain visible from the East
Bypass, pedestrian access to Post Oak Mali,
botanical gardens, bicycle trails, and poss-
ibly commercial - establishments including
office buildings and restaurants.
Members of the steering committee envi-
sion the park area, with boundaries at Harvey
Road, Texas Avenue, the East Bypass and
Colgate Drive, as a scaled -down version of
the San Antonio River Walk.
"I don't know if we could have it wide
enough to have boats, but why not' ?" said
Haddox.
, vow
College Station
electric rates
Are you tired of 'an outrageous
electric bill? Are you tired of hav-
ing a friend living in Bryan tell you
about a bill sometimes half the size
of yours?
Currently the City of College
Station has the second highest elec-
tric rates in the state of Texas. Re-
member when our City Fathers
advised us the switch to Gulf States
was going to bring us cheaper rates?
How can College Station officials
justify doing business with a finan-
cially- troubled supplier when
TMPA has brought on -line a dis-
tribution point almost in our back-
yard? We in College Station are
tired of paying these high and un-
reasonable bills. We feel citizen
are being unjustly overcharged.
Some apartment communities it
College Station either pay some uti
lities or are submetered. Subme
tered means the properties charge
electric bills back to the resident.
The properties maintain electrical
equipment and handle the}-billing,
collection and incur the tosses of
skip residents. This is a cost the city
does not incur.
Three of these apartment com-
munjties affected by the new rate
structure represent 15 percent of the
total available multi- family units
for lease in Brazos County. These
apartment communities are Briar -:
wood, Plantation Oaks and Doux
Chene Apartments.
All properties that are subme-
tered were given a 10 percent dis-
count in 1974 to defer the cost of
maintenance, billing and collec-
tion, not the cost of installation. In
July 1987 the College Station City
Council issued a new rate structure
for submetered properties eliminat-
ing this 10 percent discount. In
addition to this, an undefined ser-
vice charge of $4 was increased 37
percent to $5.50. The apartment
owners have been trying to get
answers to explain this cost in-
crease in the service charge, which
according to (assistant city mana-
ger) Mr. Albright covers meter
reading and other costs, as well as
why the 10 percent discount was
eliminated. We have since August
of 1987 been unable to receive a
Thursday, April 14, 1988
THE EAGLE
clear answer to any of our legiti-
mate questions.
All College Station residents
have suffered sharp increases in
their utility rates and this increase
has not been justified. We would
like to do something about this
situation but need every citizen to
take the time to become informed
about the subject and to state his or
her opinion.
ROSEMARIE LINDSAY
B -CS Apartment Assn.
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106 legal Notices
PUBLIC AUCTION
WHO: CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION
WHEN: SATURDAY, APRIL 16,
1988 AT
WHERE: CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION WAREHOUSE,
LOCATED AT 2613 TEXAS
AVENUE (BEHIND THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT,
ACROSS FROM K -MART)
WHAT: BICYCLES - CARS -
TRUCKS - MOTORCYCLES -
MOPED - FLATBED TRAILER -
DUNHAM DUMP TRAILER -
JEWELRY - TENNIS RACKET -
POCKET KNIVES - TENT -
WALLETS - CASSETTE
PLAYERS - TAPES - RE-
CORDS - LEATHER GEAR -
UNIFORMS - SPEAKERS - RE-
CORDERS - SKATEBOARD -
CALCULATOR - CLOCK -
OTHER MISCELLANEOUS
ITEMS
ALL ITEMS TO BE SOLD "AS
IS, WHERE IS ", FOR CASH,
CASHIER'S CHECK OR LO-
CAL CHECK WITH PROPER
IDENTIFICATION. ITEMS TO
BE AUCTIONED MAY BE IN-
SPECTED ON AUCTION DAY
FROM 8:00 AM TO 10:00 AM AT
THE ABOVE MENTIONED
LOCATION.
VIRGINIA McCARTNEY
PURCHASINGAGENT
03-15- 88,04 - 04-08,04 -11.88
04 -14- 88,04 -15- 88,04 -16-88
Thursday, April 14, 1988
THE EAGLE
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108 legal Notices
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
I aw d i rects.
Witness, Travis E. Nelson,
Clerk of the District Court(s)
of Brazos County, Texas.
Issued and given under my
hand and the seal of said court
at Bryan, Texas, this the 22nd
day of March A.D. 1988.
Travis E. Nelson, Clerk
District Court 361st
Brazos County, Texas.
By: Rhonda Winn, Deputy.
04 -01- 88,04 -08-86
04 -15- 88,04 -22-88
CITATION BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF TEXAS
TO. John Keefer, Defendant,
Greeting:
YOU (AND EACH OF YOU)
ARE HEREBY COMMANDED
to appear before the Court of
Brazos County at the Cour-
thouse thereof, in Bryan,
Texas, by filing a written an-
swer at or before 10 o'clock
A.M. of the first Monday next
after the expiration of forty -
two days from the date of the
issuance of this citation, same
being the 2nd day of May A.D.
1988, to Plaintiff's Petition
filed in said court, on the 21st
day of March A.D. 1988, in this
cause, numbered 31,047 -361
on the docket of said court
and styled JOYCE E. RE-
ICHERT Plaintiff, vs. WILL R.
RASCO, GEARL DEAN
RASCO, JOHN KEEFER, ES-
TATE OF BOBBY WAYNE
KEEFER and THE UNKNOWN
HEIRS OF S.L. RASCO AND
JUANITA RASCO KEEFER
ROBERTS. Defendants.
A brief statement of the na-
ture of this suit is as follows,
to -wit:
Civil 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
I aw d i rects.
Witness, Travis E. Nelson,
Clerk of the District Court(s)
of Brazos County, Texas.
Issued and given under my
hand and the seal of said court
at Bryan, Texas, this the 22nd
day of March A.D. 1988.
Travis E. Nelson, Clerk
District Court 361st
Brazos County, Texas.
By: Rhonda Winn, Deputy.
04 -01- 88,04 -06-88
04- 15- 88.044288
PUBLIC AUCTI ON
WHO: CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION
WHEN: SATURDAY, APRIL 16,
1388 AT
WHERE: CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION WAREHOUSE,
LOCATED AT 2613 TEXAS
AVENUE (BEHIND THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT,
ACROSS FROM K -MART)
WHAT: BICYCLES - CARS -
TRUCKS - MOTORCYCLES -
108 leggy Notices
MOPED - FLATBED TRAILER -
DUNHAM DUMP TRAILER -
JEWELRY - TENNIS RACKET -
POCKET KNIVES - TENT -
WALLETS - CASSETTE
PLAYERS - TAPES - RE-
CORDS - LEATHER GEAR -
UNIFORMS - SPEAKERS -RE-
CORDERS - SKATEBOARD -
CALCULATOR - CLOCK -
OTHER MISCELLANEOUS
ITEMS
ALL ITEMS TO BE SOLD "AS
IS, WHERE IS ", FOR CASH,
CASHIER'S CHECK OR LO-
CAL CHECK WITH PROPER
IDENTIFICATION. ITEMS TO
BE AUCTIONED MAY BE IN-
SPECTED ON AUCTION DAY
FROM 8:00 AM TO 10:00 AM AT
THE ABOVE MENTIONED
LOCATION.
VIRGINIA McCARTNEY
PURCHASING AGENT
03 -15- 88,04 -04- 88,04 -11-88
0 4 -14- 88.0415- 88.04 -16-88
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given by the
Texas Department of Public
Safety that an administrative
hearing will be held to show
cause for the suspension of
drivers license (not to exceed
one year) upon the finding
that the below listed person(s)
are habitual violators of the
traffic law as provided in Arti-
cle 6687b, Section 22. Para-
graph (a), V.C.S. The hearing
will be held before the Judge
of the Justice of the Peace
Court, Pct. 4, Place 1, Brazos
County located on the third
floor of the County Cour-
thouse at East 26th Street and
Highway 6, Bryan, Texas 77805
AUCI
HOUSEHO
PERSONA
(NINE STOF
SATUI
APRII
INSPECTIC
SALE 9
CONLEE
STORM
600 S. BRI
BRYAN.
Friday, April 15, 1988
THE EAGLE
Cy Miller Park
DEDICATION CEREMONY
April 16, 1988
CY MILLER
Clarence Ivan Miller
April 24, 1893 - July 2, 1977
Former community host, family man and
supporter of 4 -H, Boy Scouts and Texas
A &M University.
For 38 years Cy Miller Pond was open as
an expression of Mr. Miller's support for
church picnics, Texas A &M student parties,
and bonfire activities.
"Cy Miller was definitely a people
person, giving of his time and
energies to serve the community."
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED
TO THE PLAQUE
DEDICATION CEREMONY OF
Cy Miller Park
ON
SATURDAY APRIL 16, 1988
AT 4:00 P.M.
CY MILLER PARK
2615 TEXAS AVE.
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS-
Program
WELCOME
Larry Ringer,Mayor
INTRODUCTION
OF GUESTS
COMMENTS
CLOSING
REFRESHMENTS
Marco A.Cisneros
Assistant Director
of Parks and
Recreation
Harold Miller,Son
Marco A. Cisneros
Recreation Staff
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108 Legal Nd=
seeking bids for the sale of
one Xerox Copier, 1977, Model
No. 4500 with sorter system.
The copier may be examined
at the A &M Consolidated High
School Library, 701 West Loop
South, College Station, Texas,
between the hours of 8:0o a.m.
and 3:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday. Bid form N8 -010 and
Specifications may be picked
up at the Business Office, 2000
Welsh Street, College Station,
Tx., Monday through Friday
between the hours of 8:00 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m. Bids will be re-
ceived in the Business Office
until 2:00 p.m., on Tuesday,
May 3, 1988, at which time they
will be opened and recorded.
04 -18 -88,04 -17-88
PUBLIC AUCTION
S O: CITY OF COLLEGE
108 Legal "M
WHEN: SATURDAY, APRIL 18,
1988 AT
WHERE: CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION WAREHOUSE,
LOCATED AT 2813 TEXAS
AVENUE (BEHIND THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT,
ACROSS FROM K -MART)
WHAT: BICYCLES - CARS -
TRUCKS - MOTORCYCLES -
MOPED - FLATBED TRAILER -
DUNHAM DUMP TRAILER -
JEWELRY- TENNIS RACKET-
POCKET KNIVES - TENT -
WALLETS - CASSETTE
PLAYERS - TAPES - RE-
CORDS - LEATHER GEAR -
UNIFORMS - SPEAKERS - RE-
CORDERS - SKATEBOARD -
CALCULATOR - CLOCK -
OTHER MISCELLANEOUS
ITEMS
ALL ITEMS TO BE SOLD "AS
IS, WHERE IS ", FOR CASH,
CASHIER'S CHECK OR LO-
Saturday, April 16, 1988
THE EAGLE
108 Legal "M
CAL CHECK WITH PROPER
IDENTIFICATION. ITEMS TO
BE AUCTIONED MAY BE IN-
SPECTED ON AUCTION DAY
FROM 8:00 AM TO 10:00 AM AT
THE ABOVE MENTIONED
LOCATION.
VIRGINIA McCARTNEY
PURCHASING AGENT
03-15- 88,04 -04- 88,0411 -88
04 =14- 88,04-15 - 88.04 -te-tw
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Absentee voting to begin for
local city °and school elections
Absentee voting in the May 7 city - school
elections opens Monday in the Bryan and
College Station city halls.
Voting continues weekdays from 8 a. m. to
5 p.m. through May 3.
In Bryan city races, Edward Aycox is un-
opposed in his bid to replace Randy Sims in
the Place 2 spot, while Councilman Larry
Catlin is unopposed in his bid for re- election
to his Place 4 seat.
Four people are vying to replace retiring
Place 6 Councilman John Mobley: James
Garcia, G. Dale Ison, Bob Reese, and James
Vessels.
Two Bryan school trustees face opposition
in their bids for re- election. Place 6 incum-
bent James Stegall will face Nancy Pride,
while Place 7 incumbent Travis B. Bryan Jr.
will face Charles Simmons.
In the College Station city races, Mayor
Larry Ringer is unopposed in his bid for a
second two -year term. Place 6 Councilman
Dick Haddox also is unopposed.
The Place 2 race pits Terri Tongco against
Dick Birdwell, while the Place 4 race pits
Vernon Schneider against Jean Williamson.
College Station school board President
Kenneth Matthews is unopposed in his bid
for another term. Four candidates are seeking
to fill the Place I seat left vacant when Rob
Schleider resigned in December. They in-
clude Sherman Click, Terry Rowan, Mike
Winner and Sam Wood.
The name of Fred Sicilio will be on the
ballot for Place 1, but he has withdrawn as it
candidate fix medical reasons.
Sunday, April 17, 1988
THE EAGLE
•
Man refuses to cut lawn - in enort
to restore lot to natural condition
By Cathy Thomas
of the Eagle staff
A College Station man who claims he
wants to restore his vacant Walton Drive lot
to its "original naturally wooded condition"
filed suit Monday against the city of College
Station and his next -Aoor neighbor because
they had the property mowed.
Archie Ward Julien of 909A Foster St., in
a petition tiled Monday, also asked for a
temporary restraining order to keep the city
and Agnes Baker, his neighbor, from pur-
suing any further action against his property
related to the city's weed ordinance.
The ordinance makes it's unlawful to let
trash and weeds taller than 12 inches accumu-
late on property.
A hearing on the restraining order is sche-
duled for this morning in state District Judge
Carolyn Ruffino's office.
The suit says Julien's property at 207 Wal-
ton Drive had Indian paintbrush, primroses
and bluebonnets growing on it.
A month after Baker signed a complaint in
June 1986, a city crew mowed Julien's lot
and took away a few trash itenv received
a $75 bill, which he paid on Avfg. 5, 1986.
The suit states that Baker filed two more
complaints about "the unsightly meadow"
with the city on June 3. 1987, and April 7,
1988.
He said Baker and the city "have engaged
in a conspiracy resulting in action being taken
that caused wrongful damaoXo Julien."
Julien, who is not represented by an attor-
ney, said he did not want to comment on the
case before it came to trial.
College Station City Attorney Cathy
Locke also declined comment on the suit,
saying she was unaware it had been filed.
"It's all news to me," she said.
Baker also was unaware of the suit.
She said she initially complained about
Julien's lot because she believed rats, snakes
and roaches were coming into her yard from
Julien's propWy.
Julien, in,;petition, asks that the court
issue a temporary restraining order to keep
the city and Baker from pursuing any action
related to the weed ordinance, that Baker
remove a dead pine from her yard, that the
city - return the $75 he paid for mowing, that
he be awarded -an unspecified amount back
from both defendants for the destruction of
his landscaping and that he be given an un-
specified amount from Baker for mental
anguish and suffering.
Tuesday, April 19, 1988
THE EAGLE
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
The College Station Planning
and Zoning Commission will
hold a public hearing to dis-
cuss the City's preliminary re-
vised Goals & Objectives for
the purpose of updating the
City's Plan 2000.
This is your opportunity to
have a voice in the direction
the City will take over the next
several years.
All interested persons are en-
couraged to attend the public
hearing on Thursday, May 5,
1966 at 7:00 P.M. in the Council
Room of the College Station
City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue.
04-20 -88
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
The College Station Planning
and Zoning Commission will
hold a public hearing to con-
sider the annexation of a 35.0
Acre tract of land located
along the north side of
Graham Road, approximately
2200 feet west of Texas
Avenue (SH6). The service
plan and location maps are
available for review in the
Planning Division in the Col-
lege Station City Hall.
The public hearing will be
held on Thursday, May 5, 1988
at 7:00 P.M. in the Council
Room of the College Station
City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue.
For additional information,
contact the Planning Division
(409) 764 -3570.
04-20 -88
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
The College Station Planning
and Zoning Commission will
hold a public hearing to con-
sider the annexation of a
505.64 Acre tract of land
located approximately 200
feet west of Rock Prairie Road
and approximately 7000 feet
south of Greens Prairie Road.
The service plan and location
maps are available for review
in the Planning Division in the
College Station City Hall. The
petitioner for the annexation
is the City of College Station.
The public hearing will be
held on Thursday, May 5, 1988
at 7:00 P.M. in the Council
Room of the College Station
City Hall,1101 Texas Avenue.
For additional information,
contact the Planning Division
(409) 764 -3570.
04 -20-88
Wednesday, April 20, 1988
THE EAGLE
CS candidates agree on effort
By Cathy Thomas
l of the Eagle staff
College Station city council candidates
said Tuesday they would like to see the city
work with Texas A &M University, the city
of Bryan and Brazos County to improve
roads and municipal services.
Mayor Larry Ringer, along with the five
candidates running for office in the May 7
elections, were the guests at the League of
Women Voters' forum at the Brazos Center.
The first forum of the year for the city elec-
tions drew few spectators.
Of the 35 people in attendance, five were
from the media, 10 were city and school
board candidates, and at least two were from
the League.
Ringer and incumbent Place 6 candidate
Dick Haddox, both unopposed, were the first
to speak.
Ringer said a group of College Station,
Bryan, county and A &M officials that is
studying the feasibility of hiring a private
m
fir to dispose of the community's solid
wastes may be ready to ask for proposal with-
in a month. The group has been meeting since
December.
College Station's landfill has a minimum
of five years of life left in it. The council
`recently authorized a consultant to do a study
that will detail how much it costs the city to
provide services to each classification of cus-
tomer in the event city of Bryan officials ask
to use College Station's landfill.
Ringer told the audience that he sees one of
the major problems the council will face in
the next few years is acquiring the money to
buy right -of -way for proposed overpasses on
the East Bypass at Southwest Parkway and
Emerald Forest.
The council may have to transfer money
previously assigned for other capital projects
for the right -of -way and other road projects.
If the need arises, voters will be asked to
approve the switch of bond funds.
Haddox emphasized the need for the city to
continue to help the school district and the
police department discourage drug use Jn the,
schools.
"I don't think I've ever witnessed any-
thing as exciting as to watch kids say 'no, "'
he said.
He also said he thinks the city should con-
tinue to encourage businesses to locate in the
city.
Haddox, who is chairman of the Wolf Pen
Creek Park Steering Committee, said he
thinks project will receive the support it
needs to make enough progress in the next
two years for citizens to begin to notice the
physical changes in the land.
"I believe in a year or two, you're going to
have something out there to be excited ab-
out," he said.
Dick Birdwell, a candidate for Place 2,
said he wants to approve a budget that gives
priority to the city's fire and police depart -
rpents and streets.
Terri Tongco, also a candidate for Place 2,
said a council needs to consider each request
has to be studied.
"The needs are studied then taken indi-
vidually than as a whole," she said.
One voter asked;` why developers are
allowed to continue tabuild strip centers, and
if undeveloped land should be rezoned to
residential.
Birdwell said the city council can't stop
strip development if the builder has the prop-
er zoning.
Tongco said the city's Plan 2000 is in ex-
istence, in part, to guarantee longrange plan-
ning in the city.
Candidates Vernon Schneider and Jean
Williamson were the last to speak.
Williamson used her two minutes to read
an essay that gave her reasons for seeking the
council office.
"I know the city of College Station," she
said. "I know her streets and her secrets....
Please allow me to serve you on our council
as my father once did. I'll serve you well
because I know and cherish the city of Col-
lege Station."
Schneider said he think issues facing the
city are the need to capitalize on investments
made in city roads, water projects and the
police department. He also said the city needs
to concentrate on working with Bryan, A &M
and the county.
"We need this four -way partneip with
Bryan, College Station and Texd!!�A &M,"
he said.
Another person asked the candidates about
their position&ion moving the railroad tracks
along Wellborp Road to the FM 2818 cor-
ridor.
"I cannot answer any technical ques-
tions," Williamson said.
"I favor very strongly the relocation of the
tracks," said Schneider. "It's a good case for
joint cooperation."
to improve roads
Wednesday, April 20, 1988
THE EAGLE
C
Hearing postponed in attempt
to stop order to cut weeds
f
A hearing for a temporary restraining order sought by a
College Station man to prevent the city from making him
mow a vacant lot he owns was rescheduled Tuesday to
May 3.
Archie Ward Julien is asking for the order to keep the
city of College Station and his neighbor, Agnes Baker,
from pursuing any action under the city's weed ordi-
nance.
Julien filed suit Monday in an attempt to protect his
property on Walton Drive, which he says he is trying to
restore to its natural wooded state.
A hearing on the restraining order was to have been
held Tuesday in state District Judge Carolyn Ruffino's,
but it had to be rescheduled after it was learned that the
order would be contested.
Wednesday, April 20, 1988
THE EAGLE
CS home burglary rate for Marcn
doubles since same time last year
By Stan Golaboff
Reporter
The home burglary rate for
March in College Station has
doubled since March of last year, Lt.
Mike Patterson of the College Sta-
tion ce Department said Tues-
day.
"There were 53 home burglaries
reported in College Station during
March as opposed to only 27 last
March," Patterson said.
A .little less than half of these
break -ins occurred while the owner
was away for more than one or two
days at a time, he said.
"This was especially true during
Texas A &M's spring break," he said.
"We usually experience an increase
in burglaries during spring break
and Christmas because of all the stu-
dents and University workers who
go away on vacation during this
time."
Although Patterson could not cite
specific numbers on how many bur-
glaries involved student homes, he
did say it was likely students were the .
victims in most of the cases.
"Since there are so many students '
in the city, it would be safe to assume
that they are going to experience the
unpleasant feeling of being robbed,"
he said.
Of the 53 burglaries, 25 of them
occurred in apartments. Another 22
involved single- family houses and
six occurred in duplexes, Patterson
said.
"These numbers would suggest
that in a lot of these burglaries, that
students were the victims," he said.
The best way to avoid being
robbed is by taking safety precau-
tions to guard a home and valuables
from theft, Patterson said.
"In 10 of the burglaries the sus -
pects entered the dwelling by an un-
locked door or window," he said.
Locking doors and windows is a
good start in guarding possessions,
he said. Another way is to install
deadbolts on doors and slip bars on
sliding glass doors, Patterson said.
"When someone goes out of town
for an extended peroid of time, they
should take their valuables with
them," he said. "Don't leave expen-
sive stereo systems, checkbooks,
VCRs and TVs if you are going away
for several days. And never leave
Increasing Number of Home Burglaries in CS
so
30 1987
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Graphic by Susan C. Akin
them in plain sight if you do leave
them at home."
The College Station Police have a
residental security manual that is
available at the police station for any
resident who wants to know more
about how to secure their home
from theft, Patterson said.
"People should really think about
taking precautions, because once :i
person's stuff is taken, there is little
chance of them getting it back," h
said. "In fact, only about 20 percen
of all stolen property is recovered."
Patterson said that unless the
property can be identified as stolen,
police have no way to trace it.
Wednesday, April 20 1988
THE EAGLE
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Court to meet in park
College Station Municipal Court Judge
Phil Batiks will hold court at the Central Park
Pavilion on Kr6nek Tap Road today from
12:30 p.m.�11b 6:.30 p.rn...
It will be Banks' second annual "Court it,
the Park."
The outing was well= accepted by the pub-
lic last year and is a -way to make court
appearances less stressful to the particpants,
Banks stated..•
Municipal courts hear- Class C misde-
meanor cases, 'mostly traffic •:tic kets and
violations of city ordinances,
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NOTICE
You are hereby notified that
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on Thursday, May 12, 1 e
City Council of the City of I-
encuentran arc
la
lege Station intends to have a
Secretaria
Station. Para
hearing to determine the
necessity for paving Fidelity
Streetfrom Highland Street to
Montclai Street.
Said Pubiic Hearing will be
04.21 - 88
held during the regular meet-
ing of the City Council at 7:00
P.M. in the Municipal Build-
109 Pft
ing,1101 South Texas Avenue,
College Station, Texas.
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to start you
location.
Thursday, April 21,1988
THE EAGLE
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CS board to review cable amendments
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'COoke Cablevision Cc. will be allowed to
offer College Station residents a lower- priced
channel package if the City Council on
Thursday approves amendments to a franch-
ise agreement.
The package, which has been available in
Bryan, will offer BC, CBS. NBC and PBS
stations.
The city will be able to set the rates.
A workshop meeting begins at 4 p.m. to-
day in the council chambers at City Hall. The
regular meeting will be at 7 p.m. Thursday in
the council chambers.
At the workshop meeting today, council
members will discuss funding the production
of a 25- minute video presentation to com-
memorate the city's 50th anniversary:
Wednesday, April 27 1988
THE EAGLE
"Golden Memories, ' �the video, is ex-
pected to cost nearly $8,000 to produce. A
list of people who could be interviewed in-
clude former Mayor Gary Halter and North -
gate bookstore owner J.E. Loupot.
The council is expected to take action on
the video at its Thursday meeting.
T,he council today also will discuss'a prop-
osal by acting City Manager Ron Ragland
that will help establish a committee to review
requests for funds by public service agencies.
The Committee would consist of seven
members — three each from the Bryan and
College Station city councils and the United
Way executive director, who will serve as the
chairman.
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CS council OKs zoning
I
Because of action Thursday evening by the
College Station City Council, a Bryan busi-
ness will be relocating farther south.
CC Creations, a silk screening and printing
business, will be moving from its North Main
Street location in downtown Bryan to a loca-
tion on Holleman Drive in College Station.
Owner Jerry Ford Taylor said on Thursday
that he will be combining the three CC Crea-
tion offices now located, in Bryan, on Welsh
Avenue in College Station and in Houston
into one bigger facility on Holleman Drive.
He said the relocation will allow him to bring
to College Station an additional 15 jobs that
are now in Houston. Ford said he plans to
make the move this year.
Taylor's plans depended on whetherthe
College Station City Council would approve
an ordinance that rezones his property on
Holleman from duplex residential to com-
mercial indWrial and planned commercial
property.
Dennis Goehring, president of the College
Station Economic Development Committee,
spoke in favor of the rezoning.
The ordinance passed 5 -I. Councilman
Jim Gardner voted against it.
The council gave preliminary approval
Thursday to allow College Station residents
to receive low- priced five- channel cable ser-
vice from Cooke Cablevision Inc. Bryan cus-
tomers are already able to receive the service,
which costs $4.50 per month. The basic ser-
Friday, April 29 1988
THE EAGLE
or networks, plus
ther channel.
,�ollege Station viewers are currently
b ered only the 36- channel package, which
costs $16.95 per month. Viewers also can
obtain premium channels for an additional
charge.
It will be at least a month before the coun-
cil gives final approval to the modification of
Cooke's franchise agreement with the city. If
final a oval is granted; the additional ser-
viice would become available immediately.
"The council also turned its attention to
another subject of interest to television view-
ers, approving funding for an audio -video
production that will commemorate the city's
.10th anniversary. ,
IN The video, "Golden Memories," is ex-
pected to be complete is fall. It will cost
$7,700 to produce.
At the end of the ng, a College Sta-
tion resident who is suing the city because
city employees mowed his lot, presented the
council with his proposal for amendment to
the city's weed ordinance.
Archie Julien's proposal, if incorporated
into the city's legal code, would provide for a
landowner tb apply for a permit to develop
property into a natural preserve. Under Ju-
lien'$ proposal, if the application were made
properly, approval would be automatic.
Acting City Manager Ron Ragland said the
city's Community Appearance Committee is
lookirrg into finding a suitable amendment to
the ordinance in May or June. He said Ju-
lien's suggestion will be forwarded to the
committee.
C
vari _nce for local f'
By Cathy T Ir>1as vice includes the three maj
of the Eagle staff public television and one o
Cities mull
joint action
, -ow-charity
Panel would prevent
duplicate presentations
By Cathy Thomas
of the Eagle staff
Non - profit organizations in the area may
soon have to be reviewed by a seven - member
committee before they can receive funds
from the cities of Bryan and College Station.
Although no formal action has been taken,
council members in both cities have indicated
that the idea needs to be considered.
College Station Mayor Larry Ringer and
Acting City Manager Ron Ragland spoke
with Bryan Mayor Marvin Tate and City
Manager Ernest Clark about the matter re-
cently. The four officials agreed that the two
councils could organize a committee to re-
view the requests so the organizations could
make a single fund- request presentation.
"It was obvious that many of the same
groups were coming to the two cities," said
College Station Mayor Larry Ringer at the
council's Wednesday workshop session.
Although organization administrators
would only have to make one presentation, it
is likely that they will have to submit more
financial statements and audited reports with
their request.
"Hopefully they (committee members)
would have the opportunity to dig into these
organizations a little more than we could,"
Ringer said.
Another concern Ringer brought up at the
workshop meeting was that some organiza-
tions were pressuring one council into match-
ing the other's commitment.
"There are some groups that receive a
higher degree of financing in one city," Rin-
ger said. "One group may play one city
against the other.
Before this year, the cities had different
fiscal years. College Station's year ended in
July, three months before Bryan's. Begin-
ning this year, the fiscal years for both cities
will end in October.
The plan for the review board calls for a
seven- member committee including three
members from Bryan and three from College
Station. Bob Fleischer, executive director of
the Brazos County United Way, would serve
as the chairman, and would vote only in the
case of a tie.
Ringer said he would prefer that the six
representatives not be members of the
council.
Committees like the one Ringer proposed
already are in existence. In Bryan, the Com-
munity Development Committee hears re-
quests for Housing and Urban Development
block grant funds. Ringer said the council
turns hotel /motel tax monies over to the Arts
Council of Brazos Valley to be distributed as
its committee members see fit.
Thursday, April 28, 1988
THE EAGLE
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Sunday, May 1,1988
THE EAGLE
College Station City Council, Place 2
Theresa (Terri) Tongco, a realtor associate, faces Dick Birdwell,
a consulting engineer.
College Station, in our view, can't go wrong with either of these
strong candidates. Each one has high - minded ideas, but each one is
practical - minded enough to comprehend the complexities of muni-
cipal government. We endorse Ms. Tongco, largely because she
has served on the council once before and left a record. And we
like the record. But we would encourage Mr. Birdwell, himself a
former councilman and mayor of another city, to consider seeking
some other elective office at the city or county level.
College Station City Council, Place 4
Vernon E. Schneider, a distinguished professor of agricultural
economics at Texas A &M, faces Jean Williamson, Texas A &M's
"University Plus" art teacher and an art school owner.
We endorse Mr. Schneider, who is clearly more in touch with
the city issues that need to be addressed.
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NOTICE
You are hereby notified that
on Thursday, May 12, 1988, the
City Council of the City of Col-
lege Station intends to have a
hearing to determine the
necessity for paving Fidelity
Streetfrom Highland Street to
Montclair Street.
Said Public Hearing will be
held during the regular meet-
ing of the City Council at 7:00
P.M. in the Municipal Build-
ing, 1101 South Texas Avenue,
College Station, Texas.
04 -21- 88,04- 28-88,05 -03 -88
Tuesday, May 3, 1988
THE EAGLE
•
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Recommend & request
Dick Birdwell is a candidate for
Place 2 on the College Station City
Council. We have known him for
more than 35 years, as a student at
Texas A &M, as an engineer, as a
manager and business director, and
as a valued friend.
Dick Birdwell, in our opinion,
will serve all the people of College
Station in a commendable manner
as a member of the City Council.
His position on issues will be clear
and well- founded. His experience,
as an engineer, business person,
and in city government, coupled
with high integrity and community
interest, will be the basis of his
judgments and expressions on
ssues concerning the City Council.
We recommend and request your
vote for Dick Birdwell for Place 2,
2ollege Station City Council elec-
:ion on May 7.
BILL KLING
FLORACE KLING
College Station
The right experience
I am supporting Dick Birdwell
for the College Station Council. He
has government experience and
business experience. I believe he
will serve the people well.
I encourage you to vote for Dick
Birdwell on May 7. Thank you.
Mrs. E.F. SAUER
Bryan
Tuesday, May 3, 1988
T=EAGLE
A friend to all in CS
We are extremely fortunate in the
upcoming school board elections in
College Station to have such a fine
slate of candidates from which to
choose a trustee to represent the
public for three years. It is impera-
tive that every citizen take the time
to review the candidates and select
the individual that in the voter's
opinion will best serve the
citizenry.
Many months ago Mr. Sam
Wood voiced an interest in serving
the community as a member of the
Board of Trustees of the College
Station Independent School Dis-
trict. I have known Sam for almost
15 years as a professional pharma-
cist, administrator, Tiger Club
booster. second parent to many of
the children in College Station, and
friend.
Sam Wood would be a trustee
who would represent all of the stu-
dents in College Station schools.
W.A. WASSON
College Station
C5 considered as stop on new Amtrak route
`By Scott Williams
of the Eagle staff
College Station will he a stop on a new
Amtrak route between Dallas and Houston
beginning in June, a member of Amtrak's
board of directors said Mondav
Charles Luna, a 16 -yc -. member of
Amtrak's board and a Dallas native, said
passenger service is scheduled to begin
around June 15 with stops in Corsicana and
College Station.
Trains would leave Dallas on Mondays.
Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2 p.m. and
arrive in Houston at 8 p.m. the same day.
Return trips would leave Houston on Tues-
days, Fridays and Sundays at 9 a.m. and
arrive in Dallas at 3 p.m. There will be no
service on Thursday, Luna said.
Luna said trains would stop in Corsicana
and College Station each trip, but he said he
did not know where in College Station the
train would stop.
Rollin Bradenberg, general manager of
Southern Pacific Transportation Co., said
Monday that negotiations will begin this
month for use.of Southern Pacific's lines by
Amtrak.
"Amtrak notified us under their provisions
with Southern Pacific that they would like to
initiate tri- weekly service on or about June
15," he said.
But Amtrak public relations officials said
it is premature to announce service between
Dallas and Houston and said stops have not
yet been determined.
Arthur Lloyd, an Amtrak spokesman, c�cin-
Please see Amtr*, 11A
Amtrak
From 1A
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firmed that Amtrak has contacted
Southern Pacific about the route, but
said an agreement to provide service
has not yet been reached.
Debbie Marciniak, manager of
public affairs for Amtrak's central
region, said a route between Dallas
and Houston has been under consid-
eration for several years, but said
negotiations with Southern Pacific
must be completed before any
announcements can be made.
Bradenberg and Luna said service
between the two cities would be pro-
vided by a segment of The Eagle, a
train running between Chicago and
San Antonio.
After it leaves Chicago, The Eagle
stops in St. Louis, Little Rock, Dal-
las -Fort Worth, Austin and San
Antonio. It then heads toward Los
Angeles. The route being considered
would be split off The Eagle when
the train reaches Dallas.
There, an engine and two or three
passenger cars would be split off the
main line and would travdr through
Ennis, Corsicana, Mexia, Hearne
and Bryan- College Station on its way
to Houston, Bradenberg said.
Bradenberg said the route has been
under consideration by Amtrak for
several years because of political
pressure to reinstate service between
the two cities. A route between Dal-
las and Houston was discontinued in
1982 or 1983, he said.
Luna said he does not know how
many passengers the train is expected
to carry between Dallas and Houston
or what ticket prices would be.
�.. eu a eu .
Tuesday, May 3, 1988
THE EAGLE
Low -key and studious
In 1949 when Doc Birdwell was
manager of the Exchange Store on
the Texas A&M campus, his son,
Dick, was a student at "The Col-
lege." A &M had an enrollment of
about 6,000; there was one signal
light and one policeman in the quiet
little town called College Station.
Thirty -eight years later, young
Dick Birdwell returned to his home
town. In the meantime he had gradu-
ated from Texas A &M, married his
childhood sweetheart, Joyce Pat -
ranella of College Station, and
started his career with Dow Chemical
Company.
While living in Lake Jackson he
served on the city council, first as
councilman and later as mayor. He
left Lake Jackson for Baton Rouge.
La., to become manager of Dow's
entire operation in Louisiana.
During the past few years I have
worked with Dick on several busi-
ness projects and know him to be a
quiet, low -key man who studies ev-
ery aspect of a problem before
reaching a practical, common sense
conclusion.
His engineering knowledge and
his extensive experience make him a
valuable person to assist in handling
the financial problems and indusdial
and cultural growth of a small town
which has become a city.
College Station needs such aihigh-
ly qualified man on its council,
PHILLIP B. GQQDE
College Station
Wednesday, May 4, 1988
THE EAGLE
•
106 legal pokes
men, for the City of College
Station will hold a public hear-
ing to consider a request for a
variance in the name of:
Harold Douglas &
Lou Campbell
Rt. 3 Box 426-A
Rock Prairie Road
College Station, TX 77640
The case will be heard by the
Board at the regular meeting
in the Council Room, College
Station City Hall, 1101 Texw
Avenue at 7:00 P.M. on Tues.
day, May 17,1986.
The nature of the case is aE
follows:
Applicant is requesting a vari•
ance to the lot size in an A -O
zoning district at their home
on 1.563 acres on the east side
of Rock Prairie Road, ap-
proximately 100 yards northw-
est of Green Prairie Road.
Additional information is
available at the office of the
Zoning Official of the City of
College Station, (409)
764 -3570.
Jane R. Kee
Zoning Official
4L
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC NEARING:
The Zoning Board of Adjust-
05-04-88
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING:
The Zoning Board of Adjust-
ment for the City of College
Station will hold a public hear-
ing to consider a request for a
variance in the name of:
Stabler Sign Company
1823 Shi loh Ave.
Bryan, Texas 77803
The case will be heard b the
Board at the regular meeting
in the Council Room, Co 'ege
Station City Hall, 1101 Texas
Avenue at 7:00 P.M. on Tues-
day, May 17,1968,
The nature of the case is as
follows:
Applicant is requesting a vari-
ance to the sign regulations
relative to the allowable num-
ber of freestanding signs, and
to the allowable height and
area of freestanding signs in
order to place a new sign on
the sight of the Exxon Station
at 1721 Texas Ave. South.
Further information is availa-
ble at the office of the Zoning
Official of the City of College
Station, (409) 764 -3570.
Jane R. Kee
05 -04-88 Zoning Official
109 Pdk Nofim
TOALL INTERESTED
PERSONS AND PARTIES
You are hereby notified of the
opportunity for written public
comment concerning the ap-
plication for continuance of
Permit No. R-443 by Producers
Cooperative Association for a
dry fertilizer blending facility
in Bryan. The location is 1800
North Texas Avenue. This
facility is emitting the follow-
ing air contaminants: Particu-
late Matter -- Grain Dust and
Fertilizer Mixtures.
A copy of all materials submit-
ted by the applicant is availa-
Die for public inspection at the
Texas Air Control Board Waco
Regional Office at 900 West
State Highway 6, Waco, Texas,
76712 -1112. All interested per-
sons may inspect these
materials and submit written
comments to the Executive
Director of the Texas Air Con-
trol Board. Any person who
may be affected by emissions
of air contaminants from the
proposed facility may request
a contested case hearing from
the Board on the application
for continuance pursuant to
Section 3.271(c) of the Texas
Clean Air Act. All comments
and hearing requests must be
Wednesday, May 4, 1988
THE EAGLE
Friday, May 6, 1988
THE EAGLE
Moving tracks not
an obstacle to new
CS Amtrak service
By Scott Williams
of the Eagle staff
Relocating the railroad tracks that cut
through the Texas A &M University campus
wouldn't affect Amtrak passenger service to
College Station, an Amtrak board member
says.
Charles Luna, a 16 -year veteran of phe
Amtrak board, said moving the tracks owned
by Southern Pacific Transportation Co.
wouldn't kill plans to provide service be-
tween Dallas and Houston, scheduled to be-
gin in June.
Although Amtrak has not officially
announced plans for passenger service to
College Station, Luna said in an interview
Monday from Dallas that Amtrak will begin
service six days per week between Dallas and
Houston on or about June 15, with stops in
College Station and Corsicana.
The Texas A &M University Board of Re-
gents has decided it wants to move the tracks
as far west as practical, James B. Bond,
A &M's deputy chancellor for legal and ex-
ternal affairs, told city and county representa-
tives last week.
Luna, however, doesn't take such talk
seriously.
A &M officials have discussed moving the
tracks for 20 years, he said, but have never
done anything about it.
"Y i and I will probably both be old men
before that happens," Luna said, adding that
the subject of rail relocation wasn't discussed
at Amtrak board meetings where service to
College Station was considered.
Luna noted that railroad companies are
slow- moving. By the time Southern Pacific
gets around to moving the tracks, he said,
Amtrak "probably will have worn out two or
three trains."
A &M regents are, considering several
possible routes to bypass the campus but have
expressed their preference for a plan that
would bypass Bryan - College Station com-
pletely, passing just east of A &M's Research
and Extension Center and west of Easter -
wood Airport.
Rollin Bredenberg, general manager of
Southern Pacific, said two of the proposed
alternate routes would not substantially affect
the running times of trains, and if selected,
would probably not cause Amtrak to consider
altering service to College Station.
But the westernmost route favored by the
regents would change the running time of
trains and Amtrak would then have to consid-
er whether to alter passenger service through
the area, he said.
Bredenberg said negotiations for Amtrak
to use Southern Pacific lines has begun.
Luna said that platforms will be built in
Corsicana and College Station, but that sites
have not yet been selected.
Debbie Marciniak, manager of public
affairs for Amtrak's central region, said rep-
resentatives of Amtrak's engineering,
mechanical and passenger services depart-
ments visited Bryan - College Station Tuesday
to look at possible platform sites. She said
Amtrak would not build a train station in the
area because it lacks capital for such projects,
but she said it wouldn't be out of the ordinary
to ask city officials to build such a facility.
College Station Mayor Larry Ringer and
Bryan Mayor Marvin Tate said they have not
been in contact with Amtrak officials.
Luna said Monday that passenger trains
will leave Dallas on Mondays, Wednesdays
and Saturdays at 2 p.m. and arrive in Houston
at 8 p.m. the same day. Return trips will
leave Houston on Tuesdays, Fridays and
Sundays at 9 a.m. and arrive in Dallas at 3
p.m. There will be no service on Thursdays,
Luna said.
LS residents
speak out on
future traffic
Friday, May 6, 1988
THE EAGLE
By Cathy Thomas
of the Eagle staff
College Station residents are concerned ab-
out getting around town in the year 2000.
At a public hearing, held Thursday by the
Planning and Zoning Commission to hear com-
ments on suggested revisions for the city's Plan
2000, three people said the city needs to plan
for bicyclist and pedestrian traffic.
"There's no way to get around this town
except in a vehicle," M.M. Kothmann said.
"I've seen cars force bikers off the road,"
said Joe Nance. Anne Hazen said people in
her Munson Avenue neighborhood can't walk
on their street because of increased automobile
traffic now that the street opens up to Lincoln
Street.
The citizens also were concerned with the
vagueness of a statement in the first draft of plan
revisions that calls for the development of a
public transit system.
"Are we talking about a bus system or
what ?" Nance asked.
"When we can't deal effectively with bicy-
cles and pedestrians, can we deal with mass
transit ?" Kothmann said.
Dick Birdwell, a candidate for the College
Station City Council, suggested the city include
a statement that would encourage city planners
to accommodate senior citizens so they will
settle here from outside the community.
"On one hand I'm hearing, `Let's encourage
this community as a retirement community, "'
said David Brochu, chairman of the Planning
and Zoning Commission. "It seems like that
would go hand -in -hand with public transporta-
tion."
Michael Abelson syggested that street im-
provements be made based on the amount of the
area's tax base .
"My concern is that would tend to create a
situation of the rich get richer and the poor get
poorer," Brochu said.
Birdwell and
Schneider win
council seats
By Cathy Thomas
of the Eagle staff
In what was expected to be a close race for
Place 2 on the College Station City Council,
engineering consultant Dick Birdwell sur-
prised himself when he won 61 percent of the
vote over Terri Tongco, a former city council
member.
In other races, Vernon Schneider, a dis-
tinguished professor of agricultural econo-
mics at Texas A &M University, won the
Place 4 council seat and 80 percent of the vote
over Jean Williamson, an artist. A proposi-
tion to legalize bingo in the city passed with
67 percent of the vote.
"I was surprised at the margin of my vic-
tory," Birdwell, 57, said after the election.
"I was expecting a closer race."
Birdwell received 915 votes to Tongco's
563.
Birdwell carried 12 of the 14 boxes. Tong -
co received a majority of the vote only in the
A &M Presbyterian Church and Aldersgate
Church polling locations.
Birdwell said he was looking forward to
working with the council and wanted to con-
centrate on working on the budget, utility
costs and grooming the city to attract retirees
to make the city their home.
"I'm going to go to work and earn the trust
the voters placed in me," he said.
Schneider, who was at City Hall while the
ballots were being counted, was promptly
congratulated on his victory by Mayor Larry
Ringer and handed a letter that asked him to
choose the committees he wanted to serve on.
"The mayor says we're going to hit the
road running," Schneider said with amuse-
ment.
Schneider, 63, said he will concentrate on
steering the city toward growth and develop-
ment.
Schneider received 1,182 votes, while
Williamson got 295.
Ringer, and Place 6 City Councilman Dick
Haddox, who were unopposed, received
1,328 and 1,168 votes respectively.
Although the bingo proposition passed,
Ringer said the city council will have to pass
an ordinance before churches can organize
games for fundraisers. He said the bingo
® Suriday, , May 8, 1988 ordinance will probably come up at the May
THE EAGLE 25 council meeting.
Council to be sworn in
Iftr
Monday, May 9, 1988
THE EAGLE
New and returning College.' Station city
council members will be sworn in Thursday
night.
New councilmen Dick Birdwell and Vernon
Schneider and returning Councilman Dick
Haddox and Mayor Larry Ringer were elected
in Saturday's city - school balloting.
The council also will hold three public hear-
ings to determine if there is a need to pave
Fidelity Street between Highland and Montclair
street, and to get public opinions on annexing
two tracts of land in order to bring the Lick
Creek Waste Water Treatment Plant and the
Utility Service Center within the city limits.
Tax rebel held in Cisneros hit plot
By David Sedeno
The Associated Press
SAN ANTONIO — A former Libcrtarian crnt
gressional candidate was accused of trying to hire a
`patriotic" assassin to kill Nlayor Henry Cisneros
"to make a statement, au-
thorities,said Wednesday.
Parker F. Abell, 74, -a tax'
protester who claims to be head
of a political extremist group
called the American Patriots,
was held without bail in the Be x
xar County Jail: on charges of
solicitation of capital murder.
Abell, who was under sur-
veillance for about a month,
was arrested Tuesday after
agreeing to pay an undercover CISNEROS
officer $5,000 to kill Cisneros, District Attorney
Fred Rodriguez said.
"fie was doing it to make a statement. He
wanted to get pubjicity,' Rodriguez said_ "It
wasn't a spur -of- the - moment thing, It was thought
out. Fie is firm in his convictions and somehow or
another he wanted a hitman with [lie same resolve,
the same philsophy.
"He just didn't want anybody. fie wanted a
patriot to carry out the execution," said Rodriguez,
who met with the mayor Wednesday to discuss the
threat.
Cisneros, 40, a four -term mayor and former
president of Elie National League of Cities, said he
was not getting additional protection and joked that
he was insulted he was worth only $5,000.
Abell, a resident of Natalia, 18 miles east of San
.Antonio, mentioned other possible targets, includ-
ing State Comptroller Bob Bullock, before decid-
ing on_ Cisneros, the prosecutor said.
"Bullock's name was mentioned but for
whatever reason, Bullock being Out of town, not
enouuh name -iD; he settled on Henry Cisneros," -
Rodr guez said.
Officers arrested Abell at a supermarket pay
phone. In his car ��ere a .2' caliber rifle and "ex-
ecution warrants" issued by the "Soverei-n Court
of the People," police said,
The warrants contained blanks for names of pub-
lic officials to be assassinated.
"The above -named traitor or traitors are to be
executed on sight," read the warrants. ''Each ac-
cused has given public proof of guilt beyond
reasonable doubt that he or she is a traitor to the
People cif the United States and the United States
Constitution. "
A &M to spay CS for ambulance calls
By Cathy Thomas
of the Eagle staff
Texas A &M University has begun reim-
bursing the city of College Station for ambu-
lance calls it answers on campus, a city offi-
cial said Wednesday.
Acting City Manager Ron Ragland told the
council at its workshop meeting that the
agreement could bring in about $7,000
annually in fees the city staff would not other-
wise be able to collect.
Until September A &M paid the city
to serve as a backup to its one ambulance. It
stopped paying the bills, Ragland said, in
1985, shortly after the city raised its ambu-
lance rates from $50 to $100. After that,'the
city had �to bill the student or A &M staff
member who used the service. The city only
collected for about half of the 300 or so calls
it answered.
Underthe old agreement, the patient who
rode in the A &M amulance rode free, Rag-
land said. But the patient who rode in the
College Station ambulance because the
A &M one was busy had to pay $100.
Thursday, May 12 1988
THE EAGLE
CS mayor awards
plaque for service
... to CS mayor
Friday, May 13, 1988
THE EAGLE
By Cathy Thomas
of the Eagle staff
College Station Mayor Larry Ringer and
Councilman Dick Haddox on Thursday re-
ceived plaques recognizing them for their
two years of service to the city.
After presenting a plaque to Haddox, Rin-
ger, apparently unsure of the best way to give
an award to himself, held his own plaque in
his hands.
"Now do I give one to myself' ?" he said.
"Is that what 1 do ?"
He then shook his own hand and thanked
himself.
Following the short ceremony, Ringer,
Haddox and incoming councilmen Dick
Birdwell and Vernon Schneider were sworn
in to their respective offices by Municipal
Judge Phil Banks.
In regular city business, the council held a
public hearing to give residents a chance to
express their views on paving and installing a
curb and gutters on Fidelity Street between
Highland and Montclair streets.
The repairs are expected to cost $37,000.
The city plans to pay two- thirds of the paving
cost, and the eight residents along the street
will divide the remaining one - third. The resi-
dents are responsible for all of the curb and
gutter costs.
The residents' share comes to $19.97 per
foot of street frontage for the paving and $20
per foot for the curb and gutters.
Ringer said the council will consider
amending the ordinance that dictates the
share of the cost of paving that the residents
have to pay, because the wording is vague.
CS dines Japanese.group in Texas style
By Cathy Thomas
of the Eagle staff
Back home in Koriyama, Japan, Mayor
Hisashi Aoki is concerned with building
enoggh schools to meet the recent rise in
population.
In College Station on Monday, though,
he found learning the Cotton -Eyed Joe and
eating a fajita in the proper manner were a
bit more urgent.
The city of College Station held fajita
dinner at Central Park for members of a
delegation that is visiting the city in hopes
of having a Texas A &M University capipus
in their own Japanese city.
While some of a 15- member delegation
from Koriyama danced with College Sta-
tion officials, Yuko Ishizuka, a Japanese
travel agent, and others'gave up using their
fingers and opted instead for chopsticks to
tackle the Texas meal in front of them.
When asked by an interpreter if it would
be easier for him to just pick up the fajita
and eat it, Ishizuka held up his chopsticks
and replied: "It's easy — for a Japanese."
Still others took on a bigger feat — eat-
ing a jalepeno pepper. The Americans
laughed and College'Station Mayor Larry
Ringer stood nearby with water.
Before eating, College Station and
Bryan city officials shared a toa#,pf,saki.
I ° "It's smooth. Very, very smooth," said
,Bryan Mayor Marvin Tate. 4
Meanwhile, College Station Cit�`eoun-
cilman Vernon Schneider and Zenbei Ohta-
ka, vice chairman of the Koriyama Cham-
ber of Commerce and Industry, talked elec-
tronics.
Schneider handed Ohtaka his Ricoh
camera to look at. Ohtaka handed Schneid-
er a Casio calculator.
Sony video cameras also were common
at the party..
When asked if he could bring anything
he wanted to back from College Station,
Mayor Aoki said it would be the mood from
an A &M commencement ceremony.
"I would like to bring the atmosphere of
commencement to koriyama," he said
through an interpreter.
He said Japanese ceremonies are more
formal, long lasting and not as much fun.
Tuesday, May 17 1988
THE EAGLE
Eagle photo by Peter Rocha
Koriyama Mayor Hisashi Aoki bites into afajita at a dinner chairman Rokurou Hona and A &M graduate student Tom
sponsored by the city of College Station. To his right are Miyake.
For your information
n
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`Hoorah for Gray' days
recognize older Americans
College Station Mayor Larry Ringer and Bryan
Mayor Marvin Tate have proclaimed Wednesday
thrugh Friday "Hooray for Gray" days in recognition
of the more than 6,500 older Americans living in
Brazos County. The proclamation is being made in
conjunction with National Older American Month.
Both mayors will be on hand to present the proclama-
tioit at�an opening:breakfast Wednesday in Post Oak
Mall.
Three days of special events have been scheduled
for people 50 and over, sponsored by Post Oak Mall,
United Citizen's Bank and the Bryan and College -
Station parks and recreation departments.
Activities will include exercise programs for
seniors, free blood pressure testing, free movie, skee-
ball tournament, scavenger hunt, fashion show and
much.,more. A complete listing of all activities and
their locations are available at the Post Oak Mall
inforMation boot, located near the Plitt Theatre mall
encfawe.
Jof1imore info rn call 764 -0060.
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No decision reached on Amtrack stops
By Scott Williams
of the Eagle staff
No decision has been made yet on where
Amtrak trains will stop in College Station
when service between Dallas and Houston
begins next month.
Amtrak officials toured College Station last
week looking at potential platform sites, a
company offical said Monday.
Debbie Marciniak, manager of public
affairs for Amtrak's central region, said rep-
resentatives of the company's engineering
and passenger services departments visited
the city as a followup to a trip made earlier
this month.
Officials from those departments must ex-
Tuesday, May 17 ,1988
THE EAGLE
amine possible platform sites, then report on
their findings and recommend a site to
Amtrak officials.
She said they will determine what is in-
volved in acquiring each site and how much it"
will cost.
Amtrak has slated June 15 as the startulf
date for, passenger•, service between Dallas
and Houston, with stops in Corsicana and
College Station.
Marciniak said Monday that Amtrak de-
finitely is looking for a platform site ihCol-
lege Station rather than Bryan.
She said it wouldn't be out ofd ordinary
to ask local city officials to build such a
facility.
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Council to decide parking use
The College Station City Cpuncil will
decide Thursday if Aldersgate United
Methodist Church should be granted a
conditional use permit that will allow an
existing gravel parking lot on church prop-
erty.
The city's Project Review Committee
decided that the church lot does not meet
ordinance requirements because it does
not include parking lot islands, landscap-
ing or stripes indicating where parking
places should be.
A planning and zoning commission
member said since the church did not indi-
cate how temporary the lot will be, he
considered it a permanent lot.
The council meets Wednesday at 4 p.m.
for a workshop meeting and at 7 p.m. on
Thursday for its regular session. Both
meetings will be held in the council cham-
bers at City Hall.
Wednesday, May 25, 1988
THE EAGLE
Local police officers
remember peers who
died in line of duty
By J Dennis Yount
of the Eagle staff
Police officers who have died in the line of
duty were remembered Monday by their
peers in the College Station Police Depart-
ment.
In ceremonies marking the first local
observance of Law Enforcement Day, an
honor guard of College Station police offic-
ers saluted their fallen comrades. Two of the
honor guard raised the United States flag and
a police memorial flag to open the ceremony,
while members of the A &M Consolidated
High School Choir sang the National
Anthem.
Although no police officers in the local
area have been killed in the line of duty,
College Staion Police Chief Michael Strope
said the loss of any peace officer is felt here.
Strope said the special memorial day was
first held 27 years ago.
"The Law Enforcement Memorial Day
was first recognized in 1961 by President
John F. Kennedy. In 1987, 72 officers lost
their lives in the line of duty -6 more than in
1986. Seven of these officers were from
Texas," Strope said.
U.S. Rep. Joe Barton said that while statis-
tics don't tell the full story of police officers'
sacrifices, they help to put them into context.
"During the last 10 years, there have been
1,500 officers killed in the line of duty,
600,000 have been assaulted and 200,000
wounded. Since statistics have been kept,
30,000 officers have died.
"That's more deaths than Korea. Today
the commitment expected of law enforce-
ment officers is becoming more and more a
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matter of life and death," Barton said.
Citing a case of an undercover police offic-
er murdered near Midlothian, Barton said the
police need more help from government and
citizens supporting their efforts.
"A young drug officer was put in the Mid-
lothian High School. He was doing a good
job. Dealers found out about him and lured
him out of town and put a .45 to his head and
killed him.
There are several things that can be done to
help law officers make their jobs safer, Bar-
ton said.
"We need a drug testing program at the
federal level. We need military interdiction at
borders. We need to pass tough federal laws
making possible the death penalty for selling
drugs to minors. We need to get the entertain-
ment people involved and quit telling jokes
about drug use on `Saturday Night Live, "'
Barton said.
College Station Police Sgt. Gary Norton
said he was pleased with the response to the
first ceremony and hoped it would grow each
year.
"The Bryan -- College Station area is the
largest concentration of police agencies be-
tween the Dallas —Fort Worth area and
Houston. We hope that as we continue to do
this each year, more of the outlying agencies
will participate and send representatives,"
Norton said.
"When an officer anywhere in the natior
dies, it means something to us all," No,'
said.
Tuesday, May 17, 1988
THE EAGLE
BoLCS jobless
rate still last
on state's list
By Scott Williams
of the Eagle staff
The unemployment rate in
Bryan - College Station drop-
ped to 4.2 percent of the avail-
able work force in April —
almost a full percentage point
lower than second -place Lub-
bock at 5.1 percent.
April was the 10th consecu-
tive month in which the local
area posted the lowest jobless
rate among the state's 27 met-
ropolitan statistical areas.
Amarillo placed third at 5.4
percent, followed by San
Angelo at 5.5 percent and Au-
stin and Dallas at 5.6 percent.
The McAllen-Edinburg-
Mission area once again had
the worst unemployment rate
in the state at 15.5 percent. The
statewide rate was 7.0 percent
in April, down from the 8.3
percent rate a year ago.
The nation's jobless rate
Wed. May 25 198E
THE EAGLE
stood at 5.3 percent in April,
down from a year ago when the
unemployment rate was 6.2
percent.
The drop in the unemploy-
ment rate statewide is an in-
dication that the Texas eco-
nomy has turned around and is
making a long climb over the
top of the hill, although urban
unemployment rates remain
high, according to an official
with the Texas Employment
Commission in Austin.
Terrence Travland, assistant
chief of economic research for
the TEC, said Tuesday there
has been a significant change
in the Texas economy over the
past year.
Travland said although he is
encouraged by the most recent
monthly unemployment fi-
gures — comparing March
with April — "they are not all
that significant" because they
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fluctuations.
The unemployment rate is
expected to go up as high
school and college students en-
ter the job market.
Hamp Patterson, labor mar-
ket analyst for the Bryan TEC
office, said Bryan - College Sta-
tion will continue to mirror
statewide fluctuations in the
unemployment rate.
The local area's unemploy-
ment picture looks particularly
good when compared with the
same month a year ago. The
labor force is up by 1,400,
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Council hears financial report
By Cathy Thomas
of the Eagle staff
The College Station City Council h
Wednesday heard a presentation by themq
finance department on tto}v much moneyx will
be spent to make the - 1r4nsitioi -'Pro `d:.1.
month to a 15 -month fiscal year.
In the past, the College Station fiscal year
ended June 30, but the council decided to
make a change this year to end the fiscal year,
Sept. 30, the same date as Bryan's fiscal year
ends.
"We've attempted to make this as stream-
lined as nossible." said Tenn Schroeder of'
Thursday, May 26, 1988
THE EAGLE
the city's finance department.
Each of the funds making up the 1987 -88
budget has been increased by about 25 per-
cent in order to finance the city's expenses
until Sept. 30.
The city's general fund budget will be in.
creased to $ I6.0 million: the utility fund will
be increased to $45.4 million, the sanitation
fund to $2.3 million and debt service to $4.6
million.
A public hearing to get community reac-
tion to the budget amendment will be helc
June 9.
City councils organize
war on drugs committee
Bryan and College Station city council members re-
cently decided to form a special committee to help define
and meet demands of the local war on drugs.
Committee goals, will ,be,to evaluate ,exiling drug -
related progra kileterlAin serviee� hoed; recom-
mend agencies that could meet those needs; stress adult
education; and provide council members with a written
report of findings by Sept. 1, 1988.
Citizens interested in serving on this committee should
contact their respective city council as soon as possible.
Thursday, May 26 1988
THE EAGLE
CS council votes
to alter ordinance
to end confusion
Confusion over who pays for
improvements leads to action
By Cathy Thomas
of the Eagle staff
The College Station City Council voted
Thursday to clarify a poorly worded ordi-
nance dealing with how much homeowners
must pay for repairs made to their streets.
The move could have cost residents of
Fidelity Street nearly $14 a linear foot for
planned repairs, but the council elected to
honor an earlier estimated cost cited to the
residents.
Before the paving- assessment ordinance
was amended, council members thought
the city had to pay for one -third of such
improvements while the property owners
on each side of the street would pay the
remaining two - thirds.
But some property owners took the
wording on the old ordinance to mean that
the property owners on both sides of the
street would join to pay one -third and the
city would pay the remaining two- thirds.
To add to the confusion, a state law
allows the city to assess between 0 and 90
percent of the repair cost to the property
owners.
And when property owners on Fidelity
Street between Wellborn Road and Fair-
view Street presented a petition to the
council to have their street paved, they
thought the assessment plan was a pretty
good deal. For an estimated $19.97 per
linear foot they could have a new road sur-
face and curbs and gutters — or so they
thought.
After presenting their petition two weeks
ago, the homeowners found out the council
had interpreted the ordinance to read that
the owners would have to pay for two -
thirds of the paving and 100 percent of the
curb - and - gutter costs.
The fact that city staff worked with the
residents and interpreted the law to read
that the city would pay for two - thirds of the
paving was as good as a commitment to
some council members.
Councilman Fred Brown said he doesn't
go back on his word at his car dealership
and he wouldn't in the council chamber
either.
"I think we need to suck it up," Brown
said.
If the property owners had to pay two -
thirds the cost would be about $33 dollars a
linear foot.
Property owner David Burdick, 302
Fidelity St., was one of about a half -dozen
property owners at the meeting to speak on
the issue. Burdick said he is responsible for
85 linear feet on Fidelity.
"Everytime you increase it (the assess-
ment) by a dollar, you increase it by $85,"
he said.
Friday, May 27, 1988
THE EAGLE
TML APPOINTS OFFICIALS: College
Station Mayor Larry Ringer and Coun-
cilwoman Lynn McIlhaney have been
named to legislative committees of the
Texas Municipal League. Ringer will
serve on the public safety committee, and
McIlhaney will be a member of the com-
munity development committee.
108 legal Notices
Ordinance No. 1756 de-
termines that a municipal re-
gulation for this activity is no
longer necessary because Ar-
ticle 9009a, Texas Revised
Civil Statutes, provides for the
regulation of the purchase of
used jewelry and precious
metals.
Ordinance No. 1756 shall be-
come effective and be in full
force and effect from and after
its passage and approval by
the College Station City
Council, and in accordance
with the City Charter. The
complete text of the above -
named ordinance maybe seen
at the office of the City Secre-
tary, at 1101 South Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
06-03- 88,06 -04 -88
meeting in regular session in
the Council Room of the Col-
lege Station City Hall, said
meeting having been posted
in accordance with Art. 6252-
17. Said Ordinance, signed by
Inthe a official and ecordscofthe
city, is captioned as follows.
AN ORDINANCE REVOKING
SECTION 14 OF CHAPTER 4
OF THE CODE OF ORDINAN-
CES OF THE CITY OF COL-
LEGE STATION PERTAINING OF USED
JEWELRYURC RASPRE%:IOUS
METAL.
Saturday, June 4, 1988
THE EAGLE
US council to consider plans
for Wolf Pen Creek Corridor
The College Station City Council this
week will consider approving a schematic
plan for the Wolf Pen Creek Corridor.
Council members recently approved the
Project consultant's conceptual plan and
asked him to come up with the master plan.
The first phase of the project is expected to
cost $1.5 million.
J.T. Dunkin of the Dallas urban planning
firm of J.T. Dunkin and Associates Inc. is
making the presentation to the council.
Members of the project's steering commit-
tee have been trying to obtain donations of
land and services from property owners in
order to apply for a federal grant to pay for
half the estimated cost.
The project calls for developing land along
Wolf Pen Creek, which runs from Texas 6 to
the East Bypass and between Harvey Road
and Colgate Drive, into a series of parks
connected by small bodies of water.
The project's steering committee also
wants private businesses to become involved
with the city project.
The corridor is to serve as an attraction to
visitors and residents while curbing erosion
along the creek's banks.
The presentation will be made at Wednes-
day's workshop meeting. The council will
vote on it at Thursday's council meeting.
Also at Thursday's meeting, the council is
expected to agree to study the possibility of
having a joint landfill with the city of Bryan.
The total cost of the study is $57,000. The
study will be conducted by HDR Engineering
Inc. and McDow & Associates Inc.
The workshop meeting will be held at 4
P.M. Wednesday in the Council Chamber.
Thursday's meeting will be at 7 p.m. in the
Council Chamber.
Tuesday, June 7, 1988
THE EAGLE
southern Pacific, Amtrak
not negotiating on CS stop
By Scott Williams
of the Eagle staff
With the original target date for beginning
Amtrak service between Dallas and Houston
with a stop in College Station only a week
away, a spokesman for Southern Pacific
Transporation Co. said Tuesday the firm is
not yet negotiating with Amtrak for the use of
Southern Pacific's tracks.
R.W. Taggart, Southern Pacific's vice
president of public relations and public
affairs, said contact between the two com-
panies "is in the earliest possible stages."
"There have been no more than explora-
tory discussions on the possibility of begin-
ning Amtrak service between Dallas and
Houston," he said.
Taggart said the subject has come up in
previous years and came up again recently,
"but we are not at the point of negotiations,"
he said.
Taggart defined negotiations as "a point
where two parties are in conceptual agree-
ment and they're down to the point where
they are hammering out the issues. We're not
there," he said.
Debbie Marciniak, Amtrak's manager of
public affairs, agreed with Taggart's assess-
ment of the situation saying Amtrak has indi-
cated a desire to use Southern Pacific's lines
and now is waiting for a reply.
"It's not an ongoing type of day -to -day
negotiation," she said.
Amtrak originally planned to begin service
Wednesday, June 8, 1988
THE EAGLE
Amtrak originally planned to
begin service between Dallas
and Houston on June 15 with
stops in College Station and Cor-
sicana, but a formal decision by
Amtrak's board of directors was
postponed in May because an
agreement to use Southern Paci-
fic's lines had not been reached.
between the two cities on June 15 with stops
in College Station and Corsicana, but a for-
mal decision by Amtrak's board of directors
was postponed in May because an agreement
to use Southern Pacific's lines had not been
reached.
Marciniak said the agenda for Amtrak's
next board meeting, to be held June 22, has
not yet been determined.
Service between the two cities is scheduled
to be provided by a segment of The Eagle, a
train running between Chicago and San
Antonio. After it leaves Chicago, The Eagle
stops in St. Louis, Little Rock, Dallas -Fort
Worth, Austin and San Antonio before head-
ing to Los Angeles.
There, an engine and two or three passen-
ger cars would leave the main line and woulc
travel through Ennis, Corsicana, Mexia
Hearne and Bryan - College Station on its wa`_
to Houston.
`..
City of College Station directors received training on the
city's new computer system Tuesday. Chris Longley, mic-
ro computer specialist, center, helps Utilities Director
John Woody, front, enter data into the system as Fire
Chief Douglas Landua looks on. The new system, which
will allow employees to work on any computer in city
offices, is being phased in this month.
Wednesday, June 8, 1988
THE EAGLE
Computer lessons
Eagle photo. by Dave McDermand
CS must receive land pledges
for funding on Wolf Pen plan
By Cathy Thomas
of the Eagle staff
The College Station City Council on
Wednesday found out the city needs to re-
ceive pledges for about 74 acres of flood-
plain land from property owners to start
obtaining funding for the first phase of the
Wolf Pen Creek Corridor.
The land needed for the project is bordered
by Texas Avenue and the East Bj pass on the
east and west and by Harvey Road and Col-
gate Drive on the north and south.
J.T. Dunkin, the consultant who is work-
ing for the city to draw up a final plan for the
project, recommended that the council con-
sider linking a series of small ponds and lakes
by a narrow stream so all property owners
will have the benefit of at least a stream
behind their property.
He also recommended that the council
seek an additional 20 feet from the property
owners for open space.
Property owners will benefit from in-
creased values in return for their donations of
land, said Councilman Dick Haddox, the
project's steering committee chairman.
Acting City Manager Ron Ragland said the
council may have to draft a special zoning
ordinance that will allow the property owners
to build right up to the border of the project.
Once the city has talked with the 22 prop-
erty owners and has an idea about how much
property is promised to the project, the city
can apply to the Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department for a matching grant. The dead-
line is July 31.
Haddox said he hopes to have pledges for
$750,000 worth of property and in -kind ser-
vices to outline in the application. If the
matching funds are granted, the city will have
$1.5 million to use on the first phase of the
project.
Ragland said there is no definition for the
first phase yet, other than building the stream
and ponds in the floodway.
Dunkin suggested one of the first develop-
ments should be the pond visible from the
East Bypass.
Thursday, June 9, 1988
THE EAGLE
Friday, June 10 1988 THE EAGLE
Cabl clusts
1%01
t o i
By Cathy Thomas
of the Eagle staff
Cooke Cablevision Inc. customers will pay up to $1
more a month for their cable service beginning July 1,
system manager John Southard said Thursday.
The cost of the Family Pac will go from the current
rate of $16.95 to $17.95' The economy package will
increase from $4.50 to $4.70. There will be no in-
crease for pay channels, tjie remote control box or
additional outlets.
No new channels will be added with the exception
of the Nostalgia channel, which already is being
shown on Channel 23 aver the Firtancial News Net-
work, which is shown on the same channel, signs off.
Cable rates were last increased in July 1987.
Southard said rates are being increased because of
an increase in the service's operating costs.
"It used to be we paid copyright (fees) on 43
percent of our revenue," he said. "Now we pay 100
percent. "
Customers will be notified of the increase in their
July bills which will go out later thig month, Southard
said.
Both the Bryan and College Station city councils
�.. have been notified of the increase as part of the franch-
ise agreement, but the councils have no authority to
vote against the increase.
The Cable Communications Act of 1984 removed
cable rates from city control effective Dec. 30, 1986.
108 LO'NQti m
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
There will be a meeting of the
Structural Standards
Board /Building Code Board of
Adjustments at 4:00 P.M. on
Thursday, June 16, 1988 in the
Council Room in the City of
College Station City Hall, 1101
Texas Ave., College Station,
Texas.
The property to be considered
for condemnation is at 203
Fairview, Lot 7, Block 2, Col-
lege Park Addition.
For further information you
may call Coy Perry at 764 -3741.
06.09- 88,06 -10-88
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
There will be a meeting of the
City of College Station Struc-
tural Standards
Board /Building Code Board of
Adjustments at 4:00 P.M. on
Thursday, June 16, 1988 in the
Council Boom in City Hall,
1101 Texas Ave., College
Station, Texas.
The property to be considered
for condemnation is at 909
Fairview, Lot 18, Block 3,
Breezy Heights Addition.
For further information you
may call Coy Perry at 764 -3741.
08-09- 88,06 -10-88
A tale of two citizens and two c*ties
By Cathy Thomas
of the Eagle staff
One was gentle and soft - spoken; the other
downright cantankerous. And both Pat
Boughton and John Mobley left their mark on
their cities before retiring last month from the
Bryan and College Station city councils with
a decade of service.
Boughton, a former College Station coun-
cilwoman, is finally cleaning her house. And
she's already been to Alaska and back.
"I felt I had to get off the council,"
Boughton said. "My house is a disaster."
Mobley, a former Bryan city councilman,
is selling and building more swimming pools
at Mobley Pool Co. He said business is great.
In 1978, Bryan and College Station resi-
dents first elected the two representatives. In
1988, the two bowed out of city government.
Mobley, it turns out, is willing to return.
"I've done more than should be expected
of a person," he said. He added that he'll run
again next year if he sees the need.
Changes in both cities over the last decade
can be attributed in part to the veteran council
members, who attended at least 1,000 coun-
cil meetings. Mobley remembers attending
every regular council meeting and missing
only one workshop meeting during his te-
nure.
Boughton ran for the council 10 years ago
after serving on a citizens' group organized to
supervise apartment development in the area
of Welsh Avenue and Southwest Parkway.
While on the council, Boughton served on
a committee that negotiated with the College
Station school district for the Jersey Street
property and building that would become the
College Station Community Center.
She said she turned to her father, C.A.
Bonnen, a council member who served from
1971 -74, for advice.
"He told me that it was the best -built
building in the school district," she said.
Boughton also supported the 1981 purch-
ase of 1,265 acres off the intersection of
Greens Prairie and Rock Prairie roads for an
industrial park.
Eagle photos
Pat Boughton and John Mobley have different styles, but a common goal.
"I still feel that that was a very good deal
for the city," she said. "It has sat and we've
done nothing with it for so many years."
The city traded part of its property, which
was along a floodway, for developer Bill
Fitch's property that borders Texas 6. Fitch is
building a golf course on his parcel.
Boughton has an undemonstrative de-
meanor; College Station Mayor Larry Ringer
described her as a quiet, yet concerned arm of
the city council, and praised Boughton's
skills in working with others and her devotion
to the city.
"I was born and raised here," she said. "I
felt it was time to give something back."
Mobley is Boughton's opposite. Where
Boughton is reserved, Mobley has for the last
10 years been the council's class clown. In
the council chamber, Mobley exuded con-
trariness in a harmless way.
"He has very strong beliefs in certain areas
and doesn't hesitate to let you know how he
feels about certain issues," said Bryan
Mayor Marvin Tate.
Some say Mobley once snapped at Coun-
cilman Ben Hardeman for smiling at him.
Mobley isn't sure he did it, but admits he
could have.
` `I thought about it a time or two," he said.
"He's got more of a smirk."
In 1981, Mobley added the slogan "a great
place to live" to the bottom of the Welcome
to Bryan signs. He paid for the addition with
his own money. Just this year the council
agreed to add the phrase to seven replacement
signs that will soon be installed around the
city
They weren't going to put that one there
until I pitched a fit," Mobley said. "I told
them I thought it was a disgrace."
One area of difference between Mobley
and other council members was the new
municipal building, expected to open in Au-
gust.
Mobley calls it "the pink building;" it was
approved as part of a January 1984 bond
election package which also provided for
road construction projects and a new police
station.
"Everybody was blowing and going,"
Mobley said. "It was one of those things the
voters approved."
Although Mobley voted for the bond prop-
osal, he said the city should have been more
conservative and postponed the new building
once the economy hit a period of duress.
"As times began to get a little lighter ... I
didn't feel like it was a mandate from the
people," he said. "Well, times changed and
we didn't have to do all those things."
For all that, Mobley said he likes the
building.
"It is without doubt the prettiest building
in Central Texas," he said. "I wish we could
afford it."
Mobley was in top form in the fall of 1986
when the city passed an anti - smoking ordi- V
nance.
The ordinance, which went into effect inp
October 1986, requires businesses and res_tc
taurants to establish non - smoking areas, and -
limits smoking in the workplace. C _,
"I think it is a bad ordinance," Mobley
said. "If I didn't smoke at all I (would still
be) against it."
He said it should be up to the individual N
business owner to decide whether his patronsw
can smoke in the establishment.
"If you don't want to let them smoke, then co
don't let them smoke," he said. "That
should be up to the private individual."
"He is a very devout smoker," Tate ex -�
plained. M
But the mayor added: "John Mobley is a
unique person. I think John has a heart as big
as a washtub. C)
"I think he represented a segment that
needed to be represented. "
officials and representatives of local
governments were not at the
meeting.
According to the memorandumM.,
McNear said cost of the relocation,
including land acquisition, will be
$45 million to $50 million, double
earlier estimates of the project.
Southern Pacific officials could not
be reached for comment Tuesday.
McNear said, based on the rail-
road's experience in similar reloca-
tions, the cost of the project should
be borne 45 percent by the state, in-
cluding A &M and highway depart-
ment funds, 45 percent by the federal
government, 5 percent by local gov-
ernments and 5 percent by the rail-
road.
"Gov. Clements responded for the
state by affirming his agreement that
all parties listed ... should participate
in sharing the cost of the project, but
he is not prepared at this time to com-
mit to a specific funding allocation;"
the Rains' memorandum said.
If such an arrangement is reached.
based on the $50 million projaetiod,
the cities of Bryan and College Sta-
tion and Brazos County could have to
come up with $2.5 million for the
project.
Ringer said he doesn't know how
College Station can afford to pay its
share. It would mean a halt in road
projects, including the Southwest
Parkway and Emerald Forest inter-
changes on the East Bypass, and a
postponement of pursuing a park in
the Emerald Forest subdivision, he
said.
Tate agreed that the project comes
at a tough time.
"From the status of our budget
problem right now, it concerns us as
, to where the money would come
;from," he said. "We're all faced
t with the same problems — that's
money.'
' Tate said the situation wiih the
railroad is nearing the point -where
the city may have to conduct an im-
pact study to see what effect the rail
relocation will have on Bryan.
County Commissioner Billy Beard
said he expects the commissioners
court to take a position on the rail
relocation at its June 27 meeting.
"It (the project) has merit and it
has a terri ble price tag," Beard said.
Current plans included in the
meeting memorandum call for re-
routing Ehe tracks from a point south
of College Station, along a path west
of Easterwood Airport, to rejoin the
present tracks at a point between the
Bryan Industrial Park and the A &M
Riverside Campus, the former re-
search annex on Texas 21 West.
U.S. Rep. Joe Barton and U.S.
Sens. Lloyd Bentsen and Phil
Gramm all are working on obtaining
federal funding to pay forpart of the
proposed relocation.
"Governor Clements and Chair-
man McNear agreed thjlt.Ue state and
SouTt j;i Pacific should use their
combined efforts in ,.< W .4shington,
D.C. to expedite federal funding for
this project, ", memorandum
states.
According to the memorandum,
Clements said "that under all cir-
cumstances, he—wants the project
completed during his . term of
office." Clements has indicated he
will not seek re- election,X@r a new
term: His current term ends in Janu-
ary 1901.
McNear said the project will re-
quire three r years to complete, but
that time frame can be reduced to two
and one -half years if A&M makes the
land for the relocation available and
if the other entities "cooperate."
"It was finally agreed that a realis-
tic goal for the project was that it be
completed in two and one -half years
or December 1990," the memoran-
dum said.
A &M officials were unavailable
for comment Tuesday. Clements'
office referreO A4estions on the meet-
ings to Rair%,
Jim Warren, an information spe-
cialist in Rains' office, said the May
25 session was the first "comprehen-
sive meeting" between state and rail-
road officials.
"The memorandum is a good
starting point and a good blueprint
for the project," Warren said, noting
the specifics of the memorandum are
subject to change.
"It's premature to lock anyone
into a time frame at this point," he
said.
State asks locals
to aid rail move
By Cathy Thomas
and Robert C. Borden
of the Eagle staff
Local governmental bodies may be asked to
provide $2.5 million to help Texas A &M Uni-
versity move the railroad tracks along the Well-
born Road corridor, a letter from Texas Secretary
of State Jack Rains said.
Estimates of the cost of the project have dou-
bled from an earlier $25 million to $50 million,
according to a memorandum accompanying
Rains' letter.
At the same time, Gov. Bill Clements is urging
completion of the project by December 1990, a
month before he leaves
The A &M board of regents wants he tracks
moved west of their present location so the west
campus will no longer be dissected from the rest
of the university buildings.
Clements and other state officials worked out a
tentative plan for relocating the tracks west of
Easterwood Airport with representatives of the
Southern Pacific Transportation Co. at a May 25
meeting in Austin.
At that meeting, the Texas Department of
Highways and Public Transportation was put in
charge of the project.
In June 2 letters to mayors Larry Ringer of
College Station and Marvin Tate of Bryan and to
County Judge Dick Holmgreen, Rains outlined
an agreement on the project reached at the
meeting.
Attending that meeting with Clements and
Rains were Jim Neale, Clements' personal assis-
tant; Denman McNear, chairman of Southern
Pacific; J.C. Strong, Southern Pacific design en-
gineer; and A.H. Meyers, Southern Pacific assis-
- tant engineer for design and construction. A &M
Please see Rail, 4A
N
Easterwood
Airport
Texas 21
Proposed route
Current tracks
0 A&M Annex
[3 Brya Industria Pa
Eagle graphic by Robert C. Border
CS City Council to hold
special meeting on bdnds
•
The College Station City Council will;
meet at 4 p.m. today to consider the issuance,
of $2.6 million in general - obligation bonds.,'
The bond issue would refinance contrac-
tual obligations undertaken to fund the city's''
new computer management information ser -I<
vice and to restructure the financing of the
certificate of obligation due for an economic
development land purchase.
The city is planning to set aside funds in
the 1988 budget to cover the debt service on
the bond issue.
The council also will consider setting poli - _i
cies for the committee established by the
cities of Bryan and College Station to make
recommendations on how the cities should
use their Community Development Block
Grant and hotel /motel tax funds.
Wednesday, June 15,1988
THE EAGLE
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CS council issues 62.85 million
in bonds to pay
note and loan
By Cathy Thomas
of the Eagle staff
The College Station City Council on
Wednesday issued $2.85 million in general
obligation bonds to pay the note on the city's
industrial park and to repay a loan taken out
to finance the city's management information
services plan.
The transaction was made during a special
council meeting.
Underwood, Neuhaus & Co. of Houston
had the lowest of 10 bids. With its financing,
the city will he required to pay $1,056,729 in
interest at a rate of 6.59 percent over an
eight -year period.
The cost of the principal and interest on the
loan is $3.9 million.
During the 1989 fiscal year, the city has to
repay $100,000 for the principal, plus in-
terest on the remaining $2.75 million.
A $1.5 million note, plus accrued interest,
for the city's comprehensive computer sys-
tem, was borrowed on a short-term basis.
The $1.15 million, plus accrued interest,
which remains on the loan taken for the in-
dustrial park is due on July 15.
Thursday, June 16, 1988
THE EAGLE
In other action, the council approved a set
of guidelines to submit to Bryan and College
Station's Joint Relief Funding Review Com-
mittee to standardize requests for money
from the two cities' Community Develop-
ment Block Grant funds and hotel /motel tax
funds.
The council approved guidelines that call
for the council, rather than the review com-
mittee, to hear requests from the Bryan -
College Station Chamber of Commerce, the
College Station Economic Development
Foundation, Easterwood Airport, and the
Community Center.
Organizations requesting money will re-
ceive funding from the Community Develop-
ment Block Grant Fund, which has a $90,000
balance, and the hotel/motel tax fund, which
has a $643,000 balance.
The council also inserted two additions to
the guidelines that say the Brazos Valley Arts
Council will be given money from the hotel/
motel tax fund to give to its member orga-
nizations and a statement that says organiza-
tions seeking funding should not have large
balances in their budgets.
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Saturday
THE
108 legal Nodces
Trustees of the Bryan In-
dependent School District
will reserve all mineral rights.
The terms of sale are for cash
and all bids must be submitted
to the office of C.W. Henry,
Director of Finance and Ac-
counting, 101 North Texas
Avenue, Bryan, TX 77803. Bids
will be accepted until 2:00
P.M., Thursday, July 7, 1988, at
which time they will be
opened and tabulated.
The Bryan Independent
School District shall be
authorized to accept or reject
any or all bids, in the discre-
tion of the district, such be in
the best interest of the
District.
06-18- 88,06 -19- 88,06 -20 -88
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1759 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
JUNE 9, 1988, BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
meeting in regular session in
the Council Room of the Col-
lege Station City Hall, said
meeting having been posted
in accordance with Art. 6252-
17. Said Ordinance, signed by
the Mayor and duly recorded
in the official records of the
city, is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE RECEIVING
CERTAIN TERRITORY AD-
JOINING THE CITY LIMITS
OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS.
Prior to consideration and ap-
proval of this ordinance, two
public hearings were held af-
ter Notice of said Hearings
was duly given to the public.
Ordinance No. 1759 receives
into the city limits certain
territory owned by the City of
College Station and de-
scribed as two (2) tracts of
land including the following:
(1) a 515.54 acre tract situated
in the S.W. Robertson League,
Abstract No. 202, Brazos
County, Texas, save and ex-
cept that 17.8 acre tract owned
by W.D. Fitch and Young
Brothers, Inc., which tract was
June 18, 1988
EAGLE
108 lepi Nodces
annexed by the City on Oc-
tober 13, 1983 by Ordinance
No. 1464, and, being a portion
of a called 1265.37 acre tract
conveyed by Robert F. Spear-
man to the City of College Sta-
tion, Texas, by deed recorded
in Volume 488, page 756 of the
Deed Records of Brazos
County, Texas; and, (2) a 7.9
acre tract of land, in the S.W.
ROBERTSON Survey Abstract
No. 202, Brazos County, Texas,
and being part of a 27.29 acre
tract of parkland dedicated to
the City of College Station by
W.D. Fitch and Young
Brothers, Inc., Contractors,
described in deed in Vol. 1029,
page 13 of the official records
of Brazos County, Texas. The
ordinance includes a service
plan for the 505.64 acres being
annexed and also gives a
metes and bounds description
for the parcels of land.
The annexed area abuts the
Rock Prairie Road. No re-
gistered voters reside in the
area. Ordinance No. 1759 shall
be in full force and effect upon
passage and in accordance
with the Charter of the City of
College Station and the laws
of the State of Texas. The
complete text of the ordin-
ance along with accompany-
ing documents may be viewed
at the Office of the Ci Secre-
tary, College Stationity Hall,
1101 South Texas Avenue,
College Station, Texas.
06-17- 88,06 -18 -88
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 1760 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
JUNE 9, 1988, BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
meeting in regular session in
the Council Room of the Col-
lege Station City Hall, said
meeting having been posted
in accordance with Art. 6252-
17. Said Ordinance, signed by
the Mayor and duly recorded
in the official records of the
city, is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE RECEIVING
CERTAIN TERRITORY AD-
JOINING THE CITY LIMITS
OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS.
Prior to consideration and ap-
proval of this ordinance, two
public hearings were held af-
ter Notice of said Hearings
108 legal Notices
was duly given to the public.
Ordinance No. 1760 receives
into the city limit
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LARRY RINGER
College Station Mayor Larry Ringer
doesn't resemble his blonde- haired, blugg
eyed father, but at one time they both p
ferred a good game
of baseball to a hot
meal.
"He would have
rather been off play-
ing ball," Ringer
said of his father.
Ringer also had
an affection for a
baseball. ;• g?°
"At one time it
was more important "
than eating," Rin-
ger said.
Burnett Ringer,
who died in 1965, raised his family in a
small Iowa faun town. He was born in an
even smaller Iowa town a mile away.
The elder Ringer worked for an electric
light and power company and then moved
on to manage a dairy owned by his boss at
the power company. He also taught school
briefly.
"We w re never quite sure what to put',
down for his occupation," Ringer said.
Outside of work, the elder Ringer was.!
involved in helping the community. Hef
served on the PTA and was active in the {!
Methodist Church. q
Ringer attributes his father's interest in
his Iowa hometown as the reason that he
pursued public office in College Station.
"There was a value system of re-
membering what you're doing and how it
will effect other people," said Ringer.
"I hope he wouldn't be surprised that 1
had the same feelings he did," Ringer said.
Around the family, Burnett Ringer
showed love and kindness to his wife and
'two sons.
"I never saw him raise a hand in anger,"
Ringer said. "There wasn't physical disci -
line."
When it came time for Ringer to choose a
ollege, the future mayor picked Iowa
tate, the same school his father had
44ttended at one time. When the younger
inger decided to change majors from en-
meering to math, his father supported his
. decision even though it meant that he
1 ould be in college longer.
The father also quietly influenced Ringer
in a way that he could not have fathomed as
a child.
"He would probably be surprised that I
? have a garden that l work in voluntarily,"
Ringer said. He said he hated it as a child.
Sunday, June 19, 1988
FATHER'S DAY
THE EAGLE
Sons
From 1C
MICHAEL STROPE
Ten years after Jack Strope left the
Springfield, Mo. , police department,
his son Mike Strope became a rookie
police officer
in Spring-
field.
Though
Mike, now
the chief of
police for the
city of Col-
lege Station,
didn't consid-
er police work
a life's career
when he went
to work in the
Springfield
Police Department, his memory of
his father's years as a policeman
sharpened his interest in law enforce-
ment.
"He planted the seeds°— some
good and some bad. My interest was
definitely aroused," Str said. "I
saw him as a disciofiiiarian —
somone who was a proteck6rof socie-
ty and ferreted out the criminal ele-
ment. I didn't see him in terms of the
service aspect of polite work.
"I was somewhat respectful and
fearful of police officers, partially
because of their size. Back in' the
fifties, police work was considerably
different. Policemen were usuany
big men then."
Mike said his perceptions of
policemen and their Job remained
with him until after he was an officer
himself.
"I didn't choose law enforcement
as a career originally," he said. "It
was a stop -gap in a break in my uni-
versity studies.
"I intended to become an attor-
ney, but once it got into my blood,
the interest really stayed. The more I
became aware of what true police
work was all about, the more it
stimulated my interest."
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2 es, in order to take the ac-
n which it deems to be in
the best interest of the school
district.
06- 20- 86,06 -21-88
108 legal Notices
GRANTED TO MCCAW BCS
COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
ITS SUCCESSORS AND AS-
SIGNS, A FRANCHISE AND
PRIVILEGE TO BUILD, USE,
MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A
SYSTEM FOR THE PURPOSE
OF RECEIVING, AMPLIFYING
AND DISTRIBUTING TELEVI-
SION AND RADIO SIGNALS
IN THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, BRAZOS COUNTY,
TEXAS, AND GRANTING THE
RIGHT AND OCHER
PRIVILEGES TO OPERATE
AND MAINTAIN SAME UN-
DER AND OVER THE
STREETS, ALLEYS, PUBLIC
WAYS IN SAID CITY FOR
SAID PURPOSE, WHICH
AUTHORIZATION WAS
TRANSFERRED TO COOKE
CABLEVISIO INC., BY RE-
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO, 1761 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED ON
JUNE 9, 1988, BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
meeting in regular session in
the Council Room of the Col-
,age Station City Hall, said
meeting having been posted
in accordance with Art. 6252-
17. Said Ordinance, signed by
the Mayor and duly recorded
in the official records of the
city, is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
SECTIONS 3, 4, AND 15 OF
ORDINANCE NO. 1546 WHICH
Tuesday,
THE
June 21, 1988
EAGLE
SOLUTION NO. 01- 12 -87 -08
DATED FEBRUARY 12, 1987.
This Ordinance has passed al-
ter Public Hearing and the
City Council hereby provides
an effective date.
Prior to final consideration
and passage, Ordinance 1761
was presented to and con-
sidered by the College Station
City Council during three
separate meetings, the dates
of which were April 28, 1988,
May 26, 1988, and June 9, 1988.
Each meeting at which this
item was considered was a re-
gular meeting open to the
public, and advance notice of
this item was duly given.
Council approval of said or-
dinance was voted at each
meeting.
Ordinance No. 1761 deletes
Section 7 and the second sen-
tence of Section 15 as in-
cluded in Ordinance No. 1546;
Ordinance No. 1761 also in-
cludes three statements not
previously in the franchise or-
dinance. These statements re-
late to the City's right to re-
view and /or fix rates and the
limitations thereon, to the
content of the lowest price
channel package available to
subscribers of the Company,
and to the definition of gross
revenues which are collected
by the Company from the
subscriber.
This ordinance shall go into
effect immediately upon its
final passage and in accord-
ance with the City Charter of
College Station, Texas. The
full and complete ordinance is
on file in the Office of the City
Secretary, College Station
City Hall, and may be viewed
there.
06 -17- 88,06 -21 -88
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
The College Station Planning
and Zoning Commission will
hold a public hearing to con-
sider revising Section 7.11
District C -N Commercial Nor -
thgate of Ordinance 1638, the
Zoning Ordinance, exempting
projects in the Commercial
Northgate zoning districtfrom
specific landscape re-
quirements, and providing the
Project Review Committee
the discretion to require
landscaping.
The hearing will be held in the
Council room of the College
Station City Hell, 1101 Texas
Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. meet-
ing of the Commission on
Thursday, July 7,1988.
For additional information,
contact the Planning Division
at(409)764 -3570.
Jane R. Kee
Senior Planner /Zoning
Official
06 -22 -88
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
The Zoning Board of Adjust-
ment for the City of College
Station will hold a public hear-
ing to consider a request for a
variance in the name of:
John C. Culpepper 111 Trust
1700 Kyle South, Suite 240
College Station, TX 77840
The case will be heard by the
Board at the regular meeting
in the Council Room, College
Station City Hall, 1101 Texas
Avenue at TD0 P.M. on Tues-
day, July 5,1988.
The nature of the case is as
follows:
Applicant is requesting a
Special Exception to allow ex-
pansion of a non - conforming
shopping center as required
by the Zoning Ordinance (Ord.
No. 1638) at the University
Square (Skaggs) Shopping
Center on South College to
allow the addition of a small
drive -thru fast food
restaurant.
Additional information is
available at the office of the
Zoning Official of the City of
College Station, (409)
764-3570.
Jane R. Kee
Zoning Official
06 -22-88
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
The Zoning Board of Adjust-
ment for the City of College
Station will hold a public hear-
ing to consider a request for a
variance in the name of:
Victor L. W illson
2818 Pierre Place
College Station, TX 77840
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, July 5,1988.
The nature of the case is as
follows:
Applicant is requesting a vari-
ance to rear setback re-
quirements (Table A Ordin-
ance No. 1638) at the re-
sidence at 2818 Pierre Place to
allow an addition to the rear of
the house.
Additional information is
available at the office of the
Zoning Official of the City of
College Station, (409)
764 -3570.
Jane R. Kee
Zoning Official
108 Legal Noes
within 30 days of the date of
the first publication of this
notice. The public file is
available for inspection in the
district office during regular
business hours.
June 22,1988.
NAME AND LOCATION OF
TARGETBANK
First Bank & Trust,
Bryan, Texas
NAME AND LOCATION
OFCHARTERBANK
United Bank of Waco, National
Association, Waco, Texas
06-22- 88,07-06- 88,07 -22-88
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING:
The College Station Planning
and Zoning Commission will
hold a public hearing on the
question of granting a Con-
ditional Use Permit for a
daycare center to be located
at 305 Wellborn in the Unitar-
ian Fellowship facilities.
The request for Use Permit is
in the name of Brazos Valley
Community Action Agency.
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, July 7,1988.
For additional information,
contact the Planning Division
at(409)764 -3570.
Jane R. Kee
Senior Planner
06 -22-88
Wednesday, June 22,1988
THE EAGLE
Council to discuss b
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The College Station City Council at its
workshop meeting today will hear city
staff recommendations on how the city
should use unissued bond funds to finance
capital projects during the 1988- 89
year.
Planned projects total $8.8 million. The
city has $5.6 million earmarked for the
projects and wants to use unysed bonds
approved by College Station residents in
1976 and 1984 bond elections.
$1.4 million will be needed to build a
public services building.
$1.9 million is needed for various road
improvement projects. $500,000 is
Wednesday, June 22, 1988
THE EAGLE
needed for right of way acquisition and
construction costs to align Emerald Forest
Parkway to FM 2818 when it is extended.
Other projects include $500,000 for the
first phase of the Wolf Pen Creek Park
project, $250,000 for City Hall renovation
and $50,000 for property for the city's
third fire station.
Other projects, like the city's share of
construction costs for the FM 2818 exten-
sion, will have to be financed by bonds
approved by the voters in the future.
The council, at its regular meeting on
Thursday, will adopting an ener-
gy efficiency program.
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Krenek Tap Road undergoing
partial widening, resurfacing
By Cathy Thomas
of the Eagle staff
The city of College Station this week
is performing the first of two street im-
provement projects on Krenek Tap
Road.
City crews are widening the portion of
road near the entrance to Central Park
and repairing the road surface on the rest
of the road.
"What we're planning to do is rebuild
Krenek Tap Road." said Elrey Ash.
director of capital improvements.
The road is closed to through traffic
between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m, weekdays.
Ash said. Residents who live along the
road are permitted to drive through,
however.
The repairs are expected to last into
next week, Ash said.
People wanting access to Central Park
should enter from the East Bypass fron-
tage road rather than from Krenek Tap
Road during the construction.
Sometime this fall crews will be out
again to replace a bridge on the road. The
project, which has not yet been bid. is
expected to cost $37,000. Ash said the
work will either be done one lane at a
time so residents will be able to use it, or
all at once.
Wednesday, June 22,1988
THE EAGLE
Sections of Krenek Tap Road are under construction.
Wednesday, June 22, THE EAGLE
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Letters to the editor
Moving the tracks isn't worth the cost
Once again the proposal for mov-
ing the railroad tracks along the
Wellborn Road corridor is in the
news, this time with an estimated
$50 mill ion price tag. The Board of
Regents wants the tracks moved so
the west campus will no longer be
"divided" from the rest. This pro-
ject will be funded 45 percent by the
state, which includes A &M and
state highway department funds, 45
percent by the federal government,
5 percent by local government, and
5 percent by the railroad. The
Board of Regents has done all of
this without public opinion on the
matter.
Where A &M, Bryan, College
Station, and Brazos County will get
the money is anybody's guess. At
A &M, aren't there much more
• pressing needs such as day -care
facilities for faculty /staff, dorm
space, parking, a sometimes -
inadequate library, establishing
colleges of music and fine arts,
minority recruitment, and pay
raises. to name a few'? What will
Bryan and College Station do, cut
already -cut services, not give pay
raises, stop building needed roads
and parks'? All of these could be
provided for, and improve the qual-
ity of life more than moving the
railroad tracks.
On the safety side, lowering
gates have been installed at all in-
tersections and train derailments
are about as common as blizzards in
this area. Why not build, at a much
more reasonable cost, over - or
underpasses for pedestrians and /or
automobiles if the tracks are in the
way'?
Moving the railroad tracks is an
idea that's time has come and gone.
The cost is too great and the be-
nefits too few for too few people.
MICHAEL L. VARNER
Bryan
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
The structure at 909 Fairview
has been condemned by the
City of College Station Struc-
tural Standards Board/ Build-
i Code Board of Adjust-
ments at their meeting held at
4 P.M. on June 16, 1966 and
has been ordered to be
removed.
For further o Sta-
may call City f
tion Building Official Coy
Perry at 764 -3741.
06-22- 66,o -66
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
The burned out portion w has
structure at 203 the City
been condemned by
of College Station Structural
Standards Board/ Building
Code Board of h held at me P.M.
their meeting and has been
on June 16, 1966
108 legal Ibt�
ordered to be removed.
For further information you
may call City of College Sta-
tion Building Official Coy
Perry at 764-374
06-22 - 66,0 "�_�
Thursday, June 23 1988
THE EAGLE
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,CS council considers energy program
By Cathy Thomas
of the Eagle staff
The College Station City Council
on Wednesday heard a presentation
for a new home efficiency program
that is aimed at reducing home utility
bills by about 30 percent.
Charlie Shear, the city's energy
manager, told the council that the
program — called Good Cents — not
only reduces energy bills, but adds to
the resale value of a home.
Houston Lighting and Power and
the Lower Colorado River Authority
have adopted the program in Texas.
For College Station, benefits in-
clude enhancing customer service,
and improving the city's reputation.
Under the program, the city will
certify homes meeting certain energy
standards.
It costs $20,150 for the city to start
the program for a Good Cents pack-
age, computer equipment and other
items related to the program. After
the first year, expenses are $3,500
per year for advertising.
The funding, Shear said, would
come from the Gulf States Utilities
Rebate that was esblished by funds
overpaid to the utility company.
In addition, the homeowner has to
pay for the Good Cents features. The
homebuyer with a 1,500 square foot
Good Cents home, can expect to pay
$2,400 or an extra $32 on their mort-
gage each month for the features.
But, Good Cents literature says, the
homeowner will save $51.10 each
month on utilities.
The council will vote on the prog-
ram today at the 7 p.m. meeting.
The city's building inspections de-
partment will inspect the new homes
that have been built to Good Cents
standards.
Later in the meeting, the council
was given an update on capital im-
provement projects for the next year.
In later months, the council will
vote on each of the projects.
In the fall, the council will desig-
nate a committee to name capital im-
provements projects to be voted on in
a spring bond election. One such pro-
ject, Harrison said, would be for
right -of -way purchase of property for
the Emerald Forest and Southwest
Parkway overpasses.
The projects for consideration in
the next 12 months include the first
phase of the Wolf Pen Creek project,
renovations for the Public Services
Building behind the police depart-
ment, Emerald Forest Park, and City
Hall renovation.
Thursday, June 23, 1988
THE EAGLE
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Free country - western concert
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held by CS
By Karl Pallmeyer
of the Eagle staff
Couples two - stepped under the stars
Saturday night at College Station's Cen-
tral Park as it local 'country- western band
played until the cows came home. That is,
assuming cow curfew is at 10 p.m.
Deluxe, a six - person ensemble also
known as the Texas Music Band, per-
formed at a free concert sponsored by the
College Station Parks and Recreation De-
partment. The four -hour show was the
second performance in the 1988 Summer
Concert Series.
Linda Waltman of the Parks and Re-
creation Department said the Summer
Concert Series has been popular since it
began five years ago. She said the shows
have been moved from Sunday to Satur-
day nights this year in hopes of drawing
bigger crowds.
"There's something special about the
shows in the park," Waltman said. "It's
great to sit around in the dark, to sprcad
out it blanket with a picnic basket.'
At Saturday's concert, many families
had done just that, and were pulling sand-
wiches and barbecue from their baskets. A
couple of children were sharing their food
with some of the ducks in the pond.
People were slow to take the dance floor
set up in front of the stage. Most of them
seemed to be waiting for the evening
breeze to coal things down a little.
Several pre - teenage girls began the
dancing early on in the evening with it
playful jitterbug. The girls had to dance
Sunday, June 26, 1988
THE EAGLE
with each other because the boys their age
were too busy playing ball and harassing
the ducks. A gray- haired couple began
waltzing during a slow song and were
soon joined by more adults.
The band, which consists of Rhonda
Phelps on vocals, her husband Greg
Phelps on guitar, Manuel Lopez on bass,
David Stringer on drums. Billy Barrett on
steel guitar and Don Pope on saxophone,
played a variety of country songs and a
few rock'n'roll tunes. Most of the crowd
seemed to enjoy the music, whether it was
a version of Hank Williams' "Hey Good
Lookin," Bob Wills' "San Antonio
Rose" or Martha and the Vandellas'
"Heatwave" — an appropriate tune for
the muggy evening.
"If the air conditioner hadn't broken
down it'd be a great gig," Greg Phelps
said. "I expect that we'll really start hav-
ing a good time a little later once it cools
down some."
'Tile next show will be held July 23 and
will feature the music of Michael Michael
& the Max. Trik Trax will perform on
Aug. 27. The concerts are held from 6
p.m. until 10 p.m.
Four free Walt Disney movies have also
been scheduled at the park for the sum-
mer, and two of the films are yet to be
shown. "Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs" will be shown on July 8 and
"Lady and the Tramp" will be shown on
Aug. 12. All movies begin at dusk. For
more information about the concerts or the
movies, call 764 -3408.
parks department
Monday, June 27, 1988 THE EAGLE
Youths organizing for
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burglaries, police say
By Shane Hall
of the Eagle staff
The increase in residential burglar-
ies in College Station may be at least
partially attributed to loosely orga-
nized groups of teen - agers, according
to findings by a College Station police
task force.
Police Chief Michael Strope said
the first five months of 1988 have
shown a 90 percent increase over last
year in residential burglary. On May
2, a police task force was formed to
investigate the situation. While inter-
viewing suspects, Strope said, a new
term was heard: crimin'.
"The term refers to two to four
juveniles socializing and deciding to
stake out certain locations to burgla-
rize," Strope said. Most of the sub-
jects being apprehended by police,
Strope said, have an average age of
16. Additionally, Strope said, the
kids appear to be semi - organized.
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youngsters can be referred to juvenile
authorities.
"We have to be selective with put-
ting youths in juvenile detenAon be-
cause of limited resources," Strope
said. In the case of truancy,'Nope
said he feels schools are usuality able
to deal with the problem.
"The schools usually ask for us
when administrative policy fails,"
he said.
Strope said he does not want to
cause unnecessary panic.
"1'm just reporting the findings of
the task force."
Strope said getting money for
drugs seems to be one factor in the
increase in burglary.
He also expressed concerns that
Youth involved in burglary may
establish contacts with what he
termed "career criminals." Already,
he said, there have been two occa-
sions where such liaisons had been
established. The older criminals,
Strope said, will fence stolen items.
Susan Dow, associate director of
the Brazos County Juvenile Services
Department, said Thursday that there
were five children in the depart-
"They are not to the point of form-
ing gangs," he emphasized.
"They're more social than an orga-
nized group."
Police are concerned about youngs-
ters who may be carrying firearms. In
the past 30 days, Strope said, 12 juve-
niles have been arrested on charges of
residential burglary. Two of them
were carrying guns.
"My concern is that when a scared
kid with a loaded gun is stealing and
gets caught, there is a high probability
of injury," Strope said.
Strope said police will be patroling
more heavily in areas where many of
the burglaries have taken place. He
said most of them have been concen-
trated in the northwest and southwest
areas of College Station. Additional-
ly, he said, police will expand efforts
to crack down on truancy with the
cooperation of schools. Truant
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ment's detention center. All five,
Dow said, were detained in connec-
tion with College Station burglaries.
Of the five, she said, four cases in-
volved burglary of a residence, a
building, or a vehicle. These are
felony, offenses. The fifth, Dow said,
involved burglary of a vending
machine, a class A misdemeanor.
When a youngster is referred to
juvenile services, the department's
Intake /Detention Division assesses
the youngster to recommend what ac-
tion should be taken. Dow said the
division looks at factors such as the
child's age, family situation and pre-
vious referrals. The action taken,
Dow said, varies greatly.
"If it's a first offense for a 16-
year -old with no previous record who
steals something on a dare, he may
just go through a shoplifting diver-
sion program," Dow said. Repeat
offenders are more likely to go
through the court system, she added.
e best solution to any juvenile
problem, Dow said, lies in the com-
munity being open and involving
youngsters in constructive activity.
Juvenile crime, she explained, in-
creases in the summer, with children
being out of school and outdoors.
' `)✓very child has something
worthwhile inside," she said. "It's
up to us to help find itso the child can
capitalize on it."
New post office
now open in
College Station
By Karl Pallmeyer
of the Eagle staff
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College Station residents tired of stamping
through long lines of Aggies to mail cards.
letters and packages can now rejoice. There's
a newer and bigger post office away from the
Texas A &M campus to serve postal needs.
The new post office at 2201 Hilltop Drive
in College Station opened last month. The
new facility replaces the office at 104 Hous-
ton St. on the Texas A &M campus as College
Station's central post office.
Postmaster Clinton Matcek said the new
building was needed since the city's postal
needs had outgrown the older building, built
in 1936. At Sunday's open house, Matcek
and other postal workers showed a group of
more than 100 people around the new
building.
As well as being the headquarters for all
mail deliveries in the College Station area,
the 30,000- square -foot post office has room
for about 10,000 post boxes and six customer
service windows. There is also a drive -in
window where people can buy stamps and
mail small packages without leaving their
car. The extra windows should cut down on
long lines, Matcek said.
Another system designed to shorten lines
also has been installed at the post office.
Monday, June 27, 1988
THE EAGLE
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Dangers exist in
fluoridated water
I want to thank Mr. Bill Adams
for writing the excellent article on
fluoridation of water. I would like
to have been the one who wrote it; I
agree with Mr. Adams' statements
in every detail. I have personal
knowledge of the danger of
fluoride. A cousin in California had
serious health problems before the
cause was traced to fluoride. Now
he is healthy as long as he stays
away from fluoride in any form,
including toothpaste. I do not be-
lieve everyone should be forced to
drink fluoridated water. Those who
are sensitive will not be able to
drink from water coolers, will not
be able to drink water, tea, or cof-
fee in restaurants or in homes of
friends, etc. Why not'allow those
who want to drink fluoridated wa-
ter buy bottled water with fluoride
rather than requiring everyone to
drink fluoridated water?
STANLEY P. CLARK
College Station
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r ire guts home in
CS; owner says
he suspects arson
By Brad Owens
of the Eagle staff
Fire gutted a handsome two -story home in
south College Station late Friday evening,
about 100 yards from a vacant church that
had also been destroyed by fire on March 2.
Clint Bertrand, the owner and builder of
the home, lives a few hundred yards away.
His wife spotted the blaze almost immediate-
ly after it started.
"It was burning very extensively right at
the front door, which leads me to believe
somebody set it," Bertrand said. "That's
just my opinion."
Bertrand said this is not the first time the
home has been threatened by fire.
"When I was building it, about two years
ago, there was a fire in it that was set,"
Bertrand said. "It was just in the framing
stage then."
More recently, he said, two fires have been
spotted in the woods near the home.
On March 2, the First Assembly of God
church was destroyed by fire, and fire inves-
tigators suspect arson in that blaze. The
church building was a small frame house
located between the Bertrand home and
Texas 6.
Bertrand's son, Steve, his wife and their
four - year -old twins, moved into the house,
located at 120 Morgan Lane, about a month
ago, and the two men were putting the
finishing touches on the house. The couple
was out of town for the weekend and the
twins were staying with the elder Bertrand
family, so the home was unoccupied at the
time of the fire.
Seven College Station firefighting units
were dispatched to the blaze, and a Bryan
Fire Department pump truck was called to
College Station to serve as a backup. The fire
was reported at 10:42 p.m., and firefighters
had the blaze under control shortly after mid-
night, and had begun to look for "hot spots"
in concealed parts of the home. No firefigh-
ters were injured at the fire, Fire Chief Doug-
las Landua said.
Clint Bertrand said he arrived on the scene
within a couple of minutes of the start of the
fire.
"It smelled like gasoline to me," Bertrand
said.
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College Station reopens fail
after expansion, remodeling
By CATHY 'THOMAS
Staff Writer
The newly remodeled College
Station City Jail isn't plush like the
Hilton, but class C misdemeanor
offenders checking in for an unex-
pected stay can be assured of freshly
painted walls, clean mattresses and
sparkling bathroom fixtures.
The department reopened its jail
at midnight Monday after closing it
eight months ago to expand and re-
model. The renovations are part of
$2.5 million the city paid to remodel
the police/mumcipal court complex.
With the new facility, jail space
has increased at least four times and
prisoner capacity has increased by
nine to a total of 17. The additions
include two cells. a kitchen, book-
ing room, processing room. padded
cell, a holding cell. and a room for
testing people who are brought in for
suspicion of driving while intoxi-
cated. The jail's new kitchen, deco-
rated with mauve countertops, cony
es fully equipped with a microwave
oven, refrigerator and washer and
dryer connections.
Most offenders will just stay a
few hours or overnight.
People suspected of conmlitting
%clonies or Class A and Class B mis-
Ilemcanors are automatically taken
to the Brazos County Jail unless they
have been arrested for DWI, in
which case the suspect will he tested
in College Station first.
Before the expansion. everyone
arrested by College Station police
officers was taken to the county jail.
Driving. while intoxicated testing
was performed in the employee
break room and short -term prison-
ers' meals were heated up in a mic-
rowave oven located in the em-
ployees' kitchen. said Lt. Mason
Newton. the department's technical
services divisional commander.
The county charged the depart-
ment $30 a day per prisoner. Police
Maj. John Kennedy said the depart-
ment paid the county about %9(x) tr
$1.0(X) a month to keep and proces>
its prisoners. Because of the ex-
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pence and the county jail's crowded
conditions, the department slowed
down the number of warrant arrests
it made. Kennedy said.
But that policy is going to end.
The new jail will be staffed by the
department's dispatche s .O Newton
will always be p
said. When a prisoner is going to or
from a cell, the jailer will be assisted
by a police officer.
Other security features include six
closed- circuit cameras. which can
be monitored in the booking area; an
intercom system, which is able to
monitor activity in the cells: and
tamper -proof fire sprinklers.
Police Maj. John Kennedy stands in one of the newly painted
and refurbished jail cells.
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CS man loses court battle to keep
weeds and wildflowers on his lawn
By Cathy J. Thomas
of the Eagle staff
District Judge Carolyn Ruffino on Tues-
day denied a College Station man's request
for a temporary restraining order that would
keep the city from mowing the weeds and
wildflowers on his property.
Ruffino said the order was denied for lack
of evidence.
Property owner Archie Julien said that
College Station's weed ordinance is vague,
selectively enforced, and unconstitutional
because it gives the city the right to decide
what is aesthetically pleasing.
Julien, of 909A Foster St., wants to keep
his lot on Walton Drive in its original natural-
ly wooded condition. The lot backs up to his
residence. He filed a suit April 18 against the
city and his neighbor Agnes Baker.
Julien originally asked for the restraining
order when the suit was filed in order to keep
the city from mowing his lot. A hearing on
the restraining order scheduled for the next
morning, later was postponed until Tuesday.
Also on the day after the suit was filed,
Julien said, he heard the sound of lawnmow-
ers starting up and discovered the city was
going to mow his lot.
"That afternoon ... (City Attorney) Cathy
Locke gave them an order to mow the lot ...
and they began mowing it," Julien said after
the hearing.
He said rather than risk losing several
small plum trees, he finished mowing the lot
himself.
Following Julien's 30- minute presenta-
tion, Locke asked for a decision in the city's
favor due to lack of evidence.
The city says it has the right to require the
owner -f any lot within the city to keep his
property free from weeds, rubbish, brush or
any other objectionable, unsightly and un-
sanitary matter of any nature.
The ordinance says it is unlawful for prop-
erty owners to let weeds or unsightly vegeta-
tion grow 12 inches or more.
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Filings in Bryan, CS
races will end today
Today marks the end of filings for the
May 7 city and school elections in Bryan
and College Station.
Candidates interested in running for any
of the council or school board seats up for
election have until 5 p.m. today to file.
People wishing to run for the Bryan
school board may file with Margaret Cul-
len at the Educational Services Cepter,
2200 Villa Maria Road. People wishing to
file for the College Station board may file
with Mary Lynn Galloway at school admi-
nistration offices, 100 Anderson St.
So far, two people have filed for each of
the two seats up for election on the Bryan
board,Place'6 Trustee James W. Stegall is
beingghallenged by Nancy Pride. Place 7
Truat'Travis B. Bryan Jr. faces Charles
Simmons.
Five candidates have filed for the Col-
lege Station Place I seat left vacant when
Rob Schleider resigned in December.
Candidates filing so far are Sherman
Click, Terry Rowan, Fred Sicilio, Mike
Winner and Sam Wood.
College Station board President Ken-
neth Matthews remains unopposed in his
bid for a second term.
Candidates wishing to file for College
Station mayor or.one of three places on the
city coun6l should report before 5 p.m. to
Assistant City Secretary Connie Hooks at
City Hall. In Bryan, City Secretary
Dorothy Mallett at the Old City Hall build-
ing will accept filings until 5 p.m. for
three council openings.
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Dick Birdwell files
for CS council seat
Dick Birdwell, a former Lake Jackson
mayor, filed Tuesday for Place 2 on the
College Station City Council.
Former Council
Member Terri Tongco
and artist Jean Wil-
liamson already have
filed for the same .,
place on the council
Birdwell, 57, is a
retired Dow Chemical
executive. He moved
back to College Sta-
tion, his home town, BIRDWELL
two years ago, and
currently works as an engineering consul -
tant.
He said he is seeking a seat on the
council because he wants to serve the resi-
dents of College Station.
"I want to work to establish policies
that will foster efficient city services,'
Birdwell said. "I plan to continueth e x
cellent cooperation between Bryan, -
lege Station, A &M and Brazos County.'
Birdwell retired from Dow Chemical
USA in 1986 after serving as the general
manager of Dow's Louisiana division
While working near Freeport, Birdwell
served as a councilman and mayor of Lake
Jackson. He also has been active with the
United Way, and has served on the board
of three county drives, including the
pledge drive in Brazos County. He served
as a trustee for Brazosport Community
Hospital.
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CS council hears complaints
about loud music from club
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By Cathy Thomas
of the Eagle staff
College Station Mayor Larry Ringer on
Thursday advised residents who are dis-
turbed by loud music coming from The Edge
nightclub to file a formal complaint with
police and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage
Commission.
"We do need the individuals that are
bothered by this to make the complaints,"
Ringer said at the city council meeting.
A resident who owns a trailer home park
on Park Place Street, about 15 feet from The
Edge, addressed the council to find out what
residents can do to get the nightclub to quiet
down.
Acting City Manager Ron Ragland pointed
out that since September only two residents
have filed complaints with the police depart-
ment.
Ragland said the club received a $150 fine
for one of the complaints and action on the
second has not been decided.
In addition, Ragland said, the alcoholic
beverage commission suspended The Edge's
liquor license for a three -day period.
One of The Edge's managers said he was
not aware of the club's license being sus-
pended for three days.
Councilman Jim Gardner asked if it was
possible for alleged noise pollution to fall
under a clean -air ordinance.
Ringer said the council will try to get in-
formation from the alcoholic beverage com-
mission about what kind of action it can take
while City Attorney Cathy Locke will look
into whether the city can take any legal action
against the nightclub.
The club's owner was not available for
comment Thursday. One of the nightclub's
managers, Jack MacGregor, declined com-
ment.
In other action, Dick Birdwell, a city coun-
cil candidate in the city's May 7 election, told
the council that if it approved a rezoning
ordinance that will change six lots on Spring
Loop from an administrative professional
zone to an apartment zone, it `t be pro
tecting the character of the. neirhood.
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Ringer unopposed as filings close
By Cathy Thomas
of the Eagle staff
lw�- It appears that the city of Bryan has a new
councilman and that the city of College Sta-
tion will be keeping its mayor.
Filing for the May 7 city and school elec-
tions in Bryan and College Station ended
Wednesday. At 5 p.m., four city races and
one College Station school board position
had attracted only one candidate. Thus, bar-
ring a successful write -in candidacy, the
positions can be considered filled.
College Station Mayor Larry Ringer will
not be opposed in his candidacy for a second
two -year term.
In Bryan, retired educator Edward Aycox,
who filed on opening day for Place 2 on the
City Council, attracted no opposition in his
bid to replace Randy Sims on the council.
Sims is leaving the council and is seeking a
Larry Ringer Edward Aycox
position on the Brazos County Commission-
ers Court.
"I am making plans to serve on the coun-
cil," Aycox said Wednesday night. "I don't
believe there will be any write -ins. I hope
not. "
He said he plans to spend the next couple
of months familiarizing himself with city
issues.
"I am not a seasoned politician," he said.
Aycox, 64, has spent nearly 40 years as a
teacher, counselor and administrator in Bra-
zos Valley schools.
He said he would like to work with the
community to cut down on drug use and poor
attendance in the schools. He'd also like to
see more programs to benefit the unemployed
and residents in low- income housing.
Bryan Councilman. Larry Catlin, who also
is unopposed, will serve another term on the
council.
Place 6, currently held by John Mobley,
attracted the most candidates in the Bryan
council race.
Bob Reese was the only person who had
filed for the place until Wednesday, when
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three men turned in their filing
packets.
Newcomers to the Place 6 race are
James Vessels, G. Dale Ison and
James Garcia.
Vessels, 33, has lived in Bryan
about 20 years. He is a machinist
with Drilex Systems in Bryan.
He said he'd like to copcentrate on
the city's police and fire departments
and ways to revitalize downtown.
Ison, 40, is the vice president of
Hakco Precasting. He said he chose
to run to in order to give the residents
a choice.
He said, if elected, he would al-
ways be available to citizens.
"They can call me, write me and
stop me on the street," he said.
He graduated from a Kentucky
high school and attended Geneva
College in Pennsylvania.
Garcia, 38, is president of Alltex
Interior Supply. He has served on
Bryan Forward!, the city's long -
range planning committee, for a
year.
He said he has lived in Bryan most
of his life. He graduated from
Stephen F. Austin High School and
Texas A &M University.
He said he'd like to see continued
interest in the city's landfill and
downtown area.
"We just put up a new, beautiful
_building on Texas and 29th," he
, said. "What are we going to do with
the rest of the city ?"
In College Station, Ringer and
Place 6 Councilman Dick Haddox
are unopposed for re- election.
Contested races will be between
Terri Ton geo and Dick Birdwell for
Place 2, ; and between Vernon
Schneider.aW Jean Williamson for
Place 4.
Williamson originally filed for
Place 2 on Friday, but switched to
Place 4 on Wednesday.
"I didn't want to run against my
old friend Dick Birdwell," she said.
"Just as water seeks its own level, a
candidate seeks the easiest race."
Williamson is a founding member of
the local chapter of the National
Organization for Women.
So far, two people have filed for
each of the two seats up for election
on the Bryan school board. Place 6
Trustee James W Stegall is being
challenged by Nancy Pride. Place 7
Trustee Travis B. Bryan Jr. faces
Charles Simmons.
Five candidates have filed for the
College Station Place I seat left
vacant when Rob Schleider resigned
in December. Candidates Ming so far
are Sherman Click., Tprry Rowan,
Fred Sicilio, Mike Winner and - Sam
Wood.
College Station board President
Kenneth Matthews attracted no
opposition in his bid for a second
term on the board.
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state of the city
As chair of the League of
Women Voters' Governmental
Affairs Committee I want to thank
the media for their marvelous sup-
port of the "State of the City —
Bryan" program. The attendance
at this special council meeting was
outstanding in large measure be-
cause of the attention given by our
local media. Special thanks to the
Eagle. The Press. and KBTX -TV.
You have all played a part in help-
ing to improve the communication
between members of the council
and residents. Those who attended
the program may be interested to
know that those questions that
were not able to be addressed at the
program have been given to the.
Bryan City Council for their atten-
tion.
College Station residents are en-
couraged to attend their "State of
the City —College Station" prog-
- am Tuesday. Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. at
me College Station Community
enter.
Again thanks to all members of
he media for your support. It was
much appreciated.
KANDY ROSE.
Chair.
Governmental Affairs
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tour assurea
of victory in
city elections
By Cathy Thomas
of the Eagle staff
A dozen people are vying for seven positions
in Bryan and College Station government, but
four of those candidates already have their posi-
tions due to a lack of opposition on the Saturday
election ballot.
Edward Aycox, a retired educator, will serve
as Place 2 councilman on the Bryan council,
replacing Randy Sims who quit to run forcoun-
ty commissioner. Larry Catlin, 40, an attorney,
will serve a second term as Place 4 councilman.
In College Station, Mayor Larry Ringer, 50,
and Place 6 Councilman Dick Haddox, 56, are
the only ones running for their offices.
In the contested races, College Station voters
will choose between Terri Tongco, a former
, ouncil member. and Dick Birdwell, a former
mayor of Lake Jackson.
Both candidates are running for Place 2, a
spot that has been vacant since former council
member Sara Jones moved to San Antonio.
Tongco, 49, a real estate associate, served on
the council for two years. She has also served
on the city's planning and zoning commission
and Economic Development Foundation.
She said Plan 2000, the city's long -range
planning document, needs to be studied and
revised as part of a continuing process.
She said her primary concerns include main-
taining professional integrity and leadership in
city employees, securing a competitively priced
and stable electric company, planning for the
future needs of water and sanitation, and con-
tinuing improvements in working relationships
with Bryan and A &M.
Birdwell, 57, who served as a city council-
man and mayor of Lake Jackson while he work-
ed for Dow Chemical, said if elected, he would
support pay raises for city employees even
though he feels the city staff will have a hard
time balancing the budget.
Birdwell said he supports the city's effort to
revise Plan 2000 and would like to see the city
add a statement that encourages retirees to settle
in College Station.
He said the city should not overlook the
benefit of retired people in the community.
"A retiree is going to have an equity and a
home," Birdwell said. "He will probably also
have a savings ... that he will move to local
banks.
"He probably takes less services and has
more money."
Birdwell also said the city should acknow-
ledge somewhere in the plan that Texas A &M
University is a dominant economic force in
College Station.
"They don't recognize that College Station
exists because of Texas A &M," he said.
Another contested race is between artist Jean
Williamson, 56, and Vernon Schneider, 63, an
A &M professor. The place 4 spot is held by Pat
Boughton, who did not seek re- election.
Williamson, a Bryan native au,., uic ownerof
an art school, said she is running for council so
she can have a forum to tell people about the
benefits of lithium in treating manic depression.
Schneider, a distinguished professor of agri-
cultural economics, said the city is faced with
problems that include solid waste disposal, wa-
ter and electrical supply and cooperation among
the city of College Station, Bryan, Brazos
County and A &M.
--A .L.