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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublicity Vol. 49 (Oct. 1, 1995 - Dec. 31, 1995) I For additional information on the meeting, call the office of the Staff Assistant at 4091764 -3414. For more in- formation or to review related maps and plans, please con- tact: Patter B. Vanecek College Station Parks & Recreation Department 409 - 764 -3412 10 -1 -95, 10 -8 -95 o C ab ° c� c �'o' �'s C� ° oo sax o �� msn s✓ IQ IUD ID I 0 (D aroQc C c 'I co oog5 o o co o� � ;' Cr 0 O D In �°*. r W ,;° � �� BCD � v �� �� � � ¢; n " - c� o y CD cc �n a o Z• °�*� c� ° � M I D mom � sv ° sv cr � '* o �p d § F C/) r. cc �.. b c� p c) n sa o• CD v _ � � �s `t7 n � o C sv LS Cl), A. q o x cm K�' p� ° CD o Virginia Kettler, the purchase agent for the city of College Station, was named director -elect for 1995 -96 at the National Purchasing Institute Inc.'s 27th annual conference. NPI represents purchasing offi- cials employed by national, state and local governments, educational insti- tutions and public entities nation- NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The College Station Parks and Recreation Board will hold a public hearing to con- sider site development of Pebble Creek Park. This park is located on Parkview Street next to the new elementary school. Features proposed for de- velopment may include exer- cise equipment, basketball court, volleyball court, play- grounds, practice fields, walking trails, lighting, picnic units, signage, and landscap- Ing. The public hearing will be held on Tuesday, October 10, 1995, during a special meeting of the College Station Parks and Recreation Board. The meeting will con- vene at 7:00 p.m. at Pebble Creek Country Club in the clubhouse located at 4500 Pebble Creek Parkway. The meeting is open to the public and comments from citizens are encouraged. In- terested persons may also respond to the Pebble Creek Park Project by writing to: wide. .. ■ College Station Parks & Recreation Department Attention: Director P.O. Box 9960 College Station, Texas 77842 -9960 COLLEGE STATION Fire department gearing up for b ig celebration The past and present members of the College Station Fire Department invite you to help us celebrate our Silver Anniversary and muster at Central Park on Oct. 7 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. If you have ever had a secret urge to fol- low that fire truck with the lights and sirens blaring, just to see where it was going, then do not miss this event. Our family invites your family to help kick off the events with an Open House of the three College Station Fire Stations from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. Wednesday. Station One, 1207 Texas Ave.; Station Two, 2100 Rio Grande; and Station Three, 4180 Texas 6 S. will be open for tours, so please stop by and meet the members of our family. College Station's Central Park is the place to be on Saturday. There are activities designed for all " ages. Events sched- uled for Saturday are: y k opening cere- monies at 10 -: a.m. with a spe- cial presenta- tion by Aggies a " Over Texas, and the College Station Police Jon Mies Department's Honor Guard will present the colors. Puppet Shows fea- turing Firefighter Frank and Friends will entertain you children with songs about fire safety. An Antique Fire Truck display and competition is taking place featuring apparatus from all over the state. Children's Games that are fun and let your children practice life saving proce- dures are planned. There will also be a Chili Cook -off with teams from the entire Brazos Valley and everyone knows fire- fighters make the best chili. There will be demonstrations on the proper techniques for selecting and using portable fire extinguishers and CPR (car - dio pulmonary resuscitation.) The demon- strations are provided by local emergency services workers. • The City of College Station 011140 0_00f� is accepting applications for: SANITATION RESIDENTIAL FOREMAN This position will report to the Sanitation Superintendent and has direct supervision of 10+ employees working garbage, brush and rubbish collection routes. The position requires 3 -5 years of Supervisory experience in a labor intensive environment; a TNRCC Solid Waste Technician "C" Letter of Competency, or the ability to obtain one with- in one year; past experience with planning and scheduling of work crews; a CDL or the ability to obtain one within 30 days, and some experience with computers. This job requires excellent skills in written /oral cominunication and customer service. Salary: $10.72 - $11.79 /hr or DOQ Deadline to apply: October 13, 1995 Apply to: City of College Station Human Resources Office 1101 S. Texas Avenue College Station, Texas 77840 Equal Opportunity Employer CS city manager participates at conferencOm College Station City Manager George rge ,, Skip" Noe recently participated as a panelist at the National Association of State Information Executives, held on Sept. 25 -27 in San Antonio. NASIRE requested the input of local government in the panel which included representa- tives of state and federal government. The session was entitled "Cooperative Government: Universal Service in the Information Age." During the session Noe and other pan- elists urged the creation of forums to explore interagency cooperation for sharing technology, infrastructure, and other resources. This would allow a bet- ter use of t he billr those paying ultimately the same taxpayers. NASIRE is an organization represent- ing information resource executives and managers from 50 states, six U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia. RI j mnn ine gives College Station Nigh marks By DAVID HOWELL Eagle staff writer College Station has been chosen as the No. 6 best -run city among the state's medium -sized cities in the October edi- tion of Texas Business magazine. College Station trailed Beaumont cities of Lubbock, Irving, Garland and Plano in the 50,000 to 250,000 - population category. "Not only does College Station offer good services on its own, it has Texas A &M University to fill in the gaps with cultural events, museums and athlet- ics," the magazine said. "As the dominant employer, the uni- versity also serves as a stabilizing force in the economy. Although Texas A &M is tax - exempt, its work force and stu- dent body form the base of property val= ues and ever - increasing sales -tax rev- enues. Low turnover among elected offi- cials indicates citizen satisfaction with management." The criteria the Dallas -based maga- zine used included analysis of financial od reports provided by Inside ■ For a related editorial /A5 Investment Services of New York, sur- veys of city management experts and magazine staff committee evaluations. Management, financial responsibili ty, delivery of services, vision and the diversity and turnover of staff and elected officials were Texas Business's five main scoring categories. Peggy Calliham, College Station's public relations and marketing manag- er, said the high ranking will help boost the city's recognition statewide. "It's an extreme compliment to our city council and city government," she said. "We've felt for a long time we were a well- managed city." As for the future growth of the city, Calliham said "diversifying the eco- nomic base through new industry and business, rather than counting on A &M" is a long -terra goal. Obituaries Lyman Bryce Hardeman Dec. 14, 1914— Sept. 30, 1995 Services for Lyman Bryce Hardeman, 80, of College Station will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hillier Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Bob Waters, a retired Methodist minister, will officiate. Burial will be at College Station City Cemetery. Visiting hours are 4 -8 P.M. today and 8 a.m. to service time Tuesday at the funeral home. Mr. Hardeman died at his home Saturday morning. Born in Woodland, W.V., he was along -time educator at Texas A &M and was production engi- neer for the new cyclotron under construction on campus. Mr. Hardeman was educated at public,schools in Kansas and Cal- ifornia and graduated from Kansas State Teachers College and Texas A &M. He served three years with the U.S. Navy in World War II. Mr. Hardeman is survived by his wife, Myrtine Hardeman of College Station; two sons and daug hters -in -la L Jo and Marie Hardeman of Fairfax, Va., and Bennett Lee and Nancy Hardeman of Bryan; two brothers and a sister -in -law, Edward Hardeman of Leavenworth, Kan., and John and Evelyn Hardeman of Pittsburg, Kan.; two sisters and one brother -in -law, Virginia and Herman Blackley of Shawnee Mission, Kan., and Frieda Gentry of Florida; and five grandchil- dren. r You won't catch us No noise study held for aircraft engine When I called the City of College Station about the DC -3 aircraft engine that had been installed in my neighborhood for Blue Skies America, I learned that no noise study had been conducted before the building permit had been granted. Perhaps the city thought that airplane engines, especially older models without noise abatement engineering, were a nice addition to residential areas. I don't know who thought we would enjoy listening to the constant droning seven days a week for up to 12 hours a day, but certainly not anyone who lives near the Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater. I hear it in my house when the air con- ditioner is off, and sometimes over the air conditioner when the weather is right. The city's Parks and Recreation Department did an outstanding job of redirecting the sounds from the amphitheater, so that proves they know how to reduce noise pollution. But the easiest solution they ignored — don't permit invasive noise pollution in the first place. I know I live in a mostly rental neigh- borhood, but my rights as a citizen were ignored in favor of the tax base this nui- sance produces. SANDRA L. PARSONS College Station MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1995 THE EAGLE choosing :any side ' Eagle Editorial Board e always have to be careful at The Eagle in drawing dis- tinctions between Bryan and College Station. They are wonderful communi- ties and we are proud to serve as the newspaper for both. Because of that dual function, and the rivalry that we all know so well, it is not for us at The Eagle to say one city is better than the i other. In our considered view, they are both terrific, with much to be said for both College Station and Bryan. But outsiders looking in, evi- dently, aren't subject to the same "Gee, we have to live here" con - straints. So we have to grudgingly report today that Texas Business maga- zine says in its October issue that College Station is one of the top 10 best -run cities in Texas. City Manager George "Skip" Noe, who is extremely new on the College Station block, is listed in the magazine right up there with Mayor Larry Ringer as one of the guys who pulled off this feat. A certain university is also cred- ited with making College Station a swell place to live and do business. But the whole College Station management team and city staff can hold high their heads with pride. College Station is one of the best -run cities in the state. Of course, it is. Right up there with Irving, Garland, Abilene, Beaumont, Denton, Plano, San Angelo and Midland. And oh, let's not forget Bryan. Texas Business might not have noticed, but we do. These snippy out -of- towners might have missed just how well Bryan is managed. But the folks who live here haven't. And nei- ther have we. Our not - entirely unbiased judg- ment: Bryan and College Station -Aro fho f[3)n hocf- innnnuad rifipc in C� Births Local hospitals reported the following births Monday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER September 29: Lillian Delynn and Michael Barrett, Bryan, a boy. Anna Maria and Mariano Galvan, Bryan, a boy. September 30: Kelli Elizabeth and Terry Boriskie, Bryan, a girl. October 1: Andrea and Riccardo Bettati, Bryan, a boy. Claudia Garcia, Bryan, a boy. Lisa Reed, Bryan, a girl. Andrea and Don Shannon, Normangee, a boy. C BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER September 29: Kelly and David Gardner, College Station, a girl. Deanna and Thurman House, Anderson, a boy. Avis and William Nichols, Wheelock, a boy. Joy and Robert Reed, College Station, girl. Beckie and Glen Davis, College Station, a girl. Lisa and Louis Marino, Jr., Bryan, a boy. September 30: Sandy Glover and David Watkins, College Station, a boy. October 1: Deane and William Spiller, Bryan, a girl. Deena La Fine, Plantersville, a boy. Leyda and Alejandro Veliz, College Station, a girl. Amye and David Bockhorn, Brenham, a girl. Flora and Juventino Banuelos, Bryan, a boy. Antoinette Bogany, Anderson, a girl. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1995 THE EAGLE L INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS r� • WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1995 THE EAGLE 1.0 ADVERTISEMENT Sealed bids addressed to the City of College Station, Texas will be received for the construction of. College Station Business Center /Landscape Development -Phase I Project No. GG -9507 and Bid No. 95 -69 until 1:00 o'clock p.m., Oc- tober 24, 1995 after which time all qualified bids If be opened and read. Bids received after that time will be returned unopened. Bids will be received at the of- fice of: Paul Leventis, City of College Station, De- velopment Services Depart- ment, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840. LOCATIO N AN D DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT The project involves the in- stallation of the hardscape and landscape improve - ments for Phase 1 of the Col- lege Station Business Center. This project is part of the development of a 90.478 tract of land bounded by En- terprise Drive on the north and State Highway No. 6 on the west. Included in the scope of the work is concrete paving, entry feature with signage, pavilion, area light - Ing, landscape planting and Irrigation. PRE -BID CONFERENCE A pre -bid conference will be held in the council Cham- bers, City Hall Building, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840, at 3:00 P.M., October 16, 1995 for City staff and the Architects to respond to bidder ques- tions. COPIES OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS A complete set of Bidding Documents can be pur- chased by check, cash or money order from the City of College Station Development Services Department in City Hall, City of College Station, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840 for $75.00. This fee is non- refundable. Bidding docu- ments will be available be- ginning at 8:30 A.M., October 9, 1995. Questions regarding this project should be directed to: Paul Leventis, City of College Station, Development Ser- vices Department, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840, (409) 764 -3440. Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Five (5) percent bid security is required. 10.4 -95, 10-7-95,10-8-95, 10- 11 -95, 10- 14.95, 10.15- 95,10- 18 -95, 10 -25.95 Births Local hospitals reported the following births Wednesday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER October 3: Stacy and Paul Herzog, Dimebox, a boy. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER October 3: Alicia and Anthony Ostiguin, College Station, a girl. Christina Goodin, Navasota, a girl. Yang -Yi Fan and Jie Zhou, College Station, a girl. LEGAL NOTICE The City Council of the City of College Station, Texas will hold a public meeting on the designation of a Reinvest- ment Zone for the purpose of tax abatement. The pro- posed reinvestment zone in- cludes all of the property known and referred to as Lot 1, Block 2, College Station Business Center Phase One. The hearing will be held at the 7:00 P.M. October 12, 1995, meeting of the College Station City Council, City Council Chambers, College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue. "Tax Abatement'' in this case would mean the exemption from ad valorem taxes of cer- tain real and personal prop- erty in a Reinvestment Zone designated for economic de- velopment purposes, pur- suant to Chapter 312 of the Texas Tax Code. Participa- tion in the abatement by agencies other than the City of College Station is at the discretion of the individual agency. Additional information is avai- lable in the City of College Station Economic and De- velopment Services Depart- ment. 10 -5 -95 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1995 THE EAGLE Recall editorial made Eagle look like a bully Today's headline, "We can't recall a happier community, (on an editorial opinion Sept. 24) may have been a cute bit of wordplay, but highly unprofession- al. You did a good job of covering the recall effort from its inception to its demise, even giving it front -page spreads. Your latest editorial made you look like a bully, taunting "told you so." What's worse, it displayed your collective naivete in assuming that the entire College Station populace is a bunch of contented clams who don't want their boat rocked by a few trouble- makers. Well, guys, it ain't necessarily so. It's not surprising that some people were reluctant to sign the petition fear- ing "repercussions. Surely as journalists, you are aware of the continuing low voter turnout in all elections, local to national. In fact voter apathy is running rampant. Is that an oxymoron? Could it be that folks feel voting is not worth the effort and that you really can't fight City Hall? For whatever reasons, it's a sad com- mentary on our community. • WANDA McGUIRE College Station Births Local hospitals reported the following births Thursday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER October 4: Kristy and Thomas Posey, Caldwell, a girl. Harvetta McKinney, College Station, a boy. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER October 4: Alison and Stephen Rohrer, College Station, a girl. Shanna and Cliff McMillan, Bryan, a boy. Julie and Lawrence Bruck, Bryan, a boy. Robyn and Kenneth Zientek, Brenham, a boy. Kelly and John Shannon, Hearne, a boy. 125 Legal Notices LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 2148 WAS PASSED AND AP- PROVED ON SEPTEMBER 28, 1995 BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION meet- ing in regular session at Col- lege Station City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Title 5, Texas Government Code. Said Ordinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of the city, is captioned as follows: AN ORDINANCE AMEND- ING CHAPTER 2, SECTION 2, OF THE CODE OF OR- DINANCES, RELATING TO ANIMAL CONTROL, AND PROVIDING AN EFFEC- TIVE DATE. The term "License" was defined in Chapter 2, Section 2.A. The term "tag" was re- placed by 'license" in the provisions of Section 2.B. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1995 THE EAGLE Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall be subject to a fine not exceeding ($500), as Opro- vided for in the General Pen- alty section set out in Chap- ter 1, section 6 of the Code of Ordinances. Ordinance No. 2148 shall become effective imme- diately and be in full force in accordance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secretary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, Col- lege Station, Texas. Connie Hooks City Secretary 10-6-95,10-7-95 1 Legal Notices INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 1.0 ADVERTISEMENT 1� LEGAL NOTICE Sealed bids addressed to the City of College Station, Texas will be received for the construction of: Births Local hospitals reported the following births Friday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Sept. 25: Tracy and Jason Heinig, Caldwell, a boy. October 5: Regan and Kody Bonin, College Station, a boy Wendy and Shannon R. Dean, Bryan, a girl. Ruth and Ben Rios, Bryan, a boy. Patricia Christine and Daniel Wedel, College Station, a boy. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER October 5: Cara and Robert Freeman, Hearne, a boy. Tamera Edwards and Jessie Conley, Bryan, a boy. Iva Huber and Ron Williford, Somerville, a girl. Cicely Carroll and Brian Jutson, Hearne, a girl. Patricia and Robert Robertson, Bryan, a girl. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1995 THE EAGLE ORDINANCE NO. 2148 WAS PASSED AND AP- PROVED ON SEPTEMBER 28, 1995 BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION meet - Ing in regular session at Col- lege Station City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Title 5, Texas Government Code. Said Ordinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of the city, is captioned as follows: AN ORDINANCE AMEND- ING CHAPTER 2, SECTION 2, OF THE CODE OF OR- DINANCES, RELATING TO ANIMAL CONTROL, AND PROVIDING AN EFFEC- TIVE DATE. The term "License" was defined in Chapter 2, Section 2.A. The term "tag" was re- placed by "license" in the provisions of Section 2.8. Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall be subject to a fine not exceeding ($500), as Opro- vided for in the General Pen- alty section set out in Chap- ter 1 , section 6 of the Code of Ordinances. Ordinance No. 2148 shall become effective imme- diately and be in full force in accordance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secretary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, Col- lege Station, Texas. Connie Hooks City Secretary 10-6-95,10-7-9 College Station Business Center /Landscape Development Phase I Project No. GG -9507 and Bid No. 95 -69 until 1:00 o'clock p.m., Oc- tober 24, 1995 after which time all qualified bids will be opened and read. Bids received after that time will be returned unopened. Bids will be received at the of- fice of: Paul Leventis, City of College Station, De- velopment Services Depart- ment, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840. LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT The project involves the in- stallation of the hardscape and landscape improve- ments for Phase 1 of the Col- lege Station Business Center. This project is part of the development of a 90.478 tract of land bounded by En- terprise Drive on the north and State Highway No. 6 on the west. Included in the scope of the work is concrete paving, entry feature with signage, pavilion, area light- ing, landscape planting and irrigation. PRE -BID CONFERENCE A pre -bid conference will be held in the council Cham- bers, City Hall Building, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840, at 3:00 P.M., October 16, 1995 for City staff and the Architects to respond to bidder ques- tions. COPIES OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS A complete set of Bidding Documents can be pur- chased by check, cash or money order from the City of College Station Development Services Department in City Hall, City of College Station, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840 for $75.00. This fee is non- refundable. Bidding docu- ments will be available be- ginning at 8:30 A.M., October 9, 1995. Questions regarding this project should be directed to: Paul Leventis, City of College Station, Development Ser- vices Department, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840, (409) 764 -3440. Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Five (5) percent bid security is required. 10-4-95,10-7-95,10-8-95, 10-11-95,10-14-95, 4n_im n= lrL112-OS 125 L egal Notices Q " 444 The City of College Station 0!�Of is accepting applications for: SANITATION RESIDENTIAL FOREMAN This position will report to the Sanitation Superintendent and has direct supervision of 10+ employees working garbage, brush and rubbish collection routes. The position requires 3 -5 years of Supervisory experience in a labor intensive environment; a TNRCC Solid Waste Technician "C" Letter of Competency, or the ability to obtain one with- in one year; past experience with planning and scheduling of work crews; a CDL or the ability to obtain one within 30 days, and some experience with computers. This job requires excellent skills in written /oral cominunication and customer service. Salary: $10.72 - $11.79/hr or DOQ Deadline to apply: October 13, 1995 Apply to: City of College Station Human Resources Office 1101 S. Texas Avenue College Station, Texas 77840 Equal Opportunity Employe Q - � The City of College Station Construction of a new sae Lary sewer main within the is accepting applications for: Foster Avenue Kyle Avenue and Harvey Road (S.H. 30) SENIOR ACCOUNT CLERK Right -of -Way, City of College Provides Administrative Clerical Support for Station, Texas for the EASTGATE SEWER MAIN Maintenance/Review of financial records and pro- PROJECT. cessing Payables /Documents involving Financial COPIES OF BIDDING Transactions. Requires 10 key by touch, CRT, and 3 DOCUMENTS years Bookkeeping/Accounting experience. A complete set of Bidding Starting Salary: $1 ,327 /month Documents Including Plans, Contract Documents and Deadline to apply: Standard Specifications can be obtained from the De- 5:00 p.m., Wed., October 18, 1995 velopment Services Depart Apply to: ment, 1101 Texas Avenue, College station, Texas City of College Station I 77840 by check, cash or Human Resources Office money order In the amount of $115.00 which will be refun 1101 S. Texas Avenue ded with the return of the College Station, Texas 77840 plans and documents. Equal Opportunity Employer Questions regarding this - project should be directed to: Mr. Brett McCully, P.E. Utility Service Center CITY OF COLLEGE STATION 1601 Graham Road College Station, Texas SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1995 (409)764 -3660 THE EAGLE Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 P.M. Five (5) percent bid security is required. 10 -8- 95,10 11 -95, 10 -15- 95,10- 18 -95, 10 -22 -95 INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS EASTGATE SEWER MAIN PROJECT 1.0 ADVERTISEMENT Sealed bids addressed to the City of College Station, Texas will be received for the construction of: EASTGATE SEWER MAIN PROJECT until 3:00 o'clock p.m. on Friday, the 27th day of Oc- tober, 1995 after which time all qualified bids will be opened and read in the City Council Chambers. Bids received after that time will be returned unopened. Bids will be received at the of- fices of: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT CITY OF COLLEGE STATION 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas 77840 Attn: Mr. Brett McCully, Project Manager LOCATION AND I DESCRIPTION OF I Y PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 1.0 ADVERTISEMENT Sealed bids addressed to the City of College Station, Texas will be received for the construction of: College Station Business Center /Landscape Development Phase I Project No. GO-9507 and Bid No. 95 -69 until 1:00 o'clock p.m., Oc- tober 24, 1995 after which time all qualified bids will be opened and read. Bids received after that time will be returned unopened. Bids will be received at the of- fice of: Paul Leventis, City of College Station, De- velopment Services Depart- ment, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840. LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT The project involves the in- stallation of the hardscape and landscape improve- ments for Phase 1 of the Col- lege Station Business Center. This project is part of the development of a 90.478 tract of land bounded by En- terprise Drive on the north and State Highway No. 6 on the west. Included in the scope of the work Is concrete paving, entry feature with signage, pavilion, area light - Ing, landscape planting and irrigation. PRE -BID CONFERENCE A pre -bid conference will be held in the council Cham- bers, City Hall Building, 1101 Texas AVenue, College Station, Texas 77840, at 3:00 P.M., October 16, 1995 for City staff and the Architects to respond to bidder ques- tions. COPIES OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS A complete set of Bidding Documents can be pur. chased by check, cash or money order from the City of College Station Development Services Department in City Hall, City of College Station, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840 for $75.00. This fee is non- refundable. Bidding docu- ments will be available be- ginning at 8:30 A.M., October 9, 1995. Questions regarding this project should be directed to: Paul Leventis, City of College Station, Development Ser- vices Department, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840, (409) 764 -3440. Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Five (5) percent bid security Is required. 10-4-95,10-7-95,10-8-95, 10-11-95,10-14-95, 1n_15_g5 tn- 7R -A5. Births Local hospitals reported the following births Monday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Oct. 1: La Shondra Hill, College Station, a boy. Oct. 4: Alison and James Rohrer, College Station, a girl. Oct. 6: Julie M. and James Fred Bayliss, Bryan, a girl. Andrea Restivo, Bryan, a boy. Nicole and Edward Jasper, College Station, a boy. Oct. 7: Angela and ArtemioTor, rre s,Bryan, a rni boy. irl. Maria emio To Bryan, boy. It'S a matter of trusting Oct. 8: Ivy and Jay Berka, Caldwell, a girl. Dana a city CO and Brad Kopetsky, Hearne, a boy. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER An open letter to College Station Oct. 6: Councilman Hub Kennady: Belinda and Patrick Shelton, Bryan, a girl. Hub: Don't do it. Kristie and Russell Higgins, College Station, a boy. Councilman Kennady has an applica- Oct. 7: tion pending before the College Station Kristine and Donald Poston, Caldwell, a girl. Am y Calvin Makowsky, Burton, a boy. City Council to replat his existing resi- Oct. Oct. 8: 8: dential lotsinto two pieces. He wants to Mary and Daniel Moore, Hearne, a girl. sell the other half so that someone can build another house there. And that's not all. He'll then sell his existing house on the other half lot and Citizen input invited for then move out after he's made a lot of money. Pebble Creek Park The only drawback is the neighborhood p ro ject subdivision) deed restric- tions which prohibit reducing lot sizes The Parks and Recreation Board will without the permission of the local archi- hold its regular meeting and public tectural control committee. They don't hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the agree to his request. They didn't agree to Kaleidoscope Room at the Pebble Creek a similar request by his predecessor in Country Club. that house and lot beforehand. The public hearing concerns the This isn't stopping Hub. He's looking for Upcoming Pebble Creek Park project. any loophole to make his application "The park site will be developed beside the new elementary school, and work. And he's missing the point. He as a part of the process of constructing may win a legal battle, but he will have the park, we are soliciting ideas and lost the trust of a lot of people in the comments from the public," said Parks and Recreation Board spokesman Steve process. This is not some land developer that's Beachy. Beachy said this is only the attempting to circumvent deed restric- first of several public hearings that will tions; it's a city councilman. be held concerning the park. How can anyone trust him after this? If "After this initial hearing, we will be he won't even listen to his own neigh - able to bring forth a more conceptual bors, how can anyone else in the city plan for the park," said Beachy. believe that he will listen to them? Hub, Also at the meeting, new members before it's too late, withdraw this peti- will be appointed to the Lincoln Centel- tion. You'll be trading money for trust. and Conference Center Advisory Maybe that's not a good trade for you. Committees. But it's very important for the rest of us. More than your neighbors will notice this. MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1995 GERALD MILLER THE EAGLE College Station 25 years of protecting the. public from fire • Catherine Corkery Rowe March 6,1915 — Oct. 7,1995 Services for Catherine Corkery Rowe, 80, of College Station will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at A &M United Methodist Church. The Rev. Charles Anderson will officiate. Burial will be in College Station Cemetery. Visiting hours will be 4 -9 p.m. today at Callaway -Jones Funeral Home. I ] Mrs. Rowe died Saturday after- noon at Brazos Valley Medical Center. She had lived in College Station since 1988 and was a retired teacher. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Gilbert Rowe. Survivors include her son and daughter -in -law, Gilbert and Judy Rowe of College Station; her daughter and son -in -law, Mary and Allen Chronister of Helena, Mont.; three sisters and two brothers -in -law, Frances and Earl Lawrence of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., Ruth Corkery of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., and Martha and Georges May of New Haven, Conn.; and three grand- children. Memorials may be made to Brazos Valley Literacy Volun- teers of America. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1995 THE EAGLE 125 L eg a l Notices sirth1S Local hospitals reported the following births Monday. The list may not be complete because some Patients choose not to have their names included. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER October 6: Troy and Jack Campbell, Bryan, a boy. October 9: Kathy G. and Rodney Bledsoe, Bryan, a boy. Barbara A. and Albin Horak, Caldwell, twin girls. Linda and Danny Morrison, Bryan, a girl. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER October 9: Monica Cabrera, Bryan, a boy. Linda and Michael Blezinger, Industry, a boy. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1995 THE EAGLE INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS EASTGATE SEWER MAIN PROJECT 1.0 ADVERTISEMENT Sealed bids addressed to the City of College Station, Texas will be received for the construction of: EASTGATE SEWER MAIN PROJECT until 3:00 o'clock p.m. on Friday, the 27th day of Oc- tober, 1995 after which time all qualified bids will be opened and read in the City Council Chambers. Bids received after that time will be returned unopened. Bids will be received at the of- fices of: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT CITY OF COLLEGE STATION 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas 77840 Attn: Mr. Brett McCully, Project Manager LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT Construction of a new sani- tary sewer main within the Foster Avenue, Kyle Avenue and Harvey Road (S.H. 30) Right -of -Way, City of College Station, Texas for the EASTGATE SEWER MAIN PROJECT. COPIES OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS A complete set of Bidding Documents including Plans, Contract Documents and Standard Specifications can be obtained from the De- velopment Services Depart- ment, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840 by check, cash or money order in the amount of $115.00, which will be refun- ded with the return of the plans and documents. Questions regarding this project should be directed to: Mr. Brett McCully, P.E. Utility Service Center CITY OF COLLEGE STATION 1601 Graham Road College Station, Texas 77840 (409)764 -3660 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Five (5) percent bid security Is required. 10-8-95,10-11-95, 10-15-95,10-18-95, 10 -22 -95 6 therine Corkery Rowe March 6, 1915 — Oct. 7, 1995 Services for Catherine Corkery Rowe, 80 ROWE of College Station will V_ 2 p.1". today at A&M United Methodist Church. The Rev. C h a r l e s Anderson will officiate. Burial will be in College Station Cemetery. Mrs. Rowe died Saturday after- noon at Brazos Valley Medical 'Center. She had lived in College Station since 1988 and was a retired teacher. Mrs. ,Rowe was a graduate of the University of Illionois Champagne - Urbana and taught at Schreiner Institute in Kerrville and at Fayetteville Technical Institute and Longhill Elementary School in Fayetteville, N.C. Family members said although her teaching fields were history, language and reading skills, and elementary education, following retirement her love and knowl- edge of art led her to become a docent at the Fayetteville Art Institute. They also said she would be remembered for her generosity and never - ending ability to find roses among countless thorns, as well as her boundless curiosity and her unwavering support of all their endeavors. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Gilbert Rowe. Survivors include her son and daughter -in -law, Gilbert and Judy Rowe of College Station; her daughter and son -in -law, Mary and Allen Chronister of Helena, Mont.; three sisters and two brothers -in -law, Frances and Earl Lawrence of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., Ruth Corkery of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., and Martha and Georges May of New Haven, Conn.; and three grand- children. Memorials may be made to Brazos Valley Literacy Volunteers of America. INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 1.0 ADVERTISEMENT Sealed bids addressed to the City of College Station, Texas will be received for the construction of: College Station Business Center/Landscape Development Phase I Project No. GG -9507 and Bid No. 95.69 until 1:00 o'clock p.m., Oc- tober 24, 1995 after which time all qualified bids will be opened and read. Bids received after that time will be returned unopened. Bids will be received at the of- fice of: Paul Leventis, City 01 College Station, De velopment Services Depart ment, 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texa! 77840. LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT The project involves the in- stallation of the hards%pe and landscape improve- ments for Phase 1 of the Col- lege Station Business Center. This project is part of the development of a 90.478 tract of land bounded by En- terprise Drive on the north and State Highway No. 6 on the west. Included In the scope of the work is concrete paving, entry feature with signage, pavilion, area light- ing, landscape planting and irrigation. PRE -BID CONFERENCE A pre -bid conference will be held in the council Cham- bers, City Hall Building, 1101 Texas AVenue, College Station, Texas 77840, at 3:00 P.M., October 16, 1995 for City staff and the Architects to respond to bidder ques- tions. COPIES OF BIDDING OCUMENTS complete set of Bidding bcuments can be pur- cased by check, cash or money order from the City of College Station Development Sevices Deportment in City Ha%, City of College Station, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Statoon Texas 77840 for $75.W. Tnis fee is non - refuncabls. Bidding docu- ments wll be available be- ginningat 8:30 A.M., October 9, 1995. Ouestons regarding this projeclshould be directed to: Paul Laventis, City of College Station, Development Ser- vices Department, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840, (409) 764.3440. Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Five (5) percent bid security is required. 10 -4.95, 10-7-95,10-8-95, 10-11-95,10-14-95, 10-15-95,10-18-95, 10.25 -95 �xas A&M: p roteSta graveside services for - .5 red 1latt, eritus of landscape architecture at 'A.xas "A iversity,, will be 10030 am. Thursday at Cei eg tion Cemetery. w celebratory service will ;in 11:15 a.m. Thursday at ;M Church of Christ, where was a m ember. 7isiting ho'.zrs are 8:30-10 p.m. V1 .ay at Southwood Funeral � me. dir." Klatt, 65, died Monday _. ;ht at home. KJ.A' f ' fie _ graduated` from San rcos High School, where he was chosen.. zdA'-state aman whet) he was a senior. He earned his bach- r's degree in 1.952 and his master's degree in 8, both in landscape architecture. As an iueder- tduate he was a bugler for the Texas A &M band. 4r. Klatt began teaching at Texas A&M as a: vis- i g lecturer in 1967, then was promoted to dull Zessor. When he retired in 1991, he was award- the status of professor emeritus. -le was awarded the Association (.f f - c.r in-_x cdents' Distinguished Teaching Award for 13:41 the College of Architecture. )uring the Korean War, he served in the 11S. c; Force as an installal -Jon ersg= wer attached to Army Corp of Engineers Construction ,.r_x___ )r e ^ Mr. Klatt was a mem of the American of Lwidsc ape Arcb it , where be served Southwest chapter rice president, secretary "` treasurer. The Texas Landscape Archit Registraticin Board, which voted on the first'` slots, assigned Fred No, 16. 'He was principal in the ii TT�� � K lands ) }� Architect, y 1 � 9 , 7 1995, Klatt and Porcher, '1969 - 1'9`10 White, �ute, Klatt, and Porcher, 1966 -1968; Robert F. White and Associates, 1961 -1%& and NeU H. Park, Landscape Arch.. sect, 1953 - 1954. While a principal in those Lms, his prolec numbered more than. 550. He placed the build and ponds for the NASA Johnson Space Cente His master planting plans and site developmen included the state capital, Rice University, Texas University at Padre Island, Bear Creek Park Houston and Texas A &M's golf course. Survivors include his wife, Beverly Klatt Bryan; a daughter and son -in -law, Cathy James Hider of Austin; three sons and a' dau ion -law, Keith Klatt of Portland, Ore., Shane Arnold of Bryan and Mickey and .Martha Klatt ' Bryan; two stepdaughters' and 'stepsons-in-la . Kimberly and James Chancellor of ' Mou Pleass.nt and Katherine and Sam ' Dooley Q Nlohegsnn lake, N.Y.; a brother and sister-in-la Gus and Biunette Klatt of San Marcos; a sister a; brother -in -law, Patricia imia Births Local hospitals reported the following births Thursday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Oct. 10: Phelicia L. Chapel, Brenham, a boy. Maria and Jaime Esquivel, Bryan, a boy. Marsha and Paul Kipp, Cypress, a girl. Jennifer A. McCarver, The Woodlands, a girl. Laura C. and John J. Payne, Bryan, a girl. Michele B. and Joe A. Sanchez, Bryan, a girl. Rosalinda and Mario Vigil, Navasota, a girl. Olga and Richard P. Wegner, Burton, a boy. Melissa and Bryan Williamson, Bryan, a girl. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER Oct. 10: Susan and Vincent Perez, College Station, a girl. Linda and Robert Gibbens, College Station, a girl. Tammy and Troy Mahan, Snook, a boy. Sally and Gregory Linder, Navasota, a boy. Gina and Mark McMeans, Bryan, a girl. 125 Legal Notices NOTICE THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION IS REQUESTING BIDS FOR GROUP MEDI- CAL, DENTAL, PRESCRIP- TION, LTD, ADD AND LIFE INSURANCE, BID NO 96-01. Bids will be received in the office of the Purchas- ing Agent at City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77845, until 10:00 a.m. on October 31, 1995. All bids received after that time will be returned unopened. The City of Col- lege Station reserves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all bids or any and all Irregulari- ties in said bid and to accept the offer considered most advantageous to the City. Specifications may be se- cured from the Human Re- sources office at the above address. 10-5-95,10-12-95 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1995 THE EAGLE Births Local hospitals reported the following births Thursday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Oct. 11: Christina and Paul Castillo, Iola, a boy. Tammy Annette and Duane R. Martin, Buffalo, a boy. Shannon and Adrian Rivera, Bryan, a girl. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER Oct. 11: Latishia Love, Anderson, a girl. Melinda Lopez, Bryan, a boy. Martha and Sidney Peterson, College Station, a boy. Charity Holder, Brenham, a girl. William `Bill' Walton Sept. 13, 1919 — Oct. 12, 1995 Services for William "Bill" Walton, 76, of Bryan will be 1 p.m. Saturday in Hillier Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Norman Irons, Hos- pice chaplain, will officiate. Burial will be in College Station Cemetery. Mr. Walton died Thurday morning at home. He was born in Carthage, M. and had lived in Bryan for 18 years. He served in the Navy during World War II. Family members said Mr. Walton was a devoted husband for SS years and was a loving father, a patriot and the family historian. He was preceded in death by a son, Robert C. Walton; a brother, Junius Walton; two sisters, Ruth Mosley and Elizabeth Lucasey; and his parents, Cleveland and Opal Walton. Survivors include his wife, Charlotte I. Walton of Bryan; a son and daughter -in -law, William E. and Barbara Walton of College Station; two daughters and sons - in -law, Janet K. and Donald Neu - bert of Pewaukee, Wis. and Judith L. and James Dertouzos of Encino, Calif.; and seven grand- children. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Brazos Valley, 2729 E. 29th St., Bryan 77802. o ID W CD FRIDAY,OCTOBE: �oM�'n THE EAGLE �� �wa K � 0 oCD�Co '5145o two wc� w�Cnz� ��. tX ' m co < v� I CD 2. w o w .. � �(D �S. 1 � m� c w ���� Assistant CS � ci manager a finalist for Virginia job By MARY OVERMAN Eagle staff writer College Station's assistant city manag- er finds himself in an ironic situation. Tom Brymer is one of four fmalists for city manager of Charlottesville, Va., where one of the other candidates is Charlottesville's interim city manager. Brymer had been interim city manag- er in College Station from November 1994 until George "Skip" Noe was hired in July 1995. Now the shoe is on the other foot for Charlottesville's acting city manager, Gary O'Connell. "I have empathy with him," said Brymer, who will travel to Charlottesville Tuesday for an inter- view. "Charlottesville is a fine community with a good reputation among city man- agers," Brymer said. City leaders are replacing Cole Hendrix, who took another position with the University of Virginia after 24 years as city manager. BRYMER Brymer believes that Charlottesville has had two or three city managers in the last 50 years. "I'm honored to be a finalist for this position," Brymer said. Brymer, 42, has been assistant city manager for College Station since 1989 and was a fmalist for the position Noe filled. Brymer has worked on a number of joint ventures between College Station and Bryan, including multi-jurisdiction- al development. He is also oversees police, fire, rescue and public works here. He has experience in negotiation," Calliham said. Brymer worked with the county on improving rural roads in the College Station city limits in 1991. CS's new power company plans to acquire Austin's electric utility DALLAS (AP) — Texas Utilities Co., the city of College Station's new electric power provider, has its eye on another Texas city. The expansion- minded power provider plans to pursue Austin's municipal electric utility and an Australian power company. College Station's decision last month to contract with Texas Utilities report- edly will save city electric customers an average of $76 annually. College Station awarded the Dallas - based company a four -year contract after it beat current provider Texas Municipal Power Agency in bidding negotiations. TU will begin providing wholesale power to the city Jan 1, 1996. The aquisition of two additional utili- ties would further strengthen the Texas Utilities' strength in the industry. But there are chances the state's dom- inant power company may not com- plete deals to acquire either one. Media reports this week said that Texas Utilities — whose TU Electric unit serves more than 2 million cus- tomers mostly in the Dallas -Fort Worth area — is looking into the acquisition of the two electric companies, a deal that Please see UTILITY, page A8 Utility From Al could total several billion dollars. But some people familiar with the company's plans say it may not close any deals because Austin's utility may not be for sale ind the Australian company has many interested buyers. Utility executives are concerned that new legislation may force them to compete with independent power producers. As a result, TU and others have turned to foreign utilities for growth. , nie larger of the two possible acquisitions, the Austin utility, would give the company a stake in one of the stag's most lively economies. Austin's fast - growing technology industry doesn't rely on real estate or oil. "If the city were to decide to pur- sue the sale of the electric utility system, we want to be a player," said TU Electric vice chairman Eddie Watson. "We're interested in the whole thing if they want to put it up for sale." Austin is still determining whether to solicit bids. Industry analysts confirmed at a regulatory hearing that the compa- ny was looking at one of several recently privatized utilities in th nation, the newspaper said. A TU official said the Australian venture could be worth "very close" to 50 percent of the compa- ny's retained earnings after it takes a write -off analysts estimate could be as high as $800 million. The proposed value of the for- eign utility could be more than $400 million since TU has $1.6 bil- lion in retained earnings. The Austin system has been val- ued at $3.4 billio Mellie Love Phillips Aug. 5, 1921 — Oct. 12, 1995 Services for Mellie Love Phillips, 74, of College Station will be 2:30 p.m. Monday in Southwood Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Mathew Devord of Lakeshore Baptist Church in Jackson, Miss. will officiate. Burial will be in College Station Cemetery. Visiting hours will be 4 -6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Mrs. Phillips died Thursday night in College Station. She was born in Rallie, Miss. and had recently moved to College Station. She was preceded in death by her parents and by a brother, Daniel Fred Dukes of San Francisco, Calif. Survivors include her hus- band, R.C. Phillips of College Station; a son and daughter -in- law, Timothy and Pamela Phillips of College Station; two sisters and brothers -in -law, Bess and Thad Vanderburg of Dallas and Rubye and Herbert Palmer of Adrian, Mich.; and three grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Brazos Valley and the American Cancer Society. Births Local hospitals reported the following births Friday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Oct. 12: Sheri and Michael Kevin Barnett, Hearne, a boy. Crystal G and Charles Hill, Plantersville, a girl. Suzanne and Thomas Neuberger, Navasota, a boy. Elizabeth and Jeffrey Pain, College Station, a boy. Amanda J. and Tim J. Provazek, Bryan, a boy. Diane and Doug Williams, College Station, a girl. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1995 THE EAGLE 125 Legal Noti INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 1.0 ADVERTISEMENT Sealed bids addressed to the City of College Station, Texas will be received for the construction of: College Station Business Center /landscape Development Phase I Project No. GG -9507 and Bid No. 95 -69 until 1:00 o'clock p.m., Oc- tober 24, 1995 after which time all qualified bids will be opened and read. Bids received after that time will be returned unopened. Bids will be received at the of- fice of: Paul Leventis, City of College Station, De. velopment Services Depart- ment, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840. LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT The project involves the in- stallation of the hardscape and landscape improve- ments for Phase 1 of the Col- lege Station Business Center. This project is part of the development of a 90.478 tract of land bounded by En- terprise Drive on the north and State Highway No. 6 on the west. Included in the scope of the work is concrete paving, entry feature with signage, pavilion, area light- ing, landscape planting and irrigation. PRE -BID CONFERENCE A pre -bid conference will be held in the council Cham- bers, City Hall Building, 1101 Texas AVenue, College Station, Texas 77840, at 3:00 P.M., October 16, 1995 for City staff and the Architects to respond to bidder ques. tions. COPIES OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS A complete set of Bidding Documents can be pur- chased by check, cash or money order from the City of College Station Development Services Department in City Hall, City of College Station, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840 for $75.00. This fee is non- refundable. Bidding docu- ments will be available be- ginning at 8:30 A.M., October 9, 1995. Questions regarding this project should be directed to: Paul Leventis, City of College Station, Development Ser- vices Department, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840, (409) 764 -3440. Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Five (5) percent bid security is required. 10-4-95.10-7-95, 10 -8 -95, 1 0- 11- 95,10- 14 -95, 10- 15 -95, 10- 18 -95, 10 -25 -95 INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS EASTGATE SEWER MAIN PROJECT 1.0 ADVERTISEMENT Sealed bids addressed to the City of College Station, Texas will be received for the construction of: EASTGATE SEWER MAIN PROJECT until 3:00 o'clock p.m. on Friday, the 27th day of Oc- tober, 1995 after which time all qualified bids will be opened and read in the City Council Chambers. Bids received after that time will be returned unopened. Bids will be received at the of- fices of: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT C ITY O F COLLEGE STATION 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas 77840 Attn: Mr. Brett McCully, Project Manager LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT Construction of a new sani- tary sewer main within the Foster Avenue, Kyle Avenue i and Harvey Road (S.H. 30) Right -of -Way, City of College Station, Texas for the EASTGATE SEWER MAIN PROJECT. COPIES OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS A complete set of Bidding Documents including Plans, Contract Documents and Standard Specifications can be obtained from the De- velopment Services Depart- ment, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840 by check, cash or money order in the amount of $115.00, which will be refun- ded with the return of the plans and documents. Questions regarding this project should be directed to: Mr. Brett McCully, P.E. Utility Service Center CITY OF COLLEGE STATION 1601 Graham Road College Station, Texas S 77840 1 5 1 (409)764 -3660 + T1 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Five (5) percent bid security is required. 10-8-95,10-11-95, 10-15-95,10-18-95, 10 -22 -95 INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 1.0 ADVERTISEMENT Sealed bids addressed to the City of College Station, Texas will be received for the construction of: College Station Business Center /Landscape Development Phase I Project No. GG -9507 and Bid No. 95 -69 until 1:00 o'clock p.m., Oc- tober 24, 1995 after which time all qualified bids will be opened and read. Bids received after that time will be returned unopened. Bids will be received at the of- fice of: Paul Leventis, City of College Station, De- velopment Services Depart- ment, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840. LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT The project involves the in- stallation of the hardscape and landscape improve- ments for Phase 1 of the Col- lege Station Business Center. This project is part of the development of a 90.478 tract of land bounded by En- terprise Drive on the north and State Highway No. 6 on the west. Included in the scope of the work is concrete paving, entry feature with signage, pavilion, area light- ing, landscape planting and irrigation. PRE -BID CONFERENCE A pre -bid conference will be held in the council Cham- bers, City Hall Building, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840, at 3:00 P.M., October 16, 1995 for City staff and the Architects to respond to bidder ques- tions. COPIES OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS A complete set of Bidding Documents can be pur- chased by check, cash or money order from the City of College Station Development Services Department in City Hall, City of College Station, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840 for $75.00. This fee is non- refundable. Bidding docu- ments will be available be- ginning at 8:30 A.M., October 9, 1995. Questions regarding this project should be directed to: Paul Leventis, City of College Station, Development Ser- vices Department, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840, (409) 764 -3440. Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Five (5) percent bid security is required. 10 -4 -95, 10 -7 -95, 10 -8 -95, 10-11-95,10-14-95, 10-15-95,10-18-95, Harriett Victoria Lindley Kenny DALLAS — Services for Harriett Victoria Lindley Kenny of Dallas will be held at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Christ the King Catholic Church in Dallas. The Reverend Donald F. Zimmerman will officiate and burial will be at 4 p.m. at the College Station City Cemetery in College Station. A rosary will be held at 6 p.m. tonight at the Rhoton Chapel. Ms. Kenny died Thursday evening at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas. She was a member of the Republican National Committee, and was a recipient of a Presidential Commission to the Republican Presidential Task Force under President Ronald Reagan. She was also cited for her heroism and valor by the People and Government of Guatemala, for risking her life to bring food, water, and medical supplies to the country during the devistating earth- quake in Feb. 1976. During WWII, Kenny served as a Captain in the Dallas Civil Air Patrol. Survivors include her son, Lonnie Ashley Southerland, of Ft. Lauderdale, FL and her daughter, Marry Kenny Mattingly- Herrick of Bryan /College Station. Region 10 president and secretary close out terms Two College Station city officials closed out their terms at a recent Texas Municipal League Region 10 meeting in Round Rock. Mayor Pro Tem Lynn Mcllhaney served the past year as president of the region and City Secretary Connie Hooks was secretary. They were among several local elected and appointed officials who attended the Sept. 29 meeting: College Station Mayor Larry Ringer and Councilwoman Nancy Crouch and Bryan City Secretary Mary Lynne Galloway. The organization's 1994 -95 mission was to educate, inform and communicate to members the significance of their roles and responsibilities in the state and local political process. This year four meetings were held in various cities throughout the region. Region 10 encompasses most of the cities in the Brazos Valley and some cities west of Austin. Births Brazos Valley Medical Center reported the following births Monday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER October 13: Johnelta and Myron Floyd, College Station, a boy Rebecca and Stephen Whittaker, Bryan, a boy. Tonya and Ryan Ford, Bryan, a girl. Angela Rodriguez, Bryan, a girl. Dora Cruz, Bryan, a boy. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER October 13: Margo and Pedro Garcia III, Bryan, a boy. Misty Raley, Caldwell, a girl. Rosalyn B. and Travis Williams, Bryan, a girl. INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 1.0 ADVERTISEMENT Sealed bids addressed to the City of College Station, Texas will be received for the construction of: _ College Station Business Center/Landscape Development Phase I Project No. GG -9507 and Bid No. 95 -69 until 1:00 o'clock p.m., Oo- 125 Legal Notices tober 24, 1995 after which time all qualified bids will be Opened and read. Bids received after that time will be returned unopened. Bids will be received at the of- floe of: Paul Leventis, City of College Station, De. velopment Services Depart. ment, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840. LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT The project Involves the In- stallatlon of the hardscape and landscape Improve- ments for Phase 1 of the Col Center. This Station project Is part of the development of a 90.478 tract of land bounded by En. terprise Drive on the north and State Highway No. 8 on the west Included In the scope -of the work Is concrete paving, entry feature with signage, pavilion, area light - Ing, landscape planting and Irrigation, PRE -BID CONFERENCE A pre -bid conference will be held In the council Cham- bers, City Hell Building, 1101 Texas Avenue, i College Station, Texas 77840, at 3:00 PM., October 16, 1995 for C y atatl and the Architects to respond to bidder ques- tions. COPIES OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS A complete set of Bidding Documents can be y check pur- chased b , cash or money order from the City of College Station Development Services Department In City Hall, City of College Station, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840 for 175.00. This fee Is non. refundable. Bidding docu- ments will be available be- ginning at 4:30 A.M October 9, 1995. i Questions regarding this Project should be directed to Paul Leventis, City of College Station, Development Ser- vices Department, 1101 C Texas Avenue, ollege Station, Texas 77840, (409) 7 64.3440. Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Five (5) percent bid security Is required. INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS EASTGATE SEWER MAIN PROJECT 1.0 ADVERTISEMENT Sealed bids addressed to the City of College Station, Texas will be received for the construction of: 125 Legal Notices EASTGATE SEWER MAIN PROJECT until 3:00 o'clock p.m, on Friday, the 27th day of Oo- tober, 1995 after which time all qualified bids will be opened and read In the City Council Chambers. Bids received after that time will be returned unopened. Bids will be received at the of- fices of: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT CITY OF COLLEGE STATION 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas 77840 Attn: Mr. Brett McCully, Project Manager LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT Construction of a new sani- tary sewer main within the Foster Avenue, Kyle Avenue and Harvey Road (S.H. 30) Right -of -Way, City of College Station, Texas for the EASTGATE SEWER MAIN PROJECT. COPIES OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS A complete set of Bidding Documents Including Plans, Contract Documents and Standard Specifications can be obtained from the De- velopment Services Depart- ment, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840 by check, cash or money order in the amount of $115.00, which will be refun. ded with the return of the Plans and documents. Questions regarding this Project should be directed to: Mr. Brett McCully, P. E. Utility Service Center CITY OF COLLEGE STATION 1601 Graham Road College Station, Texas 77840 (409)764 -3660 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Five (5) percent bid security Is required. 10- 8 95,10- 11 -95, 10-15- 95,10-18-95, 10 -22 -9 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The College Station Plan- ning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing to consider a conditional use permit request to allow Kanon Bible Church facility in the existing Culpepper Plaza Phase II shopping center, 317 Dominik Drive. This request will be con- sidered by the Planning and Zoning Commission on Thursday, November 2, 1995 at 7:00 P.M. in the City Hell Council Room located at 1101 Texas Avenue South In College Station. Any request for sign Inter- pretive services for the hear- ing Impaired must be made 48 hours before the meeting. To make arrangements call (409) 764-3547 or (TDD) 1-8 00 -735 -2989. For additional Information, Please contact the Planning Office at (409) 7 64 -3570. Sabine Kuenzel Senior Planner 10 -18 -95 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The College Station Plan- ning and Zoning Commission Will hold a public hearing to consider a conditional use permit request to allow the expansion of the existing Hurricane Harry's night club located at 313 South College i Avenue in the University Square Shopping Center. `mo i I •� 1 I Al I .ti Kim Striegler, in the center photo, of the College Station Parks Department, moves one of the eight painted fire- =s ' plugs decorating the front entrance of ` College Station Utilities administration building on Graham Road. The fire- plugs were painted by high school stu- dents from seven area schools this year, and now the city is is looking for a permanent place to display the non- working hydrants. rye; p�o�ogfpave McOetma�d 125 Legal Notic This request will be con- sidered by the Planning and Zoning Commission on Thursday, November 2, 1995 at 7:00 P.M. In the City Hail Council Room located at 1101 Texas Avenue South In College Station. Any request for sign Inter- pretive services for the hear- ing Impaired must be made 48 hours before the meeting. To make arrangements call (409) 764 -3547 or (TDD) 1-800-735-2989. For additional information, please contact the Planning Office at (409) 764 -3570. Sabine Kuenzel Senior Planner 125 Legal Notices To make arrangements call (409) 764 -3547 or (oo) 1- 800 - 735 -2989. For additional Information, please contact me at (409) 7643570. Sabine Kuenzel Senior Planner 10 -18 -95 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The College Station Zoning Board of Adjustments will hold a public hearing to con - skler a variance request to the front setback -require- mentsfor the Wings 'N More Restaurant located at 1045 Texas Avenue South lot 15R, block 3 of College Hills Es- tates. 10 -18 -95 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The College Station Zoning Board of Adjustments will hold a public hearing to con- sider a variance request to the minimum lot size and area requirements for 401 and 401 A Park Place, lot 1 and 15' of lot 2, block A of the College Park Subdivision. The hearing will be held In the Council Training Room of the C011e9e Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at the 7 :00 p.m. meeting of the Board on Tuesday, Novem- ber 7,1995. Any request for sign Interpre- tive services must be made 48 hours before the meeting. To make arrangements call (409) 7643547 or (TDD) 1- 800 - 735 -2989. For additional Information, please contact me at (409) 7643570. Joey Dunn Staff Planner 10 -18-95 The hearing will be held in the Council Training Room of the College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at the 7:00 P.M. meeting • of the Board on Tuesday, Novem- ber 7, 1995. Any request for sign Interpre- tive services must be made 48 hours before the meeting. To make arrangements call (409) 764 -3547 or (TDD) 1 -800- 735 -2989. For additional Information, please contact me at (409) 7643570. Joey Dunn Staff Planner 10 -18-95 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The College Station Plan- ning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing to consider a conditional use permit request to allow the St. Mary 's Church and Stu- dent Center at 103 Nagle Street, block 3, and lots 2 -5, block 6 of the Tauber Addi- tion. This request will be con- sidered by the Planning and Zoning Commission on Thursday, November 2, 1995 at 7:00 P.M. In the City Hall Council Room located at 1101 Texas Avenue South In College Station. Any request for sign inter- pretive services for the hear- ing Impaired must be made 48 hours before the irlY�tlM. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER Oct. 16: Laurie and Drew Naumann, College Station, a girl. Deana Mosley and Fred Payton, Houston, a girl. Births ' Brazos Valley Medical Center reported the fol- lowing births Wednesday. The list may not be com- plete because some patients choose not to have their dames included. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER October 17: Maureen and Patrick Grant, College Station, a boy, F elores and Anthony Celano, Bryan, a girl. tephanie and Scott Dowlen, College Station, a boy. Angelique and Greg Gammon, Caldwell, a boy. Susan and Paul Rieger, Bryan, a girl. 7��, �C�191 Ig95 T-4 CS Fire Department and Target sponsor a fire safety program David Howard Walker Nov. 1, 1954 — Oct. 19, 1995 AUSTIN — Memorial services for David Howard Walker, 40, of Austin will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the First United Methodist Church of Madisonville. He was preceded in death by his mother, Dorothy Howard Walker. Survivors include his father and stepmother, James and Mildred Walker of Madisonville; a sister, Pebbie Walker Rodgers and Victor Rodgers of Loudon, Tenn.; a stepbrother, John Housman and wife, Jenifer of Austell, Georgia; stepsisters, Diana and Richard Schultz of Temple and Kristye and Jeff Hinds of Schwedelbach, Germany; and three nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Christopher House, 2113 East M.L.K. Blvd., Austin, 78702, or to a charity of the donor's choice. 199s O Tzk The College Station Fire Department and Target are sparking interest in fire safety in Bryan/College Station by sponsoring a Smoke Detective program for children as part of Target's Safety Awareness Month. Children ages 4-10 will attend a Smoke Detective training session at Target, 2100 Texas Ave. S. Saturday. Classes will run approximately 30-45 minutes beginning at 10 a.m. The last class will begin at 1 p.m. Officers from the College Station Fire Department will teach children about the dangers of fire and encourage them to practice safe fire prevention rules at all times. Once the children fmish their training, they will.'receive an official Smoke Detect badge and certificate. "The purpose offfie Smoke Detective Program is to educate children and their families about fire prevention and safety issues," said Shelli Oberg, assis- tant store team leader at Target. "We hope the information and educational materials we'll be talking about will help keep the Bryan/College Station community out of the line of fire." As part of the Smoke Detectives Campaign, Target will have free infor- mational brochures available. Guests can also register to win one of 20 trips for four to Universal Studios that Target, in conjunction with First Alert, is awarding nationally. Births Local hospitals reported the following births Friday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER October 19: Julie and Karl Bannert, Huntsville, a boy. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER October 19: Joyce and Kevin Johnson, College Station, a boy. Diane and Julio Flores, Bryan, a boy. ( �4 v - The City of College Station � is accepting applications for: SECRETARY City Secretary's Office This position will be responsible for telephone reception and all customer contact in the City Secretary's Office. This position will also provide information regarding birth /death records and provide administrative assistance to the City Secretary, Mayor, and City Council. Successful candidate must type 45 wpm and have previous experience with computer operation. Starting Salary: $1,327 /month Deadline to apply: November 3, 1995 Apply to: City of College Station Human Resources Office 1101 S. Texas Avenue College Station, Texas 77840 Equal Opportunity Employer 432 Help Wanted Office- Clerical Soo rate ry/Rec option let for College Station office. Fulttime Mon -Fri 7 -5. Fast paced office; exper only need apply FAX salary require- ments & resume to 409 - 756 -3370 attn: Kelley. r - __- _____.� 12 Legal Notices INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 1.0 ADVERTISEMENT Sealed bids addressed to the City of College Station, Texas will be received for the construction of: College Station Business Center/Landscape Development Phase I Project No. GG -9507 and Bid No. 95.69 until 1:00 o'clock p.m., Oc- tober 24, 1995 after which time all qualified bids will be opened and read. Bids received after that time will be returned unopened. Bids will be received at the of- fice of: Paul Leventis, City of College Station, De- velopment Services Depart- ment, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840. LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT The project Involves the in- stallation of the hardscape and landscape improve- ments for Phase 1 of the Col- lege Station Business Center. This project Is part of the development of a 90.478 tract of land bounded by En- terprise Drive on the north and State Highway No. 6 on the west. Included in the scope of the work Is concrete paving, entry feature with signage, pavilion, area light- ing, landscape planting and Irrigation. 125 Legal Notices PRE -BID CONFERENCE A pro-bid conference will be held in the council Cham- bers, City Hall Building, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840, at 3:00 P.M., October 16, 1995 for City staff and the Architects to respond to bidder ques- tlons. COPIES OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS A complete set of Bidding Documents can be pur. chased by check, cash or money order from the City of College Station Development Services Department in City Hail, City of College Station, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840 for 575.00. This fee Is non- refundable. Bidding docu- ments will be available be- g!nning at 8:30 A.M., October 9, 1995. Questions regarding this project should be directed to: Paul Leventls, City of College Station, Development Ser- vices Department, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840, (409) 784 -3440. Monday through Friday from 8:30 am. to 5:00 p.m. Five (5) percent bid security Is required. 10-4-95,10-7-95,10-8-96, 10- 11 -95, 10.14 -95, 10-15-95,10-18-95, 10 -25.95 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The College Station City Council will hold a public hearing to consider an oil and gas operations permit ren- ewal for the property located approximately 400' north of the Appomattox Drive and North Forest Parkway Inter- section In the Emerald Forest Subdivision. The hearing will be held In the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hell, 1101 Texas Avenue at 7:00 P.M. meeting of the Council on Thursday, November 9, 1995. Any request for sign Inter- pretive services for the hear. ing Impalred must be made 48 hours before the meeting. To make arrangements catl (409) 764 -3547 or (TDD) 1- 800. 735.2989. For additional Information, please contact me at (409) 764 -3570. IJ Kent Laze City Engineer NOTICE TO BIDDERS THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION IS REQUESTING RE -BIDS FOR Recreational League T- Shirts, RE -BID NO. 95-64. Bids will be received in the office of the Purchasing Agent at City Hell, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840, until 2:00 P.M. on November 9, 1995. All bids 125 Legal Notices received after that time will be retumed unopened. The City of College Station re- serves 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 advan- tageous to the City. Speclfi- cations may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. 10-25-95,11-1-95 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids addressed to the College Station Independent School District, Attention: David Neal, Assistant Super- Intendant for Business will be received In the Business Of- fice, 1812 Welsh Street, Col- lege Station, Texas, 77840 until: 2:00 P.M., Friday, November 10, 1995, for Band and Orchestra In- struments and Equipment. Bids will be publicly opened and read Immediately follow- ing the deadline for receiving the bids in the College Station Independent School District Board Room at the above address. For Informa- tion and specifications, con- tact Robert Murskl, Purchas- Ing Coordinator at (409) 764 -5408. 10 -25- 95,11.01 -96 Births Brazos Valley Medical Center reported the following births Tuesday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names includ- ed. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER October 23: Ping Jiang and John Zhang, College Station, twin girls. Chika Oliver, Bryan, a boy. 10 -25.95 BmCS regains top spot in Texas job market By SAM LOGAN The Associated Press Bryan- College Station has regained its number one ranking in having the lowest unemployment rate (3.1 percent) of any of the 10 Metropolitan Statistical Areas in Texas during September. It was the first time this MSA's unem- ployment rate was the state's lowest since December 1994, when the unem- ployment rate was also at 3.1 percent. Metropolitan Statistical Areas are defined as a city or group of cities in the same locale with a population of 100,000 or more. The Austin -San Marcos MSA was sec- ond with a 3.5 percent unemployment rate, while the state average was 5.9 per- cent and the national average was 5.4 per- cent. While unemployment was low, employ- ment increased by 6.7 percent in B -CS in September, gaining some 4,000 workers, according to the Texas Employment Commission local office's latest report. "Wholesale and retail sectors added a total of 800 workers, and the finance, insurance and real estate sector added 100 workers, said James Latimer, manager of the TEC office in Bryan. "The wholesale sec- tor also showed strong gains in employ- ment over August. "Construction and services segments lost an estimated 100 each from August, but are expected to make up lost ground soon with the announcement that Sanderson Farms, Inc., will soon begin construction on a poultry processing plant and a hatchery here." Asked about construction falling off slightly from August, Latimer said many things affect construction timing and "sometimes we see seasonal patterns emerging, even though construction is not a seasonal industry. "Some construction jobs will end in one location and pick up again in others and sometimes the workers will move to the new jobs, but others will have com- mitments here so that they can't leave the area," Latimer said. He also said sta- tistics often show peaks and valleys and fluctuation from one time period or sea- son to another, but Bryan - College Station's statistics are flatter, indicating a stable general economy in this area. "We will always see some cycles, influ- enced by the students leaving for the summer and coming back in the fall, but most businesses understand and plan for this," he said. "One of the things hard to prove with statistics but that I sense from experi- ence is the willingness of many people to take minimum (salary) or entry -level jobs here until the opportunity for better jobs comes along. This is not the case in some sections of the country." Latimer summed the area's employ- ment trend by saying: "Everything con- sidered, Bryan - College Station has much to be thankful for as we continue to expe- rience a growing economy and strong labor force." Ten MSA areas with lowest unemployment 1. Bryan- College Station — 3.1 percent 7. Ft. W- Arlington — 4.7 2. Austin -San Marcos — 3.5 8. San Antonio — 4.7 3. Lubbock — 3.9 9. Waco — 4.8 4. Amarillo — 4.3 10. Sherman - Denison — 5.0 5. San Angelo — 4.6 11. Kileen- Temple — 5.0 6. Dallas — 4.7 (tie) Births Local hospitals reported the following birtru Wednesday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names incl A ed. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER October 24: Iq April and Kieth Krenek, Lovelady, a boy. Shelita Harrison, College Station, a boy. Linda and Ty Rampy, Calvert, a girl. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER October 18: Betty and James Allen, Bryan, a boy. Jung -Hee Kim and Young -Jong Kwon, College Station, a girl. Cindy and Desma Burnette, Millican, a gill. Shawna and Kyle Wortham, Bryan, a girl. Mary and Michael Schroeder, Bryan, a girl. Marsha Frieda, Caldwell, a girl. October 23: Danette and Ben Mynar, Caldwell, a boy. Shekelia Ouata Hayward, Bryan, a boy. Sofia and Teodoro Line, College Station, a girl. October 24: Jodi and David King Jr., Bryan, a girl. Alicia and Juan Casas, Bremond, a girl. Beverly Joyce Allen, North Zulch, a girl. Virginia Vargas, Caldwell, a girl. 4u- fo� �J CS reside can offer plan input in public hearings By TODD BERGMANN Eagle staff writer College Station and surrounding area residents will have three opportunities this year to provide input to and look at proposals for the city's com- prehensive plan. After a few more public hearings in 1996, the council will likely adopt a land -use plan early next year, City Planner Jane R. Kee said. With a land -use plan, consultants will propose and develop plans dealing with traffic, transporta- tion, water and sewer, she said. Also, the plan could look at additional annexations, Kee said. "Hopefully, it will be good for 20 years," she said. "At the end of 10 years, we may need to do • some major changes, depending on what hap- pens." The new plan pertains not only to the land with- in the city limits, but also to unincorporated areas within four miles of the city limits. Since the early 1980s, the city has operated under Plan 2000. The council started work on the plan in 1980, adopted the 20 -year -plan in 1983 and started looking at updating it in 1986. "It's old," Kee said. "We've had a lot of develop- ment since the council passed the plan." Plan 2000 covered the development of the Pebble Creek area. Now, the city needs to plan to develop other areas, she said. During a meeting Wednesday night, consultants from the Dallas firm of Hellmuth, Obata and Kasssabaum Inc. will present three plans. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. in the College Station Conference Center, 1300 George Bush Dr. The firm and the city will consider three pro- posed population densities, Kee said. This includes input on quality of life, transportation, planning, zoning, neighborhoods, Texas A &M University, parks, utilities and city services. In developing the alternatives, the firm is gath- ering data from the city and others and getting input from the Bryan, Brazos County and the Texas Department of Transportation, Kee said. "We got a lot of good input," Kee said. On Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. the city council, the parks 'board and the planning and zoning commission will provide input and look at three proposed land -use plans. Then, the consultants will look at the three alternatives and select one. On Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. at the center, the consultants will present their favorite option. During this meeting, the public will have an opportunity to give input on the proposed land -use plan and parks and open space plan. Births Local hospitals reported the following births Babette Hoblit- Dickerson and Lyles Dickerson, Thursday. The list may not be complete because some Navasota, a girl. patients choose not to have their names included. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER October 25: BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER Laura and Wallace Gibbs, College Station, a boy. October 25: Maria and Consepcion Gonzalez, Bryan, a girl. Gwendolyn and Douglas Abco, Iola, a boy. Dina and Ozell Wiley, College Station, a girl. Melinda and David Hyden, College Station, a boy. Barbara L. and Aveial R. Owens, College Station, a girl. t c�i ec,rtl� a �, I R4s A place for kids to play D espite its name, one will find only a few teenagers and a few shenanigans at Shenanigans Teen Center, 1300 George Bush Dr. Started by the College Station Parks and Recreation Department in 1985, the center has been an after - school spot for students at the nearby Oakwood and Willow Branch intermediate schools. Currently, fifth- and sixth- graders attend the schools and come to Shenanigans after school. "Although they are not teenagers, they like being called teenagers," said Gracie Calbert, super- visor of the center. David Gerling, facilities superintendent for the Parks and Recreation Department, said those who come to Shenanigans' believe they are too old for Kids' Club, an after- school program run by the College Station school district. Shenanigans' has less structure and gives stu- dents more freedom than Kids' Club, he said. In addition to the after- school program, Shenanigans runs a Saturday night dance for College Station sixth -, seventh- and eighth- graders. Only about 20 students attend these dances. "The head count on these have dropped off," he said. "But we really don't know why." On a typical afternoon, 30 to 50 pre -teens stop at Shenanigans, Calbert said. Most students are not there every day, just on the days when they do not have other after- school activities, she said. Partially because of the increase in after- school activities, attendance has decreased Please see TEENS, page AB Story by Todd Bergmann; Photos by Butch Ireland T& Above, 11- year -old Kristen Allison of College Station lines up her shot Friday afternoon at the Shenanigans Teen Center. At left, Benito Garza, 10, of College Station plays a tight game of foosball. c. Teens From Al at Shenanigans over the years, said Calbert, who has worked for the center since it opened in 1985. "Once you have something new, it is popular," she said. "I see a lot of younger brothers and sisters of the teenagers who came when we started." The former members of Shenanigans' are now in college. The current members of Shenanigans' were in diapers or not even born when the center opened. "Every year is different," Calbert said. "It's just like teach- ing school." Calbert said she, just like a teacher, has to be flexible in what she does each year to meet the needs of students. In 1995, just like in 1985, Shenanigans has a board of eight to 10 young people, which help the supervisor gear programs to their needs. Annually, the College Station City Council approves the members of the board. Every school day, the center offers an organized program such as a pool tournament or making red ribbons. Taking cues and hit- ting balls is a favorite activity of the boys who frequent the center, Calbert said. If young people don't want to Participate in the activity of the day, they may play Nintendo, do arts and crafts projects or study. "It's a safe haven for kids," Gerling said. "They don't have any place to go after school. It's supervised free time." Unlike Kids' Club, the adults at Shenanigans do not tell the young people what to do. The two women are mainly there to reduce liabili- ty, provide help an emergency and register young people, Gerling said. Young people who go to Shenanigans pay no fees, but they must register in case the center needs to contact the parents. Shenanigans staffs one adult for every 20 students. Other after - school programs, have one adult for every eight to 10 students. Because of declining numbers, the Parks and Recreation Department recommended earlier this year that the College Station City Council discontinue the pro- gram with a $36,000 annual bud- get, Gerling said. Births Local hospitals reported the following births Friday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER October 26: Sanjuanita and Hector Ascota, College Station, a boy. Dana Andruss, Bedias, a boy. Brenda K. and Todd Felder, Burton, a girl. Christina and Anthony J. Hamilton, College Station, a boy. Esperanza and Ascencion Torres, Bryan, a boy. October 10: Jennifer A. McCarver, The Woodlands, a girl. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER October 26: Katrina Daniels Clay, a girl. Shadia and Abdul Ruhman Khairallah, Hearne, a girl. Bryan - College Station Eagle Business Development Division Businesses Interviewed:177 Major Projects: 29 EMPLOYMENT RELATED PROJECTS These are cases where we can directly relate our efforts to expansions of the work force. While other services we provide may indirectly result in the creation of new employment opportunities, these benefits are difficult to qualify. Therefore, projects with measurable employment results are listed below and other projects separately. Firm Name Retained Jobs New Jobs Neutral Posture Ergonomics 60 40* USDA State Headquarters 50 12* Union Pacific Resources 15 35 OMC Industries 0** 30* Machine Works 0** 20* Fan Brace, Inc. 0** 15* Grant TFW 40 40* TOTALS 65 192 *Jobs that will result when the expansions are complete * *In these cases there was no threat of existing positions being eliminat- ed. Six projects currently being addressed involve additional capital investments of over $10 million and 200 new positions to be created if the expansions are completed. OTHER BUSINESS PROJECTS Almost without exception, business visits required follow -up. The majority involved gathering informa- tion or providing contacts and did not result in major use of staff resources. Examples of these types of services include: introducing OI Corpora- tion to the SBDC computer networks for international business, so they could locate potential distributors in the far east; introducing First Federal Bank to the SBA Low Documentation Loan Program and providing contacts for them to expe- dite the process of participation; providing information packets to Stata Corporation to send to poten- tial employees unfamiliar with our area; and completion of information forms for race officials at NASCAR con- sidering scheduling a race at Texas World Speedway. Examples of projects that have required more extensive efforts include: Neafherlin Homes - assistance pro- vided in securing in -kind assistance from the city of Bryan and in locat- ing potential tenants (in cooperation with the EDC). Kent Moore Cabinets/Baskin Robbins - work on identifying solutions to waste disposal problems. A potential solution has been identified through conversations with state offices and that solution is being explored by the city of Bryan (in association with Ed Ilsner and City Staff. Southern Cartage - a potential relocation and expansion project, with incentives, presented to the College Station City Council that was denied. However, the process involved iden- tified many of the parameters that were eventually incorporated into the Economic Impact Model designed by Aubrey Haines for the EDC. Messina Hof - completed efforts begun by Ronnie Morrison to improve signage on state and county roads. The winery is responsible for 50,000 visitors to the area annually and the signs were needed to help those visi- tors find the facility. Bob Smith Corp. - assistance, at this time unsuccessful, in obtaining incentives for expansion of the busi- ness. Blue Skies America - assistance in locating investors and gaining incen- tives for a new entertainment concept in College Station. The facility had its grand opening on August 25, 1995. Former International Shoe - pro- vided assistance in securing EPA approval for disposal of contaminat- ed dirt prior to sale and now working with Donald Ball in identifying potential tenants for the facility. ORGANIZATIONAL PROJECTS The Business Development Divi -sion works closely with the other Chamber divisions, attends meetings of other organizations and is actively involved in a number of projects associated with them. Those organi- zations include: Both City Councils and EDC; The Certified Development Corpor - ation; The Chamber Expo Park Committee; The Bryan and College Station Rotary Clubs; The Brazos Valley Technology Alliance; The Sunday, October 29, 1995 Page 13 Metropolitan Planning Organization; The Bryan Business Council; The Brazos Valley Quality Work Force Planning Committee; The Brazos Valley Development Council; and The Mayor's Com- mittee on Employment of People with Disabilities. These associations and our own directives have resulted in the following major projects in 1994 -95: Chamber - update and /or publication of the Industry Directory, monthly Economic Indicators Report, Newcomers Guide and the Brazos Business Star profile in the Chamber newsletter "Momentum ". The Bryan Rotary Club - The Newman 10 Business Awards. The Quality Work Force Planning Committee - involvement in the Brazos Valley Scholars program. The Brazos Valley Development Council - involvement in the study that led to the formation of The Brazos Valley Area Work Force Development Board that will coordinate training in a seven county area, which includes Brazos County. This may well be the single most important project long -term in regards to the economic health of the area. �Aa 9,Ig9 (AMIR The City of College Station is accepting applications for: SECRETARY City Secretary's Oice This position will be responsible for telephone reception and all customer contact in the City Secretary's Office. This position will also provide information regardiTtg birth /death records and provide administrative assistance to the City Secretary, Mayor, and City Council. Successful candidate must type 45 wpm and have previous experience with computer operation. Starting Salary: $1,327 /month Deadline to apply: November 3, 1995 Apply to: City of College Station Human Resources Office 1101 S. Texas Avenue College Station, Texas 77840 Equal Opportunity Employer 0 million complex oing up $6 m p g moderate to low income areas, Evans explained. It will be a single story complex and a fenced and gated community," Evans said, "with lots of social activi- ties, a pool and a van available for res- idents for shopping, medical and other trips." Evans said they are very pleased with this area and are looking forward to building in this area. "We think this complex will be unique to this area. In Waco we already have more than 100 potential occupants applying for residency there and the complex is barely under construction." He said the buildings are being built with investment tax credits, and that a formal groundbreaking, hosted by the B -CS Chamber of Commerce is being planned for late November. By SAM LOGAN Eagle staff writer • A $6 million retirement home is soon to be built in College Station, according to Christopher Evans of Talon Realty Corporation of San Antonio. Evans directs marketing for Hearthside Development of Dallas, the firm building three retirement homes, including two others, one in Waco and already under construction and the other in Beaumont. "The new complex, called Villas of Rock Prairie, will have 132 units and will be located on Wellborn Road, near the Brazos Valley Medical & Surgical Centers," Evans said. "it is not a nursing home, but a retirement home complex that will be geared toward senior citizens in the in CS MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1995 THE EAGLE In Town Wexa s CS historic district may be, in the making The College Station Historic Preservation Committee will look at creating an historic district on the sotith side of the city, during its meet - ing at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday at the Cenral Park Conference Room, 1000 Krenek Tap Road. Work in the historic district will in&pde placing signs or banners indi- cating it is an historic district, Pam Einkauf of the College Station Parks ana Recreation Department, said. Qther items on the agenda include mo4uments for black education and interurban line which ran from Texas A4M to Bryan, oral histories and photo invOntories of College Station. • • l Obituaries Maria Alicia Argueta Jan. 1, 1912 —Oct. 29, 1995 Services for Maria Alicia Argueta, 83, of College Station will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church. The Rev. Mike Sis will officiate. Burial will be in College Station Cemetery. A rosary will be said 7 p.m. today at the Callaway -Jones Funeral Home. Mrs. Argueta died Sunday in St. Joseph's Regional Health Center of natural causes. Mrs. Argueta was born in El Salvador, where she worked as a teacher. She moved to College Station two years ago, and was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Ruben Argueta of College Station; one son and daughter -in -law, Ruben U. and Blanca Argueta of Fontana, Calif.; four daughters and sons -in -law, Yolanda and Miguel Angel Alarcon of College Station, Ana Alicia and Gilberto Santos of Florida, Nelly and Eduardo Hipsley of El Salvador and Yaneth and Swamy Gravina of Calif.; two brothers, Adrian Chica and Jose Dimas Chica, both of El Salvador; 16 grandchildren; and four great - grandchildren. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1995 THE EAGLE Births Local hospitals reported the following births Monday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included, BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER October 27: Tamara Henderson, Hearne, a boy. Laura and Robert Smith, Hearne, a girl. Jennifer and Shawn Sanders, Navasota, a boy. Karmen and Russell McGee, College Station, a girl. Pam and Eric Payonk, Caldwell, a boy. Elisabeth and David Rodriguez, Navasota, a giro. Jodi and Joseph Wren, Normangee, a boy. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER October 27: Enedina and Sandro Guadarrama, College Station, a boy. October 29: Joyce and Jason Earley, Bryan, a girl. Terry and Matthew Miller, College Station, a boy. Crystal Diana Marroney, Navasota, a girl. • Births Local hospitals reported the following births Tuesday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included. BRAIOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER October 30: Kathy and Douglas Bradshaw, Franklin, a girl Lisa and Aiman Kouatli, Caldwell, a girl. Teresa and Michael Ford, Bryan, a boy. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER October 30: Corey and Jeff Cermin, Madisonville, a girl. Michele and Rajesh Davda, College Station, a boy. Rosa Icela and Arturo Faz, Bryan, a girl. Little and Freddie M. Owens, College Station, a girl. Delores and Robert Wilson, Bryan, a boy. Mabel Mae Wilkey Mar. 9, 1908 — Oct. 30, 1995 Services for Mabel Mae Wilkey, 87, of College Station will be 10 a.m. today at A &M Church of Christ. Bob Davidson and Kenneth Wilkey will officiate. Burial will be in Posey Cemetery in Carlyle, Ill. Mrs. Wilkey died Monday at Southwood Nursing Home. She was born in Clinton County, Ill., and lived in College Station for four years, where she was a homemaker and member of the A &M Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Wilkey. Survivors include a son, Kenneth Wilkey of College Station; one daughter, Dorene Palm of Hoffman, Ill.; 11 grand- children; 21 great- grandchildren, and one great- great - grandchild. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1995 THE EAGLE • Births Local hospitals reported the following births Wednesday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER October 31: Debra and Clifford Brinkman, Caldwell, a boy. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER October 31: Marilyn S. and Robert C. Frenzel, Navasota. a boy. Margo and Chandler Pruitt, Bryan, a girl. n . Alberta Weber Alberta Weber, 59, of College Station died Wednesday at her res- idence. Funeral arrangements are pending with Strickland Funeral home in Caldwell. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1995 THE EAGLE • Births Local hospitals reported the following births Thursday. The list may not be complete because some oatients choose not to have their names included. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER November 1 Nicole and Robert Pottberg, Bryan, a boy. Jeongmee Yu -Park and Jaehyuk Yu. College Station, a girl. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER November is Eana and Prentice Garrett, Bryan, a girl. meien ana Jean - Michael Szabuniewicz. College Station. a girl' Martha Ann • Middleton Trainor Memorial services for Martha Ann Middleton Trainor, 73, of College Station were held Thursday at Southwood Funeral Home. Rev. Charles Anderson of Texas A &M Methodist Church officiated, and burial was in Southpark Cemetery in Roswell,. N.M., Trainor's home town, Ms. Trainor died Wednesday night in College Station. She was born in Granada, Miss. and had lived here more than a Year to be able to go for treatment at M.D. Anderson in Houston. She was a Christian Education Teacher and of the Methodist faith. She was Preceded in death by her husband, John Trainor. Su rvivors include three sons and daughters - in-law, gill and Sandra Trainor of College Station, Charles and Daisy Trainor of Fort Wow and Tim and Tami Trainor of Albuquerque, N.M., and six grand. children. • C Larry Jeff Beaver May 13, 194 7 — Nov. 4, 1995 Services for Larry Jeff Beaver, 48, of College Station will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Southwood Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Robert Lesley, Jr. will officiate, Burial will be in College Station Cemetery. Visiting hours will be 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Southwood Funeral Chapel. Mr. Beaver died Saturday in. Bryan. Born in Brownfield, he had been a resident of College Sta. tion for 27 years. Mr. Beaver technician, and a e of the Palomino Horse Breeders Associ- ation of America. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. A graduate Of Brownfield High School, he received an associate degree from South Plains Junior College and a bachelor's degree from Texas A &M in animal science In 1970, and a master's degree in physi- ology of reproduction In 1972. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie Beaver of College Station; his parents, Charlie and Thelma Beaver of Brownfield; and one sister, Shirley ' Clem of Amarillo. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Monday, November 6, 1995 The Eagle Mary Watthuber Elbrich July 22, 1905 — Nov. 3, 1995 Services for Mrs. Mary Watthuber Elbrich, 90, of College Station were held Sunday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bryan. The Rev. John McCaffrey offi. ciated. Burial was in Monsignor Gleissner Mausoleum at Mt. Cal. vary Cemetery. A rosary was held Saturday at Memorial Funeral Chapel. Mrs. Elbrich died Friday at Sherwood Health Care Facility. She was born in Brazos County and had lived here all her life. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Elizabeth K.I.Z.T. Society. Elbrich St. os ph Catholic Church and an honorary member of the Women's Guild of St. Joseph Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank J. Elbrich; a son, Frank J. Elbrich, Jr.; a daughter, Ethel Mae Zemanek; and a son -in -law, Louis Mikulin, Survivors include one son and daughter -in -law, John E., Sr., and Josephine Elbrich of Bryan; three daughters and two sons -in -law, Mary Frances and Curly Januse, Margie and Luke Dileo, Sr., and Jodi Mikulin, all of Bryan; one daughter -in -law, Margaret Scanlin Elbrich of Bryan; one brother and sister -in -law, Paul and Clara Watthuber of Humble; sister -in -law, Betty Watthuber of Jacksonville; 14 grandchildren, 17 great - grandchildren and one great Memorials may be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church Building Fund or St. Joseph School Trust Fund, 600 E. 26th Street, Bryan, TX 77803 -4021. Winona I. Henderson Services for Winona I. Hen. derson of College Station will be 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Settegast. Kopf Chapel in Houston. Chaplain Bill Turner will off ciate. Burial will be private. Visiting hours will be 2 to 4 P.M., d from 6 to e Set egast K pf Drawing Room. Mrs. Henderson died Friday in College Station. Mrs. Henderson was a Houston resident from 1932 until she moved to College Staton in 1994. She began a career at age 47 serving the Methodist Hospital of Houston for 21 Years until her retirement in 1977 After retire. ment she worked as a volunteer at Methodist Hospital. She is best remembered as a person to quietly and efficiently get the job done. Mrs. Henderson was preceded in death by her husband, Charles "Uncle Charlie" Henderson, Jr. Survivors include her brother, Joe T. Cuthbert of College Station; two sisters -in -law, Peppy Cuth. bert of Houston and Elsie Cuth- bert of Daytona, Fl.; one daughter and son -in -law, Wenonah I. Nagy and Richard E. Nagy, Sr., and two grandchildren, all of College Sta. tion. 0 Tuesday, November 7, 1995 The Eagle Robert Thomas `Bob' Calbert April 17, 1932 — Nov. 5, 1995 Services for Robert Thomas "Bob" Calbert, 63, of Bryan will be 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Albert Kirk Oliver Southwood Funeral Home Chapel in College Station. Feb. 11, 1932 —Nov. 6, 1995 The Rev. Chris Osborne will Services for Albert Kirk Oliver, officiate. Burial will be in College 63, of College Station will be 2 Station Cemetery. p.m. Wednesday at Southwood Visiting hours will be from 5 to Funeral Home Chapel. 8 p.m. today at Southwood The Revs. Kenneth Wilkey, Funeral Home. Foree Grove and Harry Albright Mr. Calbert died Sunday in will officiate. Burial will be in Stafford, Texas. Willowhole Cemetery. Visiting Born in Hutchinson, Kan., Mr. hours will be 6 -8 p.m. today. Calbert's occupation was sales Mr. Oliver died Monday morn- management. He was a member ing. of the Baptist Church, Society of Mr. Oliver was self-employed Sales Executives and Briarcrest and a member of A &M Church of Country Club. Christ. He will be remembered for He was also a veteran of the his poetry and song- writing. Korean War. Survivors include his wife, • Marye Oliver of College Station; He is best remembered for his love for his family and his love of two sons, Paul Bozardt of Austin life. and Jimmy Kirk Oliver of Mr. Calbert was preceded in Rodgers; four daughters, Brenda death by his parents, Cecil Robert Magnuson, Rose Black and Mary and Lula Calbert; two brothers, Jo Wilson, all of Abilene, and Susan Opal Brozozowski of San Billy Reed and Clarence Reed; Angelo; four brothers, Robert and one granddaughter. Oliver and Tennell Oliver, both of Survivors include his wife, Abilene, Dewayne Oliver of France Grace Calbert of Bryan; Waco, and Leonard Oliver of three sons, Robert Douglas Huntsville; his mother, Ruby Calbert of Missouri City, Texas, Campbell of Abilene; eight grand- and Richard Phillip Calbert and children and one great - great- David Gene Calbert, both of grandchild. Stafford; one daughter, Denise Memorials may be made to Weichmann of Chicago; one A &M Church of Christ. brother, Richard Calbert of Osawatomie, Kan.; one sister, Dorothy Taylor of Kansas City, Mo.; one brother -in -law, James Stracener and one sister -in -law, Pixie Stracener, both of Bryan; and ten grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Boys and Girls Club of America. Tuesday, November 7, 1995 The Eagle • 1 r � u LEGAL NOTICE REQUEST FOR BIDS #C D96-01 The City of College Station Community Division is re. questing bids from qualified general contractors for the demolition of three (3) exist- ing substandard residential structures and construction of three (3) new single - family detached structures. General contractors interested in par- ticipating must officially apply and be approved before submitting a formal sealed bid proposal. Speolfic bid Information, bid Packages, and contractor qualification applications are available Monday through Friday, 8 A.M. to 5 P.M., at the City of College Station Community Development Of- fice, 903 Texas Avenue. Bid Packages shall be available to qualified contractors from Tuesday, November 7, 1995 to Tuesday, November 21, 1995. Sealed bids sealed bids shall be publicly opened and read at that time. For more Information please call Joe Marino or Andy Gillles at 764 -3778. The city reserves the right to waive or reject any technica- lity or Informality and accept the bid considered most ad- vantageous to the city, 11 - 7 -95, 11 -14 -95 NOTICE TO BIDDERS THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION IS REQUESTING BIDS FOR Four (4) Patrol Cars, BID NO. 96-05. Bids will be received In the office of the Purchasing Agent at City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840, until 2:00 P.M. on November 21, 1995. All bids received 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 advan- tageous to the City. Specifi- cations may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. 11-7-95,11-14-95 PUBLIC NOTICE ELECTRICAL EXAMINING BOARD The Electrical Examining Board will meet in the Coun- cil Chambers, City of College Station, City Hall, 6:30 p.m., November 20, 1995, to con- sider four Master Electrician applications and thirteen Master Electrician renewal requests 11 -7 -95, 11 -17.95 n CS Council to focus on new proposition By TODD BERGMANN Eagle staff writer Proposed smoking and gun ordinances will highlight the agenda for today's College Station City Council workshop meeting at 4 p.m. at city hall. Currently, the city has an ordinance that requires restaurants to have non- smoking areas. But the ordinance does not require a wall of separation or a ventila- tion device. The proposed ordinance would require that restaurants have a wall separating the smoking and non - smoking sections, a 10- foot separation in a room or a system to circulate the air every 15 minutes, or ban smoking entirely. City Manager George K. "Skip" Noe said he developed the ordinance in consulta- tion with restaurant owners and after looking at ordinances in other cities. Also, the proposed ordinance would allow cigarette machines only in bars and places of employment. During the meeting this afternoon, the council will discuss the ordinance and will likely modify it. All council members are non- smokers. "The council's got all the options in front of it," Noe said. "It can say, `We don't want to do anything;' it can say, `We want to deal with the vending machines and not the restaurants. "' The city would primarily enforce a new ordinance similar to the way it enforces an existing ordinance, he said — by following up on citizen complaints, Noe said. In another smoking issue, the council will discuss whether it should prohibit guns in public buildings. A recently enact- ed state law allows certain individuals to carry concealed weapons. However, the law prohibits people from carrying weapons into a council meeting or municipal court and prohibits cities from banning weapons in public parks. Cities have much latitude on gun bans in other circumstances on city property. Currently, the city of College Station bans non - police employees from carrying weapons on the job. The council will dis- cuss whether it will allow people to carry weapons into government buildings, Noe said. Two development issues may come before the council at 4 p.m. today or 7 P.M. Thursday. These are options for Wellborn Road development and issues involving Northgate development. The agenda for Thursday includes most- ly routine matters. It includes increasing the city manager's moving allowance from $8,000 to $10,000, several issues involving platting and a time for public comment. Noe said he expects a short meeting because the Aggies are on television Thursday night. The public is invited to attend both meetings. Births Local hospitals reported the following births Tuesday The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER November 6: Jessica and Frank Mikolajczak, Chappell Hill, a boy. Karin Wensler- Briegel and Hans Briegel, College Station, a boy. Kimberley Runyon, Anderson, a girl. November 7: Cathie and Charles Topping, Iola, a girl. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER November 6: Lilia and Refugio Martinez, Bryan, a girl. Kitri A. and Jaime Urbina, College Station, a boy. Wednesday, November 8, 1995 The Eagle Snaking under fire at CS Council lfi By SAM LOGAN 01 Eag le staf w rit er To smoke or not to smoke in restau- rants, that is the question. And the College Station City Council is considering asking the neighboring city's council to create a joint task force to draft similar ordinances on the sub- ject. The bulk of the discussion was on an ordinance to limit smoking in buildings and tobacco sales to minors, but College Station City Council members also talked briefly about firearms in public buildings and revitalization of North Gate, during a working session Wednesday evening. No votes are taken during such ses- sions, but a vote is expected on the firearms issue at tonight's formal monthly meeting, which starts at 7 p.m. in the council chambers of city hall. College Station Fire Chief Bill Kennedy, who chairs a special commit- tee to investigate the smoking issue and advise the council of alternatives, gave a summary of his committee's findings. It boiled down to two issues: ■ Limiting access and sales of both smoking and smokeless tobacco to minors. ■ Prohibiting or limiting smoking in buildings, including hotels and restau- rants. Kennedy said his committee recom- mends passing an ordinance to require that cigarette vending machines be placed behind counters or in other places where only business employees would have access to them. "Changing vending machines to accept tokens, which would be sold only to adults, would be expensive but mov- ing them behind the counter would cost nothing except to find the space for them," Kennedy said. Limiting or prohibiting smoking in buildings is a more complicated issue. After Kennedy presented some alterna- tives, Mayor Larry Ringer and several council members expressed their feel- ings. All the council agreed that tobacco sales to minors should be limited, and that medical evidence that tobacco use and second -hand smoke is unhealthy. But there was disagreement on prohibit- ing smoking in private- sector buildings. "Medical evidence is overwhelming that smoking is bad and I believe we are becoming a smokeless society," said Councilman Hub Kennady. "I personally think that smoking in public buildings will soon go the way of the spittoons, which were prevalent in courthouses and other buildings 100 years ago. I think the city should take "I personally think that smoking in public buildings will soon go the way of the spittoons, which were prevalent in courthouses and other buildings 100 years ago. I think the city should take the lead by making a strong state- ment." HUB KENNADY city councilman the lead by making a strong statement." Councilwoman Lynn McIlhaney said she has no problem with limiting tobac- co sales to minors nor with the medical findings. "But at what point do we force some- thing on the private sector? Also, at some point will we be putting the enforcement on business owners ?" she said. Mayor Larry Ringer asked: "If we pass an ordinance that forces a restaurant to have 50 percent of its seat in non -smok- ing -areas and the other half for smokers, and 80 percent of a restaurant's cus- tomers want non - smoking, what will those who see empty seats in the smok- ing section do? Will they go somewhere else ?" Councilwoman Nancy Crouch said she had mixed feelings about the topic. "I am for limiting access to minors and understand the medical implications, but as a business owner myself, I under- stand the problems this issue causes businesses," she said. "I favor creating a joint task force with the city of Bryan, and to include busi- ness owners to see if we can draft ordi- nances that will be fair to businesses in both cities." In other business the council dis- cussed prohibiting carrying of a licensed or unlicensed firearm into any city building. They might vote on this issue at tonight's meeting. Births Local hospitals reported the following births Wednesday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER November 7. Cathie and Charles Topping, Iola, a girl Kimberly and James Leonard, Caldwell, a boy lovember 9, 1995 q -W Jill and Robert Card. College Station. a boy Donna and Bruce Jones, Caldwell, a boy. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER November 7: Ghislaine and Donald Lewis, College Station, a girl. Carol and Chuck Loehr, Bryan, a girl. Shelia and Stephen Payne, Bedias, a boy. Miranda and Vernon Sanders, Navasota, a boy. • Take your household waste v' to College Station landfill 1 ` Brazos Valley residents can get rid of their household hazardous waste from 9 a.m. -4 p.m. Saturday at the Rock Prairie Road landfill. The collection event, held by the Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management Agency with the cities of Bryan and College Station, is free and environmentally responsible. Many household cleaners, pesti- cides, paints, pool chemicals and automotive products contain chemi- cals that can be hazardous to people or the environment if not properly handled or disposed of. Used oil, bat- teries, solvents and caustic cleaners are some of the items that will be accepted. For information, call the Household Hazardous Waste Hotline at 764 -3809 or the agency's office at 764 -3806. Friday, November 10, 1995 The Eagle Despite complaints, CS City Council approves oil well permit By TODD BERGMANN Eagle st w ri te r Neighbors of an oil and gas well between Raintree and Emerald Forest subdivisions argued unsuccessfully before College Station City Council against a renewed permit for it on grounds that it would be too dangerous. "It's physically very dangerous to us, the operation and the trucks that are out there," said Carroll J. Messer, who said he lives near the well. "It's very scary when they flare that stuff off and nobody knows what's going to hap- pen," Messer said. He complained of noise and safety prob- lems from repeated attempts to find oil in the well. Resident Dennis Germenis said, "I see a potential risk to the families that are right in that area, of an explosion or whatever. On the good side, one individual is making money off this. I don't think it is worth the risk." They were speaking at a public hearing at this week's council meeting. Neighbors voiced concerns about the well, about 400 feet north of the intersection of Appomattox Drive and North Forest Parkway. Despite the concerns, the city council voted unanimously to grant a permit to BEXCO Operating Inc. to make a third attempt to get oil and gas from the well, the Fojtik - Swoboda Unit Well #1. The city classifies the well as high impact because of its proximity to Emerald Forest and Raintree. The city will receive no royalties if the well, in the Austin Chalk field, produces oil or gas. Steve Homeyer, a civil engineer for the city, said the permit requires BEXCO to complete landscaping within 30 days of the start of drilling operations. If the oil company finds no oil or gas, it must abandon the well and restore the sur- face to its original condition, Mayor Pro Tern Lynn McIhaney said. Councilwoman Nancy Crouch said the city lacks power to prohibit anyone from drilling oil on his land, but has the power to require noise abatement and landscap- ing. The city ordinance on these is very stringent, she said. Messer argued that oil company trucks would destroy recently completed streets in the area. But Ernest Bruchez, an attorney repre- senting BEXCO, said, "To answer Mr. Messer' concerns, this will be the third and final attempt to try to see if the reservoir has productive oil and gas." Al Swoboda, who has a stake in the well, said he had been under the impression that previous drilling companies would landscape the area. "There hasn't been any landscaping," he said. "I'm not too pleased with it, myself. Without any protection for the citizens around, including landscaping, I would have to be against it." Births , I . , , Local hospitals reported the following births Friday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included. Born Nov. 9: Leslie Nash and Delton 'Tutor" Havins, a boy. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER November 9: Eun -Young and Kyungjin Kim, College Station, a girl. Terri and Dana Cox, Caldwell, a girl. Patricia and Erik Croes, College Station, a girl. November 9: Annette Jean and Ronald Duckworth Jr., Rockdale, a girl. Diana and Jose Estrada, Bryan, a boy. Amy Garcia, Bryan, a boy. Angelita and Luis Alonzo Garcia, Bryan, a girl. Michelle and Adrian Lara, Bryan, a boy. Lisa and Jackson Price, College Station, a girl. Saturday, November 11, 1995 The Eagle City council reduces expansion list By TODD BERGMANN Eagle staff writer Planners will look at three alternatives for expansion of Wellborn Road and FM2818. The College Station City Council, Thursday, passed a resolution, reducing the number of alternatives from seven to three. One approved alternative would lower the railroad tracks in the area, build a freeway along FM 2818, and an improved Wellborn Road. A fact sheet lists pros of this alternative as removing conflict with railroad, an acceptable roadway system and desirable uses of exist- ing roadway corridor. The sheet lists cons as the cost of lowering the rail- way, the focus on the intersection on Wellborn Road and FM 2818, the situation where the railroad must be built first and a freeway on Wellborn Road. The next approved alternative would be building Wellborn Road as an urban arterial or freeway. This would involve a grade separation and a pedestrian underpass along Wellborn Road. The information sheet lists other pros as an accept- able roadway system and desirable uses of the existing roadway corridor. It lists cons as focus on Wellborn FM2818 and Wellborn intersection, conflicts with the railroad remain and Wellborn Road would become a freeway. The third approved alternative is similar to the sec- ond. The only difference is a section of proposed road- way at the intersection of Wellborn Road and FM2818, Elrey Ash, director of economic and development ser- vices for the city, said. The council based its resolution on comments made at a public meeting last month. The Wellborn corridor committee will study the three alternatives and recom- mend one to the council and the state at a later date. "None of the costs have been put together yet," Ash said. "We don't know what the total costs are. The one that involves the railroad, the cost is large enough that it would involve several years of appropriation." Paul Clarke, an area developer, said the city could recoup the cost of lowering and burying the railroad, through additional development. If the railroad remains on the surface, the area west of the tracks will see little if any development, he said. If the city adopts any of the three land -use proposals developed by Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum, Inc. of Dallas, the area will along Wellborn Road will never develop, Clarke said. If the city lowers the tracks and allows for commer- cial development in the area, it could get $1 million to $2 Million in additional property taxes, he said. The area is ripe for development because of the prox- imity to the George Bush Memorial Library and the Texas A &M campus, Clarke said. In another planning matter, the council voted to spend up to $10,000 to fund the implementation stage of the Brazos 2020 Vision plan. Councilwoman Nancy Crouch, a member of the Brazos 2020 Vision advisory council, said the work on the $200,000 plan should not end up on a shelf, but area governments should implement ideas in the report. Therefore, the council should fund the planning agency for another year, she said. Depending on how others governments fund it, Brazos 2020 Vision, may cost as little as $6,000, Crouch said. Mayor ProTem Lynn McIlhaney said, "I don't want this to be another ongoing agency that we have to fund every year." Mayor Larry Ringer said the city and other local gov- ernments may be able to get grant funds through the agency during the next year. NOTICE TO BIDDERS REPAIRS TO SOUTHWOOD SWIMMING POOL COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS BID NO. 96-02 Sealed bids addressed to the City of College Station, Texas, from Pre - Qualified General Contractors, will be received for the construction of: REPAIRS TO SOUTH - WOOD SWIMMING POOL until November 30, 1995 at 2:00 PM, after which time all qualified bids will be opened and read. Bids received after the time stated above, will be returned unopened. Bids will be received at the of- fice of: Peter B. Vanecek Senior Park Planner College Station Parks and Recreation Office 1000 Krenek Tap Road College Station, Texas 77840 e 3 � 5 Judson- E. Loupot Aug. 13, 1910 -=Nov. 11, 1995 Services for Judson E. Loupot, 85, of College Station, will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at A &M Methodist Church. The Revs. C h a r l e s Anderson and Bob Waters will officiate. Burial will be at College Station Cemetery. Visitation will LOUPOT be from 11 a.m. to 9 P.M. Monday at Callaway. Jones Funeral Home in Bryan. The family will be present at visi- tation from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday. Mr. Loupot died of natural caus- es Saturday at Brazos Valley Medical Center. He was born in Hallettsville, but had lived in College Station for 67 years. He was the founder and operator of Loupot's Bookstores and was a member of the Class of '32 at Texas A &M. An Aggieland icon, he often loaned money or merchandise to Aggies on their word. He was a member of the College Station Lions Club, a former Ross. Volunteer and a member of the A&M Athletic Hall of Fame. He also was a member of the A &M United Methodist Church. Mr. Loupot was preceded in death by his first wife, Evelyn Lacy Loupot, in 1971, and his sec- ond wife, Allyne Loupot, in 1991. Survivors include 'a son and daughter -in -law: Judson E. and Phyllis Loupot Jr., of Bryan; a daughter, Ann Daughety of Austin; a brother, Floyd Loupot of Pasadena, Calif.; a sister, May Pearl Maples of Dallas; and four grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Ol' Army Lou Student Assistance Program, in care of the Ag Development Office, Room 113 of the Administration Building, College Station, 77843 -2142. u/m tL�jl 1�1�pmytok_ 7 ��� Texas land commissioner will visit CS for Texas Recycles Day Texas Land Commissioner Garry Mauro will be in College Station Wednesday to help cele- brate Texas Recycles Day. At 2 p.m., he will be at the tele- phone book recycling collection at the' parking lot of Target, 2100 Texas Ave. S. The cities of Bryan and College Station are coordinat- ing the collection with Texas A &M University, Brazos Beautiful and Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management Association. Old telephone directories have been collected during the ay, November 14, 1995_ 1 125 Legal Notices will be received at the Texas Department of Transporta- tion, Austin, Texas, until 1:00 P.M., December 6, 1995, and then publicly opened and read. Plans and specifications, in- cluding minimum wage rates as provided by Law, are avai- lable for Inspection at the of- fice of Gary Law, Area Engi- neer, Huntsville, Texas, and at the Texas Department of Transportation, Austin, Texas. Bidding proposals are to be requested from the Construction and Mainten- ance Division, 200 East Riverside Drive, Austin, Texas 78704 -1205. Plans area available through com- mercial printers in Austin, Texas, at the expense of the bidder. The Texas Department of Transportation hereby noti- fies all bidders that it will in- sure that bidders will not be discriminated against on the ground of race, color, sex or national origin, In having full opportunity to submit bids in response to this Invitation, and In consideration for an award. Usual rights reserved last two weeks, and anyone may drop off their phone books from 10 am. to 6 p.m. Any business with more than 50 books can call Brazos Beautiful at 776.6227 for a collection by students. There will also be a drop -off site at the Wixon Valley Country Store. Mauro heads the Texas. General Land Office, which pro- motes the state's Buy Recycled program, the Texas Corporate Recycling Council and the Beach Clean-up programs, among others. LEGAL NOTICE REQUEST FOR BIDS MC D96 -01 The City of College Station Community Division is re- questing bids from qualified general contractors for the demolition of three (3) exist- ing substandard residential structures and construction of three (3) new single - family detached structures. General contractors interested in par- ticipating must officially apply and be approved before submitting a formal sealed bid proposal. Specific bid inform2tion, bid � t � l _q 'I l From left, Bryan Councilmember Dan Galvin, Brazos County Judge • Al Jones, featured speaker Jack Zubik, Bryan Mayor Lonnie Stabler and College Station Mayor David Ringer, Bryan Councilmember Kenny Mallard and College Station Councilwoman Nancy Crouch unveil a state historical marker on the border of the two cities. The marker gives information about the Bryan & College Station Eagle photo/Todd Bergmann Interurban Railway, which ran through fields in the area from 1910 to 1923, connecting Bryan and Texas A &M University. Zubik, who rode the railroad as a child, said trolley cars would often come off the tracks and the passengers would have to get out and help put the cars back on the tracks. The marker is located at College Main and Spruce Street. Correction - rte � 125 Lega Notices NOTICE TO BIDDERS THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION IS REQUESTING BIDS FOR REPAIR OF PO- LYURETHANE ROOF AT CITY HALL, 1101 TEXAS AVENUE SOUTH, COL- LEGE STATION, TEXAS, BID NO. 96 -06. Bids will be received in the office of the Purchasing Agent at City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840, until 2:00 P.M. on December 5, 1995. All bids received after that time will be returned unopened. The City of College Station re- serves 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 advan- tageous to the City. Specifi- cations may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. A cutline on page 3A of Wednesday's Eagle should have identified the mayor of College Station as Larry Ringer. 1 C�Y-1 E'D 1� NN Connecting two cities `� Eagle photo/Dave McDermand 14 Land Commissioner Gary Mauro, in town to promote recycling efforts in the Brazos Valley, addresses a College Station crowd. Environmentalists seeing more than green Recycling for Texas, says Mauro means money mother in Bryan used to save rubber bands, aluminum foil, wrapping paper and string. "She never had to buy rubber bands," Mauro said about his grandmother who now lives in an area nursing home. "She never had to buy string. She never had to buy aluminum foil. She never had to buy wrap- ping paper. "My grandmother never threw away what is usable." Likewise today, recycling can add to the bottom of the state's economy, Mauro said. Recycling projects are taking off in the state. "We used to pay people to haul away newspaper," he said. "Now, we can get $100 a ton for newspaper. While speaking at a phone book recycling center, Mauro said, "Nobody has any use for an old phone book. I'm real excited that we have a better to use it." In introducing Mauro, Larry Ringer, mayor of College Station, said recycling is gaining Eagle photo /Dave___ pgpularity . 1n the Brazos a ?Lion. yaiq I. I ) Volunteers recycle used telephone books in the parking lot of the Target store in Collegave McDermand in jr a al Valle, 'ege Station. Recycling is an old technique Day. that will bring many benefits to "Recycling is an old, conserva- the future, Texas Land tive Texas tradition," Mauro Commission Gary Mauro said at said. College Station's Texas Recycles Mauro recalled how his grand- CS planners present land use scenario.* By TODD BERGMANN Eagle staff writer The College Station comprehensive land use plan, which calls for high- densi- ty housing near the Texas A &M campus, has a variety of critics and opponents. After the Dallas -firm of Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum Inc. unveiled its preferred scenario, city council mem- bers, the parks and recreation board, the planning and zoning board and the pub- lic offered an array of comments. The firm envisions high- density hous- ing such as apartments, townhouses and single - family homes with at least five units an acre. The only redevelopment area in the plan is the Northgate area. Redevelopment into high- density hous- ing would supply housing for students, close to campus, Donal Simpson, senior vice president and director of planning for the firm, told more than 100 people. With students living close to campus, the city would have to spend less on road improvements, he said. Also, the plan will preserve all existing neighborhoods, add an industrial park near Easterwood Airport, calls for a downtown in the area bounded by Texas Avenue, Texas 6 and Krenek Tap Road, and suggests building 150- to 200 -acre vil- lages as College Station grows to the south. Flood plains would become parks and often separate the villages. Some green - ways would contain trails for biking and hiking to the campus and other places. With housing surrounding a neighbor- hood business center, these villages have been successful in Florida, California and Maryland, Simpson said. Councilman Hub Kennady said, "You've shown us ones in different parts of the country that are working. But will they work in Texas ?" Simpson said a village is succeeding near Dallas. Kennady replied, "The Dallas area is a whole different area. The population of Bryan and College Station is not growing like it is in Dallas and Houston. Simpson replied, "In fact, it is." In response to other questions, Simpson said these area would be con- trolled mixed use to preserve the village flavor. Ron Gay, chairman of the parks and recreation board, said retailers do not want to locate in the middle of residential areas. Simpson clarified his point by saying the business section would be along major roads with easy access to residen- tial areas. In addition, major retail areas would be in the proposed downtown area and at the intersection of FM 2818 and Wellborn Road. "There really is no downtown," Simpson said. "As the city grows to 100,000 and 150,000 people, there will be a demand and a need for identity." People could identify with a downtown with a city hall, stores and offices, he said. But Wade Griffin of 108 Mile Drive said, "You wiped out our neighborhood." Downtown College Station will never become a Downtown Houston, Simpson said. Gregory Taggart, a parks and recre- ation board member and planning con- sultant said, "Texas Avenue is the eco- nomic lifeblood of our community. Texas Avenue was not planned. It just grew like wildflowers." Marianne Oprisko, a doctoral student at Texas A &M, said she likes the overall plan, but would like to enhance the plan with a railroad system similar to the interurban line that ran from 1910 to 1923. Mike Manson, a member of the parks and recreation board. said the city has td plan for growth because Brazos County may soon become a bedroom community for Houston. "When they complete the road 'to Houston, people who know of the reputa- tion of Brazos County schools may want to live here and drive to Houston," he said. Mayor Larry Ringer said, "These are just plans. Somebody is going to have to want to sell their property. Someone will have to want to build on the property." The consultants will take public com- ment again on Dec. 6 in the College Station Community Center starting at 7 p.m. The council will consider this land use plan for , adoption in early 1996. Meanwhile, additional consultants will start working on transportation and other plans for College Station. Births Local hospitals reported the following births Thursday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER November 15: Cindy And Tim Eriksen, Bryan, a boy. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER November 15: Stephanie and Charles Massey, Hilltop Lakes, a girl. Friday, November 17, 1995 The Eagle Bill for CS roadwork will exceed estimate By TODD BERGMANN Eagle staff writer The city of College Station and the state will have to pay more than $600,000 more than they had planned to widen Texas Avenue east of the Texas A &M campus. Work will start next year to add a lane in each direction to the four -lane road and replace the continuous left -turn lane with a raised median on 1.2 miles of Texas Avenue from University Drive to Dominick Drive. Also, sidewalks and landscaping will be improved. The road will remain open during con- struction, although some lanes will be closed from time to time, said Denise Fischer of the Texas Department of Transportation. Last week, Young Contractors Inc. made the apparent low bid of $4,786,000. That amount is $676,000 over the engi- neer's estimate, Bob Richardson, a dis- trict design engineer for the state, told the College Station City Council Wednesday. Following an earlier bid letting in July, the Texas Transportation Commission rejected all bids, the lowest of which was $1 million over the esti- mate. Richardson said he expects the com- mission to accept the Young bid later this month if the city agrees to pay an increased share of the project. The $141,154.29 increase will bring the city share! to $677,909.29. "nl-- - +-+. o11-- will inr -ruacn hV _ c W.R. `Dede' Matthews Feb. 24, 1927 — Oct. 14, 1995 Services for W.R. "Dede" Matthews, 68, of Bryan will be 1 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph `P SS.yD Catholic Church of ` • Bryan. The Rev. Bill J. Wiman, pas - for of First B a p t i s t MATTHEWS Church of Bryan, will officiate. Burial will be in College Station Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 -7 p.m. today at Hillier Funeral Home. Mr. Matthews died Tuesday night at St. Joseph Regional Health Center. He was born in Goliad. Mr. Matthews lived in Bryan for 50 years, where he was an architect for 45 years. He considered St. Joseph's Catholic Church his favorite creation. His other cre- ations include St. Joseph Regional Health Center, Bryan Births Local hospitals reported "following births .Wednesday. The list may not be complete because 'some patients choose not to have their names 4ncluded. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER November 14: Elonda Wilkett and Daniel Crider, College Station, a girl. Clarice Laws, College Station, a boy. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER November 14: Georgia and Johnny Becerra, Bryan, a girl. Abbie and Kevin Krolczyk, Bryan, a boy. Melissa and Todd Menn, Bryan, a boy. Karen and J.D. Moody, Anderson, a girl. Lauren A. and J. Vincent Rosenthal, College Station, a boy. High School, Bryan Civic Auditorium, the Memorial Student Center, the Rudder Theater and the president's home at Texas A &M. Mr. Matthews was a member of First Baptist Church and its men's club. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and later was past president of the Texas State Registration Board. Survivors include his wife, Sue Brock Matthews of Bryan; one son and daughter -in -law, Fred N. and Betty C. Matthews of Austin; one daughter and son -in- law, Evelyn and Peter Romig of Brownwood; two brothers and sisters -in -law, Hilary F. and Marguerite Matthews of Victoria, and James O. and Mary Matthews of San Antonio; two sisters, Grace Rhodes and Josephine Caldwell of Victoria; and five grandchildren. 125 Legal Notices NOTICE TO BIDDERS REPAIRS TO SOUTHWOOD SWIMMING POOL COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS BID NO. 96-02 Sealed bids addressed to the City of College Station, Texas, from Pre - Qualified General Contractors, will be received for the construction of: REPAIRS TO SOUTH - WOOD SWIMMING POOL until November 30, 1995 at 2:00 PM, after which time all qualified bids will be opened and read. Bids received after the time stated above, will be returned unopened. Bids will be received at the of- fice of: Peter B. Vanecek Senior Park Planner College Station Parks and Recreation Office 1000 Krenek Tap Road College Station, Texas 77840 Vendors, suppliers and sub- contractors interested in par- ticipating in this project are submit bid to any or all of the following Pre - Qualified Gen- eral Contractors: Shasta Industries, Inc Ms. Karen Smith Contracts Administrator 125 Legal Notices 7220 N. 16 St #C200 Phoenix, Arizona 85064 -0070 602 - 997 -7896 Progressive Chemicals, Inc. Mr. Steve Davis Vice President 2510 Ferrell Road Houston, Texas 77073 713 -443 -7665 Mid - Continental Restoration Inc., Co. Mr. Bob Musch Branch Manager P.O. Box 821099 Ft. Worth, Texas 76182 817 -498 -7277 Gary Pools Commercial, Inc. Mr. Jeff Smith 438 Sandau Rd. San Antonio, Texas 78216 210- 341 -5153 Quality Pools and Management, Inc. 2814 Cherry Lane Pasadena, Texas 77502 713- 941 -2154 LOCATION AND DE- SCRIPTION OF PROJECT Southwood Swimming Pool is located at 1600 Rock Prairie Road. The project consists of Repairs to the Piping and Filter System; Construction and Repairs to the Pool Shell; and construc- tion and Repairs to the Con- crete Deck and Trench Drain System. COPIES OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS A complete set of Bidding Documents can be pur- chased after November 1, 1995 from KC Kopy Boy, 3030 E. 29th Street, Suite 109, Bryan Texas 77802, (409) 774 -0949 for the cost of reproduction. The pur- chase price is non- refundable Questions regarding this project should be directed to: Tom Hines HSI Consulting Architects 2502 Whispering Oaks Circle Bryan, Texas 77802 (409) 774 -0657 Monday thru Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Five (5) percent bid security, COVERING GREATEST AMOUNT OF BID, is re- quired. 11-11-95,11-16-95 LJ C Joe Prieve Oct. 29, 1925 — Nov. 16, 1995 Services for Joe Prieve, 70, of College Station will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Southwood Funeral Home Chapel. The Revs. Jill Knueppell and Craig Storlie will officiate. Burial will be in Elizabeth Lutheran Cemetery Visitation will be 5 -9 p.m. today at Southwood Funeral Home in College Station. Mr. Prieve died Thursday in College Station. He was born in Burleson County and had lived there most of his life. He was employed in the physi- cal department at Texas A &M University, and he was a member of the Lutheran church. Survivors include his wife, Hattie Marie Prieve of College Station; two sons, Oliver Wayne Prieve of Sugarland and Ray Wayne Prieve of Gonzales; two sisters, Ruby Vavra and Irene Shumaker, both of Caldwell; and five grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or to the American Diabetes Association. Saturday, November 18, 1995 The Eagle Births Local hospitals reported the following births Friday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER November 16 Jennifer and Leon Cooper, Lincoln, a girl. Sara Ramirez, Bryan, a girl. Eva and Manuel Reyes, Navasota, a boy. November 3: Natalie and Kevin Herzog, Bryan, a girl. November 10. Antoinette and Stephen Browning, Bryan, a boy. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER November 16: Mary Clare and David Degroot, Bryan, a girl. Carmen Alonzo, College Station, a girl. Reva and Michael Corbett, Caldwell, a boy. Caroline Davis, Navasota, a boy. Marilyn and Chad Wilganowski, Bremond, a boy. November 12: Ellen and Mark Smith, College Station, a girl. .7 Claire M. Malone C • LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given for A.L. Summons, address unknown, Last known prop- erty owner of 1113 Arizona, Lot: 8 BIk: 2 McCulloch addi- tion: This property will be mowed on or after November 27, 1995. A lien will be placed against the said property for expenses incurred by the City of College Station. 11 -19- 95,11 -20 -95 Monday, November 20, 1995 The Eagle Services for Claire M. Malone, 76, of College Station are pending with Calloway -Jones Funeral Home. LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given for Lula Banks, address unk- nown, last known property owner of 805 Paster, Paster Addition, BIk 1, Lot 21. This property will be mowed on or after November 27, 1995. A lien will be placed against the said property for expenses incurred by the City of Cok lege Station. 11-19-96,11-2 95 LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given for M V Smith in Go Mrs Tiny Smith Johnson, last known property owners of 621 Paster, Paster Addition, Blk 1, Lots 33 -35. This property will be mowed on or after November 27, 1995. A lien will be placed against the said property for expenses incurred by the City of College Station. 11-19-95,11-20-95 Parade of Lights to illuminate 6 -CS The Parade of Lights is upon us again. Registration for the annual contest sponsored by the parks and recreation departments for Bryan and College Station runs now through 5 p.m. Dec. 5. Contest judging will be Dec. 7. Any business, home or neighborhood in Bryan or College Station may enter. The categories are: ■ Large business (25 employees or more). ■ Small business (24 employees or fewer). ■ Street (four or more adjacent homes on one street). ■ Neighborhood (homes on four or more connected streets). In addition, the contest will give home awards in several categories: • Light design. • Character design (outstanding design with characters, theme and design). • Spiritual design. • Sound or action — a new award this year for a home using sound or live action; and grand prize, for the best over- all entry of the contest. Parade of Lights entries are free. People may register by calling the parks and recreation department in either city or the Eagle Information Line, 776 -5463, extension 1234. To find out if space is available for any tour, call either parks and recreation department. The num- bers for parks and recreation depart- ments are 361 -3656 in Bryan and 764 -3486 in College Station. Upon registration, entrants will receive official rules and information. The awards ceremony will be Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. at the Brazos Center, 3232 Briarcrest Dr. After the ceremony, a trol- ley will tour the winning entries. Also, tours will begin Dec. 15 and Dec. 16 at 6 p.m. Tickets will be available at Randall's Food Store on Dec. 9 from 10 a.m. to noon. Sponsors for the Parade of Lights are TCA Cable Television, The Eagle, radio stations KORA and KTAM and the Interurban Trolley System. Closings What's closed or open in obser vance of Thanksgiving: ■ GOVERNMENT Bryan and College Station Post Offices: Closed and no mail deliv- ery on Thursday; open regular hours Wednesday and Friday. County offices and courts: All county offices, including the health department, will be closed Thursday and Friday. The Brazos County Health Department's water testing laboratory will be closed Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. City of Bryan offices: All City of Bryan offices except emergency services will be closed Thursday and Friday. City of College Station offices: All City of College Station offices except emergency services will be closed Thursday and Friday. Bryan and College Station police departments: Administration offices closed Thursday and Friday. Bryan Public Library: Closed Thursday and Friday. Open Saturday. ■ SCHOOLS Bryan school district: Closed Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. College Station school district: Closed Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Blinn College: Open until 4:30 P.M. Wednesday; closed Thursday and Friday. Texas A &M: Closed Thursday and Friday. ■ GARBAGE, RECYCLING College Station curbside garbage pickup: People with Thursday garbage collection will receive Saturday trash collection. People with Friday garbage or recycling collection will receive Pick-up as usual. People with Thursday recycling collection should keep their recylables until the next collection day. Bryan garbage collection: The City of Bryan will do Thursday trash collections on Friday. ■ BANKS, SAVINGS & LOANS All Bryan and College Station banks and savings & loans will be closed Thursday and will reopen for normal business on Friday. Births Local hospitals reported the following births Monday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER November 17: Stana and Lee Barden, College Station, a boy. Telma and Santos Hernandez, Navasota, a boy. Sharon and David Richard Toups - Bryan, a gM November 19: Guadalupe and Armando Garcia, Bryan, a boy. November 14: Georgie and Johnny.Becerra, Bryan, a girl. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER November 16: Mary Clare and David Degroot, Bryan, a girl. Reva and Michael Corbett, Caldwell, a boy. Caroline Davis, Navasota, a boy. Marilyn and Chad Wilganowski, Bremond, a boy. November 17: April and Albert Chaffin, Smithville, a girl. Chandra Taylor, Navasota, a girl. Julia and Thomas Hoenstine, College Station, i boy. Donna and Michael Freeman, College Station, a boy. Karen and Joe Seago, Bryan, a boy. c Constance and Darrel Toomer, Bryan, a boy. Cristina and Javier Aranda, Bryan, a boy. Erryn Palmer and Jason Andruss, College Station, a girl. Anisha and Ramakrishnan Parameswaran, College Station, a boy. November 18: Bonnie and Ray Corbett, College Station, a boy. Silvia and Raymundo Bustamante, Bryan, a boy. November 19: Tysher and Steven Turner, College Station, a girl. Lauren and David Hayward, Anderson, a boy. Donna and Michael Gessner, Navasota, a boy. Obituaries vance of Thanksgiving: ■ GOVERNMENT Bryan and College Station Post Offices: Closed and no mail deliv- ery on Thursday; open regular hours today and Friday. County offices and courts: All county offices, including the health department, will be closed Thursday and Friday. The Brazos County Health Department's water testing laboratory will be closed today, Thursday and Friday. City of Bryan offices: All City of Bryan offices except emergency services will be closed Thursday. and Friday. City of College Station offices: All' City of College Station offices except emergency services will be closed Thursday and Friday. Bryan and College Station police departments: Administration offices closed Thursday and Friday. Bryan Public Library: Closed Thursday and Friday. Open Saturday. ■ SCHOOLS Bryan school district: Closed? Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. College Station school district: Closed today, Thursday and Friday. Blinn College: Open until 4:30 p.m. today; closed Thursday and Friday. Texas A &M: Closed Thursday and Friday. V T ■ GARBAGE, RECYCLING College Station curbside garbage pickup: People with Thursday garbage collection will receive Saturday trash collection. People with Friday garbage or recycling collection will receive pick -up as usual. People with Thursday recy- cling collection should keep their recylables until the next collection day. Bryan garbage collection: The City of Bryan will do Thursday trash collections on Friday. ■ BANKS, SAVINGS & LOANS E All Bryan and College Station g banks and savings & loans will be closed Thursday and will reopen for normal business on Friday. Ralph W. Carpenter Nov. 21, 1932 — Nov. 21, 1995 Ralph W. Carpenter, a former Texas A &M assistant athletic director and sports information director, died early Tuesday morning after a lengthy battle with heart dis- ease. Graveside services will be 3 p.m. today at College Station CARPENTER Cemetery. The Revs. Craig Borchardt and Debra Grant of Peace Lutheran Church will officiate. Visitation will be 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at Callaway -Jones Funeral Home in Bryan. Mr. Carpenter, 63, died in St. Joseph Regional Health Center. He was named to the College Sports Information Directors of America Hall of Fame in 1982, the same year he came to work for Texas A &M as an assistant ath- letic director and sports informa- tion director. He retired in 1991 for medical reasons. A Texas Tech University grad- uate, Mr. Carpenter worked for more than 25 years in college ath- letics. He was sports information director at Texas Tech, the University of Mississippi and Texas Christian University before coming to Texas A &M. He received numerous awards, including the Press Box Merit Award from the Football Writers Association of America for hav- ing one of the top press box oper- ations in the nation at Texas Tech, Mississippi and Texas A &M. He assisted the NCAA with its media operations at the Final Four Basketball Championships for many years. One of his former assistants, Bob Condron, is now associate director of public information and media relations at the U.S. Olympic Committee. Mr. Carpenter, who was b4 in Ralls, was state editor of Brownwood Bulletin, manag editor of the Port Lavaca WE Times and publisher of the R Banner. He was assistant public in mation director at Texas T from 1965 -67. He was preceded in death his sister, Minnie Nelson; two brothers, Clayton Carper and David Carpenter. Survivors include his w Lois Carpenter of Coll Station; two sons, C1 Carpenter of Denver, Colo., , Chip Carpenter of Coll Station; and a brother, Gary Carpenter of Waco. Memorials may be made Peace Lutheran Church, 2201 Grande Boulevard, Coll, Station, 77840. Thanksgivingdosings 125 Legal No tic e s NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing to con- sider a conditional use permit request for the site plan of Fire Station M1 to be located on a portion of lot 2 of the Hol- leman Place Subdivision. This request will be con- sidered by the Planning and Zoning Commission on Thursday, December 7, 1995 at 7:00 P.M. in the City Hall Council Room located at 1101 Texas Avenue South In College Station. Any request for sign interpre- tive services must be made 48 hours before the meeting. To make arrangements call (409) 764 -3547 or (rDD) 1 -800- 735 -2989. For additional information, please contact me at (409) 764.3570. Sabine Kuenzel Senior Planner 11 -22 NOTICE TO BIDDERS THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION IS REQUESTING BIDS FOR REPAIR OF PO- LYURETHANE ROOF AT CITY HALL, 1101 TEXAS AVENUE SOUTH, COL- LEGE STATION, TEXAS, BID NO. 96-06. Bids will be received in'the office of the Purchasing Agent at City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840, until 2:00 P.M. on December 5, 1995. All bids received after that time will be returned unopened. The City of College Station re- serves 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 advan- tageous to the City. Specifi- cations may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. 11-15-95,11-22-95 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing a rezon- Ing request for 1.69 acres lo- cated at the southeast comer of the F.M. 2818 and Welsh Avenue intersection, part of lot A of Southwood Valley Section 30 from C -3 Planned Commercial to C -1 General Commercial with the Overlay District. The hearing will be held in the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hail, 1101 Texas Avenue at the 7:00 p.m. meeting of the Commis- sion on Thursday. December 7, 1995. Any request for sign Interpre- tive services must be made 48 hours before the meeting. To make arrangements call (409) 764.3547 or (TDD) 1.800- 735 -2989. For additional information, please contact me at (409) 764 -3570. Sabine Kuenzel Senior Planner 11 -2 2 -95 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing to con- sider a conditional use permit request for a duplex located at 1601 Southwest Parkway approximately 200' south of the Anderson Street Intersec- tion to allow the Parkway Baptist Church to utilize the facility for Sunday School classrooms. This request will be con- sidered by the Planning and Zoning Commission on Thursday, December 7, 1995 In the City Hall Council Room located at 1101 Texas Avenue South In College Station Any request for sign Interpre- tive services must be made 48 hours before the meeting. To make arrangements call (409) 764 -3547 or (TDD) 1 -800- 735 -2989. For additional information, Please contact me at (409) 764 -3570. Sabine Kuenzel Senior Planner 11 -22 -95 Births Local hospitals reported the following births Tuesday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER November 20: Linda Nguyen and Sanh Trinh, Bryan, twin boys. Faydra Manuel, Bremond, a boy. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER November 20: Jennifer and James Scamardo, College Station, a girl. Andrea and Hayden McMurray, Bryan, a girl. Charles Eldridge Huneycutt Charles Eldridge Huneycutt, 61, of College Station died Tuesday afternoon at home. Arrangements are pending with Hillier Funeral Home. flit the heights, fight the lights... What's closed or open in obser- vance of Thanksgiving: GOVERNMENT Bryan and College Station Post Offices: Closed and no mail deliv- ery today; open regular hours '_Friday. County offices and courts: All county offices, including the health department, will be closed today and Friday. The Brazos County Health Department's water testing laboratory will be closed today and Friday. City of Bryan offices: All City of Bryan offices except emergency services will be closed today and _Friday. City of College Station offices: All City of College Station offices except emergency services Will be closed today and Friday. Bryan and College Station police departments: Administration offices closed today and Friday. Bryan Public Library: Closed today and Friday. Open Saturday. ■ SCHOOLS Bryan school district: Closed today and Friday. College Station school district: Closed today and Friday. Blinn College: Closed today and Friday. Texas A &M: Closed today and Friday. ■ GARBAGE, RECYCLING College Station curbside garbage pickup: People with Thursday garbage collection will receive Saturday trash collection. People with Friday garbage or recycling collection will receive pick -up as usual. People with Thursday recycling collection _should keep their recylables until ' the next collection day. Bryan garbage collection: The City of Bryan will do Thursday trash collections on Friday. :111111 BANKS, SAVINGS & LOANS All Bryan and College Station banks and savings & loans will be closed today and will reopen for normal business on Friday. _ Eagle Editorial Board ' f your neighbors or co- workers tell you to light up, they aren't urging you to take up smoking. Rather, they are telling you to get ready for the annual Parade of Lights, that competition that helps make the community so beautiful at the holi- day season. People may enter the competition ;as individual homeowners, a street or a neighborhood. Small and large business entries also are encour- aged. A new award this year will be 17dr a home using sound or live action to help create the holiday image. Entries must be registered by 5 p.m. Dec. 5; judging will be on Dec. 7. People may register by calling the parks and recreation department in either Bryan or College Station or The Eagle's InfoLine at 776 -5463, extension 1234. This is a great way to meet your neighbors, decorate your street and make your neighborhood shiny bright this Christmas. 1995 Births Local hospitals reported the follow- ing births Wednesday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their t names included. Nov. 4: SCOTT & WHITE, Temple: Kristie and Joe Orr, Bryan, a girl. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Nov. 22: Adreana and Eddie Saculla, Bryan, a girl. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL - CENTER November 21: Peggy and Rick Martinez, Bryan, a boy. - Katyla and Thomas Boykin, College Station, a girl. T han ksgivingC I os i ngs Officers grieve for a four-footed member of their family By ASHLEY PETERSON Eagle staff writer If the saying "All dogs go to heav- en" is true, then Unno, a German Shepard and registered Texas police officer, is standing guard with the angels today. Unno, an honored canine member of the law enforcement community, died Wednesday at the age of 11. All of his life he had been a four - footed cop. At the tender age of 7 months, Unno became the partner, friend and constant companion of Officer Wayne Thompson. He was trained by Action Dogs with Thompson as his handler and was certified as a police officer by the Houston Police Department. Unno, which means "one" in Spanish, fit him perfectly since he was the number one dog of College Station. His full name was Unno Vom Haus Kuntz, which in German means first of the House of Kuntz. He served five years with the College Station Police Department as their one and only police dog. Unno and Thompson then trans- ferred to the Brazos County Sheriff's Department. They made one final move to Constable Winfred Pittman's Office, Precinct No. 7, where Unno was used for any police agency that requested his assistance. Unno was originally purchased with money donated by Don Dale, a longtime city councilman for College Station, and his family. Dale was hospitalized at the time, and requested that the police dog be named "Pooh" in memory of his family's dog. So, the new police dog was dubbed Unno Pooh. "We got him primarily to help us search buildings and track lost children, wandering nursing home residents and fleeing criminals," Thompson said. "Sometimes his bark alone helped catch crimi- nals." Thompson recalls one particular incident where Unno's bark brought suspects out of their hiding spot in the woods. " "Texas A &M University Police called for our assistance in track- ing down some suspects on the north side of Bryan," Thompson said. "Officers caught the driver, but there were two others still in the woods." Thompson got on the microphone and called out to the suspects, warning them that he was about to send the dog in after them. "I told them to come out and then got one of the other officers to get Unno riled up so he would bark," Thompson said. "The suspects heard the loud barking, and as soon as I hung the microphone up they were running out of the woods." Thompson said Unno's bark was worse than his bite, though, and says he still has lots of pictures of Unno curled up with family mem- bers and kids. "He made friends with a lot of people," said Thompson. During the course of Unno's ser- vice, he received letters of commen- dation from both the College Station Police Department and the Brazos County Sheriffs office. Police officers Kuntz and Thompson. ,•� The City of College Station is currently accepting applications for: AS /400 SYSTEMS ANALYST Qualified applicants should have either a degree in [Computer Science or in a related field or a minimum of 3 years experience as a Systems Analyst. Must have a business background, have working knowledge with an AS /400, and have programming experience using RPC. This position requires working knowledge of DOS, Windows, PC application software and hardware. The City is looking for personnel with outstanding communication skills to work with al levels of staff within the organization. Excellent benefit package is included. Salary: $2,479 /monthly, depending on qualifications. Deadline to apply: November 28, 1995 Apply to: City of College Station Human Resources Office P.O. Box 9960 11 S. Texas Avenue College Station, Texas 77840 Equal Opportunitv Emnlo — Sunday, November 26, 1995 The Eagle Should CS utilities customers expect their bills to go up? By TODD BERGMANN Eagle staff writer So you're a typical College Station user of the city's utility services and you thought your electricity bills were going to go down because of the city's deal with Texas Utilities? Think again. Bryan City Manager Mike Conduff says they might be going up. He says a typical College Station electric customer may well have to pay $1.84 a month indirectly to Bryan starting in January because College Station has stopped buying electricity from its neighbor to the north. As of Dec. 31, College Station will buy electricity from Texas Utilities Electric Inc., instead of the Texas Municipal Power Agency, which is jointly owned by Bryan and other municipalities. But the two cities have three connections of electric transmission lines, forming a transmission loop, and under the law, Bryan must allow College Station to use them. The city is entitled to charge College Station for the use of those lines. Under a proposal approved by the Bryan City Council, the city intends to bill Texas Utilities Electric Inc. more than $2 million a year for that. The proposal has yet to be approved by Texas Utilities. The amount homeowners will have to pay as their share of that will vary based on electric usage. A typ- ical home uses 1,000 kilowatts of electricity, Mark Caskey, division manager for dispatching for Bryan Utilities, said. Lawyer Lambeth Townsend, of Austin, told Bryan City Council this week that although the Texas Public Utilities Commission will approve a new formula next year, the deal will remain in effect until the par- ties re- negotiate or until Texas Utilities stops selling electricity to College Station. "We believe this offer is completely consistent with all applicable law," he said. Because electricity is a regulated business, Bryan may not charge higher transmission rates to other utility companies than it charges its own customers, Townsend said. But Councilmember Ples Turner was uncertain. "I am still concerned that we are not charging enough. I think we should get a better return than what the city of Bryan gets," he said. "The agreement (between Bryan and Texas Utilities) provides for an adjustment to be consistent with your costs," Townsend said. "When your costs go up, your rates go up." Under the deal, if agreed to by Texas Utilities, Bryan will bill the company every 30 days. The com- pany must pay the city within 16 days of the bill. Births Local hospitals reported the following births Monday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER November 25: Yolanda and Inocencia Alvarado, Hearne, a girl. Connie L. Gibson, Bryan, a boy. Catherine and Todd J. Mullen, Bryan, a girl. Cecelia and Ruffo Ortiz, Bryan, a girl. Ronda and Eddie Walker, Flynn, a girl. November 26: Christine and Freddy Ramirez, Bryan, a girl. Tuesday, November 28, 1995 The Eagle BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER November 22: Regina and Robert Barboza, Giddings, a boy. Bobbie and Keith Baldwin, Navasota, a girl. November 23: Glynda Lange, Burton, a boy. November 24: Deborah and Keith Kveton, Bryan, a boy. November 25: Melanie Easterling and Broderick Ford, College Station, a girl. ° Amy and Roy Villarreal, Hearne, a girl. November 26: Kristina and Kip Kissinger, Franklin, a boy. Maria and Javier Alcala- Herrera, College Station, a girl. Edward Leroy Ellis Dec. 8, 1927 —Nov. 26, 1995 Edward Leroy Ellis, 67, of College Station died at home Monday afternoon. Funeral arrangements are pending with People's Mortuary of Bryan. v Births Local hospitals reported the following births Tuesday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER November 22: Frances C. and David K. Barnum, Bryan, a boy. November 27: Gainey and Gerald Coy, College Station, a boy. Maria and Pedro Garces, College Station, a boy. Billie Jo and Eric Hallmark, Bryan a boy. Estela and Estanislado Mireles Hernandez, Bryan, a girl. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER November 27: Melissa and James Lutz, Bryan, a boy. Tressa and Bryan Landers, Snook, a boy. Leslie and Mark Lockett, Brenham, a girl. Cindi and Keith Johnson, Navasota, a boy. Dorothea Hedges Dorothea Hedges, 67, of College Station died Tuesday morning at home. Funeral arrangements are pending with Callaway -Jones Funeral Home. 125 L Notices CORRECTION TO LEGAL NOTICE TO BIDDERS THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION IS REQUESTING BIDS FOR TWO (2) AR- TICULATED DUMP TRUCKS, BID NO. 96 -07. Bids will be received in the of- fice of the Purchasing Agent at City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77845, until 10:00 a.m. on December 6, 1995. All bids received after that time will be returned unopened. The City of C01- 125 Legal Notices lege Station reserves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all ir- regularities in said bid and to accept the offer considered most advantageous to the • Wednesday, November 29, 1995 The Eagle 125 Legal Notices City. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. 11-24-95.12-01-95 Enjoy the Bonfire, but forget about the suds 7 By ASHLEY PETERSON Eagle staff writer Bryan /College Station law enforce- ment agencies are advising that the orange and yellow flames be the only thing "getting high" at the Texas A &M University Bonfire Friday. "There is a `no alcohol' policy for the Bonfire," said Texas A &M University Police Director Bob Wiatt. "We really want to keep the Bonfire civilized." The University Police are joined in their plight for a safe, alcohol -free Bonfire by the Bonfire Alcohol Awareness Committee, which is com- prised of 13 student organizations. Wiatt said to maintain the family -ori- ented atmosphere, "boozers" can expect to be issued a misdemeanor citation if they provide alcohol to minors (under 21 Bonfire From Al Also, Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission agents will be moni- toring alcohol purchases at stores and taverns. Since the Bonfire will draw such a tremendous crowd, residential areas bounded by Texas Avenue, Kyle Street, Dominik, Munson and Conner Streets will be blocked off to through traffic 5:30 -10 p.m. Friday. Business driveways along Texas Avenue and University Drive will be open, but owners have been notified of their options and responsibilities regarding unauthorized vehicles in their parking lots, said College Station Public Relations and Marketing Manager Peggy Calliham. "There will be three protected pedestrian crossings — one at University and Texas, another at Texas and Lincoln, and the third at Texas and Walton," said Major Mason Newton of the College Station Police Department. "Pedestrians are urged to use these crossings and not risk cross - 111s at Other 111t(__C5ECL:011S - Brazos Transit will provide shuttles 6 -10 p.m. for $1. Park and ride locations are: Sam's Club, Bryan High School and A &M Consolidated High School. Inside ■For help on avoiding traffic while getting to Saturday's game /A3 years old), to pour out any alcohol they possess if they are over 21 and to be arrested in connection with public intox- ication, disorderly conduct, assault or other offenses if they violate the law. "We expect a large crowd, probably over 40,000 since the Texas A &M vs. University of Texas game is the next day," said Wiatt. University Police will deploy more than 100 police and security officers (on foot, bicycle and patrol cars) around the bonfire site, in parking areas and certain campus buildings. They will also set up a command post and prison processing area. Parking officers of the Department of Parking, Traffic and Transportation will maintain traffic control points and report alcohol violations to the University Police. The Bryan Police Department will pro- vide a horse mounted patrol around the Bonfire site. The Brazos County Sheriffs Office will provide paddy wagons and personnel to transport anyone who is arrested to the jail. College Station Police Department offi- cers will maintain traffic on Texas Avenue and University Drive and inter- cept alcohol offenders as they approach campus. _PTease see BONFIRE, page Thanks for local coverage hank you very much for the increased coverage you are now providing for local events. I particularly like the articles about theCollege Station and Bryan city council meetings. DICK BIRDWELL College Station Dorothea H. Hedges Feb. 27, 1928 — Nov. 28,1995 Memorial services for Dorothea H. Hedges, 67, of College Station will be 2 p.m. Friday at Unitarian Fellowship. The Rev. Kathleen Ellis will officiate. Mrs. Hedges died Tuesday morning at home. Mrs. Hedges retired from the chemistry department at Texas A &M University in 1993 after 32 years of study, research and ser- vice. She served as a technician in the oceanographic and bio- chemistry departments before earning her doctorate in bio- chemistry. Survivors include her husband, Richard M. Hedges of College Sta- tion; her son, Richard Hedges Jr. of Livermore, Calif.; two daugh- ters, Barbara Hedges of Raleigh, N.C., and Patsy Hedges of Plano; her mother, Frances Boren of Arcadia, Calif., and three grand- children. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice Brazos Valley. CS woman swindled out of almost $30,,000 By ASHLEY PETERSON Eagle staff writer It was a case of preying on the elderly, police say — frightening and intimidat- ing an 84- year -old woman and swindling her out of almost $30,000 in less than a year on the pretense of doing yard work. College Station police have arrested two men in the case and are seeking a third. They also want anyone who knows of any other elderly people victimized in this way to call them for help. Police spokesman Lt. Scott McCollum says officers cracked the case after they got a tip and staked out the victim's house. An anonymous caller, who had over- heard two men in Caldwell talking about going to the woman's house in College Station and possibly committing a bur- glary, tipped police off and gave them a description of the men. Two plain - clothes investigators stak- ing out the house saw two men pulling up in a 1981 green Pontiac in the middle of the afternoon. One man got out of the car, went to the back of the house, returned to the car, then drove away. Suspicious, officers stopped the vehicle. The driver was identified by police as Kenneth Donaldson, 24, and the passen- ger as Howard Bryant, 31, both of Caldwell. Officers said they told police that Donaldson was there to pick up a check for yard work that he had recently done for the owner of the house, police said. Donaldson was in possession of a check for $250 written to him by the Please see BURGLAR . page A8 Burglary From Al woman, police said. He was arrested in connection with theft and Bryant was allowed to go on his way. Investigators said they met with the woman, and she told them that Donaldson had contin- ually approached her and asked for payment, and that he had received several payments in the past. She said she was frightened and intimidated by Donaldson and did not know what to do, so she paid him in hopes that he would go away, police reports said. The victim told investigators that Donaldson had never done any yard work for her, but that her neighbor did her yard work. Investigators said they con- firmed through witnesses that the neighbor, not Donaldson, was in charge of doing her yard work, and that Donaldson had never been seen working at the house. McCollum said the woman was found to have made 10 separate checkbook entries of payments totaling $9,500 from November 1994 to August 1995. But police said in -depth inves- tigations found that the case involved much more money and that others appeared to be involved in it. They said they found checks totaling $28,000 had '. been written and cashed. To date, Kenneth Donaldson and Lonnie Donaldson, relation- ship unknown, have been arrest- ed and charged in connection with theft involving between $20,000 - $100,000. The offense is a third - degree felony punishable by imprison- ment for no fewer than two and no more than 10 years and /or a fine up to $10,000. Both also have been charged in connection with organized crimi- nal activity, an offense that occurs when three or more per- sons collaborate in carrying on specified criminal activities. Organized criminal activity is a second - degree felony punish- able by imprisonment for no fewer than two and no more than 20 years and /or a fine up to $10,000. "This is an unfortunate situa- tion in that the woman probably works on a limited budget, and recouping the money is nearly impossible," McCollum said. "If anyone ever finds himself in this type of situation, he should call the police, because we can help answer questions and help solve the problem." College Station police are still trying to find Bryant, who is sus- pected to be in the Somerville area. He is sought for outstand- ing warrants for theft and orga- nized criminal activity. Police ask anyone with knowl- edge of similar cases or who know where Bryant may be to contact the Criminal Investigation Division at 764- 3616. i �1 Obituaries NOTICE TO BIDDERS THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION IS REQUESTING BIDS FOR TWO (2) AR- TICULATED DUMP TRUCKS, BID NO. 96 -07 AND ONE (1) TRACK EX- CAVATOR, BID #96 -08. Bids will be received in the of- fice of the Purchasing Agent at City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77845, until 10:00 a.m. on December 8, 1995. All bids received after that time will be returned unopened. The City of Col- lege Station reserves the right to waive or reject any and all bids or any and all ir- regularities in said bid and to accept the offer considered most advantageous to the City. Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent. 11 -24- 95,12 -01 -95 Births St. Joseph Regional Health Center reported the following birth Thursday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included. November 29: Cheryl and Elliott Head, Bryan, a girl. Holly and Charles C. Jentsch, Caldwell, a boy. Eula J. Nutall, College Station, a boy. November 28: Donna and James Petesch ll, Bryan, a girl. Edward L. Ellis Dec. 8, 1927 — Nov. 26, 1995 Services for retired Master Sgt. Edward L. Ellis, 67, of Bryan will be 2 p.m. Saturday a at St. Mark B a p t i s t Church in § C o l l e g e Station. The Rev. James F. ELLIS Wilson will officiate. Burial will be in Rest -Ever Memorial Park in Bryan. Visitation will be noon to 7 p.m. today at Peoples Mortuary. Mr. Ellis died Sunday evening at home. He was a member of the Brushy community volunteer fire department, and served as Sunday school superintendent, deacon and board of treasury member of St. Mark Baptist Church. He will be remembered for his loyalty to his church, the time he devoted to the sick and shut - in, and the care he gave sick and abandoned animals, family members said. He was preceded in death by his parents, James F. and Elnora Ellis of Jackson, Miss. Survivors include his wife, Floyde D. Smith Ellis of College Station; five sons and three daughters -in -law, Earl and Mary Ellis of Memphis, Tenn., Edward L. Ellis Jr. of Los Angeles, Calif., Frederic Charles and Maude Esther Ellis of College Station, Wayne Burnett and Cecilia Ellis of Houston, and Jimmy Bryce Ellis of College Station; four daugh- ters, Laura Ellis Nunn of Chicago, Ill., and Barbara K. Ellis, Beverly Lynn Ellis, and Bethalyn Ellis Williams, all of College Station; 20 grandchil- dren; and nine great-grandchil - dren. Memorials may be made to Brazos Valley Hospice and Brazos Valley Food Bank. Births The hospitals reported the following births Friday. The list may not be com- plete because some patients choose not to have their names included. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER November 30: Tammy and Stephen Jennings, Bryan, a girl. File art and /or new photos for holiday fire safety story. goes w /FIRESAFE. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER November 30: Hilda and Marcello Acevedo, Bryan, a girl. Susan and Luke Scamardo, Bryan, a boy. DECEMBER 2, 1995 THE EAGLE Claire M. Malone March 29, 1919 — Nov. 19, 1995 A memorial service for Claire M. Malone, 76, of College Station, will be 10:30 a.m. today at A &M Presbyterian Church in College Station. The Rev. Tom Estes, pastor of the church, will officiate. She was buried in College Station Cemetery. Mrs. Malone died on Nov. 19 in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. She was born in Ludlow, Mass. Mrs. Malone graduated from American International College, Springfield, Mass., and took addi- tional courses at Boston University, Boston, and Columbia University, New York. She served as dean of Green Mountain College in Poultney, Vt.; assistant director of placement for Connecticut College for Women in New Haven, Conn., and as alumni secretary for American International University. Mrs. Malone has lived in College Station since 1976 and served exec- utive director for the local six - county chapter of the March of Dimes. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edwin T. Malone. Survivors include one step -son, Ted Malone; one step- daughter, Dorothy Cocchi; and one sister, Marion Thompson of College Station. Memorial may be made to the March of Dimes. u Charles Gordone A memorial service for Charles Gordone, 70, of College Station will be 7 p.m. tonight at All Faith Chapel on the Texas A &M Campus. Other memorial services are scheduled for Amarillo later this week, for the Public Theater in New York on Dec. 11 and later for the Gene Autry Museum in Los Angeles. Prof Gordone died Nov. 16. He taught speech, communica- tions, theater and English at Texas A &M. In 1970, Prof. Gardone received a Pulitzer Prize for his play, "No Place to be Somebody." Friends are requested to bring only wildflowers to the memorial service. DECEMBER 4, 1995 THE EAGLE Births Brazos Valley Medical Center reported the follow- ing birth Monday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER December 1: Stephanie and Miguel Nunez, Navasota, a boy. Tamra Spears, Bryan, a boy. Mary and James Elam, College Station, a boy. Jo Anna and Tommy Bannister, Bryan, a boy. Livia and Mike Ybarra, Navasota, a girl. Danna and Daniel Naegeli, Bryan, a boy. Lisa and John McGregor, College Station, a girl. Berta and Jose Sandoval, Bryan, a boy. November 11: Michelle and Christopher Gesh, College Station, a boy. tives. Harry J. Portzer Dec. 16, 1915 — Dec. 4, 1995 Harry J. Portzer, 79, of College Station died Monday morning in Brazos Valley Medical Center. Southwood Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Mr. Portzer was a retired chemical engineer with Union Carbide Corporation. He gradu- ated from Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, Penn. He was a member of S.C.O.R.E., Brazos Genealogical Association, Sons of the American Revolution, Rotary Club of Bryan and the Andy Anderson Bowling League. Survivors include his wife, Jane C. Portzer of College Station; a son, Jeffrey Portzer of Apex, N.C.; a daughter, Sandra J. Portzer of College Station; and two grandchildren. Memorials may be made to an organization of one's choice. DECEMBER 5, 1995 THE EAGLE The F ropert the c owns . for you those buildings so we could lock up key land that was envisioned by the council for the Northgate master plan that is being developed. Once the plan is known, we will have a strategy for what to do with eaFh of those businesses." The city council will likely approve a plan next year calling for preservingt existing businesses, redeveloping the area and creating parking paces and a pedestrian atmosphere, he said. A few miles to the south, the city has other plans for other lands it owns. College Station owns 6.2 acres, valued at $446,124, as site for a new library along Please see FRUP page By TODD BERGMANN Eag s t a ff writer A shopping center, a former chicken restaurant, one -third share in a parking lot, and a building that once wars an ath- letic club. These are among properties valued at $1.75 million that are owned by the City of College Station and thus the tw: payers. Although the city describes the proper- ty as vacant, it is not all vacant. T. he city has plans for much of it and me.rchants occupy one building. The City of Bryan and its taxpayers, too, own an inventory of buildings. But no details are available or..i them yet, says City Secretary Mary Lynne Galloway. A report should be available next week. She says a city employee is searching through the County Clerk's office for property with deed problems and proper- ty the city did not know it owns. In College Station, the occupied parcel on the city's inventory of property owned is a shopping center, with four business- es, at Lodge and Patricia streets. A 1994 appraisal lists the value as $277,000. A half block away, the city owns one- third interest in a parking lot at 315 Patricia St. Two private owners each own a third. The 1994 appraisal is $6,500 a share. Just north of the parking lot, the city owns. a former chicken restaurant at 317- 321 Patricia Street. Next to that, the city owns the former North Gate Athletic Club at 201 College Main. These two prop- erties have a total value of $127,000, says a 1994 appraisal. The city acquired these properties for redevelopment of the Northgate area, says city spokeswoman Peggy Calliham. "if you came to me and wanted to rent one of the buildings that we own, I would say you would probably have to rent on a month -to -month basis," says City Manager George "Skip" Noe. . "We didn't buy those buildings so we could become a landlord. We bought Property From Al FM 2818. Next to Wolf Pen Creek Park, the city owns 6.3 acres it plans to appraisal values station. 1 this property at $550,000 Additionally, the city owns 12 This shopping center at Lodge and Patricia streets, valued at $277,000, is part of more than $1.75 million in property the City of College Station DECEMBER 6, 1995 THE EAGLE acres behind its Public Services Building. A 1991 appraisal valued the land at $314,000. Proposed uses are parking and additional buildings. The sixth tract is the 200 -acre College Station Business Park. No value or purchase price is avail- able because the city acquired it in a complicated trade years ago, Calliham said. College Station is improving g0 of the 200 acres, called Phase One, with roads and some utilities. Workers are installing gas lines and the city recently awarded a contract for landscaping, Noe said. The plans call for a relatively elaborate system of trails, planti- ng areas and those kind of ameni- ties," he said. The landscape work should be done in spring, Noe said. Businesses that might locate in the park might include light assembly, computers, software, high technology and research, he said. Eagle photo /Todd Bergmann owns. The city purchased the land for Northgate redevelopment and plans to preserve all existing businesses. Births Brazos Valley Medical Center reported the follow- ing birth Tuesday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER December 4: Mindy Melson and Scott Tarver, Bryan, a boy. w nlic" Eagle photo /Todd Bergmann owns. The city purchased the land for Northgate redevelopment and plans to preserve all existing businesses. Births Brazos Valley Medical Center reported the follow- ing birth Tuesday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER December 4: Mindy Melson and Scott Tarver, Bryan, a boy. Harry J. Portzer Dec. 16,1915— Dec. 4, 1995 Harry J. Portzer, 79, of College Station, died Monday at Brazos Valley Medical Center. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. today at Southwood Funeral Home in College Station. No services are scheduled Mr. Portzer was born in Greensburg, Penn., and had worked as a chemical engineer for Union Carbide Corp. in Buf- falo, N.Y.,and Mobile, Ala. He had lived in College Station for 10 years. He was a member of SCORE, the Brazos Genealogical Associa- tion, Sons of the American Revo- lution and Rotary Club of Bryan and was active in the Andy Anderson Bowling League. Survivors include his wife, Jane C. Portzer of College Station; one son, Jeff Portzer of Apex, N.C.; a daughter, Sandra J. Portzer of College Station; and two grandchildren. • The family requests memorials be made to any organization. r A College Station man got shot in the leg for tooting his horn too loudly, College Station police said. Officer T. Jagielski answered a call in reference to a shooting victim, and found a man fitting the suspect's description at the 300 block of First Street, police reports said. Police said the officer checked the man for weapons, then the man told the offi- cer, without being asked anything, that he was sorry for shooting the victim and that he did not mean to do it. Jagielski saw a large handgun on top of a vehicle across from the man, which turned out to be the Colt Python 357 Magnum that the man allegedly used to shoot Russell Alan Kovar in the upper leg, police reports said. Apparently, the man shot Kovar after complaining about how loud the horn was that Kovar had been playing, police said. Kovar was transported to St. Joseph Regional Health Center and treated for the gunshot wound. James Edward Turbeville, 29, of College Station was arrested and charged in connection with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, then booked into the Brazos County Jail. He was released after posting $5,000 bond. James E. Payton James E. Payton, 42, of College Station died Tuesday at St. Joseph Regional Health Center. Funeral arrangements are pending with Jones - Washington Mortuary. -IN I NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The College Station Zoning Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing to consider a sign variance request to al- low a freestanding sign at The Village Shopping Center located at 702 University Drive East, lot C of the Uni- versity Park East Subdiv- Ision. The hearing will be held In 125 Legal Notices the Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at the 7:00 p.m. meeting of the Board on Tuesday, December 19, 1995. Any request for sign Interpre. tive services must be made 48 hours before the meeting. To make arrangements call (409) 764 -3547 or (TOD) 1- 800 - 735 -2989. For additional information, 125 Legal Notices Please contact me at (409) 764 -3570. Joey Dunn Staff Planner 12 -6.95 CS city council to discuss lawsuit The Council Station City Council will dis- cuss Bryan's suit against the College Station in a closed session at 5 p.m. today at the College Station Conference Center, 1300 George Bush Drive. The suit involves a 16-year agreement the two cities approved in 1980 concerning elec- tric service to unincorporated areas. Bryan claims the agreement is invalid because it violated the city charter. The charter limit- ed the length of contracts to 10 years. In October, Judge J.D. Langley of the 85th District Court ruled the agreement was valid for only 10 years. However, many issues remain unresolved. After the closed session, the council may take action in open session. At 7 p.m., the council will conduct a pub- lic forum on the city s future comprehen- sive plan. • Births Local hospital reported the following births Wednesday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER December 5: Karen and Alan Davidson, Flynn, a boy. Stefanie and Michael McCoy, Snook, a girl. Jaime and Victor Kuykendoll, Brenham, a girl. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER December 4: Tracey and Steven Louis Savala, Bryan, a girl. DECEMBER 7, 1995 THE EAGLE N Is the city coming to the country? By TODD BERGMANN Eagle staf writer and an industrial park with rail access southeast of the city. Several plans proposed by Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum Inc. of Dallas called for two industrial parks. One is the city's present business park. The second would be next to the air port. These parks have highway connections and airport connec tions, but no railroad connections. The proposed park would be near Wellborn Road and the Southern Pacific tracks, south of the city. Unlike the airport industrial park, this area is within the ter ritory the city could serve with its present sewerage treatment plant. "As for industrial development, for the most part, we are talking about clean industry," said Donal Simpson, vice pres- ident and director of planning for the consulting firm. But people who attended Wednesday's meetings were not so much interested in industrial parks as they were in their own neighborhoods, including the area east of Texas 6. At several recent public meetings, Simpson said business would likely flock to the area along Texas 6, especially at junc tons with major roads. But several subdivisions have developed in the area. This would create a conflict between business owners and resi dents, especially in the evening, Simpson said He and nine people with concerns about the conflict met in a locked room for two hours to find a solution. "We've come to an agreement on the kind of development that will be satisfactory to both," he said. The solution is to have 600 -foot wide strip of limited mixed used development along the frontage road, residential neigh- borhoods further back and buffers between the two. "The mixed use could be offices and higher-density hous- ing," Simpson said "It would probably be limited to town houses. The commercial uses would be primarily eight -to-five offices and businesses so there's less of the evening conflict with residences." Consultants are considering ways to buffer the two types of developments and to zone the mixed -use area to prohibit con- flicting businesses. Regulations would include land height and sound controls. Another plan based on public input is a new road conned- ing Anderson Street and Longmire Drive. This would create a new scenic thoroughfare leading to the Texas A&M campus. Rod Kelly of Barton- Aschman Associates, Inc. said "It has some potential negative connotations. It would have to go through the arboretum." Stella Willy lived in College Station until she moved out to the country. She doesn't want the city moving out to her and she made that clear in statements to city planning consultants with those sort of ideas. She said she does not want any new roads or runways near her country home, west of Easterwood Airport. "All they have to have is an idea and they will build a thor- oughfare," Willy said of consultants refining and revising the city's comprehensive plan for future growth. Willy was among residents of College Station and sur- rounding rural areas who gave consultants suggestions for changes Wednesday at the College Station Conference Center. Among them was Dennis Maloney, a former candidate for College Station City Council, who said Welsh Avenue, along which he lives, should become a through bikeway to the cam- pus of Texas A&M. After they refine the comprehensive plan, the consultants will present it to the city council for approval early next year. Proposed changes include development of the area east of Texas 6, potential development of the area west of the airport p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Mr. Payton died Tuesday in St. Joseph Regional Health Center. James Edward Payton He was preceded in death by a brother, Ricky Lynn Payton. Dec. 11, 1952 —Dec. 5, 1995 Survivors include five broth - Services for James Edward ers, Melvin Payton Jr. of Clovis, Payton, 42, of College Station N.M., Charles Payton of Dallas, will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Jones - Wayne Payton of Midland, Troy Washington Mortuary in Bryan. Payton of Baytown, and Kenneth The Rev. Lonzell Payton Jr. Payton of Texico, N.M.; six sis- will officiate. Burial will be in ters, Sherl Payton of Fort Worth, College Station City Cemetery. Betty Jones and Mary Gray, both Visitation will be 10 a.m.7 of Dallas, Lisa Askew and DECEMBER 8, 1995 THE EAGLE Pamela Payton, both of Texic4, N.M., and A'Lesha P. Henderson of College Station, and his pai;- ents, Myrtle B. and Melvip Payton Sr. of College Station. Births Local hospitals reported the following births Thursday. The list may not be COm- plete because some patients choose not to have their names included. BRAIDS ygpyMEOICAL CENTER December 6: Connie and.Rl6hard Rosas, Bryan, a boy. k Sonya Sword,-Bryan, a boy. Tammy and Gerald Reed, College . Station, a boy. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER December 6: Kathryn and Albert Montoya, Bryan, a Lou -arid Tom t3unn t ouWt, — ° • Parade tickets for sale: One can of food a ticket Tickets for the Parade of Lights tours will be on sale 10 a.m. to noon today at Ra�idall's Food & Drug, 615 University Drive E. Four tickets are priced at one cained food item per ticket, with the fogd to go directly to the Brazos Food Bank,'.Once all tickets have been dis- tributed, rides on the trolley tours will be;on a first -come, first- served basis. IYolley tours will run Dec. 14 -16, with tours beginning at 6:30 p.m. each evening and running every 10 minutes u it 9 P.M. for more information call the Bryan Parks and Recreation Department at 361 -3656 or the College Station Parks and Recreation Department at 764 -3773. Maps of the contest entries also will be; available after Dec. 15 at either ci s Parks and Recreation Dment, TCA Cable, The Eagle, K RA /KTAM or Newman's Printing. w DECEMBER 9, 1995 THE EAGLE Obituaries Harlan Ray Putman Dec. 29, 1906 — Dec. 7, 1995 Graveside services for Harlan Ray Putman, 88, of College Station will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. Francois Memorial Cemetery in Bonne Terre, Md. Visitation will be from 2 -5 p.m. Sunday at Hillier Funeral Home. Mr. Putman died Thursday evening at St. Joseph Regional Health Center. He was born in Doe Run, Mo. and had lived in College Station since 1941. He was retired from Texas A &M University, where he was a professor of economics and a track coach. He was a member of Beta Theta P.I. Fraternity in Iowa State University. While at Iowa State, he was national champion in the mile and two -mile race in 1931. He was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife, Helen Putman of College Station; two sisters and a brother -in -law, Bernice Leahy and Dorothy and Alfred "Red" Seaborne, all of Orlando, Fla.; and many other rel atives. Births Local hospitals reported the following births Friday. The list may not be com- plete because some patients choose not to have their names included. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER ` Dec. 7: Lisa and David Hemann, Navasota, a boy. Susan and Douglas Sadler, FRanklin, a girl. Yemay Hsieh and Hsie -Keng Liaw, College Station, a girl. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Dec. 7: Bacilia and Yi Fei Chen, College Station, a boy, Angela and Gregbry Kennedy, Normangee, a girl. Laura and James Taylor, Navasota, a girl. Susie Langston Susie Langston, 83, of College Station died Wednesday morning at home. Funeral arrangements are pending with Jones & Washington Mortuary. • Ray Putnam Dec. 29,1906 —Dec. 7,1995 Graveside services for Ray Putnam, 88, of College Station will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Francois Memorial Cemetery in Bonne Terre, MO. Visitation will be from Her until 5 p.m today Funeral Home in Bryan. Mr. Putnam died Thursday afternoon at St. Joseph Regional Health Center. He was born in Doe Ru f3or o and was a retired p economics and track coach with Texas A&M University. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi Frater- nity in Iowa State University, and was the national champion of the mile and two mile race in 1931. Survivors include his wife, Helen Putnam of College Station; two sisters, Bernice Leahy and Dorothy Seaborne of Orlando; a number of nieces and nephews and several great- nieces and great- nephews. 125 L Notices NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The College Station Parks and Recreation Board will hold a public hearing to con - sider site development of DECEMBER 10, 1995 THE EAGLE 125 Legal No tices "` P e � bbleCreek Park. This park i s located on Parkview Street next to the new elementary school. Features proposed for de- velopment may include exer- cise equipment, basketball court, playgrounds. Practice fields, walking trails, lighting, picnic units, signage, and landscaping. The public hearing will be held on Tuesday. December 12. 1995. during a special meeting of the College Station Parks and Recreation Board. The meetingawPl con- vene at 7:00 p. ebble Creek Country Club in the clubhouse located at 4500 Pebble Creek Parkway. I The meeting is open to the public and comments from citizens are sumaydalso terested p rons respond to the Pebble Creek Park Project by writing to: College Station Parks & Recreation Department Attention: Director P O. Box 9960 College Station, Texas 77842 -9960 For additional information on the meeting, call the office of the Staff Assistant at 409/764 -3414. For more in formation or to reviilcontl m maps and plans, p ease tact: Peter B. vanecek College Station Parks & Recreation Department 409. 764 - 3412 12.10 -95 Susie Langston Jan. 15, 1912 —Dec. 5, 1995 Services for Susie Langston, 83, of College Station will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the College Hill Missionary Baptist Church in College Station. Rev. Steven Sims will officiate, and burial will be in Roan Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. Monday. Ms. Langston was born in Brazos County, and was a retired homemaker. Survivors include a son, Charlie James Langston of Col- lege Station; a daughter, Eleanor Louise Copelyn of Portland, OR; two sisters, Ida Bell Ford of Bryan and Verste Diggs of Berkley, CA; nine granchildren; 13 great - grandchildren and one great, great - grandchild. C am' The City College Station J is currently accepting applications for: PUBLIC SERVICE INTERN This position will be responsible for the participation in the analysis of Public Services operations; assist with the implementation of Public Service projects and program changes; planning and implementation of events; customer contacts; and learning aspects of Public Service's operations. Graduate students pre- ferred, college seniors nearing completion of their degree will be considered. Part-time position: 920 hours a week $6.92 /Hour Deadline to apply: December 14, 1995 Apply to: City of College Station Human Resources Office P.O. Box 9960 1101 S. Texas Avenue College Station, Texas 77840 Equal Opportunity Employer Former CS police chief dies.-. following a stroke The College Station Police Department is mourning the loss of former College Station Police Chief Marvin Ethel Byrd. The 62 -year- old retired police chief died Monday at Brazos Valley Medical Center as , a result of com- plications sus- tained from a stroke. Byrd began his College BYRD Station police career in 1957, working as a patrol offi- cer. He was promoted to the ranks of sergeant and lieutenant and he ultimate- ly achieved the rank of chief in September 1973. During his tenure as chief of police, Byrd was instrumental in developing the department's detective and the com- munications divisions. He retired in January 1987. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Aldersgate Methodist Church, 6501 E. Texas 6 in College Station. Burial will be in the College Station City Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 -7 p.m. today -at Callaway -Jones Funeral Home in Bryan. Daisy F. Steen .F F Daisy F. Steen, 87, of College Station died. Monday afternoon at home. Funeral arrangements are Rending with Daniel & Son Funeral Home. DECEMBER 12, 1995 THE EAGLE O bituaries Ozma `Whip' White April 3, 1943 — Dec. 7, 1995 DALLAS — Memorial services j for Ozma "Whip" White, 52, of Dallas were Monday at Golden Gate Funeral Home in Dallas. Mr. White died Thursday at home. He was born in Wheelock, then moved to Bryan when he was 7 years old. He moved to Dallas later, where he worked as a host and shoe maker. He was preceded in death by five brothers and two sisters. §urvivors include four sons, James Otis White, Gregory White, Charles Dean White and Kenneth White, all of Dallas; two daughters, Mechi Rena' Whine and Carleen Micheele White, both of Dallas; two brothers, Joe Willmer White and George Paul White, Sr.; and three sisters, Sylvia Phillips Carter, Verdine Daniel Parker of Bryan and Mary Mason Smith of Dallas. Marvin E. Byrd Dec. 7, 1933 —Dec. 11, 1995 , Services for Marvin E. Byrd, 62, of College Station will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Aldersgate United Methodist Church. The Rev. Larry Burkhalter will officiate, and burial will be in the College Station Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. today at Callaway -Jones Funeral Home. Mr. Byrd died Monday morning at Brazos Valley Medical Center. He was born in Madison County, and had lived in College Station since 1957. He joined the College Station police force in 1957 and became chief of police in 1973. He retired in 1967 after 30 years of service. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers. Survivors include his wife, Sarah Shirley Byrd of College Sta- tion; a son and daughter -in -law, .Terry and Beverly Byrd of Hbuston; a daughter and son - in -law, Suzan and Dennis Sullens of College Station; a daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Byrd of College Station; two stepdaughters, Kellie Lisenbe and Karen Nelson of Bryan; a brother and sister - in -law, Charles "Red" and Otteka Byrd of Trinity; and seven grand- children. Memorials may be made to Sheltering Arms, P.O. Box 3490, Bryan 77805. CS council considers gun ordinance By TODD BERGMANN Eagle staff writer While people will be able to use the new College Station library in a few years, they will not be allowed to bring guns into the building or smoke in the restrooms under proposed ordinances the city council will con sider this week. Anyone who violates one of these proposed ordinances — if they pass — might be arrest- ed by a police officer using the city's new radio system. At its 4 p.n workshop meeting today and 7 p.m. regular meeting Thursday, the council will select an architect to design the new library. The staff recommends Hidell Architects of Dallas. "Libraries are not like your standard facili- ties," City Manager George "Skip" Noe said. "It's not like designing an office. It's not like designing a house." Libraries need additional load capacity for the books they will contain, he said. Hidell Architects has designed more than 50 libraries nationwide, including 25 in Texas. "Everybody was impressed with the quali- ty of work they have done in other places," Noe said. Hidell Architects will sub-contract with a local flan for some of the design work, he said. Currently, the city rents a 5,600 - square -foot space for its library. The new library will be approximately 15,000 square feet. The city will use a variety of methods to get public input as to what services the new library will provide, Linda Piwonka, execu- tive director of management services, said. The architects will build the library based on what people say they want the library to have, she said. Also during today's meeting, the council will study two bids for a new radio system for all city departments, primarily police and fire. "The current system is antiquated and not adequate," Noe said. "It does not provide ade- quate coverage as the city grows." Other items on the agenda for today's meet- ing are discussion of funding $200,000 for the proposed Brazos Valley Community Action Agency Health Center in Bryan and presenta- tion of a plan for Pebble Creek Park. The council will consider approving the plan dur- ing its meeting Thursday. Also Thursday, the council will discuss a proposed ordinance banning weapons in city buildings and another to ban smoking in pub- lic restrooms and restrict use of cigarette machines to areas where minors are not allowed. The council is considering the gun ban because the state will allow licensed individu als to carry concealed weapons starting in January, Noe said. "One of the concerns that we have is of the safety and security of our employees and the citizens who come to visit city facilities," he said. Noe said he anticipates no new security procedures in conjunction with the ordi- nance. Similarly, the proposed ordinance against smoking in restrooms will not require addi- tional security procedures, Noe said. "Any ordinance like this requires coopera- tion on the part of the public," he said. `Businesses will be required to enforce the ordinance. They do it now. It's kind of self- enforcing. "Most communities have a restriction on smoking in the restrooms. It's viewed as a common area where smokers and non -smok- ers alike intermingle." The ordinance, unlike one the council looked at last month, does change the law on smoking in restaurants. "That's been put on hold," Noe said. "There's a whole bunch of other restrictions that have been put on hold." Bryan and College Station will likely adopt similar rules on other types of restrictions on the sale and use of tobacco, he said. Other items on Thursday's agenda include replats of subdivisions, renaming streets which have no homes and city purchases. Births Brazos Valley Medical Center reported the following births Tuesday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER Dec. 11 Christi and Robert Lamar, College Station, a girl. Connie and Ernest Gibbs. Bryan, a boy. DECEMBER 13, 1995 THE EAGLE William Lawton Salkeld July 10, 1899— Dec. 12, 1995 Graveside services for William Lawton Salkeld, 96, of College Sta- tion will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Bryan City Cemetery. The Rev. Ben Aurand of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Col- lege Station will officiate. Visitation will be 4.6 p.m. at Callaway -Jones Funeral Home. Mr. Salkeld died Tuesday morning at Brazos Valley Medical Center. He was born in Harvey, Ill., and had lived in College Station for the past 16 years. He was a retired foundry manager and was a member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marguerite Salkeld. Survivors include several nieces and nephews, including Joseph C. and Lois Schaffner of Bryan. Charles W. Gafford Feb. 15, 1933 — Dec. 11, 1995 Services for Charles W. Gafford, 62, of College Station will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Bethel Baptist Church. The Rev. Robert Murphy will officiate. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 -7 p.m. today at Southwood Funeral Home. Mr. Gafford died Monday evening in Brazos Valley Medical Center. He was a retired construc- tion/sheet metal worker, and most recently worked for the Brazos Transit System. He was a member of the Sons of the Amer- ican Revolution and Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 54 in Houston. Mr. Gafford also was active in the Democratic Party of Brazos County and President of the Cen- tral Labor Council. He served in the U.S. Air Force. He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Lela Gafford; two brothers, Arthur Gafford and John Gafford; and one sister, Vivian Zachary. Survivors include his wife, Blanche Gafford of College Sta- tion; a daughter, Sharli R. Gafford of College Station; three brothers, J.W. Gafford and Al Taylor, both of Amarillo, and Dale Gafford of Albuquerque, N.M.; three sisters, Faye Maddox of Woodbridge, Va., Mabel Fisher of Amarillo, and Yvonne McGee of Lubbock; and numerous other relatives. CS library plans may be in hands of Dallas fim °v TODD BERGMANN Eagle staff writer Despite desires of some council mem- bers to use a local firm, a Dallas architec- tural firm has the inside track to getting the contract to design the new College Station Public Library. In a workshop meeting Wednesday, the College Station City Council discussed plans for several new projects: a library, a park, a health care center and a radio tower. The council will likely take action on these matters at its regular meeting, which starts 7 p.m. today at the College Station City Hall, 1101 S. Texas Ave. The city received proposals for 15 firms to design the library. Through a series of interviews, a committee narrowed the 15 to three. These include Hidell Architects of Dallas and Patterson Architects of Bryan. Brett McCulley, assistant to the city engineer for capital improvements, said the committee selected Hidell for several reasons. These include experience build- ing 59 libraries, the dynamic personality of Bill Hidell and the use of local firm as a subcontractor. Councilman Hub Kennady asked, "Will he be doing our plans or will someone else be doing them ?" McCulley said Hidell will be involved in the plans. Hidell will listen to public concerns about the library and design a library based on what people say, said Linda Piwonka, executive director of manage- ment services for College Station, and Clara Mounce, librarian for the Bryan- College Station Library System. Also, Hidell can help with fundraisers and grant applications, Piwonka said. Councilmember David 'Hickson expressed concern about Hidell's fees, ask- ing, "How do you know you're not getting hosed ?" McCulley said the city is not allowed to consider fees in engineering and architec- tural contracts. Kennady said, "I feel like we often go with the best. I feel like we should go with somebody local for this job." Councilman Larry Marriot said he sees no difference between a library and a school, but Piwonka said one of the differ- ences is circulation. Patterson architects designed Bowen School and recently received a contract to design the Neal School for the Bryan Independent School District. The Bryan firm would use a Houston library consul- tant as a sub - contractor if it gets the con- Please see LIBRARY, page A10 Unrary From Al tract. After Kennady asked about Hidell's experience, Mounce said he is developing a long -range plan for the Houston Public Library and worked for the Dallas Public Library for many years. Mounce said another reason to hire Hidell is the excellent job the firm did in designing the new library in Georgetown, near Austin. "If Clara says we should go with this firm, it's good enough for me," Kennady said. In another new project, Parks Director Stephen Beachy present- ed a plan for Pebble Creek Park. The 10 -acre park, to be build adja- cent to a new school, will feature two soccer fields, two baseball fields, a basketball court, and a quarter -mile and a half-mile side- walk for walking and jogging. Also, the council discussed fund- mg $200,000 of a health care center to be built in Bryan near the tran- sit terminal. Bryan would pay $1.2 million. "There is no question that there is a need for these facilities," said Mayor Larry Ringer. "We don't have the funds available now." City Manager George "Skip" Noe suggested the city consider borrowing the money. In another building project, the council and Fire Chief Bill Kennedy discussed where the city should build a new radio tower as part of the city's proposed $2.5 mil- lion radio system. The system would serve the fire, police and all city departments. One proposal would be to build a 350 -foot radio tower near Aldersgate United Methodist Church. Currently, a 250 -foot radio tower sits on the site east of Texas 6. The city must remove the tower because the manufacturer went out of business, Kennedy said. Another option would be to build a 300 -foot radio tower behind the police station. This would save the city $97,000 over the Aldersgate site, Kennedy said. Noe said this would put a radio tower in the middle of an area planners have selected for a civic center. Councilmembers favor the Aldersgate site, while city staff favors the police station site. The city owns both sites. 19 P q6 - T_),�� lu—, (�,QJG�A — u ■ 0 Births C Brazos Valley Medical Center reported the fol- lowing births Wednesday. The list may not be com- plete because some patients choose not to have their names included. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER December 12: Florencia and David Garcia, Bryan, a boy. Linda and Hugh Stearns, College Station, a girl. Daisy F. Steen March 6,1908 — Dec. 11, 1995 Services for Daisy F. Steen, 87, of College Station will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Washington Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. E.E. Garvin Jr. will officiate. Burial will be in College Station Cemetery. Visitation will be 10 a.m. -7 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. -9 a.m. Sat- urday at Daniel & Son Funeral Home, and 10 a.m. until ser- vices Saturday at the church. Mrs. Steen STEEN died Monday afternoon at home. Mrs. Steen was a laundry worker and a member of Wash- ington Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Family members said she will be remembered for her love and devotion to her children, family and friends, and for exem- plifying a Christian life and encouraging young people to put God first in their lives. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Steen Sr.; a daughter, Rose Garrett; four brothers; and three sisters. Survivors include two sons, Willie A. Steen of College Station and Walter Steen Jr. of San Antonio; four daughters, Audrey Williamson of College Station, Doretha Sanders of Los Angeles, Calif., Lucile Reeves of St. Louis, Mo., and Betty Forrest of Seattle, Wash.; a sister, Willie A. Smith of College Station; 23 grandchildren; 20 great - grandchildren; and numerous other relatives. Virgil H. Shepherd Jr.' Virgil H. Shepherd Jr., 84, of Houston died Wednesday at Brazos Valley Medical Center. Services are pending with Southwood Funeral Home in Col- lege Station. NOTICE The Grantee Performance Report for the City of College Station's Community De- velopment Block Grant pro- gram is availablo for citizen review and comments. The report details the accom- plishments and expenditures for the CDBG program. A copy of the report can be ob- tained at the City's Commun- ity Development Office lo. cated at 903 Texas Avenue or by calling 764 -3778. 12 -14 -95 Sheila Walker named new director By CHIP LAMBERT Eagle staff writer Sheila Walker, a Brazos County resi- dent for 12 years, will succeed Phyllis Dozier as executive director of the Brazos Center. Walker, 30, worked for 10 years with the City of College Station's Parks and Recreation Department. During that time, she served as Programs and Special Events Supervisor, with duties ranging from management to creating and organizing events at the Wolf Creek Amphitheater. She said managing a complex for the public use is one of the most challeng- ing — and rewarding - jobs she's han- dled. "I enjoy ipanaging people and mar- keting a fac'tYit* to a wide variety of clients," Walker said. "The Brazos Center fills a good niche in this commu- nity and I'm really excited to work for. Brazos County." Walker, whose first day at the Brazos Center will be Jan. 2, also served as director /producer for the opening ceremonies of the 1994 Texas Amateur Athletic Federation's Games of Texas. The laser light and firework ceremony drew about 5,500 athletes and spectators to Olsen Field. Walker, who is a graduate from Texas A &M University's animal sci- ence program, said her first goal will be to immerse herself in the opera- tions and structure of the Brazos Center. "My main emphasis will be learn- ing the history and day -to -day activi- ties of the center," she said. "Eventually, I would like to see the Brazos Center become better known locally and with conferences outside of the county." College Station files suit against Bryan By TODD BERGMANN Eagle staff writer The City of College Station has filed an injunction in federal court in Houston against the City of Bryan and the Texas Municipal Power Association concerning its proposal on electric rates. The City of Bryan, through a news release, denies it has done anything illegal or unfair. Also named as defen- dants in the suit are Michael Conduff, Bryan city manager; Dan Wilkerson, Bryan Utilities director; Gailord White, TMPA manager of system plan- ning; and Texas Municipal Power Pool Inc., of which the cities of Bryan, Garland, Denton and Greenville, TMPA, and Brazos Electric are all members. The agreement through which College Station purchases electricity from Bryan ends at the end of the year. Starting in January, College Station will purchase electricity from Texas Utilities Electric Company and trans- mit the power through Bryan's electric lines and the lines of the Texas Municipal Power Association. In November, the Bryan City Council approved an offer to College Station to allow College Station to pay Bryan for use of electric lines. At the meeting where the council approved the agreement, Bryan's electrical and Please see SUIT, page All "These rate Bryan he Associated Press PAUL RECER rates the City use its own lir The Utility Re-11a From Al legal experts said the proposal is for the only rate Bryan could charge under state law. 'The City of Bryan's proposed wheeling rates were developed by industry experts and are in accor- dance with current standard util- ity practices," the released stated. the same rate WASHINGTON — A precise would be char;eries of laser burns is as effective of Bryan's ele4s liquid drops in controlling glau- However, nEOma, a vision - robbing eye disease Utilities Comhat affects about three million will issue mmericans, a study indicates. determine ele In a study to be published Friday rates. n the American Journal of "Based on )phthalmology, researchers fol- and a compari;owed the progress of more than companies feesQ0 patients for seven years and the proposed co and there was little difference in Births rvu_ Local hospitals reported the following births. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER December B: Khristene and Bobby Smith, Mumtord, a boy. Susana and Conrado Gutierrez, Cameron, a boy. Shyu Hbuuan Kunb and Jih Shyu, Bryan, a boy. December 9: Victoria and Jose C. Sanchez, Bryan, a girl. Angela Perez, College Station, a girl. December 11: Manuela Tammy and Jesse Avila, Bryan, a girl. Kimberly Henson, Hearne, a girl. December 12. Virginia D. and James Herrera, Bryan, a girl. DuJuana Lee, Prairie View, a girl. Marlene and Scott Rouder, Snook, a girl. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER December & Mi -Yeon Kang and Sung -Jae Kim, College Station, a boy. Melinda Jan and Paul Reilly, Bryan, a girl. Donna and Craig Peterson, Bryan, a boy. Janet and Cary Grayson, Fayetteville, a boy. Cindy and Lenney Moore. Bryan, a boy. December 9: Dana and Brian Gillman, College Station, a girl. Ja! a Stephen Carrell, Bedias, a girl. Laura a -,u, C-,6on Bowman, Bryan, a girl. December 10: Julie and Duane Hunt, Fran 'K,in a girl December 11 Barbara and Glenn Jackson, College Station. a boy. )hmeka Waldon. Colleae Station a girl the glaucoma eyes treated w laser and those treated with dro "By some interpretation, 1 laser treatment was slightly bet than the drops," said Dr. Jac Wilensky of the University Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, c of the specialists who conduc the study on patients at eight m ical centers nationwide. All of the patients in the sti were diagnosed with early -sta open -angle glaucoma, the m common form of the disease. C eye of each patient received la CS will prohibit guns in city buildings '` By TODD BERGMANN Eagle staff writer Mayor Larry Ringer cast the tie - breaking vote to approve a College Station ordinance that prohibits guns in city buildings. The same ordinance now allows people to discharge firearms on tracts of 10 acres or more, but not within 300 feet of any building. This section allows hunting in some rural areas that the city recently annexed. Council members Bill Fox, David Hickson and Lynn Mcllhaney voted for the ordinance. Hub Kennady, Larry Marriot and Nancy Crouch voted against the ordinance. City staff proposed the ordinance in light of a recent state statute that allows people who demonstrate proficiency and lack of a criminal record to get a license to carry a concealed weapon. The statute prohibits guns in courtrooms and at council meetings. It also allows counties, but not cities, to prohibit guns in their parks. Assistant City Attorney Steve Shively said he worded the ordinance to allow guns in public areas of the parks, but not in the park administrative buildings. Five members of the audience challenged the ordinance. Gregory K. Taggart, an engineer who lives in College Station and has a permit, said the state constitution allows only the state legislature to regulate the carrying of arms. "A city is not the Legislature and consequently the ordi- nance being considered is unlawful and unconstitutional," he said. "The city is opening itself up to potential civil rights litigation. "Why is the law needed? At whom is it directed? The licensed concealed carrier is over 21, has paid a large fee to the state of Texas, an even larger fee to the instructor, has been fingerprinted, background checked, schooled, and firearms skill and safety tested." People with permits must be current on all taxes, child support and student loans, Taggart said. "In fact, the moral and character requirements for a concealed carry license exceed those for admission to the State Bar," he said. The Texas concealed handgun law is more strict than Florida's, he said. Less than .01 percent of Florida license- holders have caused crimes. "Does the city council of College Station feel that the law - abiding, upstanding citizens of College Station are less responsible than those of Florida? Do you distrust the elec- torate so much ?" he asked. And William D. Burdett, a lawyer, said, "Instead of wor- rying about these responsible citizens, the city should be worrying about the criminals on the streets." Similarly, Doug Williams, a concealed handgun instruc- tor, said, "If you want to do something about safety, put a traffic light at Wellborn and 2818." Jack Upham said only two of the 40 people with him in a concealed handgun class are under 35. One of these is a female veterinary medicine student who needs to visit sev- eral buildings on campus at night. Nolan Shipman of 1602 Rock Prairie Road said the ordi- nance would require him to take off his licensed gun and �1�, 1990 put it in the trunk of his car whenever he visits city hall. "You are setting up my car to be a target of the criminal element," he said. Shipman suggested the city construct lockers for licensed citizens to secure their guns while visiting city hall. "What these men are saying is exactly true," Hickson said. "Our criminals have more rights than victims." Currently and with the new ordinance, the city has noth- ing in place to stop people from coming into city hall with a gun and shooting someone. City Manager George "Skip" Noe said the city needs the ordinance to protect its employees and visitors. "We're a business," Noe said. The statute gives business owners the right to determine if they will allow concealed weapons on their property. People with licenses to carry concealed weapons are not wearing a badge saying they have a permit, he said. Therefore, to protect its 600 employees, the city needs to pro- hibit all weapons in city buildings other than those police carry, Noe said. Burdett said the ordinance violates civil rights of people who keep guns in the apartments they rent from the city. Ringer pointed out the ordinance applies only to build- ings used for city operations and activities. This would exclude buildings the city rents to residents and retailers. Mcllhaney said the council should postpone action on the portion of the ordinance that bans guns in city buildings. Mclhaney said she needs more time to study the ordinance. Also, the council may want to wait for the Legislature to change the state law before it passes an ordinance. "To wait for the Texas Legislature to do something is a mistake," Ringer said. The council did not wait. It voted the motion to postpone action on part of the ordinance by the same 4 -3 vote it used to approve the ordinance. CS adopts building codes that are easier for contractors The new College Station building, mechanical, plumb- ing, gas, electrical and fire codes are easier for contrac- tors to meet and reflect new changes in construction, city officials said. The council adopted the 1994 Standard Building, Mechanical, Plumbing, Gas and Fire Codes and the 1993 National Electrical Code Thursday. "There is a one -year difference between the National Electrical Code and all the other codes," said David Moore, a city building official. The new codes will allow contractors to use the same plans in College Station as in any part of the country, he said. The codes are the most recent codes and will take effect Please see CODES, page A8 Codes From Al in 90 days so contractors do not have to change plans to comply, said Fire Marshall John Mies. They are easier for contractors to interpret than previous codes, he said, adding, "A person doesn't = have to be a Philadelphia lawyer to understand what the code says." One new provision is that larger buildings must have a key box. If the fire department is called to a fire, it will have a key to a steel box, called a key box and it will get the key to building from the box. Also, the new codes reduce the amount of hazardous liquids busi- nesses may store and they relax requirements for fire alarms and sprinklers. Further, the new codes makes a minor change in the law against parking in a fire lane. The old ordi- nance prohibits unattended vehi- cles in a fire lane and classifies a vehicle with only a 10- year -old in it as an attended vehicle. The new ordinance deletes the word "unat- tended." Mayor Pro Tem Lynn McIhaney asked how the ordinance would effect people who leave their cars in a fire lane while picking up chil- dren at day care centers. "We will work with owners to make loading zones in the fire lane if at all possible," Mies said. Also, the new ordinance reflects changes in construction, comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and deals with new types of coolants. "The types of refrigerants we have today are much more danger- ous then those we had before," Moore said. On the hotter end, the new code requires a shut -off valve on all showers, not just communal show- ers. The valves shut off the shower when the water temperature reach- es 120 degrees and cost $7 -$8. Also, the new code adds dimen- sion to the existing ordinance for minimum size of bedroom win- dows. The old code specifies win- dows must be at 20 inches by 24 inches. The new code will require windows to be at least 20 inches wide and 24 inches tall. The code sets requirements for windows which people can use for escape in case of fire, Moore said. CS City Council stubs out smoking in restrooms By TODD BERGMANN Eagle staff writer People will no longer be allowed to smoke in restrooms in College Station, based on an ordinance the city council approved Thursday. Mayor Larry Ringer said there are no other changes in the smoking ordinance except for the portion dealing with public restrooms. During a November meeting, the city council considered an ordinance that would not only prohibit smoking in restrooms, but would also have changed the laws governing smoking sections in restaurants. After restaurant owners objected, the council put the restaurant changes aside for further study. Additionally, the ordinance prohibits cigarette machines in public areas where minors might get to them and it prohibits minors from possessing tobacco products. When asked what the police department will do to enforce the ordinance, Chief Ed Feldman said, "We will just roll it into the duties we have now." That prompted Councilman David Hickson to ask, "If we can't enforce this, why should we pass it ?" Feldman said the police can enforce it. The council approved the ordinance on a 6 -1 vote. Councilman Bill Fox voted no. After the meeting, Fox said, "I think it was unwise for us to have an unenforceable ordinance. We don't need any more ordi- nances on the books. I am a non - smoker. I have children who are in high school." Births Local hospitals reported the following births Friday The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER December 14: Lori and Ben Jordan, Bryan, a girl. Sue Ellen and Matthew Clark, College Station, a boy. Marcy and Joseph Jones, Caldwell, a boy. Uma and Manickam Muralidhar, Bryan, a girl. • Correction At he ast mee ing o t e College Station City Council, council members Bill Fox, David Hickson and Lynn Mellhaney voted against a College Station ordinance that prohibits guns in city buildings. Hub Kennady, Larry Marriot and Nancy Crouch voted for the ordi- nance. Mayor Larry Ringer cast the tie - breaking vote to approve the ordinance. lg9� William James McGuire Jr. Sept. 18, 1918 —Dec. 15, 1995 William James McGuire Jr., 77, Of College Station died Friday afternoon in Brazos Valley Geriatric Center. Funeral arrangements are pending with Memorial Funeral Chapel. Cynthia Ann `Cindy' Hallaran �Wy 31, 1957 — Dec. 17, 1995 Services for Cynthia Ann "Cindy" Hallaran will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in College Station. The Rev. Samuel L. Hose will offi- ciate. Burial will be in College Station Cemetery. Visitation is 6 -9 p.m. today at Southwood Funeral Home. A rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. -Ms. Hallaran died Sunday night at ..home. • • She was born in Bryan and lived jin ,Bryan all her life. Ms. Hallaran graduated from Bryan High School in 1975, where she was a four -year letterman on the swim team. She graduated cum laude from Texas A &M University in 1979 with a bach- elor's of science degree in health and .physical education. Ms. Hallaran earned a master's degree in physical education at Central Missouri State University in 1981. She was a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. In the 1980s, Ms. Hallaran coached the A &M Consolidated High School Swim Team and the Brazos Valley ,Swimmers. In 1979 and 1980, she coached the Central Missouri State University Swimming Team. Ms. Hallaran served on the board of the American Red Cross of Bryan and was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. She worked for the College Station Parks and Recreation Department for 20 years in several positions. Ms. Hallaran received the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation President's Award in 1986 and 1990 and the Bryan - College Station Chamber of Commerce Public Employee Award in 1989. Survivors include her parents, Kenneth and Anna Hallaran of Bryan; one son, Michael Szabuniewicz of Bryan; two daughters, Victoria Szabuniewicz and Catherine Szabuniewicz, both of Bryan; three brothers, Kenneth Hallaran of Brenham, Russell Hallaran and David Hallaran, both of Houston; and one sister, Diana Ray of Bryan. Memorials may be made to the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation, P.O. Box 1789, Georgetown, 78627. Births Local hospitals reported the following births Monday. The list may not bec� mplele because some patients choose not to have their nXes included ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER December 15: Angie and Barry Salsher, College Station, a girl. Beth H. and John Stillwell. College Station, a girl. December 16. Amber M. and Britt Bennett, College Station, a boy. Kimberly D. Edwards, Hearne, a girl Tammy and Chris Maleia. Bryan, a girl. Deborah and Carl Michalik. Bryan, a boy December 17. Cindy and Stephen Ondrasek, Bryan, a boy. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER December 15. Christine and Don Barnett, Franklin, a boy. December 16 Melissa and Christopher Sevilla, College Station, a girl. December 17 Farah Javid -Majd and Alirera Safid, College Station, a boy William James McGuire Jr. Sept. 18, 1918— Dec. 15, 1995 Services for William James McGuire Jr., 77, of College Station will be 10 a.m. on Dec. 27 at St. Francis Episcopal Church in College Station. The Rev. Jeff Schiffmayer of St. Francis Episcopal Church will offi- ciate. Burial will be in College Station Cemetery under the direc- tion of Memorial Funeral Chapel in Bryan. Mr. McGuire died Friday after- noon at Brazos Valley Geriatric Center. He was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He gr aduated with a b ache- lor of arts degree in chemistry from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, a master's degree in chemistry from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., and a doctorate in petroleum engineering from Texas A &M University. He retired as an associate profes- sor in petroleum engineering at Texas A &M in 1980 after 17 years. He also had worked for LaPlante- Choate Manufacturing Co., was a chemist in the research and devel- opment department at ARCO in Dallas from 1949 -1962 and had taught at the University of Chicago. He had seven U.S. patents to his credit. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the Air Force Special Services. He also studied mechani- cal engineering in the Army Specialized Training Program at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. He was a master sergeant with the Army Reserve special intelligence unit in the Korean war. Mr. McGuire also was a member of St. Francis Episcopal Church, where he was a member of the choir. He was a volunteer with the Brazos Valley Food Bank, taught woodworking to 4 -H Club mem- bers and was an ardent camper and woodcraftsman. He was a member of several pro- fessional societies, including the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers. Survivors include his wife, Wanda Coffelt McGuire of College Station; one son and daughter -in- law, William J. and Ok McGuire III of College Station; a daughter and son -in -law, Melissa and Steve Usrey of Huachuca City, Ariz.; two brothers and sisters -in -law, Charles David and Ruth McGuire of Boulder, Colo., and John Hugh and Dorothy McGuire of Lander, Wyo.; and three grandchildren. Memorials may be made to St. Francis Episcopal Church Building Fund at 1101 Rock Prairie Road, College Station, 77840, or Growth Thru Art, in care of Barbara Fisher, P.O. Box 325, Births Local hospitals reported the following births Wednesday and Thursday. The list may not be com- plete because some patients choose not to have their names included. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER December 18: Senovia and Infante Castillo Gustavo, Bryan, a girl. Martha and Thomas Randall Arnhart, College Station, a boy. Pamela Elson, College Station, a girl. Julie and David Marino, Bryan, a boy. Amy and Abraham Mendez, Bryan, a girl. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER December 18: Nicolee Lindley- Paddock and Thomas Paddock, College Station, a girl. Anne and Howard Terry, College Station, a girl. Recreation center to sponsor children's talent show Lincoln Recreation Center officials plan to put the spotlight on some tal- ented local children. Children of all ages, up to age 18, are encouraged to register for Thursday's talent show at the center, which is at 1000 Eleanor St. There is no entry fee or admission fee for the show, which will begin at 6 p.m. For more information call 764 -3779. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 125 Legal Notices The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will NOTICE OF hold a public hearing to con- PUBLIC HEARING sider an amendment to Zon- ing Ordinance #1638 creat- The College Station Planning ing two new zoning districts; and Zoning Commission will A -OR for new rural subdiv- hold a public hearing to con - request for isions and A -OX for existing residential rural de- sider a rezoning 50 total acres located on the velopment. This amerldment the northeast corner of the and Graham Road will include changes to City Code exempting A -O, Schaffer intersection in the Robert A -OR and A -OX areas from Stevenson League from A -O Open to R -2 Du- the application of the weed in the Agriculture (32.72 acres) and R -1A ordinance, parking yard or licensing require- plex Single Family Residential ments for livestock and ani- (17.28 acres). mals. The hearing will be held in This request will be con- Commission the Council Room of the Col - leg. Station City Hall, 1101 sidered by the Texas Avenue at the 7:00 on Thursday, January 4, 1996 at 7:00 P.M. in the City p.m. meeting of the Commis - Hall Council Room located at sion on Thursday. January 4, 1101 Texas Avenue South in 1996.. College Station. Any request for sign interpre Any request for sign interpre- tive services must be made . tive services must be made 48 hours before the meeting. To make arrangements call 48 hours before the meeting. To make arrangements call (409) 764 -3547 or (TDD) (409) 764 -3547 or (TDD) 1- 800 - 735 - 1 -800- 735 -2989. For additional information, For additional information, please contact me at (409) please contact the Planning 764 -3570. Sabine Kuenzel Office at (409) 764 -3570. Senior Planner Jane Kee 12 -20 -95 City Planner 12 -20 -95 ,§ The City of College Station l \ % is currently accepting applications for: STAFF ACCOUNTANT The City of College Station Accounting Division is seeking an individual for the position of Staff Accountant. Qualified candidates should have a degree in Accounting from an accredited four -year college or university; a thorough knowledge of and experience in governmental accounting principles, practices and theories; experience with comput- erized financial applications; ability to analyze and interpret computer generated reports; ability to prepare accurate financial reports for both internal and external users; expe- rience with PC -based spreadsheet and word processing applications (preferably MS Excel and MS Word); 10 -key by touch; and ability to work with others in a pleasant and courteous manner. Salary: $2,184, depending on qualifications Deadline to apply: January 5, 1996 Apply to: City of College Station Human Resources Office P.O. Box 9960 1101 S. Texas Avenue College Station, Texas 77842 Equal Opportunity Employer 0, /99J cc- • Births Local hospitals reported the following births Wednesday. The list may not be complete • because some patients choose not to have their names included. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER December 19: 0 -"(, Paula Alvardo, Hearne, a girl. Shawnessy and Russell Frost, Bryan, a boy. Lisa J. Kelly, College Station, a girl. Dolores and Horacio Lopez, Bryan, a boy. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER Ramona and Patrick Pace, Bryan, a girl. Chen and Josue Wang, College Station, a boy Closings 4W 4W What is closed or open in obser- vance of Christmas: ■ GOVERNMENT County offices and courts: Closed Monday and Tuesday. City of Bryan offices: Closed today and Monday, except for emergency services. City of College Station offices: Closed today, Monday and Tuesday, except for emergency ser- vices. ■ SCHOOLS Bryan school district: Closed. Faculty and staff return on Jan. 3. Students return on Jan. 4, College Station school district: Closed. Faculty and staff return on Jan 3. Students return on Jan. 8. Blinn College: Closed. Texas A &M: Closed. ■ GARBAGE, RECYCLING College Station curbside garbage pickup: The city is rescheduling Christmas Day pickups to Wednesday. Bryan garbage collection: The city will pick up garbage today that is normally scheduled for Christmas Day. ■ BANKS, SAVINGS 8 LOANS Closed Saturday and Monday ■ LIBRARIES Public libraries in Bryan and College Station will be closed today, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Births Local hospitals reported the following births Thursday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER December 20: Jeanette and Tom Curtis, Bryan, a girl. Barbara Gross, Washington, a boy. girl. Nicoiasa and Jose H. Mata, Bryan, a g Irma and Sergio Moreno, Bryan, a boy Dana and Edward Sexton, Lovelady, a g Irl. Cynthia Ann Smith, Bryan, a boy. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER December 20. Janet Marden- Lester and Bruce Lester, Bryan, a girl. Cassandra and Pierre Arcos, Bryan, a girl. cr You'd better watch out •■ notice in The Eagle that College Station ' City Council of concealed banning the carrying d firearmsin a proposed library. I quote City Manager George Noe, as reported on page A9: "One of the con- cerns we have is of the safety and securi- ty of our employees and the citizens who come to visit city facilities." Many private businesses have indicat ed that they will also ban concealed carry by their patrons, citing the same concern. I should like to remind you and them that the only people legally carrying con- cealed firearms after Jan. 1 will have passed a law enforcement check, under- gone training and had a license issued to them. I feel sure that these licensees will abide by the posted bans as the law abid- ing citizens that they are. However, I suggest that those who would ban the legal carrying of concealed firearms on premises their control By deny - consider carefully ing licensed people the ability to defend themselves, I assume the owners intend to take full responsibility for their patrons' safety. I would expect all those who ban carrying to employ an armed, uniformed security guard on premises to insure the safety of their "employees and citizens (patrons)." I assure you that if such is not the case then in the unfortunate event that I am injured and my ability to defend myself has been arbitrarily denied and there is no armed security personnel present then I would sue the owners /managers of the establishment for .everything they have or ever hope to receive. JAMES NASH Leona Pebble Creek Parkway, for traffic moving north and south shall be thirty -five (35) miles per hour from the inter- section of Greens Prairie Road and Pebble Creek Parkway to the Intersection of Pebble Creek Parkway and Royal Adelaide Drive. Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall be subject to a fine not exceeding ($500), as pro- vided for in the General Pen- alty section set out in Chap- ter 1, Section 5 of the Code of Ordinances Ordinance No. 2156 shall become effective imme- diately and be in full force in accordance with the City Charter The complete text of the above named ordinance may be seen at the office of the city Secretary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, Col- lege Station, Texas, Connie Hook: City Secretary 12-22-95,12-23-95 LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 2157 WAS PASSED AND AP- ORDINANCE NO, A58 58 PROVED ON DECEMBER WAS PASSED AND 21 14, 1995 BY THE CITY PROVED ON DECEMBER COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 1 4 1995 BY THE CITY COLLEGE STATION meet- COUNCIL F THE I R F ing i n regular session at Col COLLEGE lege Station City Hall, 1101 I in re gular session at Col- South Texas Avenue, said l ags Station City Hall, I se d posted Texas Avenue, meeting having been P South been posted in accordance with Title 5, meeting having Title 5, Texas Government Code. i accordance with signed by Texas Government Code. Said Ordinance, 9 si ned by the Mayor and duty recorded Said Ordinance, recorded in the official records of the the Mayor and duly city, is captioned as follows: in the official records of the AN ORDINANCE AMEND city, captioned as follows: AN CHAPTER captAPTORDINANCE AMEND- ING CHAPTER 3 , BUILDING ING ER E SECTIO REGULATIONS, SECTION APT CODE OF OR 1 AND APPENDICES i 16, OF THE CITY THROUGH 5, AND AMEND DIN ANCES OF ING CHAPTER 6, FIRE OF COLLEGE STATION. PROTECTION, OF THE regulates the CODE OF ORDINANCES This ordinance rag OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE use of firearms within tL a Iof STATION. limits and the P firearms in city buildings, Any person who violates any other than peace officer provision of this ordinance violates any shall be subject to a fine not Any parson who exceeding (52,000), as pro t this ordinance rovision o vided for in the General Pen- s a tine not hall be subject to , as pro exceeding (52,000) airy section set out in Chap- in the General Pen ter 1, Section 5 of the Code of vided Ordinances. airy section set out in Chap- ter 1, Section 5 of the Code of Ordinance No. 2157 shall Ordinances become effective imme No 2158 shall diately and be in full force Ordinance effective imme- ninety days from the date of become In full force Its passage and approval by diately and be the City Council, and in Char- r- from and after its Passag ,oval by the City cordance with the City and apP rdance ter. The complete text of the Council, and In acco above named ordinance may be seen at the office of the w ith the the City Charter. The City Secretary, at , 1101 C South complete text of the above Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Connie Hooks Secretary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College City Secretary Station, Texas. 12 -22 -95 12 -23-95 Connie Hooks City Secretary 12-22-95, 12 -23 95 125 Legal Notices LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 2156 WAS PASSED AND AP- PROVED ON DECEMBER 14, 1995 BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION meet- ing in regular session at Col- lege Station City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue, said . "meeting having been posted accordance with Title 5, : 'in .:Texas Government Code. ••Said Ordinance, signed by ;*the Mayor and duty recorded :'in the official records of the .?City, is captioned as follows: ".AN ORDINANCE AMEND- ING CHAPTER 10, SEC- TION 3.E(2)(N), OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, RELATING TO SPEED ZONES, SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATING ADDI- TIONAL AREAS IN THE CITY IN WHICH RATES OF SPEED OF THIRTY MILES PER HOUR OR MORE ARE AUTHORIZED; RESCIND- ING ALL PARTS OF OR- DINANCES IN CONFLICT -.HEREWITH; AND DECLAR- -ING THAT ATTENDANT FACTS NECESSITATE IM- MEDIATE ACTION. Pebble Creek Parkway, for traffic moving north and south shall be thirty -five (35) miles per hour from the inter- section of Greens Prairie Road and Pebble Creek Parkway to the Intersection of Pebble Creek Parkway and Royal Adelaide Drive. Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall be subject to a fine not exceeding ($500), as pro- vided for in the General Pen- alty section set out in Chap- ter 1, Section 5 of the Code of Ordinances Ordinance No. 2156 shall become effective imme- diately and be in full force in accordance with the City Charter The complete text of the above named ordinance may be seen at the office of the city Secretary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, Col- lege Station, Texas, Connie Hook: City Secretary 12-22-95,12-23-95 LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 2157 WAS PASSED AND AP- ORDINANCE NO, A58 58 PROVED ON DECEMBER WAS PASSED AND 21 14, 1995 BY THE CITY PROVED ON DECEMBER COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 1 4 1995 BY THE CITY COLLEGE STATION meet- COUNCIL F THE I R F ing i n regular session at Col COLLEGE lege Station City Hall, 1101 I in re gular session at Col- South Texas Avenue, said l ags Station City Hall, I se d posted Texas Avenue, meeting having been P South been posted in accordance with Title 5, meeting having Title 5, Texas Government Code. i accordance with signed by Texas Government Code. Said Ordinance, 9 si ned by the Mayor and duty recorded Said Ordinance, recorded in the official records of the the Mayor and duly city, is captioned as follows: in the official records of the AN ORDINANCE AMEND city, captioned as follows: AN CHAPTER captAPTORDINANCE AMEND- ING CHAPTER 3 , BUILDING ING ER E SECTIO REGULATIONS, SECTION APT CODE OF OR 1 AND APPENDICES i 16, OF THE CITY THROUGH 5, AND AMEND DIN ANCES OF ING CHAPTER 6, FIRE OF COLLEGE STATION. PROTECTION, OF THE regulates the CODE OF ORDINANCES This ordinance rag OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE use of firearms within tL a Iof STATION. limits and the P firearms in city buildings, Any person who violates any other than peace officer provision of this ordinance violates any shall be subject to a fine not Any parson who exceeding (52,000), as pro t this ordinance rovision o vided for in the General Pen- s a tine not hall be subject to , as pro exceeding (52,000) airy section set out in Chap- in the General Pen ter 1, Section 5 of the Code of vided Ordinances. airy section set out in Chap- ter 1, Section 5 of the Code of Ordinance No. 2157 shall Ordinances become effective imme No 2158 shall diately and be in full force Ordinance effective imme- ninety days from the date of become In full force Its passage and approval by diately and be the City Council, and in Char- r- from and after its Passag ,oval by the City cordance with the City and apP rdance ter. The complete text of the Council, and In acco above named ordinance may be seen at the office of the w ith the the City Charter. The City Secretary, at , 1101 C South complete text of the above Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Connie Hooks Secretary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College City Secretary Station, Texas. 12 -22 -95 12 -23-95 Connie Hooks City Secretary 12-22-95, 12 -23 95 r Station. For the city, my wish the library to get under way moved in there." Larry Ringer, College Station mayor. By CHIP LAMBERT Eagle staff writer Fortunately for Santa, adults usu- ally spare him from the ritual of sit- ting on his lap to deliver Yuletide requests. That's not to say, however, that grownups don't have Christmas wish lists. This is what some Bryan - College Station people would like for Christmas this year: ■ "My Christmas wish would be for everybody to enjoy the time together with family and find a way to escape the commercialism of Christmas." John Delaney, 272nd District Court judge. DELANEY ■ "I wish good health and a great �' ■ ■ c, Ica �,�n ■ W cDsr �� ■ rn� yo m (7 yf7 ■ O ¢ Z7_ ()oo y�td w c� C��'� W o W W � o m Z �� nm o c7� o Cho (D r+ W a (D ; • '_' A ;-� O �+ •Y C7 ld •'� '� O ,r. �S O C� V7 C7 ,�� (D v' O O (D Q' C7 cn 7C A� Cy .`3 �' CJ (D (D r-L w r�r ¢ A� O ..0 W � E p A� 'i ¢ (n °C °C ¢ ¢, T C A� � C M 0 � � .�. � ( 1 -< D7 H (�D SZ O K p� O 0 — 0 �' 0 N o (D (D (D O O O O �♦ O (n ID UQ Ro (D 0 (D (D (n Cn C �. Q. O QL o �s Y O n p, �• C n ,, O m (D C �• O Uk r Cn CD p a f7. O CO O O C7 O W .� SU (D O O ¢ 1P. O C7 m �+ A O (D dq (D O p (D a (D m Z) (D �s co (D co Z " .... is for and 0••1'm just wisning everyone a safe holi- day season. This is the first Christmas with my baby granddaughter,'N so she's the main pri ority this year." Sandie Walker, Brazos WALKER kinder, gentler Congress and a little more collaboration. I'm asking Santa for a Step- master and a little balance in my life." Linda Parrish, College Station school board PARRISH president. g; "My Christmas wish for our comp munity is joint cooperative efforts between the two cities and the uni- STABLER versity, which isn't always the case these days. I would wish those issues be resolved and work toward unification." Lonnie Stabler, Bryan mayor. gt "My Christmas wish would be for a new pastor for our church (the pre- sent minister is retiring)." Sgt. Ernie Montoya, Bryan police department. County Pct. 2 Commissioner. gt "If I could wish for something, it would be for warmth and love of family at this time of year. This is a time when we look to the spirit of closeness and community." Skip Noe, College Station city manager. ■ "It would be just love and happiness for everybody." Carey Cauley Jr., Brazos County Pct. 4 Commissioner. ■ "More time to spend with my wife and kids, and better ballooning weather." Sgt. Choya Walling, Bryan police department. ■ "I wish for all the children of the com- munity to know what a blessing they are to their parents, fami- lies and teachers." Bill Birdwell, Bryan school board president. BIRDWELL Births Local hospitals reported the following births Friday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER December 21: Lynda Ellen and Ronnie Gresseh, Iola, a boy. Tiffany L. and Roy F. Hupp, Bryan, a girl. April Spring and Joseph Jones, Caldwell, a girl. Amy and Anthony Kutiper, Bryan, a girl. Martha and Antonio Mauricio, Bryan, a boy. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER 'aWbasiiYaba24^ Misty and Mark Stevens, Bryan, a girl. Renee and Adam Hyman Jr., Bryan, a boy. Beth Ann and Robert Luedeker, New Ulm, a boy. Walldon Albert Schultz July 9, 1995 — Dec. 21, 1995 ZIONSVILLE — Services for Walldon Albert Schultz, 71, of Brenham will be 11 a.m. today at Zion Lutheran Church in v C7 LEGAL NOTICE ' ORDINANCE NO. 2156 WAS PASSED AND AP- PROVED ON DECEMBER 14, 1995 BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION meet- ing In regular session at Col- lege Station City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Title 5, Texas Government Code. Said Ordinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of the city, is captioned as follows: AN ORDINANCE AMEND - ING CHAPTER 10, SEC. TION 3.E(2)(N), OF THE 125 Legal Notices CODE OF ORDINANCES, RELATING TO SPEED ZONES, SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATING ADDI- TIONAL AREAS IN THE CITY IN WHICH RATES OF SPEED OF THIRTY MILES PER HOUR OR MORE ARE AUTHORIZED; RESCIND- ING ALL PARTS OF OR- DINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLAR- ING THAT ATTENDANT FACTS NECESSITATE IM- MEDIATE ACTION, Pebble Creek Parkway, for traffic moving north and south shall be thirty -five (35) miles per hour from the inter- section of Greens Prairie Road and Pebble Creek Parkway to the Intersection of Pebble Creek Parkway and Royal Adelaide Drive. Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall be subject to a fine not exceeding ($500), as pro- vided for in the General Pen- alty section set out in Chap- ter 1 , Section 5 of the Code of Ordinances. Ordinance No. 2156 shall become effective imme- diately and be in full force in accordance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above named ordinance may be seen at the office of the city Secretary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, Col- lege Station, Texas. Connie Hooks City Secretary 12-22-95,12-23-95 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 2157 WAS PASSED AND AP- PROVED ON DECEMBER 14, 1995 BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION meet - Ing in regular session at Col- lege Station City Hell, 1101 South Texas Avenue, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Title 5, Texas Government Code, Said Ordinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recordec in the official records of the city, is captioned as follows AN ORDINANCE AMEND. ING CHAPTER 3, BUILDING REGULATIONS, SECTION 1 AND APPENDICES 1 THROUGH 5, AND AMEND ING CHAPTER 6, FIRE 125 Legal Notices PROTECTION, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION. Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall be subject to a fine not exceeding (52,000), as pro- vided for in the General Pen- alty section set out in Chap- ter 1, Section 5 of the Code of Ordinances. Ordinance No. 2157 shall become effective imme- diately and be in full force ninety days from the date of Its passage and approval by the City Council, and in ac- cordance with the City Char- ter. The complete text of the above named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secretary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. Connie Hooks City Secretary 12-22-95,12-23-95 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 2158 WAS PASSED AND AP- PROVED ON DECEMBER 14, 1995 BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION meet- ing in regular session at Col- lege Station City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Title 5, Texas Government Code. Said Ordinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of the city, is captioned as follows: AN ORDINANCE AMEND- ING CHAPTER 1, SECTION 16, OF THE CODE OF OR- DINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION. This ordinance regulates the use of firearms within the city limits and the prohibition of firearms in city buildings, other than peace officer. Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall be subject to a fine not exceeding ($2,000), as pro- vided for in the General Pen. alty section set out in Chap- ter 1, Section 5 of the Code of Ordinances. Ordinance No. 215E shall become effective imme- diately and be in full force from and after its passage 125 Legal Notices and approval by the 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 Secretary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas, Connie Hooks City Secretary 12-22-95,12-23-95 LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 2159 WAS PASSED AND AP- PROVED ON DECEMBER 14, 1995 BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION meet- ing in regular session at Col- lege Station City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue, said meeting having been posted in accordance with Title 5, Texas Government Code. Said Ordinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of the city, is captioned as follows: AN ORDINANCE AMEND- ING CHAPTER 7, SECTION 9 OF THE CODE OF OR- DINANCES REGARDING SMOKING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN PUBLIC PLACES AND ADDING NEW SUBSECTIONS RE- GULATING THE SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO MINORS AND THE PLACEMENT OF TOBAC- CO PRODUCT VENDING MACHINES. Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall be subject to a fine not exceeding (52,000), as pro- vided for in the General Pen- alty section set out in Chap- ter 1, Section 5 of the Code of Ordinances. Ordinance No. 2159 shall become effective and be in full force from and after its passage and approval by the City Council, and in accor- dance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secretary, at 1 101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. Connie Hooks City Secretary 12-23-95,12-25-95 /2 - 121 7 ,_ COLLEGE STATION And a city planner in a pear tree 0 n the first day of Christmas I thought it would be a treat to gather ideas for the holiday. But that became a feat. On the second day of Christmas the city manager gave to me his vision . for a holiday, which was the critical key. On the third day of Christmas, the man- agers began to talk, but 11 different opinions caused them all to walk. On the fourth day of Christmas the firemen w began to shout, because I had inad- vertently left their opinions out. On the fifth Christmas ail Peg gy Ca I I i ha m lights were hung and wired. And the parks bunch was getting grouchy 'cause they were awfully tired. On the sixth day of Christmas, the planners left in herds, because some of the local builders refused to heed their words. On the seventh day of Christmas, my PR man walked in and offered his opinion for the media to spin. On the eighth day of Christmas, the lawyers gathered to see what legal course was needed or should we just disagree? On the ninth day of Christmas, public services was wound, because of all the junk that was left upon the ground. On the 10th day of Christmas, I asked the police to be the neutral modera- tors; they carry big guns, you see. On the 11th day of Christmas, the council could not be found. They had already piled their cars full and left this hallowed ground. On the 12th day of Christmas, I finally sat down to write this column for The Eagle that illustrated my plight. On the 13th day of Christmas, can you blame me if I seek a little holiday vacation that will last only a week. ■ Peggy Calliham is director of public relations and marketing for the City of College Station. College Station receives award for accounting excellence The City of College Station recently received the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Planning from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada. The award is based on the city's comprehensive annual financial audit report. The certificate of achievement is the highest form of recogni- tion in governmental account- ing. Its attainment represents a sig- nificant accomplishment by a government and its manage- ment. Kathleen Hubbard, accounting manager for the city, also received an award for financial achievement. An impartial panel judged the city's comprehensive annual financial report and found it to meet the highest standards. Hubbard had charge of that report. The standards include demon- strating a constructive spirit of full disclosure to clearly commu- nicate a financial story and moti- vate potential users to read the statement. The Government Finance Officers Association is a non- profit professional association serving 12,625 government finance professionals. • • u Maxine Wurbs Nov. 12, 1925 —Dec. 23, 1995 Services for Maxine Wurbs, 70, of College Station will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial Funeral Chapel in Bryan. The Rev. R.D. Wooderson will officiate, and burial will be in Bryan City Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 -10 P.M. Monday and 8 a.m. until the time of service Tuesday. Ms. Wurbs died Saturday morning at her residence. She was born in Walker Co., and was a life long resident. She was a former member of Northview Baptist Church for over 30 years where she taught Sunday School. After her recent move to College Station, she became a member of Parkway Baptist Church. Survivors include her hus- band, Herman Wurbs of College Station; a son and daughter -in- law, Dr. Ralph and Keryy Wurbs of College Station; two daughter - sand sons -in -law, Donna and Mark Williams of College Station and Eva and Joe Varga of Austin; a brother and sister -in -law, Rev. R.D. and Lynell Wooderson of Houston; sister and brother -in- law, Bennie Lee and Rev. J.T. Welchof Houston; seven grand- children and one great, grand- child. Frances D. Trejo April 16, 1919 —Dec. 23, 1995 Frances D. Trejo, 76, of Bryan died Saturday morning at St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Funeral services are pending with Hillier Funeral Home in Bryan. -�2 y 7 0 Closings What is closed or open in observance of Christmas: ■ GOVERNMENT County offices and courts: Closed Monday and Tuesday. City of Bryan offices: Closed Monday, except for emergency services. City of College Station offices: Closed Monday and Tuesday, except for emergency services. ■ POST OFFICES No window service or regular delivery today or Monday, but postal service employees will deliver Express Mail ■ SCHOOLS Bryan school district: Closed. Faculty and staff return on Jan. 3. Students return on Jan. 4. College Station school district: Closed. Faculty and staff return on Jan 3. Students return on Jan. 8. Blinn College: Closed until Jan. 2. Texas A &M: Closed until Jan. 8. ■ BANKS, SAVINGS & LOANS Closed Monday ■ LIBRARIES Public libraries in Bryan and College Station will be closed today and Monday. C _ja L The Gty of Co llege Sta tion is acceppt I ;�j r applications for the fo position II��JJ Development Service Department: GIS MAPPING SPECIALIST Must aid in the development and design of the GIS depart- ment for the City; develop interdepartmental and dep Acrview applications; support city stem GIS efforts an work closely with MIS and Sy Administrator. Knowledge and experience in ARRCAN 7.0+ and basic ARC Macro language required; Auto 12.0 +; ArcCad, Acrview 2.0 +, and ORACLE desired. Munt have the ability to work witfin the s NIX operating engineer - Those interested in GIS app ing and development are urged to apply Salary Range: $2,156 - $3,273 /Month DOQ Deadline to apply: January 24, 1996 Apply to: City of College Station Human Resources Office 1101 S. Texas Avenue College Station, Texas 77840 ual o ortumty employer. The City of College Station is an eq PP 000 The City of College Station is currently accepting applications for: STAFF ACCOUNTANT The City of College Station Accounting Division is seeking an individual for the position of Staff Accountant. Qualified candidates should have a degree in Accounting from an accredited four -year college or university; a thorough knowledge of and experience in governmental accounting principles, practices and theories; experience with comput- erized financial applications; ability to analyze and interpret computer generated reports; ability to prepare accurate financial reports for both internal and external users; expe- rience with PC -based spreadsheet and word processing applications (preferably MS Excel and MS Word); 10 -key by touch; and ability to work with others in a pleasant and courteous manner. Salary: $2,184, depending on qualifications Deadline to apply: January 5, 1996 Apply to: City of College Station Human Resources Office P.O. 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Said Ordinance, signed by the Mayor and duly recorded in the official records of the city, is captioned as follows: AN ORDINANCE AMEND- ING CHAPTER 7, SECTION 9 OF THE CODE OF OR- DINANCES REGARDING SMOKING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN PUBLIC PLACES AND ADDING NEW SUBSECTIONS RE- GULATING THE SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO MINORS AND THE PLACEMENT OF TOBAC- CO PRODUCT VENDING MACHINES. Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall be subject to a fine not exceeding ($2,000), as pro- vided for in the General Pen- alty section set out in Chap- ter 1, Section 5 of the Code of Ordinances. Ordinance No. 2159 shall become effective and be in full force from and after its passage and approval by the City Council, and in accor- dance with the City Charter. The complete text of the above named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City Secretary, at 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. Connie Hooks City Secretary 12- 23- 95.12 -25 -95 Maxine Wurbs Nov. 12, 1925 —Dec. 23, 1995 Services for Maxine Wurbs, 70, of College Station will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial Funeral Chapel. The Rev. R.D. Wooderson will officiate. Burial will be in Bryan City Cemetery. Visitation is 5 -10 p.m. Monday and 8 a.m. until ser- vice time Tuesday at the funeral home. Mrs. Wurbs died Saturday morning at home. She was born in Walker County, and lived most of her life in Bryan before moving to College Station about a year ago. She was a member of Northview Baptist Church for more than 30 years, where she taught Sunday School. After her recent move to College Station she became a member of Parkway Baptist Church. Family members said she would be remembered for her gardening, sewing and love for children. Survivors include her hus- band, Herman Wurbs of College Station; a son and daughter -in- law, Ralph and Kerry Wurbs of College Station; two daughters and sons -in -law, Donna and Mark Williams of College Station and Eva and Joe Varga of Austin; a brother and sister -in -law, Rev. R.D. and Lynell Wooderson of Houston; a sister and brother -in- law, Bennie Lee and Rev. J.T. Welch of Houston; seven grand- children; and one great- grand- child. Frances DeLaGarza Trejo April 16, 1919 —Dec. 23, 1995 Services for Frances DeLaGarza Trejo, 76, of College Station will be 10 a.m. Wednesday in Hillier Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Eliseo DeLaGarza will officiate. Burial will be in Bryan City Cemetery. Visitation is 2 -9 p.m. Tuesday and 8 a.m. until service time Wednesday. Miss Trejo died 2:30 p.m. Saturday in St. Joseph Regional Health Center. She was born in Wharton and lived in College Station for five years. She had worked as a cloth- ing salesperson and was a mem- ber of A &M Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by a brother, John DeLaGarza. Survivors include two daugh- ters, Dolly Austin Trejo of College Station and Mercedez Casarez of Kansas City, Mo.; and nine grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Hospice Brazos Valley, 2729A East 29th Street, Bryan, 77802. obit for Monday a-R -9� Recycle your Christmas tree and get a free seedling at B -CS parks . Real Christmas trees are among the few holiday leftovers that can be recycled. The cities of Bryan and College Station will recycle Christmas trees Jan. 6 and 7 at Central Park in College Station and at Sue Haswell Park in Bryan. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Jan. 6 and noon to 5 p.m. on Jan. 7. People should clean their trees of all tinsel and decorations. Flocked trees will be accepted at Central Park, but not at Sue Haswell Park. People who bring their trees to the parks will receive a free bur oak seedling. Also, people in College Station may place their trees on the curb with trash pickup during the week of Jan. 1-6. Participants in the tree recycling include both cities, the Brazos County 4- H Equestrian Club, the Texas Forest Service and Brazos Beautiful. The National Christmas Tree Association also offers some tips for recycling. ■ Because the trees are biodegradable, the branches may be removed and used as garden mulch or compost. The trunk can be chipped for the same purpose. ■ Use the Christmas trees as bird feeders, and add color and life to the win- ter garden. Attract birds with orange slices, suet and bird seed. They will come for the food and stay for the shelter in the branches. ■ Stack large quantities of trees for effective sand and soil erosion barriers, especially at beaches. ■ Sink the trees into fish ponds, where they make excellent refuge and feeding areas for the fish. ■ Use the needles for aromatic pot- pourris and sachets. ■ Woodworking hobbyists can make a multitude of items from the turnk of a recycled Christmas tree. The association warns against burn- ing the trees in a fireplace or a wood stove, however, because they may con- tribute to creosote buildup. Closings What is closed or open in obser ,;iuGEP` NOTICE TO BIDDERS ' vance of the holiday season: ■ GOVERNMENT TI-E CITY OF COLLEGE THE CITY OF COLLEGE County offices and courts: STATION IS REQUESTING BIDS FOR INSTALLATION STATION IS REQUESTING BIDS FOR STANDARD 12' Closed today. OF SYNTHETIC GYM CHIP BODY WITH CUT - City of Bryan Offices: Open reg- FLOORING AT THE LIN- OUT MOUNTED ON 15,000 COLN CENTCR, BID LBS. CAB AND CHASSIS, UlaThOUTS. N96 -14. Bids will be received BED 096 -15. BidS will be City of College Station offices: in the office of the Purchas- received .r, the office of the Closed today except for enter- ng Agent at City Hall, 1101 Purchasing Agent at City gency Services. Texas Avenue. College Station, Texas 77840, until Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, Colieye Station, Texas 2 P.M. on January 16, 77840, until 2:00 p.m. on ■ POST OFFICES 1996. All bids received after January 12, 1996. All bids Open regular hours. that time will be returned unopened. The City Of Col- received after that time will be returned unopened. The ■ SCHOOLS lege Station reserves the City of College Station re- Bryan school district: Closed. right 10 waive or reject any serves the right to waive or Faculty and staff return on Jan. 3. and all bids or any and all ir- to reject any and all bids or any Students return on Jan. 4. regularities in said bid and the offer considered and all irregularities in said bid and to accept the offer College Station school district: accept most advantageous to the considered most advan- Closed. Faculty and staff return City Specifications may be tageous to the City SPecifi- Jan 3. Students return Jan. 8. obtained at the office of the cations may be obtained at Purchasing on Blinn College: Closed Uritll Purchasing Agen! A majpdatory pre -bid con- the office of the Aunt Monday. fe, W1 be held at the Texas AM Closed until Jan. 8. Li ncoln o n January 2 �u g,, 1 -ss at ■ GARBAGE, RECYCLING 12-26-95, College Station curbside — garbage pickup: Regular sched- ule. Bryan garbage collection: Regular schedule. ■ BANKS, SAVINGS & LOANS Open regular hours. ■ LIBRARIES Open regular hours. • �4]0 Edward G. Marshman Jr. Sept. 30, 1948 — Dec. 22, 1995 Services for Edward G. Marshman Jr., 47, of College Station will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in Callaway -Jones Chapel. The Rev. Michael Sis of St. Mary's Catholic Church will offi- ciate. A rosary will be recited at the funeral home 6:30 p.m. today. Mr. Marshman died Friday afternoon at home. He was born in Delaware, Pa. and had lived in College Station for one and a half years. He was manager of Wolf Pen Bowling Alley. Mr. Marshman had served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam. Survivors include his wife, Lois Marshman of College Station; a daughter, ti Rachel Jeanette Marshman of College Station; a brother, James Marshman of New Jersey; a sister, Irene Lloyd of Linwood, Pa.; and his mother and stepfather, Gladys and Johnny Chinnici of Yeadon, Pa. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Brazos County, 1403 Memorial Drive, Bryan, 77802. Leave that tree alone for now Eagle Editorial Board lready getting tired of that Christmas tree? Now that the presents are gone, it probably looks a little bare. But don't get rid of it yet. Bryan - College Station residents can recycle their Christmas trees from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Jan. 6 and noon to 6 p.m. on Jan. 7 at Central Park in College Station and Sue Haswell Park in Bryan. The trees will be chopped and turned into mulch. That way, they will serve a useful purpose once the holidays are over and won't take up precious room in our landfill. Plus, people who bring their trees in for recy- cling will receive a bur oak seedling at no charge. All tinsel and decorations must be removed from the trees. Flocked trees will be accepted at Central Park but not at Sue Haswell Park. Helping the cities with the project are the Brazos County 4 -H Equestrian Club, Brazos Beautiful and the Texas Forest Service. So, don't take the tree down just yet. Let the holidays last a little longer, and then recycle that tree when you are done. Births Local hospitals reported the following births Friday. The list may not be compplete because some patients choose, not to have theiRames included. ST. JOSEPH REG104L HEALTH CENTER December 22: Jimette and Willie Aguirre, Normangee, a girl. Lisa and John Gutierres, Bryan, a girl. Elizabeth and Gary Hargett, Bryan, a girl. December 23: Maria and Jorge Fajardo, Bryan, a boy. December 24: Francisca and Radolt Sanchez, Bryan, a girl. Qecember 25: Beth and John Firth, Bryan, a girl. � RAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER ecember 23: Doris and Karl Hermann, Bryan, a girl. jertnitof and William Brown, College Station, a girl. Rebecca and Arturo Arf ammna, Bryan, a girl. Yil(any Knight, Rockdale, a girl. .December 24: 1'ratima and F adhR p Rector, - Station, On, alboy. JeRniier a..:. CThe City of College Station is currently accepting applications for: STAFF ACCOUNTANT The City of College Station Accounting Division is seeking an individual for the position of Staff Accountant. Qualified candidates should have a degree in Accounting from an accredited four -year college or university; a thorough knowledge of and experience in governmental accounting principles, practices and theories; experience with comput- erized financial applications; ability to analyze and interpret computer generated reports; ability to prepare accurate financial reports for both internal and external users; expe- rience with PC -based spreadsheet and word processing applications (preferably MS Excel and MS Word); 10 -key by touch; and ability to work with others in a pleasant and courteous manner. Salary: $2,184, depending on qualifications Deadline to apply: January 5, 1996 Apply to: City of College Station Human Resources Office P.O. Box 9960 1101 S. Texas Avenue College Station, Texas 77842 125 L Notices NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The College Station City Council will hold a public hearing to consider the re- zoning request for 1.69 acres located at the southeast cor- ner of the F.M. 2818 and Welsh Avenue intersection, part of lot A of Southwood Valley Section 30 from C -3 Planned Commercial to C -1 General Commercial with the Overlay District. The hearing will be held in I he Council Room of the Col- lege Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue at the 7:00 p.m. meeting of the Council on Thursday, January 11, 1996. Any request for sign interpre- tive services must be made 48 hours before the meeting. To make arrangements DD (409) 764 -3547 or R 1 -800- 735 -298 I For additional information please contact me at (409 764 -3570. Sabine Kuenzel Senior Planner 12 -27 -95 College Station left in the dark'?. By TODD BERGMANN Eagle staff writer A squabble over electricity supply that at least has the theoretical possibility of blacking out College Station this week- end now appears headed for negotiation. A ruling this week by federal District Judge Nancy Atlas in Houston denying College Station's motion for an injunc- tion against Bryan means the two cities will try to iron out their differences before midnight Sunday, officials said. The dispute, over how much Bryan can charge for transmitting alien electricity to its southern neighbor, theoretically could shut down power to College Station as of that hour. But Bryan City Manager Mike Conduff said Wednesday, "We remain confident that an agreement for the use of our ser- vices can be reached prior to midnight on Dec. 31. Our commitment to our neighbors in College Station is to keep the electricity flowing." The dispute erupted earlier this year when College Station gave notice that it would end its practice of buying electric- ity from the Texas Municipal Power Agency — which is operated by Bryan and four North Texas cities. Instead, the city agreed to buy cheaper power from the Texas Utilities Electric Company at promised savings for its res- idential customers. The agreement to buy power from TMPA ends At midnight Sunday and elec- tricity from Texas Utilities is supposed to begin flowing into College Station homes at that hour. But to get to College Station, the power must come through lines in Bryan. The proposed injunction would have allowed College Station to use Bryan's electric lines without an agreement on cost. Please see POWER, page A8 Power From Al In denying it, Atlas said that Bryan and TMPA officials had agreed not to interfere with transmission of electricity to College Station. And that, said George "Skip" Noe, city manager of College Station, accomplished one of the city's goals. Linn Hughes, an Austin lawyer who represented Bryan in the case, said College Station had to show irreparable harm to win its injunction. As long as Bryan agrees not to shut off electricity to College Station, the southern neighbor has no grounds to show irreparable harm, she said. "The only entities that are going to be harmed are Bryan and the Texas Municipal Power Agency, because College Station will be using our lines without paying," Hughes said. At the heart of the wrangle is the question of differences in how much the state will permit to be charged for use of electricity transmission lines. In November, Bryan City Council approved a fee structure that the city's electrical and legal experts said is the only rate "The only entities that are going to be harmed are Bryan and the Texas Municipal -T Power Agency, because College Station will be using our lines without pay- ing." LINN HUGHES Lawyer who represented Bryan Bryan could charge under cur- rent state law. But next year, the Public Utilities Commission of Texas will issue new regulations to determine electric transmission rates and College Station officials want those to determine the charges. "The charges that the City of Bryan and TMPA are proposing are approximately 2 1/2 times the rates that the commission is now considering," said Noe. Together, Bryan and the TMPA propose charging College Station $45.66 per so -called kilowatt year of electricity moved through Bryan transmission lines. But Noe says that is far out of line from other electric transmis- sion agreements, which he said range from $10 to $20 a kilowatt year. A $45.66 per kilowatt year charge could increase the typical homeowner's electricity bill by between $3.40 or $4.60 a month, officials said. Bryan Mayor Lonnie Stabler said the Bryan and TMPA rates are based on the cost of depreci- ating electric transmission lines that are 10 to 12 years old. These rates will be higher than those based on the cost of depre- ciating electric transmission lines 40 to 50 years old, he said. Both Stabler and Noe said their cities have been willing to negoti- ate the situation before College Station took the matter to court. "The City of Bryan has made attempts to give the City of College Station the information they needed to calculate a fair transmission rate," Stabler said. "I would like them to have all the information they need and to put themselves in Bryan's shoes and calculate a fair and equitable rate." Asked if College Station would take further legal action or attempt to negotiate, Noe said, "We have not made a final deci- sion. We are certainly open to negotiation and we are certainly open to reasonable proposals." 011 Bryan and CS city councils wrap up a busy year By TODD BERGMANN Eagle staff writer To reach this month's ground- breaking on a new Blinn College campus, Bryan and Blinn officials spent the year locked in a lawsuit with neighbors and working on a lease - purchase agreement to finance the campus. The campus will have three buildings with a total of more than 120,000 square feet. The City of Bryan is financing the col- lege with a $15.5 million bond issue. The college will lease the campus from the city and the city will use the rent to pay off the bonds through the year 2017. The Bryan City Council approved the financing pack- age on Nov. 21. College president Donald E. Voelter said the campus will open in the spring of 1997. "We're looking to a fantastic future," he said at the Dec. 19 groundbreaking cere- mony. "This seed is one planted a long time ago. Very often those seeds are the one's which grow into the most beautiful flowers." Blinn officials project initial enrollment THE Y EAI\� N 'RBifl�N to be 6,600 students and project enroll- ment will increase to 7,700 by the year 2010. But this enrollment concerns homeown- ers in Memorial Forest, an adjacent sub- division. In January, several members of Citizens United for a Responsible Bryan told city officials they were concerned about problems the new campus might cause. One of these, Margaret Rudder, widow of former Texas A &M President Earl Rudder, said her neighborhood will change when students converge on the campus. "I can't imagine what our streets will be like," she said. "I hope you can find a way to keep it a quiet, peaceful neighborhood." In addition to concerns about traffic problems and loss of property value, mem- bers of the organization expressed con- cern about a college in Bryan run by administrators in Brenham. In August, the city and Citizens United for a Responsible Bryan reached a settle- ment. The city agreed to pay the group's legal fees of $20,000. The August agreement also calls for: nWidening from two lanes to four an access road to the campus from Villa Maria Road; nAdding 242 parking spaces to the cam- pus for a total of 1,800; nInstalling traffic signals at two Villa Maria access roads to the campus and reviewing signal operations; nEliminating a campus access road at Richmond Avenue; nPeriodically monitoring traffic at 25th Street and Coulter Drive and 29th and Hollow Hills streets to determine if sig- nals are necessary; and nInstalling striping and a concrete bar. rier in the median of Villa Marie Road to bar direct access to the campus from Rustling Oaks Drive. On March 25, voters in College Station CS settles in for the long haul committed to borrowing $22.5 million over the next five years for city improve- ments. The bond issues, which include $2,635,000 for a new library, will not increase taxes. In approving Proposition One by 2,012- 691, voters approved spending $10 million for street projects. These include Southwest Parkway, Tarrow Street, Anderson Street, University Oaks Boulevard, North Forest Parkway and Rock Prairie Road, Kyle Street and Graham Road. Proposition Two, which voters approved 1,811 -907, allows the city to spend $1.6 million for sidewalks, bike- ways, thoroughfare landscaping and Northgate area improvements. Please see YEAR, page A7 Closings What's closed or open in observance of New Year's: ■ GOVERNMENT County offices and courts: Closed Monday. City of Bryan offices: Closed Monday. City of College Station offices: Closed Monday. ■ POST OFFICES Bryan and College Station: No window or regular delivery service Monday. Postal Service employees will deliver Express Mail. ■ SCHOOLS Bryan school district: Faculty and staff return Wednesday. Students return Thursday. College Station school district: Faculty and staff return Wednesday. Students return Jan. 8. Blinn College: Closed until Tuesday. Texas A &M: Closed until Tuesday. ■ GARBAGE, RECYCLING College Station curbside garbage pickup: Pickups set for Monday will be rescheduled to Wednesday. Bryan garbage collection: Pickups scheduled for New Year's Day will be done on today (Dec. 29). ■ BANKS, SAVINGS & LOANS Open regular hours Saturday; closed Monday. ■ LIBRARIES Libraries in Bryan and Colle� Station will be closed Monday. NOTICE THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION IS REQUESTING BIDS FOR One (1) 400 HP Vertical Induction Electric Motor, BID NO. 96 -12. Bids will be received in the office of the Purchasing agent at City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77845, until 2:00 P.M. on January 11, 1996. All bids received 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 advan- tageous to the City. Specifi- cations may be secured from the Purchasing Office at the above address. 12-21-95,12-28-95 I Christopher Wayne Carter Jan. 20, 1967 —Dec. 26, 1995 Services for Christopher Wayne Carter, 28, of Austin will be 2 p.m. Friday at Southwood Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Johnny Sloan will officiate, and burial will be in Col- lege Station Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 P.M. today at the funeral home. Mr. Carter died Tuesday at Seton Medical Center in Austin. He was born in Bryan and was a machinist with Joe White Per- formance Automotive Center in Austin. Survivors include his parents, Donald D. Carter of Bryan and Mary Anne Carter of College Sta- tion; two sisters, Rebecca Anne Files of Humble and Jennifer Anne Carter of College Station; a maternal grandmother, Yvonne Fults of Center; and a paternal grandfather, Jesse D. Carter of College Station. Emma Gene Ross June 18,1924 —Dec. 27,1995 Graveside services for Emma Gene Ross, 71, of College Station will be 10 a.m. Friday at College Station City Cemetery. Visitation will be 4'7 p.m. today at Callaway -Jones Funeral Home. Ms. Ross died Wednesday morning at her home. She was born in El Paso, and had lived in Bryan since 1945. She was a member of the V.F.W. Post No. 4692, Ladies Auxiliary. Survivors include her husband, Gene Ross; a son and daughter. in -law, Delph and Glenda Ross; a daughter and son -in -law, Rhonda Gene and Kenneth Henton; and three grandchildren; all of Bryan. Year From Al Proposition Three, which voters approved 2,008 -750, puts $1.9 mil- lion for traffic improvements. These include new traffic signals, adding medians and continuous right -turn lanes at intersections. Also, the voters approved $1.8 million for drainage projects in Proposition Four in a vote of 1,987- 776. It includes storm drains and channel improvements. Voters approved a new library 1,907 -817 in Proposition Five. The city has purchased 6.2 acres along FM 2818 for the library. On Dec. 14, the council selected Hidell Architects of Dallas to design the library. Hidell will use C. Barbu Architects of Bryan and Garrett Engineering of Bryan as subcontractors. The firms will give the public several opportunities for input on what type of services the library will provide. Also, the new library may require the cities of Bryan and College Station to change their current agreement under which the Bryan Public Library operates both libraries. In Proposition Six, voters decid- ed 1,728 -1,038 to spend $1,365,000 for a new fire station. Under the Proposal, the city will move the fire station beside city hall to a new site near Holleman, Dartmouth and Southwest Parkway. Also, the voters approved two referendums for park projects. Proposition Seven includes $1.63 million for Lincoln, Wayne Smith, Bee Creek and Central parks. The voters approved this 1,738 -987. Proposition Eight passed 1,608- 1,111. It called for $1.5 million for park land acquisition and initial development of 150 acres for soc- cer and baseball fields. Elf Atochem settles three poisoning claims For about 50 years, an industrial plant on W. Dodge St. in Bryan built a reputation for producing arsenic -based pesticides that aided agriculture and in so doing gained a reputation for poisoning the area around it. In the : last year, Elf Atochem, the French -based industrial giant that bought the plant in 1989, set- tled three claims over allegations of arsenic poisoning. One involved an action brought by the City of Bryan. A second set- tled a claim by the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission. And the third closed a class- action suit that could involve as many as 25,000 people. "This will allow the city to begin address- ing and correcting some of the damage that has been done to some of the city's most prized resources." LONNIE STABLER Bryan mayor In the city settlement, Bryan will receive $4.8 million over a 10- year period to resolve the city's claim that the arsenic plant dam- aged city property. The property includes the Bryan Municipal Golf Course and Finfeather Lake, also known as Arsenic Lake. The city filed suit against Elf Atochem in 1993, claiming conta- mination from the plant caused the city to lose use of its nearby properties. In the settlement, approved by the city council on Dec. 19, the city received $300,000 immediately and will receive $450,000 each September until the year 2005. "It is another step Elf Atochem is taking to resolve the issue it inherited," Jim Adsett, director of site remediation for Elf Atochem, said. "This will allow the city to begin addressing and correcting some of the damage that has been done to some of the city's most prized resources," said Mayor Lonnie Stabler. City Manager Mike Conduff said the city council will put each $450,000 payment into its budget, which starts each year in October. As for the first $300,000, the city plans to spend $250,000 for legal and consulting bills related to the contamination and $50,000 for a publicity campaign to offset nega- tive publicity about the situation, Conduff said. The city also will use approxi- mately $50,000 from the first two $450,000 payments for a publicity campaign. In August, the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission negotiated a penalty with the company that required Elf Atochem to test soil and interi- or dust around the plant. In September, Federal District Court Magistrate Calvin Botley approved a $59 million class - action settlement between Elf Atochem and people who lived, worked or owned property in or near the plant. The settlement stems from an action filed in March 1992 by six Property owners against the com- pany and all previous plant own- ers. In November, 1993, the law- suit became a class- action suit involving 10,000 people and 5,000 properties and some legal authori- ties believe the setlement eventu- ally may touch as many as 25,000. The September settlement: EProhibits Elf Atochem from forever producing, handling and using arsenic and related products at the plant; ■Contains an exception for dis- mantling the arsenic plant and site remediation; MEstablishes a $4 million fund for future medical monitoring to provide early detection and diag- nosis of health effects associated with arsenic exposure; nProvides $3 million for resi- dential attic sampling and clean- up; and meets up a $51 million compensation fund for personal injury and property damage claims. The settlement limits dam- ages to $100,000 for each property and $500,000 for each person. Claimants have until April 10, 1996 to file claims for personal or property damages and until April 10, 2002 to file claims for extraordi- nary personal injuries beyond $500,000. People who believe they have been injured should call 800 -852 2713 if they speak English or 1-80- 852 -2719 if they speak Spanish. Former CS city manager Ragland heading to new job near Dallas By TODD BERGMANN Eagle staff writer Former College Station city manager Ron Ragland is packing his bags this weekend and heading to the Dallas -Fort Worth area, another region he calls home. As town manager of Flower Mound, Ragland will receive $83,000 a year with a car allowance of $6,000 a year. He resigned as city manager of College Station in October, 1994. He had held the job since 1988, after a couple of years as assistant city manager. As College Station city manager, Ragland was paid $104,000 a year. When he quit he was given a severance pay set- tlement of $104;560 under terms of his contract. Before coming to College Station, Ragland worked in Coppell, Addison and Garland, all municipalities near Dallas. "We had a plan to be here five years and then head home to the Metroplex," Ragland told The Eagle. Since he resigned as College Station's city manager, Ragland said he has been using nationwide head - hunting firms to find a job. The firms matched him with Flower Mound, where he starts his new job on Jan. 15. Flower Mound is 20 minutes north of DFW Airport and 12 miles south of Denton. Ragland describes it as a grow- ing community of 35,000. He says Flower Mound's population grows at 10 -15 percent a year while the population of Bryan - College Station grows only 3 percent. "About the time you've opened a new library you've outgrown the new library," Ragland said of his new com- munity. He says he will enjoy Flower Mound because it is on Grapevine Lake. "One -third of the city fronts on a beau- tiful natural resource with 60 -foot bluffs," he said. "These are prime areas for new subdivisions. "I am excited about Flower Mound and its future, and the fact that the commu- nity is actively involved in shaping that future. Flower Mound presents unique challenges that don't exist in other com- munities." The challenges include providing water, sewer, fire and police services to new subdivisions, Ragland said. Ragland grew up in Dallas and met his wife while attending college in Denton, so he says he will be right at home in Flower Mound. "Wendy and I feel like we are coming home," Ragland said. "But we will miss a lot of friends in Bryan and College Station. Saying good- bye will be difficult. But we're not saying goodbye. We're only 200 miles away." To get the position in Flower Mound, Ragland beat out a field of more than 100 applicants. Flower Mound Mayor Larry Lipscomb said he is confident Ragland will bring effective management to the community. "He has demonstrated effective man- agement for over 20 years in the private and public sectors," Lipscomb said of Ragland. "He offers leadership and pro- fessional training with an emphasis on visionary leadership, customer service, team building and coalition and consen- sus building." Closings What's closed or open in obser- vance of New Year's: ■ GOVERNMENT County offices and courts: Closed Monday. City of Bryan offices: Closed Monday. City of College Station offices: Closed Monday. ■ POST OFFICES Bryan and College Station: No window or regular delivery service Monday. Postal Service employees will deliver Express Mail. ■ SCHOOLS Bryan school district: Closed. Faculty and staff return Wednesday. Students return Thursday. College Station school district: Closed. Faculty and staff return Wednesday. Students return Jan. 8. Blinn College: Closed until Tuesday. Texas A &M: Closed until Tuesday. ■ GARBAGE, RECYCLING College Station curbside garbage pickup: Pickups set for Monday will be rescheduled to Wednesday. Bryan garbage collection: Regular schedule except for those pickups scheduled for New Year's Day, which were done Friday. ■ BANKS, SAVINGS & LOANS Open regular hours today; closed Monday. ■ LIBRARIES Libraries in Bryan and College Station will be open today; closed Monday. Births Local hospitals reported the following births Friday. The list may not be complete because some patients choose not to have their names included. ST. JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER December 28 Senada and Sead Demirovic, Bryan, a boy. Pam and Tim H. Dwyer, Bryan, a girl. Suzanne and Hans Eskelsen, Bryan, a boy. Judy -S. and Mark N. Johnston, Brenham, a boy. Joan:and Allan Rockett, Bryan, a girl. Amy-and Joseph Tremblay, Bryan, a boy. BRAZOS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER December 28: Jane le and Allen Jones, Bryan, a girl. Abigail Lopez and John Trevino, Bryan, a boy. Carolyn and Donald Douget, Centerville, a girl. Brandy and Davy Hellner. Caldwell, a boy. Minnie and Oscar Olivarez, Bryan, a boy. Allyson and David Sweeney, Millican, a girl. Closings What's closed or open in observance of New Year's: ■ GOVERNMENT County offices and courts: Closed Monday. City of Bryan offices: Closed Monday. 1i City of College Station offices: Closed Monday. ■ POST OFFICES 3 Bryan and College Station: Closed Monday. F ■ SCHOOLS Bryan school district: Clos Faculty and staff return Wednesda Students return Thursday. College Station school distric Closed. Faculty and staff return Wednesday. Students return Jan. 8. Blinn College: Closed until Tuesday. Texas A &M: Closed until Tuesday. ■ GARBAGE, RECYCLING College Station curbside garbage pickup: Pickups set for Monday will be rescheduled to Wednesday. Bryan garbage collection: Regular schedule except for pickups sched- uled for Monday, which were done on Friday. ■ BANKS, SAVINGS & LOANS Open regular hours Saturday; closed Monday. t ■ LIBRARIES Libraries in Bryan and College Station will be closed Monday. Sales tax returns fill Twin Cities' coffers College Station experienced a wind- fall in sales tax returns from the state this month compared with December 1994, although Bryan saw its coffers grow as well. The net payments to College Station this month, based on sales taxes col- lected in October and reported to the state comptroller in November, totaled $652,256. At this time last year, the city saw returns of $545,946 which is 19.47 percent less than 1995 rebates. Net rebates to Bryan totaled $494,280, compared with $454,891 in December 1994. That figure represents an 8.65 percent increase. Total 1995 payments for Bryan and College Station are $6.884 million and $9.047 million. Wixon Valley is facing a 18.6 per- cent decrease this month, down to $578 in 1995 from $711 in 1994. Countywide totals were $1.147 million for December 1995, compared with $1.001 for December 1994. Thus far, the county has received $15.94 million this year, which is about a $500,000 increase over last year's rebates. State Comptroller John Sharp said the figures statewide represent only a small increase. "Sales tax rebates to Texas cities and counties are only up slightly, as Texans remained cautious of their spending going into the holiday sea- son," Sharp said. Texas cities received $115 million in local sales tax rebates, up 4.1 percent over last December's payment of $110.4 million. Counties received a total of a little more than $11.5 million for their monthly rebates, 1.3 percent below the $11.6 million payment a year ago. T College Station: Getting bigger all the time As the sun provided the longest day of the year on June 21, the City of College Station grew by 3,600 acres. The city council considered adding 4,000 acres acres, but removed 365 acres along FM 60 from the annexation proposal. One annexed area is along the north side of FM 60, including the first 900 feet of Turkey Creek Road and extends about 1,100 feet west of the future Texas 47 inter- section. Other areas are 2,100 acres north of Greens Prairie Road and west of Texas Avenue, 960 acres east of Texas Avenue and 110 acres east of FM 2154. The annexed area included 125 houses, three fraternity houses and 28 acres of commercial devel- opment. During meetings in May and June, some people complained about their property being annexed. To satisfy those com- plaints, the council on passed an ordinance on Dec. 14 to allow hunting in tracts of 10 acres or more.