HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublicity Vol. 57 (May 6, 1997 - Nov. 12, 1997)g � CS tries to remove suit
over lot to federal court
By JENNY NELSON
P� Eagle Staff Writer
The lawsuit against the city of College
Station over the lot where Texadelphia
` Sandwich and Sports restaurant is try -
ing to locate has been removed to federal
court in Houston — at the city's request.
J A Houston attorney representing the
city filed the motion Friday and The
Bryan - College Station Eagle learned of
- - the action s
attorney.
"I'm kind of shocked and amazed that
they would try to take it to Houston,
Texas, to federal court," said. Steven
Steele, a lawyer for the plaintiffs.
The plaintiffs are Elmo and Marvelyn
Neal of Bryan, the former owners of the
lot on Patricia Street. The city bought
-- the - property- from - the- Neals- then -began-
a deal to sell the property to
Texadelphia as part of the Northgate
revitalization.
The city's attorney for the case,
Daniel F. Shank, filed the motion to
Electricity rate reductions have bright future in CS
move the case to federal court because
he said it concerns "alleged unconstitu-
tional taking of property in violation of
the United States Constitution."
But Steele, of the Davis & Davis law
firm in Bryan, said he will file to have
the lawsuit moved back to a state court
in Bryan. He said the plaintiffs have 30
days to file a motion to remand the case
back to the 361st District Court.
The plaintiffs filed the lawsuit against
e city because they say city off icials
falsely told them their land was being
condemned for street improvements.
The city purchased the property for
$102,500, which city officials say is near-
ly double its appraised value.
The plaintiffs say the property was a
cash -flow source for them because they
had leased it to an eating establishment.
They also - the lane was weardirmun - e—
than the city paid them.
City Attorney Harvey Cargill Jr. said
the city hired an outside attorney for the
case due to the distance between College
Station and Houston.
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By JENNY NELSON Appeals on PUC ruling must be finalized before residents benefit
Eagle Staff Writer
College Station city officials announced
Tuesday that electric c stomers could see
a lower electric bill sorMetime in the near
future.
The rate reductions stem from a rate
plan the Public Utility Commission of
Texas developed.
"We're excited about the new ruling
and the new system," said City Manager
Skip Noe.
Noe said this reduction would follow
last year's 10 percent cut.
"We're looking forward to working
through a second reduction," Noe said.
The cuts have already begun on a
municipal level as the $6.1 million the city
paid in 1996 in losses and transmission of
electricity, or wheeling, will go down to
$240,000 this year, he said.
Wholesale wheeling, the term used to
describe the use of power lines to trans-
port electricity, is at the heart of the
issue.
College Station has a four -year contract
with Texas Utilities. Getting that power
from the TU Electric generators involves
moving the electrons across other city
and utility power lines, including the city
of Bryan, which owns transmission lines
and generates electricity.
Dan Wilkerson, director of Bryan's elec-
tric utility, said the city of Bryan has filed
four appeals in state court about the PUC
ruling, one of which is about the wheeling
rates College Station pays them.
Wilkerson said that when the PUC
ruled College Station could pay Bryan
statewide rates the appeals were filed.
"We want College Station to pay Bryan
the same rate that our retail customers
pay for transmission," he said. "That's
called comparability."
Noe said residents will not see rate cuts
until the appeals affecting the city are
finalized.
"We're going to be very cautious so that
we don't have to readjust," he said.
Neither city official had an idea of when
the appeals would go through.
On a federal level on the same issue,
Wilkerson said both cities have sent
pleadings to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission to see what rates
apply to their situation, but said they
have not received an answer.
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parking
on agenda
CS council to study
joint session with Bryn
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Births ,,
Local hospitals reported the following
births Monday. The list may not be complete
because some parents choose not to have their
names included.
Columbia Medical Center
May 2, 1997:
Michelle and Julian Johnson, Bryan, a boy.
May 3, 1997:
C'ella Clayton, College Station, a girl.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
May 2, 997:
Deanza aylor, Calvert, a boy.
Rachel Ellison, Bryan, a boy.
May 3,'1997:
Katheri a and Steve Duncan, College
Station, a boy.
May 4, 1'997:
Sharon and Peter Otholt, Bryan, a boy.
Council
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would mean that a 17 percent
payment to the city would be
$5,491.
Future options could include
contracting the services at all
parks or contracting out to non-
profit groups.
Another issue scheduled for
consideration is the rezoning of
12.69 acres at the intersection of
Lincoln Avenue and University
Drive from residential to a split
between business commercial
and administrative profession-
al.
In addition, the council will
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getready
for change:
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
The city councils in Bryn and
College Station are getting new peo-
ple with new ideas following
Saturday's elections, but the effect
they will have on city issues is not yet
clear.
Bryan's new councilmem er and
an incumbent were sworn -in earlier
this week, with their first council
meeting scheduled Tuesday while
College Station's two ne coun-
cilmembers will get their first chance
to take action Thursday at the regu-
lar council meeting.
"I don't see any grand, dramatic
changes," said Richard Cole, a
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Births LJ
Local hospitals reported
followig births Wednesday.
list may not be coml
because some parents ch
not to have their names inclL
Columbia Medical Center
May 6, 1997:
Barbie Lee and Steve Mosley,
College Station, a girl.
St. Joseph Regional Health
Center
May 6, 1997:
Mary Heloise and Da id
Smith, Bryan, a girl.
Josefina and Pedro Ocam o,
Bryan, a boy.
Isabel Rincon, Calvert, a girl.
Katrina and John Dove, College
Station, a girl.
Tamara and Adam Dug n,
Bryan, a girl.
1997
Councils,/
From Al
College Station resident who fol-
lows local politics.
In Bryan, incumbent Kandy
Rose and newcomer Mike Beal,
a Bryan real estate agent, took
their seats this week.
In College Station, the new
councilmembers are Steve
Esmond. and Swiki Anderson,
both engineers. Their joining
the council could affect deci-
sions and discussions, said Gary
Halter, a former mayor of
College Station and a political
science professor at Texas A &M
University.
He said that, in his experience
working with councils across
the state,' having different per-
sonality types sometimes can
cause frustration.
"It may be a hard group to
manage. It will take a lot of work
on Lynn's [Mayor Lynn
McIlhaney] part to bring them
together," he said.
Halter said a "mix of people"
can benefit a council. He said,
for example, he has seen council
members' who all come from
technical backgrounds. They
have a hard time reaching con-
clusions on issues, Halter said,
because they all have a need for
details.
"Wanting details is not bad,
but too much can drive you
crazy," he said.
Cole agrees that a balance
from the community is the best
,approach1or a council, and says
:the College Station council of
,today is different from the one of
;a decade ago.
"It's been really interesting to
see the College Station City
Council shift from being pretty
heavily dominated by acade-
mics to a focus on economic
growth," he said.
Cole said Bryan's council
seems to focus on caretaking
while College Station is focused
on the future.
Drew Matthews, of The
Matthews Group advertising
agency in Bryan, said the deci-
sion- making process is sure to
change on the two councils.
"There's no doubt in my mind
that the decision - making
process will change, because the
dynamics of the group change,"
he said.
Matthews, who has had sever-
al political clients, said most of
the changes can be expected in
the first few months of the term
When new members concentrate
on subjects close to their hearts.
He said, however, that the
changes slow down once the new
members begin to trust the
other council members and real-
ize there is a process to change.
No matter the changes in
dynamics, Matthews said he's
thankful there are people will-
ing to spend their time looking
at the issues.
"It's not the average person
that steps up to the plate to do
this," he said.
Larry Ringer, a former mayor
of College Station, said he hopes
the council he left a year ago
will work as a team.
"If you don't worry about who
gets the credit, you get a lot
more done," he said.
He said his best advice to new
c�:::icil members, whatever
their stance, is to "keep your
sense of humor. You're going to
need it."
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iscal services director
, laving CS department
Glenn Schroeder, !director of
scal services for the city of
ollege Station, is leaving after
lore than 20 years of service to
iter the real estate business
cally.
Schroeder has served as direc-
r of the city's fiscal services
?partment since 1991. Before
ining the city, he held positions
tax assessor, chief accountant
id deputy director.
Under his leadership, the city
Ls won 14 awards for excellence
financial reporting.
The City of College Station
is accepting applications for a:
C� MICRO COMPUTER SPECIALIST
Qualified applicants should have either a degree in Computer
Science or in a related field or a minimum of 2 years applicable
experience.
This position will be responsible for rinicro computer hardware and
software installation, configuration a d repair for new and existing
computers and peripherals. Ap cant must have working
knowledge of Windows, DOS, an Novell with a strong, current
network background. Experience n eded with Microsoft Office
Suite software. CNA or CNE design Lion is preferred. The City is
looking for personnel with outstan ing communication skills to
work with all levels of staff withi the organization. Excellent
benefit package is included.
Salary range: $2,063 -$2,3 2/month, depending on
qualificatio s
Deadline to apply: May 14, 199
Apply at: City of Col ege Station
Human Resources Department
1101 South Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
Equal Opportunity Employer
" �� TCITY STATION
Division is currently accepting applications for a:
MAINTENANCE FOREMAN
Responsibilities include supervision of the operation, maintenance,
installation and repair of the Water Distribution and Wastewater Collection
systems.
Requirements: Thorough knowledge of the methods, materials, equipment
and maintenance practices used in Water/Wastewater Utility Operations.
Minimum of eight years experience in the maintenance and or construction
of water and wastewater utility systems with at least three years in a
supervisory capacity. Knowledge of state and federal regulations, hazards and
satety precautions applicable to the Utility Industry. Ability to select, motivate
and direct personnel and communicate effectivelyy in both oral and written
forms. Must have a Grade "B" Water and Grade "C" or Class "II" Wastewater
Certification as issued by the Texas Natural Resources Conservation
Commission. Possession of a Texas Class "B" Commercial Drivers License.
Salary: $12.69 - $13.96 /Hour, DOQ
Deadline to apply: May 30, 1997
Apply at:
City of College Station
Human Resources Department
1101 S. Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
Equal Opportunity Employer
Flashback:
Can you name these prom - goers?
Lynn
McIlhaney:
The College
Station mayor
went to her
senior prom with
her first husband,
Louis Nemec.
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evangelical group
`spurs BoCS dispute
Officials study Bible -based initiatives
By JOHN KIRSCH
Eagle Staff Writer
Ronnie Jackson believes a
Chicago group's Bible -based mes-
sage of obedience to authority
could help curb juvenile crime in
Bryan and College Station, but
Bryan City Councilwoman Kandy
Rose fears the organization could
try to impose its fundamentalist
views on public school students.
At the center of the dispute is
the Institute in Basic Life
Principles, a $30 million evangeli-
cal group that claims rapid, dra-
matic success in curbing youth
offenses through military -style
training, home schooling and
other programs.
The differing views of Rose and
Jackson, youth services coordina-
O for for the city of Bryan, illustrate
the divisions caused by the
prospect of implementing the
institute's programs in Bryan-
College Station schools.
Somewhere in between are the
mayors of Bryan and College
Station, who invited local govern-
ment officials and others to bear
institute' president Bill Gothard
speak recently at the College
Station Hilton.
"I don't want to jump right into
or headlong into something With-
out thoroughly discussing it and
making sure the community is
comfortable with it," College
Station Mayor Lynn McIlhalney
said. "It is something the commu-
nity has to be committed to in
order to make it work."
Bryan Mayor Lonnie Stabler
said he was impressed with the
high success rate Gothard claims
in dealing with at -risk youth.
Stabler stressed that Bryan has
made no decision on whether to
bring any of the institute's array
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of programs into the city.
"Certainly," he said, "the prudent way to do a pro-
ject like this, if it were even done, would be to have
it done on a trial basis and be done at a small level.
I don't think we're at a point where we want to do
this citywide or schoolwide."
Using volunteers and donations from supporters,
Gothard says he could operate programs in Bryan and
College Station at no cost to taxpayers, and only would
bring his programs in at the invitation of local leaders.
The institute's videos and glossy brochures claim
dramatic success in reducing juvenile crime, drug
use and pregnancy through a character curriculum
emphasizing obedience, attentiveness, orderliness
and other qualities.
The institute's Basic Seminar has 2.5 million
alumni in the United States and abroad, according
to the group's literature.
"Using the basic principles of Scripture as a foun
dation, we can now offer you an unprecedented series
of educational, informational, and character develop-
ment opportunities that will be the best guarantee of
your sons and daughters avoiding the destructive
pressures of our day," the institute claims in a
brochure for its Advanced Training Institute.
A packet of materials distributed at the recent
luncheon contains letters of recommendation about
the institute's programs from government officials
in the United States and other nations.
"The Institute in Basic Life Principles has com-
piled a record of notable achievement in helping
young people change their lives," David
Grossmann, an administrative judge in the
Hamilton County (Ohio) juvenile court, said in a
Feb. 7, 1996 letter. At the time, Grossmann was pres-
ident of the National Council of Juvenile and
Family Court Judges.
In a telephone interview, Grossmann said he has
lectured at the institute's Indianapolis training center.
Critics see a less appealing side to the smiling,
upbeat portrait of the institute contained in public
relations material.
Rose is concerned that the organization's strong
religious basis would be inappropriate for a public
school setting that includes non - Christian students
and faculty.
"My deeper concern is the process will not pro-
tect the integrity of the children' religious beliefs,"
she said.
Matthew Freeman, senior vice president of People
For the American Way, a liberal lobbying group in
Washington, D.C., said Gothard's group has an
authoritarian right -wing political agenda.
The speaker of the Florida House of
Representatives, Daniel Webster, taught classes and
helped raise money for the institute, according to a
report in the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times.
Webster has said he will not allow the institute's
teachings to dictate his legislative agenda, the news-
paper reported.
"Given that this organization is decidedly reli-
gious in nature ... it raises serious church -state
questions to have them involved in anything that
deals with curriculum or running programs in the
school," Freeman said.
The institute's commitment to public education is
called into question by a report in the Ocala (Fla.)
Star - Banner, which quotes Gothard as saying public
education teaches children "how to commit sui-
cide."
An application form for the organization's
"Advanced Training Institute" states, "It is now
commonly recognized that thro
young people mature much mo
peer dependence."
is Critics also believe the instil
servient role for women.
"There is apparently a fun
that women have specific roles
do, like homemaking, while 1
taught engineering," Rose said.
The group's literature says,
tions as the superintendent of b
ing, leading, troubleshooting
being available for teaching."
Yet another institute progi
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military -style training for your.
on discipline and vocational
young women are taught homes
At times, the organization h
controversy.
Institute officials have been e
court battle over property t;
group's 3,000 -acre retreat in i
according to a report in the St. i
In 1980, Gothard's brother, St
having sex with seven institute
kicked out of the organizatii
report said.
Bill Gothard defended the insi
interview with The Eagle.
"We're not promoting a relit
promoting a church. We're prc
tional character principles upoi
was founded and which are bein
• Asked if it would be appropri,
tion to provide character ed
College Station public schools, C
"Our Founding Fathers said
tries to take the 10 Commandme:
schools, there's going to be su(
they're not going to be able to to
Larry Winkler, a local busin(
arrange Gothard's visit to Colle
institute's Character First mate
Oklahoma City public schools in
ences to religion.
"I don't want to see the state s
lar religion. We need to keep th
don't think there is a problem w
being involved in public affairs,'
said he uses Gothard's character
als with employees of his contra
Gothard defended the notion
should be in charge of family aff
men shouldn't ignore their wive;
"We believe that in a family tI.
mony and leadership and respc
one has their sphere of jurisdicti
an arbitrary ruler. In fact, we te:
listen to the cautions of your v
unwise husband because your wi
that you will never even undo
business decisions," he said.
C
flu fag�F
igh home education,
, e quickly and avoid
ate promotes a sub -
lamentalist concept
they are allowed to
he young men are
"Each father func-
.s family — oversee -
)roblem areas and
am, the Air Land
ALERT, provides
g men with a focus
skills. In contrast,
caking skills.
is been drawn into
;ed in a lengthy
involving the
hern Michigan,
sburg Times.
was accused of
'etaries and was
the newspaper
in a telephone
)n and we're not
.oting the founda-
which our nation
eroded," he said.
for his organiza-
:ation in Bryan -
thard said,
our country ever
s out of the public
a rush of crime
�h very well."
;man who helped
Station, said the
als in use in the
to no direct refer-
ipport one particu-
lines drawn but I
th religious people
said Winkler, who
education materi-
ting businesses.
that the husband
irs, though he said
re's got to be har-
sibility, but each
'i. No one is to be
men, if you don't
fe, you're a very
will sense things
;tared, even with
Gothard stood► by the claim that his program
could be impleiffented in Bryan and College Station
at no cost to taxpayers, saying the institute is sup-
ported by donations and volunteer work.
Stabler and Mcllhaney said no city funds were
used in connection with Gothard's visit, and Stabler
said Gothard paid his own airfare and lodging.
Gothard's luncheon meeting was privately funded
by individuals *ho've gone through Gothard's pro-
grams and by area businesses that use character
education, Winkler said.
Now that Go #iard has visited the area, officials
such as Stabler and McIlhaney say they're going to
study the institute's programs further before mak-
ing a decision about them.
St. Joseph Regional H alth Center
May 9, 1997:
Tanya and Mark Lancaster, Bryan, a boy.
Miriam Ortiz, Bryan, a boy.
Kristie Wendt, Iola, a girl.
Lydia Diane Wells, Hearne, a girl,.
Rachel Reyes, Navasota, a irl.
Catherine and Peter L cket College
Station, a girl.
Margie C. Pittman, Bryan, girl.
Tonya and Chris Carvin, C (dwell, a girl.
Jennifer and Joe Michael Marin, College
Station, a girl.
May 10, 1997:
girl. Stephanie Marie and Brian Miller, Bryan, a
Mona and Donald Knox, Br n, a girl.
Maria Guadalupe and Pedro Carrillo,
Somerville, a boy.
May 11, 1997:
Lesha Dion and James Yen rey, Bryan, a
boy.
Monique Mooring, Bryan, a girl.
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*spect those on Munson
is been several days since Munson
and Ashburn avenues in College
Station were officially closed at
Lincoln Avenue to southbound traffic.
As a driver I know the inconvenience,
but as a longtime resident of Munson
Avenue and College Hills, I'd like to
address some safety and quality of life
issues.
Since Munson became a thoroughfare,
not one piece of property along Munson
.between Lincoln Avenue and Dominick
Drive has not been trenched by hooli-
gans. Cans, beer bottles, bags of fast food
leftovers and waste, syringes and con-
struction site garbage have regularly
appeared on our lawns and driveways.
Traffic noise hasn't allowed us to con-
verse with a neighbor at the curb.
Backing into Munson from our drive-
ways has been an experience in patience
and/or danger. Thoughtless thousands
have used us as a shortcut, as an expedi-
ent means to be used and abused while
going somewhere else. This has threat-
ened to make us value ourselves less
because we were being trashed physical-
ly and mentally thousands of times a
day.
For a week it's been better. But it
hurts to see scores of cars per day accel-
erating up the Munson grade from
Lincoln in bold violation of the many
and clear street closure signs. Those
scores of drivers respect neither us, nor
the law, nor, in fact, themselves. For one
day it will be expedient for someone to
trash the quality and safety of their lives
and they'll have no grounds of com-
plaint. After all, they didn't care about
trashing that of someone else. How often
the idea of doing unto others as you
would have them do unto you is wisdom
and a guide in life. Please, please,
respect us and yourselves.
STEPHEN MILLER
College Station
Ji ote I
From Al
Hammon Hotels Inc. to build a
45 ,000 - square -foot conference cen-
ter on 8.5 acres in exchange for
the developer building a 200 -plus
room hotel on the site. .
The proposal drew criticism
from business owners who
claimed they had not been given a
chance to bid on the project. The
council allowed other interested
Parties 10 days to submit propos-
als.
On April 3, the council voted
unanimously to scrap all propos-
als in the wake of complaints that
not enough time was given to the
potential developers to prepare
research for their proposals.
Developers were given 30 days to
submit new proposals, which can
include the "mud lot" or an alter-
native site within the city limits.
The proposals are due by Friday
afternoon.
The council members are
scheduled to consider the propos-
als during a June 12 meeting.
During Tuesday's talk to a
record turnout of association
members, McIlhaney gave a brief
overview of the hotel- convention
proect.
remains
unresolved
College Station mayor:
No study until site picked
By BLAIR FANNIN
Eagle Staff Writer
Mayor Lynn McIlhaney on Tuesday defended
the city's efforts to bring a hotel- convention cen-
ter to College Station before a skeptical Brazos
Valley Hotel /Motel Association.
When the dust settled about an hour later,
everyone still had their own views about the pro-
ject that has been the center of controversy sinde
it became a College Station City Council agen6
item in February.
"The meeting didn't resolve anything as far as
I'm concerned," said Matt Roberts, general man-
ager of the Comfort Inn in College Station. "I
wanted someone to tell me they did this feasibili-
(� y study and we needed this project because it will
enerate this much money and bring in so many
people.
"If I go to my company saying I need more
rooms without having a study done, they're not
going to do it unless I provide some proof."
After the meeting, McIlhaney said, "Really,
until we've chosen a proposal, if we even choose
one, and when we've chosen a proper site, then a
site specific feasibility study will be done."
She also told the audience when a site is chosen,
in consultation with PKF Consulting Service,
there will be "data available" to support the deci-
sion.
When the project first became public in
February, the "mud lot" in the Northgate section
of the city was the chosen site. The city was con-
sidering at the time an agreement with John Q.
Some members of the associa-
tion said they felt the city had
Pursued Hammons and that the
incentives weren't fair.
McIlhaney defended those
accusations, saying "the private
sector came to us" and the city
never initiated the project.
Barron Hobbs, president of the
association and general manager
of the College Station Hilton and
Conference Center, said some
members feel that the city should
play no role in such a develop-
ment.
"I understand that," McIlhaney
responded. "Our goal is not to cre-
ate any hardships for ... [the asso-
ciation]. Our goal is to try and
make it where we have the least
amount of participation with the
Private sector."
Developer Ramiro Galindo sug-
gested that the city allow voters
to decide the issue' He also advo-
cated a joint effort among College
Station, Bryan and Brazos
County for' a regional hotel -con-
ference center. Galindo has pro-
posed a site on West Villa Maria
Road in Bryan, where he owns
property.
McIlhaney defended the need
for a hotel- convention center in
College Station, citing the upcom-
ing July 1998 meeting of the
Association of Mayors Council
Members and Commissioners.
McIlhaney said Bryan- College
Station was one vote shy of land-
ing the convention here for two
years in a row, but the addition of
meeting space at the new Reed
Arena and George Bush
Presidential Library helped
bring it to the local area. The
meeting will attract approximate-
ly 900 delegates for four days.
"Based on the amount of ques-
tions and clarification of ques-
tions, I hope I did [clear the air],"
McIlhaney said.
COLLEGE STATION HOTEL PROPOSAL
■ In February, the hotel - convention center project
became an agenda item. The "mud lot" in the Northgate
section of the city was the chosen site.
The city was considering an agreement with John Q.
Hammons Hotels Inc. to build a 45,000- square -foot con-
ference center on 8.5 acres in exchange for the develop-
er to build a 200 -plus room hotel on the site.
After much criticism from business owners who
claimed they had not given a chance to bid on the pro-
ject, the council then allowed other interested parties 10
days to submit proposals.
■ April 3 — The council voted unanimously to scrap
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all proposals in the wake of complaints that not enough
time was given to the potential developers to prepare
research for their proposals.
0 April 9 — The council approves a new criteria for
accepting proposals, setting a May 16 deadline to find a
site — including the "mud lot" or alternative sites within
the city limits — and to submit a plan that will meet all
of the city's requirements.
■ May 16 — All proposals are due by 4:30 p.m.
■ June 12 — The city council is scheduled to consid-
er the proposals.
Bryan, folks still welcome
rthur Sullivan's letter in the April 30
Eagle was intriguing. He has formed
an opinion that all College Station
residents agree with every decision made
by the city council and are against out-
siders.
Most of lus welcome visitors from other
cities and are glad they frequent our busi-
nesses. The citizens of College Station did
not have any choice about the widening of
Texas Avenue nor did they recreate the 70
mph speed limit. I'm sure once the con -
structionis completed you will find dri-
ving along Texas Avenue in our city much
more pleasurable.
As for the closing of Munson Avenue, I
and my coworkers are very much against
it. I live in College Station and work as a
city public safety official. I am concerned
that the closing of southbound traffic on
Munson may endanger lives and property
of citizen's by making police and fire
responders choose alternate routes. I do
not find any of the citizens of the neigh-
borhoodhnhospitable, just frustrated.
Hopefully with the closing of the Blinn
campus on Harvey Road, traffic will
decrease' in the area. If you remember,
some of Bryan's citizens refused to accept
Blinn's new campus for that. exact reason.
Is that neighborhood inhospitable?
Yes, Bryan probably can get what it
does not'have. Look along the ever treach-
erous and crowded Briarcrest Drive.just
west of the East Bypass. You'll find sever-
al "chain" stores and restaurants, with
more to come. Annoying as it may be, I
still spend some of my money there. Mr.
Sullivarn you are welcome to visit our
city. And by the way, after you've spent
your dollars here, you can still go north
on Munson.
JOHN CAMPBELL
College Station
Births
local hospitals reported the following births
u slay. The list may not be complete because some
ents choose not to have their names included.
Columbia Medical Center
M 11, 1997:
Melissa Griffin, Bryan, twin girls.
May 12, 1997:
Marian Soberon, Millican, a girl.
onya (Sheltie) Titsworth, College Station, a girl.
isa and John McGregor, College Station, a boy.
ang Deng and Duan Liu, College Station, a boy.
. Joseph Regional Health Center
May 12, 1997:
ebecca and Jason Field, College Station, a girl.
Julie D. and Keith A. Baker, College Station, a boy.
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Columbia Medical Center
May 13, 1997:
Angela and Michael Narvaez, College
Station;-A girl. t
Yei -Sbk Nam and Jong -Joo Kind, Bryan, a
girl.
Malinda and Michaelz: College
Station, a boy. -
St. Meph Regional Health Center
May 13, 1997
Karen and David Croasdell, College
Station, a girl.
Melissa A. and Joseph H. Cobb, Cameron, a
girl.
Ann( 0. and Grant Barnby, Bryah, a girl.
Teresa and Toney Manley, SomeNlle, a girl.
Jamie and Carl D. Johnsoh, College
Station, a boy. R
Stephanie aq�d Jaime MoSqueda, Bryan, a
girl. r+
Doroby a d Jonathan. Egill , College
Station, a girl.
Holly C. and Richard L. Dubec, College
Station, a girl. -
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'Residents
to discuss
south s
a
Neighborhood's future
topic of Saturday forum
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
James Steen has been a resident of College
Station's south side for 32 years, and he's not
looking to leave anytime soon. But what he
hopes to do is keep his neighborhood a nice
place to call home.
The recent retiree from Texas A &M
University is helping city officials identify
ways to improve the neighborhoods just
south of the campus.
"We don't want anything done more than
any other community," he said. "We just
want the city to keep the streets done and to
patrol the community."
City officials have invited Steen and resi-
dents from 1,000 other homes in the neigh-
borhood to share ideas Saturday afternoon.
The south side /Southgate neighborhood
meeting will begin at noon at the Lincoln
Center, 1000 Eleanor St.
Tom Brymer, assistant city manager for
College Station, said after introductions to
city officials, the residents will be able to
choose two of four breakout sessions to
attend.
The sessions will cover:
■ Organizing your neighborhood, commu-
nication of issues and presenting informa-
tion.
■ Appearance, preservation and revitaliza-
tion.
■ Infrastructure, land use, code enforce-
ment, and health and safety.
Brymer said a meeting of 40 residents in
March identified some of the issues that will
be discussed Saturday. He said one of the
major issues is rental properties where city
codes, especially those dealing with parking
and trash collection, are not followed.
"Typically, those in rental housing feel
unconnected to the neighborhood," he said.
"It's almost like two populations in the area,
the long - timers and the part- timers."
Brymer said city officials want to help all of
the residents communicate about the upkeep
of the neighborhood.
Local hospitals reported the tonowing
births Wednesday. The list may not be com-
plete b6ause some parents choose not to
have thd� names included.
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By LILY AGUILAR
Eagle Staff Writer
College Station police said they have
identified a suspect and expect to make
an arrest in a rash of 12 car burglaries
that occurred Thursday morning.
Lt. Scott McCollum said a witness
phoned police around 5 a.m. to report a
burglary in progress. Police discovered
that 12 cars in the 1800 block of Treehouse
Trail and the 2800 block of Longmire
Drive had been burglarized.
Police chased several suspects on foot
and were able to catch one person,
McCollum said.
"We put together enough I information
CS police identify su
in rash of car burglaries
and expect to make an arrest soon," he
said Thursday evening.
Police said many of the vehicles were
entered though broken side windows and
rear sliding windows. Most of the cars
were parked in apartment complex and
four -plex lots, police said.
McCollum said witnesses told police
that they saw more than one person try-
ing to break in to the vehicles.
Items reported missing from vehicles
ranged from black leather boots and a
Rhode Gear backpack to white fuzzy
dice and compact discs, police said. All
items except for a yellow flashlight val-
ued at $3 were recovered, police said.
"I don't know what the motive was,"
McCollum said.
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
BIDS FOR TRAFFIC POLE
EQUIPMENT & HARD-
WARE, REBID #97 -27
(SECTION A). Bids will be
received in the office of the
Purchasing Manager at City
Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue,
College Station, Texas
77840, until 2:00 p.m. on
May 30, 1997. 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
Manager.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
5- 16 -97, 5 -23 -97
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
BIDS FOR WATER TANK
TO BE MOUNTED ON
EXISTING CAB /CHASSIS,
BID #97 -30. Bids will be
received in the office of the
Purchasing Manager at City
Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue,
College Station, Texas
77840, until 2:00 p.m. on
May 30, 1997. 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
Manager.
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS
BID #97 -27 (SECTION A)
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CS council to choose
proposal within month
By KELLI LEVEY
Eagle Staff Writer
Four groups submitted proposals
Friday for a full- service hotel and con-
ference center in College Station.
Council members could select a
final plan within a month.
Earlier negotiations had centered
on a parking lot in Northgate known
as the "mud lot," but the criteria for
this round of proposals did not limit
the development to any specific area
of town.
Elrey Ash, Coll�ge Station's direc-
tor of economic) and commercial
development, named the companies
that submitted proposals:
■ Lane Hospitality, which owns the
College Station Hilton.
■ The Wolf Pen Creek Team, which
includes Jim Allen of Accord
Commercial Inc. in Bryan; Davis
McGill, a private investment broker
in Bryan; DePalma Hotel Group of
Irving, Texas; j and DalMac
Please see HOTEL, Page A7
Births
Local hospitals reported the following
births Friday. The list m y not be complete
because some parents choose not to have
their names included.
Columbia Medical Center
May 15, 1997:
Marianne and Jeff Snodgrass, Bryan, a
girl.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
May 15, 1997:
Belinda and Shannon Oruitt, Bremond, a
• boy
Jennifer Caley and Jo M. Bratlicich,
Bryan, a girl.
Archana and Hareshl Patel, College
Station, a boy.
Investment Group of Dallas. The proposal
calls for putting the complex on land the group
owns near the Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater.
■ John Q. Hammons Hotels Inc., with whom
the city has been negotiating for months for a
hotel on the mud lot.
■ The Leddy Company, a hotel developer in
partnership with College Station business-
man ' John Culpepper III, who owns the mud
lot.
"That was about the number of proposals we
had expected, judging from our conversations
with the various people," Ash said, adding
that two proposals came• in around noon
Friday and two came in near the 4:30 p.m.
deadline.
Assistant City Manager Tom Brymer said
he had not seen the proposals Friday night.
The documents will be taken Monday to
PKF Consulting Service in Houston, he said,
then members of the agency will meet with
city staff members.
"We'll make presentations to the council
during the first meeting in June, then we ten-
tatively have planned — if the council wants it
— to hear presentations from the applicants,"
he said.
Friday's proposals came about three
months after city officials thought they were
nearing a deal on a new hotel in Northgate.
In February, the city staff proposed a deal in
which the city would have given Hammons 8.5
acres of land as site for a 200- plus -room hotel,
estimated to cost $20 million. As part of the
deal, the city would agree to build an adjacent
45,000 - square -foot conference center at a pro-
jected cost of $6 million.
After criticism from some business people,
the city moved to accept other proposals and
gave interested parties 10 days to respond.
Five did, but some complained they hadn't
had enough time to study the situation.
In early April, the council voted unani-
mously to reject all proposals and seek new
ones.
The 35 -page criteria packet was sent to
national companies and local developers, City
Manager Skip Noe said.
No one could be reached Friday night from
the Leddy, Lane or Hammons groups.
Allen's group submitted an earlier proposal
under the name of his company, Accord
Commercial Inc. This time, he said, the name
better describes where they want to build a
hotel.
"We don't feel like the mud lot is a viable
location for a conference center or a hotel, so
we're proposing a different site for it," he said.
Allen described the DePalma Group as the
19th- largest hotel management corporation in
the world and said it owns and manages
numerous hotels and is involved in the
Alamodome project.
"They're huge — probably not in the same
league as John Q. Hammons, but they're
close," he said.
The Leddy Company's previous proposal
was for a full- service hotel of the DoubleTree
chain with about 200 rooms, luxury suites on
the top floor and a restaurant. The proposal
would spare the city the cost of acquiring
Culpepper's land through condemnation pro-
ceedings, Culpepper's lawyer said in March.
•
•
Community leaders to address
race relations during summit
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
Community leaders are sched-
uled to explore solutions to prob-
lems of race relations in Bryan-
College Station at a summit
Sunday.
The invitation -only 4:30 P.M.
town hall event at the College
Station Hilton & Conference
Center was organized by various
residents of e community.
"What we' e hoping to do is
bring together 100 to 150 leaders
from the community," said J.
Frank Hernandez, station man-
ager of KHRN.FM. "We are hop-
ing to construct tangible solu-
tions that can be implemented
by these leaders."
Hernandez; who was one of-the
main organizers, said the meeting
was spurred by an article that
appeared in IMite Magazine ear-
lier this year about race relations.
"That was sort of the first step,
now the community needs to
pick up the ball," he said.
Some of those invited who
have accepted invitations are:
College Station Mayor Lynn
McIlhaney, Bryan Mayor
Lonnie Stabler, College Station
school district board member
Larry Johnson, Bryan school
district Superintendent Sarah
Ashburn, Texas A &M
University's Jerry Gaston,
Bryan Police Chief Lee
Freeman, College Station Police
Chief Ed Feldman and about 30
Please see SUMMIT, Page A7
Summit
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others, Hernandez said.
"We've w'brked to see that we
have a god variety from the
community „' he said.
Jim Baronet, general manager
of KBTX -TV, said his station
plans to air one hour of the pro-
gram on June 1 from 5 to 6 p.m.
"Obviously, a good positive dis-
cussion is good,” Baronet said:
"It's good to let people express
their concerns."
Hernandez \said the airing of
the program is also in the works
with KAMV -TV, and radio sta-
tions KHRN -FM and KBMA -FM.
"It really makes a statement
because it has been a community
effort," Hernandez said.
But one essential element in
the forum is attendance, he said.
"It's vital that the invited people
attend," he said. "If they didn't
RSVP then bring your invitation.
That's your ticket to get in."
South side
vaddresses
area needs
CS residents, city staff
meet on infrastructure
By LILY AGUILAR
Eagle Staff Writer
Residents, of College Station's south side came
together for a community forum Saturday to dis-
cuss problems and explore solutions for their
neighborhood.
About 50 people gathered at the Lincoln
Center on Eleanor Street for the forum. The
meeting was arranged by city officials, including.
- Tom Brymer, assistant city manager , and south
side residents.
The meeting was divided into breakout ses-
sions where people could analyze specific issues,
such as neighborhood organization, appearance
and preservations, infrastructure and land use
- td health and safety.
Peter Tarlow, a facilitator for the appearance
and preservation group, said neighborhood asso-
ciations are a key in getting information from
the city to the public.
Please see SOUTH SIDE, Page A2
The City of College Station is currently
00 accepting applications for the position
of:
POLICE OFFICER
Duties include regular patrol duties in a community of 55,000 residents. Shift work
required. The employee will be responsible for the enforcement of civil, criminal
and traffic laws.
REQUIREMENTS: High school diploma or GED, ability to relate well to the pub-
lic, good written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to complete
physical, psychological and ploygraph examinations. Applicants must be at least
21 years of age by completion of the Academy and possess a valid Driver's
License.
Entry level test will be held on Saturday, June 21, 1997.
Salary: Certified = $2,06B /Month
Non Certified = $1,849 /Month
Deadline to apply, May 28,1997
Apply at: City of College Station
Human Resources Department
1101 S. Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
Equal Opportunity Employer
Tarlow said many people don't
know what the city ordinances
are or how to find out about
them. His group sl ggested using
neighborhood associations as
liaisons to the city.
Dennis Maloney,, a group facil-
itator, said the city needs to send
out a statement explaining viola-
tions and their fines to citizens.
"Put it in dollars W and cents," he
said. "You destroy the integrity
of my neighborhogd• — boom —
you get a fine."
Maloney said his group also
talked about property taxes. He
said the city's current tax policy
punishes people who improve
their homes.
Whenever " Put Put i t i n
that add to a
property's dollars
value are
made, taxes and cents.
are increased,
he said. You
"My wife
and I bought a and
house and the
improved it,"
he said. "And
the cit integrity
thanked us by
raising our of my
property
taxes." neighbor
Maloney
.said one incen- hood —
tive the city
could provide boom —
homeowners
would be tax- you get a
ing property at
n
its original i n e .
appraised
value. That
way, people DENNIS
could improve
their home MALONEY
without being
hit for more
tax dollars, he home owner
said.
Katherine
Edwards and
her group discussed neighbor-
hood organization and communi-
ty issues. Edwards said college
students were a serious concern
because they are constantly relo-
cating, and, therefore, difficult to
incorporate into a neighborhood.
She said forming a welcoming
committee to invite newcomers
might help people, including stu-
dents, to feel like they are a part
of the community.
Maloney said property owners
and their renters need to know
the rules so that they can com-
ply, as well. He said they need to
be as involved in neighborhood
associations as other homeown-
ers.
"The way to have strength is to
have a small group committed to
the neighborhood," he said.
Maloney said most of the south
side area is zoned as single -fami-
ly, medium density housing.
That means that no more than
four unrelated people are
allowed to live in a single
dwelling, he said.
"Everyone we talked to wants
this area to remain that way,"'
Maloney said. "Don't let the
apartment complexes overrun
our neighborhoods."
The City of College Station's Community
UDevelopment Department is currently accepting
accepting applications for a :
HOUSING PROGRAMS COORDINATOR
Responsible for developing and implementing policies and procedures and managing day to day
activities related to federally funded affordable housing programs.
These programs inv lve down payment assistance, the rehabilitation, acquisition or possible
new construction o low and moderate income owner and renter occupied housing units.
Responsible for nn nagement of the City's commercial facade improvement program.
Supervisory activities will include the coordinating and supervising of projects with other
Community Development staff and supervision of Community Development Project Managers.
Qualifications Bachelor's degree with a major in finance, business, public administration,
urban planning, or a related field. A graduate level degree in a related field may be substituted
for up to 2 years work experience. A minimum of 2 to 3 years work experience is required.
Experience in the management of federal, state or locally funded housing programs is preferred.
Salary: $2,525 /Month
Deadline to apply: May 27,1997
Apply at: City of College Station
Human Resources Department
1101 S. Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
Equal Opportunity Employer
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S ome off were notable n at election
JENNY NELSON Ex low turnout — m arked B -CS coun cils_ ; s chools vote to l Januar. s aid d he
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elections in Texas may
- ee ng guilty because you did- Only 5.11 _ House seat in t percent of College ing]." tive, said that Bryan's movement create voter apathy.
n't vote in the May 3 city and Station voters and 6.01 percent of Ogden, a Bryan Republican, toward single member districts "Seems like every month they
school elections? Bryan voters cast ballots in the said he intended to vote, but a could have confused voters, caus- have some kind of election," he
You're not alone. May 3 council and school board family matter interfered with his ing the low turnout.
Neither did your local state elections. Citizens could have said.
plans. Between serving in the Texas Bill Turner, the district attor-
senator, state representative, dis- cast their ballots on May 3, or "That's the first election I can House of Representatives and ney, said, "I didn't vote and I
trict attorney, county attorney during the early voting period, remember that I was in town that going to a friend's funeral, state have no excuse."
and the College Station police April 14 -29. I didn't vote" he said. Rep. William Roman, R- Bryan, Jim Kubovia the cou nty
chief, according to voting records "I'm e guilty as charged," said Ogden, who is in his fi st erm — said-he- tovoote4i the May 3 a ttorney, said, "I -• vo e and
obtained by The -- &cyan -C state - Ogden. — on as a state senator after serving elections.
Station Eagle. have a good excuse [for not vot- six years as a state representa- Roman, a retired physician Please see VOTING, Page A8
Voting
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I should have. There is no excuse for not
voting. It's one of the very few [elections]
I've missed."
College Station Police Chief Edgar
Feldman said his daughter had surgery in
Houston on election day, and "if I had
thought about it sooner, I would have
voted absentee. I hated it, but things like
that happen."
Feldman said that neglecting his right
to vote isn't a habit.
"I think if you check back, you'll see I've
doted in most of the past elections," he
;aid.
Only 1,772 of College Station's 34,708
• egistered voters turned out. In Bryan,
"If the general population as a whole has no interest or
knowledge of an election, why should we be surprised that
elected officials are in the same boat ?"
KAREN FISHER
president, League of W omen Voters of Brazos County
2,270 out of 37,786 registered voters cast
ballots. Included among the nonvoters
were leaders in education, business and
other professions.
Karen Fisher, president of the League of
Women Voters of Brazos County, said she
was disappointed but not surprised that
some elected officials did not vote.
"If the general population as a whole
has no interest or no knowledge of an elec-
tion, why should we be surprised that
elected officials are in the same boat ?" she
said.
The lack of voter interest in local elec-
tions extends far beyond Bryan - College
Station. Across the nation, records indi-
cate that less than 10 percent of voters
show up at the polls for city elections.
After the May elections, some observers
said the campaigns were not "issue dri-
ven," and that was the cause for the low
turnout.
Harvey Tucker, a professor of political
science at Texas A &M University, said at
the time that the amount of information
available to voters in a city race is much
less than in a statewide or national con-
test. Thus, voters have to make a real
effort to understand how candidates dif
fer.
One solution to the low turnout could be
to schedule the city and school elections to
coincide with larger elections, Tucker
said.
"It is not a big mystery," he said. "We
can get high turnout, but we want a
turnout of people who are knowledgeable."
■ Eagle Staff Writer John Kirsch contributed to this
article.
09CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
The City of College Station's Public Utilities Department is currently accepting applications for a:
Utility Technician
Qualified applicants must be able to work with other personnel as a team member. Responsible for assisting in
construction and maintaining electrical power lines and providin& assistance to the Line Technician. Must also
be able to work in all weather conditions. Will be required toldrrve equipment or machinery to and from job
site.
Minimum lob Requirements
• High School Diploma or GED
• Driver's License issued by the State of Texas
• Ability to obtain a class A, CDL Driver's License within 6 Months of service
• Good Driving Record
Salary: $7.58 /Hour Deadline to apply: June 2,1997
Apply at: City of College Station
Human Resources Department
1101 S. Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
Equal Opportunity Employer
J P CITY STATION e Station's Water and Wastewater
Division Is currently accepting applications for a:
MAINTENANCE FOREMAN
Responsibilities include supervision of the operation, maintenance,
installation and repair of the Water Distribution and Wastewater Collection
systems. h
Requirements: Thorough knowledge of t e methods, materials, equipment
and maintenance practices used In Wa�er/Wastewater Utility Operations.
Minimum of eight years experience in th maintenance and/ or construction
of water and wastewater utility systems with at least three years in a
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Apply at:
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Human Resources Department
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on race
Summit participants optimistic about solutio
By JENNY NELSON
their color." t.
Eagle Staff Writer About 80 invited community lea'
L , ers including city, school, Texa
The relationship problem between is A &M University and business lead'
the various races of people is some- ers, gathered at the College Statio
thing that has no simple remedy, but Hilton and Conference Center f
Participants in Sunday's race rela- share ideas to problems all hav
tions summit said they are hopeftal known about for years.
that a solution is in their grasp. "All we have to do is to open up
Diversifying all aspects of life, belt each other ... not who's of what ra
school, church or the- workplace, was but who's of What character," sa
a recurring theme heard throughout Jerry Gaston,` vice president fo
"The Elements of Change: administration at Texas.. A&
Community Race Relations Summit." University.
"Race relations' is ae simple issue, The event was moderated by
however, there are no simple solu- Frank Hernandez, station mmnpger ;
tions," said Bryan-Mayor ,Lonnie KHRN one of the event's
Stabler. "Racism 'is just the simple Please see RACE, Page 4 arrogance of judging someone on 9e
r
nities they might not see other
wise.
Pluria Marshall Jr. genera
manager of KHRN -FM, , was thi
first to accept the challenge. H(
committed his radio personal'
ties to one night each quarter a
the weekend event.
Marshall, who gave Heller the
volunteers she asked for, saic
one problem in the Brazos Valley
is that people don't ask for what
they want.
Organizers of the summit said
they hope other summits will fol-
low, but the next step in their
Plans is a simulcast of part of
Sunday's summit on KBTX -TV
and KHRN -FM. The program is
scheduled to air 5 to 6 p.m. Jan
1.
Hernandez said they plan to
Publish a solutions guide from
comments gathered at the sum-
mit that can be used in the com-
munity.
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Au[lnle Jackson, youth ser-
vices coordinator for Bryan, said
the summit was the beginning of
solving the race problems, "but
we hope it is really the beginning
of the end of racial division in
our community."
I think it was a good first
step," Jackson said. "I don't
think you're going to solve hun-
dreds of years of racial division
in one afternoon.
"The neat thing about this is
that tangible invitations were
made to people. I got a feeling
that these things are going to
happen."
Other idea: to better race rela-
tions menti ned by audience
members were:
■ high school classes on race
relations;
■ bring a4 rage income up to
$25,000;
■ lower e school drop out
rate;
■ offer scholarships for
extracurricu ar activities that
require students to buy uni-
forms;
■ look at law enforcement and
possible harassment by officers;
■ invite someone of another
race to church or to eat to better
get to know them.
sponsors.
"Placing the blame has been
done and it will continue to be
done," he said. "Let's take respon-
sibility for our community."
Participants tossed out ideas
that included inviting members
of another race to dinner or to
church and offering race relation
classes in the schools. Hernandez
challenged the leaders to take
those ideas to their own offices
and homes and begin the imple-
mentation there.
Hernandez said Bryan- College
Station could be the start of some-
thing on a state or even national
level — "you just provided the
light they can follow," he told the
crowd.
Gov. George W. Bush and
President Bill Clinton both
responded with letters after hear-
ing of the summit plans.
"True racial harmony will be
achieved not just through laws
and government programs, but
in the hearts of individuals,"
stated Bush in his letter.
Clinton's letter commended
the summit participants for
working together to end racism.
"It is of great importance for
the future of our nation that we
expand that common ground,
focusing more on what unites us
than on what divides us. And in
pursuing this path we must
engage in a public dialogue that
is respectful, tolerant and open,"
Clinton stated.
College Station Mayor Lynn
McIlhaney, one of six panelists
who were part of the summit,
said the division problem isn't
just racial, it's a human problem.
"We are having difficulty as
individuals communicating and
listening to one another," she
said. "We have people in the
community who do want to lis-
ten and come to grips with the
problem."
Starting with individual rela-
tionships was one way that many
present said is the first step to
solving the overall race problem.
Bryan City Manager Mike
Conduff praised people who have
made a difference — such as
Project Unity's leader Jeannie
Heller who provides community
services in North Bryan.
"This is a community of quiet
heroes doing a great work," he
said. "Folks make a difference by
the power of one."
Heller, who also was present,
challenged leaders at the summit
to volunteer at Project Unity's
Friday and Saturday gym night
for children.
She said by businesses getting
involved with the children, it
will expose them career opportu-
Shame o �/
all of us V
who didn't
cast a vote
Eagle Editorial Board
ith only 5peroent 6 percent of
the eligible voters casting bal-
lots in the May 3 city and
school elections, perhaps we should-
n't be surprised that some of our
elected officials didn't make it to the
Polls. In fact, maybe we should be
happy that so many'of them did. Not
many of us can say that.
Sen. Phil Gramm voted by mail
from Washington, U.C. Members of
the Bryan and College Station city
' councils and school boards voted.
But Sen. Steve Ogden and Rep.
William Roman didn't vote. Neither
did our district and county attor-
neys. Nor did our College Station
Police chief.
Ogden said, "I don't have a good
excuse." OK, but there aren't too
many good excuses out there for fail-
ing to vote.
The polls on election day are open
from 7 a.m. to 7 P.M. But if voters
don't think they can make it then or
if they want to avoid the election day
crowds — as if there are crowds any
more — then they can vote early. For
instance, voters could cast their bal-
lots for the May 3 election any week-
day between April 14 and April 29.
No longer do people have to have an
i excuse for casting an early ballot.
People also can vote by mail.
While it seems odd that some peo-
ple elected by the voters didn't make
i it to the polls, why should they be
I any different from the rest of us? In
Bryan, only 2,270 of 37,786 registered
voters — 6.01 percent — went to the
Polls. In College Station, only 1,772 of
34,708 registered voters — 5.11 per-
cent — cast ballots. That's pretty
pitiful.
j Yet, voters in both cities faced
important contested races for coun-
cils and school boards.
' Many reasons are given for this
dismal turnout. Some say we have
too many elections, that we shoulc
combine several of them into on(
mega - election. We already have that
every other November when voter;
w face a daunting list of national, statE
and local candidates. Those at the
bottom of the ballot say they have a
hard time getting their messages
x heard by the voters, and probably
they are right. Having separate city
and school elections allows voters to
focus on these most important races.
Maybe voters don't have enough
information, some people say. Yet
there is a plethora of candidate
' forums, voter guides, news stories
a and political advertisements that
should give every voter a chance to
understand the candidates and the
issues. But you can't force voters to
read or listen to the material avail-
able.
Perhaps voters are just tired of pol-
itics and Politicians. That's easy to
understand, but in a democracy we
can't afford to let others pick our
F elected officials for us. The work
► they do and the decisions they make
simply are too important not to par-
ticipate in the electoral process.
Possibly some voters feel disen-
franchised, that their voices won't
be heard no matter who wins. It's
can be assured, however, that if they
don't speak out and cast a vote, their
voices never will be heard.
There are many excuses people
can give for not going to the polls.
We've heard them all, and, frankly,
none of them is a satisfactory reason
for not voting.
We can't give up on this experi-
ment called democracy yet. Flawed
as it may be, it is far better than any
other system humans have managed
to devise. But our democracy is only
as strong as we make it.
Shame on the elected and appoint-
` ed officials who didn't go to the polls
on May 3. Shame on the rest of us
who didn't, either.
NO. 355 -CC
THE CITY CF COLLEGE STATION, § IN THE COUNTY COURT
Condemnor, §
vs. §
ALMA CLAY; VERNA L. BURRELL; JAMES CURTIS WALKER; §
J. W. WALKER; KATIE WASHINGTON; THE UNKNOWN HEIRS §
OF EVA WALKER, DECEASED; THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF § AT LAW NO. 1
ORA (ORIA) HENRY WALKER, DECEASED; ALL UNKNOWN §
HEIRS TO AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO THE SUBJECT §
PROPERTY; and GERALD "BUDDY" WINN, BRAZOS COUNTY §
TAX ASSESSOR/COLLECTOR, §
§
Condemnees. § BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS
CITATION BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF TEXAS
TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF EVA WALKER, DECEASED; THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ORA
(ORIA) HENRY WALKER, DECEASED; and ALL PERSONS CLAIMING ANY TITLE OR INTER-
EST IN LAND UNDER DEED HERETOFORE GIVEN TO EVA WALKER AND ORA (ORIA)
HENRY WALKER OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, AS GRANTEES, WHOSE NAMES AND
PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE UNKNOWN, OR IF THEY BE DECEASED, THEIR HEIRS AND
LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, WHOSE NAMES AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE
UNKNOWN.
You are hereby commanded to appear at the hearing before the Special Commissioners appointed by
the Judge of the County Court at Law No. 1 of Brazos County, Texas, to assess the damages occasioned
by the condemnation of the hereinafter described property, to be held in the Office of the City Att orney,
1141 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas, at 9:30 o'clock a.m., on Thursday, June 19, 1997, and
answer the amended petition of the CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, Plaintiff, in the suit styled CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION (Condemnor) vs. ALMA CLAY, et al (Condemnees), wherein the CITY OF COL-
LEGE STATION is Plaintiff and ALMA CLAY, VERNA L. BURRELL; JAMES CURTIS WALKER, J. W.
WALKER, KATIE WASHINGTON, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF EVA WALKER, DECEASED, THE
UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ORA (ORIA) HENRY WALKER, DECEASED, and ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS TO
AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, whose names and places of resi-
dence are unknown, or if they be deceased, their heirs and legal representatives, whose names and
places of residence are unknown, are Defendants, which amended petition was filed with the Judge of
the County Court at Law No. 1 of Brazos County, Texas, on the 7th day of May, 1997, and the nature of
which suit is as follows:
The suit is a proceeding in eminent domain in which the CITY OF COLLEGE STATION is condemning,
at the request of the City Council for the City of College Station, for the purpose of expanding and main-
taining a public park in conjunction with the Lincoln Center -Wayne Smith Park Corridor Master Plan,
which are public purposes, the following described tract of land situated in Brazos County, Texas, to -wit:
Metes and bounds description of all that certain 0.674 acre tract or parcel of land, lying and being
situated in the Crawford Burnett League, Abstract No. 7, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, and
being comprised of the remainder of that same called 0.27 acre tract conveyed from Edward V.
Hrdlicka, et ux, to Ora Henry Walker, et ux as described by deed recorded in Volume 97, Page 165
of the Deed Records of Brazos County, Texas, and a 0.40 acre tract described as being conveyed
to O.H. Walker by unwritten conveyance as referred to in Volume 454, Page 157 of the Deed
Records of Brazos County, Texas, said 0.674 acre tract being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at a 3/4" iron pipe found for the PLACE OF BEGINNING, being the east comer of said
called 0.27 acre tract and being a corner in the southwest line of that same called 4.634 acre tract
conveyed from Birdie H. Briscoe, et al., to Corpus Christi National Bank, Trustee, as described by
deed recorded in VOLUME 454, PAGE 157 of the Deed Records of Brazos County, Texas.
THENCE N 16° 15' 10" W - 4.85 feet with the common fence line between said called 0.27 acre tract
and said 4.634 acre tract to a 3/4" iron pipe found for angle point.
THENCE N 31 °10' 17" W - 57.13feet with said common line to a railroad cross -tie fence post found
for comer, and lying In the so0theast fine of said 0.40 acre tract.
THENCE N 57° 16'01" E - 66.31feet with the common fence line between said 0.40 acre tract and
said 4.634 acre tract to a 3/4" iron pipe found for corner.
THENCE N 29" 48'03" W - 54.05 feet with said common line to a 3/4" iron pipe found for corner.
THENCE S 69" 53'43" W - 243.31 feet with said common line to a 1/2" iron rod set for comer in the
northeast right -of -way line of Wellborn Road.
THENCE S 29° 48' 05" E - 160.39 feet with said right -of -way line to a 1/2" iron rod set for comer,
and being the west comer of the remainder of said called 0.34 acre tract conveyed from Edward V.
Hrdlicka, et ux, to Beatrice Campbell, as described by deed recorded in VOLUME 96, PAGE 431 of
the Deed Records of Brazos County, Texas.
THENCE N 60'09'14"E - 173.78 feet with the common line between said called 0.27 acrelrrut_and
said called 0.34 acre tract to the PLACE OF BEGINNING, and containing 0.674 acres of land.
You are notified that said hearing has been set for the above stated hour, date, and place, and to appear
at same and present such evidence as you may wish. You are further notified to appear and answer
said amended petition on or before said date. If you desire to appear and answer before said date, do
so at the County Court at Law No. 1, Brazos County, Texas, located 300 East 26th Street, Bryan, Brazos
County, Texas.
The interest of said ALMA CLAY, VERNA L. BURRELL, JAMES CURTIS WALKER, J. W. WALKER,
KATIE WASHINGTON, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF EVA WALKER, DECEASED; THE UNKNOWN
HEIRS OF ORA (ORIA) HENRY WALKER, DECEASED; AND ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS TO AND SUC-
CESSORS IN INTEREST TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, Defendants, if any, is that they either own or
claim an interest in said property subject to unpaid accrued taxes.
If this citation is not served within ninety (90) days after its issuance, it shall be returned forthwith.
GIVEN UNDER OUR HANDS, at Brazos County, Texas, this 7th day of May, 1997.
ISSUED this 7th day of May, 1997.
SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS:
J. B. HERVEY
ART M. McKELLAR
MABELLE S. BRAMHALL
GIVEN under my hand and seal of said Court, at office in Bryan Texas, this 7th day of May, 1997.
MARY ANN WARD, COUNTY CLERK
OF BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS
BY: Flo Workman, Deputy Clerk
5- 12 -97, 5- 19 -97, 5- 26 -97. 6 -2 -97
DI
LEGAL NOTICE
C�
o 4
ORDINANCE NO. 2242
WAS PASSED AND AP-
PROVED ON MAY 8, 1997
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION meeting In regular
session at College Station
City Hall, 1101 South Texas
Avenue, said meeting having
been posted In accordance
with Title 5, Texas Govern-
ment Code, Said Ordinance,
signed by the Mayor and duly
recorded In the official re-
cords of the city, Is captioned
as follows: AN ORDINANCE
REZONING A PARCEL OF
LAND CONSISTING OF A
4.242 ACRE TRACT AND
AN 8.471 ACRE TRACT SI-
TUATED IN THE RICHARD
CARTER SURVEY, AB-
STRACT NO, (8) BRAZOS
COUNTY, TEXAS CON-
VEYED TO F.W. BERT
WHEELER BY DEED RE-
CORDED IN VOLUME 444,
PAGE 800, OF THE DEED
RECORDS OF BRAZOS
COUNTY, TEXAS FROM
R -1 SINGLE FAMILY RESI-
DENTIAL TO A -P ADMINIS-
TRATIVE PROFESSIONAL
AND C -B BUSINESS COM-
MERCIAL.
A public hearing was held
and notices published in ac-
cordance with statue. Any
person who violates any
provision of this ordinance
shall be subject to a fine no
less than ($25.00) and 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. 2242 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
5- 19 -97, 5 -20 -97
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A barrier might work
don't live on Munson Avenue or
even inside the city limits of College';'
Station, but I just finished reading a
May 13 letter to the editor and I have a
suggestion to the city.
I suggest putting a concrete barrier
halfway down Munson Avenue. This
would absolutely keep people off of
Munson who don't live there, slow
traffic down, and divert the north -
south traffic elsewhere. Granted this
would inconvenience the residents on
Munson, but this would stop the prob-
lem, even the people driving the
wrong way on this now one -way
street.
JIMMY PLETZER
College Station
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c
, J LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 2242
WAS PASSED AND AP-
PROVED ON MAY 8, 1997
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION meeting in regular
session at College Station
City Hall, 1101 South Texas
Avenue, said meeting having
been posted in accordance
with Title 5, Texas Govern-
ment Code. Said Ordinance,
signed by the Mayor and duly
recorded in the official re-
cords of the city, Is captioned
as follows: AN ORDINANCE
REZONING A PARCEL OF
LAND CONSISTING OF A
4.242 ACRE TRACT AND
AN 8.471 ACRE TRACT SI-
TUATED IN THE RICHARD
CARTER SURVEY, AB-
STRACT NO. (8) BRAZOS
COUNTY, TEXAS CON-
VEYED TO F.W. BERT
WHEELER BY DEED RE.
CORDED IN VOLUME 444,
PAGE 800, OF THE DEED
RECORDS OF BRAZOS
COUNTY, TEXAS FROM
R -1 SINGLE FAMILY RESI-
DENTIAL TO A -P ADMINIS-
TRATIVE PROFESSIONAL
AND C -B BUSINESS COM-
MERCIAL.
A public hearing was held
and notices published in ac-
cordance with statue. Any
person who violates any
provision of this ordinance
shall be subject to a fine no
less than ($25.00) and 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 2242 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
5-19-97,5-20-97
' - Births
Local hospitals reported the following births
Monday. The list may not be comple because some
parents choose not to have their names included.
Columbia Medical Center
May 16, 1997
Renae and Judd Blume, College Station, a girl.
Elvia Balderos, Navasota, a boy.
May 18, 1997:
Ebony Jones, Bryan, a girl.
Julie Woodard and Daniel Rueda, Bryan, a boy.
Tabitha and Richard Wilson, Bryan, a boy.
$t. Joseph Regional Health Center
May 16, 1997:
Pearline and Johnnie Flowers, Bran, a girl.
Tammy Annette & Duane R. Martin Buffalo, a girl.
Alexandra and Wesley L. Ratcliff, Caldwell, a boy.
Emily and David Feagan, College Station, a boy.
Elsa M. and Arnulfo Contreras, Bryan, a girl.
Elizabeth and Christopher Arteaga, Hearne, a boy.
May 17, 1997:
Angela and Rafael Santiago, Bedias, a boy
Vivian Joyce Searcy, Bryan, a girl.
May 18, 1997:
Cristina and Magdaleno Gonzale, Bryan, a girl.
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Stop arguing semantic,
t is confusing to see our elected city c _
cials such as Mayor Lynn McIlhaney,
Mayor Lonnie Stabler and Council-
woman Kandy Rose so hesitant to imple-
ment programs that might solve juvenile
crime and violence.
Rose says she is concerned about the
organization's fundamentalist views and
their place in the public schools. She says
her "deeper concern is that the process
will not protect the integrity of the chil-
dren." Rose is correct that we must assure
each child's right to his or her own reli-
gious beliefs, whatever they may be. But
this program is not promoting the teach -
ings of any one person or religion.
This curriculum is not teaching the
morality of religious beliefs of Confucius,
Gautama Buddha, Lao Tzu, Jesus Christ
or Mohammed. The "Character First" cur-
riculum of the Institute in Basic Life Prin-
ciples is emphasizing and teaching chil-
dren universal rules of obedience, atten-
tiveness, orderliness, diligence, responsi-
bility and others — qualities that are non-
religious and are key to producing proac-
tive, productive citizens in our communi-
ty and its children.
For several years I have volunteered
weekly, working' with Save Our Streets, a
local organization that works to save kids
from gangs and gang influence. About a
year ago we implemented the use of Insti-
tute in Basic Life Principles curriculum in
teaching character qualities to ages 5 -20.
We have seen improvement in violence,
theft, disobedience, cruelty and lying.
Seeing this curriculum work, I encour-
age Mayor McIlhaney, Mayor Stabler,
Councilwoman Rose and anyone else to
come and see the program for themselves.
When will our elected city officials stop
arguing semantics, hesitating and playing
politics long enough to take action on
issues that Bryan- College Station resi-
dents are concerned about?
JAY MICHAEL ARNOLD
Bryan
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Local hospitals reported the following
births Tuesday. The list may not be complete
because some parents choose not to have theirl
names included.
Columbia Medical Center
May 19, 1997:
Lashaunda Hines, Bryan, a boy.
Rebecca and Rory Vail, Caldwell, a girl.
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St. Joseph Regional Health Center
May 19, 1997:
Maria Hernandez, Bryan, a boy.
Tiffany Dennis, Bryan, a girl.
Juanita and Rome Walker, College Station.
a boy.
Patricia and Ancelmo Deanda, Bryan, a boy.
Angela and Verdell Person, Bryan, a boy.
Hermelinda and Lorenza Trujillo, College
Station, a boy.
M�A N1, �-N
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station Planning
and Zoning Commission will
hold a pu lic hearing to con-
sider a conditional use permit
request for a group daycare
facility at 4106 Tiffany Trail,
lot 4, blocc 6 of the Shenan-
doah Ph ise One Subdiv-
ision.
This request will be con-
sidered b the Planning and
Zoning Commission on
Thursday June 5, 1997 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) 70 -3547 or (TDD)
1-800-735-2989
For additional information,
please ontact the Planning
Office at (409) 764 -3570.
Sabine
Senior
5 -21 -97
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station Planning
and Zoning Commission will
hold a public hearing to con-
sider a ,rezoning request for
approximately five acres lo-
cated on the southwest cor-
ner of ''Wellborn Road and
Holleman Drive and west of
the railroad tracks from M -1
Planned Industrial to C -1
General Commercial; from
M -1 Planned Industrial to R -5
Apartment/Medium Density;
and, from R -5 Apart-
ment/Medium Density to C -1
General Commercial.
The hearing will be held In
the Council Room of the City
of College Station City ' Hall,
1101 Texas Avenue the
7:00 p.m. meeting of the
Commission on Thursday,
June 5, 1997.
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 McCully
Senior Planner
5 -21 -97
REQUEST FOR BIDS
REBID OF #CD 97 -04
& #CD 97 -05
The City of College Station
Community Development Of-
fice is requesting bids from
qualified general contractors
for the facade rehabilitation
of two (2) commercial build -
Ings located in the Northgate
District. General contractors
interested in participating
must officially apply and be
approved before submitting a
formal sealed bid proposal.
Specific 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
Thursday, May 22, 1997 to
Thursday. June 5, 1997.
Sealed bids from qualified
contractors shall be accepted
at 903 Texas Avenue until
4:00 P.M. Thursday, June 5,
1997. Sealed bids shall be
publicly opened and read at
that time. For more informa-
tion please call Gus Roman
at 764 -3570.
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.
5 -21- 97,5 -28 -97
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Local hospitals reported the following
births Wednesday. The list may not be com-
plete because some parents choose not to
have their names included.
Columbia Medical Center'
May 20,1997:
Patricia A. Luna, College Station, a boy.
Cheryl and James Burleson, Bryan, a boy.
Lauren and Hans Buth, Brenhzm, a girl.
J oslyn and Jehu Henderson, E ryan, a girl.
St. Joseph Regional Healt i Center
May 20, 1997:
Sandra Jean and Antonio Alvarado
Hearne, a boy.
Christina and Charles Rovell , Bryan, a
girl.
Angela and Albert Vasquez, College
Station, a girl.
Amy G. and Greg Kaase, College Station, a
girl.
CS gives green light
to Northgate garage
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer i 11k] a4h
College Station City Council members
Thursday approved plans to move ahead
with a $5- million, 702 -space parking garage
in the Northgate area.
"The council directed the city staff to
start the process to look at the feasibility of
a parking garage on College Main," Mayor
Lynn Mcllhaney said.
Construction of the three -level garage'
contingent on the city acquiring land on
College Main, was part of a three- phased
parking plan.
In the parking package, which won
approval with a tie breaking vote by
McIlhaney, the Patricia Street Promenade
and a $50,000 temporary parking lot behind
Cafe Eccell also were approved.
Before any parking garage is built, City
Manager Skip Noe said there will be more
study and opportunities for the public's
input at council meetings.
Noe said the land on College Main has a
few businesses, but the site mostly is a
vacant lot. Obtaining the land and con-
structing the parking garage could cost
taxpayers $1 million, he said. But if fmanc-
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ing for the project isn't concrete,
Noe said, a bond could be issued to
pay for it.
John DeShazo, who the city paid
to study the parking solutions,
said charging $1 an hour for park.
ing, with a maximum amount of $2
a day, would be a feasible fee.
Noe said he expects construc-
tion to begin as soon as June 1 on
the Patricia Street Promenade,
which includes a parking lot and
Pedestrian walkway with a water
feature in the middle. The comple-
tion of the parking lot is expected
by Aug. 15, he said, and the com-
pletion of the final project by Jan.
1. The contract was awarded to
Construction Resource Group,,
Inc. of Bryan.
The temporary parking lot
behind Cafe Eccell vU be located
on property already owned by the
city, Noe said. He said the lot is
needed to handle parking during
the construction of the other park-
ing projects.
Councilman Steve Esmond, who
voted against the project, said he
thinks a surface lot where the
garage is being considei`ed was a
much better option.
Other council members who
voted against the plan were Swiki
Anderson and Dick Birdwell.
The approved plan also was the
recommendation of the Northgate
Revitalization Board that studied
the possibilities for two years, '
committee chairman Julius
Gribou said.
Your View
Not a basic principle
n his letter of May 21, Jay Michael
Arnold urges the mayors and council
members of Bryan and College Station
to "stop arguing semantics, hesitating
and playing politics" and adopt the
Institute in Basic Life Principles cur-
riculum that he and others want to see
implemented in our local schools.
There is much more than semantics
and local politics involved here, and the
city officials are right to hesitate. First,
mayors and city council members are
not elected to make decisions about cur-
ricular issues or academic programs in
our public schools. We have boards of
trustees, administrators and teachers to
make such decisions. I haven't detected
any support for the Institute in Basic
Life Principles curriculum among local
educators.
Arnold's claim that the Institute in
Basic Life Principles program does not
aim to promote the Christian religion is
belied by the information on the insti-
tute's Internet home page (http: //
www.IBLP.org /seminars /adms97.ht),
which lists a series of seminars for
"Senior Pastors and Christian Leaders."
The title of one seminar is "How to
bring the light of Christ back into your
public schools." Clearly, separation of
church and state is not one of the basic
principles that the Institute in Basic
Life Principles strives to promote.
LARRY OLIVER
College Station
Births
Local hospitals reported the fol-
lowing births Thursday. The list may
not be complete because some par-
ents choose not to have their names
included.
Columbia Medical Center
May 21,1997:
Krista and David Salazar, College
Station, a girl.
Sharareh-Moaveni and Mahmood
Amani, College Station, a girl.
St. Joseph Regional Health
Center
May 19, 1997:
Angela and Adrien Lawson,
Bryan, a boy.
May 21, 1997:
Sherry and Arthur Roberts,
College Station, a boy.
Naila Agayeva and Emin Alyeb,
Bryan, a girl.
13mCS eyes
parking
on lawns
Tougher enforcement
planned for violators
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
There may not be "No Parking"
signs in your yard, but city offi-
cials in Bryan- and College
Station are working to keep cars
off front lawns.
Officials from both cities said
they often get complaints from
residents about neighbors park-
ing in the yards, and they now
are doing something about it.
"Beware, you could be next,"
- ugh_ Walker _assistant t the
city manager of Bryan, said
about people who park in their
yards. "It's surprising how many
people complain about where
people park."
It's been a year since the Bryan
City Council adopted an ordi-
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Ban
From Al
nance not to allow parking in
front yards, except on approved
surfaces. Now, Walker said, the
enforcement of the ordinance is
going to the next level.
"We've given them a year to
come up to speed," he said.
"We're going to start enforcing."
The fine for parking a vehicle
in the front yard of a residential
lot in Bryan is a misdemeanor
offense punishable by a fine not
to exceed $2,000.
Bryan also prohibits, in the
same ordinance, parking recre-
at ional vehicles in the street for
more than 24 hours, Walker said.
"Suppose you went boating on
Saturday and -didn't get back
until late Saturday night," he
said. "We give you 24 hours to get
it back to where it's normally
stored."
College Station has similar
parking policies, which the
- Conee Station City Council dis-
cussed Thursday at the request of
the city's Community
Enhancement Team that had rec-
ommended the current code be
updated.
City Fire Marshal Jon Mies
said parking isn't allowed in
College Station front yards
either, but future amendments to
the ordinance could apply to all
areas of the lawn. New ordi-
nances will be presented to the
council for consideration at a
later date.
The fine in College Station is
$120, Mies said.
Both Mies and Walker said
parking in yards is not only an
aesthetics problem but a safety
issue, as vehicles could leak
harmful fluids into the ground
and block the view of moving
cars in areas where children
could be playing.
Comprehensive plan,
comes under fire
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
Bill Stewart, along with several other
College Station residents, told city coun-
cil members Thursday that he is disap-
pointed with the city's proposed compre-
hensive plan.
My major concern is its lack of a
focused vision," Stewart said. "The
pieces of the plan do not all fit to a com-
mon puzzle, and at times the plan seems
to mask commonalities that may be out
there among the citizens of College
Station."
A public hearing held in the College
Station council chambers attracted a
roomful of residents wanting to express
their views about the plan city officials
call their blueprint for the next 10 -to-20
years.
I The proposed comprehensive plan,
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which will cost $360,040, details
how the city plans to deal with
land usage, drainage, traffic, flood -
plains and other issues in the
future.
The council began work on the
plan in 1995 with three community
meetings, city planner Jane Kee
said. More meetings followed in
1996, she said, with two public
workshops earlier this year.
One issue council members
removed from the plan is the
extension of Appomattox Street
between the Raintree and
Windwood subdivisions. The
council decided to deal with the
possible street extension as a sepa-
rate issue at a later date.
Other complaints about the plan
ranged from unresolved drainage
problems at Wolf Pen Creek to
neighborhood protection from
development.
"Basically, what everyone
wants to - do - is maintain the
integrity of their neighborhoods,"
Councilman Swiki Anderson said
during his first council meeting.
In other business, the council
approved a $1.3- million bike loop
that would connect 3 -to-4 miles of
bike paths and lanes around the
city. The 10 -foot wide concrete
loop will be financed with 80 per-
cent of Texas Department of
Transportation funds and 20 per-
cent of city funds.
City officials said they hope to .
have the final plans to the state for
approval in January.
The council also approved a
gated community requested by
developer David Scamardo for the -
Grand Oaks subdivision on.,
Lincoln Avenue.
Scamardo said he hopes to have
the 23 -lot area built -out in 18
months. The residents will pay a
$5 -to -$6 fee each month to main-
tain the closed -off cul -de -sac.
Don't link Appomattox
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' n the proposed Comprehensive Land
Use Plan for College Station, Appomat-
tox Street in Windwood would be joined
to Appomattox Street in Raintree. This is
of serious concern, because the Windwood
neighborhood is only two blocks wide and
will be negatively affected by the resultant
increase of traffic.'
The members of the Windwood Home-
owners Association, a voluntary associa-
tion of the Windwood neighborhoods,
have asked the city council not to extend
Appomattox. The safety of our neighbor-
hood is our ultimate goal. Danger to
school children going to and from school
buses and to and from Windwood Park is
of particular concern. Half the neighbor-
hood is across Appomattox from the park.
The East Bypass should serve those peo-
ple trying to hurry north and south on the
east side of town. Neighborhoods should
not be split in half by traffic from outside
of the neighborhood. Traffic cutting
through the neighborhood to commercial
areas would cause worse traffic jams at
Appomattox and Texas 30. This is already
a problem at peak traffic times. Such traf-
fic would increase the noise problem that
already exists from the heavy Bypass and
Texas 30 traffic.
We know the city is willing to work with
neighborhoods. City staff and neighbor-
hood members are looking into putting a
gate at Bent Tree Drive, and they are test-
ing the closure of Munson and Ashburn
avenues, both good attempts at solving
traffic problems. Our hope is to prevent
the necessity for slnilar measures. Our
neighborhood is small due to two high-
ways and to the drainage to Carter Creek.
It is not reasonable to jeopardize a neigh-
borhood with heavy traffic when it is
avoidable. We say again, do not extend
Appomattox
SHERRY ELLISON
College Station
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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
ications for apart-time:
The Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management Agency is currently accepting appl
SECRETA RY/RECEPTIO NIS T vv /RECEPTIO
JCt.n � n.
ous secre ary/cler services o e Executive Directoreand Staff t Ass Assistant. maintains 5 accept- for answering ca"S, This individual
able appearance of the BVSWMA reception, conference
and fax it chin areas. Also responsible for
using complex computer, telephone, type copy
penefit package included. $7 81 /Hour Deadline to apply: May 30,1997
Salary:
Apply at: City of College Station
Human Resources Department
1101 S. Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840 opportunity Em to er
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ADVERTISEMENT
FOR BIDS
City of
College Station, Texas
The City of College Station
will receive sealed bids on a
General Contract for con-
struction of Wayne Smith
Little League Park, to be lo-
cated at the intersection of
Holleman Street and Well-
born Road, adjacent to Lin-
coln Center. The project con-
sists of site and civil work,
general construction, me-
chanical, electrical and
plumbing work, fields and
fencing. A mandatory Pre -
Bid Conference will be held
on Thursday, June 12, 1997,
beginning at 10:00 a.m. at
Lincoln Recreation Center
located at 1000 Eleanor.
The City of College Station
will receive Sealed Bids and
Statements of Qualifications
addressed to the City of Col-
lege Station, Texas until 4:30
p.m. Thursday, June 19,
1997, at the office of the Di-
rector of Parks and Recrea-
tion, 1000 Krenek Tap Road,
College Station, Texas, at
which time all qualified bids
will be opened and read. Bids
received after this time will be
returned unopened. All inter-
ested parties are invited to at-
tend.
Bids will be received at the of-
fice of:
Mr. Eric Ploeger,
Assistant Director
College Station Parks
& Recreation Department
1000 Krenek Tap Road
College Station, Texas
77840
(409) 764 -3415
Project No.- 9505
Bid No. 97 -23
Copies of Bidding Docu-
ments, including the Condi-
tions' Report companion
document; can be purchased
and /or reviewed •beginning
Tuesday, May 27, 1997 at
CC Reprographics
1406 Texas Ave. South
College Station, Texas
77.840
(409) 694 -1423
for the cost of reproduction.
The purchase price is non-
refundable,
Questions regarding this
project should be directed to:
Tom Hines
HSI Consulting Architects
3803 Oak Ridge Drive
Bryan, Texas 77802
(409) 846 -9167
Monday through Friday from
3:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Five
'5 %) percent bid security,
I O V E R I N G THE
3REATEST AMOUNT OF
310 IS REQUIRED.
5- 25 -97, 6 -1 -97
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Cut down on the elections
m getting a little tired of all the com-
plaining about the small voter turnout
in recent elections. It really doesn't take
a Ph.D. to explain the reason. We simply
have too many elections.
In the five states I've lived in, Texas has
by far the most elections. We must have
had six separate elections in the past nine
months. Politicians who run for office
without giving up the one they already
hold compound the problem. It would
seem the governor or other authorized
official should be empowered to appoint
persons to fill positions vacated by resig-
nation.
Candidates in local positions may feel
slighted in elections dominated by nation-
al issues but it would seem more discour-
aging if one were elected by such a small
turnout. While it might be advisable to
avoid so called megaelections, certainly
something can be done to reduce the cur-
rent number.
Let's take the required action to reduce
the number of elections. It will result in
considerable tax savings and I believe
increase voter interest and turnout.
Incidentally, I did vote in each of the
recent elections.
TED MOHR
College Station
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QeCITY OF COLLEGE STATION
The City of College Station's Community Development Department is currently accepting applications
for a part-time: GRANTS ANALYST
This individual will be responsible for assisting in the administration of the City's Community Development and
Neighborhood Revitalization Programs through coordination and monitoring to access funds and meet related
reporting and record keeping requirements. Also responsible for providing the professional and technical sup-
port necessary to ensure the City's compliance with various regulatory agencies.
Qualified applicants must have a Bachelors Degree with a major in Public Administration, Urban Planning or
studies, Sociology, Psychology, Finance or as related field, or a minimum of 3 years related work experience.
Experience in the management of federal, state or locally funded grant programs preferred.
Salary: $1,729 /Month Deadline to apply: June 10,1997
Apply at: City of College Station
Human Resources Department
1101 S. Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
Equal Oppo rtunity Employer
Births
Local hospitals reported the fi
births Tuesday. The list may not be c
because some parents choose not
their names ii
Columbia Medical Center
May 23,1997:
Kristie Taylor and David Silmon,
boy.
May 26, 1997:
Jill and Erick Knezek, College S
girl.
Joyce and Vic Blackmon, Franklin,
Melissa and James Sheldon, Bryal
St. Joseph Regional Health CI
May 23, 1997:
April Vittonel, Bryan, a boy.
Deavia Thomas, Hearne, a girl.
Renee and Andrew Clouston,
Station, a boy.
May 24, 1997:
Araceli and Humberto Sipulveda,
girl.
May 26, 1997:
Kimberly and Michael Painter,
Station, a boy.
Jeanette Rico, Bryan, a girl.
Ann and Paul Carvan, College
girl.
Ola Ahmed and Ramadam Bz
College Station, a girl.
Janna and Jeremy Price, Bryan, a
plowing
omplete
to have
Icluded.
3ryan, a
ration, a
a boy.
1, a boy.
Inter
College
Bryan, a
College
tation, a
The City of College Station's Community
Enhancement/Fire Department is currently
accepting applications for a:
RECEPTIONIST
Responsible for phone reception and all customer contact
relating to Code Ehforcement and for clerical support of the
Community Enhancement staff. Must have the ability to make
routine mathematical computations and tabulations
accurately and with reasonable speed; the ability to file
inspection reports and letters; the ability to handle customers,
often multiple ones at one time, in 'a courteous,
professional manner; the ability to use Microsoft Word and
Excel and the ability to make decisions in accordance with
department rules and regulation. This position is
approximately 20 -30 hours a week.
Salary: $7.00 /hour
Deadline to apply: June 5, 1997
Apply at: City of College Station
Human Resources Department
1101 S. Texas Avenue
College Station, TX 77840
Equal Opportunity Employer
Marjorie M. Jones
r 1, 1925 — May 26, 1997
veside services for Marjorie
nes, 72, of College Station
,t for 2 p.m. Wednesday in
e Station Cemetery.
Rev. Ben Shauhan will offi-
Mr . Jones died Monday
evening at home.
She was born in Shreveport, La.
She 1&as a retired medical secre-
tary end certified medical assis-
tant. She was a member of the
Order of the Eastern 'Star of
Orang Park, Fla. She was a mem-
ber f St. Mark's Episcopal
ivors include her hus-
Sam Jones of
Station; two daughters
son -in -law, Edie Jones of
Station and Elaine Jones
?o Woodard of Edmond,
tnd two grandchildren.
REQUEST FOR BIDS
R EBID OF #CD 97 -04
& #CD 97 -05
The City of College Station
Community Development Of-
fice is requesting bids from
qualified general contractors
for the facade rehabilitation
of two (2) commercial build-
ings located in the Northgate
District. General contractors
interested in participating
must officially apply and bE
approved before submitting a
formal sealed bid proposal.
Specific bid Information, bid
packages, and contractor
qualification applications are
available Monday through
Friday, 8 A.M. to 5 P.M., at
the CRY of College Station
Community Development Of-
fice, 903 Texas avenue. Bid
packages shall be available
to qualified contractors from
Thursday, May 22, 1997 to
Thursday, June 5, 1997.
Sealed bids from qualified
contractors shall be accepted
at 903 Texas Avenue until
4:00 P.M. Thursday, June 5,
1997. Sealed bids shall be
publicly opened and read at
that time. For more informa-
tion please call Gus Roman
at 764 -3570.
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.
5- 21 -97, 5 -28 -97
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THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, N0. 355 -CC
§ IN THE COUNTY COURT
Condemnor,
§
vs.
§
ALMA CLAY; VERNA L. BURRELL; JAMES CURTIS WALKER;
§
J. W. WALKER; KATIE WASHINGTON; THE UNKNOWN HEIRS
§
OF EVA WALKER, DECEASED; THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF
§ AT LAW N0. 1
ORA (ORIA) HENRY WALKER, DECEASED; ALL UNKNOWN
§
HEIRS TO AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO THE SUBJECT
§
PROPERTY; and GERALD "BUDDY" WINN, BRAZOS COUNTY
§
TAX ASSESSOR/COLLECTOR,
§
Condemnees.
§ BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS
CITATION BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF TEXAS
TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF EVA WALKER, DECEASED; THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF OA
EST IN H LAND UNDER DEED CLAIMING INTER-
DEEED HEREETOFORE GIVEN TO EVA WALKER AND ORA (ORIA)
HENRY WALKER OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, AS GRANTEES, WHOSE NAMES AND
PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE UNKNOWN, OR IF THEY BE DECEASED, THEIR HEIRS AND
LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, WHOSE NAMES AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE
UNKNOWN.
You are hereby commanded to appear at the hearing before the Special Commissioners appointed by
the Judge of the County Court at Law No.1 of Brazos County, Texas, to assess the damages occasioned
by the condemnation of the hereinafter described property, to be held in the Office of the City Attorney,
1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas, at 9:30 o'clock a.m., on Thursday, June 19, 1997, and
answer the amended petition of the CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, Plaintiff, in the suit styled CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION (Condemnor) vs. ALMA CLAY, et al ( Condemnees), wherein the CITY OF COL-
LEGE STATION is Plaintiff and ALMA CLAY, VERNA L. BURRELL; JAMES CURTIS WALKER, J. W.
WALKER, KATIE WASHINGTON, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF EVA WALKER, DECEASED, THE
UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ORA (ORIA) HENRY WALKER, DECEASED, and ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS TO
AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, whose names and places of resi-
dence are unknown, or if they be deceased, their heirs and legal representatives, whose names and
places of residence are unknown, are Defendants, which amended petition was filed with the Judge of
the County Court at Law No. 1 of Brazos County, Texas, on the 7th day of May, 1997, and the nature of
which suit is as follows:
The suit is a proceeding in eminent domain in which the CITY OF COLLEGE STATION is condemning,
at the request of the City Council for the City of College Station, for the purpose of expanding and main-
taining a public park in conjunction with the Lincoln Center -Wayne Smith Park Corridor Master Plan,
which are public purposes, the following described tract of land situated in Brazos County, Texas, to -wit:
Metes and bounds description of all that certain 0.674 acre tract or parcel of land, lying and being
situated in the Crawford Burnett League, Abstract No. 7, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, and
being comprised of the remainder of that same called 0.27 acre tract conveyed from Edward V.
Hrdlicka, et ux, to Ora Henry Walker, et ux as described by deed recorded in Volume 97, Page 165
of the Deed Records of Brazos County, Texas, and a 0.40 acre tract described as being conveyed
to O.H. Walker by unwritten conveyance as referred to in Volume 454, Page 157 of the Deed
Records of Brazos County, Texas, said 0.674 acre tract being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at a 314" iron pipe found for the PLACE OF BEGINNING, being the east comer of said
called 0.27 acre tract and being a corner in the southwest line of that same called 4.634 acre tract
conveyed from Birdie H. Briscoe, et al., to Corpus Christi National Bank, Trustee, as described by
deed recorded in VOLUME 454, PAGE 157 of the Deed Records of Brazos County, Texas.
I HtNCE N 16° 15' 10" W - 4.85 feet with the common ienca w in —ween saw cauea 0.27 acre tract
and said 4.634 acre tract to a 314" iron pipe found for angle point.
THENCE N 31 °10' 17" W - 57.13feet with said common line to a railroad cross -tie fence post found
for comer, a lying to the southeast line of said 0.40 acre tract.
THENCE N 57° 16'01" E - 66.37feet with the common fence line between said C.40 acre tract
said 4.634 acre tract to a 3/4" iron pipe found for corner.
THENCE N 29 48'03" W - 54.05 feet with said common line to a 3/4" iron pipe found for corner.
THENCE S 69° 53'43" W - 243.31 feet with said common line to a 1/2" iron rod set for comer in the
northeast right -of -way line of Wellborn Road.
THENCE S 29 48' 05" E - 160.39 feet with said right -of -way line to a 1/2" iron rod set for comer,
and being the west comer of the remainder of said called 0.34 acre tract conveyed from Edward V.
Hrdlicka, et ux, to Beatrice Campbell, as described by deed recorded in VOLUME 96, PAGE 431 of
the Deed Records of Brazos County, Texas.
THENCE N 60° 09' 14" E - 173.78 feet with the common line between said called 0.27 acre tract and
said called 0.34 acre tract to the PLACE OF BEGINNING, and containing 0.674 acres of land.
You are notified that said hearing has been set for the above stated hour, date, and place, and to appear
at same and present such evidence as you may wish. You are further notified to appear and answer
said amended petition on or before said date. If you desire to appear and answer before said date, do
so at the County Court at Law No. 1, Brazos County, Texas, located 300 East 26th Street, Bryan, Brazos
County, Texas.
The interest of said ALMA CLAY, VERNA L. BURRELL, JAMES CURTIS WALKER, J. W. WALKER,
KATIE WASHINGTON, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF EVA WALKER, DECEASED; THE UNKNOWN
HEIRS OF ORA (ORIA) HENRY WALKER, DECEASED; AND ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS TO AND SUC-
CESSORS IN INTEREST TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, Defendants, if any, is that they either own or
claim an interest in said property subject to unpaid accrued taxes.
If this citation is not served within ninety (90) days after its issuance, it shall be returned forthwith.
GIVEN UNDER OUR HANDS, at Brazos County, Texas, this 7th day of May, 1997.
SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS:
J. B. HERVEY
ART M. McKELLAR
MABELLE S. BRAMHALL
ISSUED this 7th day of May, 1997.
GIVEN under my hand and seal of said Court, at office in Bryan Texas, this 7th day of May, 1997.
MARY ANN WARD, COUNTY CLERK
OF BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS
BY: Flo Workman, Deputy Clerk
5.12 -97, 5- 19 -97, 5- 26.97, 6 -2 -97
PmCS p
eye s an
■
o n tourism
Group to share findings'
of study with CS council
By BLAIR FANNIN
Eagle Staff Writer
Members of a panel Wednesday nig t
reviewed the final draft of a sev
month study on tourism in Bryan aaa d
College Station that focuses on. attrap-
tions, transportation and infrastructure,
and marketing.
The panel plans to present the find-
ings before the College Station Ci y
Council on June 12.
The study, initiated by the counc
looks at tourism strategies that could le
used jointly by the cities of Bryan and
College Station, Brazos County acid
Texas A &M University.
The study focuses on three major
® points: Attractions; transportation and
infrastructure; and marketing. Each
point contains three objectives, and
includes a list of strategies for each
objective.
The three objectives under attractions
include: Promote the development of a
"joint entertainment zone "; promote
Northgate and downtown Bryan as
"entertainment zones" in College
Station and Bryan, respectively; and
enhance and develop attractions north
of Bryan and south of College Station.!_
Transportation and infrastructure
objectives include improving signage
for better and safer public movement;
establishing visitor and information
welcome centers; and improving trans-
portation access to and within Bryan-
College Station and the Brazos Valley.
Marketing objectives include coordi-
nating tourism marketing plans; estab-
lishing a tourism marketing educational
program; and initiating greater-promo-
tion of all attractions and events in the
Brazos Valley.
Members talked at length about how
the study should be presented to local
government officials.
Ron Blatchley, owner /operator of the
O local McDonald's restaurants, suggested
the study be presented in an open meet-
ing setting before voters and elected offi-
cials after it is reviewed by the council.
"Judging from past experience, we
need to put this before the people that
actually vote and are the actual movers
and shakers," said Blatchley, who is a
i former Bryan mayor. "I think this would
help it move forward if it is presented
before our elected officials and it won't
be something that is just pushed aside."
Brazos County Commissioner Tony
Jones suggested drafting a letter endorsed by both
the, mayors of Bryan and College Station and other
officials inviting members of the city councils, coun-
ty commissioner's court and other agencies to
attend the open meeting presentation.
Members agreed that the existing project manage-
ment team act as an interim implementation task
fo and come up with a time, place and presenta-
tio The management team is chaired by Clare
G " ri, a retired A &M professor and tourism special -
ist.
e• development of "joint" entertainment - zones
in ryan and College Station is one of the objectives
under the attractions heading.
he study calls for the promotion of entertain-
me it in downtown Bryan in the ,fiorm of museums,
restaurants and murals. In College Station, the
stu y suggests a replica of the College Station train
station and other attractions.
The study includes investigating the feasibility of
a dhampionship golf course, hotel and convention
cer ter, expo center and other attractions.
ding for all of the attraction objectives would
be shared by College Station, Bryan and Brazos
Co inty.
The city of College Station, however, already has
a y Ian for its own hotel- convention center.
'There will always be differences," said Steve
Be ichy, director of parks and recreation with the
ci of College Station who serves on the project
me nagement team.
` But I think [this study] is one of the areas that
w' I benefit the entire community. A tourist in
Bryan is just important to College Station because
no one of the entities has enough for them to do," he
$1Pt�1S
Local hospitals re
may
not be�co
births Wednesday. The
plete because some parents choose not to have
their names included.
Columbia Medical Center
May 27,1997:
Donna and Augustine Palmisano, College
Station, a girl.
Teresa and Kelly Harris, Leona, a boy.
Brenda and Corey Handrick, Giddings, a boy.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
May 27,1997:
Annette and Tommy Brittain, College
Station, a girl.
Ruth and Mark Supak, Lyons, a girl.
Christy and Jeff McCracken, Bryan, a boy.
Mirella and Olonzo Ochoa, Bryan, a girl.
Jung -Hwa Yang and Min Hwang Hyun, Bryan,
a boy.
/ Births
Local hospitals reported the following
births Thursday! The list may not be complete
because some parents choose not to have
their , included.
Columbia Meical Center
May 28, 1997:
Trina Hall, Navasota, a girl.
Vita and J. Kean Register, Bryan, a boy.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
May 28,1997:
Abigail andi Rodney Walker, Bryan, a girl.
Beth and Dale Thomas, Bryan, a boy.
Diana and Harold Alan Love, College Station,
a boy.
Maria and Retpgio Lopez, Bryan, a girl.
Mary L. ano Daniel Moore, Hearne, a boy
Wendy and Doug Lear, College Station, a girl.
NOTICE
\The City of College Station has filed an application with the Public Utility Commission of
Texas to amend its certificated area boundaries for electric utility service to include areas
annexed by the City in 1996. Persons with questions about this project should contact Mr.
Bob Pohl at 764 -3493. Persons who wish to intervene in the proceeding or comment upon
^tion sought, should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, at P.O. Box 13326,
ustin, Texas 78711 -3326, or call the Public. Utility Commission's Office of Consumer
Affairs at (512) 936 -7120. Hearing and speech- impaired individuals with text telephones
(TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936 -7136. The deadline for intervention in the
proceeding is 70 days after the date the application was filed with the commission, and a
letter requesting intervention should be received by the commission by that date.
There are six separate geographic areas for which College Station seeks certification.
They are as follows: (1) the undeveloped and vacant portion of Nantucket Subdivision; (2)
R.O.W. - State Hwy. 6; (3) the Pebble Creek Area owned by Thousand Oaks Development
Co. and Global Natural Resources; (4) Ellington tract; (5) Wellborn Road R.O.W.; (6)
Arrington Road area.
Area One - The Nantucket area is approximately 65.89 acres west of State Hwy. 6 locat-
ed generally adjacent to the existing Nantucket Subdivision, Phases I through V; Area Two
- The R.O.W. for State Hwy. 6 consists of 47.6 acres of the State Right of Way between
the Texas World Speedway and South of the South Oaks and Pebble Creek Subdivisions
and West of the Global Natural Resources Tract; Area Three - consists of approximately
1,282.1 acres owned by Thousand Oaks Development Company and Global Natural
Resources and is generally located East of Hwy. 6, South of Pebble Creek Subdivision and
Lick Creek Park, North of the Texas World Speedway; Area Four - Tract No. 29 in the R.
Stevenson League A -54 owned by Bernard O. and Verna Ellington consists of approxi-
mately 200 acres bounded on the East by Wellborn Road, on the North by Capstone Drive
on the South by North Graham Road; Area Five - the R.O.W. of Wellborn Road, consists
of approximately 30 acres of the Right -of -Way of F.M. 2154 (Wellborn Road) between
North Graham Road to Barron Road and Area Six - the Arrington Road Area, consists of
three tracts of land totaling approximately 12.832 acres along the northeastern right -of -way
'ine of Arrington Road, south of Greens Prairie Road owned by Kevin M. Bertling.
' areas are currently certificated to and provided electric service by the City of Bryan.
The proposed transfer of service area and service responsibility is the result of an agree-
ment between the City of College Station and City of Bryan. The City of College Station
— ._ U .. * :-- 4 in tho Araa for $8.038.25. The
I .
LEGAL NOTICE
ODINANCE NO. 2243
W PASSED AND AP-
PR VED ON MAY 22, 1997
BY„THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION meeting in regular
ses�pion at College Station
City Hall, 1101 Texas
Avenue, said meeting having
been posted in accordance
with Title 5, Texas Govern -
ment Code. Said Ordinance,
sigded by the Mayor and duly
recorded in the official re-
corbs of the city, is captioned
as follows: AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 10,
SECTION 2F OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION RELATING TO
SCHOOL ZONES BY
REPEALING ORDINANCE
NO. 2217 PROVIDING FOR
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
A SCHOOL ZONE ON FM
2818 IN THE VICINITY OF
A &M CONSOLIDATED
HIGH SCHOOL, AND DE-
CLARING THAT ATTEN-
DANT FACTS NECESSI-
TATE IMMEDIATE ACTION.
Any person who violates any
provision of this ordinance
shall be subject to a fine not
less than ($500.00) as pro-
vided for in the General Pen -)
alai section set out in Chap-
ter 1, Section 5 of the Code of
Ordinances
Ordinance No. 2243 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, Ca ollege
Texas Avenue,
Station, Texas.
Connie Hooks
City Secretary
inf 5- 30- 97.5-31
t
c
Hotel occupancy rates
Here are statewide Motel occu-
pancy rates for the first quarter
of 1997, according to statistics
compiled by Source Strategies
of San Antonio:
city Rate
1. Houston 65.3
2. Dallas 65.2
3. McAllen /Edinburg 63.7
4. Brownsville - Harlingen 63.5
5. Austin 62.8
6. El Paso 62.3
7. Bryan - College Station 60.6
8. San Antonio 59.1
was at 72.1 percent.
The Hilton is the largest hotel
in the area with more than 300
rooms. Barron Hobbs, president
of the Brazos Valley Hotel /Motel
Association, said there may be a
slight increase in occupancy over
the next year with a number of
new businesses locating to the
area.
"I think, over the next two
years, you've got Sanderson
Farms that will be in full employ-
ment, new compa ! ies will be
l Y't�1S I LEGAL NOTICE
coming like Universal Computer
Systems, Beach Mold & Tool ... I
think we will have a gradual
slight increase over the next two
years versus the downward trend
we've seen the past four years."
Matt Roberts, general manager
of the Comfort Inn, said he does-
n't expect the scheduled opening
of the George Bush Presidential
Library in November will have a
dramatic impact on the local
hotel market.
"I don't think the family of five
is going to sit there at home and
say, `Hey, let's go to the George
Bush Library and stay there for
the weekend in a hotel, "' Roberts
said. "It's going to help the restau-
rants, gas stations ... Reed Arena
will probably help the local hotel
market if it is marketed right."
Hobbs said, "We don't think the
Bush Library is going to produce
that kind of tourism business
[they are talking about] for the
hotel area. It's a positive for the
area, don't get me wrong. But it's
not a cure -all. It should not be the
reason for rapid building in the
hotel industry here."
�,
ORDINANCE NO. 2243
Local hospitals reported the following
WAS PASSED AND AP-
births Friday. The list may not be complete
PROVED ON MAY 22, 1997
because some p arents choose not to have
P
TH THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
their names Included.
STATION meeting in regular
Columbia Medical Center
session at College Station
May 29, 1997•
Y
City Hall, 1101 Texas
Avenue, said meeting having
Sushella Krishnaswamy and Rajan
been posted in accordance
Viswanathan, College Station a girl.
with Title 5, Texas Govern -
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
ment Code. Said Ordinance,
signed by the Mayor and duly
May 29 1997'
recorded in the official re-
Vivian Anzualda, Caldwell a boy.
cords of the city, is captioned
Lashunda Chatham, Bryan a boy,
as follows: AN ORDINANCE
Carla Martinez, Bryan a boy.
AMENDING CHAPTER 10,
SECTION 2F OF THE CODE
Jolynn and Greg Dyer, Bryan a girl.
OF ORDINANCES OF THE
Sharmeen M. Townsend, College Station a
CITY OF COLLEGE
boy.
STATION RELATING TO
SCHOOL ZONES BY
REPEALING ORDINANCE
NO. 2217 PROVIDING FOR
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
A SCHOOL ZONE ON FM'
2818 IN THE VICINITY OF
A &M CONSOLIDATED
HIGH SCHOOL, AND DE-
CLARING THAT ATTEN-
DANT FACTS NECESSI-
TATE IMMEDIATE ACTION.
Any person who violates any
provision of this ordinance
shall be subject to a fine not
less than ($500.00) 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. 2243 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
Texas Avenue, College
Station, Texas.
Connie Hooks
City Secretary
5- 30 -9?_, 5-31-97
BmCS hotel occupancy up
First - quarter numbers rank area seventh in Texas
By BLAIR FANNIN
Eagle Staff Writer
Hotel occupancy in Bryan and
College Station for the first quar-
ter of 1997 increased six- tenths of
a point compared to the same
quarter in 1996, according to fig-
ures compiled , by Source
Strategies of San Antonio.
The hotel occupancy rate for
the first quarter in Bryan and
College Station was 60.6, ranking
the area seventh statewide.
Houston had a 65.3 occupancy
rate to lead the state, while Dallas
was second at 65.2.
College Station saw a 1.2 per-
cent increase, with a 63.4 percent
occupancy rate. For the first
quarter in 1996, College Station
was at 62.2 percent.
Bryan had a 48.1 percent first -
quarter rate — down four - tenths
of a point from the first quarter -
rate of 48.9 in 1996.
Among the larger hotels in the
area, the Hampton Inn had the
highest occupancy rate for the
first quarter at 75.3 percent. The
Comfort Inn ranked second at 72.9
and the College Station Hilton
' J�o Faq(t
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The City of College Station
will receive Sealed Bids and
Statements of Qualifications
addressed to the City of Col-
lege Station, Texas until 4:30
p.m. Thursday, June 19,
1997, at the office of the Di-
rector of Parks and Recrea-
tion, 1000 Krenek Tap Road,
College Station, Texas, at
which time all qualified bids
will be opened and read. Bids
received after this time will be
returned unopened. All inter-
ested parties are invited to at-
tend.
Bids will oe received at the of-
fice of:
Mr. Eric Ploeger,
Assistant Director
• College Station Parks
& Recreation Department
1000 Krenek Tap Road
College Station, Texas
77840
(409) 764 -3415
Project No.- 9505
Bid No. 97 -23
Copies of Bidding Docu-
ments, including the Condi-
tions Report companion
document, can be purchased
and /or reviewed beginning
Tuesday, May 27, 1997 at
CC Reprographics
1406 Texas Ave. South
College Station, Texas
77840
(409) 694 -1423
for the cost of reproduction.
The purchase price is non-
refundable,
Questions regarding this
project should be directed to:
Tom Hines
HSI Consulting Architects
3803 Oak Ridge Drive
Bryan, Texas 77802
(409) 846 -9167
Monday through Friday from
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Five
• (5 %) percent bid security,
C O V E R I N G T H E
GREATEST AMOUNT OF
BID IS REQUIRED.
5- 25 -97, 6 -1 -97
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ADVERTISEMENT
FOR BIDS
City of
College Station, Texas
The City of College Station
will receive sealed bids on a
_
General Contract for
struction of Wayne Smith
• // R
Little League Park, to be lo-
/ L
Births
t ti
r and
Holleman Street W
born Road, adjacent to Lin -
Local hospitals reported the following
coln Center. The project con-
births. The list may not be complete because
sists of site and civil work,
me-
some parents choose not to have their names
general construction,
chanical, electrical and
Included.
plumbing work, fields and
fencing. A mandatory Pre -
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Bid Conference will be held
on Thursday, June 12, 1997,
May 28, 1997:
beginning at 10:00 a.m. at
Sonya Bouse, College Station a boy.
Lincoln Recreation Center
located at 1000 Eleanor.
The City of College Station
will receive Sealed Bids and
Statements of Qualifications
addressed to the City of Col-
lege Station, Texas until 4:30
p.m. Thursday, June 19,
1997, at the office of the Di-
rector of Parks and Recrea-
tion, 1000 Krenek Tap Road,
College Station, Texas, at
which time all qualified bids
will be opened and read. Bids
received after this time will be
returned unopened. All inter-
ested parties are invited to at-
tend.
Bids will oe received at the of-
fice of:
Mr. Eric Ploeger,
Assistant Director
• College Station Parks
& Recreation Department
1000 Krenek Tap Road
College Station, Texas
77840
(409) 764 -3415
Project No.- 9505
Bid No. 97 -23
Copies of Bidding Docu-
ments, including the Condi-
tions Report companion
document, can be purchased
and /or reviewed beginning
Tuesday, May 27, 1997 at
CC Reprographics
1406 Texas Ave. South
College Station, Texas
77840
(409) 694 -1423
for the cost of reproduction.
The purchase price is non-
refundable,
Questions regarding this
project should be directed to:
Tom Hines
HSI Consulting Architects
3803 Oak Ridge Drive
Bryan, Texas 77802
(409) 846 -9167
Monday through Friday from
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Five
• (5 %) percent bid security,
C O V E R I N G T H E
GREATEST AMOUNT OF
BID IS REQUIRED.
5- 25 -97, 6 -1 -97
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Births
We have no duty to vote
ongratulations on the concept of
investigating which elected officials
voted in the most recent local elec-
tions. I say "concept" because the article
was totally mute on any analysis, beyond
who did, who didn't and what their excus-
es were. Still, a good idea, and a welcome
move toward investigative reporting.
The inevitable Editorial Board follow
up, however, was a different matter. The
American electorate has no "duty" to vote.
There are nations — virtually all of which
are totalitarian — in which voting is man-
dated by law; the United States is not one
of them. To the contrary, a strong case can
be made for a moral imperative not to vote
on issues on which the individual is essen-
tially ignorant.
Then we have today's reference to "red-
skins" in a letter to the editor by James
Nash. The Washington professional foot-
ball team notwithstanding, that word is an
ethnic slur and surely this will be verified
by whatever style book The Eagle uses (or
professes to use). Following, as Nash's let-
ter does, on the heels of T.K. Treadwell's
use of the obsolescent and insulting terms
"Negro" and "Siamese" to describe ethnic
groups which do not care to be so de-
scribed, it seems clear that a trend has
developed. Please put a stop to it.
And finally we have Tim Schnettler's
article claiming "overkill" in the coverage
of Tiger Woods. By virtue of what he has
already accomplished, Woods' mere pres-
ence on a golf course is more newsworthy
than a one -stoke lead by Brad Faxon ever
will be.
RAY A. MUFF
Bryan
is
Local hospitals reported the following
births. The list may not be complete because
some parents choose not to have their names
included.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
May 28,1997:
Sonya and Barry Bouse, College Station, ;
boy.
NO. 355 -CC
THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
§ IN THE COUNTY COURT
Condemnor,
§
vs.
§
ALMA CLAY; VERNA L. BURRELL; JAMES CURTIS WALKER;
§
J. W. WALKER; KATIE WASHINGTON; THE UNKNOWN HEIRS
§
OF EVA WALKER, DECEASED; THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF
§ AT LAW NO. 1
ORA (ORIA) HENRY WALKER, DECEASED; ALL UNKNOWN
§
HEIRS TO AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO THE SUBJECT
§
PROPERTY; and GERALD "BUDDY" WINN, BRAZOS COUNTY
§
TAX ASSESSOR/COLLECTOR,
§
§
Condemnees.
§ BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS
CITATION BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF TEXAS
TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF EVA WALKER, DECEASED; THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ORA
(ORIA) HENRY WALKER, DECEASED; and ALL PERSONS CLAIMING ANY TITLE OR INTER-
EST IN LAND UNDER DEED HERETOFORE GIVEN TO EVA WALKER AND ORA (ORIA)
HENRY WALKER OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, AS GRANTEES, WHOSE NAMES AND
PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE UNKNOWN, OR IF THEY BE DECEASED, THEIR HEIRS AND
LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, WHOSE NAMES AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE
UNKNOWN.
You are hereby commanded to appear at the hearing before the Special Commissioners appointed by
the Judge of the County Court at Law No.1 of Brazos County, Texas, to assess the damages occasioned
by the condemnation of the hereinafter described property, to be held in the Office of the City Attorney,
1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas, at 9:30 o'clock a.m., on Thursday, June 19, 1997, and
answer the amended petition of the CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, Plaintiff, in the suit styled CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION (Condemnor) vs. ALMA CLAY, et al (Condemnees), wherein the CITY OF COL-
LEGE STATION is Plaintiff and ALMA CLAY, VERNA L. BURRELL; JAMES CURTIS WALKER, J. W.
WALKER, KATIE WASHINGTON, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF EVA WALKER, DECEASED, THE
UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ORA (ORIA) HENRY WALKER, DECEASED, and ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS TO
AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, whose names and places of resi-
dence are unknown, or if they be deceased, their heirs and legal representatives, whose names and
places of residence are unknown, are Defendants, which amended petition was filed with the Judge of
the County Court at Law No. 1 of Brazos County, Texas, on the 7th day of May, 1997, and the nature of
which suit is as follows:
The suit is a proceeding in eminent domain in which the CITY OF COLLEGE STATION is condemning,
at the request of the City Council for the City of College Station, for the purpose of expanding and main-
taining a public park in conjunction with the Lincoln Center -Wayne Smith Park Corridor Master Plan,
which are public purposes, the following described tract of land situated in Brazos County, Texas, to -wit:
Metes and bounds description of all that certain 0.674 acre tract or parcel of land, lying and being ,
situated in the Crawford Burnett League, Abstract No. 7, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, and
being comprised of the remainder of that same called 0.27 acre tract conveyed from Edward V.
Hrdlicka, et ux, to Ora Henry Walker, et ux as described by deed recorded in Volume 97, Page 165 '
of the Deed Records of Brazos County, Texas, and a 0.40 acre tract described as being conveyed
to O.H. Walker by unwritten conveyance as referred to in Volume 454, Page 157 of the Deed
Records of Brazos County, Texas, said 0.674 acre tract being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at a 3/4" iron pipe found for the PLACE OF BEGINNING, being the east comer of said
called 0.27 acre tract and being a comer in the southwest line of that same called 4.634 acre tract
ennvPVPd from Birdie H. Briscoe. et al.. to CorDus Christi National Bank, Trustee, as described by
Ka \\LrY\4
Foundation problems delay CS fire station opening
By MEGHAN BLAIR
Eagle Staff Writer
he doors of the new College
Station fire station will remain
closed for at least a month while
a company repairs some structural
flaws.
City Engineer Kent Laza said he
hopes to deliver final repair plans to
the company hired to do them, C.F.
Jordan, by the end of the week.
Company officials estimate the
repairs will take about three weeks,
Laza said.
"Originally we planned to move in
around March, but rain delays pushed
it back to April," said David Giordano,,
interim fire chief for College Station.
4W
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"Now it looks as if the, date will be
three or four weeks from now."
College Station City Manager Skip
Noe said operating out of the station
before the repairs were completed
would be difficult.
A few weeks after the foundation
was laid, cracks formed in the front
drive of the station at 304 East
Holleman Drive, Giordano said. And
rain water seeps under the bay doors
because the grade of the pavement
moves water toward the station
instead of away from it, he said.
"I really don't want to point fingers
here because everyone is working
very hard together to fix Ithe problem,"
Giordano said.
The $935,000 fire statio was funded
by a March 1994 bond election, and
Giordano said the repairs will not cost
taxpayers any additional money.
Precinct One fire station emergency
personnel on Texas Avenue will move
to the new station. Administrators and
fire prevention departments will
remain in the current building.
"There will be some vacant space in
the old building. There was mention of
moving some other department aver
there, but the city really hasn't decided
what to do with it yet," Giordano said.
The city also is conducting a nation-
al search for a new fire chief.
Giordano was selected to fill the posi-
tion on an interim basis after the for-
mer chief, William Kennedy, left in
December.
Congratulations to the Graduates of the 1996 -97
Leadership Brazos Program
The 1997 -98 Leadership Brazos program officially ended May 22 with a graduation banquet at Pebble Creek
Country Club for the graduates and their guests. The class began in September with a Ropes Course at Camp
Allen in Navasota and met each month to discuss topics concerning Bryan- College Station.
Leadership Brazos graduates are trained volunteers so please look to these people when selecting boards,
committees, etc. for your business or organization.
Mary Arnold
Tiffani Drake
Carl Hasan-
Doris Light
Felicia Scott
Julie Beach
Pat Duffy
Donna Hill
Hugh McElroy
Scott Simpson
Jason Bienski
Joseph Duron
Connie Hooks
Tresa Meece
David Smith
Randy Brumley
Linda Edwards
Alec Horn
Dorcas Moore
Hugh Walker
Joe Carver
Sheila Fields
Anna Jenkins
Paul Morano
Juanita Walker
Wayne Dicky
John Happ
Rhonda Kogut
Paulette Ruffino
Eric Wylie
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Births
Local hospitals reported the following births
Monday. The list may not be complete because
some parents choose not to have their names
included.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
May 30, 1997:
Tonya Riley and Larry D. Macks, Wheelock, a boy.
Amanda L. Martin, Bryan, a boy.
Sochra Lynn and Kenneth Havard
girl. , Lexington, a
Cindy and Dustin Stephens, College Station, a
girl.
Shemia Wyatt, College Station, a girl.
Ligia and Marcos Dedonato, College Station, a
girl.
Joanne and William M. Murski, Brenham, a girl.
May 31, 1997:
Titinisha Washington, Bryan, a girl.
Jessica and David L. Cooper, Millican, a girl.
Rhonda and John Mullen, Bryan,
girl. a girl.
Polly and James Nathaniel Stewart, Normangee, a
Lisa and Sean Calliham, Friendswood, a girl.
June 1, 1997:
Rhonda and Joseph Orsak, Bryan, a boy.
Katina and Terry Larkin, Lincoln, a girl.
Charlotte D. and Jeffery McManus, Navasota, a girl.
Sandra and Uriel Lopez, Navasota, a boy.
Maria J. Sanchez, Anderson, a girl.
Angelica Banda, Bryan, a boy.
Columbia Medical Center
May 30, 1997:
Danna and Alan Winkelmann, Brenham, a girl.
Brandy Moore, College Station, a girl.
May 31, 1997:
Lona and Chris Bergman, College Station, a girl.
June 1, 1997;
Paula and Jason Peel, Caldwell, a boy.
Tricia and Brett Sacre, Brenham, a boy.
October 2, 1915 - June 1, 1997
College Station, Tx. - Funeral
Services for John H. Pruitt, age 81,
of College Station, Texas will be held
at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial
Funeral Chapel with Rev. Don Young
officiating. Burial will be in College
Station Cemetery. Visitation will be
Tuesday from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Mr. Pruitt passed Sunday morning at
St. Joseph Medical Center. He was
bom in Normangee, Texas where he
graduated from the Normangee High
School. He moved to College Station
in 1938 and married Edna Belle
Gregory in 1940. John served in the
U.S. Army 56th EVAC Unit from 1942
to 1945 spending much time in the
European Campaign in North Africa,
Italy, and Sicily during World War II
and received the Purple Heart. John
opened the Pruitt Fabric Shop and
Beauty Shop in College Station in
1946 and successfully ran these
businesses until he retired in 1988.
He was supported by many dedicat-
ed employees, each of which he held
in the highest regard.
He was preceded in death by his
youngest son Perry Lynn Pruitt, who
also died on June 1st, 12 years ago
in 1985.
John is survived by the remainder of
his family, his loving wife Edna Pruitt
of College Station; two sons, his
eldest son Jay and wife Leslie Pruitt
of Wellborn, Texas and Glenn and
wife Becky of College Station, Texas;
his daughter Anne Pruitt Anderson
and husband Gary of Luling, Texas;
one sister Mary Louise Liles of
College Station; and two grandchil-
dren, Christopher and wife Karla
Pruitt of Bryan, and Karyn and hus-
band Scott Fairis if Dallas; two great -
grandchildren Kayla Pruitt of Bryan
and Austin Fairris of Dallas. John
loved his family and was proud of
each one.
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John always took time to talk and
truly cared for each of his many
friends. He will be dearly missed by
all.
FUNERAL CHAPEL
John H. Pruitt
%CS ower out a ge. darl�er�s arts of p cit p
Eagle staff report for College Station, said the system has came in and it took us by surprise " said
:er wenty percent of College Station lost
er for almost an hour Tuesday night
a snake crawled into a transformer
at Post Oak Mall.
The outage at approximately 9:30 p.m.
had city utility agents scrambling to fix
the problem and respond to calls from
residents.
Bob Pohl, electric division manager
V ICE OF HEARING
Station Zoning
Board of Adjustments will
hold a public hearing to con-
sider a variance request to
the lot depth requirements at
211 Fidelity, lot 1 and 1/2 of
lot 2, block 2 of the West Park
Addition.
The hearing will be held in
the Council Room of the Col-
lege Station enu City Hall, 1101
Texas Ave at the 6:00
p.m. meeting of the Board on
Tuesday, June 17, 1997.
Any request for sign interpre-
tive services must be made
�o hours oerore 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 McCully
Senior Planner
6 -4 -97
r
been rerouted temporarily until the
breaker can be repaired on Wednesday.
"The top of the breaker is burned and
the transformer was taken out," Pohl
said. "A replacement breaker costs about
$10,000."
College Station police department offi-
cials also fielded numerous calls from
residents.
"We were swamped with 'calls when I
College Station police officer Jared
Julian. "It was right at shift change, so it
was kind of hectic.
"People should really call the utility
company, not us."
A similar incident in Bryan shortly
after midnight on May 27 resulted in a 20-
minute outage. The cause: a snake came
in contact with a lightning arrester and
knocked out four distribution feeders.
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
T College Station Planning
and Zoning Commission will
hold a public hearing to con-
sider an amendment to the
Mobile Home Park Ordin-
ance #627 and Zoning Or-
dinance #1638 updating the
mobile home and manufac-
tured home park require-
ments.
The hearing will be held in
the Council Room of the Col-
lege Station City Hall, 1101
Texas Avenue at the 7:00
p.m. meeting of the Commis-
sion on Thursday, June 19,
1997
Any request for sign interpre-
tive services for the hearing
impaired must be made 48
hours before the meeting. To
make arrangements call
( -3547 or
(TDD)1- 800 - 735 -2989.
For additional information,
please contact me at
(409)764 -3570.
Sabine McCully
Senior Planner
6 -4 -97
Q 4I CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
N Jr
The City of College Station's Community Development Department is currently accepting applicatic 7 Tlm
fora: GRANTS ANALYST
This individual will be responsible for assisting in the administration of the City's Community Development and
Neighborhood Revitalization Programs through coordination and monitoring to access funds and meet related
reporting and record keeping requirements. Also responsible for providing the professional and technical sup-
port necessary to ensure the City's compliance with various regulatory agencies.
Qualified applicants must have a Bachelors Degree with a major in Public Administration, Urban Planning or
studies, Sociology, Psychology, Finance or as related field, or a minimum of 3 years related work experience.
Experience in the management of federal, state or locally funded grant programs preferred.
Salary: $1,729 /Month Deadline to apply: June 10,1997
Apply at: City of College Station
Human Resources Department
110 1 S. Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
Equal Opportunity Employer
Births
Local hospitals reported t* following
births Tuesday. The list may not ibe complete
because some parents choose not to have their
names included.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
June 2, 1997:
Kathy and Jay Mullinnix, Hearr4e, a girl.
Sherry Kay and Chad Lagron6, Milano, a
girl.
Patti and Doug Meyerdirk, Mou!ndville, Ala.,
a girl.
Columbia Medical Center
June 2, 1997:
Kim and Jake Shaw, Normangee, a boy.
Ladetrice Evans, College Statit, a boy.
J Myrtine Katherine
Bennett Hardeman
Jan. 8, 1914 — June 2, 1997
Services for Myrtine Katherine
Bennett Hardeman, 83, of College
Station are set for 10 a.m.
Thursday at Hillier Funeral
Home Chapel.
The Rev. Guy Pry of A &M
United Methodist Church will
officiate. Burial will be in College
Station Cemetery.
Visitation is from 5 to 9 P.M.
Wednesday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Hardeman died Monday
afternoon at home.
She was born in Flat River, Mo.,
and had lived in College Station for
48 years. She graduated from Flat
River Junior College in 1934. She
was a housewife and a member of
the Reading Club and the Craft
Club, which she helped to organize
in 1952. She was a member of A &M
United Methodist Church.
Survivors include two sons and
daughters -in -law, Lyman Joe and
Marie Hardeman of Fairfax, Va.,
and Bennett Lee and Nancy
Hardeman of Bryan; a brother,
William J. Bennett of Flat River,
Mo.; five grandchildren; and sev-
eral nieces attd nephews.
Memorials may be made to
Hospice Brazos Valley.
Myrtine Katherine
Bennett Hardeman
Jan. 8, 1914 — June 2, 1997
Services for Myrtine Katherine
Bennett Hardeman, 83, of College
Station are set for 10 a.m.
Thursday at Hillier Funeral
Home Chapel.
The Rev. Guy
Pry of A &M
United Method-
ist Church will
officiate. Burial
will be in
College Station
Cemetery.
Visitation is NARDEMAN
from 5 to 9 p.m.
Wednesday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Hardeman died Monday
afternoon at home.
She was born in Flat River,
Mo., and had lived in College
Station for 48 years. She graduat-
ed from Flat River Junior College
in 1934. She was a housewife and
a member of the Reading Club
and the Craft Club, which she
helped to organize in 1952. She
was a member of A &M United
Methodist Church.
Survivors include two sons and
daughters -in -law, Lyman Joe and
Marie Hardeman of Fairfax, Va.,
and Bennett Lee and Nancy
Hardeman of Bryan; a brother,
William J. Bennett of Flat River,
Mo.; five grandchildren; and sev-
eral nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to
Hospice Brazos Valley.
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Dora L. `Honey' Carter
June 30, 1917 — May 23, 1997
Services for Dora L. "Honey"
Carter, 79, of College Station are
set for 1 p.m. Friday at the
Lincoln Center in College
Station.
The Rev. Edward Earl
Linscomb will officiate. Burial
will be in College Station
Cemetery.
Visitation is fronj 10 a.m. td 7
p.m. Thursday at Jones-
'Washington Mortuary.
A wake is scheduled from 7 to
8 p.m. Thursday at the mortu-
lary.
Mrs. Carter died May 23 in
St. Joseph Regional Health
Center. '
She was born in Burleson
County and lived in College
Station all of her life. She was a
member of College Hills Baptist
Church.
Survivors include two sons,
Kenneth Roy Ray and James D.
Washington, both of College
Station; two daughters, Lucille
W. Young of College Station and
Lorine Washington of Dallas;
three brothers, Edward Carter
and Felix Carter Sr., both of
Kansas City, Kan., and Allen
Carter of Houston; six sisters,
Leanna Johnson of Denver, Co.,
Amanda C. Kemp of Dallas,
Cora C. Linscomb and
Albertine Carter, both of
Houston, Eula M. Davis of
Houston and Beulah B. Davis of
Los Angeles, Calif.; 15 grand-
children; and 22 great- grand-
children.
Burger
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
Boy, CS near, settlement
Fifteen minutes before his 5 p.m. dead-
line Thursday, restaurant owner George
Sopasakis said he "partially accepted" a
relocation offer from the College Station
City Council.
Sopasakis' Northgate restaurant,
Burger Boy on Patricia Street, is being
relocated to make room for the city's
Patricia Street Promenade. Construction
is scheduled to start on Monday.
Details of the settlement, discussed in
an emergency executive session of the
council on Wednesday, are not being dis-
closed, but Sopasakis said the settlement
offered is $17,500 less than he needs to
relocate his restaurant.
Mayor Lynn McIlhaney said the coun-
cil directed the city staff to bring the
updated details back to the council at
their Thursday meeting.
She said "their [the Sopasakis] attor-
ney has been talking to our attorney ...
we're trying to work through it."
Mcllhaney said the restaurant was sup-
posed to be vacated in April, but the coun-
cil granted an extension to Sopasakis,
who asked to stay until the end of the
school semester.
Now the city wants to start construc-
tion on the parking lot portion of the
Patricia Street project, which is sched-
uled for completion by the fall semester.
Sopasakis wants a settlement large
enough to pay for relocation expenses.
Sopasakis said he didn't want to dis-
close the details of the conditions he sub-
mitted to the city, but he said he expects a
response from the city on Friday or
Monday.
Don't reject what -works
vftl. e Eagle's recent editorial concerning
he propriety of teaching Bill Go-
T "Basic
Births
Life Principles" in
Bryan - College Station schools really
St. Joseph Regional Health Center reported
caught my eye.
the following births Thursday. The list may not
It is ironic that given our concern over
be complete because some parents choose not
teenage problems such as .violence, crime,
to have their names included.
pregnancy, etc., that a program with prov
en results would be rejected on-first sight.
Joseph
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Gothard's teachings. are basecl,om truth
June 4,
Stephanie K. and Bruce Clark, Bryan, a boy.
and should be examined more closely be-
Latonya Johnson, Bryan, a girl.
fore rejecting. Barring that, I eagerly a-
Magda Maria Padilla, Bryan, a boy.
wait The Eagle's own plan for dealing with
Adriana and Jose Rodriguez, College
the character decline seen in today's
Station, a girl.
youth.
WES McCLURE
College Station
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NOTICE
The City of College Station has filed an application with the Public Utility Commission of
Texas to amend its certificated area boun aries for electric utility service to include areas
annexed by the City in 1996. Persons with questions about this project should contact Mr.
Bob Pohl at 764 -3493. Persons who wish to intervene in the proceeding or comment upon
action sought, should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, at P.O. Box 13326,
Austin, Texas 7871113326, or call the Public Utility Commission's Office of Consumer
Affairs at (512) 936 - 7 Hearing and speech- impaired individuals with text telephones
(TTY) may contact thie commission at (512) 936 -7136. The deadline for intervention in the
proceeding is 70 day after the date the pplication was filed with the commission, and a
letter requesting inte ention should be re eived by the commission by that date.
There are six separate geographic area for which College Station seeks certification.
They are as follows:.(1) the undeveloped end vacant portion of Nantucket Subdivision; (2)
R.O.W. - State Hwy. 6; (3) the Pebble Creek Area owned by Thousand Oaks Development
Co. and Global Natural Resources; (4) Ellington tract; (5) Wellborn Road R.O.W.; (6)
Arrington Road area.!
Area One - The Nantucket area is approximately 65.89 acres west of State Hwy. 6 locat-
ed generally adjacentito the existing Nantucket Subdivision, Phases I through V; Area Two
- The R.O.W. for State Hwy. 6 consists of 47.6 acres of the State Right of Way between
the Texas World Speedway and South of the South Oaks and Pebble Creek Subdivisions
and West of the Global Natural Resources Tract; Area Three - consists of approximately
1,282.1 acres owned by Thousand Oaks Development Company and Global Natural
Resources and is generally located East o Hwy. 6, South of Pebble Creek Subdivision and
Lick Creek Park, North of the Texas Worlc Speedway; Area Four - Tract No. 29 in the R.
Stevenson League A�54 owned by Bern rd O. and Verna Ellington consists of approxi-
mately 200 acres bou ded on the East by Wellborn Road, on the North by Capstone Drive
on the South by North Graham Road; Are Five - the R.O.W. of Wellborn Road, consists
of approximately 30 acres of the Right - off -Way of F.M. 2154 (Wellborn Road) between
North Graham Road - o Barron Road and'4rea Six - the Arrington Road Area, consists of
three tracts of land totaling approximately 12.832 acres along the northeastern right -of -way
line of Arrington Roa , south of Greens Pr, irie Road owned by Kevin M. Bertling.
These areas are currently certificated to a d provided electric service by the City of Bryan.
The proposed transfer of service area anc service responsibility is the result of an agree-
ment between the City of College Station land City of Bryan. The City of College Station
proposes to purchaselthe City of Bryan's distribution facilities in the area for $8,038.25. The
geographic areas forl which the certificate is being requested are depicted in the map
attached hereto.
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INSTRUCTIONS
TO BIDDERS
1.0 ADVERTISEMENT
Sealed bids addressed to the
City of College Station,
Texas will be received for the
construction of:
Rehabilitation
of Southwest parkway
Capital Improvement
Project No. ST -9508
Bid No. 97 -15
until 1:00 p.m., on Thurs-
day, June 26, 1997, 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 office of:
City of College Station
Development Services
Department
1 101 Texas Ave.
College Station,
Texas 77840
A prebid conference will be
held at 11:00 a.m. on
Thursday, June 12, 1997 at
the City Hall Council Cham-
bers, City of College Station,
1101 Texas Avenue, College
Station, Texas 77840.
LOCATION AND
DESCRIPTION OF
PROJECT
The project includes the re-
moval and replacement of
the asphalt pavement along
Southwest Parkway from
Texas Avenue to approxi-
mately 650 feet west of the
East Bypass (HWY 6). The
proposed pavement section
consists of a 3" thick
H.M.A.C. surface course
over an 8'' thick lime stabi-
lized subgrade. The base bid
also includes removal and
replacement of approxi-
mately 3,858 linear feet of
concrete curb and gutter and
improvements to wheelchair
ramps to meet current Amer-
ican Disabilities Act (ADA)
standards.
Also included in the base bid
is the following electrical
work:
1.) construction of approxi-
mately 5,600 feet of concrete
encased duct bank (3 -6"
ducts) with manholes spaced
I�� %)
every 500 feet and accessor-
ies,
2.) construction bf 4,400 feet
of schedule 40 gray PVC
conduits (3 -4" conduits) in-
stalled between manholes,
3.) installation of approxi-
mately 5,000 feet of 2" sche-
dule 40PVC conduit and
concrete foundations to
serve thoroughfare street
lighting.
Included In the bid package
are alternates for different
pavement sections. One in-
cludes a 7" thick concrete
pavement with curb and gut-
ter over 8" lime stabilized
subgrade.
COPIES OF BIDDING
DOCUMENTS
A complete set of Bidding
Documents can be pur-
chased by check, cash or
money order from the De-
velopment Services Depart-
ment/City Hall, City of Col -
lege Station, 1101 Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas 77840 for$30.00. This
fee is non - refundable.
Ouestions regarding this
project should be directed to.
Paul Leventis
City of College Station
Development Services
Department
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station,
Texas 77840
Monday through Friday from
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Five (5) percent bid security
is required.
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6-14-97,6-15-97, 6 -18 -97
6- 2 1 -97, 6 -22 -97
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A wl CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
The City of College Station's Community Development Department is currently accepting applications
fora: GRANTS _ANALYST
This individual will be responsible for assisting in the administration of the City's Community Development and
Neighborhood Revitalization Programs through coordination and monitoring to access funds and meet related
reporting and record keeping requirements. Also responsible for providing the professional and technical sup-
port necessary to ensure the City's compliance with various regulatory agencies.
Qualified applicants must have a Bachelors Degree with a major in Public Administration, Urban Planning or
studies, Sociology, Psychology, Finance or a related field, or a minimum of 3 years related work experience.
Experience in the management of federal, state or locally funded grant programs preferred.
Salary: $1,729 /Month Deadline to apply: June 10,1997
Apply at: City of College Station
Human Resources Department
1101 S. Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
Equal C
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(�I CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST
City of College Station
Seeking a person to assist in maintaining and developing the City's Pay
Program. Familiarity with a variety of compensation systems and the
ability to analyze data as required. Must have the ability to
communicate effectively, orally and in writing; ability to develop
effective working relationships with other departments; ability to use
analytical methods and tools. Proficient personal computer and software
skills a must. Bachelors degree in Human Resources, Business
Administration or Public Administration or closely related field a must.
A Masters degree and/or two years experience in related work preferred.
Salary: $26,736 - S29,410/Year, D.O.Q.
Deadline to apply: June 30,1997
Apply at: City of College Station
Human Resources Department
1101 S. Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
Internet address: www.cstx.gov
Fax Number: (409) 764 -3800
Equal Opportunity Employer
INSTRUCTIONS
TO BIDDERS
1.0 DVERTISEMENT
Seal6d bids addressed to the
City' of College Station,
Texas will be received for the
construction of:
Rehabilitation
of Southwest Parkway
Capital Improvement
Project No. ST -9508
Bid No. 97-15
until 1:00 p.m., on Thurs-
day, June 26, 1997, after
which time all qualified bids
will be opened and read. Bids
received after that time will
be returned unopened.
l ids will be received at
the office of:
ity of College Station
Development Services
Department
1101 Texas Ave.
College Station,
Texas 77840
A priebid conference will be
heIdl) at 11:00 a.m. on
Thursday, June 12, 1997 at
the Oity Hall Council Cham-
bers, City of College Station,
1101 Texas Avenue, College
Station, Texas 77840.
LOCATION AND
DESCRIPTION OF
PROJECT
i
The (project includes the re-
mc,4 and replacement of
the asphalt pavement along
Southwest Parkway from
Texas Avenue to approxi-
mately 650 feet west of the
East Bypass (HWY 6). The
proposed pavement section
consists of a 3" thick
H.M:A.C. surface course
over an 8" thick lime stabi-
lized subgrade. The base bid
also I includes removal and
replacement of approxi-
mately 3,858 linear feet of
concrete curb and gutter and
improvements to wheelchair
ramps to meet current Amer-
ican Disabilities Act (ADA)
standards.
Also included in the base bid
is the following electrical
work:
1.) construction of approxi-
mately 5,600 feet of concrete
encased duct bank (3 -6"
ducts) with manholes spaced
every 500 feet and accessor-
ies,
2.) construction of 4,400 feet
of schedule 40 gray PVC
conduits (3 -4" conduits) in-
stalled between manholes,
3.) installation of approxi-
mately 5,000 feet of 2" sche-
dule 40PVC conduit and
concrete foundations to
serve thoroughfare street
lighting.
Included in the bid package
are alternates for different
pavement sections. One in-
cludes a 7" thick concrete
pavement with curb and gut-
ter over 8" lime stabilized
subgrade.
COPIES OF BIDDING
DOCUMENTS
A complete set of Bidding
Documents can be pur-
chased by check, cash or
money order from the De-
velopment Services Depart-
ment/City Hall, City of Col-
lege Station, 1101 Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas 77840 for$30.00. This
fee is non - refundable.
Questions regarding this
project should be directed to:
Paul Leventis
City of College Station
Development Services
Department
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station,
Texas 77840
Monday through Friday from
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Five (5) percent bid security
is required.
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6- 14 -97, 6- 15 -97, 6 -18 -97
6-21-547 A -99 -07
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Leaders voice opp
s ition
to `Basic Life' program
By LILY AGUILAR
Eagle Staff Writer
About 20 Bryan - College Station res-
idents vowed Monday night to take
action to ensure that Bill Gothard
and his programs stay out of their
community.
Gothard, head of the Institute in
Basic Life Principles, spoke to the
mayors of Bryan and College Station
in May about his programs designed
to help youth -at -risk. Gothard pre-
sented programs that could be imple-
mented at local schools and youth
clubs.
Bryan Mayor Lonnie Stabler and
College Station Mayor Lynn
McIlhaney both say their cities have
not decided to use Gothard's charac-
:er- building programs. But some
. ommunity members fear that
Group
Fro Al
Charleton said anyonp who
does not support Gothard needs
to contact city council members
and mayors to make sure their
voices are heard. She and the
others at the meeting pledged to
make phone calls, begin a letter -
writing campaign and find other
character - building programs for
the cities to consider.
"The only way we can be
proactive is to have meetings
like we had here tonight,"
Charleton said. "I am pleased to
see that people are concerned."
Bryan Councilwoman Kandy
Rose attended Monday night's
meeting in the Emerald Forest
subdivision. She said Gothard's
programs crossed the line that
separates church and state in
public schools.
M
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Gothard's ideology will filter into the
area.
The school teachers, university
leaders and local ministers who met
Monday night decided to take action.
Maggie Charleton outlined a plan to
contact city and cointy officials to let
them know Gothard will not be wel-
coined.
The ends do i not justify the
means," Charleton) said of the pro-
grams.
She said Gothard who is based out-
side Chicago, indo trinates children
with extremist fundamentalist
Christian beliefs. Charleton said he
has rules for each ember of the fam-
ily, dictating that a father is the
"superintendent" 4f the family and
the mother is a su servient figure.
Please see GROUP, Page A2
Stabler, however, said the pro-
grams considered by the Bryan
city staff are not meant to be
taught strictly in the public
schools — they are also intended
to be used with at -risk youth.
Stabler, who has not publicly
supported or (denounced
Gothard's progra s, said
Gothard's presentation included
statistics that indicated high
success rates with at - risk chil-
dren. He said there may be some-
thing in the man's teachings that
will work for Bryan's youth.
"[ Gothard's] program simply
talks about development of truth
and character. There is nothing
about ... Christian religions,"
Stabler said Monday night.
He said the city will continue
to look at all programs that
would help at -risk youth.
"I think I would trust our staff
to come up with a program for
youth at -risk that does not vio-
late state or federal law," he
said.
REOUESTFOR
PROPOSALS
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
AND ACCEPTING PROPO.
SAILS FROM QUALIFIED
VENDORS FOR CABLE TV
CHARACTER GE -1
NERATOR SERVICE, RFP
NO. 97 -31; Proposals will be
received in the office of the
Purchasing Manager at City
Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue,
College Station, Texas
77840, until 5:00 p.m. on
JUNE 27, 1997. All Propo-
sals received after that time
will be returned unopened.
The City of College Station
reserves the right to waive or
reject any and all proposals
or any and all irregularities in
said request and to accept
the offer considered most
advantageous to the City.
Request for Proposals may i
be obtained at the office of
the Purchasing Manager.
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C S plans_ a of
�J t I proposal
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
The College Station City Council is
scheduled to review proposals Thursday
for an anticipated hotel - conference center
that has stirred controversy.
In April, the city requested the proposals
for a hotel to be built adjacent to a $6 mil-
lion city conference center, .but some resi-
dents say they want a chance to vote on the
spending of these city funds.
"If that's what the citizens want, then
great — we want them to be able to make
review, the team found no major
problems with any of the propos-
als for a full- service hotel. Ng said
and John Keeling from PKF
1 answer any questions coun-
members have Thursday.
Thursday's review will be the
first of three steps the council has
scheduled. The next step will be
June 19, when the developers will
have 15 minutes to present their
proposals and 15 minutes to
answer questions from council
members.
"I think we have four proposals
that are very competitive and
give the city council a positive
place to be in," said Tom Brymer,
assistant city manager. "[The
council members] have four solid
development teams to select
from, if that's what they choose to
do."
At next week's meeting the
council could make a decision to
accept or reject any or all of the
proposals, Brymer said. The prof
posed schedule shows the counci
making a decision June 26.
Of the four proposals, three aim
to build on a site in the Northgatel
mud lot area, which was the orig1
inal proposed site when John Qi
Hammons was the only conl
� ider. The other proposed loca,
n is the Wolf Pen Creek area oft
Texas 6.
an informed decision,"' said Jeremiah
Guerra, president of the College.
Republicans on the Texas A &M University
campus.
Guerra is part of a movement collecting
signatures on a, petition king for a refer-
endum, which 477 registered :voters have
signed.
Councilman Steve Es and also said he
would like the voters to get their say.
,, That's been my policy when I ran for
The project began when the
council was presented with a pro-
posed preliminary agreement
with John Q. Hammons Hotels
Inc. for a $20 million hotel and a
$6 million conference center. The
Northate mud lot was the ;speci-
fied location.
During this presentation, the
plan was criticized by other, com-
panies who wanted a chance at
the project, so the council
reopened the project for new pro-
posals.
The Hammons proposal
remains the same from theorigi-
nally submitted plan, excep4 for a
revised site plan.
Two other developers, are
proposing to build on! the
Northgate site: Lane Hospitality
and The Leddy Company.
Lane, which owns the College
Station Hilton, is proposing a
$16.8 million hotel with a $6 mil-
lion city investment for the con-
ference center.
Barron Hobbs, general manag-
er of the College Station Hilton,
said if the Lane proposal is cho-
sen a feasibility study would
need to be conducted before any
construction takes place.
"They need to go through ...
[the proposals] and the next
process is to prove to the voters
that there's a need because they
are going to be putting up public
3
office," he said. "I'm not ready to move for-
ward with this convention center. The pro-
posals are good, though."
PKF Consultants of Houston have had
the proposals since May 16,`and members
Of the consulting team will discuss -the
designs with the council during, a 3 p.m.
workshop on Thursday.
Lily Ng of PKF said after thorough
Please see HOTEL, Page X
funds for the convention center,"
Hobbs said of the council.
The Leddy Group, a hotel
developer in partnership with
College Station businessman
John Culpepper III that also
owns the mud lot, is proposing a
$20.4 million DoubleTree Inn
with the city paying $6 million
for the conference center.
The Leddy Group's proposal
also states that a feasibility
study would need to be conduct-
ed.
The Wolf Pen Creek Team pro-
posal, the sole plan that includes
its own feasibility study, calls for
spending $14.5 million on the
hotel combined with an $8 mil-
lion office building.
"We don't think anyone can
make the numbers work with a
$20 million hotel so we backed
out to a $14 million hotel with the
$8 million office building," said
Jim Allen, a member of the Wolf
Pen Creek Team.
He said the income from the
office building will help balance
out the hotel funds.
Allen said the benefit of locat-
ing at their proposed site instead
of Northgate is the additional
parking area the Wolf Pen Creek
area can provide, the access to
Texas 6 and the investment the
city has already made in the
Wolf Pen Creek area.
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Council to make decision', nexi.week
Allen said another advantage
of the location is that the confer-
ence center could be built on
city -owned property there.
If the city council accepts the
C proposals, funds in the 1996 -97
budget are earmarked for the
city's portion of the conference
center. The city has allocated $6
million to build the convention
center and parking lot and up to
$1 million to acquire land for it,
said City Manager Skip Noe.
The city would pay for the pro-
ject by issuing certificates of
obligation, which Noe said
would be repaid by proceeds
from the hotel /motel occupancy
tax, additional hotel occupancy
tax revenues generated by the
project, and city and school dis-
trict taxes.
Hotel Propo List
The following companies have
submitted proposals:
■ Lane Hospitality of
Northbrook, fl.: a 200 -room, six-
story full - service hotel at Northgate.
■ The Wolf Pen Creek Team of
college Station: a 200 -room four -
story Sheraton Hotel in the Wolf
!Pen Creek area.
■ The Leddy Corporation of San
Antonio: 200 -room six -story
DoubleTree inn in Northgate.
■ John Q. Hammons Hotels Inc.,
who has been negotiating with the
city for several months about
putting a hotel of at least 200
rooms on the mud lot.
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INSTRUCTIONS
TO BIDDERS
1 .OADVERTISEMENT
Sealed bids addressed to the
I City of College Station,
Texas will be received for the I
construction of:
Rehabilitation
of Southwest Parkway
Capital Improvement
Project No. ST -9508
Bid No. 97 -15
until i:oo p.m., on Thurs-
day, June 26, 1997, 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 office of:
City of College Station
Development Services
Department
1101 Texas Ave.
College Station,
Texas 77840
A prebid conference will be
held at 11 :00 a.m. on
Thursday, June 12, 1997 at
the City Hall Council Cham-
bers, City of College Station,
1101 Texas Avenue, College
Station, Texas 77840.
LOCATION AND
DESCRIPTION OF
PROJECT
The project includes the re-
moval and replacement of
the asphalt pavement along
Southwest Parkway from
Texas Avenue to approxl-
mately 650 feet west of the
East Bypass (HWY 6). The
proposed pavement section
consists of a 3" thick
H.M.A.C. surface course
over an 8" thick lime stabi-
lized subgrade. The base bid
also Includes removal and
replacement of approxi-
mately 3,858 linear feet of
concrete curb and gutter and
improvements to wheelchair
ramps to meet current Amer-
ican Disabilities Act (ADA)
standards.
Also included in the base bid
is the following electrical
work:
1.) construction of approxi-
mately 5,600 feet of concrete
encased duct bank (3 -6"
ducts) with manholes spaced
every 500 feet and accessor-
ies,
2.) construction of 4,400 feet
of schedule 40 gray PVC
conduits (3 -4" conduits) in-
stalled between manholes,
3.)` installation of approxi-
mately 5,000 feet of 2" sche-
dule 40PVC conduit and
concrete foundations to
serve thoroughfare street
lighting.
Included in the bid package
ate alternates for different
pavement sections. One in-
cludes a 7" thick concrete
pavement with curb and gut-
tar over 8" lime stabilized
i subgrade.
COPIES OF BIDDING
DOCUMENTS
A complete set of Bidding
Documents can be pur-
chased by check, cash or
money order from the De-
velopment Services Depart-
ment/City Hall, City of Col-
lege Station, 1101 Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas 77840 for$30.00. This
fee is non - refundable.
Questions regarding this
project should be directed to:
Paul Leventis
City of College Station
Development Services
Department
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station,
Texas 77840
Monday through Friday from
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 P.M.
Five (5) percent bid security
is required.
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1 6-14-97,6-15-97,6-18
6-21-97,6-
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station City
Council will hold a public
hearing to consider a rezon-
ing request for approximately
five acres iocatea on the
southwest corner of Wellborn
Road and Holleman Drive
and west of the railroad
tracks from M -1 Planned In-
dustrial to C -1 General
Commercial; from M -1
Planned Industrial to R -5
Apartment/Medium Density;
and, from R -5 Apart -
ment/Medium Density to C -1
General Commercial.
The hearing will be held in
the Council Room of the City
of College Station City Hall,
1101 Texas Avenue at the
7:00 p.m. meeting of the
Council on Thursday, June
26, 1997.
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, I
please contact me at (409)
764 -3570.
Sabine McCully
Senior Planner
6 -11 -97
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station City
Council will hold a public
hearing to consider an ap-
peal of the Planning and Zon-
ing Commission's decision to
deny a conditional use permit
request for a group daycare
facility at 4106 Tiffany Trail,
lot 4, block 6 of the Shenan-
doah Phase One Subdiv-
ision.
The City Council will consider
the request on Thursday,
June 26, 1997 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 for the hearing
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 McCully
Senior Planner
6 -11 -97
CS council set to discuss settlement for restaurant
f
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
The city of College Station and a local business
owner await the other's next move in Northgate
like players in a professional chess match.
The stakes? A hamburger restaurant owned by
George and Tara Sopasakis, who have let city
deadlines pass without moving from their Burger
Boy bicycle - delivery eatery.
"We feel like we have certain rights and the city
us stepping on us, so we decided to make a stand,"
George Sopasakis said.
The city is moving ahead with a parking lot pro-
ject that eventually will be in the restaurant's
space. In the city's latest move Wednesday, the
office ext door to Burger Boy was stripped of its
inside .
The ollege Station City Council could disclose
the del ils of a settlement wii:h the couple as soon
as Thursday, when council members are sched-
uled to discuss possible options in a closed ses-
sion. City officials can't discuss the details of the
offer, since the issue will be discussed in an exec-
utive slession.
Sopa�sakis said that, last week, the city offered
$36,900; to compensate for the forced move and
relocation, which is part of the city's Northgate
Revitalization plan that includes the Patricia
Street (Promenade.
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4W
Births
Local hospitals reported the following births.
The list may not be complete because some parents
choose not to have their names included.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
June 6, 1997:
Jacqualine Addnee and Herbert Booker,
College Station, a boy.
Maria Ana and Inoceneio Eguia, Bryan, a girl.
Melissa and Fidel Serna Jr., Bryan, a girl.
Deena and Hugh Wallace, Bryan, a boy.
Andrea and Riccardo Bettati, Bryan, a boy.
June 7, 1997:
Isabel C. and Omar Cantu, Bryan, a boy.
Josephine Sanchez, Bryan, a boy.
Rashonda Washington, Bryan, a boy.
Bliss and Pete Bednar; Caldwell, a girl.
Juana E. and Agbriel Cadena, Bryan, a boy.
June 8, 1997:
Tosheka Davis, Bryan, a boy.
Miranda and Vernon Sanders, Navasota, a boy.
Suely and David Stewart, Bryan, a boy.
Vicenta and Dante Santillano, Bryan, a girl
boy. .
Connie and David Lindsay, College Station, a
June 10, 1997:
May Frances Ayers, Bryan, a boy.
Mischelle and Randy Schwartz, Brenham, a
boy.
April Star Bryant, Franklin, a boy.
Columbia Medical Center
June 9, 1997:
Pedro and Elvia Rivera, Navasota, a boy.
Mark and Patricia Jordan, Bryan, a girl.
June 10, 1997:
Cynthia Brown and Gerald Edwards, Hearne, a
boy.
boy. Angela and Charles Fleegler, College Station, a
Burger
From Al -�
The Sopasakises already have
had one deadline extended to the
end of the spring semester, but
say they aren't moving until they
know fdr sure how the city will
compensate them.
Their inew location — a former
garage -+- will take some redoing,
more thfm the offered amount by
the city George Sopasakis said.
Mayor I Lynn McIlhaney said
some adjustments already have
been made to the building, and
additions would be minimal.
But Sopasakis said the bids for
the new restaurant came in about
$10,000 more than the city's offer.
Sopasakis said he told the city
last week that he would accept
the offer, but not the conditions
the city !tacked on to it. One con-
dition p@rtains to two other busi-
nesses run by the Sopasakises —
the Chicken Basket and
Advanced Tutoring Service.
Advanced Tutoring Service
was lodated next door to the
Patricia" Street Burger Boy and
was shut down with no compen-
sation because of the city's park-
ing plans, Sopasakis said. The
other eatery, also on Patricia
Street, Was shut down by the pro-
ject without compensation, he
said.
The Sopasakises said they have
filed ary appeal with the U.S.
Housing and Urban Development
Department, saying the city did
not mee federal relocation guide-
lines i the cases of Chicken
Basket d Advanced Tutoring
Service.
Barbara Palmer, the couple's
consulti g attorney, said the
city's agreement to only give the
money if the HUD appeal process
is dropped "sort of indicates tc
me that they know there could bE
a potential problem."
Sopasakis said he and his wifE
are awaiting an answer from
HUD to see if the city owes them
more money to pay for reason-
able and necessary expenses.
The council also is scheduled to
discuss the hotel - conference cen-
ter proposals in the 3 p.m. work-
shop session.
The council members will look
at the proposals this week, while
hearing the presentations from
the developers next Thursday.
City Manager Skip Noe said
Wednesday, however, that a pro-
posal probably will not be chosen
until July 10 because a full coun-
cil will not be present until then.
In other business, the council is
scheduled to discuss pay options
for city employees, including
market adjustments and attempts
to recognize individual perfor-
mances, Noe said. He said details
of the plan won't be available
until the afternoon workshop.
Another topic on the agenda
concerns two new traffic lights.
The bids for the lights are sched-
uled for consideration during the
7 p.m. meeting. The new lights
are planned for the west entrance
of Post Oak Mall at Harvey Road,
while the other is planned for
Texas Avenue and the Lonestar
Pavilion.
Street lights also are on the
agenda. The council will vote on
placing 10 old- fashioned lights in
Luther Jones and Brison parks in
city's Southside area. If accepted,
the $10,000 purchase will come
from the Hotel /Motel Fund,
which Noe said provides for his-
toric projects.
The council is scheduled to
meet at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the
city hall, 1101 Texas Ave.
Hotel �
eplans�
S tudied
Questions follow
review of proposals
gy JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
As consultants and council
jpembers went over the details of
proposals for a -College Station
hotel - conference center
Thursday, questions filled the
discussions.
In a condensed six -page hand-
out, PKF Consultants of Houston
presented the four proposals, but
said they still are working to
answer many issues that develop-
ers did not include in their plans.
"Next week, [the developers]
should be prepared to answer
these questions," consultant
John Keeling said.
Next Thursday, filling in the
blanks found in the proposals
will be part of a 30- minute allot-
ment each developer will have to
present their ideas to the College
Station City Council.
The four hotels are: Lane
Hospitality of Northbrook,' Ill.;
The Wolf Pen Creek Team of
College Station; The Leddy
Corporation of San Antonio; and
John Q. Hammons Hotels Inc. of
Springfield, Mo.
The Wolf Pen Creek Team,
which offered its namesake site
off Texas 6 as a location,, pro-
posed the only site other than the
"mud lot" at Northgate.
The proposals offer a 200 -'room
facility to be built adjacent to a $6
million city -owned conference
center.
Two proposals indicated a time
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l
Hotel v Y
From Al
line: the Leddy proposal said 1999
could be the first full year of
operation and the Wolf Pell
Creek proposal said the year
2000.
The council could vote on the
issue as soon as July 10.
In other business, the council
heard plans for proposed
changes to the city's pay plan.
Karen Pavlinski, director of
human resources, told the coun-
cil a new plan — including a
gain - sharing plan — is needed to
reward performance.
She said the plan, developed
with employee input, would give
a 3.5 percent overall pay
increase, but council members
asked the staff to study the issue
further, looking at a possible 3
percent overall raise with a half-
percent raise given as a perfor-
mance bonus.
The council will vote on the
issue later this year wllen the
1998 budget is decided.
The council, on anothor issue,
approved bids for two new traffic
lights — one at the west entrance
of Post Oak Mall at Harvey Road
and the other at Texas Avenue
and the Lonestar Pavilion.
Ten new street lights also were
approved. The council voted to
place the old- fashioned lights in
the Luther Jones and Brison
parks in the city's Southside
area. The $10,000 purchase price
will come 'from the Hotel /Motel
Fund, which City Manager Skip
Noe said provides for historic
projects.
Local hospitals reported the following births
Thursday. The list may not be complete because
some parents choose not to have their names includ-
ed
Columbia Medical Center
June 11, 1997:
Jennifer and Grant Sutton, College Station, a boy.
Jennifer and Brad Worth, College Station, a boy.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
June 11, 1997
Shelita S. Wilkerson, Navasota, a boy.
Gloria A. Ibarra, Bryan, a boy.
Marc! Martinez, Caldwell, a girl.
Young Park and Sangyoung Son, College Station,
a boy.
Macy and Don Jones, Bryan, a girl.
Sarah and Michael Ragan, College Station, a boy.
Susana and Manuel Maldonado, Bryan, a boy.
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Bur g Y er Bo relocation deal approved
.
By JENNY'NELSON
ci ns of the city to say, "Hey,
..Eagle Staff Writer you' can hold us hostage, "'
Hickson said after the meeting.
In a 30-minute showdown The negotiations ended a two-
Thursday' night, the College year battle that began when the
Station City Council ended an city purchased the building
ongoing controversy over a relo- Sopasakis was renting as part of
cation package with a Northgate the Northgate revitalization plan.
restaurant owner. At the time, city officials said
The city agreed to give George Sopasakis agreed to the plan he
Sopasakis, owner ors the Burger ended up getting. Later,
Boy, a deal totaling about $10,000 Sopasakis requested a $93,000
to relocate his eatery, Council- deal.
man David Hickson,said.
"We haven responsibility to the Please see COUNCIL, Page A2
Council
From Al
Construction on the Northgate
project began this week as bull-
dozers and workers prepared to
demolish the structures around
Burger Boy for a parking lot.
Sopasakis, though, hadn't
budged, saying the city owes him
more money than an earlier
counter relocation offer of $30,500
without rights — a stance he
defended Thursday night.
Councilman Dick Birdwell
made a motion to offer Sopasakis
what he eventually ended up get-
ting. The motion was seconded by
Councilman Larry Mariot.
But council newcomers Steve
Esmond and Swiki Anderson
banded together and made a sub-
stitute motion to give Sopasakis a
30- minute negotiating period.
Birdwell agreed, making sure no
more than the 30- minute allot-
ment would be tolerated. Mayor
Lynn McIlhaney joined the. three,
while Hickson and Mariot object-
ed. Councilman Hub Kennady
was not present. The motion was
approved on a 4 -2 vote.
At 8:12 p.m., with a timer count-
ing backwards in front of an open
audience, Sopasakis began telling
the council his reasons for more
money. He said relocating would
require a new vent hood at $6,000,
as well as other items necessary
to turn the new location into a
"respectable restaurant."
But council members wanted to
know specifically what it would
take to wrap up the deal.
Let's get to the bottom line —
what would it take so we can
reach some financi resolution ?"
Anderson asked.
During this tune, Mariot
appeared to have ,had enough,
mumbling under his breath but
loud enough for th$ audience to
hear, "This is bull - - -}."
Birdwell emphasized to
Sopasakis that, if la settlement
was reached, he would have to
waive his rights to sue or to col-
lect any further money under a
federal appeal he has filed against
the city for unfair relocation
assistance. i
Leaning into the microphone
on the wooden podium, Sopasakis
said he believes he does have fed-
eral rights and does not want to
let them go.
Council members, again asked
him for the exact amount it would
take to settle while waiving his
rights. After a long pause, he
responded, "In the $45,000 range."
Sopasakis still had 15 minutes
remaining, and asked the council
for time to collect his thoughts.
The request was granted, but the
clock didn't stop as council mem-
bers took a 4- minute stretch.
Then, with the hands on' the
clock showing 11 minutes
remaining, a $46,100 package
with no further rights was sug-
gesiQd.
Esmond moved that the offer be
executed and pending papers
being drawn up and signed.
Anderson agreed. But the other
four council members didn't. A 4-
2 vote killed the offer.
With a look of disbelief,
Sopasakis sighed heavily as a 4 -2
vote to stick with the original
approximately $10,000 offer was
taken. The final amount includes
half of the rent Sopasakis has
paid for the past two years, as
well as his $1,100 deposit.
When the votes were complet-
ed, five minutes remained on the
clock, but Sopasakis had nothing
more to say.
The mayor said she doesn't
know what else the city could
have done to help Sopasakis.
"No one knows what all we've
done. I feel that, in a two -year
period, we have tried to work
with him and, as far back as last
September, the city hired a real
estate agent to help him find a
new location," McIlhaney said.
"There may be a question
between what he thinks is fair
and what the city thinks is fair,
but for him to stand up there and
say that the city did not try to
help him is not factual," she said.
Hickson said he isn't sure when
Burger Boy will have to be vacat-
ed, but the council is working to
meet a late August date for com-
pletion of the parking lot.
LOCATION AND
DESCRIPTION OF
PROJECT
4br
The project includes the re-
moval and replacement of
the asphalt pavement along
Southwest Parkway from
Texas Avenue to approxi-
mately 650 feet west of the
East Bypass (HWY (5). The
proposed pavement section
consists of a 3" thick
H.M.A.C. surface course
over an 8" thick lime stabi-
lized subgrade. The base bid
also includes removal and
replacement of approxi-
mately 3,858 linear feet of
concrete curb and gutter and
improvements to wheelchair
ramps to meet current Amer-
ican Disabilities Act (ADA)
standards.
Also included in the base bid
is the following electrical
work:
1.) construction of approxi-
mately 5,600 feet of concrete
encased duct bank (3 -6"
ducts) with manholes spaced
every 500 feet and accessor-
ies,
2.) construction of 4,400 feet
of schedule 40 gray PVC
conduits (3 -4" conduits) in-
stalled between manholes,
3.) installation of approxi-
mately 5,000 feet of 2" sche-
dule 40PVC conduit and
concrete foundations to
serve thoroughfare street
lighting.
Included in the bid package
are alternates for different
pavement sections. One in-
cludes a 7" thick concrete
pavement with curb and gut-
ter over 8" lime stabilized
subgrade.
COPIES OF BIDDING
DOCUMENTS
A complete set of Bidding
Documents can be pur-
chased by check, cash or
money order from the De-
velopment Services Depart-
ment/City Hall, City of Col-
lege Station, 1101 Texas
INSTRUCTIONS
TO BIDDERS
1.0 ADVERTISEMENT
Sealed bids addressed to the
City of College Station,
Texas will be received for the
construction of:
Rehabilitation
of Southwest Parkway
Capital Improvement
Project No. ST -9506
Bid No. 97 -15
until 1:00 p.m., on Thurs-
day, June 26, 1997, 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 office of:
City of College Station
Development Services
Department
1101 Texas Ave.
College Station,
Texas 77840
A prebid conference will be
held at 11:00 a.m. on
Thursday, June 12, 1997 at
the City Hall Council Cham-
bers, City of College Station,
1101 Texas Avenue, College
Station, Texas 77840,
C
9u Al T
Avenue, College station,
Texas 77840 for$30.00. This
fee is non - refundable.
Questions regarding this
project should be directed to:
Paul Leventis
City of College Station
Development Services
Department
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station,
Texas 77840
Monday through Friday from
8:30 a. m. to 5:00 p.m.
Five (5) percent bid security
is required.
6 -7 -97, 6 -8 -97, 6 -11 -97
6- 14 -97, 6- 15 -97, 6- 1,8 -97
6- 21 -97, 6 -22 -97
PUBLIC NOTICE
CONSTRUCTION
BOARD OF
ADJUSTMEWS AND
APPEALS MEETING
i
The Construction .Board of
Adjustments and�ppeals will
meet at 6:00 m. in the
Training Room,l City Hall,
City of College Station,
Texas, Monday June 23,
1997.
Variance 97 -004 for
United Properties Group, Inc.
c/o William D.'i Farrar, re-
questing modification to the
1994 Standard Building
Code. Section 7D4.3 shall be
added to readl as follows:
704.3 Public Rental Storage
Warehouse - (A) A public
rental storage warehouse is
a structure used solely for
storage occupancy, which is
divided into separate spaces
accessible to each tenanl
and in which the manage
ment does not bear respon
sibilities as awarehouseman
Births
Local hospitals reported the following births Friday.
The list may not be complete because some parents
choose not to have their names included.
Columbia Medical Center
June 12, 1997
Tammy and Keith Fails, College Station, a girl.
Karoline and Clint Kennedy, Iola, a girl.
June 10, 1997:
Dale and Monty Shafer, Waller, a boy.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
June 12, 1997:
Vanessa Vasquez, Bryan, a girl.
Juana Range[, Bryan, a girl.
Brenda and Charles,[. Hebner, Bryan, a girl.
Cathie Diane and Charles W. Topping, Iola, a girl.
3) Tenant separation shall
of be required in a public
-ntal storage warehouse.
�) A wall having fire resis-
ance of not less than two (2)
ours, parallel to the longitu-
linal axis of the building and
lividing the building into two
2) parts of equal area insofar
is the configuration of rental
;pace permits, shall be pro -
rided in each public rental
>torage warehouse building."
6- 14 -97, 6 -18 -9
e
t
dL�(
INSTRUCTIONS
TO BIDDERS
1 OADVERTISEMENT
Sealed bids addressed to the
City of College Station,
Texas will be received for the
construction of:
Rehabilitation
of Southwest Parkway
Capital Improvement
Project No. ST -9508
Bid No. 97.15
until 1:00 p.m., on Thurs-
day, June 26, 1997, 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 office of:
City of College Station
Development Services
Department
1101 Texas Ave.
College Station,
Texas 77840
A prebid conference will be
:held at 11:00 a.m. on
Thursday, June 12, 1997 at
the City Hall Council Cham-
bers, City of College Station,
1101 Texas Avenue, College
Station, Texas 77840.
LOCATION AND
DESCRIPTION OF
PROJECT 0
The project Includes the re-
moval and replacement of
the asphalt pavement along
Southwest Parkway from
Texas Avenue to approxi-
mately 650 feet west of the
East Bypass (HWY 6). The
proposed pavement section
consists of a 3" thick
H.M.A.C. surface course
over an 8" thick lime stabi-
lized subgrade. The base bid
also includes removal and
replacement of approxi-
mately 3,858 linear feet of
concrete curb and gutter and
Improvements to wheelchair
ramps to meet current Amer-
ican Disabilities Act (ADA)
standards.
Also Included in the base bid
Icq
Is the following electrical
work: roxl-
1.) construction of app
mately 5,600 feet of concrete
encased duct bank (3 -6"
ducts) with manholes spaced
every 500 feet and accessor
les,
2.) construction of 4,400 feet
of schedule 40 a d ts) Vn
conduit$ (3-4"
stalled between manholes,
3,) installation of approxi
mately 5,000 feet of 2" sche-
dule OPVC conduit and
concrete foundations to
serve thoroughfare street
lightin .
Included In the bid package
are al, emates for different
pavement sections. One in-
cludes a 7" thick concrete
pavement with curb and gut-
ter over 8" lime stabilized
subgrade.
COPIES OF BIDDING
DOCUMENTS
A complete set of Bidding
Documents check, cash u
chased by or
money order from the De-
me ntVCity t Hall, City of Col-
l ege Station, 1101 Texas
Averjue, College Station,
Texas 77840 for$30.00. This
fee i$ non - refundable.
I ' G1u tions regarding this
oroi ctshould be directed to:
Paul Leventis
Ci of College Station
avelopment Services
Department
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station,
Texas 77840
vionday through Friday from
B:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Fie (5) percent bid security
is required.
6 -7 -97, 6 -8 -97, 6 -11 -97
- 14 -97, 6- 15 -97, 6 -18.97
6- 21 -97, 6 -22 -97
U
We need moral teachings
fter reading Maggie Charleton's letter
in which she declared charter schools
useless and public schools the only
wise choice, I am not surprised to find her
leading a group who opposes Bill Goth -
ard's Basic Life Principles.
As for charter schools, I understand the
reason for Charleton's hostility. Not only
is she a teacher at Rock Prairie Elemen-
tary School, but she is also the president
of the College Station Education Associa-
tion, an organization that has nothing to
go with education and everything to do
with preserving a union stranglehold on
power within our public schools. To allow
schools to compete for students is anathe-
ma to Charleton. Lower cost per student,
increased quality of learning and reten-
tion of knowledge are the aspects of educa-
tion all parents dream of and clones of
Charleton shudder at. Charter schools are
for parents like me who are weary of con -
dom Christmas trees and gay -pride
months and yearn for more English, alge-
bra, factual history and discipline within
the classroom.
Bill Gothard's Institute in Basic Life
Principles offers kids something that they
might not be receiving anywhere else:
hope and direction. All the schools have to
offer are "pet rocks" or other secular ways
for the kids to build self-esteem. Gothard
incorporates basic moral teachings in
helping our young people becomt'produc-
tive citizens.
Just what exactly is Charleton afraid of?
I find it interesting that the only quote she
gave to oppose this group is the one from
the Bible most twisted by militant radical
feminists. "Wives, submit to your hus-
bands, as is fitting in the Lord," Paul com-
mands the Colossians. Check the differ-
ence between "submit" and the word you
used, "subservient." They are as different
as monopoly and competition.
W.J. BATCHELOR
College Station
J
Hearing for Northgate eatery slated for June 26
S ✓restaurant delays relocation
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
George Sopasakis announced Monday "We are not planning to shut down," he room for the Patricia Street Promenade
that the federal government has granted said. "We plan to keep selling burgers." construction.
his College Station eatery a reprieve. The battle between Sopasakis, who con- The Burger Boy is the only business still
in Sopasakis' battle with the city — a tempo-
rary restraining order against the city from
a federal court in Houston and a ruling from
the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development — will allow the Burger Boy
on Patricia Street to continue its bicycle
food - delivery service, he said.
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been heating up since the city became his
landlord 21 months ago.
Sopasakis said an eviction notice was
hand - delivered to him Friday afternoon
saying he had until 5 p.m. Monday to
vacate the city -owned building to make
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The temporary restraining order keeps
the bulldozers at bay until June 26 when a
preliminary injunction hearing will be
conducted in Houston, said Sopasakis'
attorney Barbara Palmer.
The HUD decision was an answer to an
appeal for relocation benefits that
r
Sopasakis filed in December 1996. The judg-
ment stated that the city owes the restau-
rant owner more than the $10,000 package
that the City Council approved Thursday.
The amount the city could end up paying
hasn't been disclosed, but Sopasakis said it
would take about $45,000 to renovate his new
location into a "respectable restaurant."
Mayor Lynn McIlhaney said the council
will discuss the issue Thursday to consider
their options, which could include an
appeal of the decision since it conflicts with
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Precautions must be taken
4
T he recent tragic events in Jarrell un-
derscore the vulnerability of human
populations to natural events such as
tornadoes. They also remind me of the
pervasive failure of public officials at all
levels in our state and the nation to plan,
legislate and administer public programs
and initiatives that would provide effec-
tive mitigation of the effects of deadly nat-
ural and man-made hazards. I want to call
attention to two such potential hazards
threatening the people of Bryan and Col-
lege Station for which little if anything is
being done and what needs to be done im-
mediately to minimize our vulnerability
to them.
Daily trains carrying potentially deadly
chemicals pass through the middle of the
College Station campus of Texas A &M
University. The direct contamination
resulting from a train chemical spill in
the middle of the campus would affect
most probably an area within a half mile
of the accident, enough to kill thousands
of people on campus. University officials
know that this potentially catastrophic
hazard exists. Despite the expertise of
many members of the faculty in disaster -
related specialties in the various sciences,
however, nothing is being done to mini-
mize or prevent this great catastrophe
from happening.
Tornadoes are the other great hazard
threatening the people of our two commu-
nities. The citizens of Bryan and College
Station can do a great deal to change our
vulnerability. The know -how in the build-
ing and engineering sciences exists to
build, within reasonable cost, new homes
and retrofit existing ones to withstand
most tornadic storms. It is also possible to
build in -house shelters, such as concrete
and steel reinforced closets, which could
provide safe havens.
We need to change the building codes in
Bryan and College Station to make it
mandatory for mobile home park opera-
tors to build shelters against severe
weather.
B.E. AGUIRRE
College Station
�Ir
I
Local hospii
Monday. The li
some parents i
included.
Columbia
June 14, 19
Molly and k
5t. Josepl
June 13, 19
Lori Huckat
Maria Casti
Births
als reported the following births Christine and James Hodges, College
3t may not be complete because Station, a boy.
:hoose not to have their names June 14, 1997
Medical Center Julia Perez, Bryan, a boy.
37: Laura and Manual Marqoquia, Bryan, a girl.
evin Mathews, Bryan, a boy. June 15,1997:
Regional Health Center Tammy and James D. Roberts, Ledbetter, a
37 girl.
y, Franklin, a boy. Esperanza Ortiz and Christopher Zeig,
lo, Bryan, a boy. Hearne, a boy.
REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
AND ACCEPTING PROPO-
SALS FROM QUALIFIED
VENDORS FOR CABLE TV
CHARACTER GE-
NERATOR SERVICE, RFP
NO. 97 -31; Proposals will be
received in the office of the
Purchasing Manager at City
Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue,
College Station, Texas
77840, until 5:00 p.m. on
JUNE 27, 1997. All Propo-
sals received after that time
will be returned unopened.
The City of College Station
reservgs the right to waive or
reject any and all proposals
or any and all irregularities in
said request and to accept
the offer considered most
advantageous to the City.
Request for Proposals may
be obtained at the office of
the Purchasing Manager. i
6- 10 -97, 6 -17 -97
•
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•
INSTRUCTIONS
TO BIDDERS
1.0 ADVERTISEMENT
Sealed bids addressed to the
City of College Station,
Texas will be received for the
construction of:
Rehabilitation
of Southwest Parkway
Capital Improvement
Project No. ST -9508
Bid No. 97-15
until 1:00 p.m„ on Thurs.
day, June 26, 1997, 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 office of:
City of College Station
Development Services
Department
1101 Texas Ave.
College Station,
Texas 77840
A prebid conference will be
held at 11:00 a.m. on
Thursday, June 12, 1997 at
the City Hall Council Cham-
bers, City of College Station,
1101 Texas Avenue, College
Station, Texas 77840.
LOCATION AND
DESCRIPTION OF
PROJECT
The project Includes the re-
moval and replacement of
the asphalt pavement along
Southwest Parkway from
Texas Avenue tp approxi-
mately 650 feet west of the
East Bypass (HWY 6). The
proposed pavement section
consists of a 3" thick
H.M.A.C. surface course
over an 8" thick lime stabi-
lized subgrade. The base bid
also includes removal and
replacement of approxi-
mately 3,858 linear feet of
concrete curb and gutter and
improvements to wheelchair
ramps to meet current Amer-
ican Disabilities Act (ADA)
standards.
Also included in the base bid
is the following electrical
work:
1.) construction of approxi-
mately 5,600 feet of concrete
encased duct bank (3 -6"
ducts) with manholes spaced
every 500 feet and accessor-
ies,
2.) construction of 4,400 feet
of schedule 40 gray PVC
conduits (3 -4" conduits) in-
stalled between manholes,
3.) installation of approxi-
mately 5,000 feet of 2" sche-
dule 40PVC conduit and
concrete foundations to
serve thoroughfare street
lighting.
Included in the bid package
are alternates for different
pavement sections. One in-
cludes a 7" thick concrete
pavement with curb and gut-
ter over 8" lime stabilized
sub grade.
COPIES OF BIDDING
DOCUMENTS
A complete set of Bidding
Documents can be pur-
chased by check, cash or
money order from the De-
velopment Services Depart-
ment/City Hall, City of Col-
lege Station, 1101 Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas 77840 for$30.00. This
fee is non - refundable.
Questions regarding this
project should be directed to:
Paul Leventis
City of College Station
Development Services
Department
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station,
Texas 77840
Monday through Frid y from
8:30•a.m. to 5:00 p.m.'
Five (5) percent bid ecurity
Is required.
6- 7- 97,.6 -8 -97, 6 -1 -97
6- 14 -97, 6- 15 -97, 6- 8 -97
6- 21 - 97, 6 -22 -9
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station Pli trining
and Zoning Commissl n will
hold a public hearing t 3 con-
sider a conditional use permit
request to allow a night club
in the Woodstone Shopping
Center located in the 900
block of Harvey Road on the
northwest corner of ;Harvey
Road and Munson.
The Commission will oon-
sider the request onl Thurs-
day, July 3, 1997 at 7:(P0 P.M.
in the College Station Con-
ference Center lo led at
1300 George Bush rive in
College Station.
Any request for sign Interpre-
tive services for the hearing
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 McCully
Senior Planner
6 -18-
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Statiorj Zoning
Board of Adjustment! will hold
a public hearing to consider a
variance request to the min-
imum front setback require-
ments at 201 Chimney Hill
Circle, lot 48 of the Phimney
Hill Subdivision.
The hearing will held at
the Conference Center, 1300
George Bush Drive at the
6:00 p.m. meeting of the
Board on Tuesday, July 1,
1997.
Any request for sign Interpre-
tive services for the hearing
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 me at
(409) 764 -3570.
Sabine McCully
Senior Planner
6 -18 -97
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station Planning
and Zoning Commission will
hold a public hearing to con-
sider a conditional use permit
request to allow the expan-
sion of the existing College
Station Institute of Religion
Student Center located at
100 East Dexter in the J.E.
Scott Survey, A -50.
The Commission will con-
sider the request on Thurs-
day, July 3, 1997 at 7:00 P.M.
in the College Station Con-
ference Center located at
1300 George Bush Drive in
College Station.
Any request for sign interpre-
tive services for the hearing
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 McCully
Senior Planner
6.18.97
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station Planning
and Zoning Commission will
hold a public hearing to con-
sider a conditional use permit
request to allow a church and
religious center on lots 6, 7
and 8 of the Williams Winder
King Addition generally lo-
cated along the north side of
Krenek Tap Road, west of
the proposed Dartmouth ex-
tension.
The Commission will con-
sider the request on Thurs-
day, July 3, 1997 at 7:00 P.M.
In the College Station Con-
ference Center located at
1300 George Bush Drive in
College Station.
Any request for sign Interpre-
tive services for the hearing
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 McCully
Senior Planner
6 -18 -97
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed bids addressed to the
College Station Independent
School District, Attention:
David Neal, Assistant Super-
intendent for Business, will
be received in the Business
Office, 1812 Welsh Street,
College Station, Texas,
77840 until: 10:00 a.m.,
Thursday, July 10, 1997, for
LIBRARY BOOKS.
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 the Business Office at
(409) 764 -5409.
6- 18 -97, 6-25-97
PUBLIC NOTICE
CONSTRUCTION
BOARD OF
ADJUSTMENTS AND
APPEALS MEETING
The Construction Board of
Adjustments and Appeals will
meet at 6:00 p.m. in the
Training Room, City Hall,
City of College Station,
Texas, Monday, June 23,
1997.
Variance 97 -004 for
United Properties Group, Inc.
c/o William D. Farrar, re-
questing modification to the
1994 Standard Building
Code. Section 704.3 shall be
added to read as follows:
"704.3 Public Rental Storage
Warehouse - (A) A public
rental storage warehouse is
a structure used solely for
storage occupancy, which is
divided into separate spaces
accessible to each tenant
and in which the manage-
ment does not bear respon-
sibilities as awarehouseman.
(B) Tenant separation shall
not be required in a public
rental storage warehouse.
(C) A wall having fire resis-
tance of not less than two (2)
hours, parallel to the longitu-
dinal axis of the building and
dividing the building Into two
(2) parts of equal area insofar
as the configuration of rental
space permits, shall be pro-
vided in each public rental
storage warehouse building."
6-14-97,6-18-97
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hotel
designs
Teams to get chance
to present proposals
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
Developers hoping to be chosen
to construct the proposed College
Station hotel - conference center
will get a chance to exhibit their
plans to the City Council on
Thursday.
The council is scheduled to
meet at 5:30 P.M. at the College
Station Conference Center, 1300
George Bush Drive.
The four development teams
that submitted proposals for the
joint project with the city will
have 15 minutes each for a pre-
sentation and 15 minutes to
answer questions from the coun-
�, cil.
"We now have four solid devel-
opment teams," Assistant City
Manager Tom Brymer said
Wednesday. "It's just a question
now of which development team
would be best suited for the pro-
ject and which location they pe-
fer."
The developers are: L e
Hospitality of Northbrook, 131.;
the Wolf Pen Creek Team] of
College Station; the Lecjdy
Corporation of San Antonio; aaa d
John Q. Hammons Hotels Inc of
Springfield, MO.
Each of the proposals offers a
200 -room facility to be built adja
cent to a $6 million city -owned
conference center.
All but the Wolf Pen Creek
Team are proposing to build on
property in the city's Northgate
area where the "mud lot" now
Please see COUNCIL, Page A2
sits. The Wolf Pen Creek Team ants to locate
the facility in the Wolf Pen Creek area where
the city has an amphitheater. ;
The council could vote on, the proposals
July 10, the next time th all council mem-
hers say they will be able to attend a meeting.
In other business, the council plans to dis-
cuss and - consider, options in the Burger Boy
dispute, ` which began unfolding 21 months
ago. Discussions are schedul to take place
in closed session. '
The Northgate eatery sits on city - owned
property where a parking lot l is being built.
The owners of Burger .Boy, George and Tara
Sopasakis, were told to vacate the building
and offered a $10,000 settlement to relocate.
But the Sopasakis' said they needed and
were entitled to more funds — federal funds —
because adjacent city projects were being con-
structed with federal block grant money.
City officials said the Patricia Street
Promenade project, which includes the park-
ing lot, does not involve federal funds and,
therefore, the Sopasakis' weren't entitled to
federal relocation monies.
The Sopasakis' filed a complaint with the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development - concerning federal relocatior.
expenses.
HUD officials ' answered the Sopasakis
claim Monday, the same day the city 'hac
ordered the Burger Boy tenants out.
HUD said all of the projects in the Northgatf
area were considered one, and that thE
Sopasakis' are entitled to federal relocatior
funds.
The City`Counc...�aiill- consider= its options
under the . �fUD edeeaaf' guidelines, Mayor
Lynn Mcllhaney said, adding that the city
thought it was folio guidelines at the
beginning of the pro years ago when a
representative from the Fort Worth HUD
office walked , the, Northgate area
with city offiials and told them federal relo-
cation considerations wouldm6t be necessary.
HUD officials now say that ;was riot 'the intent
of their comments.
Mcllhaney said one option at Thursday's
meeting could be discussions on possibly
appealing HUD's decision. , " I
The city, currently is. ;budding the parking
lot around the Burger Boy, building and will
have to continue to do so under a restraining
order issued by a federal court in Houston.
A preliminary; injunction hearing is sched-
uled June 26 in Houston, until which time the
Sopasakis' plan to keep Burger Bov oven.
Truth will make them free
0 n June 12, I witnessed a strange sit
uation which occurred at the Col-
lege Station City Hall Council
Chambers in a matter of 15 minutes.
A man and his wife were stripped of
their business, livelihood and their dig-
nity — all for a city -crwned parking lot
at Northgate.
Just a reminder: "Seek the Truth
and the Truth shall make u free."
Remember, what goes arou d comes
around and justice will prev il.
LEN P GH
C Ilege atior
Births
Local hospitals roported the following
births Wednesday. T4 list may not be com-
plete because some parents choose not to
have their names included.
Columbia Medic I Center
June 17, 1997:
Sandra and Kenny ienski, Bremond, a girl.
Samantha and.Joh Foster, Hempstead, a
girl.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
June 17,1997:
Sandee and Justin Martin, Bryan, a girl.
Terri Oeth and Terrence Piper, Bryan, a boy.
Jennifer and Michael Fredericks, College
Station, a boy.
HUD overturns
city's setflement
with Burger Boy
By ROBERT SMITH 6atk11,o(\
THE BATrALiON Ife/lq R7
College Station is now faced with two options for
helping Burger Boy owner George Sopasakis move
his business.
A Housing and Urban Development (HUD) ruling
on Monday overturned the city's decision to give
Sopasakis $10,000 to help him relocate. Now College
Station must pay Sopasakis a "lump sum" up to
$20,000, based on the average annual income of his
business, or the cost of relocating and up to $10,000
for reestablishing costs.
College Station Mayor Lynn McIlhaney said the city
believed they were complying with HUD regulations
because no federal money is being used for Patricia
Street construction.
"We have kept in contact with HUD in Fort Worth
and they have been monitoring the project," McIl-
haney said. "We've contended all along that no feder-
al funds have been used on the project."
At issue is whether individual capital projects in the
Northgate area are, by definition, a single federal pro-
ject. The city's stance is that because no federal funds
have been used in either acquisition of property or
construction of the Patricia Street project, it is a sep-
arate and independent project.
In 1992, the city began a utility project at College
Main to improve water and sewer lines. HUD ruled
the project did not fall under URA regulations because
it was a utility project and did not require relocation
of businesses.
Please see HUD on Page 6.
HUD
Continued from Page 1
The Northgate renovations were planned in 1995, and the
city purchased buildings in the Northgate area, including the
buildingwhere Burger Boy is located. The city contends that the
College Main project and the Northgate project are separate.
McIlhaney said HUD in Washington should not consider
the two projects one federal project.
"It was taken to Washington and the people in Washington
are saying,'Hey, you had a project near this area fouryears ago,
so they are the same project, "' McIlhaney said. "This dilemma
is that if a city uses federal funds for street funds, then Wash-
ington can say,'You used federal funds for this project (College
Main) so you are under URA for this [ Northgate] project."'
McIlhaney said that the city is aware of URA regula-
tions and the city never doubted it was complying with
URA regulations.
The city will address HUD's decision at tonight's city coun-
cil meeting.
Mary Madden, a HUD special in Fort
assistant
Worth, said HUD ruled that Sopasakis was entitled to
more money from College Station.
"When a business is relocated by the government
or by federal funds," Madden said, "they are required
to provide relocation assistance."
HUD's ruling negated the $10,000 package for
Sopasakis, which was approved by the city last
Thursday, and put construction on a Northgate
parking lot on hold.
Sopasakis said he filed an appeal with HUD be-
cause the city would not assist him fairly.
"When you have your own business and you are
depending on the income," Sopasakis said, "it's very
wrong for the city to come and tell you you are out
9f business. I'm just glad that HUD stood behind us
100 percent."
Sopasakis also filed for a temporary restraining or-
3er in Houston that nullified a notice from the city
that required him to leave the building.
Before beginning work in Northgate, the city re-
quested guidance from HUD to stay in compliance with
Uniform Relocation Assistance (URA) regulations.
URA requires all federal projects to provide reloca-
tion assistance to businesses or homeowners who are
forced to move..
After reviewing the regulations, the city deter-
mined that URA did not apply to the Patricia Street re-
development project.
College Station Mayor Lynn McIlhaney said the city
believed they were complying with HUD regulations
because no federal money is being used for Patricia
Street construction.
"We have kept in contact with HUD in Fort Worth
and they have been monitoring the project," McIl-
haney said. "We've contended all along that no feder-
al funds have been used on the project."
At issue is whether individual capital projects in the
Northgate area are, by definition, a single federal pro-
ject. The city's stance is that because no federal funds
have been used in either acquisition of property or
construction of the Patricia Street project, it is a sep-
arate and independent project.
In 1992, the city began a utility project at College
Main to improve water and sewer lines. HUD ruled
the project did not fall under URA regulations because
it was a utility project and did not require relocation
of businesses.
Please see HUD on Page 6.
HUD
Continued from Page 1
The Northgate renovations were planned in 1995, and the
city purchased buildings in the Northgate area, including the
buildingwhere Burger Boy is located. The city contends that the
College Main project and the Northgate project are separate.
McIlhaney said HUD in Washington should not consider
the two projects one federal project.
"It was taken to Washington and the people in Washington
are saying,'Hey, you had a project near this area fouryears ago,
so they are the same project, "' McIlhaney said. "This dilemma
is that if a city uses federal funds for street funds, then Wash-
ington can say,'You used federal funds for this project (College
Main) so you are under URA for this [ Northgate] project."'
McIlhaney said that the city is aware of URA regula-
tions and the city never doubted it was complying with
URA regulations.
The city will address HUD's decision at tonight's city coun-
cil meeting.
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By JENNY NELSON
The College Station City
Council and a roomful of people
heard sales pitches Thursday
from three of the developers seek-
ing to build a hotel - conference
center complex.
The developer who started it
all, however, did not attend the
meeting.
City Manager Skip Noe said
John T. Hammons of Springfield,
Mo., sent a message that a busi-
ness conflict kept him from
said he will send a written letter
answering any questions.
"I don't think it necessarily
means anything," Noe said. "Mr.
Hammons is opening a hotel
every six weeks —he's still inter-
ested in the project."
The other developers are Lane
Hospitality of Northbrook, Ill.;
The Wolf Pen Creek Team of
College Station; and The Leddy
outside the Northgate area, got
the first shot. The proposed hotel
would be constructed by the
DePalma Hotel Corporation
under the Sheraton name.
Tim White, senior vice presi-
dent of the DalMac Investments
Corporation, touted the plan's
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company. but of the association.
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tions Northgate as a proposed
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officers
� now can be
oq
more ALERT
But the Advanced Law Enforce-
ment and Response Technology Sys-
tem — ALERT — is far more than a
computerized control panel. The pa-
trol officer will be at le to access law
enforcement records from the com-
puter.Video pictureE from a traffic
stop or an accident scene could be
transmitted to headquarters.
A major benefit will be the speed at
which information can be transmit-
ted to officers in the field. If a child is
missing, say, a picture could be sent
to every patrol car using the ALERT
system. A matter of minutes in such
Eagle Editorial Board a situation could the difference
ow did we ever get along with- between life and de th.
out our computers? They are Although the cost f the prototypes
everywhere. We use them at is high, developers think when the
home, at work, on the road, wherev- system is ready to sold to police
er we happen to be. This editorial is departments in tw or three years,
typed on a computer. Computers the cost w ill b
er. b t the same as a
scan our purchases at the grocery The ALERT systepn shows a lot of
store and keep our checking ac-
counts in order. They operate many P romise. We congr tulate the Texas
of the systems that make our cars fo rts.
Transportation In 'tute on its of
work.
So it's no surprise that computers
are making our law enforcement of-
ficers more efficient and better able
to do the important jobs they do
every day. A new computer system
developed by the Texas Transpor-
tation Institute may one day be the
standard in all police cars across the
country. Prototypes of the system
are being tested locally by the Texas
Department of Public Safety and the
College Station Police Department.
The system combines controls for
a police car's flashing lights, siren,
video camera, radar and global posi-
tioning system into one easy -to -use
console on the dashboard. All the
computer hardware is located in the
trunk, out of the way.
Births
Local hospitals reported the following
births Thursday. The list may not be com-
plete because some parents choose not to
have their names included.
Columbia Medical Center
June 18, 1997
Janice and David Sahm, College Station,
a girl.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
June 18, 1997:
Laurie and Gary Salazar, Hearne, a girl.
Barbara and Milton Sorsby, Anderson, a
boy.
Joy Hayes -Wiley and Keith Wiley, Bryan,
a boy.
Shannon and William Alvis, College
Station, a girl.
Gloria Wallace, Bryan, a boy.
Wanda Banks, Bryan, a girl.
Katie Lathan, College Station, a boy.
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 2246
WAS PASSED AND AP-
PROVED ON JUNE 12, 1997
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION meeting in regular
session at College Station
City Hall, 1101 South Texas
Avenue, said meeting having
been posted in accordance
with Title 5, Texas Govern-
ment Code. Said Ordinance,
signed by the Mayor and duly
recorded in the official re-
cords of the city, is captioned
as follows: AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 7,
"HEALTH AND SANITA-
TION" SECTION 1.0 OF
THE CODE OF ORDINAN-
CES OF THE CITY OF COL-
LEGE STATION PROVID-
ING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND DECLARING
A PENALTY.
Any person, firm, or corpora-
tion violating any of the prov-
isions of this chapter shall be
deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and upon convic-
iion thereof shall be punisha-
ble by a fine of not more than
Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00). Each day such
violation shall continue or be
permitted to continue, shall
be deemed a separate
offense. Said Ordinance, be-
ing a penal ordinance, be-
comes effecyve (10) days
after its publication in the
newspaper..
(W
The complete text of the
above named ordinance may
be seen at the office of the
City Secretary, 1101 Texas
Aver)1 e, College Station,
Tex
Connie Hooks
City Secretary
6- 20 -97, 6 -21 -97
J LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 2245
WAS PASSED AND AP-
PROVED ON JUNE 12, 1997
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION meeting in regular
session at College Station
City Hall, 1101 South Texas
Avenue, said meeting having
been posted in accordance
with Title 5, Texas Govern-
ment Code. Said Ordinance,
signed by the Mayor and duly
recorded in the official re-
cords of the city, is captioned
as follows: AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 10,
SECTION 2C OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION RELATING TO
FOUR WAY STOP INTER-
SECTIONS CONTROLLED
BY STOP SIGNS, AND DE-
CLARING THAT ATTEN-
DANT FACTS NECESSI-
TATE IMMEDIATE ACTION.
Four way stop sign to be lo-
cated at Holleman Drive and
Welsh Avenue. Any person
who violates any provision of
this ordinance shall be sub-
ject to a fine not less than
($25.00) and not exceeding
($500), as provided for in the
General Penalty section set
out in Chapter 1, Section 5 of
the Code of Ordinances.
Ordinance No. 2245 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, 1101
Texas Avenue, College
Station, Texas.
Connie Hooks
City Secretary
6- 20- 97.6 -21 -97
Ex -CS manager
resigns from post
Former College Station City
Manager Ron Ragland has
resigned his position as town
manager in Flower Mound.
In a statement signed
Thursday, Ragland gave his res.
ignation effective immediately.
His resignation from Flower
Mound includes a three -month
aggregate salary, officials said.
When Ragland left College
Station in 1994, he was asked to
resign, but he was given seven
months severance pay
$107,000.
Ragland could not be reached
for comment Friday.
He was hired by the North
Texas town of 21,500 more than
a year ago at an annual salary of
$91,000, with a monthly $500 car
allowance.
In a release on Friday, Mayor
Larry Lipscomb said Ragland
served the town well in the area
of economic development, but
did not say if Ragland was asked
to resign.
Births
c
Births
Columbia Medical Center reported the follow-
ing births Friday. The list may not be complete
because some parents choose not to have their
names included.
Columbia Medical Center
June 19,1997:
Jennifer and Timothye Weihausen, Bryan, a
girl.
Roksana Khan and GM Salam Azad, College
Station, a girl.
r L �Q*_
LEGAL N97 "1Gt
ORDINANCE NO. 2246
WAS PASSED AND AP-
PROVED ON JU YE 12, 1997
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION meeting In regular
session at College Station
City Hall, 1101 South Texas
Avenue, said meeting having
been posted In accordance
with Title 5, Texas Govern-
ment Code. Said Ordinance,
signed by the Mayor and duly
recorded in the official re-
cords of the city, Is captioned
as follows: AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 7,
"HEALTH AND SANITA-
TION" SECTION 1,C OF
THE CODE OF pRDINAN-
CES OF THE CIT`V OF COL-
LEGE STATION i PROVID-
ING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND DECLARING
A PENALTY.
Any person, firm, or corpora-
tion violating any of the prov-
isions of this chapter shall be
deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and upon convic-
tion thereof shall be punisha-
ble by a fine of not more than
Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00). Each day such
violation shall continue or be
permitted to continue, shall
be deemed a separate
offense. Said Ordinance, be-
ing a penal ordinance, be-
comes effective (10) days
after Its publication in the
newspaper.
The complete text of the
above named ordinance may
be seen at the office of the
City Secretary, 1101 Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
Connie Hooks
City Secretary
6-20-97
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 2245
WAS PASSED AND AP-
PROVED ON JUNE 12, 1997
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION meeting in regular
session at College Station
City Hall, 1101 South Texas
Avenue, said meeting having
been posted in accordance
with Title 5, Texas Govern-
ment Code. Said Ordinance,
signed by the Mayor and duly
recorded in the official re-
cords of the city, is captioned
as follows: AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 10,
SECTION 2C OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION RELATING TO
FOUR WAY STOP INTER-
SECTIONS CONTROLLED
BY STOP SIGNS, AND DE-
CLARING THAT ATTEN-
DANT FACTS NECESSI-
TATE IMMEDIATE ACTION.
Four way stop sign to be lo-
cated at Holleman Drive and
Welsh Avenue. Any person
who violates any provision of
this ordinance shall be sub-
ject to a fine not less than
($25.00) and not exceeding
($500), as provided for in the
General Penalty section set
out in Chapter 1, Section 5 of
the Code of Ordinances.
Ordinance No. 2245 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, 1101
Texas Avenue, College
Station, Texas.
Connie Hooks
City Secretary
6
PUBLIC NOTICE
ELECTRICAL EXAMINING
BOARD
The Electrical. , J!j it �-
Board will meet in the Train-
ing Room, City of College
Station, City Hall, Monday,
June 30, 1997, 6:00 p.m. The
Agenda will cover topics re-
garding adoption of the 1996
National Electric Codes,
amendments to the code and
local ordinance, and .Safety
issues.
6- 21-97,6-28-97
INSTRUCTIONS
TO BIDDERS
1.0 ADVERTISEMENT
Sealed bids addressed to th
City of College Statior
Texas will be received for th
construction of:
Rehabilitation
of Southwest Parkway
Capital Improvement
Project No. ST -9508
Bid No. 97 -15
until 1:00 p. m., on Thurs
day, June 26, 1997, afte
which time all qualified bid:
Will be opened and read. Bid:
received after that time wil
be returned unopened.
Bids will be received at
the office of:
City of College Station
Development Services
Department
1 101 Texas Ave.
College Station,
Texas 77840
A prebid conference will be
held at 11:00 a.m. on
Thursday, June 12, 1997 at
the City Hall Council Cham-
bers, City of College Station,
1101 Texas Avenue, College
Station, Texas 77840.
LOCATION AND
DESCRIPTION OF
PROJECT
The project includes the re-
moval and replacement of
the asphalt pavement along
Southwest Parkway from
Texas Avenue to approxi-
mately 650 feet west of the
East Bypass (HWY 6). The
proposed pavement section
consists of a 3" thick
H.M.A.C. surface course
over an 8" thick lime stabi-
lized subgrade. The base bid
also ircludes removal and
replacement of approxi-
mately 3,858 linear feet of
concrete curb and gutter and
improvements to wheelchair
ramps to meet current Amer-
ican Disabilities Act (ADA)
standards.
Also included in the base bid
is the following electrical
work:
1.) construction of approxi-
mately 5,600 feet of concrete
encased duct bank (3 -6"
ducts) with manholes spaced
every 500 feet and accessor-
ies,
2.) construction of 4,400 feet
of schedule 40 gray PVC
conduits (3 -4" conduits) in-
stalled between manholes,
3.) installation of approxi-
mately 5,000 feet of 2" sche-
dule 40PVC conduit and
concrete foundations to
serve thoroughfare street
lighting.
Included in the bid package
are alternates for different
pavement sections. One in-
cludes a 7" thick concrete
pavement with curb and gut-
ter over 8" lime stabilized
subgrade.
COPIES OF BIDDING
DOCUMENTS
A complete set of Bidding
Documents can be pur-
chased by check, cash or
money order from the De-
INSTRUCTIONS
TO BIDDERS
1.0 ADVERTISEMENT
Sealed bids addressed to the
City of College Station,
Texas will be received for the
construction of
Rehabilitation
of Southwest Parkway
Capital Improvement
Project No. ST -9508
Bid No. 97 -15
until 1:o0 p.m., on Thurs-
day, June 26, 1997, 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 office of:
City of College Station
Development Services
Department
1101 Texas Ave.
College Station,
Texas77840
A prebid conference will be
held at 11:00 a.m. on
Thursday, June 12, 1997 at
the City Hall Council Cham-
bers, City of College Station,
1101 Texas Avenue, College
Station, Texas 77840.
LOCATION AND
DESCRIPTION OF
PROJECT
The project includes the re-
moval and replacement of
the asphalt pavement along
Southwest Parkway from
Texas Avenue to approxi-
mately 650 -feet west of the
East Bypass (HWY 6). The
proposed pavement section
consists of a 3" thick
H.M.A.C. surface course
over an 8" thick lime stabi-
lized subgrade. Tha base bid
also Includes removal and
replacement of approxi-
mately 3,858 linear feet of
concrete curb and gutter and
improvements to wheelchair
amps to meet current Amer -
i:an Disabilities Act (ADA)
standards.
C OPIES s' "° I Keep up
he good fight
A complete set of Bidding didn think that
in my lifetime I would
Documents can be pur- be able to ha
chased by check, cash or
a real live hero to re-
money order from the De- place 011ie N
rth, but to and behold,
velopment Services Depart- right here in C
liege Station there is a
ment/City Hall, City of COI- true Boston T
loge Station, 1101 Texas
Part y leader: George
Avenue, College Station, Sopasakis. Mr. '
S )opasakis, don't give up
Texas 77840 for$30.00. This the fight. I believe
that everyone is rooting
fee is non-refundable.
and praying for
you — a true, honest,
Questions regarding this small business
project should be directed to:
an who refuses to be bul-
lied b a local c
Y
t y government.
Paul Leventis I truly hope that
you prevail in this
City of College Station valiant cause with
Development Services
the ci of Col
Y g
Department Station. Should
ou prevail in this effort
1101 Texas Avenue and the city be forced
to pay your rightful
college station, relocation e
Texas 77840 p
I would sug that
gg
the city take ba
k the $10,000 bonus that
Monday through Friday from
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. the council gave
to the city manager and
Five (5) percent bid security have all the council
members and city
is required. employees who
ent on the recent boon -
6-7-97, 6-8-97,6-11-97 doggle to Del Lao
reimburse the city cof
6- 14 -97, 6- 15 -97, 6 -18 -97 fers for their 34
our vacation. Hopefully,
6-21-97,6-22-97 in the future the
city can see its way to
stay home and s
lve its problems.
Mr. Sopasakis
I have never eaten one of
your hamburger
3, but I definitely plan to
now. Stay the course.
PERRY KOCH
j College Station
Also .- :Iuded in the base bid
is the following electrical
work:
1.) conse:jction of approxi-
ro, tely 5,6L0 feet of concrete
en^ased duat bank (3 -6"
ducts) with mF.r,holes spaced
every 500 feet and accessor-
iss,
2.) construction of 4,400 feet
J schedule 40 gray PVC
conduits (2 -4" conduits) In-
stalled between manh , )les,
3.) installation of approxi-
mately 5,0001.iet of 2" sche-
dule 40PVC :onduit and
con.cre!3 foundations to
serve 0oroughfare Street
lighting.
Included in ha bid package
are alternates for Offerent
pavement sections. Coe In-
cludes a 7" thick concrete
pavement with curb and gut-
ter over 8" lime stabilized
subgrade.
(11 CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
The City of Colleegge Station's Community Enhancement/Fire
Department is Nnently accepting applications for a part- time/regular.
PARKING ATTENDANT
Qualified applicant will be responsible for ctively enforcing
all of City of College Station parking r ulations within
assigned areas by issuing parking citation or taking other
Z action. Must be able to respon to parking- relat-
ed complaints from citizens in the Northgate area.
Requirements:
Must have the ability to follow oral and wr tten instructions.
Must have the ability to deal effectively and courteously with
associates and the general public. Must be i ble to write legi-
bly and record information accurately. Shall be in physical
condition that will permit adequate job performance. High
school graduation or GED required. Must hive a valid Texas
driver's license. Approx. 30 hours a week a assigned.
Salary: $7.60 /Hour
Deadline to apply: July 2,1997
Apply at: City of College Station
Human Resources Depa ment
1101 S. Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 7 840
��'l�.CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
The City of College Station is accepting a plications for a:
MICRO COMPUTER SPECIALIST
Qualified applicants should have either a degree in
Computer Science or in a related field or a minimum of 2
years applicable experience.
This position will be responsible for micro computer hard-
ware and software installation, configguration and repair for
new and existing computers and peripherals. Applicants must
have working knowledge of Windows, DOS, and Novell with
a strong, current network background. Experience needed
with Microsoft Office Suite software. CNA or CNE designa-
tion is preferred. The City is looking for personnel with out -
standing communication skills to work with all levels of staff
within the organization. Excellent benefit package is includ-
ed.
Salary: $2,063 - $2,372 /month, DOQ
Apply at: C ity rcetstDepartment
1101 S. Texas Avenue i
College Station, Texas 77840
Internet Address: www.crltx.gov
Fax Number: (409) 764 -3800
Equal Opportunity Employer
margaret nuuu nugers
Jan. 16, 1915 — June 24, 1997
Services for Margaret Robb
Rogers, 82, of Bryan are set at 2
p.m. Tuesday in the First
Presbyterian Church.
The Rev. Robert Leslie will offi-
ciate. A graveside service for the
family is set at 10 a.m. Tuesday in
the College Station Cemetery.
Visitation is from 5 to 9 p.m.
Monday at Memorial Funeral
Chapel.
Mrs. Rogers died Saturday at
St. Joseph Regional Health
Center.
Born in Houston, Mrs. Rogers
spent most of her life in the
Bryan- College
Station area.
A homemak-
er, she also had
lived in San
Antonio, New
Haven, Conn. €"
and Kalamazoo, ,
Mich.
Mrs. Rogers ROGERS
was a founding
member of Brazos Beautiful and
was a member of the First
Presbyterian Church, the Bryan
Woman's Club, the women's orga-
nization of the First Presbyterian
Church, and various bridge clubs.
She is survived by her husband,
John Sinclair Rogers of Bryan;
four daughters and sons -in -law,
Lucy and Woody Baker of San
Antonio, Jo and Leroy Bergeron
of Austin, Shirley and Dean
Wallace of Bryan, and Judy and
Wally Williams of Austin; a
brother and two sisters -in -law,
Douglas and Barbara Robb of
Trinity, Texas, and Elizabeth
Robb of Houston; 11 grandchil-
dren; and 14 great - grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the
First . Presbyterian Church in
Bryan.
st'siwAf CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
HUMAN R ANALYST
Seeking a person to assist in maintaining and developing the
City's Pay Program. Familiarity with a variety of compensa-
tion systems and the ability to analyze data as required. Must
have ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing;
ability to develop effective working relationships with other
departments; ability to use analytical methods and tools.
Proficient personal computer and software skills a must.
Bachelors degree in Human Resources, Business
Administration or Public Administration or closely related
field a must. A Masters degree and/or two years experience
in related work preferred.
Salary: $26,736- $29,410/Year, DOQ
Deadline to apply: June 30, 1997
Apply at: City of College Station
Human Resources Department
1101 S. Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
Internet Address: www.cstx.gov
Fax Number: (409) 764 -3800
Equal Opportunity Employer
CS garners
THUD award
Consolidated planning
earns city recognition
By LILY AGUILAR
Eagle Staff Writer
Adorning the walls of the College Station
Community Development Building are certifi-
cates and plaques for excellence in community
planning and affairs.
In the coming weeks Jo Carroll, a community
development administrator, will'have the oppor-
tunity to add two more certificates of excellence.
The city of College Station received national
John J. Gunther Blue Ribbon Practices Awards
from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development.
College Station was recognized in two cate-
gories — consolidated planning and decent
housing. Carroll said the city's work to rebuild
substandard housing and rehabilitate deterio-
rating dwellings prompted the award.
She said the effects of the community develop-
ment projects don't just look good on paper.
L The Eastgate area and neighborhoods sur-
rounding the Lincoln Center have greatly
unproved because of the revitalization efforts.
"When you can go into a neighborhood and
tear down a house that had a property value of
$10,000 and replace it with one appraised at
$40,000, the impact on the neighborhood is pret-
ty significant," Carroll said.
She'said the award from HUD shows that the
city can take grant money from the federal hous-
ing agency and make adequate use of it.
"Any time you are recognized by other profes-
Please see HUD, Page A2
•
MM
UD
►nals in your field, it's good," she said. "We typically
ve ... visitors from other cities come to see our com-
.mity development programs based on referrals from
A statement from the housing agency stated that 238
immunities received the award, which was named
r Gunther, a former executive director of the U.S.
)nference of Mayors from 1961 -1987 who died••i�
Bryan garnered an award in the category of econom-
opportunity for its work in Downtown Bryan.
wroll said it is positive for the community as a whole
at both cities received the HUD awards.
"Both staffs work closely together," she said. "Any
cognition that either gets is good because we share
much information back and forth."
HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo announced the
yards Sunday at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in
m Francisco. Carroll said College Station's commu-
.ty development office will have a chance to share its
.ograms with other communities at a Best Practices
inference in Houston July 8 -10.
The programs also will be posted at the HUD Web
te, www.hud.gov.
John W.. Bradley
Aug 3, 1922 —June 21, 1997
Services for John W. Bradley,
74, of ollege Station are set for 2
P.M. Wednesday at First United
Methodist Church in Bryan.
The Rev. Harold Dunnam will
officiate. Burial will be in College
Station Cemetery.
Visitation is from 7 to 9 p.m.
Tuesday and from 8 a.m. to noon
Wednesday at Hillier Funeral
Home.
Mr. Bradley died Saturday
morning in St. Frances Hospital
in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Hew born in Lavaca, Ark. He
lived College Station for 40
Years, where he was an assistant
profess (r in the poultry science
departn ent at Texas A &M
Univers ty.
Hew a member of the Lions
Club a d the Brazos County
Equalizz tion Board.
He w as a member of First
United Methodist Church in
Bryan, m here he was a member of
the church board.
Hew active in Little League,
Boy Scot is and FFA.
Surviv ors include his wife,
Mary Br idley of College Station;
two sons and a daughter -in -law,
John W. 3radley Jr. of Bryan and
Raymon and Mandy Bradley of
College Station; a brother, Clyde
Bradley o F Drumright, Okla.; a sis-
ter, Muri 1 Ward of Lavaca, Ark.;
and three grandchildren.
Fernando Patlan
June 22, 1997 — June 23, 1997
Graveside services fol
Fernando Patlan, 1 day old, o:
College Station are set for 11 a.m
Tuesday in College Station
Cemetery.
The Rev. Jesus Cueros will offi-
ciate.
Southwood Funeral Home is
handling arrangements.
Fernando died Monday in
Houston.
He was born Sunday in Bryan.
Survivors include his mother,
Catalina Patlan of College Station'
his father, Leonardo Diaz of
College Station; a sister, Laidis
Maria Diaz of College Station; and
his grandparents, Maria DeSantos
of Mexico, Magdaleno Patlan of
Mexico and Olinda E. Diaz of El
Salvador.
Births
Local hospitals reported the following births
Monday. The list may not be complete because
some parents choose not to have their names
included.
Columbia Medical Center
June 21,1997:
Lisa and Patrick Brown, College Station, a
boy.
June 22,1997:
Kate and Larry Karstadt, Bryan, a girl.
Melanie and Roland Mendoza, Bryan, a boy.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
June 20,1997:
Natosha D. Crews, Caldwell, a girl.
Rosa Elena and Raudel Deharo, Bryan, a
girl.
Ethel M. Spriggs Jefferson, Navasota, a boy.
Mirtha and Tony Garcia, Navasota, a boy.
Taeshin and Howard Choe, Bryan, a boy.
Victoria and Walter Buenger, Bryan, a girl.
Lera Michelle and Christopher Montelongo,
Hearne, a boy.
Cheryl and Donald Cole, Leona, a boy.
Minerva and Alejandro Aguilar, Bryan, a girl.
June 21,1997:
Alia and Khalid Mahmood, Bryan, a boy.
• Priscilla and Tracy Hicks, Navasota, a boy.
Denise A. and Timothy Andruss, Bryan, a
girl.
Terry L. Hill, Bryan, a girl.
June 22,1997:
Christina and Peter Delamora, College
Station, a girl.
Michelle and Michael Reynolds, Caldwell, a
boy.
Rashina Thornton, Navasota, a girl.
Human endeavors
aving read the story headlined "CS
constructioi} right on schedule,
officials assert" in the June 17
issue of The Bryan - College Station Eagle
and having struggled through that
highway morass almost daily, I submi
the following paraphrase of one of
Winston Churchill's more famous
phrases: Never before in the field of
human endeavor have so many done so
little for so many.
WILLIAM T. HARPER
Bryan
RFQ #97 -33
REQUESTFOR
QUALIFICATIONS
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
QUALIFICATION STATE-
MENTS FORDESIGN SER-
VICES, COLLEGE MAIN
PARKING GARAGE IN
NORTHGATE, RFQ NO.
97 -33. Qualification state-
ments will be received In the
office of Ms. Virginia Kettler,
Purchasing Manager, City of
College Station, Purchasing
Division, P. O. Box 9960, Col-
lege Station, Texas 77842,
until 2:00 P.M. on July 11,
1997. All qualification state-
ments received after that
time will be returned
unopened. The City of Col-
lege Station reserves the
right to waive or reject any
and all irregularities in said
request and to accept the
offer considered most advan-
tageous to the City. Request
for Qualifications may be ob-
tained at the office of the
Purchasing Manager located
at the City of College Station,
City Hall, 1101 Texas Ave.
South, College Station, TX.
6-17-97,6-24-97
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CS officials, biologists planning remoOl of reptile from Wolf Pen Creek
L By BLAIR FANNIN
Eagle Staff Writer
It's watching your every move and you probably never knew
it was there. Those two mysterious eyes submerged just above
the water in Wolf Pen Creek near the amphitheater in College
Station belong to what officials say is a 4 -foot alligator.
And it's not camera shy, either.
"Is that an alligator ?" said Tammy Hemphill, who had
paused from her morning jog and was quick to i take a few steps
Gator
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of College Station, said officials
are working with the Texas Parks
and Wildlife Department and biol-
ogists at Texas A &M University
in attempting to remove the alli-
gator from the area.
"You have to have a permit to
take one," said William C.
Walker, district supervisor for the
Bryan office of the Texas Parks
and Wildlife Department. "The
only way it can be taken is by a
game warden official or a nui-
sance alligator hunter contracted
by Texas Parks and Wildlife."
Walker said the alligator isn't
big enough to do too much harm.
"This is about a 4 -foot alligator
and one that size isn't as danger-
ous as a frog," Walker said. "If it
gets larger and people feed it, it
will lose its fear of humans. That
can be a problem. We are looking
to trap it. We're trying to learn his
patterns before we put a trap out."
For now, Beachy said he's
"If you see it, give it
some distance and
avoid it."
back when she realized what was looking at her.
"It's beautiful, isn't it ?" said one observer.
"That depends on what your definition of beautiful is,"
Hemphill said.
R may not be drawing as much attention as talk of a new
ho 1 in College Station, but it's definitely entertainment with
no rice of admission at the city's outdoor theater.
teve Beachy, director of parks and recreation with the city
Please see GATOR, Page A7
BEACHY
director of parks and recreation
fling people to use common sense
itil officials can figuk•e out what
urse of action they will take.
"It's like anything else," Beachy
id. "If you leave t iem alone,
ey are going to leave you alone.
somebody tries to go out there
id tries to catch one, it could get
ad at you. If you se a it, give it
me distance and avc id it."
Wolf Creek is a t ibutary of
uler Creek. Carter reek flows
to the Navasota Rivet east of
)liege Station, Beachy said.
"We don't know if this was
mething released or if it came
through the drainage area,"
?achy said.
He said numerous calls have
been placed to the College Station
Police Department and several
calls have been made to the city.
"I saw these two eyes and sat
there wondering what it was," said
Chilton Webb of College Station,
who said he placed a call to the
College Station police. "I saw this
fish swim by and it went after it.
You think it's a branch until it
moves and blinks. Then you are
pretty sure it's not a branch. I had
only seen one eat a fish like that on
the Discovery Channel."
Beachy said the alligator was
sunning on the bank Monday,
which drew quite a few observers.
"People were out there looking
at him and about 30 to 40 minutes
later, he went back into the
water," Beachy said.
Tuesday, children were busy
playing on playground equipment
adjacent to the amphitheater.
Little did they know that two eyes
would periodically surface above
the water, then disappear.
"I'll still jog, but not swim,"
said Hemphill, wiping the sweat
from her face. "It's going to get
bigger. It's not going to stay that
size forever."
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The council plans to consider the pur-
chase of a $53,860 automated voice system
that will allow citizens to request docu-
ments and to access general information
about the city government.
"It's an effort to try and extend City Hall
both in time — 24 hours a day, seven days a
week — also to your home and business,"
The council meets in City Hall chambers,
1101 Texas Ave. The workshop meeting is
scheduled for 3 p.m. while the regular
meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m.
State Sen. Steve Ogden, R- Bryan, is
scheduled to present the city,with a finalist
certificate from the 1997 Governor's
Awards for Environmental Excellence on
be held, followed by consideration by the
City Council to allow the police department
to apply for a $34,070 federal grant.
- The city's part of Ohe deal would be a
0,786 contribution.
Noe said if the grant is approved, the
department will use itj to buy equipment.
Also on the agenda is the consideration of
ins
n the Brazos Valley
,ociation regarding the
roposed hotel - conference
Lte.
Connie Hooks said the
alid because it doesn't
'or the -vote registration
numbers or for the dates the it was signed.
Barron Hobbs, president of the associa-
tion; said Thursday that a new petition,
meeting the guidelines, has been started.
The petition calls for a citizen vote before
ttie hotel - conference center is built.
Proposals for the hotel- conference center
are scheduled to be considered July 10.
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Eagle Staff Writer
College Station released statement
I'uesday that it will not appeal a federal
decision concerning the relocation of
Burger Boy — prompting the restaurant's
owners to call off a federal injunction hear-
ing against the city.
"There is no further need for the court to
impose a preliminary injunction against
:pts HUD'.: funding decision
Burger Boy owner cancels hearing
them," said Burger Boy owner George
Sopasakis. "We won."
The Department of Housing and Urban
Development ruled last week that the
eatery's owners are entitled to federal relo-
cation funds.
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Noe. "We don't agree with that, but we'll
follow their rules."
City officials said HUD officials told them
another story before. they began the park-
ing lot project that will eventually sit on the
current Burger Boy site.
Mayor Lynn McIlhaney said a represen-
tative from HUD visited the Northgate area
two yea ag o and assured the city _that the
parking lot project would not be cons eyed
part of the federal project also p k for
the Northgate area.
But after George and Tara $opasakis
appealed the city's decision to not give
them federal relocation funds; HUD ruled
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right thing
Eagle Editorial Board
oUege Station city officials final-
ly are doing what they should
have done all along in resolving
a dispute with a Northgate restau-
rant owner. After months of acrimo�
nious and very public discussion,
members of the City Council have
agreed to pay Burger Boy owner
George Sopasakis a reasonable
amount to help him relocate his
restaurant.
The city plans to tear down the
Burger Boy to make room for a park-
ing lot that will be a cornerstone of a
Northgate revitalization project. The
city purchased the restaurant build-
ing but Sopasakis refused to move
until the city agreed on Tuesday to
pay him federal relocation assis-
tance funds. The city had offered the
restaurateur $10,000, an amount
Sopasakis said was far too low
although he never told the city what
amount he thought would be fair.
In the past few weeks, the city
came across as a playground bully
intent on beating up on the little guy.
Whether that perception was fair is
immaterial to a public increasingly
tired of city hall politics.
After the city made what it said
was its final offer to Sopasakis, he
filed suit in federal court to keep the
city from forcing him out. He also
filed an appeal with the federal
Department of Housing and Urban
Development seeking federal reloca-
tion assistance that was being chan-
neled through the city.
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to the federal help. Rather
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cials complained that isn't
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n? They should have said
ou to HUD, paid Sopasakis
e ahead with the parking lot
s what they finally did, a
e. The controversy has been
relations nightmare for City
members, who will have to
rrd to repair the council's
L the minds of many citizens.
Ln do that by paying more
Z to the people they are elect -
)resent.
Robert James `Bob'
arroll
April 2 ,927 — June 24, 1997
Services for Robert James
"Bob" Carroll, 70, of College
Station are 10 a.m. Thursday at
Memorial Fun-
eral Chapel in
Bryan.
The Rev.
Johnny Sloan
and Dr. Malcolm
Bane will offici-
ate. Burial will be
in College Station
CARROLL Cemetery.
Mr. Carroll
died Tuesday morning at Scott &
White Clinic in Temple, Texas.
He served in the U.S. Army dur-
ing World War II. He was a
teacher and administrator for the
Brazosport school district. He was
a member of First Baptist Church
in College Station.
Survivors include his wife,
Mary Frances Carroll of College
Station; two sons and a daughter -
in -law, Dr. Robert E. and Melinda
Carroll of San Antonio and James
C. Carroll of Austin; three daugh-
ters and two sons -in -law, Kelly M.
Carroll of Los Angeles, Calif.,
Terry and Carroll Vardeman of
Lake Jackson, Texas, and Jim and
Cathy Obermeier of Spring,
Texas; a sister, Mrs. Jessie
Bartels, of Laneville, Texas; and
six grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the
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l o 6 al
you cilman says he'll
avoi conflict iSSL es
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
College Station city C uncilman
Swiki Anderson, saying he is laying his
cards on the table before the hand is
dealt, told his fellow council members
Thursday that his company will make
proposa�s for projects in the area.
In a etter to the council and local
members of the media, Anderson, presi-
dent of a local engineering onsulting
firm, said his company plans to "solicit
and co pete for work from ol her people
end firnis that have announced reloca-
ion to the Bryan- College Stal ion area."
Those projects, he said, i clude the
iropos hotel - conference ceirter in the
ity.
"If p ople are going to shoot at me,
ome or., I'm giving them a good target,"
enders n said.
He said he put out the letter to let
everyor e know he is on the i p -and -up if
his co Lpany should propose to consult
on any projects in the city.
City Attorney Harvey Cargill said
Anderson is aware that some projects
may pose a conflict of interest, and that
Please see ANDER ON, Page A2
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the matter is a "complicated
issue."
Anderson said he will consult
with the city attorney to avoid vio-
lating the city charter's rules on
the matter.
In Section 131 of the charter, it
states that "no member of the City
Council or any officer or employ-
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ee of the city shall have a finan-
cial interest, direct or indirect ...
or be financially interested direct-
ly or indirectly in the sale to the
city of any land, inaterials, sup-
plies or services ex ept on behalf
of the city as an offi er or employ-
ee ..."
The city charter also states:
"Any willful violate n of this sec-
tion shall constitut malfeasance
in office and any officer or
employee guilty thereof shall
thereby forfeit his )Tice or posi-
tion. Any violation pf this section
with the knowledge expressed or
implied of the person or corpora-
tion contracting with the city
shall render the contract voidable
by the City Council or city manag-
er."
Councilman Larry Mariott, a
local home builder, said doing
projects involving the city, such
as work on the proposed city -
owned conference center, is some-
thing he feels City Council mem-
bers legally can't be involved in.
"When we signed on to the City
Council, then we can't work for
the city in any form or fashion,"
he said.
Anderson said the whole issue
may be "moot" because, he said,
many project developers seem to
choose out-of-town consultants.
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DS delays 24 -hour City Hall access
JENNY NELSON
Ea gle Staff Writer q Council uestions cost of automated system
Ea
Concerns about cost and viabil-
ity for a 24 -hour electronic City
Hall led the College Station City
Council on Thursday to hold off
on a proposed $53,860 deal.
Council members got a first-
hand lesson in a phone system
that would allow access to general
information often requested by
residents.
"The question is, would the tax-
payers rather have money back in
their pocket or an automated
voice machine," said Councilman
Hub Kennady, who said the city
may be jumping ahead in the mar-
ket and missing a better deal
down the road.
The council is scheduled to
meet July 10 to discuss the issue.
Included in the automated sys-
tern discussions was a presenta-
tion on a four -year technology
plan for the city. The presenta-
tion, including plans to repro-
gram the city's computers for the
year 2000, left several unanswered
questions that the council wants
studied further.
Councilman Swiki Anderson,
summing up his feelings on the
project that will be revisited with
the 1998 budget later this year,
said:
"God gives us three things to
teach us patience: children, tele-
phones and computers. It sounds
like we're going to get lots of
patience."
In other business, the council
approved spending $7,000 on a
new driveway for Taco Bell on
Harvey Road. The driveway has
to be reconstructed to accommo-
date an extension of Kyle Street at
Harvey Road where a new traffic
signal also is scheduled to be
placed.
The city's part of the project is
on the public right-of-way, while
the restaurant will fund the por-
tion on its property.
Councilmen David Hickson and
Dick Birdwell were not present at
the meeting.
Bjrffis
'
St. J e Regional Health
Center r ported the following
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births Thursday.
The list of births may not be
complete because some parents
choose not to have their names
included.
St. Joseph Reg
June 25, 1997:
Paula and Brian Begnaud, College Station, a
girl.
Na and Geonha Kim, Bryan, a boy.
.Elizabeth Serna, Hearne, a girl.
Aimee L. and Frank Wilcox, North Zulch, a boy.
DS delays 24 -hour City Hall access
JENNY NELSON
Ea gle Staff Writer q Council uestions cost of automated system
Ea
Concerns about cost and viabil-
ity for a 24 -hour electronic City
Hall led the College Station City
Council on Thursday to hold off
on a proposed $53,860 deal.
Council members got a first-
hand lesson in a phone system
that would allow access to general
information often requested by
residents.
"The question is, would the tax-
payers rather have money back in
their pocket or an automated
voice machine," said Councilman
Hub Kennady, who said the city
may be jumping ahead in the mar-
ket and missing a better deal
down the road.
The council is scheduled to
meet July 10 to discuss the issue.
Included in the automated sys-
tern discussions was a presenta-
tion on a four -year technology
plan for the city. The presenta-
tion, including plans to repro-
gram the city's computers for the
year 2000, left several unanswered
questions that the council wants
studied further.
Councilman Swiki Anderson,
summing up his feelings on the
project that will be revisited with
the 1998 budget later this year,
said:
"God gives us three things to
teach us patience: children, tele-
phones and computers. It sounds
like we're going to get lots of
patience."
In other business, the council
approved spending $7,000 on a
new driveway for Taco Bell on
Harvey Road. The driveway has
to be reconstructed to accommo-
date an extension of Kyle Street at
Harvey Road where a new traffic
signal also is scheduled to be
placed.
The city's part of the project is
on the public right-of-way, while
the restaurant will fund the por-
tion on its property.
Councilmen David Hickson and
Dick Birdwell were not present at
the meeting.
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If Pen
Ifigator
captured
A &M biologist heads
gator- nabbing group
By MEGHAN BLAIR
Eagle Staff Writer
Wolf Pen Creek's resident alligator is
set to be moved to a new home Saturday
morning.
The five -foot American alligator was
caught by a group of concerned citizens
and an A &M biologist Friday night.
The allligator was netted and wrestled
to the ground after three nights of
unsuccessful attempts to snare it.
Ashley Hodges, 18, called her mother
after the alligator was caught in the
Brazos River around 10 p.m.
"Mom, we caught it! Tim [Scott] wres-
tled it until he got it — and we have pic-
tures," she said.
The group of about 15 people, includ-
ing Texas A &M biologist Timothy Scott,
trapped the alligator and placed it in a
large fish storage ice chest. Scott said
the alligator will be taken to the Brazos
or Navasota River downstream from the
ampitheater.
"They herded him with netting to one
end of the amphitheater and blinded
nim with a spotlight," Jimmy Hodges
said. "After that Tim tackled him in his
shirt and shorts and subdued him;"
Scott was asked by city offic' is to
help capture the reptile because :f his
expertise and previous experie ce in
catching alligators in Louisiana. He was
studying the behavioral patterns and
presence of diseases in alligators for his
thesis at Texas A &M University.
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firths
Local spitals reported the births
ridgy. he list may not be complete
m parents choose not to have their names
me ded.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
June 26,1997:
Shelita R. Harrison, College Station, a girl.
Odaly S. and David Blajeski, Hearne, a girl.
Rotashia Shivers, Bryan, a girl.
Jill and Jason Handy, College Station, a girl.
Priscilla Lawrence, Bryan, a boy.
Kathy and Alford Scott, Bremond, a girl.
Jenniter K. Slack, Bryan, a girl.
Lis and Ricky Soto, Bryan, a girl.
Tonya and Phillip Watterson, Bryan, a boy.
Columbia Medical Center
June 26,1997.
Paula and Ron Amescua, Cameron, a boy.
Sandy and Ronnie Ptefter, Hempstead, a boy.
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�gGncilman
shouldn't
do business
with city
Eagle Editorial Board
ollege Station Councilman
Swiki Anderson no doubt is an
excellent engineer. He has been
in business a long time and has pro-
vided valuable advice to local school
districts and cities on a variety of
building projects over the years.
Anderson, who was elected to the
council in May, now says he intends
to solicit for work on a number of
construction projects that may be
planned in College Station in the
future. Some of those projects —
such as a proposed private hotel -city
conference center — will involve
taxpayer money, and that's where
the problem arises. By law,
Anderson may not benefit from
those projects.
Section 131 of the College Station
city charter says that "no member of
the City Council ... shall have a
financial interest, direct or indirect
... in the sale to the city of any land,
materials, supplies or services."
Even if the city employs an outside
contractor to supervise construction
of a joint public - private hotel- confer-
ence center, Anderson would be ben-
efiting from the sale of his services
to the city, at least on the conference
center portion of the project and
probably on both.
There are other problem areas,
too. Say the council agrees to grant
tax concessions to a business in an
effort to lure it to College Station. If
Anderson was awarded a contract to
help build a new home for the busi
ness, it could be construed that he is
financially benefiting from actions
taken by the council.
LM M
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i nere is ooct reason for the char-
ter prohibition. We don't want our
council members or city staffers
making decisions based on how
much they might gain financially.
We want those decisions based on
the best interests of the city and its
citizens. e're confident that
Anderson would make the right
choices for he city, but there always
would be a doubt if he solicits work
on projects that involve city dollars.
If taxpay r dollars or city conces-
sions are not involved in a construc-
tion project, then by all means
Anderson should feel free to seek the
work.
When h ran for the council,
though, A erson gave up the right
to profit fr m projects backed with
city funds ' some form or another.
,-•rp The City of College Station is
\`/ accepting applications for a:
SYSTEMS ANALYST
Qu 'fi applicants should have either a degree in Computer Science or
in a re ated field or a minimum of 3 years experience as a Systems Analyst.
Applicants must have a working knowledge of UNIX, programming
experience, and experience using relational databases. The preferred
programming languages are ORACLE and COBOL.
Position requires working knowledge of DOS, Windows, PC application
software and hardware. Prior experience with interfacing a plus. The City
is looking for personnel with outstanding communication skills to work
with all levels of staff within the organization. Excellent benefit package is
included.
Salary Range: $30,000- 533,000 annually
Training Package: Negotiable
Deadline: Open until filled
Apply at: City of College Station
Human Resources Office
1101 S. Texas Avenue
P.O. Box 9960
College Station, TX 77840
Fax: (409) 764 -3800
Internet: www.cstx.gov
Equal Opportunity Employer
Qfl..%. QTY OF COLLEGE STATION
The Cit of College Station is accepting applications for a:
�kd COMPUTER SPECIALIST
C plicants sho uld have either a degree in
Cence or in a related field or a minimum of 2
years applicable experience.
This position will be responsible for micro computer hard-
ware and software installation, configuration and repair for
new and existing computers and peripherals. Applicants must
have working knowledge of Windows, DOS, and Novell with
a strong, current network background. Experience needed
with Microsoft Office Suite software. CNA or CNE designa-
tion is preferred. The City is looking for personnel with out -
standing communication skills to work with all levels of staff
within the organization. Excellent benefit package is includ-
ed.
Salary: $ 2,06 3 - $2,372 /month, DOQ
Apply at: City of College Station
Human Resources Department
1101 S. Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
nternet Address:
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-ax Number: (409) 764 -3800 w.cstx.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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mixed usage
B -GS council, staff roles (scrutinized
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
Do you know who guides the
policies in your city hall? If you
live in Bryan or College Station,
it's a man who lives four states
away.
John Carver, whose approach
to policy making has gained
international attention, has held
the attention of local city hall
officials for the past few years.
Although the Bryan Citv Council.
Carver
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Carver's ideas, for boards and
councils, takes the approach that
the overseeing body sets policy
while the city staff carries that
'icy through.
he idea behind Carver Policy
I ft - v ' ernance is to give a council
more time for strategic planning
and less time working on day -to-
day items such as the color of the
city's fire trucks.
Carver, who resides in Atlanta,
Ga., says his policy model elimi-
nates trivia, boredom and incom-
prehensible reports from meet-
ings and equips boards to be
owner- representatives, not part -
time managers.
Bryan adopted the plan in 1995,
and College Station began using
the plan two years earlier.
The city of Bryan's use of the
plan has been evaluated for sev-
eral months by a team of three
city -hired consultants, who pre-
sented their
findings to the " This
council during
its annual council
r e t r e a t
Saturday. under_
`This council
understands its of its
job is different
from the staffs job i s d i f-
Most cities
t under- ferent
stand the dif- l
ference and from the
more glos ly follows Carver'E
approach than College Station's
both groups have intertwines
some of his ideas into city plan
ning.
"It has h 1ped the council staff
focused on what is our role,'
College S ation Mayor Lyni
McIlhaney said. "But I'm rea
reluctant to say we have Carve:
Governance because we only us
parts of it.'
Please see CARVER. Pane All
Lney overwp,
said Catherine staff's
Raso, a c nsul-
t 'nt from job
h
nta io, 1 U
C inada. "I
tl ink this is a
very a 'cient CATHERINE
gfoup."
,Through the RA$
Carver plan,
council imem- consultant
bers decide in
which direc-
tion they want
the city to go by
setting goals
celled end statements. The staff,
under the direction of the city
manager, interprets these ideas
alid carries out the plans, with
council approval.
These end statements are bro d
Challenges, which also are us d
as guidelines each time a coun it
makes a decision.
? "This just clarifies our roles. it
doesn't mean the council loses
a6thority the council has ov r-
all authority - that is the only
way it works," McIlhaney said f
how the College Station council
operates under the plan.
Bryan I City Manager Mike
Conduff, who has traveled inter-
nationally to speak to groups
about Bryan's achievements
under the, said the city is
considered a "pioneer" in tile
plan.
Bryan's consultants, all f
whom a e graduates of the
Carver Policy Governan e
Academy I in Atlanta, said th y
use Bryan's success with t e
esign as an example wh n
peaking to groups around t e
V
orld.
Raso said about 12 cities in the
United States have adopted the
policy, but thousands of compa-
nies have taken to the plan.
Locally, the cities are not alone
in using the plan. Just two weeks
ago, the board of the Brazos Food
Bank adopted the Carver style.
There are critics of Carver's
ideas. College Station City
Councilman Steve Esmond said
the policy is not needed in his city
because the College Station city
charter serves as a "very good
guideline."
"Let's get rid of it," he said. "It
leaves oversight of city govern-
ment to the city manger."
Esmond, who was elected to the
council in May, expressed his
views at the College Station
retreat last month. The council
decided to further evaluate the
policy and revisit it next year.
The consultants at the Bryan
meeting Saturday said that,
although they try to adhere to the
policy, following each idea is not
necessary.
"Our goal isn't Carver consis-
tency, it's good governance,"
Raso said.
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By MEGHAN BLAIR
Eagle Staff Writer
An alligator that was captured in Woff Pen Creek
near the amphitheater was set free in an undis-
closed location Saturday by Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department officials.
The American alligator, which measured five
feet from nose to tail, was captured after Timothy
Scott, a Texas A &M University biologist, wrestled
it by hand and,subdued it.
"I've wrestled some as long as 11 feet," Scott said
Saturday. "It's always a little scary, but I enjoy
working with animals and there was an added
Gator
IErom Al
mouth shut and placed it in a deep sea
fishing chest.
,,They then handed it over to Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department officials,
who transported it to a local waterway for
release.
"The alligator was fine. The only
injuries he had was a bad disposition,"
Alan Lee, of the Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department, said Saturday. "I can't say
where I released him, though, because I
don't think he needs any more attention
than he's already gotten."
, Other people helped Scott capture the
�. alligator late Friday night.
"They herded him [the alligator] with
netting to one end of the amphitheater
)r set free in the wild 10
incentive this time of knowing we were doing
something right."
He said he grabbed the alligator by the back of
the neck and the base of its tail, receiving only
minor scratches. Scott guessed the gator was about
five ye ars old, and said they grow about a foot a
year.
He ould have gotten up to the average of 11 or
12 feet but the record I think was about 18 feet," he
said. " We got to it just in time because they start to
reproduce at six [feet]."
After catching the alligator, the group taped its
Please see GATOR, Page A8
"The alligator was fine. The only injuries he had was a IN
bad disposition. I can't say where I released him, though,
because I don't t ink he needs any more attention than
he's already gottO."
ALAN LEE
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
and blinded him with z spotlight," said
Jimmy Hodges, a friend who brought his
two daughters to see the capture. "After
that, Tim tackled him and subdued him."
"Jimmy called and sa d his family was
going on a walk and invi ed my wife and I
to go with them," Scott aid. "I told them
we couldn't because I had to catch the
alligator, and they askel what time and
tle more skeptical.
"It wasn't as big as I thought it was
going to be, " she said.
Scott was asked to aid the city of
College Station in removing and relocat-
ing the animal because of his experience
with alligators.
The work for his master's and doctoral
degrees from A &M focused on the study
of alligator behavior and dise ses, which
led him to capture or study more than 300
alligators in southern Louisiana and in
southeast Texas.
Scott said the alligator most likely
came from the Navasota River after rains
over the past few weeks was ed it into
the deeper, fish -laden Watet near the
amphitheater.
"Some people were saying fliat it might
have been a pet alligator that some family
had gotten rid of when it got too big but,
from the way it acted, I don't think so,"
Scott said. "He staved away fr us and
it
The c
since T
a snarE
area ar
ger.
Scott
moved
local be
"I dic
he said
ous to
wanted
would ]
park."
Lee a
were cc
said.
feed it -
people.
lem."
came with us."
Ashley Hodges, 18, said "it was the
most exciting thing to do on a Friday
night in College Station."
After the alligator was caught around
10 p.m., she said she called her mother,
saying: "Mom, we caught it! Tim wrestled
it until he got it — and we have pictures."
Her sister, 11- year -old Caitlin, was a lit-
t seem like he was used to
,$
ty, with Scott's help, had tried
esday to catch the alligator with
after city officials worried that
mals and pets might be in dan-
said he decided it needed to be
Ls well when he heard that some„s
, s were throwing rocks at it.
zit want to see it get messed up,
"We were always more danger -
t than it was to us, but the city
it removed. Otherwise, I think it
.ave made a nice addition to thg.
,reed.
all the attention he got, people
ning down to see it every day," he
oon, they might have started ta
- and it would have lost its fear of
Then it would have been a prob
Who is the real villain?
Ll
$4,
hen all the information regarding'
the problems surrounding Burger.
Boy is released, George Sopasakis
will be seen as the man he really is. Let us
review the facts:
_ . /_The :building the Burger Boy is cur-
rently located in was bought by the city
from the Boyett family without coercion
or condemnation. Sopasakis was operat-
ing on a.month -to -month lease at the time
and the city extended his lease until he
could relocate.
■ Sopasakis has had almost two years to
relocate but has chosen to do nothing. He
did this with the knowledge that there
were plans to renovate the Northgate area.
Sopasa islias speHfTlie cast `two` years glo-
rifying his victim status, while the other
businesses located in that building have
moved on.
1 l =wouff like 'to see his tax receipts for
the past two years. Why do his employees
have to ride their bikes with such reckless
abandon across University Avenue and
the Texas A &M campus?
■ It seems to nre Sopasakis wants to get
out of the burger business, because if he
was really interested in continuing he
would have found a new location by now.
I was comforted in reading the letter
(Eagle, June 22) comparing Sopasakis to
Oliver North. I believe Sopasakis is play-
ing the victim for as much money as he
can get, and when the facts come out he
will be seen as the man who cried wolf.
_ MIKE BALOG
- Bryar
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION AND BRAZOS
VALLEY SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT AGENCY
(BVSWMA) ARE REQUEST-
ING INSURANCE PRO-
GRAMS, WHICH IN -'1
CLUDES PROPERTY,
LIABILITY AND
WORKERS' COMPENSA-
TION COVERAGE. Bids will
be received in the office of
the Purchasing Manager at
City Hall, 1101 Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas 77840, until 2:00 P.M.
on August 8, 1997. All bids
received after that time will
be returned unopened. The
City of College Station and
BVSWMA reserve the right to
valve or reject 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 and Underwrit-
Ing data may be obtained at
the office of the Purchasing
Manager.
0
Refer to City of Cc
Station, Bid #97 -38
BVSWMA, Bid #97.37.
6-30-97,7-7-97
FOR REBID
City of
C liege Station, Texas
The ity of College Station
will receive sealed bids on a
Gene al Contract for con-
struct on of . Wayne Smith
Little League Park, to be lo-
cated, at the intersection of
Holleman Street and Well-
born load, adjacent to Lin-
coln C enter. The project con-
sists f site and civil work,
generil construction, me-
char al, electrical and
plum ng work, fields and
fencin A mandatory Pre -
Bid C nference will be held
on T aday, July 15, 1997,
begin Ing at 10:00 a.m. at
the Ilege Station Parke .
and ecreation main of
fice, located at 1000
Kren Tap Road. Bids from
compe nies that did not at-
tend ti e pre -bid meeting will
not beiopened.
The City of College Station
will receive Sealed Bids and
Statements of Qualifications
addreosed to the City of Col-
lege Station, Texas until 2:00
p.m. 'Thursday, July 24,
1997, ht the office of the Di-
rector bf Parks and Recrea-
tion, 1¢00 Krenek Tap Road,
Colleg¢ Station, Texas, at
which lime all qualified bids
will be pened and read. Bids
received after this time will be
returned unopened. All Inter-
ested F artles are invited to at-
tend.
Bids w I be received at the of-
fice of:
r. Eric Ploeger,
Assistant Director
College Station Parks
& Recreation Department
1000 Krenek Tap Road
College Station, Texas
77840
(409) 764.3415
P�r oject No.- 9505
Bid No. 97 -23
Copies of Bidding Docu•
ments, including the Condi-
tions Report companior
document, can be purchase(
and /or reviewed beginnlns
Monday, June 30, 1997 at
C(; Reprographics
1400 Texas Ave. South
CoIlegq Station, Texas
1 77840
(409) 694 -1423
of reproduction.
is price Is non-
regarding this
d be directed to:
Tom Hines
nsutting Architects
Oak Ridge Drive
n, Texas 77802
09) 846 -9167
Monday through Friday from
8:30 a.�. to 5:00 p.m. Five
(5 %) p6rcent bid security,
C O V RING THE
GREAT ST AMOUNT OF
BID is re uired.
6-P0- $717 -7 -97
Tom D ' ,; i u
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April 2, 1929* Julie-48, 1997
Services-for Tom—Davidson-
Reynolds, 68, of College Station
are set for _ 2 n. m. ,T.ug5ctay_ St.
Thomas Episcopal Church.
i The Rev. Am-eind will offiei k
ate. Burial will be in` College -
;Station Cemetgry.,
Visitation YS ftm 5 to 7 p.m.
Monday at Soutfiwovd Funeral
Home.
Mr. Reynolds died Saturday in
St. Joseph -- ftegi6tfal"` - Hea M
Center.
He was born in Gatesville,
Texas, and lived in Collegg
Station for; q, w�e,;14vtp
professor�etneiits �i c�vil�+e
Bering at 'texas A`aAC3lrersi
t'rom 1965 to 1991.
! He receivea„4 ;*chAggQf. sq -,
lance degree -cMI eaguweriW
krom A &M in 1950, a master's
Ilegree in 1,9R and, a ligJWgte,in
X963 from the UriiVersitrdf'-Tex.
He was a , re p istered p rofession - ,
1 '1 t J r4 91 h. 1 1
al engineer asSeeia{tL� acv �A &llji
From 1967 to, JR7,5,,_p,$is
A&M from 1969 • to' 1967 � graquate'
Faculty member at A &M from 1965
o the present, assistant professor
t the Uni3 tk 6t
963 to 196 , 1 „r,11st1-ttFtot' , at .
r e Universit of Texas from 1961
to 1963, aiid a 4onsulting civil
engineer frorlr-__M_ to the .pXsQnt _.
!' tnctWprQject engineer in Houston
and Victoria.
His areas'.of'expertise included
wastewateLtreatment and,.polltt,,
tion control and unit operations
and processes. He made 17 profes-
sional presOntations and had 43.
oks and journal articles pub
licked. ;
Me served ui the U.S. Army
Trom 1951 to; 19P. He was a' mem-
ber of 14 honor and professional
_societies and is;listed in American
"Men of Scife4e, Diction"y,.,of
Internation1l Biograpfy,,,.
, 44isori lities of the South and
"Wilo's 'Who; Iii the South and
�
—He was a member of St. Thomas
r, Episcopal Church.
r`SltrtrYitors; ifrclude his wife,
Betty Kate ;Reynolds of CQ�ge
o+
Station; tw daughters and sells
','AA-law, Janet and Fred Huffman- of
orena, Texas, and Lee Anne and
M onty G. Myers of Austin, Texas;
and four grandchildren.
Memorial$ ntay be made to St.
Thomas . Episcopal Church, st.
Joseph .Regional Health,.)bnter
and the Dr. Tom D. Reynolds
Scholarship and Cancer Center.
I
[A
Columbia Medical Center
June 28, 1997:
Ellen a d Joel Cantrell, College Stati
June 2T 1997:
Rebecca and Steven Homeyer, Bryan
St. Joseph Regional Health Cen
June 24, 1997:
Tina and Glenn Peaugh, Bryan, twin
June 27, 1997:
Dana D and John Conrad. Bryan, a c
Nivia arid Leo Almarez, Bryan, a boy.
Youn Jbo An and Jeong Seung -Wo
Station, a girl.
Linda Gilmore, Caldwell, twins, a bol
June 28, 1997:
Minna P. Vazquez, Bryan, a girl.
Sarah �nd William Brunsun, College
girl.
Sandratanette Goodwin, Bryan, a be
m, a boy.
a girl.
:er
oys.
irl.
, College
and girl.
Station, a
D
Ilk % ,Nv r.rct car
PUBLIC HEARING
'.The College Station Planning
5 Zoning Commission will
d a public hearing to con -
s der a rezoning request for
approximately 2.4 acres lo-
cated in the southeast qua-
drant of University Drive and
State Highway 6 East By-
pass and 600' south of same
intersection, from R -1 Single
Family Residential to C -2
Commercial Industrial.
The hearing will be held at
the College Station Confer-
ence Center, 1300 George
Bush Drive at 7:00 p.m. on
Thursday, July 17, 1997.
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,
please contact me at (409)
764 -3570.
Sabine McCully
_iS"orP6vuvK
7 -2 -97
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station Planning
and Zoning Commission will
hold a public hearing to con-
sider use permit to allow a bil-
liard parlor to be located at
226 Southwest Parkway in
the Ashford Square Addition,
previously Home Store Furni-
ture.
This request will be con-
sidered by the Planning and
Zoning Commission on
Thursday, July 17, 1997 at
7:00 P.M. at the College
Station Conference Center at
1300 George Bush Drive.
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,
please contact the Planning
Office at (409) 764 -3570.
Sabine McCully
Senior Planner
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station Planning
and Zoning Commission will
hold a public hearing to con-
sider a rezoning request for
approximately 4:2 acres lo-
cated on the southeast cor-
ner of University Drive and
Lincoln Avenue in the Ri-
chard Carter Survey, A -8
from A -P Administrative
Professional to C -B Business
Commercial.
The hearing will be held at
the College Station Confer-
ence Center, 1300 George
Bush Drive at 7:00 p.m. on
Thursday, July 17, 1997.
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,
please contact me at (409)
764 -3570.
Sabine McCully
Senior Planner
7 -2 -97
r
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station Planning
and Zoning Commission will
hold a public hearing to con-
sider a conditional use
request to allow the 4.0 and
Go tutoring service to relo-
cate to 2501 Texas Avenue
South, Suite D -103 in the
Park Place Plaza shopping
center on the southeast cor-
ner of Southwest Parkway
and Texas Avenue.
This request will be con-
sidered by the Planning and
Zoning Commission on
Thursday, July 17, 1997 at
the College Station Confer-
ence Center at 1300 George
Bush Drive.
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,
please contact the Planning
Office at (409) 764 -3570.
Sabine McCully
Senior Planner
7 -2 -97
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station Planning
and Zoning Commission will
hold a public hearing to con-
sider a conditional use permit
request to allow the Christ
United Methodist Church to
construct a new facility on lot
w of the Barron Park Subdiv-
ision along the north side of
State Highway 6 in front of
the Desert Hills hospital.
This request will be con-
sidered py the Planning and
Zoning Commission on
Thursday, July 17, 1997 at
7:00 PdA. at, the;,Uopoge
Statio n Gorlttsrence tenter -at
1300 d"r�sBud
Any request fo si gn 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,
please contact the Planning
Office at (409) 764 -3570.
Sabine McCully
Senio Plattner„
7 -2 -97
W
Births
St. Joseph Regional Health Center submit-
ted the following births. The list may not be com-
plete because some parents choose not to be
Included.
June 29,1997:
Erica Chandler, Caldwell, a girl.
Marcella and John Smith, College Station, a boy.
Kelly R. and Jodi Weido, Bryan, a girl.
June 30,1997:
Rosalie Carmona Muniz, Bryan, a boy. �nal
I a Ira -Lopez -arid AbefHe z
Guerrero, College Station, a boy.
Amy R. Hamm, Bryan, a girl.
Toni L. and Larry Cummins, Caldwell, a boy.
Maja Krcmar and Milun Rakovia, College
Station, a girl.
Kennadv, A&M discuss land deal
did not ask for that to be done," she said
By JENNY NELSON ma or sa s no hotel site chosen "That's his personal opinion and it's no
Eagle Staff Writer Y Y council's decision.
"I think there are a number of us who have " il member talk
My concern is any counc
talked to the university about more cooper- ing about any aspects of the proposals with
ative efforts." anyone other than the consultants WE
Gaston said A &M was merely responding hired. It has been discouraged because we
to a request, not taking a position on the hired professional consultants to help us
controversial hotel project. write the [request for proposals], evaluate
Although Kennady specifically men- the RFP ... that's the process the council is
tioned the hotel and convention center using."
development proposals in his letter, Mayor Noe said the university's letter will have
Lynn McIlhaney said his letter does not to be studied by city staff before any action
represent the council's position.
"The council did not initiate that — we
College Station's mayor pro -tem has
asked Texas A &M University to provide
land for parking near a proposed Northgate
hotel complex — even though the city coun-
cil has not yet voted to go forward with
such a plan.
Mayor Pro -Tem Hub Kennady wrote
A &M on June 18 to seek surface parking
land "if the Northgate site is selected."
One week later, Jerry Gaston, A &M's
vice president of administration, respond-
ed to Kennady's request by writing to City
7 -2 -97
Manager George "Skip" Noe. Gaston said
A &M President Ray Bowen "has autho-
rized me to respond to this specific
request."
He said A &M would provide 1.6 acres of a
13 -acre tract for 20 to 50 years at a cost of $1
a year to the city. A &M asked in return that
the city close several streets in the area and
rezone some of A &M's undeveloped proper-
ty for "the best use of the property for
University purposes."
In an interview Tuesday, Kennady said,
Please see HOTEL, Page A8
�n
Motu "The council is still going to look at each indi-
F'romAi . vidual proposal — whether the project will be
is taken. a benefit to the community with the least
Gaston said in his letter and in
an interview that the university amount of participation by the city."
as a whole "has no position" on
the proposed hotel- conference LYNN McILH
center-He -said the university has
had general discussions with city College Station yor
officials since 1994 about issues
surrounding the Northgate area.
Gaston said that he addressed which contends that parking is indeed, the city manager himself
his letter to Noe rather than too scarce at Northgate. is negotiating to enhance that pro -
Kennady because Noe is the "CEO Noe said the idea of a parking posal."
of the city." Kennady, McIlhaney lot on the A &M land was dis- Allen and Davis ;McGill, anoth-
and Bowen were also sent copies .cussed before the city opened the er team member, met with Noe
of the letter. request for proposals to sites and Mellhaney Tuesday, alarmed
N oe�said the offer will ave to other than Northgate. at Gaston's letter to Noe. .
be considered, even if the hotel- "Since the council made the But after the meeting McGill
conference center is not built on decision to open the process, the said he had misunderstood the
the mud lot, but that no develop- idea has been to have an open meaning of the letter.
er's proposal can be amended to playing field, one that is equal in ' "I feel like the city manager, the
reflect the possible land lease terms of different sites and play- mayor, along with the city attor-
before the council votes on the ers," Noe said Tuesday. ney, were forthright with us," he
hotel site July 10.. Jim Allen, a member of the Wolf said.
The city has proposed building Pen Creek Team, the only devel- . McIlhaney said she can under -
a $6 million conference center in opers proposing a site other than stand why reading the letters
connection with a new full -ser- Northgate, said a local citizen could cause alarm. She said the
vice hotel, and there are four pro sent him a copy of Gaston's letter. proposal process "has been very
posals before the council. Three of In a letter to McIlhaney request- frustrating."
them call for a hotel complex at ing a meeting with the mayor and "The council is still going to
Northgate. The fourth calls for a city manager, Allen said, "It is look at each individual proposal
hotel -office complex at Wolf Pen obvious that the city is indeed — whether the project will be a
Creek. negotiating on behalf of the mud benefit to the community with the
The Northgate site has drawn lot location and that this site is least amount of participation by
criticism by the Wolf Pen group, being given not only priority but the city," McIlhaney said.
O rok
Roy F. Hager
Oct. 4 1919 — June 30, 1997
Graveside services for Roy F.
Hager, 77, , of College-Station are
set for 4 p.m. Wednesday in
ColTege Station Cemetery.
The Rev. Buddy Walker of A &M
Uilftbd "Methodist Church will
officiate.
Callaway -Jones Funeral Home
J$'hai!c Illng arrangements.
- Mr. Hager died Monday night in
St ' Joseph Regional Health
Oewem'
He was born in Staesville, N.C.,
and , hel lived in College Station for
49 years.�He served in the U.S.
LVaYY:.during World War II. He
retired in 1982 after 35 years as an
aw , . ;waffle eentroller at
Easterwood Airport. He was a
32nd degree Mason and a member
of Brazos Union Lodge No. 129
A.F. & A.M.
Survivors include a son and
daughter -in -law; Marty and Linda
Hager of Round Hill, Va.; a daugh-
ter and son -in -law, Joan and
George Outlaw of Houston; his
mother, Anna E. Hager of
Hickory, N.C.; three sisters,
Lorene,.: Morrow and Edith
Williams, both of Conover, N.C.,
and , Doris Carpenter of
Clairemont, N.C.; four grandchil-
dren; two great- grandchildren;
an�JYv;tepgrandchilclren.
"Mentbrials may -be made to the
American Cancer Society.
Council
Cid work
to help
Sopasakis
Eagle Editorial Board
L ast week, we were critical of the
Coll Station City Council for its
handling of George Sopasakis and
the relocation of his Burger Boy
restaurant. We were harsh, perhaps
too harsh, in our judgment.
We still think the outcome of the
negotiations between the city and
Sopasakis was correct, but now we are
inclined to believe that the city staff
and council negotiated in good faith
all along and, in fact, went above and
beyond what is expected of our city
leaders.
For 22 months, the city worked
b ' d the scenes to accommodate
a akis, whose restaurant stood in
the way of the much needed and
desired Northgate renewal project.
Unfortunately, city leaders never let
the public know just how generous
they were being in allowing Sopasakis
to remain in the building the city pur-
chased to be razed to make room for a
badly needed parking lot. Nor did they
let it be known that they worked hard
to find another, nearby, acceptablE
location for the restaurateur.
All we heard was Sopasakis' side of
the story. In that version, the cit3
came across as difficult and uncooper
ative. Sopasakis was the "little guy'
whose rights were being trampled on
by an all- powerful city.
As we should have learned by now,
every story has two sides, and in this
case, they are very different. Had the
public known both sides, it clearly
would have been more understanding
of the city's position.
N*
Mayor Lynn Mcllhaney ana tners
, n the council took great umbrage at
he editorial of last week. The inayor
aid they h d not presented the city's
ide of the issue on advice of counsel,
► ecause thE matter was in n gotia-
ions and, later, under threat cf law -
,uit. Surely, though, some indication
►f the city's thorough efforts could
lave been ade public without going
.nto the int ate details of the egoti-
ttions. Cit' ens have a right and a
leed to know that their elected repre-
,entatives are treating their fellow cit
izens fairly and decently.
Now that the negotiations have been
- oncluded successfully, council mem-
bers are m re willing to discuss the
issue. Had they done so in a more
timely fashion, we would no have
been as strident in our criticism.
In fact, we would have correctly
praised the city staff and council
members for their hard wok and
good -faith efforts at making George
Sopasakis' ove to a new, larger and
probably better location as smooth as
possible.
For that, we thank them.
June
Mora,
Station
Home.
The
ssa Adela de
Mora
1997 — July 1, 1
for Alyssa Adela
days old, of G
are set for 1
at Southwood FL
Rev. Steve Kana
y's Catholic Churc
Burial will be in C
Cemetery.
ltion is from 11 a.m.
time ot the services at the f
home.
Alys�a died Tuesday ever
St. Jseph Regional
Center.
She ,vas born in Bryan.
Sur ivors include her p
Christina and Peter de la N
of College Station; her gr,
ents, Brenda Flowers of Van
Vleck, Texas, and Peter Jr. and
Lourde de la Mora of Missouri
City, Tdxas; her great-grandpar-
ents, Jessie Reinhardt Tiel e of
West Columbia, Texas, Pedr de
la Mora of Missouri City, Texas,
and Adela Garcia of Vancouver,
B.C., Canada.
1V
Seeking the whole story
n The Eagle's editorial on the Burger
Boy, you blast the College Station City
Council for being a playground bully.
You painted all of the council with the
same brush, ignoring the fact that every
vote on the Burger Boy in the last year
was a split vote.
When I ran for council, I promised to
spend city money with the same care that
I spend my own. With a verbal ruling from
the federal government that the Northgate
parking lot did not qualify as a HUD pro-
ject, the city had no reason to give George
Sopasakis a single dime. His lease was up
and he was asked to vacate. That is the sit-
uation that renters face frequently. I sup-
ported giving him $10,000 only because,
before I was elected, the city promised
him a refund of half his rent.
You ask who cares that the federal gov-
ernment changed its mind. Well I care,
and I hope a lot of people care. I am used
to taking people at their word. Whether
you know it or not, many business trans-
actions take place based on a verbal con-
tract.
You complain that the city took a week
to accept the federal government direc-
tive. Sopasakis appealed to HUD in
January and it took HUD officials until
June to rule. Taking a week to review the
city's options in a complicated matter is
not unreasonable. The truth is that our
city attorney responded to the federal
court in three days.
The council's public relations with the
voters will be improved when you start
reporting the whole story.
DICK BIRDWELL
College Station City Council
REQUESTFOR
PROPOSALS
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
AND ACCEPTING PROPO-
SALS FROM QUALIFIED
VENDORS FOR ODOR
CONTROL ASSESSMENT,
RFP NO. 97 -34; Proposals
will be received In the office
of the Purchasing Manager
at City Hall, 1101 Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas 77840, until 2:00 p.m.
on July 25, 1997. All Propo-
sals received after that time
will be returned unopened.
The City of College Station
reserves the right to waive or
reject any and all proposals
or any and ail irregularities In
said request and to accept
the offer considered most
advantageous to the City.
Request for Proposals may
be obtained at the office of
the Purchasing Manager,
7-3-97,7-10-97
BmCS offers
L holiday
activities
By MICHELLE LYONS
Eagle Staff Writer
People looking for ways to cele-
brate the Fourth of July won't
have to look far for entertainment
Friday, as several area service
groups and organizations have
scheduled festivities across the
Brazos Valley.
The College Station Noon
Lions Club, Texas A &M
University, KBTX -TV, Mix 104.7
FM, The Bryan- College Station
Eagle and the cities of Bryan and
College Station are sponsoring a
Fourth of July "I Love America"
celebration at A &M's Olsen
Field.
The public is invited to attend
the celebration, scheduled to
begin at 5:30 p.m., and food,
drinks and games will be avail-
able.
The entertainment will begin at
6 p.m. with the Texas Wind Band.
Other featured performers
include KBTX meteorologist Bob
French, M.A. Sterling and The
Children's Troupe, country music
singer Kathy Ross and the Brazos
Valley Chorale.
A singalong will begin at 9 p.m.,
followed by a fireworks display
beginning at 9:40 p.m.
Earlier in the day, the Brazos
Heritage Society has scheduled
its annual Old- Fashioned Fourth
of July celebration from 10 a.m. to
noon in Bryan's Heritage Park,
located on Hutchins Street
between 30th and 31st streets.
This celebration will feature a
Please see HOLIDAY, Page Al2
L�
Holiday
flag ceremony, a un—,
parade a quilt display an(
music. There also 'Will be
sentat' es from the Brazos
Children's Museum on haw
activities es for children. they
Beginning at 7 a.m.,
be b rbecue available
Dean ille Sons of Hermann
The festivities wi
throu hout the day,
and rhusic in the afternoor
dance at night.
For more information, c
7772.
For those who will be sl
the day in the Wheelocl
there will be a Fourth
para e and barbecue from
to 1 .m.
cost is $5 per plate
event will take place
Wheelock Community Ce
For more information,
4347
en's
live
alley
with
Company
shakeup
will
t the
HanIlue halted.,
bingo
and
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ending
. area,
f July
11 a.m.
ind the
at the
iter.
-all 828-
C approve
pa on rep irs
fo' fire station
Eagle Staff Report
College Station officials have
reached an agreement on the con-
tractor and others involved in
repairing the new fire st tion at
304 Holleman Drive, t e city
announced Thursday. '
The fire station has had p oblems
with drainage and excessive crack-
ing in the front and rear dri es that
occurred before the city a cepted
the building, officials said.
Tht' problems, in a ion to
weather delays, have caused the
move in date to be pushed ack to
approximately August.
The city approved C.F. ordan
as the contractor, Architects of
Dalla3 as the architects, and
design engineers to repair; he sta-
tion at no extra cost.
Work is scheduled to take 30 to 40
days, with the station opening and
hosting an open house for public
after # has been accepted by e city.
orders restores jobs for
CIC president, workers
By KELLY BROWN
Eagle Staff Writer
A district judge Thursday allowed the
president of a multimilliofi -dollar technol-
ogy company in College Station to reclaim
his position after ruling that -mei fibers of
the CIC Corp. management teaim-had acted
beyond the scope of their power in remov-
ing him.
Judge J.D. Langley also restothe jobs
of some of the 150 employees r. o were
fired a week ago when a vacationing David
Hickson was extracted as president of the
company.
When applause from most of the 150 or so
people in Langley's courtroom faded, the
judge told the group — many of whom were
company employees — to get back to work
and not pick sides in the matter involving
the two founders of the 13- year -old busi-
ness.
Hickson, who recently was denied access
to security codes to the company's offices,
was allowed back in after Langley granted
a temporary restraining order filed by
Hickson against his longtime partner,
Glenn S. Collins III, who created the com-
pany with Hickson.
Four other company employees —
Donald P. Koenig, a vice president who
Collins announced a week ago as the new
president to replace Hickson, and vice
presidents Eugene D. Lyles Jr., Jim
Steinbacher and Timothy T. Gade —also
were named in the restraining order.
Langley ordered the management team
to refrain from exercising any power or
authority on behalf of the corporation
other than the job duties they had prior to
last week's shakeup.
Stephen Baker, Hickgon's attorney,
wrote in a petition to the court that Collins
and the four others had conspi to com-
Please see COMPANY, Page A2
0
Company
From Al
mit acts beyond the scope of the
powers of the corporation as
defined by its bylaws of state
incorporation.
Their actions created "confu-
sion, distraction and turmoil
among the employees, staff and
officers, and severe concern
among its custorpers, which has
adversely affected the business of
the corporation and damages
thereto in a sum of $10 million,"
according to the document.
Langley ordered Collins and
Hickson, who also is a College
Station city cquncilman, to report
back to him in 30 days on how
they've decided to deal with the
ownership of the corporation.
Both own an equal amount of
5,000 shares in the private compa-
ny, which manages the mainte-
nance of various high -tech equip-
ment in hospitals and universi-
ties across the country. Both
make up the two - member board of
directors at CIC Corp. at 200
Greens Prairie Road — Collins is
the chief executive officer, vice
president and treasurer, while
Hickson is the president and the
secretary.
The bylaws don't permit a devi-
ation from such positions unless
both men authorize the changes.
Associates of Hickson's said he
learned from friends who read a
newspaper advertisement that he
had been replaced as president.
The full -page advertisement
published in Saturday and
Sunday's editions of The Bryan -
College Station Eagle stated that
12 -year employee Koenig had
been promoted to president and
Hickson, "former president of
CIC," would remain on the board
c
"The first thin I'm
going to do is put
the company back
into the same status
it Was ..."
JUDGE J.D. ANGLEY
di riot judge
'directors.
The advertisement said Collins
ade the announcement June 27.
An explanation of he actions
as not clear during the two -hour
lurt proceeding — hour of
hich was spent behind closed
Collins couldn't be reached for
comment after the hearing that
broke just before noon
Later Thursday, Hi kson said
most everyone lik ly would
d scribe the two as ha . ing a good
p nership, but that `!sometimes
e ren the best of marr [ages come
t an end."
He declined further comment.
Langley ordered that no
employees should interfere with
Hickson's duties and the authori-
ty granted to him as sident of
the corporation, and n one could
be fired without the approval of
both Hickson and Coll' s.
"The first thing I'm going to do
isl put the company ba k into the
same status it was the day before
the announcement was adver-
tised in the newspape " Langley
said after the group emerged from
b hind closed doors.
7 1 "There will be no E ignificant
transfer of assets witho t the con.
sent of both."
Langley then lookE d at the
standing-room only crowd, and
said:
In the meantime, CIC will
thrive or fail on the basis of
whether you can continue to func-
tion over this dispute of owner-
ship. If you allow yourself to
become petty over this issue, you
will destroy this company."
"You have to concentrate on
Your own jobs — that's what got
You here today," Langley said.
Collins, who started a company
on his own in the early 80s,
opened CIC with Hickson as 50 -50
partners in 1984 —a not so obvi-
ous pairing for the two who met
while in graduate school at Texas
A &M University, where Collins
earned a masters degree in agri.
culture economics and Hickson
received a degree as a food
chemist.
Within two years, the pair dou-
bled their staff and turned
Creative Insurance Concepts into
a corporation that later became
known as CIC Corp. Inc. with 150
employees and a highly- regarded
company in its industry.
Bryan- College Station Chamber
Of Commerce President Ronnie
Morrison said CIC ranks 23 out of
50 businesses in terms of the num.
bers of employees in Brazos
County, but those businesses
include A &M, Blinn College, the
cities, the school districts and the
hospitals.
"If you just consider industrial
and manufacturing companies,
CIC is among the Top 10 in our
area," Morrison said.
An employee, who asked that
her name not be used, said after
the hearing that the corporation
still ranks No. 1 with her person-
ally, though she's disappointed by
recent developments.
"I'm confident things will be
worked out because this company
is a good business and treats its
employees well," she said. "I just
hope it happens soon."
CS residents getting
discolored water
College Station residents expe-
rienced tap -water discoloration at
various times Wednesday night
and Thursday due to an increased
amount of water being pumped
through the lines, officials said.
"The usage went up about 3 mil-
lion gallons that day," city super-
intendent Lawrence Carter said.
The increased volume of water
moving through the pipes
caused natural sediment in the
lines to be stirred up, but offi-
cials said this poses no health
danger.
Carter said the average usage
for a day is 7 million gallons and
that the peak capacity is 15.2 mil-
lion gallons a day.
Crews worked from early
Wednesday until late Thursday,
to flush the sediment out of the
lines, he said.
Officials said running the
water for two to three minutes
should clear up any remaining
problems with the water. If prob-
lems persist, residents can call
764 -3638.
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LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 2247
WAS PASSED AND AP-
PROVED ON JUNE 26, 1997
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION meeting in regular
session at College Station
City Hall, 1101 South Texas
Avlenue, said meeting having
been posted in accordance
with Title 5, Texas Govern-
ment Code. Said Ordinance,
signed by the Mayor and duly
recorded in the official re-
cords of the city, is captioned
as follows: AN ORDINANCE
REZONING THREE PAR-
CELS OF LAND TOTALING
5.327 ACRES LOCATED IN
THE CRAWFORD BUR -
NETT LEAGUE, ABSTRACT
NUMBER 7, ALSO BEING
DESCRIBED AS PART OF
TRACTS 1 AND 2 OF A
PREVIOUS REZONING IN
ORDINANCE 1399 AP-
PROVED BY CITY COUN-
CI ON DECEMBER 21,
1s 2.
A ublic hearing was held
and notices published in ac-
cordance with statue. Any
person who violates any
provision of this ordinance
shall be subject to a fine not
less than ($25.00) and not
exceeding ($2,000), as pro -
vided for in the General pen-
alty) section set out in Chap-
ter h , Section 5 of the Code of
Or finances.
O finance No. 2247 shall
be ome effective and be in
full force in accordance with
the City Charter. The com-
plete text of the above
named ordinance may be
Julia Gray
Sept. I`ll, 1913 - July 3, 1!
Services for Julia Gray, I
College (Station will be at 11
Saturday at Memorial I
Chapel.
The Rev. Bill Muske wi:
ate. Burial will be in
Station City Cemetery.
hours will be from 6 to
Friday under the direc
Memorial Funeral Chape
She died Thursday eve
St. Joseph Regional
Center.
She was a member of F
Baptist Church.
Survivors include a s
daughter -in -law, Fran:
Debbie Gray of Eight -Fou
daughter and son
Virginia and Earl W(
College Station; a stepd
and step- son -in -law, Shit
Miles Shermon of Betht
Pa.; nine grandchildrE
seven great- grandchildrE
of
n.
aneral
offici-
;ollege
isiting
9 P.M.
ion of
line at
�n and
and
Pa.; a
in -law,
)ds of
7 and
Park,
and
Births
Local hospitals reported the following
births Thursday. The list may not be com-
plete because some parents choose not to
have their names included.
Columbia Medical Center
July 2, 1997:
Ciraida and German Hernandez, College
Station, a boy.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
July 2,1997:
Patricia and Antonio Martinez, Bryan, a
boy.
Tammy L. and Heath Barber, College
Station, a girl.
Dena R. and Wes McClure, College
Station, a bey.
Erica and Joel Garcia, Bryan, a boy.
Jane L. Hayne, Bryan, a girl.
Laura and David Preston, College Station,
a girl.
Stacy A. and Darrin K. Eldridge, Snook, a
boy.
Julie and Walter Flora, Bryan, a girl.
Claudia Lee and Robert Cruz, Cameron, a
boy.
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Keeping to official oath
do not intent to violate my oath of office
and will not sleek, per the city charter, to
have a "... financial interest, ',direct or
indirect ... in the sale to the city of any
land, materials, supplies or 'services." It is
my goal to seek to ensure that taxpayer
funds don't find their way into projects
that are best left to private developers. If
my attempts to secure work from private
entities, selected on a primary basis of
technical competence bothers some indi-
viduals, so be it.
SWIKI ANDERSON
College Station
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LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 2247
WAS PASSED AND AP-
PROVED ON JUNE 26, 1997
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION meeting in regular
session at College Station
City Hall, 1101 South Texas
Avenue, said meeting having
been posted in accordance
with Title 5, Texas Govern-
ment Code. Said Ordinance,
signed by the Mayor and duly
recorded In the official re-
cords of the city, is captioned
as follows: AN ORDINANCE
REZONING THREE PAR-
CELS OF LAND TOTALING
5.327 ACRES LOCATED IN
THE CRAWFORD BUR.
NETT LEAGUE, ABSTRACT
NUMBER 7, ALSO BEING
DESCRIBED AS PART OF
TRACTS 1 AND 2 OF A
PREVIOUS REZONING IN
ORDINANCE 1399 AP-
PROVED BY CITY COUN-
CIL ON DECEMBER 21,
1982.
A public hearing was held
and notices published in ac-
cordance with statue. Any
person who violates any
provision of this ordinance
shall be subject to a fine not
less than ($25.00) and 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. 2247 shall
become effective and be In
full force in accordance with
the City Charter. The com-
plete 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
4 City Secretary
7-4-97,7-5-97
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The City o t-o ege Station is
T� \` accepting applications for a:
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.
Applicants must have a working knowledge of UNIX, programming
experience, and experience using relational databases. The"preferred
programming languages are ORACLE and COBOL.
Position requires working knowledge of DOS, Windows, PC application
software and hardware. Prior experience with interfacing a plus. The City
is looking for personnel with outstanding communication skills to work
/ with all levels of staff within the organization. Excellent benefit package is
included.
b
I Salary Range: $30,000 - 533,000 annually
_ Training Package: Negotiable
Deadline:_ Open until filled
Apply at City of College Station
J Human Resources Office
1101 S. Texas Avenue
P.O. Box 9960
College Station, TX 77840
Fax: (409) 764 -3800
Internet: www.cstx.gov
Equal Opportunity Employer
CS slates vote on nfn h Lproposals
Council to weigh options
on 4 projects Thursday
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
Sheila R. Fay stands next to her sign at the corner of
Holleman and Dartmouth, one of the proposed sites for
the hotel- conference center project. One developer has
proposed a project for the site.
After months of discussions, College Station's proposed
hotel - conference center will be put to a vote Thursday.
The College Station City Council is scheduled to consider
the four proposals that include a $6- million conference center,
paid by for the city, adjacent 0 Editorial /AlI
to a multi - story 200 - room
hotel on one of two locations — Northgate or Wolf Pen Creek.
The council has several options, including accepting one or
rejecting all of the proposals.
"I think it's going to be a difficult vote because we're got
some very good proposals," Mayor Lynn McIlhaney said.
A petition calling for a citywide referendum, which would
give residents a chance to overturn or confirm the council's
decision, is circulating.
Please see HOTEL, Page A6
Eagle photo /Butch Ireland
The mud lot located in Northgate is one of the sites under
consideration for a proposed hotel- conference center in
College Station. Several developers have proposed a multi-
story hotel adjacent to the conference center for the site.
Eagle photo /Butch Ireland
Hotel
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From Al
The petition drive, started by the B
Hotel -Motel Association, is specifically ,
ing the hotel on the Northgate mud to
from the Texas A &M University campu
"It's going just fine," said Barron Hob
of the Brazos Valley H tel -Motel Ass(
soon as we have all the names that
we'll turn it in,"
Another petition backed by some No
chants counteracts the hotel -motel
petition, said John Culpepper Jr., who
ing his son, John Culpepper III, in the I
one of the proposers.
"It will not be submitted unless the o
is submitted," Culpepper said. "It is str:
sive measure."
Hobbs said the members of the associa
the regional hotel-conference center now
The plan, as originally discussed, would b(
among Bryan, College Station and Brazos
"The association still feels strong
regional facility is what College Statior
the county ought to be focusing on," he
Bryan Mayor Lonnie Stabler said he agi
the feasibility study for the proposed re
conference center is expected in two to th
Stabler said he isn't s e if the area
both the regional facility and the Col
hotel - conference center.
"In my mind, I think it would put
pressure on the project in deciding
should move forward wifli it now or late
Mellhaney said College Station still is
to the regional plan, but that it calls fo
type of plan than the hotel-conference c(
She said the two plans would be design(
ent markets" — the College Station center
business and university-related conferenc
ings, and the regional plan would attract
f interested in the proposed amentities, su
course, exposition center a id recreational
. The plans for the regional facility ca .
study on the Bryan-College Station are
market done in 1995 by the Harrison Prig
of San Pedro, Calif.
The study estimated that the number i
visitors in 2000 will be ,568,000, comp;
projected 1,435,000 visitors in 1997. At th
growth rate, an additional 1,620 rooms wi
by 2015, the study states.
Stabler said sites on the east and west s
and some that would fal. within the ci
both Bryan and College Station, are bE
ered in the feasibility stu y.
Before that study is completed, howE
already will have been take by the College
Council on proposals for the hotel- conferer
"Whenever you are looking at major p
you're beginning to look t tourism and
business as an economic developing too:
brings sales taxes into our community and
the base from which we have to draw, a
begin to build toward a new industry thet
be some up -front investment. But, then ag,
back is going to be tremendous," McIlhan(
rzos Valley
;ainst locat-
site, across
president
iation. "As
required,
:hgate mer-
sociation's
represent -
ddy Group,
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TEL - CONFERENCE CENTER TIMELINE
n February, the hotel- convention center project
ies a College station City Council agenda item.
nud lot" in the Northgate section is the chosen site.
city considers an agreement with john Q.
ions Hotels Inc. to build a 45,000 square -foot con-
e center on a 8.5 acres in exchange for the devel-
, uilding a 200 -plus room hotel on the site.
r criticism from business owners, who claimed
ad not been given a chance to bid on the project,
until allows other interested parties 10 days to
' proposals.
pril 3 — The council votes unanimously to scrap
posals in the wake of complaints that not enough
✓as given to the potential developers to prepare
-h for their proposals.
pril 9 — The council approves new criteria for
ing proposals, setting a May 16 deadline to find a
including the "mud lot" or alternative sites within
y limits — and to submit a plan that will meet all
-ity's requirements.
ay 16 — Four proposals are submitted to the city
✓iew. PKF Consultants from Houston begins
ing the proposals.
ne 12 — PKF Consulting representatives present
, posals to the council.
ne 19 — Developers present the highlights of their
als to the council.
ly 10 — The council is scheduled to vote on the
al.
her petition
site —
Aly a defen-
the ci
of the
ion stand by
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.coder study.
for re
a joint effort
reviev
- ounty.
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the pr
Bryan and
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, and said
nal hotel -
weeks.
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Station
little more
hether we
," he said.
committed
a different
for "differ -
rould be for
a and meet -
iose groups
h as a golf
chicle area.
ie out of a
's tourism
Company
overnight
ed with a
estimated
be needed
of town,
limits of
consid-
ver, a vote
Station City
ce center.
..ejects, and
convention
because it
it broadens
nytime you
e's going to
in, the pay -
v said.
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A t tal of $75,000 has been spent by the team
preparing the proposal, Allen said, including $9,000
on a feasibility study.
The Leddy Company
The Leddy Company is proposing a DoubleTree
Inn at Texas A &M University to be located at the
North ate site and adjacent to a conference center.
One f Leddy's partners is local businessman John
Culper per III, who owns the Northgate mud lot site.
Led y proposes a $15- million hotel with an $11-
million conference center, of which the city would
pay $6 million.
One problem at the Northgate site is relocating
Guaranty Federal Bank on University Drive to make
room for the proposed project.
Drak Leddy said the move is not a problem, and his
team h d a verbal agreement worked out with the bank
to mov it into a smaller building closer to University
Drive t iat would better meet the bank's needs.
"We' - e real excited. We think we have an excel-
lent proposal," he said.
Ledd said the proposal has the "strongest" relation-
ship w' the owners of the property, John Culpepper
III, som Ahing he considers a big advantage.
Ledd said he estimates the company spent
between $50,000 and $75,000 on the College Station
project proposal.
Lane Hospitality
The Lane proposal didn't name a specific hotel but,
instead used its local hotel, The Hilton Hotel and
ConferE nce Center, as an example of its work.
Locally, Barron Hobbs, general manager of the
College Station Hilton, is part of the team proposing
to buil a $16.8- million hotel on the Northgate site.
Hobb said the Lane proposal was prepared in-
house at a total cost of about $5,000.
In th it proposal, Lane said the city would be
respon ible for building and operating the confer-
ence ce ter.
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FOR REBID
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City of
College Station,
3 City of College Station
receive sealed bids on a
rteral Contract for con -
iction of Wayne Smith
e League Park, to be lo-
ad at the intersection of
eman Street and Well -
i Road, adjacent to Lin -
i Center. The project con-
s of site and civil work,
era] construction, me
n]cal, electrical and
lbing work, fields and
Ing. A mandatory Pra-
Conference will be held
Tuesday, July 15, 1997,
Inning at 10:00 a,m. a t
College Station Parks
Recreation main of-
located at l000
tek Tap Road. Bids from
canies that did not at.
the pre -bid meeting will
e opened.
City of College Station
sceive Sealed Bids and
ments of Qualific tions
assed to the City o Col -
Station, Texas unt] 2:00
Thursday, July 24,
at the office of the Di-
r of Parks and Recrea-
1000 Krenek Tap Road,
ge Station, Texas, at
1 time all qualified bids
)opened and read. Bids
eed after this time ill be
ied unopened. All I ter -
parties are Invited o at-
/ill be received at the of-
Mr. Eric Ploeger,
kssistant Director
tllege Station Parks
creation Department
)0 Krenek Tap Roa
ge Station, Texas
77840
(409) 764 -3415
' roject No.- 9505
Bid No. 97 -23
3 of Bidding D cu-
including the C ndi-
Report comps Ion
ent, can be purch ad
reviewed begin Ing
iy, June 30, 1997 a
C Reprographics
6 Texas Ave. Sou
le Station, T
77840
(409) 694 -1423
'or the cost of reprodu
the purchase price is
refundable.
Questions regarding
Project should be directed
Tom Hines
HSI Consulting Architects
3803 Oak Ridge Drive
Bryan, Texas 77802
(409) 846 -9167
Monday through Friday from
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Five
(5 %) percent bid security,
CO V ERING THIE
GREATEST AMOUNT OF
BID Is T quired.
$- 30 -97, 7 -7 -97
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION AND BRAZOS
VALLEY SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT AGENCY
(BVSWMA) ARE REQUEST-
ING INSURANCE PRO-
GRAMS, WHICH IN-
CLUDES PROPERTY,
L I A B I L I T Y AN D
WORKERS' COMPENSA-
TION COVERAGE. Bids will
50 received in the office of
he Purchasing Manager at
'ity Hall, 1101 Texas
Wenue, College Station,
texas 77840, until 2:00 P.M.
m August 8, 1997. All bids
eceived after that time will
)e returned unopened. The
;ity of College Station and
3VSWMA reserve the right to
valve or reject any and all
dds or any and all Irregularl-
es In said bid and to accept
1e offer considered most
dvantageous to the City.
specifications and Underwrit-
1g data may be obtained at
1e office of the Purchasing
Refer to City of College
Station, Bid #97 -38 and
BVSWMA, Bid #97-37.
6-3 -97, 7 -7 -97
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS
11 BID #97 -32
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
BIDS FOR THE SALE AND
REMOVAL OF A 250' SELF -
SUPPORTING PAINTED
TRIANGULAR ANTENNA
TOWER, LOCATED IN
COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS. Bids will be received
in the office of the Purchas-
ing Manager at City Hall,
1101 Texas Avenue, College
Station, Texas 77840, until
2:00 P.M. on August 7,
1997. All bids received after
that tithe 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 apvantageous to the
City. Specifications may be
obtained at the office of the
Purchasing Manager.
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Births
Local hospitals reported the following births
Monday. The list may not be complete because some
parents choose not to have their names included.
Columbia Medical Center
July 3, 1997:
Robin and
andviMorgan Kyle Cassadyn Bryan, girl an, a
July 4, 1997:
Kelly and Eric Yendrey, Bryan, a girl.
July 6, 1997:
boy. Christy Richardson and Shane Barnett, Hearne, a
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
July 3, 1997:
bo Donna M. and Richard Loudenslager, Millican, a
y .
Terrie and Robert C. May Jr, Hearne, a boy.
Tiffany A. and Eddie Dan Lohse ll, Calvert, a girl.
Kristin Teresa and Brad Rearden, College Station,
a girl.
July 4, 1997:
Tessa and Kyle Toomer, Bryan, a boy.
Kelly Coulson and Daniel Barry, College Station, a
boy.
Lawanda J. Foster, Bryan, a girl.
July 6,1997:
Latarsha Henderson, Bryan, a girl.
Lynda K. and Eric W. Roberts, College Station, a boy.
girl. Cathy and Tony McCollum, College Station, a
Frances and Sun Down Hunter, Austin, a girl.
his bachelor's of civil
A &M University in 195D
ngineering from Texas
§
doctorate from the Univer
and his masters and
ity of Texas in
1963, respectively. He was
1961 and
a Consulting Civil
Engineer for various clien
s from 1965- present. A
Project Engineer for Lo
kwood, Andrews and
Newman in Houston and
1959.
tctoria 1950.51; 1953-
Dr. Reynolds was a Reserve
Corps of Engineers; Captain,
Officer, U.S. Army
1963
1952 -1963. 2nd Lt, 1950 -I
-1968, Ist Lt,
52; Officer, U.S. Army
JY
Corps of Engineers; Cons
1952 -1953, Company Exe
coon Engineer, 1st Lt,
h
1951 -1952.
utive Officer, 2nd Lt,
Dr. Reynolds was a member
of 14 honor and
Dr. Tom Da
dson Reynolds
professional societies and is listed
of Science Diction
in American Men
April 2, 192
Tom Davidson Reynolds,
- June 28, 1997
68, of College
of In'e
Personalities of the South
he
tional Bio rah ,
d Who's Who in the
Station. Tx. died Sat
College Station. Funeral
day. June 28, 1997, in
3ervices
an h Wes1
Dr. Reynolds was an author
of more than 52
Tuesday, luny I.
were held at 2:
19 Thom s
publications including jou
al articles, lectures,
Episcopal Church in Coll
Atuand officiating. Burial
ge Station, wit h Rev. B6
followed in
presentations to conferences,
in the areas of industrial an
nd significant reports
municipal water and
Station Cemetery, with
the College
ilitary honors. under the
wastewater treatment. unit
operations and
Direction of Southwood Funeral
Home.
processes, advanced wastewater
treatment and
Dr. Reynolds. prof
ssor emeritus of civil
water pollution control.
He was a member S
engineering at Texas A
undergraduate courses in tie
M, taught graduate and
Environmental,
of
Church in College Station. Su
. Thomas Episcopal
vivors include: Wife,
and Water Resources
Engineering Department
Oc ean
Division of the Civil
Betty Kate Reynolds. Colleg
and Sons -in -law. Janet and FriA
Station; Daughters
Huffman, Lorena,
retirement in 1991. He taught
rom 1965 until his
at the University of
Tx.. Lee Anne and Monty
Grandchildren,
G. Myers, Austin;
Texas, Austin from 1961 -1965.
Qnerations and Proc
His textbook, jjlt
Sarah Huffman
Lorena, Tx.. Matthan and Mitchel
and Eric Zonneveld,
Myers,
caps
Fn to enn ,was published
P ed
in Fn , t
� ✓ —"
in 1982,
Tx.
Austin,
edition was published in 1
and a second
96, and is an advanced
Memorials may be made
Episcopal Church.
to St. Thomas
undergraduate textbook us.
International Universities.
at 35 American and
Dr. Reynolds
Dr Tom
Scholarship @ TAMU or to St.
D. Reynolds
Joseph's Regional
received
Health Cancer Center.
Southwood Funeral
Home
7;8 -97, 7.15 -97
Births
Local hospitals reported the following births
Monday. The list may not be complete because some
parents choose not to have their names included.
Columbia Medical Center
July 3, 1997:
Robin and
andviMorgan Kyle Cassadyn Bryan, girl an, a
July 4, 1997:
Kelly and Eric Yendrey, Bryan, a girl.
July 6, 1997:
boy. Christy Richardson and Shane Barnett, Hearne, a
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
July 3, 1997:
bo Donna M. and Richard Loudenslager, Millican, a
y .
Terrie and Robert C. May Jr, Hearne, a boy.
Tiffany A. and Eddie Dan Lohse ll, Calvert, a girl.
Kristin Teresa and Brad Rearden, College Station,
a girl.
July 4, 1997:
Tessa and Kyle Toomer, Bryan, a boy.
Kelly Coulson and Daniel Barry, College Station, a
boy.
Lawanda J. Foster, Bryan, a girl.
July 6,1997:
Latarsha Henderson, Bryan, a girl.
Lynda K. and Eric W. Roberts, College Station, a boy.
girl. Cathy and Tony McCollum, College Station, a
Frances and Sun Down Hunter, Austin, a girl.
ro ect!
on CS genda
"., Council set to choos oso ro
p p
By JENNY NELSON The four developers who he
Eagle Staff Writer proposed plans for a hotel ad
cent to th $6 million confe
Another milestone in the
College Station hotel- conference
center saga is scheduled to take
place Thursday, when the City
Council votes on the four pro s-
als submitted for the project.
The councilmembers are sch -
uled to hear the recommendation
from their hired consultants, P F
International, at the 3 p.m. wor
shop in the College Statin
Conference Center, 1300 George
Bush Drive. A vote on the issue 's
scheduled for the 7 p.m. meetir, g
in the same building.
"I feel good about it," Mayor
Lynn McIlhaney said. "I think
whatever decision the council
t makes ... we're moving forward.'
Hotel
From Al
should have done [a feasibili y
study] first."
Esmond also said the vote :s
should get a say in the conference
center project.
"I want the people to vote o
this issue. They have a right to "
he said. "It's a lot of money. We'
asked the voters to vote on water
sewer drainage and streets an ,
even the conference center o
George Bush Drive, so there is
precedent in letting the people
have a say in how their money is
spent."
On the agenda is the considera-
tion of a possible referendum on
the project. If the council votes
against a referendum, the Brazos
Valley Hotel -Motel Association is
Prepared to submit a petition call.
ing for a referendum, association
president Barron Hobbs said
rer.
center are John Q. Hammo
Hotels, Lane Hospitality, the W
Pen Creep Team and the Led
Company. )
If a proposal is chosen, t
council is et to consider author
ing PKF to act as the city's reps
sentative o negotiate an "agrf
ment of in ent" with the develc
er.
Include in the hotel vote
authorizing a feasibility study
determine�a suitable size for tl
conferenc center, a stuc
Councilmaln Steve Esmond sa .
already should have occurred.
"It's backwards," he said. "M
Please see HOTEL, Page
tv
Tuesday.
McIlhaney said she hasn't
decided which way she will vote
on the referendum, but she sand
she sees the project as a positi e
thing for the city.
She said revenues from the $
million hotel, to be built by a pri-
vate company, are projected t
pay for the city's $6 million part
of the project.
The mayor said that adding
another convention center an
full- service hotel would make
College Station competitive with
other cities, such as Plano
Abilene an d Waco, for conventior.
business.
"Tourism and convention busi
ness is important as an economic
tool, so it affords new sources o
revenue," McIlhaney said.
In other business, the council
plans to consider improvement
to Southwest Parkway, vote on
additional funding for the widen-
ing of Texas Avenue and get an
update on the Munson Drive clo-
sure. I
KL �Wc+�_
Helen Louise Ida Gerlich
eb. 11, 1937 — July 8, 1997
A memorial service for Helen
Louise Ida Gerlich, 60, of College
Station is set for 2:30 p.m. Sunday
at Peace Lutheran Church.
The Rev. Debra Grant of Peace
Lutheran Church will officiate. A
private graveside service is
planned in College Station
Cemetery.
Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday at Southwood Funeral
Home.
Mrs. Gerlich died Tuesday
morning in Columbia Medical
Center.
She was born in San Antonio
and lived in College Station for
eight years. She was a secretary at
USAA Insurance Company and
General Medical Supply
Company, both in San Antonio.
After moving to College Station,
she was a secretary in the
Recreational Sports Department
and the Nuclear Engineering
Department at Texas A &M
University. She was a member of
Peace Lutheran Church.
Survivors include her husband,
Gerald Gerlich of College Station;
a daughter and son -in -law, Karen
and John Bigley of College
Station; her mother, Louise Gutz
Lenz of LaVernia, Texas; a broth-
er, Edgar Lenz Jr. of Farmers
Branch, Texas; and two grandchil-
dren.
Memorials may be made to
Peace Lutheran Church or to the
American Cancer Society.
, Births
Lo I ho itals reported the following births
Tuesday.V list may not be complete because
some parents choose not to have their names
included.
Columbia Medical Center
July 7,1997:
Stacie and Steven Stewart, College Station,
a boy.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
July 7,1997:
Jamie and Jody Quintanilla, Bryan, a boy.
Dr. Susan and Larry Roberman, College
Station, a girl.
Wanda Denise Lattimore, Hearne, a girl.
Melanie Sheree Brown, Bryan, a boy.
Erica D. and Anthony Johnson, College
Station, a girl.
Dana F. and Tommy Dorsett, College
Station, a girl.
�. otel needs study
T he Bryan- College Station Eagle's
Sunday editorial on the need foi
a thorough study of new hotel
plans by the College Station City
Council is a fine example of profes-
sional journalism serving the local
community. It brings out a number
of very valid questions that must be
answered, and offers a "road map"
for a prudent approach to arriving
f at the best decision for this area
regarding both of the proposed pro-
jects, i.e., the College Station and
College Station - Bryan- Brazos
County projects.
The taxpayers of this community,
and equally importantly those who
have made substantial private in-
vestments in building and operating
existing hotels here, deserve and
must be assured of fairness and
responsibility in the decision mak-
ing process on these two projects.
It is important that you continue
Your vigilance over this issue and
report from time to time on what's
involved on both of the proposed
projects, and what drives them.
Incidentally, we have not heard a
great deal about the College Station
Bryan- Brazos County project. A
detailed report on that project also
would �be very desirable. Keep up
.the good work.
DEMETRIOS L. BASDEKAS
Bryan
*el is in the plans
O n Thursday, the College Station
City Council will decide the
location of a new hotel and con-
ference center. Both facilities will
be good for College Station. They
will attract tourists, create jobs,
increase the tax base and serve as
new places for the citizens of this
town to dine with family members,
entertain guests and hold meetings.
For years the idea of building a
hotel in the Northgate area has been
discussed in highly positive terms
by city planners, merchants,
I � L �
churches and Texas A&10 Univer-
sity. Should the City Council ap-
prove a Northgate site, we firmly
believe that it will be in the best
interests of the vast maj rity of
College Station's citizen, There will
be no new taxes levied on citizens to
pay for the project. The city's contri-
bution toward expenses All come
primarily from already Existing
hotel -motel tax fund cre ted specifi-
cally to fund projects such as this
one.
The City Council has committed
itself to the " Northgate evital-
ization Plan." We urge everyone to
please contact the members of the
City Council and urge them to keep
the vision of a revitalizet Northgate
intact. Northgate's faturc is now.
Please let your voice be I eard:
Northgate needs the hote and con-
ference center.
1i DON and CHERYL ANZ, owners
V Cafe Eccell
College Station
,Don't charge tax payers
B y this time, The Brya - College
Station Eagle's penchant for
cheerleading the economic-
development crowd is we estab-
lished. It came as a pleasa rit sur-
prise therefore that your unday
editorial called for prudent planning
and judgment before the city of
College Station embarks on an
expenditure of tax funds ii support
of a facility to serve the ci y's com-
mercial interests.
But the sentence in your editorial
that caught this taxpayer's eye was,
"If a combination conference-expo
center could be built, wouldn't it
make sense to share the cost among
all the residents of the two cities
and the county ?"
The answer is manifestly no.
Whatever happened to p ivate
enterprise and the free market? If
such a center makes economic
sense; a private developer ill see
that it gets done without the use of
taxpayers' funds. No taxpa er had
to subsidize the construction of the
College Station Hilton.
If the College Station Council
should, in its "wisdom," decide to
use taxpayer funds to subsidize this
commercial development (from
which the ordinary College Station
taxpay r will not benefit), well, I'm
glad live on the other side of the
line sulated from this unwise gift
of blic funds.
MELVYN L. MEER
Bryan
hat could be fairer?
T he Bryan- College Station Eagle's
Sunday editorial about the pro-
posed hotel - conference center
calls for a comment: A Northgate
hotel- conference center is in keep-
ing with the goals of the College
Station "Comprehensive Plan" and
the " Northgate Revitalization Plan."
It will improve the environment of
Northgate and offer convenient ser-
vices to people visiting Texas A &M
University.
A hotel - conference or expo center
relatively far from the campus will
do neither. The Eagle asks for
another study and I was wondering:
If a feasibility study recommends
that a conference -expo center be
built south of College Station to take
advantage of population growth,
would Bryan and Brazos County be
willing to contribute money toward
the project? Or the reverse, would
College Station contribute tax
money for a center in Bryan? The
answer to both questions is proba-
bly no. The Eagle needs to remem-
ber that College Station's $6 million
in hotel -motel tax revenue was pri-
marily generated from people visit-
ing Texas A &M University, its
employees and its students. What
could be fairer than using that
money to improve Northgate and
make it easier for people to visit the
A &M campus?
DUKE MILLER
College Station
1(W
STATE OFTEXAS
COUNTY OF
BRAZOS
Notice is hereby gi-
ven in accordance
with the terms and
provisions of the
Texas Alcoholic
Beverage Code that
ZEE STOP HOLD-
INGS, INC. has filed
application for a
BEVERAGE CAR
TAGE PERMIT,
MIXED BEVERAGE
PERMIT, MIXED
BEVERAGE LATE
I
HOURS PERMIT &
FOOD AND EVER -
AGE CERTIFICATE,
said businesE to be
conducted un er the
trade name of THE
TAVERN ON CHIM-
NEY HILL, location of
• said business to be
701 UNIVERSITY
DR., SUITE 406,
COLLEGE STATION,
Brazos County,
i Texas.
The Officers of this
Incorporated Busi-
ness Are:
CASEY CHRISTO-
PHER WHITE,
President/Secretary
Witness my hand
this the 3rd day of
JULY, 1997.
MARYANN ARD
County Clerk
Brazos County,
Texas
/s /Lauren LiliesIrand
Deputy lerk
auren Liljestrand
-9 -97 7 -10 -97
.A Ks_
NOTICE OF
eJ PUBLIC HEART O
The College Statioii City
Council will hold a public
hearing to consider an
amendment to the Mobile
Home Park Ordinanco #627
and Zoning Ordinance 1638
pertaining to manufa ured
housing.
The hearing will be held In
the College Station Indepen-
dent School District Board
Room at 1812 Welsh Avenue
at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, i
July 24, 1997.
Any request for sign interpre-
tive services for the hearing
impaired must be made 48
hours before the meeting. To
make arrangements call
( -3547 or (tDD)
1 -800- 735 -2989.
For additional informtion,
please contact m at
(409)764 -3570. 4
Sabine McCully
Senior Planner
I It PUBLIC HEARINGS
On Thursday, July 24,
1997, the Bryan Planning
and Zoning Commission will
hold two public hearings at
5:30 p.m, to consider the fol-
lowing: 1) resubdivision of
Block 1, Oak Glade Addition
consisting of 1.0082 acre
tract located at the northwest
corner of the intersection of
Finfeather and Turkey Creek
I Roads; and 2) resubdivision
of Lots 1, 2 and 3, and 1/2 of
Lot 4, Block 5 of Cavitt's
Southmore Addition consist-
ing of .55 acre tract located at
the southern corner of Gor-
don Street and Carter Creek
Parkway.
This notice is published
pursuant to the requirements
of Section 212.015 of the
Texas Local Government
Code. The public hearings
will be held in the Council
Chambers, first floor of the
Bryan Municipal Building lo-
cated at the intersection of
Texas Avenue and 29th
Street. For additional infor-
mation, please contact the
Planning Services Division at
(409) 361 -3613.
-9 -97
Council to address
street r enovations
Survey: Roads residents' biggest concern
By JENNY NELSON
_ Eagle Staff Writer
The streets of College Station
are driving some residents crazy,
i and city officials are looking to do
�] something about it.
V` In a recent citizen survey,
r released by the city Wednesday,
their city is road improvements.
"We know we have some work
to do on our roads," said Charles
Cryan, interim director of finance
for the city.
The first step in improving
some of the city's main roads will
come Thursday at the 3 p.m. and 7
P.M. City - Co n�ctl meetings a# he
College Station Conference
Streets
Center, 1300 George Bush Drive.
Council members are scheduled
to vote on improvements to three
thoroughfares in College Station:
Texas Avenue, Southwest
Parkway and Munson Avenue.
In the random survey, per-
formed by Texas A &M University
Public Polic and R esearc h_
peartment during the last two
weeks in May, 570 residents were
Polled on their satisfaction with
their city's services.
"The best thing we got out of it
is that we looked better to our cit-
izens than we had hoped," Cryan
said.
Rickie Fletcher, who orches-
From Al
trated the study, said the first question respondents
were asked was to name their biggest gripe about
the city.
Fletcher said he wasn't surprised at the answer:
streets.
"By far, by far, that was the biggest need overall,"
he said. "When you're in College Station, it's almost
impossible to not get subjected to the [traffic] lights
and construction."
The Texas Avenue widening project, scheduled for
completion next summer, is a project the council
could award an additional $18,845 on Thursday. The additional funds are needed to improve soil
under the roadway, said Ed Hard, transportation
planner for the city.
Another street that needs attention is Southwest
Parkway, which is a candidate for a $1.9 million
Please see STREETS, Page A2
Births
Local hospitals reported the following births
Wednesday. The list may not be complete
because some parents choose not to have their
names included.
Columbia Medical Center
July 8,199T
Anne and Curtis Hines, Bremond, a girl.
Marilyn and John Moore, Bryan, a boy.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
July 8, 1997:
Tammy and Ronnie Taylor, Navasota, a girl.
Sonya and Brad Sanderson, College Station,
a girl.
Laura and Gregory Lee, Bryan, a_ girl.
makeover. Besides an electrical underground con-
version, a 360 -day repavement is under considera-
tion.
The third street scheduled for discussion
Thursday is Munson Avenue, which has been tem-
porarily closed since May. Residents in the area
complained of high - volume traffic cutting through
their residential street.
The complaints fueled the City Council's decision
to close off' one end of the street to two -way traffic.
Hard said Thursday's update on traffic counts in the
area is an answer to a council request.
Hard said the street will remain partially closed
into the fall, when the college students come back to
town, in order to get an accurate number of cars
using the roads.
Besides street problems, Cryan said overall 92 per-
cent of citizens said they were satisfied with city ser-
vices, something city officials were pleased to know.
In other business, the council is scheduled to vote
on the proposals for a hotel - conference center. The
council will discuss the plan at the 3 p.m. workshop,
then vote at the 7 p.m. meeting.
r
REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
AND ACCEPTING PROPO-
SALS FROM QUALIFIED
VENDORS FOR ODOR
CONTROL ASSESSMENT,
RFP NO. 97 -34; Proposals
will be received in the office
of the Purchasing Manager
at City Hall, 1101 Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas 77840, until 2:00 p.m.
on July 25, 1997. All Propo-
sals received after that time
will be returned unopened.
The City of College Station
reserves the right to waive or
reject any and all proposals
or any and all irregularities in
said request and to accept
the offer considered most
advantageous to the City.
Request for Proposals may
be obtained at the office of
the Purchasing Manager.
7-3-97,7-10-97
r
NOTICE
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF
BRAZOS
Notice is hereby gi-
ven in accordance
with the terms and
provisions of the
Texas Alcoholic
Beverage Code that
ZEE STOP HOLD -
INGS, INC. has filed
application for a
BEVERAGE CAR-
TAGE PERMIT,
MIXED BEVERAGE
PERMIT, MIXED
- BEVERA-
HOURS PERMIT &
FOOD AND BEVER-
AGE CERTIFICATE,
said business to be
conducted under the
trade name of THE
TAVERN ON CHIM-
NE HILL loc atbn —of-
said business to be
701 UNIVERSITY
DR., SUITE 406,
COLLEGE STATION,
Brazos County,
Texas. I
The Officers of this
Incorporated Busi-
ness Are:
CASEY CHRISTO-
PHER WHITE,
President /Secretary
Witness my hand
this the 3rd day of
JULY, 1997.
MARY ANN WARD
County Clerk
Brazos County,
Texas
/s /Lauren Liljestrand
Deputy Clerk
Lauren Liljestrand
7 -9 -97, 7 -10 -97
C oti'n h
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
In a 4 -3 vote Thursday, College
Station City Council members
,hose Wolf Pen Creek as their pre-
ferred site for the city's proposed
hotel - conference center.
Now it's up to the voters, who
will get their say in the matter in
November.
Before the, preferred site was
selected, the council in a 5 -2 deci-
sion said their constituents
deserved a vote in the city's
Voters to decide on proposed conference center
spending of $G million on the con-
ference center. The city's portion
is part of the estimated $29 million
cost of the Wolf Pen Creek devel-
opment.
"If we can't sell this project to
the voters, then we shouldn't do
it," Councilman Dick Birdwell
said after making the motion to
call for a referendum.
Councilmen Hub Kennady,
Swiki Anderson and Steve
Esmond agreed, but the other side
of the camp included Mayor Lynn
McIlhaney and Councilmen David
Hickson and Larry Mariott.
"I've thought a lot about this,"
McIlhaney said. "We've dealt with
this issue for a long time and I
can't support a referendum."
Neither the Wolf Pen group nor
the second - ranked Leddy
Company, who proposed building
the hotel at Northgate, disagreed
with a public vote.
Joe DePalma, president of the
DePalma Hotel Corporation, and
also a member of the Wolf Pen
Creek Development Team, said a
referendum is fine with him.
"This referendum is not going
to be a problem," he said. "[Wolf
Pen] is not going to be a tax bur-
den on anyone."
If the council had not chosen
the referendum route, they may
have been forced into it. Barro
Hobbs, president of the Brazo
Valley Hotel /Motel Associatio
and a member of the rejecte
development team Lan
Hospitality Inc., had in hand a
Thursday's meeting a 500 -sign,
ture petition calling for a referer
dum.
"I think they did the right thin
on the referendum," Hobbs sai
after the meeting. "I think it too
a lot of guts to do that."
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ence center is to the right of the hotel. The College
Station City Council selected the site in a vote
Thursday night. The issue now goes to voters.
"I've struggled with what's'' best for the com- at the whole picture°" Hobbs said.
The decision was made to rank
munity ... I think it opens u p new revenue for p ete red developer four months
th
preferred developer four months e
our communi if we go Wi the W Pen to begin their negotiations before
the referendum.
McIlhaney, Birdwell, Hickson
site." and Anderson all voted in favor of
ranking the Wolf Pen group the
LYNN McILHANEY highest, while Kennady, Mariott
College
But Leddy said he may go on
with a hotel on the site with or
without the city. His partners
include John Culpepper III, who
owns part of the "mud lot."
"You never can tell," Leddy
said of future development. "We
know it's a good site for a hotel,
we know it's a better site with a
conference center. We are going
to move forward and we are plan-
and Esmond voted against it.
ration mayor Wolf Pen was the only pro posal
calling for a hotel - conference cen-
ter on a site other than NorthgateL
n' g to see what happe s."
eddy wasn't the only develop -
er� who said future h tel plans
m ght be in the works.
obbs said "there could be a
possibility in the near future"
that Lane Hospitality Inc. might
look at other developments in
Bryan- College Station.
"They like this market, but
they're going to sit down and look
"I am still committed to the
revitalization of Northgate,"
McIlhaney said when declaring to
the standing- room -only crowd her
position to go with Wolf Pen.
"This has been a very difficult
decision to make," she said. "I've
struggled with what's best for tho
community ... I think it opens up
new revenue for our community
if we go with the Wolf Pen site."
This artist's rendition shows the proposed Wolf Pen
Creek hotel (far right) and business office (left), adja-
cent to the Wolf Pen Creek Ampitheater. The confer-
council OKs
Aw $1.9 million
for Parkway
CS also approves $19,000
for Texas Ave. widening .plan
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
The College Station City Council voted Thursday
to approve $1.9 million in contracts to smooth out
Southwest Parkway, but the bumpy thoroughfare
wasn't the only street that got attention.
The council also approved an additional $19,000 to
the Texas Avenue widening project and ieard an
update on Munson Avenue, a street that has been
partially closed since May.
Munson Avenue, a residential street often used as
a shortcut through the city, became a so a spot to
residents because about 7,300 cars zoomed down the
street each day. Ed Hard, transportation planner for
the city, said the number of cars has dwindled to
2,900 since the intersection with Lincoln has been
one -way.
Please see COUNCIL Page All
Births
� ru- ��c
fi'vdCw,
Local hospitals reported the following
births Thursday. The list may not be complete
because some parents choose not to have
their names included.
Columbia Medical Center
July 9, 1997:
Sharon and David Kovar, Snook, a boy.
Shirley and Javier Godinez, Bryan, a boy.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
July 9,1997:
Stacy and Roy Flores, Bryan, a boy.
July 8, 1997:
Sonya and Hugh Sanderson, College
Station, a girl.
N `( TWA
Council
"I think [the traffic volume] is
a little bit lower than we expect-
ed," Hard said. "But ... [the
study is] going to go on until at
least October, perhaps
Hard said most of the data col-
lected does not include student
traffic, and that additional traf-
fic counts are needed so city
offici s will know which
streets the diverted traffic is
using as an alternate route.
"I expect that we could have
the data back to you at the sec-
ond meeting in October," Hard
said.
Hard said one problem with
the closure is vehicles illegally
turning into the blocked inter-
section
He s iid that in a one -day
count, 2 7 cars were seen turning
illegal.13 onto the street. But not
everyone is getting away with
the vio ation. Hard said about
73 citations, which cost $85,
have been issued on the street.
Some residents said
Thursd y that they aren't
happy with the partial closure.
"We don't like it because we
have to yO out of our way," said
resident Carroll Wagner.
The council could look at a
new plan at the Oct. 23 meeting,
Hard said.
The Texas Avenue widening
project, scheduled for comple-
tion next summer, will have
$19,000 added to the city's por-
tion of the state project. Hard
said the additional funds are
needed to improve soil under
the roadway.
Southwest Parkway's make-
over includes an electrical
underground conversion and a
360 -day repavement project.
In other business, the council
approved �L $19,000 system to
upgrade the city's information
channel.
Peggy Calliham, the city's
public relations manager who
oversees the channel, said the
new system will be used to gen-
erate better - quality pictures
and even video.
She said the channel, which
now airs on cable Channel 3,
will move to cable Channel 19 in
September.
The change will have the
College Station school district
information on the same chan-
nel. The school district is sched-
uled to reimburse the city for
half of the fee, said City
Manager Skip Noe. The same
System is scheduled to be used
in Bryan on Channel 20.
Texas A &M University infor-
mation will be on Channel 18.
Y Donald F. Weseli
May 25, 1931 — July 9, 1997
Graveside services for Donald
F. Weseli, 66, of College Station
are set for 11 a.m. Friday in
College Station Cemetery.
The Rev. Dean E. Wilhelm of St.
Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church
will officiate.
Callaway -Jones Funeral Home
is handling arrangements.
Mr. Weseli died Wednesday
afternoon at home.
He was born in Cleveland, Ohio,
and had lived in College Station
since 1965. He was a graduate of
Ohio State University and served
on the faculty there for four years.
He was a professor in the animal
science department at Texas A &M
University for 19 years before he
retired. He was the founder of
Immgen Inc. in College Station.
Survivors include a number of
cousins.
Memorial may be made to St.
Thomas Aquinas Catholic
Church
Births
Local hospitals reported the following
births Friday. The list may not be complete
because some parents choose not to have
their names included.
Columbia Medical Center
July 10,1997:
Francisca Rangel, Hearne, a girl.
Lakedreia and James Michael Johnson,
College Station, a girl.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
July 8,1997:
Kelly and Brad Albright, Bryan, a boy.
July 9,1997:
Stacy and Roy Flores, Bryan, a girl.
July 10,1997:
Amy and Kevin Chilek, Madisonville, a
girl.
Michele L. and Matthew Krause, College
Station, a boy.
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given for A.
L. Summons, address unk-
nown last known property
owner of 1113 Arizona,
McCulloch Addition, Block 2,
Lot 8. This property will be
mowed on or after July 21,
1997. A lien will be place
against said property for ex-
penses incurred by the City
of College Station.
Notice is hereby given for M
V Smith, unknown c/o Mrs.
Tiny Smith Johnson, unk-
nown, Houston, TX 77004,
last known property owner of
621 Pasler, Pasler addition,
Block 1, Lots 33 -35. This
property will be mowed on or
after July 21, 1997. A lien will
be placed against said prop-
erty for expenses incurred by
the City of College Station.
Notice is hereby given for
Willie Jo Eaton, c/o Rosie
Mae Harris, unknown last
known property owner of 617.
Preston, Lloyd Smith Addn.,
Block 3, Lot 4. This property
will be mowed on or after July
21, 1997. A lien will be placed
against said property for ex-
penses incurred by the City
of College Station.
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study," he said. "We're still col-
lecting information. This is a six -
to eight -week process [and] we
just started two weeks ago."
The College Station facility
began as a university- oriented
facility at Northgate near the
Texas A &M University campus.
Stabler said placing the College
Station facility away from the
university makes him wonder if
the audience for the hotel- confer-
ence center has changed.
McEhaney said the target group
has not changed.
Voters
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the cit izen, providing inf rma-
tion and making the issues clear, "
he sai . "This is not mind-bog-
gling. I could do it on one sheet of
paper.'
The Wolf Pen Creek Dev lop -
ment Team is headed by Joe
DePallya, president of the
DePaIrria Hotel Corporation in
Irving, who said he'll be back in
College Station next wee to
begin pre-referendum work.
"Thi�n portant thing is t get
inform out," he said.
DeP , who said he has een
in the hotel business for 33 years,
said he sees no problem in con-
vincing voters that the Wolf Pen
Creek Development is the right
Plan for College Station.
For now, the city and the Wolf
Pen Creek team are in negotia-
tions to work out the details of the
public - private partnership. If
things do not work out with the
Wolf Pen Creek team, the council
members have ranked The Leddy
Company as their second choice.
The Leddy plan calls for a hotel
and conference center on the
Northgate site. The two other pro-
posals, by Lane Hospitality Inc.
and John Q. Hammons, were not
included in the ranking because
they turned in incomplete
requests for proposals.
C`0410 The City of College Station is
accepting applications for a:
SYSTEMS ANALYST
`ied applicants should have either a degree in Computer Science or
iated field or a minimum of 3 years experience as a Systems Analyst.
,AWicants must have a working knowledge of UNIX, programming
experience, and experience using relational databases. The,
programming languages are ORACLE and COBOL.
Position requires working knowledge of DOS, Windows, PC application
software and hardware. Prior experience with interfacing a plus. The City
is looking for personnel with outstanding communication skills to work
with all levels of staff within the organization. Excellent benefit package is
included.
Salary Range: $30,000 - $33,000 annually
Training Package: Negotiable
Deadline: Open until filled
Apply at: City of College Station
Human Resources Office
1101 S. Texas Avenue
P.O. Box 9960
College Station, TX 77840
Fax: (409) 764 -3800
Internet: www.cstx.gov
Equal Opportunity Employer
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high -tech Water Production Treatment
operations. Qualified applicants will possess: a minimum "D ", rrrrrrrttttrrim
Ground Water Certification; high school diploma or GED; basic
mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation aptitude; and at
least one year experience in water production related industry.
Beginning Salary: $8.36 - $9.31 /Hr., D.O.Q.
Excellent Benefit package
Deadline to Apply: July 21, 1997
Apply at: City of College Station
Human Resources Department
1101 S. Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
Fax: (409) 764 -3800
Internet: www.cstx.gov
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study b
Nov. 4 v:te
Eagle Editorial Board
ollege Station City Council members are to be
commended for agreeing to let voters decide
whether to build a city-financed conference
center in conjunction with a private full- service
hotel and for letting the voters know the preferred
location for the project. If voters, approve the con-
ference center on Nov. 4 and negotiations with the
_ designated
The Ea ki developer
can be com-
pleted, the
Opinions expressed above are those of the hotel- confer-
Editorial Board. Members of the board are ence center
Donnis Baggett Robert C. Borden would be
Publisher and Editor Opinions Editor built at the
Joe Michael Feist Kelli Levey southwest
Managing Editor City Editor intersection
of Holleman
Drive and Dartmouth Street, across from the Wolf
Pen Creek Amphitheater.
A lot of study still must be completed before vot-
ers go to the polls, though. Th re are too many
questions left unanswered. The city of Bryan has
asked PKF Consulting of Houston — which also did
a study of four proposals for the College Station
hotel - conference center project to study the fea-
sibility of a hotel- exposition c nter -golf course
funded, in part, by the two c ties and Brazos
County.
That study should be expanded the wake of the
College Station City's Council's lecision to move
ahead if voters approve the prc 'ect at Wolf Pen
Creek. Among the questions to bE asked are:
■ Do we need and can we affor both projects?
■ Could both be viable, or woul they be compet-
ing for the same limited number c f travelers? What
would be the cost to the taxpayer of all three enti-
ties?
■ Does the location of the proposed College
Station venture just off the East Bypass at Wolf Pen
Creek change the dynamics or possible location of
the possible cities - county project?
■ Would the College Station conference center -
hotel, if built, change the size of the cities - county
expo center - hotel -golf course endeavor?
■ How will the opening of extensive meeting and
expo space at the George Bush Presidential Library
and the Reed Arena at Texas A &M University
impact the expo center project?
Since the highly regarded PKF did the study for
the College Station -only project, it shouldn't be too
difficult to expand the scope of the study requested
by the Bryan City Council.
There are questions about the College Station
hotel- conference center project that must be
answered before the election, too. Last week, city
staff members said there will be necessary street
improvements at either the Wolf Pen Creek or the
Northgate site. With the selection of the Wolf Pen
Creek site, what street improvements will be need-
ed and will they have to be completed by the time
the conference center -hotel opens in late 1999 or
early 2000? What is the cost of those improvements
and can it be shared with the developers of the pri-
vately financed hotel? Similar questions should be
asked about the Northgate site, should negotia-
tions with the Wolf Pen Creek Development team
fall through.
Before voters go to the polls, the city and the Wolf
Pen team need to determine how big the conference
center should be. The council went about the
process backwards, announcing it had $6 million it
could spend for the center, to be repaid with rev-
enue generated by the hotel and center. Companies I
making proposals on the project then used that
amount to decide how big the center should be,
rather than figuring out what size conference cen-
ter the city needs and then determining the cost.
Part of the city's investigation is a realistic esti-
mate of how much it will cost College Station to
operate the conference center each year. Many sim-
ilar centers lose money, although ultimately the
cities often make up for the loss through increased
hotel -motel and sales taxes. Voters need to decide
whether they are willing to approve a similar
arrangement in College Station and, to do that,
they will have to know the anticipated cost and rev-
enue of operating the center.
Now that the decision has been made to go to the
voters on Nov. 4, council members should appoint
a broad -based citizen group to "sell" the idea of the
conference center to the voters. A similar plan
worked well for the city in its capital improve-
ments bond election two years ago.
The needed studies should have been completed
before now, but we are confident they still can be
completed well before the Nov. 4 vote. A citizenry
given all the information it needs can be trusted to
reach the right decision, whatever that is.
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discuss the (
Master Plan
improvemen
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will be held
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information,
(409) 764 -35'
PUBLIC ME]
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d to attend a pi
ty of College St
and proposed di
along Bee Cre
at the Arboreta
ollege Station C
0 G. Bush Drive
Thursday, Jul)
7:00 pm
iy questions or
)lease contact E
Any request f r
sign interpretative
services fort the
hearing impai ed
must be made 48
hours before the
meeting. To ake
arrangements call
(409) 764-354.7
or (TDD)
1-800-735-2989.
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blic meeting to
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Room 101
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS
BID #97.32
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THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
BIDS FOR THE SALE AND
REMOVAL OFA250' SELF -
SUPPORTING PAINTED
TRIANGULAR ANTENNA
TOWER, LOCATED IN
COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS. Bids will be received
in the office of the Purchas-
ing Manager at City Hall,
1101 Texas Avenue, College
Station, Texas 77840, until
2:00 P.M. on August 7,
1997. 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 Manager.
7 -8 -97, 7 -15 -97
Births
5t. J seph Regional Health Center reported
the folh wing births Monday. The list may not
be con Dlete because some parents choose
not to h ive their names included.
St. seph Regional Health Center
July , 1997:
Stacy and Roy Flores, Bryan, a girl.
July 11, 1997;
Patricia and John Winkler, Normangee, a
boy.
Shard n Hawkins, Snook, a girl.
July 12, 1997:
Pauli a and Alberus Retnanto, College
Station, a boy.
Patricia Wells, Hearne, a boy.
Pump Station Operators
\ The City of College Station
is hiring Pump
Station Operators for its aw
high-tech Water Production
rd- winning and
Treatment
operations. Q alified applicants will possess:
a minimum "D"
Ground Water Certification; high school diploma
or GED; basic
mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation
ptitude; and at
least one year experience in water production
elated industry.
Beginning Sala : $8.36 - $9.31 /Hr., D.O.Q.
Excellent Benef t package
Deadline to Apply: July 21, 1997
Apply at: City of College Station
Human Resources Cepartment
1101 S. Texas Avenue
College Station, Tex
s 77840
Fax: (409) 764 -3800
Internet: www.cstx.gov
Equal Opportunity Employer
Births
C lumbia Medical Center
reported
the ollowing births Tuesday.
The list
may not be complete because some
par-
ents choose not to have their
names
incl dPd.
CW lumbia Medical Center
July 14,1997:
J ilie and Michael Jackson,
Bryan, a
boy.
Misty and John Alexande
, College
Station, a boy.
loritha Tubbs, College 1 ,
tation, a
girl
Michelle and Alan Nusz,
Bryan, a
girl
Christina Davis and Donald
eonberg,
Navasota, a girl.
NOTICE
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF
BRAZOS
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NOTICE IS'
HEREBY GIVEN IP
ACCORDANCE
WITH THE TERMS
AND PROVISIONS
OF THE TEXAS AL-
COHOLIC BEVER-
AGE CODE THAT
DNC INC. HAS
FILED APPLICA-
TION FOR A Mixed
Beverage, Late
Hours and Beverage
Cartage Permit, SAID
BUSINESS TO BE
CONDUCTED
UNDER THE TRADE
NAME OF Crooked
Path Alehouse. LO-
CATION OF SAID
BUSINESS TO BE
329 University Drive,
College Station,
TEXAS, BRAZOS
COUNTY, TEXAS.
THE OFFICERS
OF THIS INCOR-
PORATED BUSI-
NESS ARE:
Donald Edward Anz
PRESIDENT/
Cheryl Pavlas Anz
Vice - President
WITNESS MY HAND
THIS THE 15th DAY
OF July 1997
PARKS &
RECREATION
COL[EGE STATI(
Fami,y Swim Night
July 10th and July 24th
Adary son Lagoon from 8p.m.- 10p.m.
Admi sion is $1.50 per person
Chri tmas in July
July 9th at Adamson Lagoon
Visit ith Santa from 12 noon -2p.m.
Pare is Appreciation Day
July 0th at Adamson Lagoon from 12 noon -7 p.m.
All p rents swim free!
Spla h Bash Night
July 6th at Adamson Lagoon from 8p.m.- 10p.m.
":For J nior & Senior High School -Age 18 -18 yrs
'Fun, ames, & Entertainment
Admi sion is $1.00 per person
Cgllege Statiop slates
anMal fashio show
Police still have not deter -
mined what them 's intent was
or whether the badga was real.
The city of College Station has
scheduled its 10th annual Back to
School Fashion Sho from noon
to 1:30 p.m. Friday a�the College
Station Conference Center, 1300
George Bush Drive.
Admission to the show is free
for the show and refreshments
will be served.
The theme of the show is
"Nature Calls." Models are
College Station students in fifth
through eighth grades.
Clothing featured in the show
will be available at Target.
Special guests will include
Evelyn Dailey and Abbey Abel,
who were recent contestants in
the 1997 Miss Texas USA
Pageant.
Door prizes will be awarded to
those attending the fashion
show.
For more information, call
Roxanna Ruiz, show coordinator,
at 764 -3722.
Compiled from staff reports
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Replacement sought
for Rock Prairie dump
By KELLY BROWN
Eagle Staff Writer
A committee charged with deciding the
fate of Brazos County's garbage is prepar-
ing to stop talking trash and select a futhre
landfill site within the next six months.
On the list of a handful of possibilities,
officials said, is an unnamed 640- to 1,000 -
acre tract in Millican, south of College
Station.
Though the actual landfill likely will be
no more than 300 acres, officials are search-
ing for a piece of property up to three t�' es
larger because they also hope to buid a
recycling center, compost site and w iste
energy facility if it is economically feasible.
"One -stop dumping" is what Bill Angelo,
executive director of the Brazos Valley
Solid Waste Management Agency, calls the
concept.
0 ficials to address
ental -care needs
A joint meeting Thursday of
azos County Commissioners
and the Bryan and College
Station city councils will
address the need for local mental
care, officials said.
The 7 p.m. meeting at the
Brazos Center, 3232 Briarcrest
Drive, will include a presenta-
tion from local law enforcement
and mental health leaders about
problems facing the area because
of the lack of inpatient facilities
for adult mental patients.
There will be a time for public
comment and questions.
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'6ndfill
Angel — whose 7- year -old
agency i co owned by the cities of
Bryan d College Station —
declined Wednesday to name the
other p ential properties under
Offici with the two cities also
declined to list the locations a
committ 3e is researching, but
emphas' ed that no site will be
made of. icial for several years,
after it oes through local and
state he ing processes.
Initial estimates for the cost of
the next andfill are $8.5 million to
$9 milli n, with a total price of
$200 mill on to $230 million by the
end of i -year life.
The pc ssibility of Millican as a
viable site came up during a
Brazos Pounty Commissioners
Court m eting Tuesday in which
a justice of the peace for the south-
ern portion of the county raised
the issue.
Angelo said a new landfill will
be needed within the next five to
seven years.
The current 119 -acre landfill
site on Rock Prairie Road, which
opened in 1981, averages about 540
tons of waste each day. It receives
garbage primarily from the cities
of Bryan and College Station, as
well as areas in rural Brazos
County and some surrounding
communities.
"Rock Prairie has been open for
16 years and should take us
through another seven at the
most, but for the future site, we'd
prefer to have it last at least 50
years," Angelo said.
He said the new site will be con-
sidered a "medium size" regional
landfill compared to others
around the state.
The search for a new landfill
site began several years ago..
A 14. member committee headed
by Wesley
Peel, Texas A &M group of residents went before the
University's
vice chancellor for committee and said they didn't
facilities
planning and construc- want it anywhere near them.
tion, w
selected in 1994 and has No law can stop an entity, pub -
met periodically
since then, giv- lic or private, from buying grop-
ing inpu
to officials charged with erty for a landfill as long as it
finding
location. meets federal guidelines.
Among
the criteria the commit- Other former landfill sites
tee members
ranked as very include a site on Pleasant Hill
important
were site safety, com- Road in Bryan, one on Luther
munity
acceptance, the site's Jones Street off Texas 6 in College
impact
im traffic, current and Station and a limited -use location
future land
use and the landfill's owned by the county on FM 2154
effect on
water quality. in Millican.
More
f the 35 factors consid- Angelo wouldn't say whether
ered include
size, different kinds the old landfill in Millican was,
of buffer
zones and financial con- being considered for the location.
cerns, such
as current property "After we pick several sites we
ownership
and how much to think will work best through the
spend acquiring
it. citizens advisory committee, we,
At a public
hearing in January then will go to each city council,
1995, most
citizens said they want- for approval of one location, ",
ed to k
p hazardous waste out of Angelo said. "Then we must go:
the site
and increase the amount through the permitting process at,
Of recyc
ing. the state level, which takes sever -,
Rumo
s circulated in the spring al years. There will be ample time
of 1995
at the site might be built for everyone to comment on this,
in the
Pdge community, but a ' issue."
Group aim
t o impro
teen live
Committee hope s
for youths will be
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
center
built
Their organizational chart resembles
Fortune 500 company, their budget that of a bi
ding new business, but don't look for any stub
suits on their board of directors — teenagers e
the only leaders here.
Members of the College Station Teen Adviso
Board may conduct their business seriously, b
their goal is to give local youngsters a place
have fun.
With the support of the City Council ai
school district leaders, the teenagers are me
ing big plans.
"College Station teens have finally been give
a chance to say what we want," teen officer Mir
Mariott said. "The adults and City Council ha
been great, but now it's up to the teens."
The idea for the Teen Advisory Board beg,
less than a year ago when the city sponsored
mail -out teen survey that was sent to t]
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teenagers in rades 7 -12. The
questions on the survey asked
teens what their would like to see
in the city.
Steve Beachy, director of parks
and recreation for the city, said
the response t the survey was
overwhelming.
The thing that really sur-
prised us is that we had over
2,000 responses," he said, "and
about 1,000 of those responses
said they would like to be a part
of a committee.'
Beachy said however, that
only four peop e included their
Phone numbers to be called upon
for a teen boar
Ben Fox was :)ne of those. The
high school se 'or now plays an
active role in the board, which
has grown to 52 members —
including committees that over-
see everything from public rela-
tions to the budget.
Fox said building a teen center
where studentsl could hang out
and have activities is one of the
main goals of the group.
On a budget of $15,000 a year,
the teen board is working on
ways to raise additional funds for
such a center. It isn't known how
much it will cosl or where such a
teen center will be located.
Locations have floated from an
older fire department building to
open retail space, but a fitting
location has not been chosen,
Beachy said.
David Hudspei h, the adult liai-
son from A&I I Consolidated
High School, said the teens are in
search of companies that would
like to donate equipment or
money for the center.
He said the designs and other
details of the center will be cho-
sen with the help of the teens.
For now, the teens meet in the
city's utility building once a
week to plan events, the latest of
which is the second "Splash
Bash" on July 6 at Bee Creek
Park.
"It's always been the adults try-
ing to decide what the teens
should do," Huds eth said. "Now,
we're trying to let the peers
decide what they want to do.
Hopefully, that will bring the
teens to say `this is ours. "'
Hello to a great show
s a parent of a child involved with
the College Station Youth Theater's
production of Hello, Dolly, I am writ-
ing to say bravo. To those who proclaim
the youth of today to be no good, I say,
"Bah, humbug." One merely had to be
present at any one of the performances
this talented group to see that responsi-
bility and commitment are characteris-
tics which are alive and well in kids of
the Brazos Valley.
A great deal of credit fort incredi y
professional performances m st to dir
tor Anel Bow. I was present f many
rehearsals and for crew work d
attest to her always positive a tud and
powerful ability to motivate. It i vious
that she loves working with young people
and they, in turn, love her.
Thanks are due also to Marianne
James, costume designer /coordinator
extraordinaire. Her hard work con-
tributed to the wonderful illusion. Vocal
coach Rita Minter made singers out of
kids who didn't know they could sing, as
well as helping experienced vocalists to
improve. The result of James' and Min-
ter's work was a feast for the eyes and
ears.
Thanks also to Marc Chaloupka and his
wonderful technical crew, Gerald Guil-
lory and his backstage crew, and Denyce
Holland and Dana Williamson, prop man-
agers. Your efforts and patience are
appreciated.
To the many local sponsors, including
The Bryan - College Station Eagle, as well
as the city of College Station's Parks and
Recreation Department, I say thank you.
Your money was well spent.
My son, Nick, already is looking for-
ward to next summer's production, and I
can't think of any better way for him to
spend his summers that with this won-
derful group of young people and adults.
To the cast and crew of Hello, Dolly, I
say, "Good show."
DEBBIE SPIES
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Experts say area lacks
needed health facilities
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
Mental health may be a topic that sometimes
gets swept under the rug, but community lead-
ers Thursday got an earful of information about
the lack of mental - health facilities in the area.
A local shortfall of financing, personnel and
inpatient facilities to serve the mentally ill
Prompted Brazos County Commissioners Court
and the Bryan and College Station city councils
to jointly work on a solution to the problem.
"This really is a community issue," said Dr.
Gary Newsom, a local psychiatrist. "Why
should we really care about this? Because, ulti-
mately, it's right."
He told the elected officials how a decline in
payments for treatment by insurance compa-
nies and a drop in state funding for mental ill-
Please see MENTAL, Page A2
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NOTICE
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF
BRAZOS
N O T I CE I S
HEREBY GIVEN IN
ACCORDANCE
WITH THE TERMS
AND PROVISIONS
OF THE TEXAS AL-
COHOLIC BEVER-
AGE CODE THAT
DNC INC. HAS
FILED APPLICA-
TION FORA Mixed
Beverage'„ Late
Hours and Beverage
Cartage Permit, SAID
BUSINESS TO BE
CONDUCTED
UNDER THE TRADE
NAME OF Crooked
Path Alehouse. LO-
CATION OF – SAID
Mental v
From Al
ness has led to the county having
no inpati nt mental - health facili-
ties.
"I think the community needs
to hear this [information],"
Newsom aid. "It is an embar-
rassment to be a community of
this size and drawing power to
have to g o 100 miles away for
treatment It is a tragedy."
Leon Be wcom, executive direc-
tor forte Mental Health and
Mental R tardation Authority of
the Brazos Valley, echoed
Newsom's thoughts.
"The problems we're dealing
with tonight we were dealing
with in 19117," he said.
Bawcorr. said funding from
Bryan an College Station would
enhance the agency's services. He
said 8 percent of funding is need-
ed locally, but in actuality 4 per-
cent is wl at is received. He said
$250,000 t $260,000 is received
annually rom groups in Brazos
County, b it there are no dollars
given by either city.
"I think that's kind of remark-
able in a community this size," he
said.
Bawcom said his yearly budget
for the seven-county radius is $9
million, which helps treat the
1,400 mentally ill patients seen
each year.
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WITNESS MY HAND
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OF JOly 1997
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County Clerk,
Bra os County,
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"If we want to have a healthy
community," he said, "we will
take care of this as a community
— it is a dollar issue."
Also asking for help in dealing
with the mentally ill were law
enforcement officers, who trans-
port many such patients each
year.
Brazos County Sheriff Chris
Kirk said that, since Jan. 1, his
department has traveled 26,300
miles and spent 1,064 hours trans-
porting patients to other towns,
such as Austin and Houston, for
in- patient care.
Bryan Police Chief Lee
Freeman and College Station
Police Chief Ed Feldman echoed
Kirk's statements about time
spent caring for the mentally ill.
Each official suggested a better
patient evaluation process to
lessen the time their officers
spend with patients. The officers
currently spend several hours
with patients in hospital waiting
rooms waiting for an evaluation.
After hearing from local profes-
sionals who deal with the mental -
health issue on a daily basis, the
elected officials decided to go
back to their governing bodies to
identify ways to better the condi-
tions for mental - health care.
At the request of Bryan Mayor
Lonnie Stabler, a task force of vol-
unteers — made up of communi-
ty members and elected officials
— will take a look at other com-
munities and how they address
the mental -heath issue.
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LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 2248
WAS PASSED AND AP-
PROVED ON JULY 10, 1997
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION meeting in regular
session at College Station
City Hall, 1101 South Texas
Avenue, said meeting having
been posted in accordance
with Title 5, Texas Govern-
ment Code. Said Ordinance,
signed by the Mayor and duly
recorded in the official re-
cords of the city, is captioned
as follows: AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 3,
BUILDING REGULATIONS,
OF THE CODE OF ORDIN-
ANCES OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION BY
AMENDING APPENDIX 5.
SECTION A, TO SE NUM-
BERED AMENDM NTS NO.
10 AND 11 TO THE 1994
STANDARD PL MBING
CODE, AND PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
Any person who lolates a
provision of the Technical
Codes, or fails t comply
therewith, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and fined not
less than ($25.001 and not
exceeding ($2,00 ), 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. 2248 shall
become effective and be in
full force and effect sixty days
from the date approved by
the City Council. The com-
plete text of the above name
ordinance may ba seen at
the office of the ib/ Secre-
tary, at 1101 Soith Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
Cohnie Hooks
Cit{ Secretary
7 -19 -9 7- ?,0 -97
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 2248
WAS PASSED AND AP-
PROVED ON JULY 10, 1997
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
el STATION meeting in regular
session at College Station
City Hall, 1101 South Texas
Avenue, said meeting having
been posted in accordance
with Title 5, Texas Govern-
ment Code. Said Ordinance,
signed by the Mayor and duly
recorded in the official re-
cords of the city, is captioned
as follows: AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 3,
BUILDING REGULATIONS,
OF THE CODE OF ORDIN-
ANCES OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION BY
AMENDING APPENDIX 5,
SECTION A, TO BE NUM-
BERED AMENDMENTS NO.
10 AND 11 TO THE 1994
STANDARD PLUMBING
CODE, AND PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
Any person who violates a
provision of the Technical
Codes, or fails to comply
therewith, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and fined not
less than ($25.00) and 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. 2248 shall
become effective and be in
full force and effect sixty days
from the date approved by
the City Council. The com-
plete text of the above name
ordinance may be seen at
the office of the City Secre-
tary, at 1101 South Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
Connie Hooks
City Secretary
7- 19 -97, 7 -20 -97
` Pump Stati n Operators
The City of College Station is hiring Pump
Station Operators for its award- winning and
high -tech Water Production Treatment
operations. Qualified applicants will ssess: a minimum "D"
Ground Water Certification; high schoc I diploma or GED; basic
mechanical, electrical, and instrume cation aptitude; and at
least ore year experience in water production related industry.
Beginning Salary: $8.36-$9.3 I/F r., D.O.Q.
Excellent Benefit package
Deadline to Apply: July 21, 1997
Apply t: City of College Station
Human Resources Department
1101 S. Texas Avenue
College Stati n, Texas 77840
Fax: (409) 764-3800
Intern t: www.cstx. 9civ
Equal Opportunity Employer
`� T R he City of College Station's Parks and
ecreation Department Is currently
accepting applications for a:
CbNFERENCE CENTER SECRETARY
Responsible for performing secretarial functions for the Conference Center. This
position involves contact with both internal and external customers, thus requiring
good customer service and telephone techniques. Must be a detailed oriented indi-
vidual to schedule client events and prepare letters and reports. Knowledge of
Microsok Windows, Word and Excel is required. Job related college courses or
equivalent job experience is preferred. Ability to type 45wpm is required.
Salary
51,353 /Month.
Deadline
o apply:
July 30, 1997
Apply at:
City of College Station
Human Resources Def
1101 S. Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas
Fax:
764 -3800
Intemet:
www.cgx.gov
Equal Opportunity
Thanks to everyone
for successful fireworks
On behalf of the College Station
Noon Lions Club, I want to thank the
community for your support for our
annual Fourth of July Celebration.
We hope everyone had as much fun
as we did putting it on. For more
than 30 years, the College Station
Noon Lions Club has organized the
fireworks celebration as a way to
give back to a community that gives
us so much. The motto of Lions is
"We serve." It is truly our privilege
to serve a community such as Bryan -
College Station.
The Lions could not put on such a
spectacular event alone. We want to
thank those sponsors who helped to
make the fireworks celebration a
success. These include The Eagle,
KBTX, MIX 104.7, the city of College
Station, the city of Bryan and Texas
A &M University. There were also
contributions and support from
many other businesses and individu-
als too numerous to name. A big
thank you to everyone who attended
and helped to make it happen.
Every year the College Station
Noon Lions Club supports local char-
ities such as Still Creek Boys Ranch,
Special Olympics, Bluebonnet Girl
Scouts, Arrowmoon Boy Scouts and
the Youth Livestock Show. The Lions
Club sends crippled and diabetic
children to the Texas Lions Camp
each summer. We also support the
Leader Dog Program, the Eye Bank
and Hearing Conservation. Funds for
these projects and programs are
raised annually through Christmas
tree sales, Kids to Camp Bike Ride,
Kyle Field concessions, and light
bulb and basting sauce sales.
Again, the College Station Noon
Lions Club wishes to thank the com-
munity for supporting our annual
fireworks celebration. We hope to see
you at one of our upcoming projects
or events.
JENNIFER BOHAC
President,
College Station Noon Lions Club
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Tejada
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Ada, 90, of College Stat:
for 4 p.m. Tuesd
th ood Funeral Home.
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and had lived in College ation
for 19 years. She was a homemak-
er.
Survivors include a daughter,
Noemi Tejada Long of College
Station; three grandsons, VVilliam
H. Long of Waco, Larry A. Long of
Atlanta and Phillip J. Long of
Eagle Pass, Texas; and two great -
grandchildren.
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encumbrance upon the citizens. handling of this credit.
■ oodZ credit" roved the roadway behavior has been thoroughly
in e r We greatl imp
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En section that will last for a very and to
CO O e.... The project budget and two
faced to my staff
long tim me and in the process have
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- was o attempted - tozn7ure -the
about $700, be split between the too high." of Esmond Engineering."
oVer r
in city and Esmond. Esmond said his company On Monday, Esmond said, "I'm
eady to d single word
Esmond said he would consult designed sidewalks the city's efend every gl
approval l to use up extra funds, in that letter. Don't think it wasn't
the council before agreeing to original Plans —
arbitration. it the extra wor wa ilt carefully esDo se to Esmond
criti
-- pay ment Cou ��� �al �,I m very pleted the cost ran ov - •
this," he said. cism of his staff, - N °e — said
' rehabilitation project Esmond said his engineering $5,400• to "there's no question that ju st can
for f 96 , g oodwill credit" improve our but �'orkother areas o
work on the street was "100 I�eT� Esmond said he was going , neering,
cent top rung work" and that he give the city a ` g
By JENNY NELSON would agree to a third -party for the amount, but when the city work."
Eagle Staff Writer inspection. didn't pay the $1,500 from the orig- Noe said he and his staff are
currently working on ways to
e Station In February, the city in n ", offer. is the
College City Manager Skip Noe sug- __i, +rn +inn miLyht be the an evaluation of the engineering eer g Oaks. g Laza said the unpaid balance is improve the processes they use on
ic nroiects.
solution to a heated dispute between ttie city allu
Councilman Steve Esmond.
Esmond, president of Esmond Engineering
Inc. in College Station, said the city owes his
company $6,9 for work done on the University
Oaks Drive project completed last fall.
"It's real simple: We have a written contract
with them and they owe us the money," Esmond
said. "I have a written contract signed by the
mayor and I finished the work."
The money in question stems from work on
the $736,000 rehabilitation project. City
Engineer Kent Laza said it's not the quality of
the work he questions, but the billing.
"We felt like we were billed for something we
shouldn't have been billed for," he said. "Ifs a
rehab project and those are difficult to do. I was
pleased with it."
In a letter sent Monday, Noe asked if Esmond .
would agree to a ruling by an outside arbitrator.
He also suggested that the cost of the arbitration,
Please see ENGINEER, Pape A2
Lima.., - - - --
The evaluation said that "during
of the projects,
--
for to the city after the con
charging
the construction
several is u e �
tractor lans City engineering off
according to expectations.
The evaluation listed issues
in their evaluation, said,
cials, in
waterli
ranging t rO a a or items the
Yin
dentified and was
bypasslwas existing
to be
paym ent
service t
city did not approve.
to the evalu-
found during construction
in conflict, Therefore, the city s -
were
Esmond responded
with a half- inch-thick docu-
fered additional costs that
ation
ment disputing the city's assess
nOCorrespondence between
ment.
i the response, Esmond stated,
Esmond and city officials overt e
has been plentiful.
"the underfunding of the project •., project
t
block
was ity and us.g• s street
city
the c t
Esmond said the city engineering
has been "unimaginably dif-
very busy and the work wen
with minimal
staff
ficult about this project and the
smoothly and
L` siliunU --
council n May, and because of his
new position with the city, Noe
said bringing in a third per' to
settle the dispute is in the city's
best interest.
College Statio she r hopes said Mcllhaney
Esmond can separate his elected
job and his career-
I don't believe Mr. Esmond
`
was elected to be a city engineer,
she said. "I think our policy
speaks very clear that we are pol-
icy makers, not administrators.
Noe said the arbitration process
could take 30 to 60 days.
.earning
Ito take
care of
our own
Eagle Editorial Board
here was a time when bo h College
Station and Bryan had hospitals
dedicated to the treatme it of peo-
ple with mental disorders. C ianges in
the way private insurance pays for
such treatment and in the w y govern-
ment looks at such illnesses saw the
closure of the hospitals. Only Desert
Hills remains in College Station and it
deals only in the problems of adoles-
cents.
Does that mean that Bryan and
College Station no longer have a need
for such facilities? Unfortunately, no.
The need is as great as ever and no
doubt will grow with the are
Now, if an adult is ordered y a judge
to be evaluated for mental disorders,
Brazos County deputies have to take
the person to Austin, The Woodlands
or Palestine. Those trips pro a expen-
sive in terms of personnel costs and
mileage. And they can be traimatic to
those suffering from mental disorders.
Sheriff Chris Kirk estimates his
department has spent thousands of
dollars transporting people t outside
mental hospitals this year alone.
Bryan Police Chief Lee Freeman and
College Station Police Chief Edgar
Feldman say their departments have
spent thousands more dollars picking
up and handling people with apparent
mental disorders. Sometime the peo-
ple are nonviolent, but there have been
several situations in recent months in
which law enforcement officers risked
their lives to deal professionally with
people who brandished weapons.
Personnel of the Mental Health -
Mental Retardation Authority of the
Brazos Valley do wonderful work help-
ing people deal with their mental prob-
lems. MHMR has a 12 -bed facility for
people who voluntarily corn it them-
selves. But no place exists locally for
those who need to be ho pitalized
against their wishes.
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Last week, psychiatrists, psycholo-
gists, other mental health workers and
family members f people with mental
disorders met with Bryan and College
Station city council members and
Brazos County commissioners to talk
about the need for local mental health
care for adults. It was a most informa-
tive meeting and opened a lot of eyes.
The elected of icials asked people
who were intere ted in the topic to
research the issuo further to see what
other communities are doing.
The meeting was an important step
in ensuring that our friends and neigh-
bors who suffer from. mental disorders
can get the help and treatment they
need right here a home.
ladye Ev lyn Wilson
April 28, 191 — July 19, 1997
Services fa Ladye Evelyn
Wilson, 79, of QoHege Station are
set for 10 aa i. Wednesday at
Southwood Funeral Home.
Forre Grove f A &M Church of
Christ will officiate. Burial will be
in College Station Cemetery.
Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday at the eral home.
Mrs. Wilson died Saturday
afternoon in Southwood Center
for Care and RE habilitation.
She was boi n in Clarksville,
Tenn., and was homemaker. She
was a member of A &M Church of
Christ.
Survivors include two sons and
daughters-in-law, Larry and
Evelyn Wilson of College Station
and Alan Bryon and Jan Wilson of
De Ridder, La. a daughter and
son -in -law, Les ie Joan and Rod
Porter of Corning, Ark.; three
brothers, A. Bryon Jordan of
Redmond, Was ., Roy Jordan of
Clarksville, T nn., and Leon
Jordan of Kno flle; two sisters,
Violet Gilbert of Atlanta, and
Marie Lund of Santa Barbara,
Calif.; and five 1
Memorials ay be made to
A &M Church o Christ or to the
School of W rld Evangelism
Fund.
RD
, / Births
Local hospitals reported the following
births Monday. The list may not be complete
because some parents choose not to have
their names included.
Columbia Medical Center
July 18,1997:
Cindy and Larry Paul, Marquez, a boy.
Georgia and Clifton Lenhart, Bryan, a boy.
July 19,1997:
Joan and George Voneiff, College Station, a
boy.
July 20,1997:
Christal Walsh, Brenham, a girl.
Stacey Williamson and Rusty Clark,
Millican, a girl.
Veronica Aleman, Hearne, a girl.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
July 18,1997:
Melissa Martinez, Bryan, a boy.
Elbony Young, Bryan, a boy.
Danni Jo and Harold White, Bryan, a boy.
Janet M. Green, Bryan, a girl.
Dematrice N. Reeks, Navasota, a boy.
Outside
help might
L
settle city
dispute
Eagle Editorial Board
ollege Station City Manager
Skip Noe said it est when he
suggested that an i partial arbi-
trator be hired to settle a dispute
between the city and City Coun-
cilman Steve Esmond. The estimated
$700 cost would be well worth it, par-
ticularly if it were shard by the city
and the councilman.
Esmond, an engineer, said the city
owes his company $6, 00 for engi-
neering work done la t year on a
$736,000 rehabilitation project on
University Oaks Drive. The city says
Esmond's firm billed it for things it
shouldn't have.
The dispute is corr, plicated by
Esmond's election to the City
Council in May. As a pr ivate citizen,
he could accept work f - om the city
for the University Oaks, Drive pro-
ject. Now, as a council member, he
cannot benefit financi y — either
personally or professionally — from
city- funded projects.
The problem for city staff mem-
bers is the difficulty in knowing
whether they are iEsmond aling with
Esmond the engineer the
council member. In a tter almost
two months after he was elected to
office, Esmond complained ito Noe
about the difficulties he has had try-
ing to solve the billing qi testion with
city employees. He sai they have
been "thoroughly unprofessional
and immature ... mean- pirited and
two -faced ...." Those are arsh words
and will make it even harder for the
city and Esmond to come to an agree-
ment without dispassionate outside
help.
It is obvious that both sides of the
dispute believe they are right. We
don't know if Esmond's claim is
legitimate or if city staff members
n are correct. Without some outside
_ – f
impartial assistance, we may never
know. That assistance might be a
$700 arbitrator, or it could be a dis-
trict court judge in a lawsuit that is
terribly expensive and traumatic for
both sides.
Esmond said he wants to consult
with his fellow council members
before deciding whether to accept
binding arbitration. But this should-
n't be a council concern, no matter
who is involved. The council's job is
to set policy, not arbitrate differ-
ences between city staff and private
contractors, no matter whom that
contractor mlight be.
Notice of Public Hearing
The C . ity of College Station Community Development Of-
fice III be conducting a public hearing to solicit citizen
input regarding the City's Proposed Consolidated plan
and trie use of Community Development Block Grant
(CDB ), HOME, AND HOPE III funds for fiscal year
1998 hose funds must be used to meet one of the three
HUD lvational Objectives:
. Benefit low to moderate income individuals
Eliminate slum or blight.
Meet an urgent community need.
The ublic hearing is scheduled as follows:
uesday, July 29, 1997 at 6:00 p.m.
Lincoln Center - 1000 Eleanor - College Station
For (pore information, call the Community Development
Offi eat 764 -3778.
THE BUILDING IS WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE. HAN-
DICA,PPED PARKING SPACES ARE AVAILABLE. ANY
MUST BE 48 HOURS T BEFORE I THE MEETING
TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS NATERNET76 O
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Births
Local hospitals reported the following births
uesday. The list may not be complete because
some parents choose not to have their names
ncluded.
Columbia Medical Center
July 21,1997:
Yolanda Tennell and Lorenzo Nowlin, College
tation, a girl.
Margaret and Loyd W. Lange, Bryan, a girl.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
July 19, 1997.
Anabel Gonzalez, Bryan, a boy.
Kimberly Lyn and Mark A. Koenig, Bryan, a
July 21,1997:
Terre Humphries - Wadsworth and Steven
Vadsworth, Bryan, a boy.
July 21,1997:
Kasharva Calhoun, Bryan, a boy.
Lisa Jean and Jason Jenkins, Brenham, a boy.
Cecilia Perez, Bryan, a boy.
Elena and Dionicio Gonzalez, Bryan, a boy.
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REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS
THE CITY OF COLLEGj=
STATION IS REQUESTIN
A ND ACCEPTING PROP(?_
SALS FROM QUALIFIE
V ENDORS FOR BANK D -
POSITORY AGREEMENT,
RFP NO. 97 -40; Proposals
w ill be received in the office
f the Purchasing Manag r
t City Hall, 1101 Tez s
Avenue, College Statio ,
Texas 77840, until 2:00 P.M.
onAugust 22, 1997. All Pr¢-
osals received after thitt
ime will be returned
nopened. The City of Cdl-
ege Station reserves the
fight to waive or reject ady
a nd all qualifications or se�d
a and all irregularities n request and to accept
offer considered most adva�
tageous to the City. Requett
for Proposals may be of }-
tained at the office of the
Purchasing Manager.
7- 23 -97, 7 -30 -97
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station Zonin
oard of Adjustments wil
old a public hearing to con
ider a rear setback variance}
luest at 2909 Bole
urt, lot 19, block 57
uthwood Valley #24
division.
hearing will be held
College Station COO
3 Center at 1 300 Geo
i Drive at the 6:00 p
ting of the Board
sday, August 5, 1997.
� request for sign interpre
services must be made
hours before the meeting
make arrangements cal
9) 764 -3547 or (TDD
00- 735 -2989.
additional informal
ise contact me at (4
-3570.
McCully
Planner
7 -23 -97
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
ie College Station Zoning
card of Adjustment will hold
public hearing to consider a
gn variance request for the
ggieland Credit Union at
)l Southwest Parkway to
low a second freestanding
The hearing will be held at
the College Station Conferl
I
ence Center at 1300 George,
Bush Drive at the 6:00 P.M.
meeting of the Board on
Tuesday, August 5, 1997.
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 McCully
Senior Planner
7 -23 -97
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station Zoning
Board of Adjustment will hold
a public hearing to consider a
rear setback variance
request at 2703 Normand
Circle, lot 85, block 9 of
Southwood Valley 5A.
This hearing will be held at
the College Station Confer-
ence Center at 1300 George
Bush Drive at the 6:00 p.m.
meeting of the Board on
Tuesday, August 5, 1997.
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 McCully
Senior Planner
7 -23 -97
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 Seventh -Day
Adventist Church to be lo-
cated on a 5 acre tract along
the west side of the Highway
6 Frontage Road, just south
of the Richard Carter Park.
This request will be con-
sidered by the Planning and
Zoning Commission on
Thursday, August 7, 1997 at
7:00 P.M. at the College
Station Conference Center at
1300 George Bush Drive.
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 the Planning
Office at (409) 764 -3570.
Sabine McCully
Senior Planner
7 -23 -97
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station Planning
and Zoning Commission will
hold a public hearing to con-
sider a rezoning request for
approximately 6 acres lo-
cated in the 1500 block of
Nantucket Drive, along the
south side of Nantucket
Drive, approximately 400'
west of the State Highway 6
intersection from A -O Agri-
cultural Open to R -1 Single
Family Residential.
The hearing will be held at
the College Station Confer-
ence Center, 1300 George
Bush Drive at 7:00 p.m. on
Thursday, August 7, 1997.
Any request for sign interpre-
tive services must be made
48 hours before the meeting.
To matte arrangements call
(409) 764 -3547 or (TDD)
1 -800- 735 -2989.
For additional information,
Please contact me at (409)
764 -3570.
Sabine McCully
Senior Planner
7 -23 -97
NOTICETO BIDDERS
BID #97 -41
The City of College Station is
requesting bids for IN-
FRARED THERMOGRA-
PHIC SCAN (LABOR &
MATERIALS) FOR ELEC-
TRIC SYSTEM AND
WATER /WASTEWATER
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT.
Bids will be received in the of.
fice of the Purchasing Man-
ager at City Hall, 1101 Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas 77840, until 2:00 p.m.
on July 30, 1997. 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
Manager.
7-16-97.7-23-97
Program allows youth
By MICHELLE LYONS
Eagle Staff Writer
c�..3" 'Monday, Sarah Broome has been
w(Q for Travel Agents Internati pal
an ring phones, doing a little accounting
work and ordering travel brochures.
And she's only 12 years old.
Broome is one of about 75 College Sta ion
school district students who have been par-
ticipating this summer in Career
Connections, a program that allows 3tu-
dents in grades 7 -12 to "shadow" profes-
sionals working in a variety of fields.
t
o 16 shadow' jobs
In one
-week intervals, the students
have
been fo
lowing mentors in
careers they
think ty
may want top
ue and were
able to choose
from positions
at area busi-
nesses and
entities includin
the city of
College
Station, Texas A&N
University,
Travel A
gents International a
id KBTX -TV.
This is
the second year the
program has
been available, and coordi
McLeod
Judy
sai
,d it has been a tre
nendous suc-
cess.
"The evaluations so far fron
i parents and
students have been overwhe
gly posi-
tive," she said. "The parents,
n particular,
are mentioning how appreciative they are
that this type of activity is available for
their children."
Broome said she job shadowed at three
area businesses this summer, including
College Station City Hall and A &M's office
of agricultural communications, mainly
because she was curious what each field
was all about.
"I just wanted to see what it was like,"
the College Station Junior High eighth -
grader said.
Please see SHAnnw p ,,, • +7
Shadow
program.
Jean :'Wolff, owner of Tr 4 vel Agents
International, ,said she first heard about
the program at a Bryan-C. o*ge Station
Chamber -of Commerce meeting and
knew right away she wanted to partici-
pate. .
"I didn't even think twice that we
would do it I felt obligated to do it," she
said. "As a business manager or a busi-
ness owner, 4 think one of our biggest
challenges is finding good employees. We
nity to observe how a mot
gu
orcycle police
officer uses his radar n to monitor
speeding, as well as how tre department
officials enforce fire lame and handi-
capped parking violations. She also will
get the opportunity to sit in on a munici-
pal trial.
Robinson said she agre�d to be a men-
tor because she knows many students
probably are interested in law but have
no idea what a municipal lawyer actually
does.
cannot expect to And good employees if
we don't help create good. employees.
"This is my home, this is my communi-
ty — you want to give something back."
Carla Robinson, College Station's assis-
tant city attorney, also served as a men-
tor this week.
"It's hard," she said. "You want it to be
interesting, but you also want it to be.
realistic."
Robinson's student, Consol ninth-grad-
er Amberly Kensinger, had the opportu-
"And you never know, they may grow
up to be a city attorney," she said.
A spinoff program also was offered this
summer to sixth - graders.
Career Connections ... Willow
Branch" was a one -week program that
gave groups of three or four students the
opp rtunity to shadow businesses such
as "he Bryan - College Station Eagle, the
Texas Department of Soil and Crop
Sciences and the Brazos County District
Aft rney's office.
Birth
Local hospitals reported the following
births Wednesday. The list may not be
complete because some parents choose
not to have their names included.
Columbia Medical Ce ter
July 22,1997:
Christy and John R. ing, College
Station, a girl.
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St. Joseph Regional Health Center
July 22,1997:
Gaylynn and Windell Br ckin, Bryan, a
girl.
Jacaline Romero, Bryan, boy.
Rizella and Vincent A. M ntemar, Bryan,
a girl.
Suzan Kaci and Gary Fost r, Bryan, a girl.
Linda Martinez, Bryan, a oy.
Melissa Michelle and ark Marshall,
Bryan, a girl.
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Joseph B. `Grampa'
Nemec
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Family Swim N191
July 10th and July
Adamson Lagoon
Admission is $1.51
Christmas in Ju
July 19th at Adar
Visit with Santa f
Parent's Apprec
July 20th at Adat
All parents swim
Splash Bash Nil
July 26th at Adar
For Junior & Seni
Fun, Games, & I
Admission is $1.
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STATi
24th
rom 8p.m.4Op.m.
per person
n Lagoon
12 noon12p.m.
ion Day
Dn Lagoc
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from 12 noon -7 p.m
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ntertainn
0 per pe
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from 8p.m.- 10p.m.
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March 5, 1916 — July 21, 1997
Services for Joseph B.
"Grampa" Nemec, 81, of College
Station are set for 11:30 a.m.
Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic
Church.
The Rev. Mike Sis will officiate.
Burial will be in College Station
Cemetery.
Visitation is
from 3 to 9 p.m.
Friday at
Hillier Funeral
Home. A rosary
will be recited
at 8 p.m. Friday
at the funeral
home chapel. NEMEC
Mr. Nemec
died Monday morning in S ,;
Joseph Regional Health Center.
He was born in Smetana and"
was a lifelong resident of College
Station. He was a retired laborato-
ry technician for the U.S.:
Department of Agriculture's t
Cotton Testing Lab. He was a life f
charter member of Veterans of .
Foreign Wars Post No. 4692 and',
was a member of the K.J.T. He
served in the U.S. Navy in the
Pacific during World War II, and
was a member of St. Joseph's
Catholic Church.
Survivors include a son,
Lawrence Nemec of College
Station; a daughter, Martha Jones
of Palestine, Texas; three grand-
children; and numerous nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Memorials may be made to the
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Building Fund.
cs moves
� to alleviate
f lood w oes
1
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
The College Station City Council
worked Thursday to pull the plug on the
city's flooding problems.
Designing a channel to prevent flooding
in the Bee Creek area and beginning a
study into the siltation pro lem at Wolf
Pen Creek topped discussiOlks during the
council's regular meeting.
"Tonight was the first ste in trying to
more proactively plan our drainage infra-
structure," City Manager Skip Noe said.
Drainage was ranked by 1he council in
June as the number one issue facing the
city.
After a year of study by the city staff,
the council approved a $2 ' ion channel
improvement at Bee Creek. The council's
choice was one of eight options ranging
from $19.2 million to $1.7 million.
Noe said each of the city s nine basins,
two of which were at Bee Creek, will be
addressed at various meetings through-
out the year.
The $18,000 Wolf Pen Creek study,
approved in a 4 -2 vote, will allow Turner,
Collie and Braden Inc. to proceed with
research into a solution to the sand -filled
pond area.
"Sedimentation is something that hap-
pens naturally," Noe said. "It was dredged
Please see COUNCIL, Page A8
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in 1995. That was a temporary fix
... this is a look at preventing it
from occurring."
Opposition to the study came
from Councilmen Swiki
Anderson and Ste a Esmond,
both local engineers.
Another drainag issue —
funding a system to auge water
levels in creeks with the city —
was tabled until a ture meet-
ing. A joint agreem nt with the
city of Bryan, and possibly Texas
A &M University, to use a system
provided by the U. . Geological
Survey would have ost the city
$23,450 the first year Df operation.
Renewal of funding for the pro-
ject would come before the coun-
cil each year.
In other business, �t was decid-
ed in a unanimous vote that Hub
Kennady will rema$n the city's
mayor pro tem.
Anderson and Esmond, the
council's newest members, had
requested that the Council con-
sider appointing a I new mayor
pro tem since the position was
not reappointed after the May
election.
Councilman Dick Birdwell
moved that the issue of consider-
ing a new mayor pro tem be
deferred until May, when the
next council election will be held.
The council also addressed the
city's recent decision to move for-
ward with a hotel-conference
center plan with tie Wolf Pen
Creek Development Team.
It was decided tha the city's $6-
million part of the deal will be
studied for feasibility by a com-
pany at the city stags discretion.
The staff was directed to negoti-
ate with firms to do such a study.
If the cost of the study exceeds
$15,000, the counc then will
have to approve the contract.
PKF Consulting as the origi-
nal consultants foil the project.
The Houston -based company con-
tinues to handle !negotiations
with the Wolf I Pen Creek
Development Tea as to the
specifics of the plat that will go
before voters in a ovember ref-
erendum.
The council voted not to hire
PKF Consulting for, the feasibili-
ty study, since it is orking on a
similar project in B an.
In another matte , the council,
on a 3 -3 vote, rejectad a proposal
to build a $68,00 temporary
parking lot in the Northgate area.
Mayor Lynn Mcllhpney was out
of town on city business.
The parking lot, planned on the
north side of Cafe Eccell, was
meant to handle parking prob-
lems during city revitalization
construction projects in the
Northgate area.
LEGAL NOTICE
' �lD NO. CD 97.07
The City of College Station
Community Development Of-
fice is requesting bids from
qualified general contractors
forthe demolition of four (4)
axisting substandard resi-
dential structure and con-
struction of four (4) new
residential single-family-
detached structures. Gen-
eral contractors Interested in
participating must officially
apply and be approved be-
ions submitting a formal
sealed bid proposal.
Specific 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-
ilce, 903 Texas Avenue. Bid
packages shall be available
to qualified contractors from
Monday, July 28, 1997 to
Monday, August 11, 1997.
Sealed bids from qualified
contractors shall be accepted
at 903 Texas Avenue until
2:00 p.m. Monday, August
11, 1997. Sealed bids shall
be publicly opened and read
at that time. For more Infor-
mation please call Darrell
Parker at 764 -3778.
The Ity of College Station
and a property owners re-
sery the right to reject any or
ail bi s.
7.25 -97, 8.1 -97
IIQ OTICE TO BIDDERS
j BID #98.03
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
BIDS FOR A BLANKET
ORDER FOR PAVE-
MENT /ROAD SERVICE
PAINTING AGREEMENT
FOR THE PERIOD 10/1/97 -
9.30.98. Bids will be received
in the office of the Purchas-
ing Manager at City Hall,
1101 Texas Avenue, College
Station, Texas 77840, until
2:00 p.m. onAugust 13,
1997. 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 tc
accept the offer considerec
most advantageous to the
City. Specifications may be
obtained at the office of the
Purchasing Manager.
7- 25 -97, 8 -1 -97
NOTICE OF
-,P UBLIC HEARING
The College Station City
Council will hold a public
nearing to consider an ordin-
ance designing Lot 1, Block 6
of the College Station Busi-
ness Center Phase II as rein-
vestment zone number four
for commercial tax abate-
ment as provided in the
property redevelopment and
tax abatement act. The pro-
posed ordinance will estab-
lish the number of years for
the district, authorize an
agreement to exempt from
taxation the Increase In value
if the property'In order to en-
tourage development and
• edevelopment and other
matters relating thereto, and
providing a savings clause.
The hearing will be held In
the City Hall Training Room
at 1101 Texas Avenue, Col-
lege Station, Texas at 12:00
p.m. on Friday, August 1,
1997.
Any request for sign interpre- i
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.
Elrey Ash
Directorof
Econofhic &
Community Development
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Births
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Local iospitals reported tho following births
Friday. So e births maybe not b listed because the
parents cf oose not to be include .
St. Joseph Regional Health Center:
July 2 1, 199T
Delin a Kathleen and Dewitt GryCh, Bremond, a
boy.
Marg rita and Juan Mora, Navasota, a boy.
Faye . and Craig Miller, Franklin, a girl.
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Carla d David Welch, Caldwell, a ooy.
Nanne te and Gene Pankonien, Hearne, a boy.
Stacy . and John L. Kolek, Bryan, a girl.
Paula ind Octavio Alvarez, Bryan, a boy.
Rindri Novanti and Dud! A. Rendusara, College
Station, a boy.
July
Sen
Station,
is Medical Center
1997
indita and Datta Antruddha, College
girl.
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By MEGHAN BLAIR
Eagle Staff Writer
Local law enforcement officials are
'encouraging the community to turn on
their lights, lock their doors and join their
neighbors in staying outdoors with them
on the night of Aug. 5 for the 14th annual
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their surroundings by staying outdoors to
talk and visit with neighbors, will kick off
from 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 4 at Post Oak Mall.
"This is an opportunity for the communi-
ty to take back control," said Darrell
Luedke, an organizer for National Night
Out in College Station. "If people are watch-
ing out for you, you're less likely to be a tar
prevention and get mvoivea agam.
At the kick -off event, all agencies
involved — including the police and fire
departments of Bryan and College Station,
the Texas Department of Public Safety, the
Texas A &M University Police Department
and the Brazos County Sheriffs
Department — will provide residents with
literature on crime prevention, demonstra-
t ions,
entertainment an d prizes for ebiL-
dren near the information desk inside the
mall.
National Nignt Uut. Luedke said this was a night officials
National Night Out, a night when the encourage people to have a party with their
in numbers and become morre e strength aware of
community is encouraged to neighbors, invite police, learn about crime
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Night Out
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The ceremony will take place
after a scheduled luncheon for
panel members participating in
the "Criminal Justice Problems
and Community Solutions" dis-
cussion during a meeting at 1706
East 29th Street in Bryan.
Luedke said National Night Out
is an opportunity for neighbor-
hood residents to have officers
come and speak with groups inter-
ested in forming neighborhood
watches or in crime prevention
methods, in addition to talking to
neighbors.
Jerry Moore, the organizer for
Bryan's National Night Out, said
the event could help foster new
neighborhood watch groups,
which require 75 percent of the
neighborhood to get involved.
"Crime prevention begins first
in the heart, then in the home,
then in the neighborhood and
community," he said.
"All they have to do is call us
and tell us they are having a block
party and how many peolle they
think will be there and we ll send
an officer out," Luedke said. "This
is the best way to get people active
again."
bicycles and four helmets, as well as other
gifts to be given away.
National Night Out officially will be
declared by Bryan Mayor Lonnie Stabler,
College Station Mayor Lynn McIlhaney,
A &M President Ray Bowen and County
Judge Alvin W. Jones on July 31 in a cere-
mony at the Brazos Valley Development
Please see NIGHT OUT, Page A13
He said local radio station
staffers also will be going to local
block parties and giving away
prizes for neighborhoods that call
the stations and sign up. The sta-
tions and police will be comparing
notes, he said, so that police could
try to visit those gatherings as
well.
Luedke urges anyone who is
having a party that is interested
in officer support to call or sign up
by July 29, while Moore is asking
for all applications by Aug. 2.
To get information about a law
enforcement official attending a
National Night Out gathering, call
764 -3611 in College Station or stop
by the police department at 2611 S.
Texas Ave.
In Bryan, call 822-0075 or stop by
the police department at 300 S.
Texas Ave.
Bryan police will have door
hangars and signs available for
citizens to put out around neigh-
borhoods to remind people about
the event, and College Station
police have posters available for
groups to place around neighbor-
hoods.
contro� of nei hborhoods
e ur es residents to take back g
Nat�nnal observanc q
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PARks &
RECREATION
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ly Swim NI ht
Oth and Ju y 24th
ison Lagoo from 8p.m.- 10p.m.
ssion is $1.50 per person
Amas in July
19th at Adamson Lagoon
Nith Santa nom 12 noon -2p.m.
nt's Appre iation Day
20th at Adamson Lagoon from 12 noon -7 p.m.
irents swim free!
sh Bash Night
26th at Adamson Lagoon from 8p.m. 10p.m.
union & Senior High School-Age 13 -18 yrs
Games, & Entertainment
(ssion is $1 00 per person
The City of College Station's Parks and
C2 i#e.*4#4;44;r000jj40Recreation Departmnent is currently
accepting applications for a:
CONFERENCE CENTER SECRETARY
Responsible for performing secretarial functions for the Conference Center. This
position involves contact with both internal and external customers, thus requiring
good customer service and telephone techniques. Must be a detailed oriented indi-
vidual to schedule client events and prepare letters and reports. Knowledge of
Microsoft Windows, Word and Excel is required. Job related college courses or
equivalent jobexperience is preferred. Ability to type 45wpm is required.
Salary: $1,353/Month
Deadline to apply: July 30, 1997
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Apply at: City of College Station
Human Resources Department
1101 S. Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
Fax: 7643800
Interne : www.cstx.gov I
Equal opportunity Employer 1
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NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING:
The College Station City
Council will hold a public
hearing to consider a rezon-
ing request for approximately
4.2 acres located on the
southeast corner of Universi-
ty Drive and Lincoln Avenue
in the Richard Carter Survey,
A -8 from A -P Administrative
Professional to C -B Business
Commercial.
The hearing will be held in
the College Station Utility
Services Center at 1601
Graham Road at 7:00 p.m.
on Tuesday, August 12,
1997.
Any request for sign interpre-
tive services for the hearing
impaired must be made 48
hours before the meeting. To
make arrangements call
(409) 764 -3547 or (TDD)
1- 800.735 -2989.
For additional I formation,
please contact me at (409)
764.3570.
Sabin ccully
Seni Planner
7 -28 -97
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Stition City
Council will hold a public
hearing to consider an
amendment to the Mobile
Home Park Ordinance #627
and Zoning Ordlna ce #1638
pertaining to ma ufactured
housing.
The hearing will be held In
the College Station Utility
Services Center at 1601
Graham Road at 7:00 p.m.
on Tuesday, Ajigust 12,
1997.
Any request for si n interpre-
tive services forte hearing
impaired must be made 48
hours before the meeting. To
make arrangements call
(409) 764 -3547 or (TDD)
1. 800 - 735.2989.
For additional
please contact
764.3570.
Sabine McCulley
Senior Planner
Cpl
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By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
WACO — Some of the most promi-
nent faces in Bryan and College
Station touted their cities' best quali-
ties Sunday at the annual meeting of
the Association of Mayors,
Councilmembers and Commiss-
ioners.
During a champagne brunch spon-
sored by the formally - dressed group
of municipal, business and Texas
A &M University leaders, city officials
from across the state were shown
what to expect at next year's three -
day meeting, which will be held in
Bryan- College Station.
"This is just a taste of what you will
see in ' our commWlity in July 1998,"
College_. Station Mayor Lynn
S ecret
From Al
Cashion.
Slocum bragged about a growing uni-
versity, while Cashion demonstrated
his famous "first down" yell for the
guests.
Another set of faces in the crowd were
Paul and Merrill Bonarrigo, owners of
Messina Hof Wine Cellars in Bryan.
Paul Bonarrigo gat a laugh from the
crowd when, while describing the qual-
ities of the winery, the said, "We only
make two kinds of itine — maroon and
white."
In a letter, a soon -to -be part -time resi-
dent of College Station, former
President George Bush, welcomed to
the 1998 delegation to his presidential
library, where the 1998 opening recep-
tion is scheduled to be held.
"It takes good and dedicated people at
all levels of government service to make
democracy work," Bush wrote.
Adding to the list of perks that the
Bryan- College Station group hopes to
offer next year is a possible speech by
Bush during the July meeting, said
Dick Forester, director of the Bryan -
College Station Chamber of Commerce
McIlhaney told the crowd of about 350
people as they dined on quiche, cheese
balls, fruit and other assorted foods.
The brunch marked the end of the
yearly meeting. As a requirement for
holding the next meeting, the host
cities must plan the closing brunch,
Mcl1haney said.
As their theme, the Bryan- College
Station group chose "The Best Kept
Secret in Texas" to describe the area.
During the brunch, the "secrets" were
revealed. Some of the secrets were
people, while others were places and
goods.
Two "secret" faces in the crowd
were quite the crowd pleasers: A &M
head football coach R.C. Slocum and
former NFL referee M.L. "Red"
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Convention and Visitor Bureau.
Municipal leaders also viewed a video
featuring the A &M campus, the George
Bush Presidential Library and
Museum, local hotels and other attrac-
tions. Later, a quartet of A &M's Singing
Cadets sang to the crowd, including a
version of "The Texas A &M Fight
Song."
Next year's meeting, at the College
Station Hilton and Conference Center,
is expected to draw between 600 to 900
people.
Alec Horn, the hotel's director of
sales and marketing, said bringing in
that many people to the. community
should begin a word -of -mouth "adver-
tisement" that Bryan- College Station is
a good place to have conventions.
"We're just really going to be rolling
out the red carpet ... to show them that
you can get in Bryan- College Station
what you can get in Houston," he said.
Mary Jo Prince, marketing and pub-
lic relations manager for Wings -n -More,
which has two restaurants in College
Station, said hospitality is one of the
keys to the Bryan- College Station area.
"I think that, for so long, people have
thought of Bryan- College Station as
Texas A &M, but as much as we love the
university, the community has a lot
more to offer — tangible and intangible
hospitality," she said.
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`community and look back at the
myriad of activities available local-
ly.
In essence, that is what communi-
ty leaders did in Waco over the week -
end at the annual meeting of the
Association of Mayors, C uncilmem-
bers and Commissioners At a clos-
ing brunch hosted by College Station
Mayor Lynn Mcllhaney and amem-
ber of her City Council ' participants
o
at the meeting learned "The Best
Kept Secret in Texas."
College Station will host: the annu-
01 meeting next July and elected,
business and Texas A&M leaders
gave participants a preview of what
to expect when they come here.
Delegates viewed a video showing
the A &M campus, incl ding the
soon -to -open George Bush Presi-
dential Museum and Lib ary, local
hotels and other attractions in the
community. Coach R.C. S ocum and
now- retired NFL referee Red Cash-
'ion were crowd pleasers as was a
quartet from the always-Popular
Singing Cadets from Texas A &M. A
letter from former President George
'Bush welcomed delegatei to next
year's convention at th College
Station Hilton and C nference
Center. Paul and Merrill Bonarrigo,
towners of Messina Hof W' e Cellars
in Bryan, talked about their winery.
In other words, those attending the
ponvention in Waco got a Ste — but
only a taste — of all we ha 7e here in
the Brazos Valley. We h ve muse-
E s, we have art galleries we have
ater programs, we have music
and lots of great Music — we
have historical sites, not only in
Bryan and College Station, but
throughout the entire area. There is
plenty to do here if we only stop to
take a look around.
We know the delegates and their
families who are, coming here next
July will find plenty to keep them
busy and interested. Plus, there is an
added bonus. Pe pie in the Brazos
Valley are among the friendliest
anywhere.
We look forward to welcoming the
delegates to the Association of
Mayors, Councilfnembers and Com-
missioners next summer. We know
they'll enjoy their stay.
Irene R. Burke
June 22, 1907 — July 28, 1997
Graveside services for Irene R.
-Burke, 90, of Burleson County are
set for 4 p.m. Tuesday in College
Station Cemetery.
• The Rev. David Rowland of
First Baptist Church of College
Station will officiate.
Callaway- Jones Funeral Home
is handling arrangements.
Mrs. Burke died Monday morn-
ing at home.
She was born in Dallas County,
Texas. She lived in Bryan- College
Station from 1939 to 1973 before
she moved to Cooks Point in
Burleson County. She was a mem-
ber of First Baptist Church of
College Station.
Survivors include two sons and
daughters -in -law, Ozzie and
Dianna Burke of Bryan and Cyril
and Bobbie Burke of Houston; a
daughter and son -in -law, Priscilla
Jane and Randall Cook of
Caldwell; and 14 grandchildren.
NOTICE O BIDDERS
BI D#97-42
#97 -42
THE CITY 'OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
BIDS FOR DISTRIBUTION
CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR
ELECTRICAL SUBSTA-
TION. Bids will be received in
the office of the Purchasing
Manager at City Hall, 1101
Texas Avenue, College
Station, Texas 77840, until
2:00 P.M. on August 12,
1997. 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 Manager.
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Births
Local hospitals reported the
following births Monday. The list
may not be complete because
some parents choose not to have
their names included.
Columbia Medical Center
July 25,1997:
Christie Idlebird, College Station, a girl.
Mary and Anthony DeCaria, Bryan, a girl.
Leigh and Scott Vasquez, Navasota, a girl.
Annie Mae and Lloyd Fairbanks, Anderson, a
boy.
'Heidi Linder and William Rogers, Bryan, a boy.
-St. Joseph Regional Health Center
July 25,1997:
Wendy Greenberg and Mark Fulton, Spring, a
girl.
Cherie and Keith Oltmann, Giddings, a boy.
Sandra and Philip Gates, Bryan, a girl.
July 26,1997:
Donna Marie Tigerina, Bryan, a boy.
Linda and James Edge, College Station, a boy.
Eunice and Carlos Bogran, College Station, a
boy.
July 27,1997:
Brenda Bronson, Bryan, a boy.
Sandra Fonseca, Bryan, a girl.
Flavia Harris, Bryan, a girl.
Tiana and Okay Faultry, College Station, a girl.
Terri Hopkins, Bryan, a girl.
Leonora and Stein Roldan, Bryan, a boy.
Tammy and Ray Lampe, Brenham, twin girls.
July 20,1997:
Terresa and Steven Humphries - Wadsworth,
Bryan, boy.
Relocating services
would like to address) the reservations
concerning duplication of health ser-
vices expressed by Judge Al Jones and
Mayor Lynn Mcllhane�. The consolid,
ed health care facility is not
about duplication of se - vices. It is abut
relocation of services. t would compli-
ment, not compete with the Health De-
partment. These services already exist in
the community but are scattered around
and therefore not easil''ly accessed by
those in need of medical care.
The clinics that would be located at the
consolidated facility provide comprehen-
sive medical care the same way as it lis
given at a private physician's office.!
With the exception of the Prenatal Clin-
ic, which provides pr9natal care to low -
income women, each lof the other three
clinics hoping to mov to a consolidated
facility target a specific segment of under
served, low - income citizens of Brazos
County. If there is an )overlap it is be-
cause there are simpl. more in need' of a
service than the Brazos County Heath
Department can hand e.
With an estimated ,551 low - income
residents in Brazos C unty, the clin',ics
see only a portion of those in need of
medical care. The problem is not duplica-
tion of services: the problem is finding
enough providers of >nedical care for
those who are not being served at all.
The location of the consolidated facili-
ty at the transfer terminal of the Brazos
Transit buses will make medical *e
accessible to the target population ,no
matter where they lie in Brazos County.
The one -time investment in this pro-
ject will allow dollar that would have
been otherwise seen to pay for separate
clinic sites to be redirected into provid-
ing direct health services.
Texas A &M Unive sity's entry into a
community project as a direct serviice
provider for education and research pro-
jects at the consolidated clinic will, result
in new funding coming into the cotnmu-
nity.
GARDNER OSBORN
Bryan
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed bids addressed to the City of College Station, Texas for the construction including
the supply of necessary labor, materials, and equipment, for throughfare streetlighting con-
struction for George Bush Drive will be received at the office of the Purchasing Manager,
City of College Station, 1101 Texas Avenue, P. O. Box 9960, College Station, Texas 77842
until 2:00 p.m. on the 14th day of August for the following projects:
A. Construction of 5445 feet of one (1) four inch (4 ") and one (1) six inch (6 ") schedule 40
gray PVC conduits installed in trench, with 4'x8' pull box placed approximately every 800
feet.
B. Installation of three (3) single -phase transformer pads and three (3) 25 KVA single -
phase, pad- rhounted transformers.
i C. Installation of 7850 feet of 1/0 Al 15 kV underground cable an:: terminations.
D. Installation of approximately 9115 feet of one (1) two inch (2 ") schedule 40 PVC con-
duit in trench, concrete foundations, and twenty -nine (29) fifty foot (50') power coated
throughfare streetlights.
E. Installation of 12,580 feet of 1/0 Al 600 V underground triplex cable to serve street-
lights.
as more fully described in the Specifications. Bids received by 2:00 p.m., August 14,1997
will be publicly opened and read in the City Council chambers of the City Hall in College
Station, Texas at 2:00 p.m. on the same date. Bids received after 2:00 p.m. will be returned
unopened to the sender. Each proposal must be in a sealed envelope bearing on the out-
side the name of the Bidder and the GOLD label addressed to the City of College Station
provided with this bid package. Pre -bid meeting to be held on August 5, 1997 at 10:00 a.m.
at the City of College Station Utility Service Center, 1601 Graham Rd., College Station,
Texas.
Plans and Specifications for this project may be obtained from the Engineer, McCord En-
ginebring, Inc., P.O. Box 10047, 7607 Eastmark Dr., Ste. 102, College Station, Texas
77840 (Phone: 409/764 -8356) upon payment of $35.00 per set if bid id submitted. If bid is
not submitted, return the bid book in good condition at no charge to Bidder.
Award of tha Contract to the successful Bidder will be made at a subsequent meeting of the
City Councillof College Station.
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
By: Virginia Kettler
Purchasing Mgr.
7-3 0-97,8-6-9 7
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
BID #97 -44
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
BIDS FOR DECORATIVE
POLES AND LIGHT FIX-
TURES. Bids will be received
in the office of the Purchas-
ing Manager at City Hall,
1101 Texas Avenue, College
Station, Texas 77840, until
2:00 P.M. on August 13,
1997. 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 them.
Specifications may be ob-
tained at the office of the
Purchasing Manager.
7-30-97.8-6-97
HtUUESTFOR
PROPOSALS
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
AND ACCEPTING PROPO-
SALS FROM QUALIFIED
VENDORS FOR BANK DE-
POSITORY AGREEMENT,
RFP NO. 97 -40; Proposals
will be received in the office
of the Purchasing Manager
at City Hall, 1101 Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas 77840, until 2:00 p.m.
onAugust 22, 1997. All Pro-
posals received after that
time will be returned
unopened. The City of COI -
lege Station reserves the
right to waive or reject any
and all qualifications or any
and all irregularities in said
request and to accept the
atfat rnnsidwed-ntosLadvar :
tegeous to the City. Request
for Proposals may be ob-
tained at the office of the
Purchasing Manager.
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•
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
BID #97 -45
1
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
BIDS FOR STEEL SIGNAL
POLES & ACCESSORIES,
UNIVERSITY DRIVE &
POST OAK MALL. Bids will
be received in the office of
the Purchasing Manager at
City Hall, 101 Texas
Avenue, Col e Station,
Texas 77840, until 2:00 P.M.
on August 14, 1997. All bids
received after thatt will
be returned unopened.
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 them. Specifica-
tions may be obtained at the
office of the Purchasing
Manager,
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NOTICE
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
1.0 ADVERTISEMENT
Sealed bids addressed to the City of College Station,
Texas will be received for the construction of:
Annual Sidewalk Project 1997
Project Number ST -9711
Bid Number 97-47
until 2:00 p.m., Friday, August 15, 1997, 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 office of:
City of College Station
Purchasing Department
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
The project involves the construction of sidewalks and
handicap ramps at the following locations:
(1) Southwood Athletic Park, from existing sidewalk in
the Park to College Station Junior High School.
(2) Francis - Removal and replacement of City Hall
driveways, installation of handicap ramps at the drive-
ways, and installation of retaining wall on Francis.
(3) Victoria - Installation of handicap ramps across Mor-
tier and Brussels Drive.
(4)North Graham at Regal Row - Installation of handi-
cap ramp
(5) Rock Prairie Road at Welsh - Installation of handi-
cap ramp on South side, and connect existing sidewalks
-on North side.
(6) Rock Prairie Road - replacement on North side at
two storm sewers.
The project also includes one alternate section at the fol-
lowing location:
(1) University Drive, south side from existing sidewalk
at Audio Video to Tarrow East - Sidewalk and retaining
wall installation.
Details for the above sections may be found in the
Layout and Details section of the Bid Documents. A Pre -
bid Meeting will be held in the City Hall Development Ser-
vices Conference Room at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, Au-
gust 7, 1997. This meeting is not mandatory, but atten-
dance is highly recommended.
COPIES OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS
A complete set of Bidding Documents can be purchased
by check, cash, or money order from the Purchasing De-
partment/City Hall, City of College Station, 1101 Texas
Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840 for $20.00. This
fee is non - refundable. Questions regarding this project
should be directed to
ORDINANCE NO. 2249 WAS PASSED AND AP-
PROVED ON JULY 24, 1997 BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION meeting in iegu-
lar session at College Station City Hall, 1101 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 re-
cords of the city, is captioned as follows: AN ORDIN-
ANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4, SECTION 7, "AMBU-
LANCES" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION; PROVIDING FOR A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND DECLARING A PEN-
ALTY.
Ordinance No. 2249 replaces Ordinance No. 1200 which
gives more clarification to terminology and responsibili-
ties of each party. A permit fee has been charged from
$50.00 to $100.00 per ambulance.
Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction therof shall be punishable by a fine of not less than
twenty -five dollars ($25.00) nor more than two thousand
dollars -($2,000.00. Each day such violation shall con-
tinue or be permitted to continue, shall be deemed a se-
parate offense. Ordinance No. 2249 becomes effective
ten days after its publication in the newspaper. The above
named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City
Secretary, at 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
Connie Hooks
City Secretary
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LEGAL
ORDINANCE NO. 2250 WAS PASSED AND AP-
PROVED ON JULY 24, 1997 BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION meeting in regu-
lar session at College Station City Hall, 1101 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 re-
cords of the city, is captioned as follows: AN ORDIN.
ANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10, SECTION 6, OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE,
AND DECLARING A PENALTY.
Ordinance No. 2250 revises regulations related to park-
ing and storage of vehicles. Any person who violates any
of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction therof shall be pun-
ishable by a fine of not less than twenty -five dollars
($25.00) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).
Each day such violation shall continue or be permitted to
continue, shall be deemed a separate offense. Said Or-
dinance being a penal ordinance, becomes effective (10)
days after its publication in the newspaper.
The complete text of the above named ordinance may be
seen at the office of the City Secretary, at 1101 Texas
Avenue, College Station, Texas.
Paul Leventis
City of College Station
Development Services Department
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
(409) 764 -3795
Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m, to 5:00 p.m.
Five (5) percent bid security is required.
8 -1 -97, 8 -8 -97
Connie Hooks
City Secretary
8 -1- 97,8.2 -97
Births
Local hospitals reported the fol-
lowing births. The list may not be
complete because some parents
choose not to have their names
included.
Columbia Medical Center
July 30, 1997:
Rosalinda and Heriberto Rodriguez Jr., Bryan, a
girl.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
July 30,1997:
Misty and Collin Cantrell, Bryan, a girl.
Georgetta and Kenneth Wood, Centerville, a
boy.
Sandra Torres and Michael Guerrero, Caldwell
boy.
Malissa Green, Bryan, twins, a boy and girl.
- - iaechel andWayne Shelton, Bryan, a gird —
Eduviges Garcia, Bryan, a boy.
Rosie Sifuentes, College Station, a girl.
Aneatra Roberts, Washington, a girl.
Camden Medical Center
Kingsland, Ga.
July 19,1997:
Theresa Cadena and Eric Saenz, Bryan, a girl.
LEGAL NOTICE
BID NO, CD 97 -07
The City of College Station
Community Development Of-
fice is requesting bids from
qualified general contractors
for the demolition of four (4)
existing substandard resi-
dential structure and con -
structlon of four (4) new
residential single-family-
detached structures. Gen-
eral contractors interested in
participating must Officia
apply and be approved
fore submitting a formal
sealed bid proposal.
Specific bid information, bid I
packages, and contractor
qualification applications are
available Monday through at
Friday, 8 A.M. to 5 P.M.. at ion
the City of College
Community Development Of-
fice, 903 Texas Avenue. Bid
packages be
o qualfied contractors from
Monday, July 28, 1997 to
Monday, August 11, 1997.
Sealed bids from qualified
contractors shall be accepted
at 903 Texas Avenue u ntil
2:00 p.m. Monday, n 9 ust
11, 1997. Sealed bids shall
be publicly opened and read
at that time. For more infor-
mation please call Darrell
Parker at 764-3778.
The City of College Station
and the property owners re-
serve the rightto reject any or
all bids.
7- 25 -97, 8-1 -97
3 channels
to be added
to TCA cable
Events from school tllst�i5,
A &M, cities to be bro
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
Local city council members ani edu-
cators soon could be stars on tele ision
sets across the Brazos V alley.
Beginning Friday, three new gc vern-
ment channels will be added to thi local
line -up and paving the way for some
televised meetings.
The cities and school distri is of
Bryan and College Station, alonj with
Texas A &M University, will begin
broadcasting their events on TCA cable
channels 18, 19 and 20, instead of t ie old
script -only style on TCA cable ch, nnels
3 and 15.
"In the beginning, the biggest change
you're going to notice is aesthetics —
it's going to look much better," Joe
Brown, public information officer for
the city of Bryan, said Thursday.
j t Creating the new format for the chan-
IL cost the cities and school districts
9,223 each. A &M's information will be
run through KAMU -TV, with no new
cost, station manager John Mc C arroll
said.
"The old equipment was just that —
old," Brown said.
Each city and its school district plan
to alternate the time used on their
shared channel.
The Bryan channel, 20, is = oving
ahead faster than the College S mtion
channel, 19, due to a lag in equipment
arrivals.
Peggy Calliham, public relatioi s and
marketing director for the c ty Of
College Station, said the delay in, stal-
lation time will mean the liege
Station channel will carry the o d for-
mat until next week.
"It's going to have a much higher
viewer appeal," Calliham said f the
new channel. "It will be easier to view
because it's going to look more lit a real
television."
The script -only format wi 1 be
replaced with pictures, graphics and, in
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some cases, video.
"We expect to begin taping our
council meetings Aug. 26, and the
last week of August we'll begin
replaying it," Brown said.
He,..said .live televising 'Of, the
meetings I ould be possible by
September 1998.
College Station City Council
members have yet to decide if
they want to videotape their meet-
ings: Calliham said a request to
cover the cost of videotaping has
been put in for budget discus-
sions, but the budget won't be
voted on until late September.
Officials said the school dis-
tricts have not announced any
plans to videotape school board
meetings.
Becky Nugent, public relations
director for the Bryan school dis-
trict, said school supply lists,
lunch menus, job postings and
congratulatory items will be some
of the things gracing their than
net
"We were always limited _ _
because it didn have a very large
memory but '*e're . - going , to
-have 50 pages [of-, orTp,, n] go
on tomorrow, Nugent`::;: said.
"Basically;dt allows us #o put out
more timely information with a
little more pizzazz."
Kelly Bostrom, public relations
'director for the College Station
School district, said the system
will pay for, itself in four years,
since the district won't have to,
pay KAMU -TV staff to generate
the text anymore.
McCarroll said the station
won't be losing money ,with the
new set -up. He said the fees _
` �' council to hold
charged only paid for equipment
upkeep.and.it basically, was 4- ser. - -..
"to' the
speci meeting
vice `the station. provided
coiununity.i
He said the A:&M channel, 18,
The College Station City
Council is scheduled to hold a
will be shared with Blinn College
public hearing during a special
and will broadcast job openings
and telecourses half of the time
meeting Friday.
'the meeting will be held at
while the other half will be pro-
noon in the College Station City
ams d reruns from. the PBS
h -
Hall training room, 1101 Texas
: e
clianiil°
"Basically, rt's a double" wham
Ave.
The hearing will be on an
i
my for our programming, and
"_ he
incentive package given
Universal Computer Systems s
we're not losing anything,
Inc., including the creation of
said.
The city channels will be con -'
reinvestment zone No. 4. The
the zone is
trolled through the city halls,
designation of
required by state law when tax
"with a gradual growth in pro-
abatements are given to a busi
gramming, officials said.
"We have a lot of big plans for
es After
n ter the public hearing, the
our cable channel in the future,"
council is scheduled to consider
B rown said. "Thus far, it's been a
approval of an ordinance that
very under - utilized channel.,."
_
would create the reinvestment
-- - - --
zone.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
BID #98 -03
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
BIDS FOR A BLANKET
ORDER FOR PAVE-
MENT /ROAD SERVICE
PAINTING AGREEMENT
FOR THE PERIOD 10/1/97 -
9- 30 -38. Bids will be received
in the office of the Purchas.
ing Manager at City Hall,
1101 Texas Avenue, College
Station, Texas 77840, until
2:00 p.m. onAuguat 13,
1997. All bids received after
that time will be returned
unopened. The City of C01-
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
Qbtai'ned at the office of the
Purchasing Manager.
7- 25 -97, 8 -1 -97
Is incentives Cour'll
Frinm Al
f i rm During Friday's special meet
computer ing, the council voted to create
SON mercial development. the required zone for the tax -
Besides a $500,000 cash incen- abated property and began work
tive from the three entities, on a real estate agreement
split vote, College
College Station dedicated 30 between the city and the Bryan-
College Station Economic
Council members acres and a 10 -year tax abate- Development Corporation to con -
;tep forward Friday ment program to the company at vey the 30 acres where the busi-
zing newcomer its June 26 meeting. ness plans to build.
mputer Systems to Universal Computer Systems "The city can't give land away,
plans to make a $20- million capi- but we can do this through the
state law, the City tal investment and bring to the
a public hearing area 800 jobs, 350 full -time and EDC' Ash said. "Basically,
ed to create a rein- 450 part -time, said Robert granting money t the EDC."
re
Three council members —
e to house the com- Worley, president of the Bryan- Swiki Anderson, Steve Esmond
iy, which is receiv- College Station Economic and Dick Birdwell — voiced con-
is incentives from Development Corp. cern about giving away th lan d,
66' 6 ity mid the ! Fhe _con pany> whirh makes - — -
computer systems for the auto valued at --
se are just steps in industry, probably will break Birdwell creation 00.
abstained from voting
on the creation of the reinvest -
carry out the eco- ground around late October, he ment zone, while Anderson and
opment agreement said, with a 12 -to 18 -month con- Esmond voted no in a 4-2 vote. In
ipproved in June," struction phase. the real estate agreement vote, the
,h, College Station's erne three voted no in a 4-3 vote.
! conomic and com- Please see COUNCIL, Page A2
LEGAL NOTICI
ORDINANCE NO. 2250 WAS PASSED AND AP-
PROVED ON JULY 24, 1997 BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION meeting in regu-
lar session at College Station City Hall, 1101 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 re-
cords of the city, is captioned as follows: AN ORDIN-
ANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10, SECTION 6, OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE,
STATION PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE,
AND DECLARING A PENALTY.
Ordinance No. 2250 revises regulations related to park-
ing and storage of vehicles. Any person who violates any
of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of
amisdemeanor, and upon conviction therof shall be pun-
ishable by a fine of not less than twenty -five dollars
($25.00) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).
Each day such violation shall continue or be permitted to
Continue, shall be deemed a separate offense. Said Or-
dinance being a penal ordinance, becomes effective (10)
days after its publication in the newspaper.
The complete text of the above named ordinance may be
seen at the office of the City Secretary, at 1101 Texas
Avenue, College Station, Texas,
Connie Hooks
City Secretary
8-1-97, 8 -2 -97
Birdwell expressed concern
about the growing amount of tax
abatements the city offers com-
panies when they come to town,
but said he supports tax abate-
ments overall.
I'm going to point out some
things that really upset me about
these deals — we're getting more
liberal and more liberal and
more liberal... when we start giv-
ing away land, and what really
gets me is when we start giving
away money," he said.
He said the incentives have
grown from a two to three year
tax- abatement payback to 10 to 11
year paybacks, and that concerns
him.
Worley said the land tradeoff
will be paid back in jobs, school
taxes and, eventually, city taxes.
Birdwell suggested that the city
adhere to the economic develop -
- meTlf policy created in 1991,
instead of the Economic
Development Corporation's policy.
He said that, although much of
the dealing must be done behind
the scenes, residents need to
know that some policy is being
followed.
"When we that, this public
has the righr :now you're fol-
lowing a poll,,. Ne have a policy
and we're not following it,"
Birdwell said.
Ash said the 1991 policy is Out-
dated and that the city's struc-
ture has been rearranged since
those guidelines were set.
Mayor Lynn McIlhaney asked
the city staff to put the policy on
a workshop agenda to be dis-
cussed in the next six weeks.
Brazos County and Bryan each
plan to give $75,000 to the incen-
tive package.
Other amenities in the package
are: country club membership
dues for four years, a value of
$11,200; tickets to Texas A &M
University football and basket-
ball games for four seasons, a
value of $5,800; season tickets to
the Texas A &M Memorial
Student Center Opera and
Performing Arts Society for four
years, a value of $2,400; member-
ship in the chamber of commerce
for four years, a value of $2,415;
and a job training subsidy.
ORDINANCE NO. 2249 WAS PASSED AND AP-
PROVED ON JULY 24, 1997 BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION meeting in regu-
lar session at College Station City Hall, 1101 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 re-
C{ rids of the city, is captioned as follows: AN ORDIN-
ANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4, SECTION 7, "AMBU-
LANCES" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION; PROVIDING FOR A
&VERABILITY CLAUSE, AND DECLARING A PEN-
ALTY.
rrdinance No. 2249 replaces Ordinance No. 1200 which
gives more clarification to terminology and responsibill-
tles of each party. A permit fee has been charged from
$50.00 to $100.00 per ambulance.
An person who violates any provision of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con -
vrction therof shall be punishable by a fine of not less than
twenty -five dollars ($25.00) nor more than two thousand
dollars ($2,000.00). Each day such violation shall con-
tinue or be permitted to continue, shall be deemed a se-
parate offense. Ordinance No. 2249 becomes effective
ten days after its publication in the newspaper. The above
named ordinance may be seen at the office of the City
Secretary, at 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
Connie Hooks
City Secretary
8 -1 -97, 8 -2 -9 7
Births
Local hospitals reported the following births.
The list may not be complete because some par-
ents choose not to have their names included.
Columbia Medical Center
July 31,1997:
Lori and Matthew Moehlmann, Brenham, a
boy.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
July 31, 1997:
S. Gail and Keith Hazelwood, College Station,
a boy.
Irene and Joe Espino, Bryan, a boy.
July 24,1997:
Mandy Baker and John Graham, Bryan, a girl
A closer look at CS
-
h otel /conference center
proposal
C
D ue to high public interest
hotel /conference center, a
project seems appropriate
answer some of the questions tb
A little history
The need for this type of projec
a result of citizen feedback inclui
University, which creates the lai
hotel rooms in this area. Others
involved in promoting
Bryan/College Station tourism
through conferences, conventior
and sporting events, echoed that
thought.
Tourists spend a considerable
amount of money in the local
economy, not only by staying at
our hotels and motels, but by eal
ing in restaurants, shopping an(
all the other things tourists like
do.
The common theme we heard
was that we could not effectivel`
compete in the current tourist
market due to an insufficient m
hotel rooms and meeting spaces
events. An independent consult
1995 reports that the communit3
tiona1330 hotel rooms once the
Presidential Library Center opE
This information led us to loc
of our local tourist economy ini
Station officials concluded that
with this unmet tourist demanc
service hotel rooms and meetin
a public - private partnership. TI
based upon an inventory of the
meeting facilities to avoid unn(
of facilities.
the proposed
update on the
t this time to
have been raised.
was identified as
ng Texas A &M
Est demand for
TM
BRYM
Guest
Columnist
nber of full- service
especially for large
ig study done in
will need an addi-
'eorae Bush
at the components
- astructure. College
he best way to deal
was to address full-
facilities through
is conclusion was
trea's existing
;essary duplication
Since then, and over the last two years, the
College Station City Council identified this poten-
tial project as a high priority in its strategic plan-
ning process.
About the same time, the city of College Station
was contacted by a recognized hotelier who wanted
to partner with the city. The essence of that origi-
nal business deal would have been that the develop-
er would build a 200 -room full- service hotel and the
city would pay for construction of the conference
center next to the hotel. He proposed to build it in
the Northgate area near the A &M campus.
After several months of discussions between this
hotelier and the city, other developers came for-
ward expressing interest in this project. The city
received four proposals to build the same basic type
of project, with three of these proposed for the
Northgate site. The other proposal was for a site in
the Wolf Pen Creek corridor at the southwest cor-
ner of Holleman and Dartmouth, which partially
involves property already owned by the city of
College Station.
Since that time, the proposals have been
reviewed by city staff, consultants and the City
Council. On July 10, the council selected the Wolf
Pen Creek Team as its first choice. The council also
authorized staff to begin negotiations with the Wolf
Pen Creek Team and voted to call a special election
in November for College Station citizens to vote on
the conference center issue.
The Wolf Pen proposal includes a $14- million
Sheraton full- service hotel with a minimum of 200
rooms and an 80,000 square -foot, four -story office
building estimated to cost $8 million, which would
be the responsibility of the developer. The city
would fund the conference center next to the hotel.
Voters get to decide
The November referendum will be specifically for
the citizens of College Station to vote on whether
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they want the city to spend $6 million
the conference center that would be lc
the hotel.
It is important to note that the projE
self-funded. Funding for the conferenE
would come from revenues from the I
tax and property taxes directly genera
hotel and office building, not from pr(
paid by the general taxpayer.
It also is important to note that the
center would be a public facility whic
erate additional room nights for all of
hotels and motels.
At this time, we are confirming the
conference center size and traffic imp
sibility studies that take into account
size location, the Sheraton hotel and t
umes. These studies will help finalize
usage of the conference center; the est
and configuration of the facility; the c
center's prospective operating revenu
traffic or roadway improvements that
ment might require.
The impact of a Bryan facility
The city of College Station's analysis
the work being conducted by the city (
should answer many of the questions 1
However, it is important to keep sever
mind. From a timing perspective, we a
along in our process. Bryan still must
sibility work and, if found feasible, the
pare, solicit and analyze proposals, sel
ferred developer and then negotiate wi
only thing the city of College Station h
is direct negotiations with the develop
the conference center size and traffic a
await the results of the November refe
As for the issue of competition betwi
projects, Bryan's project is an expositi
i funds on
resort destination -type facility, which is different
ated next to
from College Station's proposed meeting- oriented
facility. While they may compete to some extent,
t would be
they also will attract a different market and, hope -
center
fully, retain some of the existing demand that leaks
tel/motel
out of the community.
�d by the
Co llege Station's project is estimated to open in
erty taxes
late" 999 and would begin to meet the unmet
demand generated by the addition of the George
)nference
Busi Presidential Library Center and the estimated
would gen-
cont ued growth in our community's tourism
�r existing
indu try. In fact, assuming both projects were to
occ , some could argue that both projects would*;
Mails of the
com lenient each other. The city of College Statioi
;ts with fea-
has Y ad conversations with Bryan about our role In
ie Wolf Pen
the exposition, golf-resort project and we remain
iffic Vol-
open to consideration of participating in that pro-;
ie projected
ject.
hated size
Bran /College Station needs to improve its
zference
touri' m industry. The addition of both of these pr&-
; and any
jects would go a long way toward meeting that
his develop-
objective.
Why should you care?
As a taxpayer and citizen of College Station, yot
along with
should have a voice in deciding whether the city of
Bryan,
College Station uses up to $6 million in funds genELr-
Ang asked.
ated Specifically by this project to leverage $22 mit
t things in
lion in private investment in our community. This
e further
investment will, in turn, give us additional facili-
omplete fea-
ties which our tourist economy needs to attract
must pre -
those thousands of tourist dollars that are leaking
A a pre-
outside of our community or are not coming in at:
h them. The
all.
s left to do
Bel ween now and the November election, the city
r to finalize
will do its best to provide our citizens with infornta-
talysis and
tion bout this project so they can make an
endum.
informed decision. Stay tuned. :.
)n the two
n, golf
■ Tom Brymer is the assistant city manager for the city of College Station.
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TJOTICE TO BIDDERS
BID #97 -42
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
BIDS FOR DISTRIBUTION
CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR
ELECTRICAL SUBSTA-
TION. Bids will be received in
the office of the Purchasing
Manager at City Hall, 1101
Texas Avenue, College
Station, Texas 77840, until
2:00 P.M. on August 12,
1997. 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 Manager.
7- 29 -97, 8 -5 -97
Step out
40
7
for a walk
tonight
Eagle Editorial Board
T here's not much new on the ube
tonight. Most everything i� in
reruns until the start of the new
season in a month or so. And the
temperatures are supposed to be a
little cooler.
So, there isn't much reason to stay
indoors, isolated from the wort by
locked doors and windows.
Tuesday is the 14th annual
National Night Out, a time for folks
to leave their homes — lock the
doors behind you, please — an get
to know their neighbors next loor
and just down the street. By ge ting
to know your neighbors, you will
take a major step in reducing c ime
in the community.
"If people are watching out for
you, you're less likely to be a target
of crimes," said Darrell Luedke, a
College Station organizer of the
event. By meeting your neighbors
and becoming friendly, you are more
likely to look out for each other.
"This is an opportunity for the
community to take back control,"
Luedke said.
Activities will kick off at Post Oak
Mall in College Station from 5 -8 .m.
Tuesday. On hand will be represen-
tatives of the Bryan and College
Station fire and police departments,
the Texas Department of Public
Safety, Brazos County Sher'iff's
Department and the Texas A &M
University Police Department. hey
will hand out literature on prevent-
ing crime in your neighborhood and
will provide safety demonstrate ns.
There also will be entertainment and
prizes for the children.
1AV4Ac1'-7
Atter y leave the mall, though,
on't rush home and lock your doors
ehind you. Grab a lawn chair and
Sit out in your front yard. Invite the
neighbors to join you. Take a stroll
through the neighborhood, greeting
people along the way and introduc-
ing yourself.
Once you get to know who lives in
which house, you will be better able
to spot criminal activity in the area
if it occurs. Then, if you do see some -
one suspicious at a neighbor's
house, let the police know.
We'll see you out on the streets of
lour neighborhoods this evening. It
will be a great evening for National
Night Out.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
BI D #97 -42
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
BIDS FOR DISTRIBUTION
CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR
ELECTRICAL SUBSTA-
TION. Bids will be received in
the office of the Purchasing
Manager at City Hall, 1101
Texas Avenue, College
Station, Texas 77840, until
2:00 P.M. on August 12,
1997. 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 Manager.
7-29-97,8-5-97
IN C
This notice concerns 1997 property tax rates
year's tax rate is the actual rate the taxing uni
impose the same total taxes as last year if you
est tax rate the taxing unit can set before tax
• dividing the total amount of taxes by the tax
law. The rates are given per $100 of property
7 PROPERTY TAX RATES
TY OF COLLEG STATION
or City of College Sta 'on. It presents information about three tax rates. Last
used to determine pro rty taxes last year. This year's effective tax rate would
ompare properties taxe in both years. This year's rollback tax rate is the high -
ayers can start tax roll ack procedures. In each case these rates are found by
ase (the total value of =able property) with adjustments as required by state
value.
Last year's tax rate:
Last year's operating taxes $2,725,447
Last year's debt taxes $4,805,493
Last year's total taxes $7,530,940
Last year's tax base $1,701,138,406
Last year's total I
ax rate
$0.4427/$100
This year's effective
tax rate:
Last year's adjus
ed taxes
(after subtracting
taxes on lost property )
$7,505,744
- This year's adjus
ed tax base
(after subtracting
value of new property
$1,738,153,658
= This year's effect
tax rate
$0.4318/$100
x 1.03 = maximum
rate unless unit publishes
notices and holds
hearing
$0.4447/$100
This year's rollback
tax rate:
Last year's adjusted
operating taxes
(after subtracting
taxes on lost property
and
adjusting for transferred
function)
$5,866,101
- This year's adjusted
tax base
$1,738,153,658
= This year's effec
ive operating rate
$0.3374/$100
x 1.08 = this year'
maximum operating ri
$0.3644/$100
+ This year's debt
ate
$0.2778/$100
= This year's rollback
rate
$0.6422/$100
- Sales tax adjustment
rate
$0.1768/$100
= Rollback tax rat
1 $0.4654/$100
(W
SCHEDULE A
UNEM UMBERED FUND BALANCES
The following estimated balances will be left in the unit's property c x accounts at the end of the fiscal year. These balances
are not encumbered by a corresponding debt bligation.
Type of Property'
GENERAL FUND
DEBT SERVICE
The unit plans to pay the following amounts
paid from property tax revenues (or addition,
Description of Debt
to
1978 -I General Obligation Bonds
1978 -II General Obligation Bonds
1978 Refunding Bonds
1989 General Obligation Bonds
1991 General Obligation Bonds
1994 General Obligation & Refunding B
1995 General Obligation Bonds
1996 General Obligation Bonds
1998 General Obligation Bonds
Contract Obligation Bonds #11
1995 Contract Obligation Bonds
1998 Contract Obligation Bonds
Agents Fees
� 1 9�
W�QD
Fund Balance
$6,613,557
$1,712,844
SCHEDULE B
1997 DEBT SEI
)r long -term debts th .
sales tax revenues, if
'rmcipal or
tract Payment
)e Paid From
operty Taxes
$36,000
$150,000
$987,915
$225,000
$225,000
$400,000
$100,000
$505,000
$0
$80,000
$405,000
$0
$0
Total required for 1997 debt service
Amount (if any) paid from funds li
TICE
are secured by property taxes. These amounts will be
nterest to be
Paid from
Property
Taxes
$900
$14,135
$35,072
$109,687
$119,787
$302,150
$263,425
$665,990
$177,000
$2,520
$56,795
$180,000
$0
Other Amounts
to be Paid
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$50,000
Total
Payment
in Schedule A
$5,091,376
$34,253
en
$36,900
$164,135
$1,022,987
$334,687
$344,787
$702,150
$363,425
$1,170,990
$177,000
$82,520
$461,795
$180,000
$50,000
NOTICE
The City of College Station Community Development Of-
fice will be conducting a public hearing to solicit citizen
input regarding the City's Proposed Consolidated Plan
and the use of Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG), HOME, and HOPE III funds for fiscal year 198.
These funds must be used to meet one of the three MUD
National Objectives. I
1. Benefit low to moderate income individuals.
2. Eliminate slum or blight
3. Meet an urgent community need
Staff will present information on the proposed budget at
the Council Workshop session to be held.
Tuesday, August 12, 1997 at 3:00 P.M.
Council Training Room - City of College Station
- 1101 South Texas Avenue
The public hearing is scheduled During the council' re-
gular session to be held
Tuesday, August 12, 1997 at 7:00 P.M.
Utilities Service Center (USC) -1601 Graham Road
- College Station
For more information, call the Community Development
Office at 764 -3778
The building is wheelchair accessible. Handicapped park-
ing spaces are available. Any request for the sign inter-
pretive services must be made 48 hours before the meet-
ing. To make arrangements call (409) 764 -3517 or (TDD)
1- 800 - 735 -2989. Internet Website
HTTP. //WWW.CSTX.GOV
8 -6 -97, 8 -10 -97
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station Zoning
Board of Adjustment will hold
a public hearing to consider a
parking variance request for
the Olive Garden Restaurant
at 2000 South Texas Avenue,
lot 4, block 1 of the Kapchinski
Subdivision.
The hearing will be held at the
College Station Conference
Center at 1300 George Bush
Drive at the 6:00 p.m. meeting
of the Board on Tuesday, Au-
gust 19, 1997.
Any request for sign interpre-
tive services for the hearing
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 me at (409)
764 -3570.
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station Planning
and Zoning Commission will
hold a public hearing to con-
sider an amendment to Sec-
tions 2 and 3 of ordinance
#1638, the Zoning Ordinance
for the City of College Station,
Texas, establishing a definition
for development and revising
the scope and the role of the
Project Review Committ �e.
The hearing will be held at the
College Station Conference
Center at 1300 George Bush
Drive at the 7:00 p.m. meeting
of the Commission on Thurs-
day, August 21, 1997.
Any request for sign interpre-
tive services for the hearing
impaired must be made 48
hours before the meeting. To
make arrangements call (409)
764 -3547 or (TDD) 1- 800 -735-
2989.
Lee Battle
Staff Planner
08 -06 -97
For Additional infonnati n,
please contact me at ( 09)
764 -3570.
Jim Callaway
Director of Development Serv-
ices
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed bids addressed to the City of College Station, Texas for the construction including
the supply of necessary labor, materials, and equipment, for throughfare streetlighting con-
struction for George Bush Drive will be received at the office of the Purchasing Manager,
City of College Station, 1101 Texas Avenue, P. O. Box 9960, College Station, Texas 77842
until 2:00 p.m. on the 14th day of August for the following projects:
A. Construction Of 5445 feet of one (1) four inch (4 ") and one (1) six inch (6 ") schedule 40
gray PVC condyits Installed in trench, with 4'xB' pull box placed approximately every 800
feet.
B. Installation three (3) single -phase transformer pads and three (3) 25 KVA single -
phase, pad- mou,tted transformers.
C. Installation Of 7850 feet of 1/0 Al 15 kV underground cable an;; terminations.
D. Installation of approximately 9115 feet of one (1) two inch (2 ") schedule 40 PVC con-
duit in trench, concrete foundations, and twenty -nine (29) fifty foot (50) power coated
throughfare streetlights.
E. Installation of 12,580 feet of 1/0 Al 600 V underground triplex cable to serve street-
lights.
as more fully described in the Specifications. Bids received by 2:00 p.m., August 14, 1997
will be publicly opened and read in the City Council chambers of the City Hall in College
Station, Texas at 2:00 p.m. on the same date. Bids received after 2:00 p.m. will be returned
unopened to the sender. Each proposal must be in a sealed envelope bearing on the out-
side the name of the Bidder and the GOLD label addressed to the City of College Station
provided with this bid package. Pre -bid meeting to be held on August 5,1997 at 10:00 a.m.
at the City of College Station Utility Service Center, 1601 Graham Rd., College Station,
Texas.
Plans and Specifications for this project may be obtained from the Engineer, McCord En-
gineering, Inc., P.O. Box 10047, 7607 Eastmark Dr., Ste. 102, College Station, Texas
77840 (Phone: 409/764 -8356) upon payment of $35.00 per set if bid id submitted. If bid is
not submitted, return the bid book in good condition at no charge to Bidder.
Award of the Contract to the successful Bidder will be made at a subsequent meeting of the
City Council of College Station.
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
By: Virginia Kettler
Purchasing Mgr.
7- 30 -97, 8 -6 -97
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The City C uncil of the City of College Station will hold a public
hearing onl, proposed Budget Amendment 2 to the Economic
Development Fund on Tuesday, August 12, 1997, at 7:00 p.m., in
the Training Room at the City of College Station Utility Service
Center, 1601 Graham, College Station, Texas 77845. The public is
invited to review and make comments on the budget admendment
which is to recognize proceeds from the sale of land and providing
a grant to the Bryan /College Station Economic Development
Corporation. Comments may be made in writing or in person at
the public hearing or may be made in writing to be received by the
Director of Management and Budget prior of the end of business
on August'12, 1997 at 1101 Texas Ave., College Station , Texas
77840.
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
BUDGET AMENDNMENT 2
ANNUAL BUDGET 1996 -97
8/6/97
AMENDED ESTIMATED REVENUES
BUDGET AMENDED
FY 96 -97 AMENDMENT BUDGET
Economic Djevelopment
Fund
$604,000 $922,290 $1,526,290
AMENDED APPROPRIATIONS
BUDGET AMENDED
FY 96 -97 AMENDMENT BUDGET
Economic Development
Fund
$405,627 $922,290 $1,327,917
8/6/97
B- celebi
By MEGHAN BLAIR
Eagle Staff Writer
National Night Out was celebrated in
* rge groups and small Tuesday in the
early evening hours with residents com-
ing out to learn more about crime, their
police and each other.
Some parties had more than 125 people
in attendance, while others had small
groups of friends and food. The point of
the 14th annual event was not lost on
ates Nation.
any participants. Many showed enthusi-
asm toward police officers ho visited
their neighborhoods to pusnnh crime pre-
vention efforts.
"We had a lot of fun," said Bryan
police fficer Billy Cooper. Cooper had
stopped by the Project Unity gathering
after publicizing the event the night
before at the Post Oak lV all kick -off
party.
"I (hove the remote police car `P.C.'
around yesterday," he said) "We met a
N 0
From Al I
"Project Unity Center is for anyone who wants to
network and learn how to be safe," Beckworth said.
"It's made a tremendous difference in this commu-
nity."
He said the center and the idea of National Night
Out, each drawing on the community r support,
are both the same concept but in dffereD t scenarios.
"Some neighbors don't talk to other 3eople, and
once they find out about each other it I s always a
great idea," hd
The Edelweiss Estates in College Station had the
largest turnout, with well over 100 people The neigh-
borhood, still under construction, brought out many
fresh faces like Kyle Vick and his family.
"We moved in three months ago, and it's like mov-
ing into a college dorm," Vick said. "T is is about
meeting people most of all because you'll support
each other if you know each other."
Sasha Walters, one of the organizers of the neigh-
borhood's fourth annual party, said their area has it
easier than most.
"When a neighborhood is new' and people start
Ou
Ni
a
lot of people and we let them all know
about National Night Out."
The Carver Early Childhood Center
gathering drew approximately 25 chil-
dren of all ages who played cards and
other games with officers and friends.
The organizer, George Beckworth,
cooked hot dogs that were donated by a
local supermarket, and hoped the smell
would attract some people.
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moving in, they have an interest in meeting people.
But wen ... [the neighborhood is] older, people
aren't s in- terested," she said. "It's harder."
Cher. Zdziarski, also an Edelweiss resident, said
that National Night Out was a good impetus to get-
ting the neighborhood out and helping her in her
battle tD fight rezoning ordinances down the street
from tl e development.
"It helps to know your neighbors for a lot of rea-
sons," Zdziarski said. "We were always renters
before, but it's a blessing to be in a neighborhodd
where people come out now."
Her I Lusband, Gene, saw a solution to the inactixA-
ty of sc me neighborhoods.
"I work with the university for the development of
student . life and this is part of what we're always
teaching students — to get involved in their commu-
nity," he said. "We should practice what we preach,"
Gene, Zdziarski said now that the neighborhood
was in the practice of coming out every year, people
looked forward to it.
He said that with the momentum of involvement
he hops to get a neighborhood watch started.
Other neighbors, like Sonya Bland, brought chil-
dren to meet others as well as become crime con-
scious. "They just congregate and meet kids thoy
never might have that live the next block over," she
said. " er that, we normally get back together." '
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS
BID #97-44
THE CITY OF COLLEGE ;
STATION IS REQUESTING
BIDS FOR DECORATIVE
POLES AND LIGHT FIX-
TURES. Bids will be received
in the office of the Purchasing
Manager at City Hall, 1101
Texas Avenue, College Sta-
tion, Texas 77840, until 2:00
P.M. on August 13, 1997. All
bids received after that time
will be returned unopened.
The City of College Station re-
serves the right to waive and
to accept the offer considered
most advantageous to them.
Specifications may be db-
twined at the office of the Pur-
chasing Manager.
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Local hospitals reported the fol-
lowing birth .
The list may not be complete
because some parents choose not
to have their names included.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Aug. 1, 1997
Sally and Jona hon Arthurs, Bryan, a boy.
Demetrice Kin , Navasota, a girl.
Shaneque Nict ole Lewis, Hearne, a girl.
Lawanna Marti , Somerville, a boy.
Kimberly and kndrew John Acker, College
Station, a boy.
Marsha Maso , Bryan, a boy.
Terri Lynn anJ Randall Allison, College
Station, a boy.
Aug. 2,1997
Julia L. and Luis Anderson, College Station,
a boy.
Michelle R. an Cory Ziegelmann, Caldwell,
a boy.
Misty and Jeremy Childers, Bryan, a girl.
Crystal Pennie, Bryan, a girl.
Aug. 3,1997:
Barbara and Chris Svatek, Bryan, a girl.
Aug. 4,1997:
Jamaica McElmurray, Bryan, a boy.
Rhonda and Ryan Schroeder, Somerville, a girl.
Julie and Jarrett Eisenrich, College Station,
a boy.
Columbia Medical Center
Aug.1,1997:
Laura and Jose Almanza, Navasota, a girl.
Melonie Mata- O'Bella and Jessie O'Bella,
Hearne, a boy.
Aug. 2,1997:
Candace and John Scott, Bryan, a girl.
Aug.4,1997:
Tiffani and Marty Drake, Bryan, a girl.
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station Zoning
Board off Adjustment will hold
a public hearing to consider a
setback variance request for
812 Nimitz, lot 6.7, block 6 of
the D.A. Smith Subdivision to
allow the construction of a new
home.
The hearing will be held at the
College Station Conference
Center at 1300 George Bush
Drive at the 6:00 p.m. meeting
of the Board on Tuesday, Au-
gust 19, 1997.
Any request for sign interpre-
tive services for the hearing
impaired must by 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.
Lee Battle
Staff Planner
08 -06 -97
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station Zoning
Board of Adjustment will hold
a public hearing to consider a
sign variance request for the
Park Place Plaza shopping
center located at 2501 Texas
Avenue South, lot 1 of the
Park Place Subdivision.
The hearing will be held at the
College Station Conference
Center at 1300 George Bush
Drive at the 6:00 p.m. meeting
of the Board on Tuesday, Au-
gust 19, 1997.
Any request for sign interpre-
tive services for the hearing
impaired must be made 48
hours before the meeting. To
make arrangements call (409)
754 -3547 or (TDD) 1- 800 -735
2989.
For additional information,
please contact me at (409)
764 -3570.
Lee Battle
Staff Planner
08 -06 -97
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
1.0 ADVERTISEMENT 1
Sealed bids addressed to the City of College Station,
Texas will be received for the construction of:
Annual Sidewalk Project 1997
Project Number ST -9711
Bid Number 97-47
until 2:00 p.m., Friday, August 15, 1997, 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 office of:
City of College Station
Purchasing Department
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
The project involves the construction of sidewalks and
handicap ramps at the following locations:
(1) Southwood Athletic Park, from existing sidewalk in
the Park to College Station Junior High School.
(2) Francis - Removal and replacement of City Hall
driveways, installation of handicap ramps at the drive-
ways, and installation of retaining wall on Francis.
(3) Victoria - Installation of handicap ramps across Mor-
tier and Brussels Drive.
(4)North Graham at Regal Row - Installation of handi-
cap ramp
(5) Rock Prairie Road at Welsh - Installation of handi-
cap ramp on South side, and connect existing sidewalks
on North side.
(6) Rock Prairie Road - replacement on North side at
two storm sewers.
The project also includes one alternate section at the fol-
lowing location:
(1) University Drive, south side from existing sidewalk
at Audio Video to Tarrow East - Sidewalk and retaining
wall installation.
Details for the above sections may be found in the
Layout and Details section of the Bid Documents. A Pre -
bid Meeting will be held in the City Hall Development Ser-
vices Conference Room at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, Au-
gust 7, 1997. This meeting is not mandatory, but atten-
dance is highly recommended.
COPIES OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS
A complete set of Bidding Documents can be purchased
by check, cash, or money order from the Purchasing De-
partment /City Hall, City of College Station, 1101 Texas
Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840 for $20.00. This
fee is non - refundable. Questions regarding this project
should be directed to
Paul Leventis
City of College Station
Development Services Department
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
(409) 764 -3795
Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Five (5) percent bid security is required.
8 -1 -97, 8 -6 -97, 8 -9 -97
Rena Brown King
Aug. 12, 1916 — Aug. 6, 1997
Services for Rena Brown King,
8Q, of College Station are set for 2
pm. Thursday at First Baptist
Church of
�.: Bryan.
Dr. Tim Owens
will officiate.
Burial will be
in College
S t a t i o n
Cemetery.
Visitation is
KING from 10 a.m. to
noon Thursday
at Hillier Funeral Home.
Mrs. King died Wednesday
morning at home.
She was born in Bront, Texas,
and was raised in Breckenridge,
Texas. She was a retired manager
of Oshman's Sporting Goods in
: Houston. She moved to College
Station in 1976. She was a member
of the First Baptist Church of
Bryan, where she was a member
of the Lois Sunday school class
and Esther Circle Bible Study. She
was a member of the Brazos
Valley Senior Citizens
"Al9sociation.
'- Survivors include a son and
daughter -in -law, Joel L. Jr. and
Loretta King of College Station; a
daughter and son -in -law, Billie
and Darrell Brumbelow of
Whitesboro, Texas; six grandchil-
dren; 15 great - grandchildren; and
two great- great - grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to
Hospice Brazos Valley, 205 E. 29th
St., Bryan, Texas 77802.
Births
Loc I hospitals reported the follow-
ing bi hs. The list may not be com-
plete Icause some parents choose
not to their names included.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Aug. 5, 1997:
Maria Lourdes and Jose Luis
Alvarado, Calvert, a boy.
Shelly' Jo and Michael S. D yle.
College Station, a girl.
Olivia R. and Richard GoTiez,
Bryan, a girl.
Columbia Medical Center
Aug 5, 1997:
Deborah and Michael Rand Iph,
Bryan, a boy.
Jen ifer and Noel Templeton,
College Station, a boy.
Myna and Nathan Burt, Bry n, a
boy.
Lin l a Amaya, Caldwell, a girl.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
BID #97 -54
S E CITY OF COLLEGE
S ATION IS REQUESTING
B DS FOR STEEL SIGNAL
P LES & ACCESSORIES,
U IVERSITY DRIVE & POST
OAK MALL. Bids will be re-
c ived in the office of the Pur-
chasing Manager at City Hall,
1j01 Texas Avenue, Collee
S ation, Texas 77840, until
200 P.M. on August 14,
1997. All bids received after'
that time will be returned un-
opened. 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 advanta -.
geous to them. Specifications
may be obtained at the office
of the Purchasing Manager.
7-31-97,8-5-97
{u�t�vau �, 1997
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 night club to be
located at 2700 South Texas
Avenue in the Brandywine
shopping center on the north-
west corner of FM 2818 and
Texas Avenue, part of lot 13
of Southwood Section 26.
This request will be consid-
ered by the Planning and Zon-
ing Commission on Thursday,
august 21, 1997 at 7:00 P.M.
at the College Station Confer-
ence Center at 1300 George
Bush Drive.
Any request for sign interpre-
tive services for the hearing
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
I
Office at (409)764 -3570.
Sabine McCully
Senior Planner
8 -7 -97
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 Peace Luther-
an Church to allow a class-
room and kitchen addition to
their existing facility at 2201
Rio Grande, block 36 of
Southwood .Valley Section 10-
A.
This request will be consid-
ered by the Planning and Zon-
ing Commission on Thursday,
August 21, 1997 at 7:00 P.M.
at the College Station Confer-
ence Center at 1300 George
Bush Drive.
Any request for sign interpre-
tive services for the hearing
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.
Lee Battle
Staff Planner
8 -7 -97
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 Peace Luther-
an Church to allow a class-
room and kitchen addition to
their existing facility at 2201
Rio Grande, block 36 of
Southwood Valley Section 10-
A.
This request will be consid-
ered by the Planning and Zon-
ing Commission on Thursday,
August 21, 1997 at 7:00 P.M.
at the College Station Confer-
ence Center at 1300 George
Bush Drive.
Any request for sign interpre-
tive services for the hearing
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.
Lee Battle
Staff Planner
8 -6 -97
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station Planning
and Zoning Commission will
hold a public heaing to consid-
er a rezoning request for ap-
proximately 2 acres at 4520
Raymond Stotzer Parkway, lo-
cated in the J.H. Jones Sur-
vey, A -26 and across from the
Easterwood Airport entrance,
from A -O Agricultural Open
and C -2 Commercial Industri-
al.
The hearing will be held at the
College Station Conference
Center, 1300 George Bush
Drive at 7:00 p.m. on Thurs-
day, August 21, 1997.
Any request for sign interpre-
tive services for the hearing
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 me at
(409)764 -3570.
Sabine McCully
Senior Planner
8 -7 -97
B irths
Local hospitals reported the followi
births. The list may not be compll
because some parents choose not
have their names included.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Aug. 6, 1997:
Toni L. and Gregory S. McBee, Nc
Zulch, a girl.
Wafa M. and Lashuel Alaabdy, Coll
Station, a girl.
Columbia Medical Center
Aug. 6, 1997:
Shannon and Tim Stuewe, Collel
Station, a boy.
Virginia and Frank Kessinger, Iola,
girl.
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NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
THE College Station Planning
and Zoning Commission will
hold a public hearing to con-
sider a rezoning request for
approximately 107 acres locat-
ed in the southeast quadrant
of the University Drive and
East Bypass intersection in the
Richard Carter Survey, A -8,
from A -O Agricultural Open
and R -1 single Family Resi-
dential to C -1 General Com-
mercial.
The hearing will be held at the
College Station Conference
Center, 1300 George Bush
Drive at 7:00 P.M. on Thurs-
day, August 21, 1997.
Any request for sign interpre-
tive services for the hearing
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 me at
(409)764 -3570.
Sabine McCully
Senior Planner
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clubs rand slam
By TIM SCHNETTLER
Eagle Staff Writer
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The long
ball and solid pitching clinched a first -
game romp for the College Station
National Major Boys as they ran
roughshod over West Virginia state
champ, Fairmont, 11 -0, at the Little
L e a g u e' s
Southern
Regional on
Thursday.
The game was
called after four
TODAY'S GAME innings because
of the 10 -run
CSN VS. rule.
CSN will play
RESTON, VA. Virginia's state
■2:30p.m. —WTAW champion,
Reston, on
(1 15o AM) Friday at 2:30
p.m. Reston had
a first -round bye.
If CIN beats Reston, it will move into
winners' bracket final on Monday at 2
% A loss would drop National into an
eTiminption bracket game at 6 p.m.
Sunday.
The regional champion will earn a trip
to the Little League World Series in
Williamsport, Pa.
"It was a great start," CSN manager
Paul Nicholson said. "We struggled some
at state and the boys don't realize it, but
the gadies we played in that tournament
are a benefit."
CSN< pitchers Wade Michalsky, Bobby
Bram1W and Brandon Williams com-
bined to hold Fairmont to only one hit.
The lobe hit was an infield grounder that
Michalsky, who had moved to shortstop,
made a beautiful diving stop, but couldn't
recover to make the throw.
National's Zach Myatt started the scor-
ing with a three -run home run to left -cen-
ter field in the first inning.
Myatt's blast came after Kyle
Nicholson was hit by a pitch and
Michalsky laced a double to right- center
field.
Myatt was facing a 2 -2 count when he
lined the offering from Fairmont's Kirk
Naternicola deep over the fence. As soon
as the ball left Myatt's bat there was no
doubt it was gone.
A My teammates told me not to go up
%wr thinking about a home run because
when you think about them they don't
come,' Myatt said. "I wasn't thinking
about pit.
"It of the team off to a good start and
the bi ts came alive. We played good
defen a and we were able to hold the
shuto t."
Mic alsky pitched one rfect inning, striki ig out one. Since CS had a 9-0 lead
after two at -bats, CSN's coaching staff
lifted Michalsky to save him for Reston,
which. is sure to throw its top pitcher.
"That was the thinking [behind pulling
Mich sky]," Paul Nicholson said. "We
met as coaches last night and we talked
about what we were going �o do."
Nic olson's decision wa� made a little
easiet thanks to a six -run outburst in the
top o the second. At the heart of the
innin cy was the manage 's son, Kyle
Nicholson, who crushed a rand slam.
"It was great," Kyle Nicholson said.
"We I Lad the lead and it g e us a bigger
one. I didn't think it was over at first, but
when it went over I was happy."
Nic olson's blast chased Naternicola
from the game. He was replaced by
Sammy Farrah, who co dn't stop the
CSN it parade.
Farrah allowed a on -out walk to
Mya , and then Grady orton reached
on a fielder's choice as Myatt beat the
throw to third base.
Fairmont paid for giving CSN another
out w Williams hit an RBI sacrifice
fly to center and Randall Price added an
RBI ingle to right to make it 9-0.
Br amhall came on to replace
Michalsky in the bottom of the second.
He struggled a little with his control,
putt ng a runner on via a walk. But he
back strong to get a groundout and
a sti ikeout to end the threat.
CSN went quietly in the third as
F ah settled down.
illiams pitched the I bottom of the
third for CSN. The first patter he faced,
Jimi ay Howell, hit a sharp grounder that
looked like it would find the hole between
second and short.
B t Michalsky extended his body as far
as lie could and stopped the ball.
Mic alsky couldn't recover in time to
male the throw and Howell collected
Fa ont's only hit. However, Williams
left him stranded on second by getting a
pair of strikeouts and a groundout.
CSN won via the 10 -rim rule after a
pair of runs in the fourth. Williams
walked and moved �o second as
Chase Kiecke rea on an
error.
Chris Gressett followed with a
seeing -eye grounder that found
the hole between second and
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k�s�.,.
short to score Williams. Kiecke
later scored on a wild pitch.
Fairmont put runners on first
and third in its last at -bat with
two outs, but Williams got a
swinging strikeout of pinch -hitter
Nathan Meador to end the game.
CSN finished with seven hits.
"We faced some terrific pitch-
ing at state," Paul Nicholson said.
"The kid from Yoakum, the kid
from Midland and all four
Pearland pitchers did nothing but
make our hitters better."
SOUTHERN REGIONAL
NOTES — CSN's game started 35
minutes late. During the previous
game, a rainstorm moved in and
hoverea over tie held for M min-
utes.... A crowd of about 75 -100
fans made the trip from College
Station.... In the tourney opener,
Georgia beat Kentucky, 8 -2, in the
first game of bracket one. CSN is
in bracket two... Larry Kubin,
who is the manager for Reston,
played college football at Penn
State and for the Washington
Redskins... Kentucky's Cassie
Bertram is the only female play-
er at the tournament... CSN is
staying in the dorms on the LL
complex, which includes three
baseball fields, batting cages and
a swimming pool.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON S. R 4
ADOPTION OF LAND USE
ASSUMPTIONS AND IMPACT FEES \
When: 7:00 pm, September 11, 1997 Where: College Station City Hall
City Council Chamber
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas
0
The purpose of the hearing is to receive public input concerning the
adoption of Land Use Assumptions, a Capital Improvements Plan, and impo-
sition of Sanitary Sewer Impact Fees for Service Area 97 -01 as shown on
the map, being (about 2000 acres in the vicinity of Greens Prairie Road and
State Highway 16.
Proposed maximum impact fee per proposed Living Unit Equivalent
is $267.94. A living Unit Equivalent is established as one single family
structure.
Any member of the public has the right to appear at the hearing and
present evidence for or against the Land Use Assumptions, Capital
Improvements Ian, and proposed maximum Impact Fee.
The City intends to adopt Land Use Assumptions, a Capital
Improvements l?Ian, and Impact Fee at the hearing and does not intend to
hold separate public hearings to adopt the Lands Use Assumptions, a Capital
Improvements Plan, and Impact Fee. If a person makes a written request for
separate hearings prior to September 11th, a separate hearing will be sched-
uled to adopt Capital Improvements Plan and Impact Fees. Requests for sep-
arate public hearings must be delivered to:
Ms. Connie Hooks, City Secretary
P.O. Box 9960
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
In the event separate public hearings are held, a public hearing on the
Land Use Assumptions will be held September 11, 1997 and a second hear-
ing will be scheduled to address the Capital Improvements Plan and Impact
Fee. A copy of the Land Use Assumptions and Capital Improvements Plan is
on file in the Citv Secretary's office review. Copies will be provided on
request.
Births
Local hospitals reported the following
births. The list may not be complete
because some parents choose not to
have their names included.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Aug_ 7.1997:
Paula Denise Williams, Bryan. a girl.
Camelia and Juan Tienda, Navasota, a
girl.
Columbia Medical Center
4 Aug.7, l
Crissy Cargill and Mario Rodriguez,
College Station, a girl.
Susan and Kevin O'Neill, Jr., Bryan, a
girl.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON
ADOPTION OF LAND USE
ASSUMPTIONS AND IWACT FEES
When: 7:00 pm, September 11, 1997
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Where: College Station City Hall
City Council Chamber
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas
The purpose of th hearing is to re�eive public input concerning the
adoption of Land Use As iumptions, a Capital Improvements Plan, and impo-
sition of Sanitary Sewer Impact Fees for Service Area 97 -02 as shown on the
map, being about 2400 acres in the vicinity of Nantucket Drive and State
Highway 6.
Proposed maximum. impact fee per proposed Living Unit Equivalent
is $110.55. A living Unit Equivalent is established as one single family
structure.
Any member of the public has the right to appear at the hearing and
present evidence for or a ainst the Land Use Assumptions, Capital
Improvements Plan, and roposed maximum Impact Fee.
The City intends to adopt Land Us� Assumptions, a Capital
Improvements Plan, and Impact Fee at the hearing and does not intend to
hold separate public hearings to adopt th0 Lands Use Assumptions, a Capital
Improvements Plan, and Impact Fee. If a person makes a written request for
separate hearings prio L;rovements t September 11 th, a separate hearing will be sched-
uled to adopt Capital Plan, and Impact Fees. Requests for sep-
arate public hearings must be delivered to:
Ms. (Connie Hooks, (City Secretary
P.O. Box 9960
1101 Texas Avenue
ollege Station, Texas 77840
In the event separate public hearin are held, a public hearing on the
Land Use Assumptions ill be held September 11, 1997 and a second hear-
ing will be scheduled to ddress the Capital Improvements Plan and Impact
Fee.
A copy of the Land Use Assumptions and Capital Improvements Plan
is on file in the City Secretary's office review. Copies will be provided on
request.
CS to eye
budget,
tax rates
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
Budget talks, including a slight reduction in the
tax rate, are scheduled Tuesday by the College
Station City Council.
The regular council meeting is being moved to
Tuesday to accommodate council members who
will be out of town on city council business
Thursday.
The afternoon workshop meeting, where the
city staff will present the council with the pro-
posed $121- million budget for 1997 -98, is scheduled
to begin at 3 p.m. in the training room of City
Hall, 1101 Texas Ave.
The regular meeting, where a public hearing on
the budget is scheduled, will be held at 7 p.m. at
the Utility Service Center Training Room, 1601
Graham Road.
Charles Cryan, director of management and
budget for the city, said it's a good budget that
ill balance.
"I think it's in good shape and will be well
received," he said.
Included in the budget is a three percent coun-
cil-directed employee raise, Cryan said.
As for the tax rate, Cryan said it is expected to
go down from 44.27 cents to 43.18 cents per $100
valuation, which equals a $10 reduction in taxes
for a $100,000 home.
Cryan said the budget probably will be final-
ized and approved in September.
In other business, the council is scheduled to
Please see COUNCIL, Page A16
Council
From A9
vote on the Comprehensive Plan
that has been in the works for two
years.
The plan, which is the blueprint
for the city, last was revised in
1980. It sets guidelines for future
use of land, parks, thoroughfares,
water and wastewater and urban
design plans.
"My hope is that the council is
,-•� The City of College Station is
\` accepting applications for a:
RECREATION ASSISTANT
Reports to the Youth Services Coordinator
Must have excellent verbal and written skills
Must be familiar with Windows 95, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Publisher
Flexible schedule/ approximately 20 hours per week
SALARY RANGE: 55.00- $7.00/hour, D.O.Q.
DEADLINE TO APPLY: August 15, 1997
APPLY AT: City of College Station
Human Resources Office
1101 S. Texas Avenue
P.O. Box 9960
College Station, TX 77840
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
CITY OF STATION
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T he City o
Department is currently accepting applications for a:
FORESTRY CREW LEADER
Responsible for pruning trees and other landscape materials in city parks and
public rights of way to clear hazards; clearing brush and/or trees in new park
developments; penonning irrigation and preventative maintenance on the
Forestry Division's equipment; performing other duties as assigned.
Requirements-
Knowledge of basic plants and trees; climbing experience; ability to lift own
body weight; ability to work with a variety of outdoor power equipment; be
capable of performing tree work from a rope and saddle; be able to work with
a wide variety of landscaping hand tools and to perform associated tasks for
extended periods and in occasional weather extremes. This job will have
exposure to poison ivy, oak and sumac.
SALARY: $9.38/Hour
DEADLINE TO APPLY: August 25,1997
APPLY AT :: City of College Station
Human Resources Department
1101 S. TWs Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
FAX: (409) 764 -3800
INTERNET: www.cstx.gov
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ready, at his point, to adopt i ,"
Mayor L McIlhaney said.
Public earings have dra n
much cri icism to the $360,040
plan, ranging from such as com-
plaints as a lack of focus, un e-
solved drainage problems a d
traffic concerns.
The co ncil also is scheduled
consider the rankings of design
teams for the $5- million College
Main Parking Garage.
In May, the council approved
plans to move ahead with the 702 -
space, three -level park g
garage.
In another matter, the council
is scheduled to consider ratifying
a contract with Coopers &
Lybrand to provide a feasibility
analysis of the conference center,
currently planned for the Wolf
Pen Creek area.
The study, which was approved
to be negotiated by the council
last month, will cost $36,225.
McIlhaney said the amount of
the contract may be greater than
the council wants to approve,
since at the last meeting a range
of $15,000 to $18,000 was dis-
cussed.
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NOTICE
The City of College Station Community De elopment Of-
fice will be conducting a public hearing to� solicit citizen
Input regarding the City's Proposed Consolidated Plan
and the use of Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG), HOME, and HOPE III funds for fiscal year 1998.
These funds must be used to meet one of the three HUD
National Objectives,
1. Benefit low to moderate Income individual .
2. Eliminate slum or blight
3. Meet an urgent community need
Staff will present information on the propo ad budget at
the Council Workshop session to be held.
Tuesday, August 12, 1997 at 3:00 P.M.
Council Training Room - City of College Station
- 1101 South Texas Avenue
The public hearing is scheduled During the council's re-
gular session to be held
Tuesday, August 12, 1997 at 7:00 P.M.
Utilities Service Center (USC) - 1601 Graham Road
- College Station
For more information, call the Community Development
Office at 764 -3778
The building is wheelchair accessible. Handicapped park-
ing spaces are available. Any request for the sign inter-
pretive services must be made 48 hours before the meet-
ing. To make arrangements call (409) 764 -3517 or (TDD)
1- 800 - 735 -2989. Internet Website
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8-6-97,8-10-97
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T he Y accepting applicat
EQUIPMENT OPERATOR II/WASTE SCREENER
Responsible for the recovery of recyclable metals from the landfill worsting
face and for proper extraction of freon from refrigerators, freezers, and air
conditioning units. THis position will also be part of the refuse monitoring
team responsible for screening waste on the active landfill working face.
Other duties will involve operating heavy equipment and a roll-off truck,
customer contact, and operating a white goods/metals recycling program.
Minimum Education Experience and Certification:
High School diploma or equivalent required. 1 -3 years of experience in the
operation of heavy equipment. Will be required to successfully obtain a
Hazardous Waste Screening certificate, obtain a Class "C" Solid Waste
certification, a CFC Refrigerant Recovery/ Recycling certification, and a
commercial Class "B" drivers license.
SALARY: 7.69/Hour
DEADLINE TO APPLY: August 12,1997
APPLY AT:: City of College Station
Human Resources Department
1101 S. Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
FAT(: (409) 764 -3800
INTERNET: www.cstx.gov
Equal Opportunity Employer
CS team 3
• By TIM SCHNETTLER
Eagle Staff Writer
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -Only
three steps from a trip to the Little
League World Series, the College,
Station Major Boys will try to take a
giant leap forward Monday at the
Southern Regionals.
CSN will play South Carolina at 2
p.m. CST at Arnold S. White Sr.
Stadium, with the winner moving
on to the Section II championship
from World Series
me Wednesday.
Fhe remaining CSN games will be
:)adcast on WTAW (1150 AM).
.SN and the Florence, South
rolina, team both are undefeated
tournament play, but one of them
11 drop into the losers' bracket
er Monday's game.
the winner will be in the driver's
it, needing only one win in two
mes to advance to the Regional
ampionship against the Section I
In its first two games, CSN won
with a combination of big bats,
strong pitching and solid defense.
Five CSN batters are hitting .400
— Wade Michalsky, Zach Myatt,
Kyle Nicholson, Brandon Williams
and Randall Price.
CSN players have hit four home
runs, two in each game. Kyle
Nicholson had a grand slam in game
one, while Myatt, Michalsky and
Please see CSN, Page A2
CSN
•
Only two of those nine teams went on to win the
Little League World Series — Houston National and
Hohzston Westbury.
O f the 50 Little League World Series played since
1947, teams from the United States have won 25.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
BID 897 -46
Virginia and Alabama will play an elimination
game at 6 p.m. Monday.
In Section I action, Florida stopped North
Carolina, 4 -3, to advance to the winners' bracket
championship.
Section I action Monday has Louisiana vs.
Mississippi at 10 a.m.
SOUTHERN REGIONAL NOTES -CSN is trying
to become the 10th team from Texas since 1948 to
win the Southern Regional crown. The teams and
the years in which they accomplished the feat are:
Houston National (1950), Austin (1951), Fort Worth
(1960), El Campo (1961), Val Verde County (1962), Del
Rio (1963), Waco Northern (1965), Houston Westbury
(1964), and Spring Northwest 45 (1988, 1995). Teams
from Florida have the most Regional titles with 15.
From Al
Williams each had a three -run dinger.
Michalsky, Williams and Nicholson lead the team
with four runs batted in each, and yatt has three.
On defense, CSN has committed only one error
through its first two games.
Michalsky has pitched only two innings in the
tournament, starting both games than leaving with
a large lead. He was credited with the win in both
games.
He has two strikeouts, Bobby Branihall has four in
five innings of work, Myatt has two in his one inning
of work and Williams recorded three in two innings.
In losers' bracket games Sunday from the division
that Texas is in, Virginia defeated Tennessee, 10 -0,
and Alabama squeaked by Wes Virginia, 1 -0.
Tennessee and West Virginia are eliminated and
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THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
BIDS FOR ANNUAL UNI-
FORM RENTAL. Bids will be
received in the office of the
Purchasing Manager at ,City
Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, Col-
lege Station, Texas 77840, un-
til 2:00 P.M. on August 26,
1997. All bids received after
that time will be returned un-
opened. The City of College
Station reserves the right to
waive or reject any or all bids
or any and all irregularities in
said bid and to accept the offer
considered most advanta-
geous to the City. Specifica-
tions may be obtained at the
office of the Purchasing Man-
ager.
i 8- 1197,8 -18 -97
II
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
1.0 ADVERTISEMENT
Sealed bids addressed to the City of College S tion,
Texas will be received for the construction of:
Annual Sidewalk Project 1997
Project Number ST -9711
Bid Number 97-47
until 2:00 p.m., Friday, August 15, 1997, 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 office of:
City of College Station
Purchasing Department
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF PR(
The project involves the construction of sidewalks and
handicap ramps at the following locations:
(1) Southwood Athletic Park, from existing side alk in
the Park to College Station Junior High School.
(2) Francis - Removal and replacement of City Hall
driveways, installation of handicap ramps at the drive-
ways, and installation of retaining wall on Francis.
(3) Victoria - Installation of handicap ramps acros 5 Mor-
tier and Brussels Drive.
(4)North Graham at Regal Row - Installation of andi-
cap ramp
(5) Rock Prairie Road at Welsh - Installation of handi-
cap ramp on South side, and connect existing sidewalks
on North side.
(6) Rock Prairie Road - replacement on North ide at
two storm sewers.
The project also includes one alternate section at t e fol-
lowing location:
(1) University Drive, south side from existing si ewalk
at Audio Video to Tarrow East - Sidewalk and retaining
wall installation.
Details for the above sections may be found in the
Layout and Details section of the Bid Documents. 0, Pre -
bid Meeting will be held in the City Hall Developme t Ser-
vices Conference Room at 3:00 p.m. on Thursda , Au-
gust 7, 1997. This meeting is not mandatory, but atten-
dance is highly recommended.
i
COPIES OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS
A complete set of Bidding Documents can be purchased
by check, cash, or money order from the Purchasing De-
partment /City Hall, City of College Station, 1101 Texas
Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840 for $20.0. This
fee is non - refundable. Questions regarding this roject
should be directed to
Paul Leventis
City of College Station
Development Services Department
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
(409) 764 -3795
Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00
Five (5) percent bid security is required.
8 -1 -97, 8 -6 -97, 8 -12 -9
Births
Local hospitals reported the fol-
lowing births Monday.
The list may not be complete
because some parents choose not
to have their names included.
Columbia Medical Center
Aug. 8,1997: 1
Susan and Dallas Koeppe, Bryan, a boy.
Aug.10,1997;
Hope and Bradley Martin, Bryan, a girl.
Lyudmila and Dmitri Volchenkov, College
Station, a boy.
St. Joseph Regional Health
Center
Aug. 8,1997-
Shawna Diane and Korey Kunc, Bryan, a
boy.
Kristi Petersen, College Station, a boy.
Christina Lynette and Stuart R. Taylor,
College Station, a boy.
Kelly Kazmir, Caldwell, a boy.
Lakesha D. Mason, Navasota, a girl.
Aurelia and Stanley Samonte, College
Station, a boy.
Laura Gail and Paul F. Vandorn Jr.,
Brenham, a girl.
Aug. 9, 1997:
Tammy and Nelson Way, Bryan, a girl.
Maria Teresa and Gerald Guerrieri, College
Station, a girl.
Roxanne Lynn and Drew Lauer, College
Station, a boy.
Aug. 10,1997:
Sandra Luz Garcia, Bryan, a boy.
Tracy N. and Brent Krenek, Bryan, a boy.
Diana Lynn and Edward Clipp, College
Station, a boy.
Candida and Jose Arredondo, Bryan, a
boy.
Graciela and Jose L. Sanchez, Bryan, a boy.
Susana and Marcelino Quintero, Bryan, a
boy.
JPQ ennne0 r_
� nnciders tax rebates
'Rebate
From Al
Ed Uvacek was one of several
residents who asked the council
to provide $10,000 to help the cen-
ter remain open. He told how his
mother, who died two years ago,
participated in activities at the
center in her last years.
"It was the highlight of her
week," he said. "I really doubt she
would've survived that long had it
not been for the support of the
center."
Councilman Swiki Anderson
made a motion that the city staff
see if the center qualifies for fed -
eral grants. If the center doesn't
qualify, the staff is to find money
in the general fund.
The council approved
Anderson's idea in a 4 -1 vote, with
Councilman Hub Kennady cast-
ing the lone vote against it.
Kennady said funding for these
types of programs must follow a
certain process.
College Station commissions study
Coopers & Lybrand to analyze feasibility of proposed conference center
By JENNY NELSON
Associated Press
Is a new College Station conference center feasi-
ble?
The College Station City Council voted Tuesday
to hire consultants Coopers & Lybrand to find out.
The Wolf Pen Creek site has already been chosen
for the hotel and conference center, but just in case
negotiations fall through for that location, the
Northgate site will be included in the feasibility
study.
"From a practical viewpoint, if negotiations were
to fall through with the number one choice of the
council, we'd have a study to show if the second site
is feasible," Councilman Hub Kennady said.
Mayor Lynn McIlhaney said she was leery of
spending time and money on studying the
Northgate site when the council already has made a
decision to build on the Wolf Pen Creek site.
She cast the single negative vote on the issue.
Included in the vote was a deadline extension to
Sept. 19 for the study.
Councilmen David Hickson and Dick Birdwell
were unable to attend the meeting. .
In other business, the council adopted the city's
Comprehensive Plan despite disapproval by some
of the council members.
Councilman Steve Esmond said he would like to
see a final copy, not a draft of the plan that will be
the city's blueprint for the next few years.
"We say privately what we can't say publicly,
which is we're disappointed in the plan and I think
we should admit it," he said. "If we're spending
$360,000 on what we're getting, I think we need to
see it."
City staff' members said a final copy of the plan
was not printed out to save costs to the city.
Births
Local hospitals reported the foilowing births
Tuesday. The list may not be complete because
sorne parents choose not to have their names
included.
Columbia Medical Center
Aug. 11, 1997:
Keri and Troy Noey, Kurten, a boy.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Aug. 11, 1997:
Kellye Michelle and Kevin Murrell, College
Station, a girl.
Katherine and Stephen Irwin, Navasota, a girl.
Tammy Lanell and Eric Daniel Burch, Bryan, a
boy.
Susan Kay and Cris Morgan, Bryan, a boy.
Lori Ann and Larry Ray Haley II, College
Station, a girl.
Elidad and Humberto Nunez, Bryan, a girl.
Christy and Ken Simmons, College Station, a
Julie M. and James Fred Bayliss, College
Station, a boy.
Meeyoung Hong and Jae Huek Noh, Bryan, a
boy.
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station City
Council will hole a public hear-
ing to consider a rezoning re-
quest for approximately 6
acres located in the 1500
block of Nantucket Drive,
along the south side of Nan-
tucket Drive, approximately
400 ' west of State Highway 6
intersection from A -O Agricul-
tural Open to R -1 Single Fami-
ly Residential.
The hearing will be held in the
Utility Services Center at 1601
Graham Road, at 7:00 pm
Thursday, August 28, 1997.
Any requests for sign interpre-
tive services for the hearing
impaired must be 48 hours be-
fore the meeting. To make ar-
rangements call (409)764.
3547 or (TDD) 1- 800 -735-
2989.
For additional information,
please contact me at
(409)764 -3570.
"It may not be a politically pop-
ular way to go ... but I cannot sup-
port this approach," he said.
But Helen Lee said she is glad
the rest of the council supported
the idea.
The 74- year -old said having a
place where she can have "cama-
raderie" with her friends keeps
her feeling young.
Councilmen David Hickson and
Dick Birdwell were not present.
Sabine Mcau(ly ._
Senior Planner
8 -13 -97
By JENNY NELSON
expenditure side."
The council is scheduled to vote on the
increases in services for the upcoming
year, but Noe said the extra funds are a
Eagle Staff Writer
budget next month.
one -time deal.
With a budget surplus of $2.4 million,
Noe said $1.3 million of the funds came
from with the GTE franchise
One group who would like to see some
of those extra funds come their way is the
W
College Station residents soon could find
refund checks in their mailboxes.
a settlement
agreement. He said there are several
senior citizens who go to the Senior
Bristol St. in
�-
The College Station City Council heard
ways the council can spend the money, or
Citizens Center at 1402
a report on the 1998 budget and its over-
it can save it for future projects.
One option is to give $1 million back to
Bryan.
The county has supported the center in
flow for the first time Tuesday night.
"This is unusual," said City Manager
the citizens in the form of a rebate, which
the past, but Martha Unger, director of
funding has dropped and
Skip Noe said of the extra funding. "It
would average about $56 per person.
" We have - an -- excellent financial posi
the center, said
t e center -is- asking - the - cities f help.
came about in two ways — we got m
money than we projected on the revenue
side and we didn't use as much on the
tion," Noe said.
The proposed budget contains no
Please see REBATE, Page A9
g
'Rebate
From Al
Ed Uvacek was one of several
residents who asked the council
to provide $10,000 to help the cen-
ter remain open. He told how his
mother, who died two years ago,
participated in activities at the
center in her last years.
"It was the highlight of her
week," he said. "I really doubt she
would've survived that long had it
not been for the support of the
center."
Councilman Swiki Anderson
made a motion that the city staff
see if the center qualifies for fed -
eral grants. If the center doesn't
qualify, the staff is to find money
in the general fund.
The council approved
Anderson's idea in a 4 -1 vote, with
Councilman Hub Kennady cast-
ing the lone vote against it.
Kennady said funding for these
types of programs must follow a
certain process.
College Station commissions study
Coopers & Lybrand to analyze feasibility of proposed conference center
By JENNY NELSON
Associated Press
Is a new College Station conference center feasi-
ble?
The College Station City Council voted Tuesday
to hire consultants Coopers & Lybrand to find out.
The Wolf Pen Creek site has already been chosen
for the hotel and conference center, but just in case
negotiations fall through for that location, the
Northgate site will be included in the feasibility
study.
"From a practical viewpoint, if negotiations were
to fall through with the number one choice of the
council, we'd have a study to show if the second site
is feasible," Councilman Hub Kennady said.
Mayor Lynn McIlhaney said she was leery of
spending time and money on studying the
Northgate site when the council already has made a
decision to build on the Wolf Pen Creek site.
She cast the single negative vote on the issue.
Included in the vote was a deadline extension to
Sept. 19 for the study.
Councilmen David Hickson and Dick Birdwell
were unable to attend the meeting. .
In other business, the council adopted the city's
Comprehensive Plan despite disapproval by some
of the council members.
Councilman Steve Esmond said he would like to
see a final copy, not a draft of the plan that will be
the city's blueprint for the next few years.
"We say privately what we can't say publicly,
which is we're disappointed in the plan and I think
we should admit it," he said. "If we're spending
$360,000 on what we're getting, I think we need to
see it."
City staff' members said a final copy of the plan
was not printed out to save costs to the city.
Births
Local hospitals reported the foilowing births
Tuesday. The list may not be complete because
sorne parents choose not to have their names
included.
Columbia Medical Center
Aug. 11, 1997:
Keri and Troy Noey, Kurten, a boy.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Aug. 11, 1997:
Kellye Michelle and Kevin Murrell, College
Station, a girl.
Katherine and Stephen Irwin, Navasota, a girl.
Tammy Lanell and Eric Daniel Burch, Bryan, a
boy.
Susan Kay and Cris Morgan, Bryan, a boy.
Lori Ann and Larry Ray Haley II, College
Station, a girl.
Elidad and Humberto Nunez, Bryan, a girl.
Christy and Ken Simmons, College Station, a
Julie M. and James Fred Bayliss, College
Station, a boy.
Meeyoung Hong and Jae Huek Noh, Bryan, a
boy.
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station City
Council will hole a public hear-
ing to consider a rezoning re-
quest for approximately 6
acres located in the 1500
block of Nantucket Drive,
along the south side of Nan-
tucket Drive, approximately
400 ' west of State Highway 6
intersection from A -O Agricul-
tural Open to R -1 Single Fami-
ly Residential.
The hearing will be held in the
Utility Services Center at 1601
Graham Road, at 7:00 pm
Thursday, August 28, 1997.
Any requests for sign interpre-
tive services for the hearing
impaired must be 48 hours be-
fore the meeting. To make ar-
rangements call (409)764.
3547 or (TDD) 1- 800 -735-
2989.
For additional information,
please contact me at
(409)764 -3570.
"It may not be a politically pop-
ular way to go ... but I cannot sup-
port this approach," he said.
But Helen Lee said she is glad
the rest of the council supported
the idea.
The 74- year -old said having a
place where she can have "cama-
raderie" with her friends keeps
her feeling young.
Councilmen David Hickson and
Dick Birdwell were not present.
Sabine Mcau(ly ._
Senior Planner
8 -13 -97
'One -stop care not needed
T he editorial published in the Bryan- '
College Station Eagle on July 24 sup-
ported the "one -stop shop" proposal
for the addition to Brazos Valley Com-
munity Action Agency's Family Health
Center and recommended that the county ,
support this effort with a $100,000.
The purpose of this "one -stop shop" is to
serve the Medicaid population and those
who fall between the cracks, the working
poor. These people are already being
served by pharmacies, dentists and other ?
health care professionals in their own
neighborhoods. There is no benefit to bus-
ing people across town to one central loca
tion to receive medical and pharmaceuti-
cal care. In actuality, this care could be
paid for with existing funds through a
process of bidding and contracting with
businesses that support the tax base. We
would better utilize and expand on ser-
ces already in place and also allow these
'�Mients the dignity of freedom of choice.
■ BVCAA has a large number of pro-
grams which have been a great service to
this community, but I have to question its
motives when it undermines the private
sector instead of involving it.
■ BVCAA officials say they will have no
negative impact on the city or private sec-
tor, but they don't tell people that they put
in their own pharmacy and pick and
choose who they will serve. They are in
direct competition with every pharmacy,
dentist and any other business already
servicing the Medicaid population.
■ BVCAA doesn't generate revenue for
our communities. It doesn't pay taxes. It
utilizes federal grant money for its pro-
grams.
Ask how many dollars will go for the
building, the pharmacists, the inventory,
the bus rides and the administrators?
Then you will have the answer to why
BVCAA wants the one -stop shop. Buying
into a potential bureaucracy will do signif-
icantly less than you intend.
SHARON REINHARD
College Station
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A misguided giveaway
egarding the College Station incen-
tives. to the computer firm, it seems
the so- called "reinvestment zone" is
in reality designed to circumvent laws
protecting taxpayers from public officials
giving away community assets — in this
case, land valued at $900,000.
Do taxpayers really wish to give away
$500,000 in cash from tax money collected
from our citizens? In addition, country
club memberships ($11,200), tickets to
Texas A &M athletic events ($5,800), OPAS
season tickets ($2,400), and membership in
the Chamber of Commerce ($2,415) are
included in this mistaken adventure. Are
the company owners and managers too
cheap to pay their own way?
Sounds' like Chapter Two of the misguid-
Northgate land giveaway proposal.
JIM KEBLINGER
College Station
`We're all in this together
A fter reading the editorial August 3, I
had every mixed feelings. College
Station's National Little League play-
ers were given the praise they truly
deserve because they are winners. But the
backhanded manner in which it was pre-
sented, mentioning the debate in the news-
room about whether it might "offend read-
ers who live in Bryan" was unnecessary.
What I'think that comment really re-
flects is how far we have to go to become a
really great community. Praise is some-
thing that is free to give. There is as much
to go around as the giver is willing to give.
One person, entity, team, or city does not
lose something just because the other
wins. Likewise, one does not win when the
other suffers a loss or a setback. On the
contrary, we are all better off when we can
share each other's wins and mourn one
another's losses. This is what true commu-
nity relations is all about. Caring about
one another because we are complete
enough in ourselves to share.
I would like all members of the Bryan-
College Station community, including the
news media, to become better role models
for the future generations of this commu-
nity and to look for opportunities to praise
one another whenever possible and mini-
mize the times in which we only look for
criticism. We have nothing to lose and
everything to gain when we seize these
Opp rtunities.
PEGGY CALLIHAM
College Station
Stop corporate welfare
in hotel- conference plans
C1_
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0 n Sunday Aug. 3, the city of College
Station fired its first salvo concern-
ing the hotel- conference center situ-
ation. We will be subjected to these arti-
cles until the voting time in November.
The City Council has voted that this com-
plex be located in the Wolf Pen Creek area.
It also voted to let the taxpayers vot on
the project. If you recall, the counci also
let the taxpayers vote on certain im rove -
ments to Wolf Pen Creek. When this:
soundly voted down, the council in 'ts
arrogance went ahead with the project
anyway. This could well be a repeat?
This city has no reason to provide'
industrial welfare in this case. Citing stud-
ies, Mr. Brymer paints a rosy picture of a
project at no cost to the taxpayer. If the
market exists, a private entity will enter
the field. Of course, if a private organiza-
tion can find someone willing to give tax
abatement, land and other "perks," it will
be accepted. When the government at any
level begins to subsidize private business,
it smacks of socialism. The type of a�tion
contemplated puts the city in partnership
with a business competing with estab-
lished businesses in the city.
Again on Friday, Aug. 1, the council
voted to participate in another corporate
welfare project. If any such action can be
justified, this one ranks head and shoul-
ders above the one at Wolf Pen Creep.
there is no comparable enterprise in Ithis
area. There are already lodgings that
risked their capital at no help from the
city to enter the market here. We have the
city subsidizing competition of the motels
and hotels. Mr. Birdwell, Mr. Anderson
and Mr. Esmond seem to be the only Voic-
es speaking reason on the computer pro-
ject.
Particularly offensive in my opinion is
giving country club membership for Four
years ($11,200), tickets to A &M football
and basketball games for four seasons
($5,800), tickets to OPAS for four ye s
($2,400) and membership in the chamber
of commerce for four years ($2,415). -,s is
out and out bribery being offered to the
chief executives of the computer company.
If the business executives of this company
are influenced by this type of bribery, do
we want persons of this ilk in the commu-
nity?
JACK',ROSE
College Station
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Dorothy Dale Roberts
ar ch 3, 1918 — Aug. 12, 1997
G raveside services for Dorothy
Dale Roberts, 79, of College
Station are set for 11 a.m. Friday
at College Station City Cemetery.
The Rev. Andrew Pate of the
First Christian
Church of pay
Bryan /College
Station will off-,. R�
ciate.
Call
awa ...
Jones Funeral y- "' '`
Home is han
dling arrange -
mehts. ROBERTS
Visitation
ii will be from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Thursday at Callaway -Jones
Funeral Home.
Mrs. Roberts died Tuesday
afte7Oon at her home.
Births
Yirtl s
Local hospitals reported the following
births Wednesday. The list may not be
complete because some parents choose
not to have their names included.
Columbia Medical Center
Aug., 12,1997:
Gina', and Darron Bartos, Marquez, a
boy.
Jennifer Fuchs, Hearne, a girl.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Aug. 12,1997:
Paula and Richard Buls, Brenham, a
girl.
Maria and Mark Wojciechowski,
College Station, a boy.
Coutney Erin and Jay P. Morgan, Bryan, a
boy.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
BID #97 -51
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION
OF STORAGE BUILDING AT
LINCOLN CENTER. Bids will
be received in the office of the
Purchasing Manager at City
Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, Col.
lege Station, Texas 77840, un-
til 100 p.m. on $gpt mb r
1997. All bids received after
that time will be returned un-
opened. 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 advanta.
geous to them. Specifications
may be obtained at the office
of the Purchasing Manager.
8- 14 -97, 8 -21 -97
Esmo (,end
payment f lap
CS official drops $6,900 bid against city
By JENNY NELSON view Thursday, said he "n ver
Eagle Staff Writer intende to sue the city and ver
intended to arbitrate" the iss e.
College Station City "I ha to lose $6,900 [by op-
Councilman Steve Esmond said ping th dispute]. That's a 1 t of
Thursday he is "taking the high money,' he said. "Frankly, I'd
road" and dropping a payment rather t ke the high road."
dispute with the city. Last month, City Manager 3kip
In a commentary to appear in Noe offered Esmond the option of
Sunday's edition of The Bryan - arbitration following a letter om
College Station Eagle, Esmond Esmond about a $6,900 balance for
writes that he has no plans to con- work o the University aks
tinue challenging an unpaid Drive p oject in 1996.
invoice for work his firm per- City officials at the time said
formed for the city. Esmond Engineering Inc. is
"While I am a council member, I charging the city for things, the
do not intend to mediate, arbi- city should not be billed.
trate, litigate or play politics over "We stand by our offer to �xbi-
this issue," he writes.
Esmond, in a telephone inter- Please see ESMOND, Pag, A2
C Esmond
From Al
trate the issue as the best way to resolve the dispute
without either an actual or perception Of a conflict
of interest or ethics on this issue," Noe said
Thursday.
Esmond said Thursday that, in this case, arbitra-
tion would be "childish."
"We're supposed to be working as a to and that
totally goes against that," he said. 7
For the past couple of months, correspondence
between the city and Esmond has disputed the
unpaid charges for the $736,000 rehabilitation pro-
ject.
Earlier, city engineer Kent Laza said the unpaid
balance is for redesign work for which Esmond is
charging the city after the contractor broke a water
line not in Esmond's plans.
Esmond offered to give the city a "go dwill credit"
for the monies, but later revoked the o er. Now, hE
said he will put the whole situation behind him.
"I will continue to serve the people by remaining
true to my campaign promises, regardless of thiE
IL personal cost," he writes in his comme tary.
Robert Lee `RX Brown
Sept. 7, 1902 — Aug. 9, 1997
Services for Robert Lee "R.L"
Brown, 94, of College Station are
set for 2 p.m. Friday at St.
Matthew Baptist Church.
The Rev. M.O. Cooper will offi-
ciate. Burial will be in College
Station City Cemetery.
Jones - Washington Funeral
Home in Bryan is handling
arrangements.
Visitation was held Thursday at
the funeral home.
Mr. Brown died Saturday in a
Brazos Valley nursing home.
He was born in Bay City and
had lived in College Station most
of his life. He was a farmer and a
deacon.
Survivors include his wife,
Lucy Brown of College Station; a
daughter, Gladys Brown Jones of
Denver, Colo.; three grandchil-
dren; and a great - grandchild.
RFP #97 -49
REQUEST
FOR PROPOSALS
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
AND ACCEPTING PROPOS-
ALS FROM QUALIFIED VEN-
DORS FOR ENGINEERING
SERVICES RELATED TO
GROUNDWATER MONrrOR-
ING AT THE ROCK PRAIRIE
'OAD LANDFILL, RFP NO.
49; Proposals will be re-
ived in the office of the Pur-
,.. -,, g Manager at City Hall,
101 Texas Avenue, College
tation, Texas 77840, until
z: .m on SEPTEMBER 2.
997. All Proposals received
after that time will be returned
unopened. The City of College
Station reserves the right to
waive or reject any and all pro-
posals or any and all irregulari-
ties in said request and to ac-
cept the offer concidered most
advantageous to the City. Re-
quest for Proposals may be
obtained at the office of the
'urchasing Manager.
8- 15 -97, 8 -22 -97
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ADOPTION
ASSUMPTI(
t
•
When: 7:00 pm,
The purpose
adoption of Land
sition of Sanitary
the map, being abi
State Highway 6.
Proposed m
is $267.94. A livirn
structure.
Any membe
present evidence f
Improvements Pla
The City ini
Improvements Pla
hold separate publ
Improvements Pla
separate hearings 1
uled to adopt Capi
arate public hearin
In the event
Land Use Assump
ing will be schedu
Fee. A copy of the
on file in the City
request.
\
3F LAND USE
ON
NS AND IMPACT FE
;tuber 25, 1997 Where:,
of the hearing i 3 to eceive
Tse Assumptions, a pital
ewer Impact Feles for er 'c
ut 2000 acres in! the vice ity
College Station City Hall
City Council Chamber
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas
)ublic input concerning the
nprovements Plan, and impo-
e Area 97 -01 as shown on
of Greens Prairie Road and
ximum impact t per proposed Living Unit Equivalent
Unit Equivale t is established as one single family
of the public has the right to appear at the hearing and
, r or against the Land Use Assumptions, Capital
and proposed maximum Impact Fee.
,nds to adopt Land Use Assumptions, a Capital
and Impact Fee at the hearing and does not intend to
hearings to adopt the Lands Use Assumptions, a Capital
and Impact Fe . If a person makes a written request for
rior to September 25th, a separate hearing will be sched-
a1 Improvements Plan and Impact Fees. Requests for sep-
;s must be delivered to:
Ms. Connie Hooks, City Secretary
P.O. Box 9960
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
eparate public hearings are held, a public hearing on the
ons will be held September 25, 1997 and a second hear-
d to address the Capital Improvements Plan and Impact
-and Use Assumptions and Capital Improvements Plan is
ecretary's office review. Copies will be provided on
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
40
ADOPTION OF LAND USE
ASSUMPTIONS S AND IMPA
When: 7:00 pm, September 25, 1997
"OW
College Station City Hall
City Council Chamber
1101 Texas Avenue
College Staticn, Texas
The purpose o the hearing is t, o receive public input concerning the
adoption of Land Use Assumptions, a Capital Improvements Plan, and impo-
sition of Sanitary Sewer Impact Fees for Service Area 97 -02 as shown on the
map, being about 2400 acres in the vicinity of Nantucket Drive and State
Highway 6. 1
Proposed maximum impact fee per proposed Living nit Equivalent
is $110.55. A living nit Equivalent is established as one single family
structure.
Any member of the public has !,the right to appear at the hearing and
present evidence for r against the Land Use Assumptions, Capital
Improvements Plan, nd proposed maximum Impact Fee.
The City intends to adopt Land Use Assumptions, a Capital
Improvements Plan, ind Impact Fee at the hearing and does not intend to
hold separate public earings to adopt the Lands Use Assumptions, a Capital
Improvements Plan, nd Impact Fee. If a person makes a written request for
separate hearings prior to September 25th, a separate hearing will be sched-
uled to adopt Capital Improvements Plan and Impact Fees. Requests for sep-
arate public hearings must be delivered to:
Ms. Connie Hooks, City Secretary
P.O. Box 9960
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
In the event se public he�rings are held, a public hearing on the
Land Use Assumptions will be held September 25, 1997 and a second hear-
ing will be scheduled to address the Capital Improvements Plan and Impact
Fee.
A copy of the Land Use Assumptions and Capital Improvements Plan
is on file in the City Secretary's office review. Copies will be provided on
request.
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Welcome home set
for Little Leaguers
Nation,
Saturda
ball felc
High Sc:
The t
and bus
expecte(
Fans an
before tl
Natior
onship
onship
Regional
advance(
League p
will be a welcome home
on for the College Station
Little League team
night at Tigerland base-
on the A &M Consolidated
ool campus.
am will fly to Houston
:o College Station, and is
to arrive about 7 p.m.
asked to be at the field
team arrives.
it won the state champi-
id reached the champi-
ame of the Southern
No local team had ever
that far in the Little
Births
Local hospitals reported the following births
Friday. The list may not be complete because
some parents choose not to have their names
included.
Columbia Medical Center
Aug. 14,1997:
Diedra and James Wallace, Navasota, a girl.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Aug. 14, 1997:
Melody A. and Craig Grapperhaus, College
Station, a boy.
Dana C. and Hudson Cody Blair, College
Station, a boy.
Ghada Abdel -Kader and Nosseur Mohamed
EI- Sayed, College Station, a boy.
Michell M. Sisco, Navasota, a girl.
Yiran and Yuguo Chen, College Station, a
boy.
■
amen a Co llege Sto t i on Ha
I ran for City Council with an
agenda for change in our city
government. The city hat been
performing many functions est left
to the private sector while n glect-
ing its pursuit of excellence In
police, fire, utilities and infrastruc-
ture services.
This was a gradual policy shift,
which resulted in
the passage of a
Carver -based gov-
ernance ordinance
in 1994. This well-
intentioned ordi-
nance eliminated
the basic checks
and balances of
our city charter STEVE
and needs to be
repealed. ESMOND
Our citizens can
have better ser-
vices with lower budgets when the
elected council performs its proper
function and taxpayers are
informed of benefit -to -cost atios on
operational and capital expendi-
tures.
City staff spends too muc time
and resources on economic develop -
ment. I am concerned we ie avast
ing tax dollars and creatibudget
drains for business parksarking
garages, amphitheaters and conven-
v
tion centers without citiz n support.
Some of our departmen Ls are inor-
dinately large, inexperienced and
politicized, as demonstral ed by
inadequately designed • main-
tained drainage, excessiv litiga-
tion, mismanagement of i apital
improvement projects, questionable
consultant selection practices and
abuses in code enforcement. Council
needs to reclaim its policy-making
role with administrative oversight.
My 180 - day -old invoice is only a
symptom of the problem. Last
December, I sent the city our final
bill for the rehabilitation of
University Oaks Drive. It was under
budget, within contract, he, work
approved and accepted a id
approved. One of the conflicts came
when we had shown the approxi-
mate location of an exist' g water
line on our drawings, but the city
could neither find their water line
maps to confirm it nor would they
make the effort to physically locate
it, as we requested. We were
aware this could Present problems.
During construction, the line had to
be rerouted and then the city com-
plained they had to pay additional
for it. I do not think the have found
those water line maps to this day.
City staff frequently I lays politics
with local firms to just' Y not utiliz-
Negativity doesn't
By GEORGE K. NOE
I appreciate Councilman'Esmond's desire to advocate
for the positions and platform on which he ran for
council. Free expression and debate of the policy
issues is an essential part of the democratic process.
Since policy making is the council's purview, I will not
engage in a public defense lof any of the policy items
that he has discussed in his opinion. Neither will I fur-
ther engage in a public defense of any of my own
actions related to his outstanding billing dispute. That
is a matter of public record, and I stand by our effort to
ensure that our actions are fair, impartial and ethically
beyond reproach.
I will, however, express my concern at Mr. Esmond's
broad, general and negati e characterization of the city
ing them and escape the responsibil-
ity of their own negligence. While
most cities make good use of their
local architectural and engineering
firms, our city staff spends 89 per-
cent of its professional service dol-
lars with out-of-town firms. This
allows staff to remain unaccount-
able and sends precious tax dollars
and jobs out of our community.
When I finally appealed nonpay-
ment of this invoice to City
Manager Skip Noe in late June, he
waited a month, and without dis-
cussing the matter with me, hand
delivered his response to me and
The Eagle by courier at the same
time.
While I am a council member, I do
not intend to mediate, arbitrate, liti-
gate or play politics over this issue.
I have already turned down an offer
of free legal services should I sue
the city. I will continue to serve the
people by remaining true to my
campaign promises regardless of
this personal cost. I am working to
promote a city staff that puts citi-
zens first, takes responsibility for
their own mistakes and treats oth-
ers as they want to be treated.
■ Steve Esmond is a College Station City
Council member and president of Esmond
Engineering Inc.
belong on council
staff. The citizens of College Station are well served by a
hig y professional and competent staff. In a selfless
way, they dedicate themselves to providing essential
sen ices — 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
e high quality of the staff and the services they pro-
vide are well known to the citizens of our community as
shown in the overwhelming satisfaction rate in our lat-
est customer survey. It is also recognized by the rest of
the state as exemplified by the numerous awards and
recognitions the city has received.
city manager, I would be remiss if I did not bring
out this point. I am proud to be a member of the College
Station city staff, and I thank them for all they do for
our citizens.
George K. "Skip" Noe is city manager of College Station.
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champions
Members of the College Station
National Major Boys Little League
team stand on the field and
acknowledge the cheers of hun-
dreds of people from throughout
the Bryan - College Station area
Saturday night. The crowd, gath-
ered in A &M Consolidated High
School's Tigerland baseball sta-
dium, gave the returning baseball
team a welcome befitting champi-
ons. The all -star baseball players
had just returned from their
appearance in the Southern
Regional Championship final
game in Florida.
By TIM SCHNETTLER
and PAT ABERNATHEY
As the strains of "We Are The
Champions" by the rock group
Queen floated from outdoor loud-
speakers Saturday night, more
than 500 cheering people from
throughout the Bryan - College
Station area gathered in A &M
Consolidated High School's
Tigerland baseball stadium to
welcome home the College Station
National Major Boys Little
League team.
The all -star baseball players,
fresh from their appearance in the
Southern Regional Championship
final game in Florida, arrived in
College Station and entered the
field as champions.
"They represented the town and
the state, and were a class act,"
said Mark Ernst of College
Station, who coached some of the
players in youth basketball
leagues.
"This will excite more kids in
the Bryan - College Station area to
bigger and better things," he said.
Parents and fans decorated the
painted car windows with mes-
sages like "We Love You" and
"CSN Rocks." Even a dog'got into
the sign act, roaming on the end of
its leash with a sign draped across
its back reading, "CSN are Top
Dogs."
Most people in the crowd wore
some sort of College Station Little
League T -shirt, carried a sign or
passed out bumper stickers prais-
ing the team.
As the school bus carrying play-
ers, coaches and proud parents
flanked by a police escort arrived
at the stadium, the standing -room
only crowd roared in appreciation
for what the team had accom-
plished.
Russell Fox of Iola, uncle of
team members Chris and Brad
Gressett, said the community sup-
port for the team has been over-
Please see CSN, Page A6
CITY OF COI
COMMUNITY
Program
ANNUAL PLAN AND PRA
B -97 -Ml
Notice is ereby given that the Annual Plan foi
Development Block ' Grant (CDBG) and HON
Department of Housing and Urban Development
this plan with the assistance of citizen committee:
federal statute, the funds must be used to accomp
1 Benefit low to moderate incom
2 Eliminate slum and blight;
3 Meet an urgent community nee
In additio , not less than 70% of the aggregat(
income t)e sons.
STATION
1997
USE OF FUNDS
Program Year 1997 for the City's Community
Program funds was submitted to the U.S.
HUD) on August 15, 1997. The City developed
and citizen input received in public hearings. By
ish one of three National Objectives:
persons;
funding must be used to benefit low- moderate
City of College Station
Community Development Objectives
•
Housing Priorities:
1� To provide an adequate and
through the rehabilitation of
assistance.
2�) To expand the supply of dec
development of new residen
3�) To expand the supply of dec
I rehabilitation of existing res
4) To expand homeownership c
To provide housing and sup
Non -Hou ing Priorities:
To encourage the expansion
low, low and moderate inca
To expand and improve the
extremely low, low and mo(
Expand economic opportun:
individuals.
k scriptibn of Proposed Activities:
e supply of rental residential property
residential property and tenant rental
safe and affordable housing through the
and affordable housing through the
rtunities for low- income persons.
ve services for special needs populations,
i accessibility of human services for extremely
individuals.
)lic facilities and infrastructure where needed for
de income persons.
for extremely low, low and moderate income
Expenditures
CDBG 98
HOME 98
Housing Assistance
$35,000
$66,000
Optional Relocation
$124,000
$265,000
Homebuyer Assistance
$50,000
$
Rental Rehab
$80,000
$
Affordable Housing
$0
$0
CHDO
$0
$70,200
Acquisition
$100,000
$
Demolition
$0
$20,000
Code Enforcement
$20,000
$
Interim Assistance
$5,000
Commercial Rehab.
$150,000
$
Economic Development
$0
$0
Public Facilities
$249,750
$
Social Services
$182,250
$
Administration
2 $ 43,000
$46.800
Totals
1,239,000
$465,000
C7
All
College
pertaining to the Annual Plan and budgets, as well as records on the past use of funds, are
to the public at the Community Development Office located at 903 Texas Avenue,
Station, Texas. Office hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For additional
ion, call Jo Carroll at 764 -3778
:NTS FROM THE PUBLIC ARE WE COME AND ENCOURAGED. Please submit
is in writing to the.address above no 1 ter than September 1, 1997
8 i 17 -97
0 P ko "
Area needs to continue
attracting businesses
I d like to comment on the issues raised
in a recent letter (8/14/97) to The Eagle
by Jack Rose. I agree with Mr. Rose
that we should be careful about what we
give up to bring business /industry into
our area. Officials appear anxious to fill
space at the new business park in hopes
that it will attract similar ventures.
As a community, we need to focus more
on making businesses want us. Our com-
munity already possesses many desirable
qualities related to educational (high qual-
ity schools and a well respected universi-
ty), economic (low employment, low cost
of living), and recreational (good athletic
facilities) opportunities. However, we fall
short on environmental quality.
Many people just do not feel that Bryan-
College Station' offers an appealing physi-
cal environment. Mr. Rose's mention of
Wolf Pen Creek was ironic as that area
provides an opportunity to make College
Station more appealing to both residents
and new business.
The Wolf Pen Creek situation has been
misunderstood for many years as is evi-
denced in Mr. Rose's letter. The current
facilities were not built with funds after
voters turned them down. These facilities
had already been paid for by local and
state matching funds which did not
require a public vote.
Bad timing and a lack of communication
led citizens to vote down additional public
development in the Wolf Pen District. The
lack of this development has since con-
tributed to flooding and silting problems
and cost us opportunities to have trails
and public space conducive to family
recreation and business development.
Additional public space along Wolf Pen
Creek, if properly planned, would con-
tribute toward making our area more
appealing to those high tech companies we
seem to want so badly.
Investing in our environment could help
save us from selling our souls on down the
road.
SCOTT SHAFER
College Station
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
BID #9746
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
BIDS FOR ANNUAL UNI-
FORM RENTAL. Bids will be
received in the office of the
Purchasing Manager at City
Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, Col-
lege Station, Texas 77840, un-
til 2:00 P.M. on August 26,
1997. All bids received after
that time will be returned un-
opened. The City of College
Station reserves the right to
waive or reject any or all bids
or any and all irregularities in
said bid and to accept the offer
considered most advanta-
geous to the City. Specifica-
tions may be obtained at the
office of the Purchasing Man-
ager.
8 -1197, 8 -18 -97
Investment pays off
d like to comment on the issues raised
in a letter by Jack Rose (Eagle, Aug. 14).
I agree with Rose that we should be
careful about what we give up to bring
business and industry into our area.
Officials appear anxious to fill space at the
new business park in hopes that it will
attract similar ventures. As a community
we need to focus more on making busi-
nesses want us. Our community already
possesses many desirable qualities related
to educational (high - quality schools and a
well- respected university), economic (low
unemployment, low cost of living), and
recreational (good athletic facilities)
opportunities. However, we fall short off
environmental quality.
Many people just do not f/tharena t yan
and College Station offer an ' g
physical environment. Rosion of
Wolf Pen Creek was ironic area provides an opportunity to ollege
Station more appealing to bidents
and new busine_ ss. The Wolreek sit-
uation has bee misundersr many
years as is evid ced in Roer. The
facilities were n built wit after
IL voters turned theki down. Xhese facilities
had already been id for y local and
state matching fun wh' h did not
require a public vot
Bad timing and a lack of communication
led citizens to vote down additional public
development in the Wolf Pen district. The
lack of this development has since con-
tributed to flooding and silting problems
and cost us opportunities to have trails
and public space conducive to family
recreation and business development.
Additional public space along Wolf Pen
Creek, if properly planned, would con-
tribute toward making our area more
appealing to those high tech companies we
seem to want so badly. Investing in our
environment could help save us from sell-
ing our souls down the road.
SCOTT SHAFER
College Station
C;
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REQUEST FOR
QUALIFICATIONS
RFQ 7 -50
THE CITY OF �OLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
AND ACCEPTING QUALIFI-
CATIONS FROM QUALIFIED
VENDORS FOR CONSULT-
ING WORK ON CUSYOMER
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
(CIS), FOR UTILITY BILLING,
RFQ N0.97 -50; alifica-
tions will be recei d in the of-
fice of the Pur hasing Manag-
er at City Hall, 1101 Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas 77840, until 5 00 °.m.
on September 5 1997. All
Qualifications received after
that time will be returned un-
opened. The City of College
Station reserves the right to
waive or reject any and all
qualifications or any and all ir-
regulanties in said request and
to accept the offer considered
most advantageous to the
City. Request for Qualifica-
tions may be obtained at the
office of the Purchasing Man-
ager.
8 -19- 97,8 -26 - 9 7
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
BID #98 -05
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
BIDS FOR LANDSCAPE
MAINTENANCE OF THE
COLLEGE STATION
LIBRARY, 800 F.M. 2818
AND THE BUSINESS CEN-
TER AT COLLEGE STATION.
Bids will be received in the of-
fice of the Purchasing Manag-
er at City Hall, r1b1 Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas 77840, until 200 o.m.
on Septemb 5. 1 9 -
All bids received after that time
wilI be retu e unopened.
The City of College Station re
serves the ight to waive or re-
ject any and all bids or any
and all irregularities in said bid
and to adcept the offer consid-
ered most advantageous to
them. Sliecifications may be
obtained at the office of the
Purchasing Manager.
819- 97,8 -26 -97
Births \/
Local y. The list may not jol
not be complete be
Monda cause
Monday.
some parents choose not to have their names
Included.
Columbia Medical Center
Aug. 15,1997.
Brenda Flores and Xavier Uribes, Bryan, a girl.
Cheri and Edward
Joseph Regiona l irl.
l Health Center
Aug. 15, 1997.
Indira and Sharma Anupindi, College Station, a
girl.
Tiffany and Jeff Jordan, Normangee, a boy.
Yolanda Chinette Pittman, Caldwell, a boy.
Shannon Marie and Cris Lesley Johnson,
Somerville, a girl.
Kristin Michelle and Rody Best, Bryan, a boy.
Jacqueline Mauk, Bryan, a girl.
Karen and Kirk Eddleman, Bryan, a girl.
Doris Ann Maxy, Navasota, a girl.
Chrystal Ann Echard, Bedias, a girl.
Aug.161
Michaele and C.R. Greenwood, Jr., Navasota, a
boy.
Karryn Lynn and Jake Nichols, Caldwell, a boy.
Jan Marie and Gregory Pecht, Brenham, a girl.
Toni and Lee Hardy, College Station, a boy.
Amanda and Roy Lee Williams, Hearne, a girl.
Linda Taylor, Bremond, a boy.
Aug. 17,1997:
Demetra Janel Isaac, Navasota, a boy.
Amelia and Francisco Contreras. Brvan. a girl_
•
•
t-A K _�_ �C
NOTICE
The Marlin Orientation & As-
sessment Unit of the Texas
Youth Commission is seeking
sealed bids for the sound-
proofing of two cells at the
Martin Location.
Bid packages may be obtained
by contacting Bob Waller,
Business Manager, Marlin Ori-
entation & Assessment Unit,
Hwy. 6@ Industrial Park II,
Marlin, Texas 76661 or by call-
ing (254) 883 -9222 ext. 211.
Technical specifications may
be obtained by contacting Art
Hinijosa, Texas Youth Com-
mission Central Office, 4900
N. Lamar, Austiri, Texas (512)
424 -6235.
Bids should be received no lat-
er than 5:00 p.m. Tuesday,
August 26, 1997. Bids will be
opened at 9:00 a.m., Wednes-
day, August 27, 1997.
Texas Youth Commission re-
serves the right to refuse any
or all bids.
8- 18 -97, 8- 20 -97, 8 -24 -97
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
BID #98 -04
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
BIDS FOR COLLEGE STA-
TION PUBLIC LIBRARY
FURNITURE. Bids will be re-
ceived in the office of the Pur-
chasing Manager at City Hail,
1101 Texas Avenue, Colleqe
Station, Texas 77840, until
2:00 p.m. on Sgptember 9.
1997. All bids received after
that time will be returned un-
opened. 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 advanta-
geous to them. Specifications
may be obtained at the office
of the PurchasinI Manager.
8- 20 -97, -27 -97
LEGAL OTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 2257 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED
ON AUGUST 12, 1997 BY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
meeting in regular session at
the College Station Utility
Service Center, 1601 Graham
Road, said notice of meeting
posted in accordance with Ti-
tle 5, Local Government Code.
Said Ordinance, signed by the
Mayor and duly recorded in
the official records of the city,
is captioned as follows: AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 1638, THE
ZONING ORDINANCE, OF
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS, BY
AMENDING SECTIONS 2, 7,
AND 9 RELATING TO THE
REGULATION OF MANU-
FACTURED HOMES.
r�, v vCL-,-S1\ ��, � 1--
A public hearing was he
notices published in acc
ance with statue. Any pi
who violates any provisi
this ordinance shall be
to a fine not less than (9
nor more than ($500.00
accordance with ChaptE
Section 5 of the Code o
nances. Each day such
tion shall continue or be
mitted to continue, shall
deemed a separate offe
This ordinance become:
tive ten days after its pu
tion in the newspaper, a
vided by Section 35 of tl
Charter of the City of Cc
Station.
Connie
City Se
8- 20 -97, 8 -21 -97
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station Planning
and Zoning Commission will
hold a public hearing to con-
sider a rezoning request f' r
approximately 52 acres I t-
ad on the southwest corn r 01
Nantucket Drive and State
Highway 6 South from A
Agricultural Open to R -1 In-
gle Family Residential.
The hearing will 1
City Hall Council
Texas Avenue Sc
p.m. on Thursda)
4, 1997.
Any request for sign interpre-
tive services for the hearing
impaired must be made 48
hours before the meeting. To
make arrangements call (09)
764 -3547 or (TDD) 1- 800 -�35-
2989. 1
For additional information,1
please contact me at (409)
764 -3570.
Sabine McCully
Senior Planner
8 -20 -97
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 2258 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVE
ON AUGUST 12, 1997 B
THE CITY COUNCIL OF E
CITY OF COLLEGE STA1 ION
meeting in regular sessior at
the College Station Utility
Service Center, 1601 Gral iam
Road, said notice of meeting
posted in accordance witti Ti-
tle 5, Local Government Code.
Said Ordinance, signed by the
Mayor and duly recorded in
the official records of the 4�1ty,
is captioned as follows: AN1
ORDINANCE AMENDIN
CHAPTER 3, "BUILDING
REGULATIONS" OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS, BY
AMENDING CERTAIN SEC-
TIONS AS SET OUT BELOW;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILI-
TY CLAUSE; AND DECLAR-
ING A PENALTY.
Exhibit A shall include a sec-
tion to Appendix 1, Standard
Building Code Adopted:
"H. Manufactured homes tie
down standards as set out in
the Standard Building Code
1994 Edition, as amended."
Add to Appendix 5, Standard
Plumbing Code Adopted:
"B. Appendix C Manufactured
homes and manufactured
home parks is hereby adopt-
ed, save and except for Sec-
tion C110 Service Buildings ".
Any person who violates any
provision of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be punish-
able by a fine of not less than
($25.00) nor more than
($500.00). Each day such vio-
lation shall continue or be per-
mitted to continue, shall be
deemed a separate offense.
Ordinance No. 2258 shall be-
come effective and be in full
force from and after its pas-
sage 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, 1101 Texas Ave-
nue, College Station, Texas.
Connie Hooks
City Secretary
8- 20 -97, 8 -21 -97
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 2252 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED
ON AUGUST 12, 1997 BY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
meeting in regular session at
the College Station Utility
Service Center, 1601 Graham
Road, said notice of meeting
posted in accordance with Ti-
tle 5, Texas Government
Code. Said Ordinance, signed
by the Mayor and duly record-
ed in the official records of the
city, is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 10, SECTION 2D,
OF THE CODE OF ORDI-
NANCES OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION RELAT-
ING TO SPECIAL HAZARD
INTERSECTIONS CONTROL-
LED BY STOP SIGNS, AND
DECLARING THAT ATTEND-
ANT FACTS NECESSITATE
IMMEDIATE ACTION.
Ordinance No. 2252 provides
for stop signs at 33 intersec-
tions located throughout the
City. A list of the intersections
are included as part of the or-
dinance.
Any person who violates any
provision of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be punish-
able by a fine of not less than
twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
nor more than five hundred
dollars ($500.00). Each day
such violation shall continue or
be permitted to continue, shall
be deemed a separate of-
f ense. Said ordinance shall
become effective ten (10 days)
after its publication in the
newspaper, as provided by
Section 35 of the Charter of
the City of College Station.
The above ordinance may be
seen at the office of the City
Secretary, at 1101 Texas Ave-
nue, College Station, Texas.
Connie Hooks
City Secretary
8- 20 -97, 8 -21 -97
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 2254 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED
ON AUGUST 12, 1997 BY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
meeting in regular session at
the College Station Utility
Service Center, 1601 Graham
Road, said notice of meeting
Posted in accordance with Ti-
tle 5, Texas Government
Code. Said Ordinance, signed
by the Mayor and duly record-
ed in the official records of the
City. is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE REZONING
A PARCEL OF LAND TOTAL-
ING 2.51 ACRES LOCATED
IN THE RICHARD CARTER
SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUM-
BER 8 AND BEING APART
OF THE 13.727 ACRE TRACT
DESCRIBED IN THE DEED
FROM FRAULINE PUTZ
SIMS AND HUSBAND J.W.
SIMS TO F.W. "BERT"
WHEELER RECORDED IN
VOLUME 44, PAGE 800 OF
THE OFFICIAL DEED RE-
CORDS OF BRAZOS COUN-
TY, TEXAS.
This property is located on the
southeast comer of University
Drive and Lincoln Avenue was
rezoned from A -P Administra-
tive- Professional to C -B Busi-
ness Commercial (97 -106)
with conditions outlined in the
ordinance.
A person who violates any
provision of the provisions of
this ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punishable by
a fine of not less than Twenty-
five Dollars ($25.00) nor more
than Two Thousand Dollars
($2,000.00). Each day such vi-
olation shall continue or be
permitted to continue, shall be
deemed a separate offense.
Said Ordinance, being a penal
ordinance, becomes effective
ten (10 days) after its publica-
tion in the newspaper. The
complete text of the above
named ordinance may be
seen at the office of the City
Secretary, at 1101 Texas Ave-
nue, College Station, Texas.
Connie Hooks
City Secretary
8- 20 -97, 8 -21 -97
•
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 2255 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED
ON AUGUST 12, 1997 BY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
meeting in regular session at
the College Station Utility
Service Center, 1601 Graham
Road, said notice of meeting
posted in accordance with Ti-
tle 5, Texas Government
Code. Said Ordinance, signed
by the Mayor and duly record-
ed in the official records of the
city, is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE REZONING
A PARCEL OF LAND TOTAL-
ING 2.45 ACRES LOCATED
IN THE RICHARD CARTER
SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUM-
BER 8 AND BEING APART
OF THE 5.05 ACRE TRACT
DESCRIBED IN THE DEED
FROM BERT WHEELER'S
INC. TO REGENCY PARK-
WAY, INC., RECORDED IN
VOLUME 1219, PAGE 280 OF
THE OFFICIAL DEED RE-
CORDS OF BRAZOS COUN-
TY, TEXAS,
This prop4rty is located on the
southeast quadrant of the
East Bypass & University
Drive approximately 600 ft.
from the intersection, just
north of Douglas Nissan from
R -1 Single Family Residential
to C -2 Commercial Industrial
(97 -107).
40 A public hearing was held and
notices published in accord-
ance with statue. Any person
who violates any provision of
this ordinance shall be subject
to a fine not less than ($25.00)
and not exceeding
($2,000.00), as provided for in
the General Penalty section
set out in Chapter 1, Section 5
of the Code of Ordinances.
Ordinance No. 2255 shall be-
come effective and be in full
force from and after its pas-
sage and approval by the City
C
Council, and in accordance
with the City Charter. The
complete text of t e above
named ordinance may be
seen at the office f the City
Secretary, at 1101 Texas Ave-
nue, College Station, Texas.
Come Hooks
qty Secretary
8- 20 -97, 21 -97
NOTIC OF
PUBLIC HARING
The College Station Planning
and Zoning Commission will
hold a public hearing to con-
sider a rezoning request for
approximately 107 acres locat-
ed in the southeast quadrant
of the University Drive and
East Bypass intersection in the
Richard Carter Survey, A -8,
from A -) Agricultural Gpen and
R -1 Single Family Residential
to C -1 General Commercial.
The hearing will be held at the
College StationlCity Hall, 1101
Texas Avenue South at 7:00
p.m. on Thursday, September
4, 1997.
Any request for sign interpre-
tive services for the hearing
impaired must be made 48
hours before the meeting. To
make arrangements call (409)
764 -3547 or �TDD) 1- 800 -735-
2989.
For addition I information,
please conta bt me at (409)
764 -3570.
Sabine McC Ily
Senior Plan er
8 -20 -97
764 -3547 or (TDD) 1- 800 -735-
2989.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The City Council of the City of College Station will hold a public hearing on
its proposed fiscal year 1997 -98 annual budget at its regular council meet-
ing on Thursday, August, 28, 1997, at 7:00 p.m., in the City of College
Station, Public Utilities Center, at 1601 Graham Road, College Station,
Texas. Copies of the proposed budget are available for review with the City
Secretary of the City of College Station and at the College Station Branch
Public Library. The public is invited to review and make comments on the
proposed budget. Comments may tlIe presented in writing or in person at
the public hearing or may be made in writing to be mailed or delivered to
the Interim Director of Fiscal Services, College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas
Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840, prior to the end of business on
Thursday, August 28, 1997.
CITY OF CO LEGE STATION
PROPOSED ANNU L BUDGET 1997 -98
FUND
General Fund
Utility Funds
Solid Waste Collection
Fund
Utility Billing Fund
Economic Development
Insurance Funds
Debt Service Fund
Hotel/Motel Tax Fund
Parking Enterprise Fund
Internal Services
Community Development
Utilities Capital Projects
General Government
Capital Projects 12,656,765
Convention Center CIP 6,000,000
College Main Garage 6,810,000
"Wolf Pen Creek TIF 170 6R-.
$152
TOTAL
SOURCES
LESS
OF FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
TRANSFERS
NET ANNUAL
FY 97 -98
FY 97 -98
IN
BUDGET
$30,037,649
$27,848,883
($3,681,080)
$24,167,803
50,825,712
51,481,248
0
51,481,248
5,776,475
3,761,732
0
3,761,732
1,982,791
1,952,805
(1,952,805)
0
588,750
588,750
(588,750)
0
4,260,225
2,978,040
(2,978,040)
0
7,010,358
5,115,376
0
5,115,376
2,709,662
1,531,118
0
1,531,118
140,000
65,047
0
65,047
4,812,775
3,441,225
(3,441,225)
0
3,109,693
3,109,693
0
3,109,693
15,630,779
15,996,060
(7,377,058)
8,619,002
11,305,300 (325,000) 10,980,300
5,990,000 0 5,990,000
6,810,000 0 6,810,000
158,000 4 12-000
$142133277 ($ 0 g 8) $121,789 319
BRAZOS VALLEY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AGENCY
PROPOSED ANNUAL BUDGET 1997 -1998
LESS
REVENUES EXPENDITURES TRANSFERS NET ANNUAL
FUND FY 97 -98 FY 97 -98 IN BUDGET
Fund $3,572,686 $3,168,259 $0 $3,168,259
8- 21 -97. B -24 -97
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station City
Council will hold a public hear-
ing to consider an ordinance
designating approximately
52.3 acres of the Melrose Sub-
division Plat, and adjacent
Jones - Butler and West Luther
rights -of -ways, generally lo-
cated at the intersection of
Jones - Butler Road and West
Luther Street in College Sta-
tion, as reinvestment zone
number five for a tax incre-
ment financing district as pro-
vided in the Tax Increment Fi-
nancing Act. This public hear -
Ing will discuss the creation of
the zone and its benefits to the
municipality and other matters
related thereto.
The hearing will be held in the
City of College Station Utility
Service Center, at 1601 Gra-
ham Road, Cotlege Station,
Texas at 7:00 p.m. on Thurs-
day, August 28th, 1997.
Any request for sign interpre-
tive services must be made 48
hours before the meeting. To
make arrangements call (409
For additional information,
please call Gustavo Roman,
Staff Planner, Development
Services, at (409) 764 -3570.
8 -21 -97
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 2257 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED
ON AUGUST 12, 1997 BY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
meeting in regular session at
the College Station Utility
Service Center, 1601 Graham
Road, said notice of meeting
posted in accordance with Ti-
tle 5, Local Government Code.
Said Ordinance, signed by the
Mayor and duly recorded in
the official records of the city,
is captioned as follows: AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 1638, THE
ZONING ORDINANCE, OF
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS, BY
AMENDING SECTIONS 2, 7,
AND 9 RELATING TO THE
REGULATION OF MANU-
FACTURED HOMES.
A public hearing was held and
notices published in accord-
ance with statue. Any person
who violates any provision of
this ordinance shall be subject
to a fine not less than ($25.00)
nor more than ($500.00), in
accordance with Chapter 1,
Section 5 of the Code of Ordi-
nances. Each day such viola-
tion shall continue or be per-
mitted to continue, shall be
deemed a separate offense.
This ordinance becomes effec-
tive ten days after its publica-
tion in the newspaper, as pro-
vided by Section 35 of the
Charter of the City of College
Station.
Connie Hooks
City Secretary
8- 20 -97, 8 -21 -97
0
P I" f n I 01 X CU,o� (�jl ICIQ
125 Legal Notices
- L
ORDINANCE NO. 225E WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED
ON AUGUST 12, 1997 BY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
meeting in regular session at
the College Station Utility
Service Center, 1601 Graham
Road, said notice of meeting
posted in accordance with Ti-
tle 5, Local Government Code.
Said Ordinance, signed by the
Mayor and duly recorded in
the official records of the city,
is captioned as follows: AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 3, "BUILDING
REGULATIONS" OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS, BY
AMENDING CERTAIN SEC-
TIONS AS SET OUT BELOW;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILI.
TY CLAUSE; AND DECLAR-
ING A PENALTY.
•
Exhibit A shall include a sec-
tion to Appendix 1, Standard
Building Code Adopted:
"H. Manufactured homes tie
down standards as set out in
the Standard Building Code
1994 Edition, as amended."
Add to Appendix 5, Standard
Plumbing Code Adopted:
"B. Appendix C Manufactured
homes and manufactured
home parks is hereby adopt-
ed, save and except for Sec-
tion C110 Service Buildings ".
Any person who violates any
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 2255 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED
ON AUGUST 12, 1997 BY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
meeting in regular session at
the College Station Utility
Service Center, 1601 Graham
Road, said notice of meeting
posted in accordance with Ti-
tle 5, Texas Government
Code. Said Ordinance, signed
by the Mayor and duly record-
ed in the official records of the
city, is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE REZONING
A PARCEL OF LAND TOTAL-
ING 2.45 ACRES LOCATED
IN THE RICHARD CARTER
SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUM
BER 8 AND BEING APART
OF THE 5.05 ACRE TRACT
DESCRIBED IN THE DEED
FROM BERT WHEELER'S
rovision of this ordinance
hall be deemed guilty of a
lisdemeanor, and upon con -
iction thereof shall be punish -
ible by a fine of not less than
$25.00) nor more than
$500.00). Each day such vio-
ation shall continue or be per -
nitted to continue, shall be
seemed a separate offens.
Drdinance No. 2258 shall be-
;ome effective and be in full
orce from and after its pas-
sage 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, 1101 Texas Ave-
nue, College Station, Texas.
Connie Hooks
City Secretary
8 -20- 97,8 -21 -97
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed bids will be received by
the Brazos County Purchasing
Office in the Brazos County
Courthouse, Suite 214, Bryan,
Texas, until 1:30 P.M. Thurs-
day, August 28, 1997 and pub-
licly opened and read aloud at
2:00 P.M. Thursday, August
28, 1997 in the Brazos County
Courthouse on the following:
Bid No. 97 -046 ANNUAL
CONTRACT - JAIL
COMMISSARY
Payments will be processed
by the Brazos County Auditor
by Invoice after notification of
,,_. iU REGENCY PARK-
WAY, INC., RECORDED IN
VOLUME 1219, PAGE 280 OF
THE OFFICIAL DEED RE-
CORDS OF BRAZOS COUN-
TY, TEXAS.
This property is located on the
southeast quadrant of the
East Bypass 8 University
Drive approximately 600 ft.
from the intersection, just
north of Douglas Nissan from
R -1 Single Family Residential
to C -2 Commercial Industrial
(97 -1 7).
A puf is hearing was held and
noticos published in accord-
ance with statue. Any person
who violates any provision of
this ordinance shall be subject
to a fine not less than ($25.0Q
and not exceeding
($2,000.(0), as provided for in
the General Penalty section
set out in Chapter 1, Section 5
of the Code of Ordinances.
4h.,K �(A� _21 f
125 Legal Notices
,atis� receipt of items.
aids in excess of $50,000.00
nay require a five percent Bid
3ond. Brazos County hereby
eservlas the right to award by
snit cost or lump sum dis-
;ounted and to accept or re-
ect any or all bids and waive
all formalities and technicali-
ties.
Cheryl K. Tumey
Purchasing
8- 14 -97, 8 -21 -97
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
BID #97 -52
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
BIDSjFOR ONE (1) EACH,
FOUR WHEEL DRIVE RUB-
BER TIRE TRENCHER MA-
CHINE WITH TRAILER. Bids
will be received in the office of
the Purchasing Manager at
City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue,
College Station, Texas 77840,
until 2:00 p.m, on September
11, 1997 All bids received af-
ter 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 advanta-
geous to them. Specifications
may, be obtained at the office
of the Purchasing Manager
8- 21 -97, 8 -28 -97
- Ur mance o. "-
come effective and be in full
force from and after its pas-
sage 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 Texas Ave-
nue, College Station, Texas.
Connie Hooks
City Secretary
8- 20 -97, 8 -21 -97
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 2252 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED
ON AUGUST 12,1997: BY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
meeting in regular session at
the College Station Utility
Service Center, 1601 Graham
Road, said notice of meeting
posted in accordance',with Ti-
tle 5, Texas Government
Code. Said Ordinance, signe
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
BID #97 -51
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION
OF STORAGE BUILDING AT
LINCOLN CENTER. Bids will
be received in the office of the
Purchasing Manager at City
Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, Col-
lege Station, Texas 77840, un-
til 2:00 p,m• on September 2
19JL All bids received after
that time will be returned un-
opened. 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 advanta-
geous to them. Specifications
may be obtained at the office
of the Purchasing Manager.
8- 14 -97, 8 -21 -97
by the Mayor and duly record-
ed in the official records of the
city, is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 10, SECTION 2D,
OF THE CODE OF ORDI-
NANCES OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION RELAT-
ING TO SPECIAL HAZARD
INTERSECTIONS CONTROL-
LED BY STOP SIGNS, AND
DECLARING THAT ATTEND-
ANT FACTS NECESSITATE
IMMEDIATE ACTION.
Ordinance No. 2252 provides
for stop signs at 33 intersec
tions located throughout the
City. A list of the intersections
are included as part of the or-
dinance.
Any person who violates any
provision of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be punish-
able by a fine of not less than
twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
nor more than five hundred
dollars ($500.00). Each day
such violation shall continue or
be permitted to contir, e, shall
to deemed a separate of-
fense. Said ordinance shall
become effective ten (10 days)
after its publication in the
newspaper, as provided by
Section 35 of the Charter of
the City of College Station.
The above ordinance may be
seen at the office of the City
Secretary, at 1101 Texas Ave-
nue, College Station, Texas.
Connie Hooks
City Secretary
8- 20 -97, 8 -21 -97
Don't bully city workers
0 my days before Councilman Steve
Esmond's Sunday column, he was
publicly claiming he would hence-
forth "take the high road" in his unbecom-
ing feud with the city of College Station
over a billing dispute related to his pri-
vate engineering practice.
Esmond's comments and actions in this
regard are uncalled for and a misuse of
the public trust and taxpayer resources. I
would like to state clearly, since the city
staff cannot by fact of their professional-
ism, that advances in professionalism and
the structure of city services over the past
decade in College Station truly benefit all
citizens.
I am one taxpayer glad we have a profes-
sional city staff, particularly in engineer -
ing, who will stand up and defend the tax-
payer's dollar and insist on performance
for payment — even when that com-
plainant is a member of council willing to
use that position and public forum to
attack the city staff while knowing full
well they will not be able to publicly
respond. I have worked as an engineer for
the city. I know from personal experience
that this city staff works hard and well to
advance the interests of all citizens. They
have brought new ideas and a new spirit
of professionalism to city government that
is clearly reflected in city services. Es-
mond is flat out wrong in the unprofes-
sional way he has handled the whole is-
sue. Congratulations to the city engineers
and other staff who won't turn over tax-
payer dollars under public threat by a
member of council with a billing dispute.
I suggest Esmond follow one of these
options: arbitrate with the city as suggest-
ed by the city manager, stop whining, or
resign and stop using the city council to
advance his own personal interests. Es-
mond follows the typical pattern of the
self-righteous bully by targeting folks who
cannot respond.
MIKE CRONAN
College Station
LE
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Vhi I n Atn// ,
/_ .4 P-/ ,
Standing on his record
ity Manager Skip Noe's response to
my guest column on Sunday, "Nega-
tivity Doesn't Belong on Council,"
gave the impression that I am anti -city
staff. The comments I made that elicited
his response were specifically and con-
structively directed to a small group at the
management level only, known to him.
Examine my record. Our city would
have been better served if the $10,000
bonus the city manager received last
Christmas had been distributed among
city staff at $16.31 per employee, and I
gladly voted the entire staff an overdue 3
percent pay raise last month. We have the
best police and fire departments in the
country. Overall, I am very proud of our
city employees.
I am the only council member to have
ever worked as a city employee. I have
always supported and encouraged our city
staff with specific references for jobs well
done. I frequently compliment city staff in
council meetings, privately and personal-
ly. I have a correspondence file full of
copies of e -mail and letters of commenda-
tion I have sent them. For several years,
one of my letters of commendation hung
on the bulletin board in one of our city
departments because the workers felt
under - appreciated by the city's manage-
ment staff.
Skip Noe obviously would like the unin-
formed to think I am anti -city staff. On
this issue, I stand on my record.
STEVE ESMOND
College Station
100
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 2254 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED
ON AUGUST 12, 1997 BY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
meeting in regular session at
the College Station Utility
Service Center, 1601 Graham
Road, said notice of meeting
posted in accordance with Ti-
tle 5, Texas Government
Code. Said Ordinance, signed
by the Mayor and duly record-
ed in the official records of the
city, is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE REZONING
A PARCEL OF LAND TOTAL-
ING 2.51 ACRES LOCATED
IN THE RICHARD CARTER
SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUM-
BER 8 AND BEING APART
OF THE 13.727 ACRE TRACT
DESCRIBED IN THE DEED
FROM FRAULINE PUTZ
SIMS AND HUSBAND J.W.
SIMS TO F.W. "BERT"
WHEELER RECORDED IN
VOLUME 44, PAGE 800 OF
THE OFFICIAL DEED RE-
CORDS OF BRAZOS COUN-
TY, TEXAS.
This property is located on the
southeast comer of University
Drive and Lincoln Avenue was
rezone from A-F Administra-
tive- Professional to C -B Busi-
ness Commercial (97 -106)
with conditions outlined in the
ordinance
A person who violates any
provision of the provisions of
this ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punishable by
a fine of not less than Twenty-
five Dollars ($25.00) nor more
than Two Thousand Dollars
($2,000.00). Each day such vi-
olation shall continue or be
permitted to continue, shall be
deemed a separate offense.
Said Ordinance, being a penal
ordinance, becomes effective
ten (10 days) after its publica-
tion in the newspaper. The
complete text of the above
named ordinance may be
seen at the office of the City
Secretary, at 1101 Texas Ave-
nue, College Station, Texas.
City Secretary
8 -20- 97,8 -21 -97
Studym -expo center
• .feasible
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
The first hurdle in bringing a regional
hotel -expo center to the Bryan -C liege
Station area has been cleared. The ques-
tions now: How much will it cost an i who
are the players?
Bryan city leaders released the esults
of a feasibility study Friday that sai there
is a market for a 150 -room hotel, an 8 -hole
golf course and a 120,000- square -foot - event
Hote
it
fti �, _ .. .
said He said discussions with
property owners in the area are
continuing, but he did not want to
release any names.
Ramiro Galindo, who owns,land
f i k area, is the first of what city
()% t ,als said they hope will be
many developers wanting to com-
pete for the regional project.
Galindo told The .Bryan - College
Station Eagle Friday that he has a
vMtten agreement with Marrioit
Hotels to submit a plan when the
city requests proposals.
Red Cashion, whose family
owns 418 acres on the west side,'
said he has told city officials he
would be involved in the project if
it is found to be feasible.
"I think there's a great deal of,
importance in developing the
west side, Cashion said.
The plan began as a project
between the cities of Bryan and
College Station And. Brazos
County, but College Station
Mayor Lynn McIlhaney said
Friday she isn't sure of her city's,
role in the project. She said she
has not seen the feasibility study,
which PKF Consulting in
Houston produced.
Stabler said he has not talked
with College . Station city officials
about the issue since the College
center —150 rooms and 9 holes short of the
original plan.
In a nutshell, the reporl says yes, we
can support a regional facility," said
Bryan Mayor Lonnie Stabler. "I'm just dis-
appointed it's taken the direction it has —
it's not the size and magn itude we had
hoped for."
The city's financial involvement in the
project is yet to be decided. Stabler said a
financial feasibility study s expected in
six to eight weeks.
Station City Council's decision to
move ahead with a hotel
center of its own at Wolf Pen Greek.
"At this point, in time'
Station is not a part;of this partic-
ular' golf ' course and, hotel,",
Stabler said -Friday. "I think
we've reached a point in - our
council where we're probably not
going to wait around anymore..
We're going with a more aggres-
sive approach." . .
Stabler said the proposed facili-
ty is not finalized, and at any
stage of the process it could be re-
evaluated. -
pKF Consulting's first phase of
the feasibility study cost the city
$24,000, said Tom Coyle, director of
development services. The finan-
cial feasibility study is expected to
cost about $6,000, he said.
Stabler said an additional
$20,000 to $25,000 would be neces
sary to use the consultants
throughout the project.
"We're looking at this as a desti-
nation 'facility, which means a
facility people will come to despite
anything else around it," Stabler
said. "We feel very comfortable
that this destination facility will
bring people into the community."
The third possible player,
Brazos County, is still on the par -
ticipation- list,' County Judge Al
Jones said Friday. .
"The county has a great desire
and we are committed to putting
together an expo center of this
type " he said. n
"I am cautious and we are not making
any commitments," he said. "The next step
is to see the cash -flow of the project and
how it will relate to money in, money out."
City officials are considering three sites
in Brazos County for the proposed project,
Stabler said. The consultants ranked the site
on the west side of town as the best option.
The 400- to 600 -acre site is near Turkey
Creek and Easterwood Airport, Stabler
Please see HOTEL, Page A2
Location: Westside of Bryan near Turkey Creek'
and Easterwood Airport
Average daily room rate: $100
Average green fees: $50.75
Event center: 120,000 square -feet
Meeting space: 10,500 square -feet
Births
Local hospitals reported the following
births Friday. The list may not be complete
because some parents choose not to have
their names included.
Columbia Medical Center
Aug. 21,1997:
Amal Abdel Aziz and Mohamed Gadallah,
College Station, a girl.
Heather and Paul Newsoroff, College
Station, a girl.
Wendy and James Fry, Industry, a boy.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Aug. 21,1997:
Linda Kay and Coady B. Lapierre, College
Station, a girl.
Nichole Jean and Daren Carter, Bryan, a
boy.
Rechelle Shelly and Robin Shaw, Hearne, a
girl.
Melanie Kay and Haskell Sisco, Bedias, a
girl.
Brenda L. and Drew Wilcox, Hilltop Lakes,
a boy.
Debbie and Craig Falco, Bryan, a girl.
CS- council divisions flare
,y JENNY NELSON
agle Staff Writer
College Station City Council members
re butting heads over the direction of the
ity as two new councilmen try to trans -
►rm political philosophy into public poli-
i'
Issues being hotly debated include the
ity's handling of a Northgate parking
arage, its professional contracts and its
,onomic development program:
Freshman council members Swiki
nderson an Steve Esmond want a more
�a iti� - onal approach to city government —
icluding more council oversight of duties
ow performed by city staff.
D
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Veteran, freshmen
over city governME
"My view," Anderson said, "is we're
elected to represent the people of College
Station, and there's a stewardship role that
goes along with that."
Council veteran David Hickson, on the
other hand, said the city has been progres-
s ive and should remain that way.
"I chose to live here because it's a great
community," he said. "I would hate to see
that destroyed by two people who want to
members at odds
)nt, development
micromanage right down to the pencils we
use.
"If we want to micromanage our city,
paralysis by analysis is exactly what hap-
pens. I'm disgusted with people who are
micromanagers, who don't know how to
run. a city hey_want_to study- _o=everything
to death."
The two new members have called for a
council vote on whether to put a referen-
dum before voters giving taxpayers a say in
building a Northgate parking garage at a
cost of $5 million to $6.8 million.
"If we're going to be concerned enough to
put a referendum out on a conference cen-
ter for $6 million, this is about the same
order of magnitude," Anderson said. "I
think we're spending a.great deal foolish-
l y. ,,
Others say the garage referendum isn't
necessary because the project will be paid
for through revenue bonds rather than tax
dollars.
"RPvPnne bonds, which are based ar
bonds paying for themselves, have histori
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cally been a decision the council makes
itself," Mayor Lynn McIlhaney said.
Hickson said the council has made the ec-
essary decisions to make the North ate
garage a reality.
"What Mr. Esmond is trying to do is cr ate
terrible turmoil on the council and in the Icity
itself," Hickson said. "People elect us to Make
decisions for the city. If they don't like the
decisions we make, that's easily changed by
not re- electing us."
Mcllhaney said once decisions such as the
construction of a parking garage are settled,
the council needs to move forward.
"The problem is that things are getting
approved and the minority are wanting to
bring it back and, therefore, we're not getting
any closure on things," she said.
"The council needs to stand behind that
decision, no matter who's on the losing side,
rather that trying to undermine that decision."
Esmond's argument for revisiting, the
parking garage issue was stated in a memo to
the council earlier this week. He wrote hat,
since the city does not own the land were
theage will go, property will be son-
derqgpa. He also complained that the first
phase of the project was ignored.
"[The consultant] recommended the city
build a surface lot before constructing an ele-
vated garage," he wrote.
McIlhaney said that, although the initial
proposal did make the surface lot recomiren-
dation, new parameters in a second s�udy
changed the scope of the plan.
The garage issue is scheduled to be I dis-
cussed by council members dining
McILHANEY HICKSON I ESMOND
Thursday's meeting, McIlhan y said.
"If it's a good idea, it will it," Anderson
said.
Mayor Pro -Tem Hubbard K nnady said he
didn't want to address the iss until it is dis-
cussed at the council meeting.
Another issue the new council members
have asked the council to authorize is giving
city staff permission to solicil closed bids to
purchase individual lots in the College
Station Business Park — while ensuring a
definite date for construction.
"There appears to be growing opposition
in the community for the may the city is
going handling economic development,"
Esmond wrote in his memo.
McIlhaney said three businesses are nego-
tiating for lots in the business park.
Although tax abatements are being offered to
some of those businesses, she said, no school
taxes are abated. She said the tax base creat-
ed by the companies would help hold down
school taxes.
Anderson said he agrees with Esmond that
the economic development deliartment, which
oversees the business park, isn't up to par.
"I would like to see this [department] elim-
inated, or at least cuts in this activity,"
Anderson wrote in a memo to the council
this week.
McIlhaney says the city's role in economic
development is important in ensuring future
ANDERSON MARRIOT
jobs in the community.
A number of letters from Anderson and
Esmond addressing these and other issues
have been sent to council members and city
staff since the May election.
"I get tired of getting letters from him
[Esmond] every day," Councilman Larry
Mariott said.
Anderson said his letters are the "best
ways for me to communicate."
In their letters to the council, the two new
councilmen — both local engineers — also
have addressed the issue of using more local
contractors when they have the same qualifi-
cations as out -of -town contractors.
"All Mr. Esmond cares about is his own
personal agenda while, in my opinion, it is
not in the best interest of the citizens of this
community," Hickson said.
Anderson said he feels like he's "a subject
of reverse discrimination by some of the peo-
ple" who make engineering choices in local
government.
Despite their differences in opinion, both
McIlhaney and Anderson said disagreement
isn't necessarily bad.
"There are differences of opinion between
me and other council members and, frankly,
I think that's healthy," Anderson said. "We
all view the world from a different vantage
point. We respectfully disagree on some
things."
Births
IM
Local hospital may not
the tollowing births
complete because
Friday. The
some parents choose not to have their names
included.
Columbia Medical Center
Aug. 20,1997:
Melodi and John Henry, College Station, a boy.
Reagan and Murphy Hawkins, College Station,
a boy.
st. Joseph Regional Health Center
Aug. 20,1997:
Yolanda and Santos Sotelo, Bryan, a girl.
Marisela M. and Rene Lozano, College Station,
twin boys.
Tina Contreras, Bryan, a boy.
Sandra Lee Niles, Bryan, a girl. girl.
Amanda Renee Bailes, Brenham, a g
Shannon Lynn and Jason Newman, College
Station, a girl. _ _
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON
ADOPTION OF LAND USE
ASSUMPTIONS AND IMPACT FEES
lo mi
When: 7:00 pm, September 25, 1997 Where: College Station City Hall
City Council Chamber
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas
The purpose of the hearing is to receive public input concerning the
ad4tion of Land Use Assumptions, a Capital Improvements Plan, and impo-
sitic n of Sanitary Sewer Impact Fees for Service Area 97 -01 as shown on
theinap, being about 2000 acre in the vicinity of Greens Prairie Road and
Staw Highway 6.
Proposed maximum impact fee per proposed Living Unit Equivalent
is $267.94. A living Unit Equivalent is established as one single family
structure.
Any member of the publi has the right to appear at the hearing and
present evidence for or against the Land Use Assumptions, Capital
Improvements Plan, and proposed maximum Impact Fee.
The City intends to adopt Land Use Assumptions, a Capital
Improvements Plan, and Impact Fee at the hearing and does not intend to
hold separate public hearings to adopt the Lands Use Assumptions, a Capital
Improvements Plan, and Impact Fee. If a person makes a written request for
separate hearings prior to September 25th, a separate hearing will be sched-
ule to adopt Capital Improvements Plan and Impact Fees. Requests for sep-
arat public hearings must bed livered to:
Ms. Connile Hooks, City Secretary
.O. Box 9960
1101 Texas Avenue
College' Station, Texas 77840
In the event separate public hearings are held, a public hearing on the
Land Use Assumptions will be field September 25, 1997 and a second hear-
ing wvill be scheduled to e Capital Improvements Plan and Impact
Feel A copy of the Land Use Ass and Capital Improvements Plan is
on 'tile in the City Secretary's office review. Copies will be provided on
request.
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�41dR1 a n 1 11 1uDt SA"
NOTICE OF PUBLIC NEARING ON
PTION OF LAND USE
P.O. Box 9960
101 Texas Avenue
Collegc Station, Texas 77840
In the event separate public hearings are held, a public hearing on the
Land Use Assumptions will be held September 25, 1997 and a second hear-
ing will be scheduled to address the Capital Improvements Plan and Impact
Fee.
A copy of the Land Use Assumptions and Capital Improvements Plan
is on file in the City Secretary' office review. Copies will be provided on
request.
r A WIFF
�W:e6
ASSUMPTIONS AND IMPACT FEES
Whe : 7:00 pm, September 25, 1997
Where: College Station City Hall
City Council Chamber
1101 Texas Avenue
College Staticn, Texas
The purpose of the hearin
is to receive public input concerning the
ado tion of Land Use Assumptions, a Capital Improvements Plan, and impo-
of Sanitary Sewer Impact Fees for Service Area 97 -02 as shown on the
sitio
map, being about 2400 acres in
he vicinity of Nantucket Drive and State
Highway 6.
Proposed maximum impact
fee per proposed Living Unit Equivalent
is $ } 10.55. A living Unit Equivalent
is established as one single family
structure.
Any member of the publi
has the right to appear at the hearing and
present evidence for or against 1he
Land Use Assumptions, Capital
Improvements Plan, and proposed
The City intends to adopt
maximum Impact Fee.
Land Use Assumptions, a Capital
Improvements Plan, and Impaci
hold separate public hearings tc
at the hearing and does not intend to
adopt the Lands Use Assumptions, a Capital
Improvements Plan, and Impac
separate hearings prior to September
Fee. If a person makes a written request for
25th, a separate hearing will be sched-
uled to adopt Capital Improve
ents Plan and Impact Fees. Requests for sep-
arate public hearings must be d
livered to:
Ms. Connie Hooks, City Secretary
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The City of College Station's Parks
Q Department is currently accepting
applications for a:
CONFERENCE CENTER SECRETARY
Responsible for performing secretarial functions for the Conference Center. This
postion involves contact with both internal and external customers, thus requiring
good customer service and telephone techniques. Must be a detailed oriented indi-
vidual to schedule client events and prepare letters and reports. Knowledge of
Microsoft Windows, Word and Excel is required. lob related college courses or
equivalent job experience is preferred. Ability to type 45wpm is required.
Salary: $1,353/Month.
Deadline to apply: August 27, 1997
Apply at: City of College Station
Human Resources Department
1101 S. Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
Fax: 764 -3800
Internet : www.cstx.gov
Equal Opportunity Employer
"04, ANAGEIMENT ASSISTANT
001
Office of the City Manager
The City of College Station (population 60,000) is recruiting for the position of
Management Assistant, reporting to the City Manager. The primary responsibilities
include acting as liaison and coordinating activities between citizens, the City
Council and City Manager. This person will arrange meetings, assist in formulation
of contracts and policies, respond to Council and citizen requests, assist in
Council agenda preparation, prepare the Department budget, and work on special
projects assigned. Requirements are excellent communication skills, two year's
experience with management/ administrative functions, and proficiency in
Microsoft Word and Excel. A Bachelor's Degree in Business, Management,
Government or a related field required. A Master's Degree in Public
Administration a plus.
SALARY: $28,000. $35,000
DEADLINE TO APPLY: September 17, 1997
APPLY AT: City of College Station
Human Resources Department
P.O. Box 9960
College Station, TX 1111142
Fax (409) 764 -3800
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The City Council of the City of College Station will hold a public hearing on
its proposed fiscal year 1997 -98 annual budget at its regular council meet-
ing on Thusday, August, 28, 1997, at 7:00 p.m., in the City of College
Station, Public Utilities Center, at 1601 Graham Road, College Station,
Texas. Copi s of the proposed budget are available for review with the City
Secretary of the City of College Station and at the College Station Branch
Public Library. The public is invited to review and make comments on the
proposed b dget. Comments may be presented in writing or in person at
the public earing or may be made in writing to be mailed or delivered to
the Interim irector of Fiscal Services, College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas
Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840, prior to the end of business on
Thursday, August 28, 1997.
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
PROPOSED ANNUAL BUDGET 1997 -98
SOURCES LESS
OF FUNDS EXPENDITURES TRANSFERS NET ANNUAL
FUND FY 97.98 FY 97 -98 IN BUDGET
General Fund
i Utility Funds
Solid Waste Collection
;Fund
i Utility Billing Fund
Economic Development
Insurance Funds
Debt Service Fund
Hotel/Motel Tax Fund
Parking Enterprise Fund
Internal Services
Community Development
Utilities Capital Projects
General Government
Capital Projects 12,656,765
Convention Center CIP 6,000,000
College Main Garage 6,810,000
Wolf Pen Creek TI 17 0,685
$152.522.319
TOTAL
$30,037,649
$27,848,883
($3,681,080)
$24,167,803
50,825,712
51,481,248
0
51,481,248
5,776,475
3,761,732
0
3,761,732
1,982,791
1,952,805
(1,952,805)
0
588,750
588,750
(588,750)
0
4,260,225
2,978,040
(2,978,040)
0
7,010,358
5,115,376
0
5,115,376
2,709,662
1,531,118
0
1,531,118
140,000
65,047
0
65,047
4,812,775
3,441,225
(3,441,225)
0
3,109,693
3,109,693
0
3,109,693
15,630,779
15,996,060
(7,377,058)
8,619,002
11,305,300
(325,000)
10,980,300
5,990,000
0
5,990,000
6,810,000
0
6,810,000
158.000
Q
158.000
$142.133.277
($20.343.958)
$121.789319
BRAZOS VALLEY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AGENCY
PROPOSED ANNUAL BUDGET 1997 -1998
LESS
REVENUES EXPENDITURES TRANSFERS NET ANNUAL
FUND FY 97 -98 FY 97 -98 IN BUDGET
Fund $3,572,686 $3,168,259 $0 $3,168,259
8- 21 -97, 8-24 -97
The City of College Station is
11M accepting applications for a:
SYSTEMS ANALYST
Qualified applicants should have either a degree in Computer Science or
in a relate field or a minimum of 3 years experience as a Systems Analyst.
Applicantslmust have a working knowledge of UNIX, programming
experiences and experience using relational databases. The preferred
programming languages are ORACLE and COBOL.
Position rewires working knowledge of DOS, Windows, PC application
software and hardware. Prior experience with interfacing a plus. The City
is looking for personnel with outstanding communication skills to work
with all levels of staff within the organization. Excellent benefit package is
included.
Salary Range: $30,000- $33,000 annually
Training PaEkage: Negotiable
Deadline: Open until filled
Apply at: City of College Station
Human Resources Department
1101 S. Texas Avenue
P.O. Box 9960
College Station, TX 77840
Fax: (409) 64 -3800
Internet: .cstx.gov
Equal Opportunity Employer
Tax incentives are unwise
Private growth is best
F ree market economics is based on the
fact that economic growth is achieved
by private businesses fulfilling the
individual needs of the consumer, Howev-
er the city of College Station in it$ omni-
potent wisdom had advanced past such
antiquated principles for the more pro-
gressive enlightenment of the planned
economy.
As stated in its Website, "The City of
College Station's Department of Economic
Growth and Community Development is
the municipal department primarily re-
sponsible for economic growth and devel-
opment within the city."
No government can plan an economy to
satisfy the individual needs of its citizens.
The only way their individual self inter-
ests can be satisfied is through a free mar-
ket economy. The stagnation and 'failures
of the vast majority of the world's econo-
mies are due to bureaucrats who think
they are able to plan their economies. And
the economic development department is
not the exception to the rule.
The citizens of College Station should
not have to pay for the department of eco-
nomic growth and its illusions of gran-
deur. And if the city wants to do What is iri
the best self interest of its citizens, it will
abolish the department and just focus on
the basic services its supposed to provide.
BRUCE ROSE
College Station
REQUEST F0
QUALIFICATION
RFQ #97 -48
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4K_�_ �a
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
AND ACCEPTING QUALIFI-
CATIONS FROM QUALIFIED
VENDORS FOR ENGINEER-
ING DESIGN AND COW
STRUCTION ADMINISTRA-
TION FOR DRAINAGE IM-
PROVEMENTS ALONG BEE
CREEK (TEXAS AVE.
SOUTHWEST PARKWAY -FM
2818), RFQ NO. 9748; Quali-
fications will be received in the
office of the Purchasing an-
ager at City Hall, 1101 xas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas 77840, until 5:00 p.m,
on SEPTEMBER 10. 1997. All
qualifications received after
that time will be returned un-
opened. The City of College
Station reserves the right to
waive or reject any and all
qualifications or any and all ir-
regularities in said request and
to accept the offer considered
most advantageous to the
City. Request for Qualifica-
tions may be obtained at the
Office of the Purchasing
Manager.
8- 25 -97, 9 -1 -9
T his is a small voice of support for the
column by Steve Esmond (Eagle, Aug.
17). His position was that the City
Council had gradually expanded its func-
tions beyond those that a council should
perform.
I feel the same way. Since moving to
College Station 10 years ago, I have
noticed that there seems to be a bias in
city government toward extending the
scope and responsibility of local govern-
ment. This is not a healthy trend. Local
government should concentrate on excel-
lence in those mundane but extremely
important functions of providing law
enforcement, fire protection, utility provi-
sions and infrastructure such as maintain-
ing roads and bridges. It should minimize
its role in those areas that are best han-
dled by the private sector.
For example, it has no business playing
a pivotal role in the latest hotel/conven-
tion center controversy. It should not be a
land owner or an apartment landlord. It
should not give land subsidies to attract
new (and mostly untried) businesses to
the area.
If it wishes to make the economic envi-
ronment more receptive to business, it
should reduce taxes on all businesses and
consumers.
The latest land subsidy to the computer
software company, for example, is ridicu-
lous. Someone said that if we liked the
subsidies that were given to the Bryan bus
company that failed a year or so ago, we
would certainly love this one.
I don't know whether the computer com-
pany will be successful or not, but in prin-
ciple the city should not use taxpayers'
resources in such a way. Economic devel-
opment will take care of itself if the city
will perform efficiently the basic functions
mentioned above and continuously strive
to reduce taxes rather than increase them.
Our city government is just a little too
eager to expand its role and spend our
money.
W.F. EDWARDS
College Station
Coe e Station scanning utility lines
g ill
Starting Wednesday, the city of
College Station's !Public Utilities
Department will conduct an
infrared thermographic scan of
utility lines, city officials have
announced. purpose of
City officials said the pure
the scan, which is conducted by
street and air, is to check for loose
connections and hot spots in the
electric lines so they can
repaired before kesidents experi-
ence a power outage.
A truck mounted with a special
camera will scan all the lines it
can by land, city officials said,
REQUEST FOR
QUALIFICATIONS
RFQ #97 -50
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
AND ACCEPTING QUALIFI-
CATIONS FROM QUALIFIED
VENDORS FOR CONSULT-
ING WORK ON CUSTOMER
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
(CIS), FOR UTILITY BILLING,
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and a low -flying helicopter w
scan the remainir g 1 public rela-
Peggy Calliha ,
tions and marketing manager at
the city's Public Utilities
Department, sail this type of
check on all elec is lines is con-
ducted periodically.
"Residents are to be aware that
they may see a truck and a low_
flying helicopter photographing
the lines for a couple of weeks,"
she said. "There is no reason for
concern."
The tests are s heduled througb
Sept. 10.
RFQ NO. 97 -50; Qualifica-
tions will be received in the of-
fice of the Purchasing Manag-
er at City Hall, 1101 Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas 77840, until 5 P.X3 .
on c nromhgr 5 - 1997. All
Qualifications received after
that time will be returned un-
opened. The City of College
Station reserves the right to
waive or reject any and all
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
BID #98 -05
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
BIDS FOR LANDSCAPE
MAINTENANCE OF THE
COLLEGE STATION
LIBRARY, 800 F.M. 2818
AND THE BUSINESS CEN-
TER AT COLLEGE STATION.
Bids will be received in the of-
fice of the Purchasing Manag-
er at City Hall, 1101 Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas 77840, until 2:00 p.m.
on September S. 1997
All bids received after that time
will be retumed unopened.
The City of College Station re-
serves the right to waive or re-
ject any and all bids or any
and all irregularities in said bid
and to accept the offer consid-
ered most advantageous to
them. Specifications may be
obtained at the office of the
Purchasing Manager.
8- 19 -97, 8 -26 -97
V
arm Ease a
quaiiti lions or any and all ir-
regul rities in said request and
to accept the offer considered
most advantageous to the
City. Request for Qualifica-
tions may be obtained at the
office of the Purchasing Man-
ager. B- 19 -97, 8 -26 -97
V ocal hospitals reported the follow-
ing births Monday. The list may not be
complete because some parents
choose not to have their names
included.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Aug. 22, 1997:
Shannon Leah Fuller, Hearne, a boy.
Amy and Corey Klussmann,
Brenham, a boy.
Gina and Kevin Konderla, College
Station, a boy.
Patricia and Tomaz Torres, Bryan, a
boy.
Norma Jean Bowser, Bryan, a girl.
Kishwar and Akram Haq, College
Station, a girl.
Tina D. Watts, Brenham, a girl.
Aug. 23, 1997:
Lin Cai and Guoji Liu, Bryan, a boy.
Cantreas Hogues, Somerville, a
boy.
Angel D. and Terry Drummond,
Milano, a boy.
Stephanie Y. and Jeffrey Hejl,
Bryan, a girl.
Andrea and Curtis Franks, Bryan, a
girl.
Patricia N. and Edward Blackburne
III, Bryan, a girl.
Laura A. and Emeterio Rodriguez,
Bryan, a girl.
Amy Nicole and William Daryl
Rabe, Franklin, a girl.
Aug. 24, 1997:
Norma and Jose Ochoa, Bryan, a
girl.
Kelly and Scott Hughes, Caldwell, a
boy.
Carol Jean and Fernando Rios,
Bryan, a girl.
Columbia Medical Center
Aug. 22, 1997:
Veronica and Candido Amaya,
Bryan, a girl.
Aug. 23, 1997:
Melinda and Steven Good, Bryan, a
girl.
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4V
Burg er Boy dispute
could end this week
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
The dispute between Burger Boy and
the city of College Station could end
Thursday night if a deal between the
two is approved by City Council mem-
bers.
The Northgate bicycle- delivery
eatery is relocating Ito make room for
city improvements, but moving expens-
es — coming out of the city's Housing
Urban and Developri}ent funds — have
been up in the air fo several weeks.
City Manager Skip Noe said discus-
sions between the city staff and the
restaurant owners, George and Tara
Sopasakis, are ongoing. The exact
Dispute
From Al
parking lot that is part of the
Northgate Revitalization effort.
Jo Carroll, community develop-
ment administrator for the city,
said the HUD guidelines give a
Sept. 29 deadline for the
Sopasakis' to vacate their current
Patricia Street location
Tara Sopasakis said the work
required to make their, new loca-
tion on Church Street suitable
has not begun.
amount of th relocation expenses
could be hammered out by Wednesday
in time for a council vote Thursday, he
said.
"I'm not at liberty to discuss the
details because we're still working on
the specifics," Noe said. "Hopefully, we
can bring this riatter to a close."
The College 3tation City Council is
scheduled to di cuss the settlement and
other issues Thursday at the Utility
Service Center, 1601 Graham Road. The
workshop begins at 3 p.m. with the reg-
ular meeting sc eduled for 7 p.m.
The building where Burger Boy now
sits is being ton down to make room
for the Patricia Street Promenade, a
see DISPUTE Page A8
"My focus is on ke ping my
doors open and servicing my cus-
tomers right now," she said.
Sopasakis said the bids for
work on the new property have
been turned in to citN officials
who are determining bow much
is due to the restaurant owners.
The HUD benefits are mandated
under the Uniform Relocation
Act, which the Sopasa is' quali-
fied for after appealing the city's
original relocation settlement,
which did not include HUD assis-
tance.
Mayor Lynn McIlha y said in
earlier discussions that the city
has tried to assist the restaurant
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
BID #97 -53
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
BIDS FOR CONCRETE
LIGHTING POLES FOR
PARKS & RECREATION DE-
PARTMENT BID #97 -53. Bids
will be received in the office of
the Purchasing Manager at
City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue,
College Station, Texas 77840,
until 2 , 00 P M on S t m er
11 1 7 All bids received al
terthat time will be returned
unopened. The City of Col-
lege Station reserves the right
to waive or reject any or all
bids or any and all irregulari
ties in said bid and to accept
the offer considered most ad-
vantageous to the City. Speci-
fications may be obtained at
the office of the Purchasing
Manager.
8- 27 -97, 9 -3 -97
owners since the start of the 23-
month -old ordeal. She said real
estate location assistance and
allowing the owners to stay in
the city -owned building through
the spring semester is just part of
the assistance given to the own-
ers.
McIlhaney said both parties
"have been working in good
faith" during the discussions to
determine what money the
Sopasakis' are due
I do know that both sides are
talking and working to get some
resolution to this and that's what
we're working towards at this
time," she said.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
BID #98 -04
Births
•
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
reported the following births Tuesday.
The list may not be complete because
some parents choose not to have their
names indUded.
I
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Aug. 25,1997:
Linda and Bob Dalton, College
Station, a l:ioy.
Alesa L. and ; errett Guinn, Navasota, a
girl.
Lori Elizabeth and Jeffrey Phillips,
College Stati n, a girl.
Rosalyn Bernell and Travis Williams,
Bryan, a girl.'
Charlotte R. and Russell Pasket,
Navasota, a boy.
Tracy D. and Scott Holder, College
Station, a gill.
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
BIDS FOR COLLEGE STA-
TION PUBLIC LIBRARY
FURNITURE. Bids will be re-
ceived in the office of the Pur-
chasing Manager at City Hall,
1101 Texas Avenue, College
Station, Texas 77840, until
2:00 p.m. on September 9.
1997. All bids received after
that time will be returned un-
opened. 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 advanta-
geous to them. Specifications
may be obtained at the office
of the Purchasing Manager.
8- 20 -97, 8 -27 -97
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The public's best interest
' am concerned statements made in Steve
Esmond's commentary (Eagle, August
17) and in later press coverage of the
College Station City Council's discussions`
may create some public misunderstand -
`. ing. Esmond has called for more utiliza
tion of local engineering firms by the city.
I work as a professional engineer for a
public agency that contracts some of its
work with private engineering firms.
According to state law, a selecting entity
can give no preference to an engineering
firm based on geographic location.
In response to a request, coincidentally
sparked by a local firm asking the city of
College Station for preference, the attor-
ney general drafted Letter Opinion NO. 93-
73, dated. September 3, 1993. This opinion ,
referred specifically to Section 3A of the
Professional Services Procurement Act. ='
Section 3A requires a municipality initial-
ly to select an engineer based on "demon-
strated competence and qualifications"
alone. It does not permit selection based
on any other criteria.
The public deserves to have its taxes
spent on the most qualified engineers and
architects in developing projects which
directly affect their safety and quality of
life. The proper use and enforcement of
the Professional Services Procurement
Act prevents politics and bias from inter-
fering with this process. When any profes-
sional firm, local or not, is the most quali-
fied, based on specific qualification stan-
dards for a particular project, it should be
selected. This is in the public's best inter-
est.
ROBERT A. APPLETON
College Station
Private enterprise works
W hen driving by Texas A &M
University on Texas Avenue these
past months, past the barrels and
large equipment, often idle, it has been
interesting to watch the progress on the
Texas Avenue improvement project —
fmanced by our tax dollars — and to com-
pare that progress with the shopping area
— financed by private enterprise.
The contrast supports the principle that,
when possible, the private enterprise sys-
tem should he allowed to work if efficien-
cy is valued — a principle well understood
by at least two of our city councilmen —
Steve Esmond and Swiki Anderson. We
appreciate their efforts to limit city
involvement in activities that could be
more efficiently handled by the private
sector.
DAN and RUTH B
College
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NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station City
Council will hold a public hear-
ing to consider an amendment
to Sections 2 and 3 of Ordi-
nance #1638, the Zoning Ordi-
nance for the City of College
Station, Texas establishing a
definition for development and
revising the scope and role of
the Project Review Commit-
tee.
The hearing will be held in the
City Hall Council Room at
1101 Texas Avenue South at
7:00 p.m. on Thursday, Sep-
tember 11, 1997.
Any request for sign interpre-
tive services for the hearing
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 me at (409)
764 -3570.
Jim Callaway
Director of
Development Services
8 -27 -97
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station City
Council will hold a public hear -
ing to consider a rezoning re-
quest for approximately 2
acres at 4520 Raymond Stot-
zer Parkway, located in the
J.H. Jones Survey, A -26 and
across from the Easterwood
Airport entrance, from A -O Ag-
ricultural Open and C -2 Com-
mercial Industrial.
The hearing will be held in the
Ciry Hall Council Room at
1101 Texas Avenue South at
7:00 p.m. on Thursday, Sep-
tember 11, 1997.
Any request for sign interpre-
tive services for the hearing
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 me at (409)
764 -3570.
Sabine McCully
Senior Planner
8 -27 -97
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burger Boy settlement still on the burner
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
The city of College Station -and a- local
restaurant owner did not reach a settlement
on relocation expenses Wednesday, as officials
i originally hoped.
A meeting had been scheduled for Burger
3oy owner George Sopasakis and city officials
J to hammer out the cost of moving the restau-
rant off city -owned property, assistant city
manager Tom Brymer said.
He said, however, that the parties involved
A m
in the discussions about the relocation of the
Northgate restaurant were unable to get
together at the scheduled time.
- "They indicated that George - [Sopasakisr
needed time to visit with his attorney and go
over some figures," Brymer said.
The parties tentatively are scheduled to
meet Thursday morning, he said.
The building that houses Burger Boy is
being torn down to make room for a parking
lot in the Northgate area. The move is being
funded by the city's Department of Housing
and Urban Development funds.
and her partner put into the business was a total
loss. She said a request to the city for relocation
funds was denied because the shop was not relocat-
ing in Northgate, nor did the city shut the business
down.
"It was my dream and it was taken away," said
Bomnskie, who still is paying off loans for the shop.
"I will not reopen another shop. The city totally
burned me."
In a shop across town, Bomnskie said she strug-
gles to rebuild her clientele.
"I do about half of what I used to do," she said.
Brymer said the relocation funds that the shop
Next door to Burger Boy sits The Varsity
Shop, which has closed. But one of the two
owners of the former hair_ salon_ Alice
Borrinsk e, said they may add their names to
the Sopasakis lawsuit requesting HUD funds.
"When we bought it, we never dreamed we'd
lose the building," she said. "We shut it down
in August 1996 because business declined
when rumors started flying about it being torn
down."
Bomnskie said the $60,000 investment she
Please see BURGER BOY, Page A2
requestea aren't available because the shop closed
before the request was made, which is a stipulation
for the funding.
The College Station City Council is scheduled to
discuss the Burger Boy settlement and other issues
Thursday during a meeting at the Utility Service
Center, 1601 Graham Road. The workshop begins at
3 p.m., with the regular council meeting scheduled
for 7 p.m.
A public hearing on the city's $121 million budget
also is scheduled for the evening meeting.
Also on the agenda is the discussion of the pur-
chase of a phone system that would allow residents
to access City Hall 24 hours a day.
In other business, the council is scheduled to con-
sider awarding a $1.2 million contract for the con-
struction of the Wayne Smith Baseball Complex,
with three Little League fields planned to be built at
Wellborn Road and Holleman Drive.
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NOTICE TO BII DERS
Births
BID tom- 2
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
St, Joseph Regional Health Center reported
STAT IS
the following births Wednesday. The list
BIDS ONE
FOUR WHEEL DRIVE RUB
may
not be complete because some
-
parents
choose not to have their names included.
. Joseph Regional Health Center
BER TIRE TRENCHER MA-
Aug. 26 , 1997:
CHINE WITH TRAILER. Bids
Sf"erri Denise
will be received in the office of
and Ben Welch, Franklin, a
boy.
the Purchasing Manager at
City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue,
Jehnifer M. Grays, Bryan a boy.
College Station, Texas 77840,
Natalie S. Carpio, Bryan a boy.
until 2:00 p.m. on September
Danay and Keith Mcpeek,
received f
College Station, a
boy.
ter ha�rnelwilll be
Monique T. and Joe Cater, College Station,
unopened. The City of College
Station reserves the right to
a
girl.
waive or reject any and all bids
Audra M. KUCera, Bryan, a girl.
or any and all irregularities in
said bid and to accept the offer
considered most advanta-
geous to them. Specifications
may be obtained at the office
of the Purchasing Manager.
8- 21 -97, 8 -28 -97
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Dii1ded council deb
conference Center study
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
A feasibility study for the city of
College Station's proposed $6- million con-
ference center kindled a hot debate
among council members Thursday.
The study, now in progress by
Coopers & Lybrand consultants, is to
determine whether there is a market for
a 45,000 square -foot conference center in
College Station, Mayor Lynn McIlhaney
said.
"They're going to see if this community
can support a conference center, at what
size and what would be he cost to operate
it," she said.
Once the first phase of h study is com-
plete, a next step will be to look at both
the I olf Pen Creek and orthgate sites,
without ranking one over the other,
Mcillaney te sa
Th si chen last month for the con -
ferenlce center, Wolf Pen Creek, will go
for al referendum vote Nov. 4. Should the
Wolf Pen Creek site fall through, a
Nort gate location is the i unner-up.
McIlhaney said the fe isibility study
will explore the two sites, just in case the
first option falls through.
M�yor Pro Tem Hub K nnady wanted
the onsultants to rank t issues, telling
Dave Moulder, a Coopers k Lybrand con -
sult 1 , "What we want ou to tell us is
what's the better site."
Kennady was outvoted by other council
members, who said PKF Consultants Inc.
already ranked the sites as equals earlier
in the process.
"Hub, let me point it out to you that
we've already had someone rank the two
sites," Councilman Dick Birdwell said.
"What you're attempting to do here is
keep the site an open issue when the deci-
sion is final."
Before a 4 -3 vote, McIlhaney told the
council, "I think what we're trying to do
here is argue the same point."
Kennady, Larry Mariott and Steve
Esmond voted to have the sites ranked,
while McIlhaney, Swiki Anderson,
• and David Hickson
voted to s ptd
led to be presented to the council
Birdwell
leave the study as is.
DePalma, president and
CEO of the In
ss the council voted 4 -3
other busine ,
to the d
Joe
DePalma Hotel Corporation,
which is to give
Development Health
$100,000
Care Facility, countysolidat wide
part of the Wolf Pen Creel
forward
he
t was
et Tt families.
c council o o consider a
Team moving, en er plan, sa d h
ference
glad the The
made
was
b are tocmake
council did not redo the
decision
city
funds also needed the
last month.
out what I'm College
Station Linco ln Center a one-stop
"I have deep concerns
hearing," DePalma said d
ring the meet- shop
for dlow-income t�gea call for a ref - the
ing. "We're spending time
his as long as the council
and money on
continues
was $6.8-million
turned
argue about this, we've g
retty good No
being turned d
hgate parking garage
'n in a 4-3 vote. Birdwell,
shot of this referendum
Es
and had sought t e referend but
down."
completed feasibility
study is l0,
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pity OKs computer firm incentives
By DONNIS BAGGETT
Eagle Staff Writer
A divided College Station City Council
gave final approval Thursday to an incen-
tive package that will bring a $30 million
software development firm to the city.
In votes of 4 -3 and 6-1, the council gave
the green light
■ Conference center /A6 to a deal with
Universal Com-
puter Systems. The company is projected to
generate 1,560 jobs and a $14.7 - million
annual payroll within 10 years.
The city provided 30 acres of land in the
Business Center at College Station, $350,000
in cash over three year and a partial city
twa abatement - Tor 10 years. Additional
incentives are being offered by the city of
Bryan, Brazos County and the Bryan -
College Station Economic Development
Corporation. No school taxes will be abated.
Richard S. Smith, chairman of the devel-
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BNNY NELSON
Ea e Staff Writer
Rutger terms
Alth ough_ College_ Station City Council
members voted Thursday to spend $35,000
to settle with the owners of the Burger
Boy eatery, owner George Sopasakis said
it will take at least $10,000 more to relo-
cate his Northgate restaurant.
"They can do whatever they want," he
said in a telephone interview after the
vote. "They're going to have to pay for
what is needed."
opment corporation, called the agreement a
"red- letter day" for the community.
"UCS will probably be just the beginning
of this type of high -tech company that
/ Births
Lo I hospitals reported the following births
Thur day. The list may not be complete
beca6se some parents choose not to have their
names included.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Aug. 27, 199T
Sandra and Darrell Templeton, College
Station, a girl.
Columbia Medical Center
Aug. 27,1997:
Denise and Gary Stewart, Marquez, a boy.'
The bicycle - delivery eatery is relocat-
ing to a building a few blocks away from
its present site to make room for a city
parking lot._ The relocation funds given to
the eatery will come out of the city's
Department of Housing and Urban
Development funds.
Sopasakis was not present at the meet-
ing where council members decided to
authorize the staff to pay up to $35,000 for
relocation. City staff said the total amount
Please see BURGER BOY, Page A6
comes to our community to utilize talent at
Texas AM" Smith said.
Opponents repeatedly have questioned
the wisdom of using tax funds to attract pri-
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won't be know until Sopasakis
relocates to his new site.
"We really want to get this
behind us. This is a good first step
and, hopefully, we can put this
behind us," Mayor Pro Tem Hub
Kennady said.
Councilman Dick Birdwell
agreed the dispute, which has
been an issue for several months,
needs to be settled.
"We are no closer today to Hav-
ing the tenant move to a new
vate business.
Council membur Anderson sent a
memo to council members Wednesday call-
ing the business park a "sinkhole expendi-
ture."
Let us eliminate risk to the city and the
body politic by getting the city out of the
development business that can best b
served by private enterprise and by return-
ing the city to providing citizens with basic
essential services," Anderson wrote.
The council voted 4 -3 to allow the compa-
ny to put up a cash bond that would replace
the city's first lien against the property.
Voting against that measure were council
members Anderson, Steve Esmond and
Dick Birdwell.
-- The - second vote was to approve the finan-
cial incentives. That passed 6 -1, with
Anderson opposed.
Universal Computer Systems also had
received recruitment offers from Houston,
Norman, Okla., and Auburn, Ala.
building that has been available
for four months," he said.
The vote for the settlement was
5 -2, with Councilmen Swiki
Anderson and Steve Esmond vot-
ing against.
Sopasakis said Thursday that
construction now will begin on
the leased building, but he doesn't
know how long the move will
take.
"We're going to go ahead and
start renovating," he said.
Sopasakis said the lawsuit he
filed against the city in June still
stands. The lawsuit asks for plain-
tiffs damages, their costs, expens-
es and attorney fees, among other
things.
XS council to hold
budget workshop
The College Station City
Council is scheduled to hold a
special workshop meeting at
noon Friday to discuss the
city's proposed budget.
The meeting will be held in
the training room of City Hall,
1101 Texas Ave.
The police, fire and public
utilities budget and the city's
$2.3 million budget surplus
also is scheduled to be dis-
cussed.
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Reaction
mixed on
CS funding
Combined health facility
sought to serve county
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
People working toward a Consolidated
Health Care Facility for low- income resi-
dents of Brazos County said Friday they
would be in business if the College Station
City Council had approved the requested
funding.
On Thursday night, the co ncil
approved $100,000 for the project rather
than the $250,000 sought by healthcare
providers and others.
With the new building,
■ Editorial / Al l medical services now
available throughout
the county would be available under one
roof, said Craig Blakely, a board member
of the Brazos Prenatal Clinic.
"College Station [council members have]
historically turned their back on t ese
kinds of requests," Blakely said. " ut I
don't want to paint a picture of ing
ungrateful ... I certainly understan the
city [council] needs to look at what thy're
doing with their dollars."
Earlier this year, the Bryan City
Council approved $1.2 million for the
Texas Avenue facility.
College Station Mayor Lynn McIlhaney
said the $150,000 held back from the h alth
center is needed to make the College
Station Lincoln Center a one -stop heal
and human services shop for low -inc me
residents.
"The concern I think was shared by the
council ... [was that] We had $149,00a to
leave to the council's objective for the
Lincoln Center," she said.
Other contributors to the county facility
are the Episcopal Diocese in Houston and
Health
From Al
• the Me dows Foundation in
Dallas, B akely said. The stipula-
tion of tl iese funds is that other
monies I a dedicated to make up
the diffe ence. Blakely said con-
tributors will have to be found by
the end of September.
Brazos County Commissioners
are expe ted to vote on a $100,000
contribu ion, Blakely said.
Bryan City Councilwoman
Kandy R 3se, who has been a part
of the coalition movement since
the beginning, said the attitude
portrayed by the College Station
City Council disappointed her.
"While I was grateful for the
motion at gave $100,000 for the
program, I'm disappointed by an
attitude that we're not going to
support this facility because it's
not in College Station," she said.
"I guess I'm just disappointed
by a ... on- cooperative communi-
ty effort."
In discussions, College Station
Councilman Dick Birdwell said
the city should be careful about
getting involved in health ser-
vices. He said such services his-
torically have utilized federal and
state funds.
Councilman Steve Esmond sug-
gested that $100,000 of the city's
excess funding for fiscal 1998 be
added to the $100,000 the council
approved, but no other council
member backed his proposal.
The $100,000 from College
Station will come out of the city's
Block Grant Public Facilities
funds.
The Block Grant funds can be
used for parks, street, water,
sewggr and drainage improve -
men1s in low- income areas, com-
munity, senior and health centers
and other projects by
the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development.
Blakely said that, when all of
the money is received, it will takE
about 10 to 12 months to make the
additions to the center.
City delays decision
on surplus $2.3 million
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff, Writer
College Station City Council
members Friday delayed a deci-
sion that will determine where
the city's $2.3 million in excess
funds will be spent.
"We need to go through the
budget and see it overall and
hear from all of the departments
first," Mayor Lynn McIlhaney
said.
The council delayed the deci-
sion until a later meeting
where all seven council mem-
bers are present, McIlhaney
said. Councilmen Swiki
Anderson and Steve Esmond
were absent.
Proposed budget details for
the city'Is police and fire depart-
ments were presented to the
council Friday.
"I'd like to look at ways to
increas4 salaries," Mayor Pro
Tern Hub Kennady told the
council during the police depart-
ment presentation.
McIlhaney said that decision
would come after an already
approved market analysis of
city salaries determines if the
wages are competitive.
The $6.1- million proposed
police department budget
includes two additional police
officers and a patrol car for
those officers.
The proposed fire department
budget of $4.3 million includes
additional communications
maintenance, tools for a ladder
truck and three new masks and
air packs.
Other departments will be
reviewed by the council to deter-
mine where the additional funds
are needed, officials said.
One option still on the table is
returning $1 million of the
excess funds to the residents of
College Station. If the council
votes next month to give it back,
it could add up to about $56 per
household.
1 NOTICE
The College Station Parks and
Recreation Advisory Board Is
seeking volunteers to serve on
the Lincoln Center Advisory
Committee. The Lincoln Cen.
ter Advisory Committee advis-
es the Parks Board on the
needs and interests of the
community concerning recrea-
tional programs, ideas, and
activities. The committee will
also participate in formulating
plans, assist in recommending
policies, and evaluating center
programs. If you would like to
apply for this committee,
please contact the Parks and
Recreation Department at
764 -3773. Deadline for appli-
cations is September 8.
8- 30- 97,8 -31 -97
9 -6 -97, 9 -7 -97
NOTICE
The College Station Parks an
Recreation Advisory Board i
seeking volunteers to serve o
the Conference Center Advi
sory Committee. The Confer
ence Center Advisory Commit
tee advises and recommend
to the Parks Board on all mat
ters to promote guidance o
the operation, use, and promo
tion of the Conference Cente
and Teen. Center. It you woul
like to apply for this commi
tee, please contact the Park
and Recreation Department
764 -3773. Deadline for appl
cations is September 8.
8 -30- 97,8 -31 -97
9 -6 -97, 9 -7 -97
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Eagle Editorial Board
A s 'fine a city as it is, ollege Station
suffers from many of the same
problems that other communities
deal with every day.
d Ask anyone who wo with the
s Prenatal Clinic or the Health for All
Clinic or even the Cheer Fund, The
Eagle's own holiday food (drive for the
s hungry. They'll tell you that 20 percent
to 30 percent of their clients come from
n College Station. That isn't an aspersion
on College Station, simply a fact of life.
d That'Is why it is so disappointing to
- see Co ege Station City Council mem-
s bers give only lukewarm support to a
I- planned Consolidated Health Care
Facility that would better serve the
needs of the working poor of Bryan and
College Station. The consolidated facili-
ty would pull together several organi-
zations already doing a tremendous job
meeting the health needs of people who
make too much to qualify for Medicaid
but not enough to afford med
ical care. Those organizations al �rivate
eady exist,
but are spread throughout e commu-
nity and can be difficult for those with-
out transportation to reach. As
planned, the consolidated facility
would lie located on Texas Avenue
about midway between (Downtown
Bryan and College Station. ft would be
adjacent i to the Brazos Tr sit central
terminal where all bus nd trolley
routes start and end.
In other words, it would be conve-
nient for people needing to e the non-
profit health-care providers The loca-
tion would allow people wh now can-
not take advantage of the ervices a
chance to get the health care they need.
The project is expected to cost about
$2.4 million; a one -time investment in
our community that would allow the
nonprofit organizations a chance to
perform their missions even better.
Bryan has committed $1.2 million to
the project from its future Community
Development Block Grant federal
funds. An jEpiscopal Church foundation
has pledged $500,000 and another foun-
dation is expected to contribr to almost
that much.
The College Station City Council was
asked to provide a one -time donation of
$250,000, less than 21 percent of what
Bryan is giving. That's certainly a fair
share for the city, but council members
just couldn't see it that way.
After much discussion about health
care provided by the government —
which had nothing to do with the
request — the council reluctantly
agreed to give the project only $100,000.
The vote was 4 -3, with council members
Hub Kennady, Steve Esmond, Swiki
Anderson and Larry Mariott support-
ing the donation and council members
Lynn McIlhaney; Dick Birdwell and
David Hickson opposed. A second
motion by Esmond to take another
$100,000 from the city's budget surplus
died for lack of a second.
Some council members said they
would have supported the project had it
been proposed for College Station. How
short sighted they are. On issues such
as this, there should be no boundary
lines. People from both cities will use
the facility and its central location will
benefit everyone.
Others feared that the consolidated
health care project would take away
from the city's own Lincoln Center
expansion that at this point is little
more than a dream. And even if plans
for Lincoln Center were ready to go, it
is a totally different project than what
the health -care providers are propos-
ing.
Of course, the city councils of College
Station and Bryan were elected to serve
the citizens of their own cities, but that
doesn't mean that cooperation isn't
called for. The citizens of one city think
nothing about going to the other one to
shop and eat, to go to the doctor or den-
tist, to attend cultural or sporting
events.
The citizens can see beyond the city
limit signs. Too bad the College Station
council can't.
Births
Local hospitals reported the following births
Friday. The list may not be complete because some
parents choose not to have their names included.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Aug. 28, 1997:
Sonia and Ostavio Cisneros, Bryan, a boy.
Ana Maria and Juan Jesus Moreno, Bryan, a boy.
Faith E. and Chidi James, Bryan, a boy.
Sabrinia Dies, College Station, a girl.
Monica Elaine Gilley, Caldwell, a boy.
Melanie Deann and Philip King, Groesbeck, a
boy.
Latonya C. Ross, Bryan, a girl.
Columbia Medical Center
Aug. 28,1997:
Wanting equal treatment
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am the individual that Robert Appleton,
in his letter (Eagle, Aug. 27) referred to
as "... sparked by a local firm asking the
city of College Station for preference ...
based on geography location."
While Appleton's statement coircerning
the wording and substance of the attorney
general's opinion is correct, he is incor-
rect regarding what local engineers ask
for: To be considered for engineering work
rather that being discriminated against
because we are local. What was reported
to the attorney general's office was that
local engineers wanted contract awards
for professional services solely on the
basis of local preference. This was never
asked for.
Concerning Appleton's statement that
the Professional Services Procurement
Act requires selection of an engineer on
the basis of "... demonstrated competence
and qualifications ...," I agree colticerning
the wording. However, what firrtjt of
demonstrated competence and substance
is sought? Should it be technicali based on
the capabilities of those selected to do the
work to include peer review publications,
requirements of the projects, specialty
capabilities of the proposing form and its
staff, etc.? Or, should it be the demonstrat-
ed competence and qualifications of those
empowered to judge who most often have
never done or been responsible for any
aspect of or similar to the work sought?
Simply being empowered to make such
decisions does not impute knowledge and
wisdom to make good decisions and our
city abounds with examples that demon-
strate this.
SWIKI ANDERSON
College Station
A good city investment
n recant weeks there has been much
criticij m of the involvement of the city
in the redevelopment of the Northgate
area. People have criticized the city's
involvement and suggested that the free
market be allowed to do the redevelop-
ment without the involvement of the city.
These) critics also suggest that economic
development is beyond the "normal or tra-
ditional" functions of city government.
Those ho make their criticisms know
nothing of the history of city government
general y or in College Station in particu-
lar. They suffer from a narrow, myopic
view of the proper functions of govern-
ment.
In the early 1980s, the city formulated
plans for redevelopment of the Northgate
area which were quite similar to those
currency taking place. In 1982, the City
Council considered a bond issue to raise
money for this proposal, but it was
dropped from the final ballot because of
controversy not unlike what is heard
today.
The "private sector" has had many
years to redevelop Northgate and nothing
has happened. If it were economically
viable for the private sector to redevelop
the land, it would have happened. Without
city involvement, nothing would have
happened. The area would have continued
to decay. Property ownership patterns
(many small tracts owned by many indi-
viduals) required the city to use its power
of eminent domain to achieve a broader
public benefit.
Northgate has been an eyesore for too
many fears. I applaud the council's efforts
to cha ge this and encourage other citi-
zens t . do the same.
GARY HALTER
Mayor, 1980 -1986
College Station
The City of College Station is
��� The City of College Station's Public Utilities Department ` accepting applications for a:
s currently accepting applications for an: SYSTEMS ANALYST
`� ELECTRIC LINE TECHNICIAN Qualified applicants should have either a degreein Computer Science or
in a related field or a minimum of 3 years experiedA ce as a Systems Analyst.
Applicants must have a working knowledge of UNIX, programming
Q ualified ap should have thorough know)- experience, and experience using relational databases. The preferred
edge of methods used in the electrical line construc- programming languages are ORACLE and COBOL.
tion and maintenance fields. Ability to work at mod Position requires working knowledge of DOS, Windows, PC application
erate heights on high voltage Conductors. software and hardware. Prior experience with interfacing a plus. TheCity
is looking for personnel with outstanding communication skills to work
Requirements: High School Diploma with all levels of staff within the organization. Excellent benefit package is
or GAD equivalent i ncluded.
Ability to obtain a Class A CDL
Salary: $7.58 - $11.19 /Hour, D.O.Q.
Deadline to Apply: September 15, 1997
A t: City of College Station
Human Resources Department
1101 S. Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
EOE
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Salary Range: $30,000 - $33,000 annually
Training Package: Negotiable
Deadline: Open until filled
Apply at City of College Station
Human Resources Departritent
1 1101 S. Texas Avenue
P.O. Box 9960
College Station, TX 778401
Fax - (409 764 -3800
Internet: www.cstx.gov
Equal Opportunity Employer
Q 0 117
NOTICE
The College Station Parks and
Recreation Advisory Board is
seeking volunteers to serve on
the Lincoln Center Advisory
Committee. The Lincoln Cen-
ter Advisory Committee advis-
es the Parks Board on the
needs and interests of the
community concerning recrea-
tional programs, ideas, and
activities. The committee will
also participate in formulating
plans, assist in recommending
policies, and evaluating center
programs. If you would like to
apply for this committee,
please contact the Parks and
Recreation Department at
764 -3773. Deadline for appli-
cations is September 8.
8.30 -97, 8 -31 -97
9 -6 -97, 9 -7 -97
NOTICE
The College Station Parks and
Recreation Advisory Board is
seeking volunteers to serve on
the Conference Center Advi-
sory Committee. The Confer-
ence Center Advisory Commit-
tee advises and recommends
to the Parks Board on all mat-
ters to promote guidance on
the operation, use, and promo-
tion of the Conference Center
and Teen Center. If you would
like to apply for this commit-
tee, please contact the Parks
and Recreation Department at
764 -3773. Deadline for appli-
cations is September 8.
8- 30 -97, 8 -31 -97
9 -6 -97, 9 -7 -97
The City of College Station's
UNH Public Work's Department
iS currently accepting applications for a:
FACILITIES MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN
Must have a minimum of three years experience in the
commercial air conditioning field. Required to maintain
various air conditioning units, pneumatic controls,
chi and have some experience xperie inetheaelectric h
and carpentry fields.
Salary: 1,784 /Month or D.O.Q.
Deadline to apply: September 12, 1997
Apply at: City of College Station
Human Resources Office
1101 S. Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
Equal Opportunity Employer
CS Council
is spinning
ever closer
to the edg
Eagle Editorial Board
n the coming months, if council mei
bers approve, College Station resider
will be able to watch their City Coun,
in action via live broadcasts of their cou
cil meetings. if so, it will be arresting T`
Viewers will see a confused council,
council desperately lacking a vision,
council unable to reach consensus for t
good of the city, a council out of contr
They will see an angry, vitriolic and,
times, vindictive council. They also w
see a handful of naysayers ,in the audien
who would hold the city hostage to the
misguided belief that the pity can survi
L by standing still.
Rather than see a council of leade .
guiding the city into an even bright
future, viewers will see a council full
members each with his own agent
rarely reaching consensus on anything
substance. They will see a mayor doi
her best to referee what has become lit
more than a playground scrap, but i
always succeeding.
It is doubtful that even the most atti
tive of viewers will be able to keep up w
all that is going on. How can they, wher
seems that council members themseb
aren't always sure what is happening?
Quite simply, College Station C
Council members have become an emb
rassment to the city and to the people
those few people — who elected them.
It doesn't have to be this way. Indeed
shouldn't be this way. It is healthy foi
council to have differing points of vi(
Constructive debate should be welcon
and encouraged. Such debate, thou
must be civilized and based on the issi
at hand and not on the personalities of
people involved. Council members sho
be allowed to express their opinions cc
pletely and without fear of angry intern
tion by their fellow council members.
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Such discussions can help build consen-
sus, something terribly lacking on the
College Station City Council. In recent
months, council members seem to be toss-
ing ideas and s ggestions out at meetings
without much t iought or prior discussion.
It appears that council members throw out
an idea and wa t to see what will happen.
Planning seems to be a thing of the past.
At times, council members seem con-
fused about the issues before them. It isn't
always clear what they are voting on and it
is hard to tell how individual council
members voted Mayor Lynn McIlhaney
could alleviate some of this problem by
requiring a show of hands on individual
votes and then announcing who voted
each way. Voicp votes simply don't work
on a divided col
1- And once the
:s sion, whatever
it council membe
1 frustrating and
keep revisiting
a been decided. l
a confuses the cit
1 e zens and it cor
'I• faith, are doing
It time to change i
Il vote is taken, i
;e way some coui
it preferred.
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respectful of ea
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Lr Station deserve
ouncil has reached a deci-
that decision might be,
s should move on. It is
unnecessarily divisive to
issues that already have
confuses the council, it
staff, it confuses the citi-
Fuses those who, in good
iusiness with the city. The
finds is before the original
of after it doesn't go the
cil members might have
also needs to be more
;h other, of its audience,
id the people of College
.ng at each other, at
iembers of the audience is
icly berating staff mem-
Aive. And treating speak -
ouncil with hostility and
iecessary, no matter how
� have appeared to speak
�eable their message may
over the years has devel-
s a progressive, inviting
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Everyone
benefits
from new
businesses
Eagle Editorial Board
0 n this Labor Day, the workers of
College Station and Bryan have
much for which to be thankful.
An already healthy job m ket is
soon to get even brighter. Saaderson
Farms is up and runni g. The
College Station City Council last
week gave final approval to pack-
age of incentives that will bring
Universal Computer Systems and
800 new jobs to the community. The
Economic Development Corp. is fin-
ishing negotiations to bring a textile
mill here that will provide more jobs
and will make use of Brazes Valley
cotton. I
That's a lot of jobs for a lot of peo-
ple with a wide variety of skill levels
and training. The news doesn't get
much better than this. The financial
impact on our community will be
far, far greater than any incentives
granted by the two cities and the
county to bring these businesses to
Brazos County.
While the College Stat on City
Council is to be praised for approv-
ing the economic development pack-
age given to Universal Computers, it
is distressing that the vo�e wasn't
unanimous. One motion w uld have
allowed the company — which has
cash on hand in the milli o and mil-
lions of dollars — to put up a cash
bond to replace the city's f st lien on
the property the city is giving the
company in the Business. Park at
College Station. That would come
into play only if the company ever
wanted to pledge the property as col-
lateral for an expansion loan. The
motion barely passed -3, with
Council Members Steve Esmond,
Swiki Anderson and Dick Birdwell
opposed. A second motion finalizing
the incentive package already
agreed to was passed 6 -1, with
Anderson again opposed.
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What more do the council mem-
bers want? As Richard S. Smith,
chairmlan of the Economic De-
velopment Corp., told the council,
"This 1§ exactly the type of business
we wat to recruit."
It is I quite likely that Universal
Computer Systems will create a syn-
ergy that will attract more software
and computer development firms to
College Station and Bryan.
Businesses such as Universal
Computer Systems don't have to
come to College Station and Bryan,
but we are glad they do.
As great as we know the local com-
munity is, there are many, many
other communities across this coun-
try that also are wonderful and are
working hard to recruit businesses
like Vniversal Computer Systems.
Had College Station not approved
the incentive package last week,
Norman, Okla., was ready to give the
company an $8 million check to
locat there.
Oblously, the computer firm and
other I companies want to come here.
They like what they see when they
tour the area. That could be in danger,
though, if local governments aren't
receptive to the new companies and if
coun ils lack a clear vision of the
futur� and a commitment to work
toget ler to achieve that vision.
Exi iting new and established busi-
ness s won't come here if they are
made to feel unwelcome.
Every time a company like
Universal Computer Systems
decides to locate in Norman, Okla.,
we a;ll lose. The local economy suf
fers. Workers are denied good new
jobs. Taxpayers are left to shoulder
an increasingly heavy tax burden.
Of course, not all economic devel-
opment is desirable, but the types of
businesses the Economic Develop-
ment Corp. is attracting benefit all of
us. The councils and the county com-
missioners should continue to sup -
poq its efforts.
REQUEST FOR
QUALIFICATIONS
RFQ #97-48
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
AND ACCEPTING QUALIFI-
CATIONS FROM QUALIFIED
VENDORS FOR ENGINEER-
ING DESIGN AND CON-
STRUCTION ADMINISTRA-
TION FOR DRAINAGE IM-
PROVEMENTS ALONG BEE
CREEK (TEXAS AVE.-
SOUTHWEST PARKWAY -FM
2818), RFQ NO. 97-48; Quali-
fications will be received in the
office of the Purchasing Man-
ager at City Hall, 1101 Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas 77840, until 5:00 P.M.
on SEPTEMBER 10, 1997. All
qualifications received after
that time will be returned un-
opened. The City of College
Station reserves the right to
waive or reject any and all
qualifications or any and all ir-
regularities in said request and
to accept the offer considered
most advantageous to the
City. Request for Qualifica-
tions may be obtained at the
Office of the Purchasing
Manager.
8- 25 -97, 9 -1 -97
Speaking for everyone
am writing to clarify an issue regarding
a recent letter in reference to the A &M
property for parking purposes. The
council's goal was to secure a cooperative
effort with Texas A &M University for
more parking in the Northgate area.
Our efforts in this area have been care-
fully considered and discussed before the
public and the council on many occasions,
and have resulted in several strategic
council issues which we are seeking to
accomplish.
Mayor Pro -Tern Hub Kennady is the
council liaison to the Northgate Revital-
ization Board and therefore a team leader
in the Northgate project, as well as serv-
ing on the Wolf Pen Creek Board. The
Northgate project is a council strategic
issue, which is reviewed by the entire
council on an annual basis. Hub had asked
and received from the council approval in
February this year to meet with Jerry
Gaston to discuss more parking in the
Northgate area and the possibility of cre-
ating a coordinating board with A &M.
While discussions at that time were not
fruitful, Hub's call to Jerry Gaston in June
was a follow -up to determine if A &M's
position had changed.
Both Northgate and Wolf Pen are high
priorities with the council. Any coopera-
tive efforts for more parking in the
Northgate area would be a "win -win" for
the city and A &M.
To clarify another misconception: coun-
cil members are free to meet with the pub-
lic on any issue coming before the council
and before votes are taken. Everyone
should have an opportunity to Meet with
elected officials and we are always avail-
able to anyone who wants to meet with us.
This council strives to work as a team
and will continue to seek to accomplish
the strategic issues of the council as a
whole.
LYNN 'McILHANEY,
mayor, College Station
Constructing a complaint
s I was leaving San Antonio to bring
my youngest daughter back to A &M, I
bet myself that there would be no
progress on the never - ending construction
on Texas Avenue. I won.
As I see it, there are three reasons for
the lack of progress: 1) The construction
company is owned by the brother -in -law of
a City Council member; 2) the construc-
tion company is owned by an engineering
graduate of the University of Texas; or 3)
the construction company is practicing for
a job in San Antonio (known for our Third
World streets). Whatever the case for the
lack of progress, I would be embarrassed if
I owned the construction company or if I
had been the council who approved the
use of the construction company.
KENNETH PAYNTER
San Antonio
Another Job Well Done!
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Last week, I attended t
annual conference of the Tex
Chamber of Commer c
Executives. One of the sessio
related how we in the Chamb
business do not always do a go
job of telling "our" story; th
many people believe th
projects in the community
which the Chamber is involve
"just happen."
Although it happened mo
than a month ago, I wanted
tell "our" story; to tell you ho
hard the Chamber's Conventi o
and Visitor Bureau staff work
to make a great proje
"happen!"
After a successful effort
Mayor Lynn McIlhaney and
tremendous amount of work
our CVB sales staff, our ci
was fortunate to be awarded t
1998 Convention of t
Association of Mayors, Coun
members and Commission
(AMCC).
When we were awarded t
bid, we undertook certa
responsibilities as host city
1998. Among those was to h
a closing brunch for the grou p
1997 convention that was he
in Waco.
Merrill Kirkpatrick and
CVB convention staff whi
includes Shannon Overb
Sharon Alderete and Aman
Lambdin, worked closely w'
the mayors, council member
Submitted by Ronnie 1V orrison
he and staff of both cities to plan
as the event which was to be held J
e July �7 at the Waco Conv�ntiOA a
ns Center.
er Dick Forester, CVB Director
goo commented on the event, j In the
at weeps prior to the event,) some 1
at 12 1 askets, loaded with items
in repr esenta -tive of the razor t
d Vallgy, were put together by
CVl§ staff to serve as both table "
re centerpieces and door rizes.
to The staff also develop d the n
w theme fore the event: that : B-CS o
n is one of the state's bes� kept t
ed secrets!" s
c !'Mystery guests inc uding c
Pauly, & Merrill Bonanggo of r
by Messina Hof Winer, Aggie c
a Football Coach, R.C. Sfocum
by and retired NFL referee Red e
ty Cashion, were used to pr mote
he variQus activities. They al spoke
he abort how unique our
cil community is and encouraged a
ers the snore than 300 people in the e
audience to be sure and visit B- i
he CS next year," Forester ;aid. .
in The CVB staff also
in welcomed along Patricia
ho Burchfield and Warren II Finch
's from the Bush Materials Project, "
Id Chamber Chairman oftheBoard t
To Aughinbaugh and hair -
her elect Andrea Derrig as art of
ch the "team" effort! Chamber
y, board member Mary Helen
da Bowers, Hilton representative
rth Alec Horn, Jenny Nelson with
l 441
The Eagle and Pattie Sears and
udy Neihus of the CVB staff
al got up early for the ride to
Waco.
By all accounts, the event
was ahuge success. We received
etters of support from Mike
Conduff and Hugh Walker from
he City of Bryan as well as
many other words of praise for
a job well done ".
After the event Mike Conduff
oted, "You have assembled one
f the best teams anywhere in
he country. These folks are
uperstars and you all are to be
ongratulated for your excellent
epresentation of our
ommunity!"
The CVB organized this
vent to perfection! As a result,
more than 300 members of the
Texas Municipal League will
be staying in Bryan - College
Station for a week. They will be
sting in our restaurants, staying
n our hotels, filling their cars at
our gas stations and shipping in
our
retail districts. This meeting
will have a huge impact on our
community and it didn't just
happen!" I want to say thanks
o a great staff for working above
and beyond the call of duty. I
knew they did it, but I wanted
you to know!
l 441
The Eagle and Pattie Sears and
udy Neihus of the CVB staff
al got up early for the ride to
Waco.
By all accounts, the event
was ahuge success. We received
etters of support from Mike
Conduff and Hugh Walker from
he City of Bryan as well as
many other words of praise for
a job well done ".
After the event Mike Conduff
oted, "You have assembled one
f the best teams anywhere in
he country. These folks are
uperstars and you all are to be
ongratulated for your excellent
epresentation of our
ommunity!"
The CVB organized this
vent to perfection! As a result,
more than 300 members of the
Texas Municipal League will
be staying in Bryan - College
Station for a week. They will be
sting in our restaurants, staying
n our hotels, filling their cars at
our gas stations and shipping in
our
retail districts. This meeting
will have a huge impact on our
community and it didn't just
happen!" I want to say thanks
o a great staff for working above
and beyond the call of duty. I
knew they did it, but I wanted
you to know!
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Mayor Lyn; Mcllhaney and David Hickson enjoy the conference.
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design at A &M; Lynn Stewart of
Bryan Construction; Teddy
Hirsh, professor emeritus of civil
engineen
engineering at A &M; and Byron
Bloschke, retired deputy execu-
tive director of the Texas
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
College Station's engineering department has
been re- engineered, and more changes could be on
the way.
City Manager Skip Noe said Tuesday the city's
engineering department began operating under the
public works department on Friday instead of the
city's development services department.
"This has been talked about for six to eight
months," Noe said. "We've got a lot on our plate in
development services."
Noe said the move will put the engineering staff
under public works director Mark Smith, a regis-
tered engineer.
Noe said moving the department will free up the
development services department to work on the
city's Comprehensive Plan.
Jim Callaway, director of development services,
said in most cities the engineering department falls
under public works.
Noe said finding a location that will accommo-
date the engineering staff and the existing public
works department is under way.
A move isn't all the engineering department is
facing.
Noe said a hand - picked committee has pans to
take a close look at the nuts and bolts of the apart-
ment.
"We're taking a look in the mirror and we'll eval-
uate what we see," Noe said.
Noe said the committee includes: Wesley Peel, the
vice - chancellor for facilities and planning arid con-
struction at Texas A &M University; alter
Wendler, dean of architecture and environmental
Please see RELOCATE, Page A2
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
BID #97 -53
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
BIDS FOR CONCRETE
LIGHTING POLES FOR
PARKS & RECREATION DE-
PARTMENT BID #97 -53. Bids
will be received in the office of
the Purchasing Manager at
City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue,
College Station, Texas 77840,
until 2 P.M. on September
11, 1997. All bids received af-
ler that time will be returned
unopened. The City of Col-
lege Station reserves the right
to waive or reject any or all
bids or any and all irregulari-
ties in said bid and to accept
the offer considered most ad-
vantageous to the City. Speci-
fications may be obtained at
the office of the Purchasing
Manager.
8- 27 -97, 9 -3 -97
CS council.to hold
workshop on,f�unds
The College, Station City
Council could decide how to
spend the city's $2.3.;, million
excess funds during a special 5
p.m. workshop on Thursday.
The council is set to meet in the
training room of the; College
Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Ave.
' An option is ,returning $1 mil=
lion of the 'funds to citizens.
The council is set to approve
the budget later _this month.'-:. 41
Department of Transportation.
The first meeting of the com-
mittee will be held in the next
week, Noe said.
He said he expects the commit-
tee's evaluation to take four to six
weeks.
Both moves come on the heels
of complaints from City Council
members Steve Esmond and
Swiki Anderson about the engi-
neering department. But Noe
said the complaints did not lead
to the formation of the committee.
"There have been enough
issues raised over a period of time
that it is time to take a third parry
look," he said.
Births
Local hospitals reported the following births
Tuesday. The list may not be complete because
some parents choose not to have their names
included.
Columbia Medical Center
Aug. 29,1997:
Charla and Marshall Matthews, Bryan, a girl.
Jonelle and Jeff Watkins, College Station, a girl.
D'Ette and William Waldrop, Kurten, a boy.
Aug. 30,1997:
Tracy and Randall Ray, College Station, a girl.
Sharon and Steven Wood, Bryan, a boy.
Chasity Turner, Hearne, a girl.
Aug. 31,1997:
Joelle and Andrew Yates, Bryan, a boy.
Shabnam and Hassan Kassam, College Station,
a boy.
Sept. 1, 1997:
Patricia Chavez, College Station, a boy.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Aug. 29,1997:
Connie A Divin, Bryan, a girl.
Pam and Timothy Adcock, Madisonville, a girl.
Tina Diane and Danny Jacobus, Bryan, a girl.
Josephine and Martin Cisneros, Brenham, a girl.
Dee Ann and Danna Dyess, Bryan, a boy.
Adrienne Rae and Clayton W. Wallin, Columbus,
a boy.
Delfina J. and Daniel Thatcher, Bryan, a boy.
Aug. 30,1997:
Janell and Douglas Crum, College Station, a boy.
Juana Hernandez, Bryan, a boy.
Kersten Aileen and Colin Campbell, College
Station, a boy.
Tammi A. and John Walther, College Station,
a boy.
Aug. 31, 1997.
Lisa Rae Baldwin, College Station, a boy.
Elizabeth and Stephen Ford, College Station,
a boy.
Shana Lynn Rigamonti, Bryan, a boy.
Sept. 1, 1997:
Jiun and Kyusung Kim, College Station, a boy.
Dawn Rochelle and Paul Dorsett, Bryan, a boy.
Councii5s
� vision of
the future
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By DICK BIRDWELL
College Station City Council
n a rare Saturday editorial followed
by two more on , Sunday and Monday,
The Bryan - College Station Eagle finds
much wrong with the College Station
City Council. I have no problem with
The Eagle taking exception to my votes
on the council. It does bother me that it
does not tell the whole story.
In its editorial blasting my position
• against the Consolidated Health Care
Facility, The Eagle did not mention the
fact that neither Bryan nor College
Station has any input to the self-perpet-
uating board that will run the proposed
Clinic. The paper failed to mention that
managed care is coming to Brazos
County in 1999 and that this can make a
major change in who provides medical
care. Texas A &M also will have 35 per-
cent of the space in the building, but is
not paying any of the capital cost.
Knowledge about these factors might
change the opinion of some.
I agree that Universal Computer
Systems is a fine company and will be
an asset for College Station and Brazos
County. What I object to is giving a com_
pany three times as much land as it
needs. I also object to not following our
own guidelines for incentives and act-
ing like part -time jobs paying $6,000 per
year are full-time jobs. The incentives
were so rich that the Economic Develop-
ment Corp. changed its procedure for
analysis of projects to make this one
look good. I have supported many of the
corporation's proposed projects in the
past. I have no apology for opposing this
one.
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The Eagle says the council is confused
and has lack of vision. It says debate is
acceptable; yet the editorial complains
that votes are not unanimous. The Eagle
seems concerned about our reluctance
to spend the taxpayers' money. It is true
that there is a strong difference of opin-
ion on the council about the Northgate
projects and the convention center. At
times debate has been emotional and I
confess I have interrupted other council
members. But no member of the council
is confused and we have a good vision
as evidenced by the recently approved
long -range plan and the approval of
short -range strategic issues. If you do
not know who voted for what, please
read the minutes.
I want to defend the mayor. Although
we frequently vote on opposite sides of
an issue, she has done an outstanding
job, for which I respect her. She fre-
quently asks for a show of hands, as you
suggested, and she also announces who
votes for what. She has been more than
fair to the audience and bends over
backward to get input from the public at
the meetings. She is lenient in enforcing
the rules that council has adopted in
order to speed up our meetings. She
answers all of the letters she receives —
a very time consuming task.
Difference of opinion? Yes, there is.
Confusion or lack of vision? No, there is
not.
■ Dick Birdwell is a College Station City
Councilman.
Think of the pocketbooks
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C oUege Station Councilman David
Hickson (Eagle, Aug. 22) is "disgust. -
ed" with the two people who are ques-
tioning the veteran council members and
how they usually handle the city's busi-
ness.
He said the citizens can easily make
changes to the council by not re- electing
them. Hey, we are trying to do just that.
Why do you think Steve Esmond and
Swiki Anderson are part of the council?
Some of us are disgusted at how the coun-
cil has conducted some of the city's affairs
in the past and are trying to remedy the
situation. Esmond and Anderson are
speaking for those of us who question the
agenda of other members of the council.
I am of the mind that we do not need to
give away the keys of the city to entice big
business to College Station. Yes, new
business creates jobs, but it also takes
away necessary tax monies from our
schools. Care to guess who foots the bill
when more monies are required for more
schools? The homeowners. Yes, we just
received a tax cut, and no sooner was that
news released than news of a proposed tax
hike comes from College Station schools to
offset the loss it will realize.
All I ask, council members, is that you
all give some thought to how your deci-
sions affect our pocketbooks and be a bit
more cautious. The hotel /conference cen-
ter discussions have been disastrous and I
find myself laughing when Bryan is con-
sidering the same agenda. Perhaps the two
cities could come to some arrangement
and build twice the hotel /conference cen-
ter than the one College Station is work-
ing toward. Or would that seem too logi-
cal?
BILL McGUIRE
College Station
Editor's note: School taxes are not abated in econom-
ic incentive packages offered to entice businesses to
Brazos County.
Births
Local hospitals reported the following
births Wednesday. The list may not be
Aug. 28, 1997:
Faith and Chidi James, Bryan, a girl.
complete because some parents choose
not to have their names included.
Sept. 2, 1997:
Rh onda 1. and Russell Bentke,
Columbia Medical Center
Somer l
Julea and David Johnson, Bryan, a girl.
Sept. 2, 197:
Carmen anO Rafael Saca, College
Lori L. and Roger Baggerly, Hearne, a
Station, a girl
Lorena Steir�becker,
Leona, a boy.
boy.
Dawn and Danny Hall, Franklin, a boy.
St. Joseph
Regional Health Center
Kami Henderson, Bryan, a boy.
City of College Station
seeking applicants
The city of College Station is
seeking applicants to fill three
local government positions.
A position is available to some-
one with landscape expertise on
the Wolf Pen Creek Design
Review Board, and there is an
opening on the Historic
Preservation Committee. A posi-
tion on the Facade Improvement
Committee is open to a Northgate
merchant or property owner.
Applications are available
from the city secretary's office.
Compiled from staff reports
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station Zoning
Board of Adjustment will hold
a public hearing to consider a
sign variance request for the
Compass Bank building locat-
ed at 2405 Texas Avenue
South, lot 1R, block 2 of the
Brentwood Section 4 Subdivi-
sion.
The hearing will be held at the
City Hall Council Chambers at
1101 Texas Avenue South at
the 6:00 p.m. meeting of the
Board on Tuesday, September
16, 1997.
Any requests for sign interpre-
tive services for the hearing
impaired must be 48 hours be-
fore the meeting. To make ar-
rangements call (409)764-
3547 or (TDD) 1- 800 -735-
2989.
For additional information,
please contact me at
(409)764 -3570.
Lee Battle
Staff Planner
9 -4 -97
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Company says pr posal
still under conside ation
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
Despite being picked as the runner-up site
for the College Station hotel - confer nce center
project, Northgate still has a shot At becoming
home to a hotel.
Officials of the Leddy Co. said t ey still are
considering putting a $20 million to $25 mil-
lion DoubleTree Hotel on the "mud lot" just to
the north of Texas A &M University.
"We are seriously considering s me type of
hotel /conference center on the Northgate
site," said attorney Larry Haskins, who repre-
sents mud lot owner John Culpepper IIl. "Not
necessarily the salve project, maybe scaled
down."
The Leddy Co. Was one of for that pro-
posed ideas to College Station for a joint
hotel - conference clenter in the spring. The
top- ranked developers, the Wolf Pen Creek
Team, now is working with the city on the
project.
Things are going wonderful, they couldn't
be better," Jim Allen, a member of the Wolf
Pen Creek Team, said of the plans with the
city. "We're meeting pretty regular and we've
almost got a memorandum of understanding
worked out."
The two sides are negotiating plans for the
hotel - conference center that will go before the
voters Nov. 4 in a; referendum. a city has
proposed spending: as much as $6 million in
revenue bonds on the project.
College Station ayor Lynn Mc aney said
city staff has indicated that talks with the Wolf
Pen Creek Team are going well.
The city is in the middle of a feasibility
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No decision made on
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
Talks continued Thursday about the
'` w-city of College Station's proposed $141 -
million budget, but no decision was made
on how to spend the $2.3 million budget
surplus.
In a special workshop meeting, six of
the seven City Council members heard
proposed budgets for the public utilities,
public works and parks and recreation
departments.
The council could decide next week
where to spend the surplus funds. One
possibility discussed was to give it back
to residents in rebates of about $56.
Budget
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required to meet the future
needs," she said, adding:
"A lot of the discussions that
come back to the council through-
out the year are based on budget
decisions. If [the council mem-
bers] weren't involved in the bud-
get process, there may be ques-
tions that come up that could
have been answered."
Questions were answered
Thursday about the proposed $14
million utility department bud-
get, including rate -cut possibili-
ties.
The proposed budget doesn't
reflect a rate cut. Department
director John Woody said cuts
could be possible after the issue
of "retail wheeling" of electricity
is settled by state officials, which
could come in the next legislative
session.
City Manager Skip Noe said
that, until the final numbers on
the new way of selling electricity
are in, a rate cut could be the
wrong thing to do.
"The problem we run into is if
we're wrong and we lose, where
are we going to make up the dif-
ferences?" Noe said.
As part of the utility budget,
$440,000 is proposed to clear up an
odor problem caused by the
Carter Creek sewage plant, said
Bill Riley, director of the waste-
water division.
"We get a couple of complaints
[about the odor] a week," he said.
L Included in the proposed funds
.s a $45,000 study to determine the
exact reason for the odor and how
it can be controlled, Rilev said
"The
if we're wrong
budget surplus
we r n into is
and we lose,
where are we goin
up the difference?
College
the
to make
SKIP NOE
city manager
tcilman Swiki Anderson did not
the budget meeting In a memo to
tyor, city manager and other city
l members, Anderson wrote:
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tie said a contract for the study
could be finalized toward the end
of September, with a three -month
work period to follow.
The proposed $7.3 million bud-
get for the public works depart-
ment includes traffic, drainage
and recycling programs.
One suggested addition in the
department is a $3,500 bar code
sign invert ory system. Mark
Smith, dire for of public works,
said it would help the department
get a street ign replacement sys-
tem set up.
"We're going to be able to go
look at signs and see how long
they've been there ... and recycle
them before they loose their
reflectivity," he said.
But Councilman Dick Birdwell
called the idea to inventory stree
signs "to ridiculous." He sai
stop signs and other traffic sign
he could understand, but no
street signs
Birdwell said he is trying t
find ways to trim the budget in
order to usl I the unused funds in
place of Capital funds for planned
drainage projects.
The prop sed $4.2- million bud
get for the parks and recreation
departmen includes work on ,
new baseball complex, two mow,
ers and dscaping for the new
College Sta ion Library.
The cour cil is scheduled to di
cuss the budget again Sept. 12. A
vote also is scheduled for tha:
date, but could be postpone
pending di
"According to Carver and our current
mode of operation for our city gover-
nance, our mission as a council is to set
goals, and with staff responsible for
means and methods for execution of those
goals. This being the case, I see no benefit
in my attendance of budget discussions as
staff is going to decide what and how to
do, given the mandated goals of council."
Mayor Lynn McIlhaney said future
council decisions are directly related to
the budget and its planning process.
"Even though we look at the budget on
an annual basis, we've got to look at it in
years to come and what is going to be
LEGAL NOTICE
Please see BUDGET, Page A8
ORDINANCE NO. 2259 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED
ON AUGUST 28, 1997 BY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
meeting in regular session at
the College Station Utility
Service Center, 1601 Graham
Road, said notice of meeting
posted in accordance with Ti-
tle 5, Texas Government
Code. Said Ordinance, signed
by the Mayor and duly record-
ed in the official records of the
city, is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 10, SECTION 2F,
OF THE COLLEGE STATION
CODE OF ORDINANCES RE.
LATING TO SCHOOL
ZONES, PROVIDING FOR A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
AND DECLARING A PENAL-
TY.
Ordinance No. 2259 designa-
tes a school zone on Rock
Prairie Road between Victoria
Drive and Shire Drive, with a
maximum speed limit of 25
mph when yellow beacon is
flashing, Monday through Fri-
day.
Any person who violates any
provision of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be punish-
able by a fine of not less than
twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
nor more than five hundred
dollars ($500.00). Each day
such violation shall continue or
be permitted to continue, shall
be deemed a separate of-
fense. Said ordinance shall
become effective ten (10 days)
after its publication in the
newspaper, as provided by
Section 35 of the Charter of
the City of College Station.
The above named ordinance
may be seen at the office of
the City Secretary, 11 o 1
Texas Avenue, College Sta-
tion, Texas,
Connie Hooks
City Secretary
9 -5 -97, 9 -6 -97
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 2260 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED
ON AUGUST 28, 1997 BY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
meeting in regular session at
the College Station Utility
Service Center, 1601 Graham
Road, said notice of meeting
posted in accordance with Ti-
tle 5, Texas Government
Code. Said Ordinance, signed
by the Mayor and duly record-
ed in the official records of the
city, is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 10, SECTION 2,
OF THE CODE OF ORDI-
NANCES RELATING TO THE
DESIGNATION AND ADOP-
TION OF A SCHEDULE FOR
THE TRAFFIC CONTROL DE-
VICE INVENTORY AND BY
ADDING A NEW SUBSEC-
TION "M" PERTAINING TO
EMERGENCY 911 GATES
AND THE INSTALLATION OF
SAME ON BENT TREE AT
ITS INTERSECTION WITH
SEBESTA ROAD; PROVID-
ING FOR A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND DECLARING
A PENALTY.
Any person who violates any
provision of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be punish-
able by a fine of not less than
Twenty -five dollars ($25.00)
nor more than dollars Two
Thousand ($2000.00). Each
day such violation shall rnnfin-
ue or be permitted to continue,
shall be deemed a separate
offense. Said ordinance shall
become effective ten (10 days)
after its publication in the
newspaper, as provided by
Section 35 of the Charter of
the City of College Station.
The above named ordinance
may be seen at the office of
the City Secretary, 1101
Texas Avenue, College Sta-
tion, Texas.
Connie Hooks
City Secretary
9 -5 -97, 9 -6 -97
Ralph Edwin Miller
Births
Local hospitals reported the following
births Thursday. The list may not be cortp-
plete because some parents choose not
to have their names included.
Columbia Medical Center
Sept. 3, 1997
Jennifer and Shawn Sanders,
Navasota, a girl.
Rebecca and Eugene Connolly, College
Station, a boy.
Shelby and James McGary, Shiro, a
• girl
is
June and Jackie Jones, Bryan, a girl.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Sept. 3, 1997
Mary Ann Henson College Station, a
boy.
Susan Marie and j Bruce Nelson Jr.,
College Station, a girl;
Gretchen Elizabeth',and Jim Etheredge,
Bryan, a girl.
Wendy Cummings,, Bryan, a girl.
Linda F. and Joe Graves, Bryan, a girl.
Feb. 21, 1921 — Sept. 3, 1997
Services for Ralph Edwin
Miller, 76, of College Station are
set for 2:30 p.m. Sunday at A &M
United Methodist Church.
The Rev. Guy Pry will officiate.
Burial will be in College Station
Cemetery.
Visitation is from 3 to 8 p.m.
Saturday at Callaway -Jones
Funeral Home.
Mr. Miller
died Wednes-
day morning in
St. Joseph
R e g i o n a l
Health Center.
He was born
in Moberly,
Mo., and lived
in College MILLER
Station since
1953. He had attended Texas
A &M University. He began
working for the Texas
Agricultural Experiment Station
at Texas A &M University in 1955
and retired in 1983 as director of
Farm Services. He officiated
high school and college football
games from 1954 to 1976 as a
Division I Official Head
Linesman. He had served as the
practice timer for A &M football
for more than 15 seasons. He
assisted the A &M equipment
staff in practice and game prepa-
ration and had been a part of, or
arranged the chain crew for,
home football games.
Mr. Miller served as a lieu-
tenant colonel during World War
II and flew C -47 aircraft between
Burma and China. He was a mem-
ber of A &M United Methodist
Church.
He was preceded in death by
his wife, Aletha Jane Miller.
Survivors include two daugh-
ters and sons -in -law, Sandy and
Randy Ransdell and Gina and
Ernie Harvell, all of Houston; a
brother and sister -in -law,
Chester and Dorothy Miller of
Rochelle, Ill.; two sisters and a
brother -in -law, Ruth and
Kenneth Clark of Georgetown,
Texas, and Helen Kroner of
Moberly, Mo.; and five grandchil-
dren.
Memorials may be made to
Hospice Brazos Valley, 205 E.
29th St., Bryan, Texas 77803 or to
the American Heart Association,
3833 Texas Ave. South, Suite 216,
Bryan, Texas 77802.
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 2260 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED
ON AUGUST 28, 1997 BY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
meeting in regular session at
the College Station Utility
Service Center, 1601 Graham
Road, said notice of meeting
posted in accordance with Ti-
tle 5, Texas Government
Code. Said Ordinance, signed
by the Mayor and duly record-
ed in the official records of the
city, is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 10, SECTION 2,
OF THE CODE OF ORDI-
NANCES RELATING TO THE
DESIGNATION AND All
TION OF A SCHEDULE FOR
THE TRAFFIC CONTROL DE
VICE INVENTORY AND BY
ADDING A NEW SUBSEC-
TION "M" PERTAINING TO
EMERGENCY 911 GATES
ANDiTHE INSTALLATION OF
SAM ON BENT TREE AT
ITS INTERSECTION WITH
SEBESTA ROAD; PROVID-
ING FOR A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND DECLARING
A P NALTY.
Any Derson who violates any
prov sion of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a
misc emeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be punish-
able by a fine of not less than
Twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
nor more than dollars Two
Thousand ($2000.00). Each
daysuch violation shall contin-
ue dr be permitted to continue,
shall be deemed a separate
offense. Said ordinance shall
become effective ten (10 days)
after its publication in the
newspaper, as provided by
S Zion 35 of the Charter of
the City of College Station.
Thfabove named ordinance
ma I be seen at the office of
the City Secretary, 1101
TO as Avenue, College Sta-
Texas.
Connie Hooks
City Secretary
9 -5 -97, 9 -6 -97
LEGAL NOTICE
)INANCE NO. 2259 WAS
;SED AND APPROVED
AUGUST 28, 1997 BY
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
Y OF COLLEGE STATION
sting in regular session at
Bii
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
reported the following births Friday. The
list may lnot be complete because some
parents choose not to have their names
included.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
the College Station Utility
Service Center, 1601 Graham
Road, said notice of meeting
posted in accordance with Ti-
tle 5, Texas Government
Code. Said Ordinance, signed
by the Mayor and duly record-
ed in the official records of the
city, is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 10, SECTION 2F,
OF THE COLLEGE STATION
CODE OF ORDINANCES RE-
LATING TO SCHOOL
ZONES, PROVIDING FORA
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
AND DECLARING A PENAL-
TY.
Ordinance No. 2259 designa-
tes a school zone on Rock
Prairie Road between Victoria
Drive and Shire Drive, with a
maximum speed limit of 25
mph when yellow beacon is
flashing, Monday through Fri-
day.
Any person who violates any
provision of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be punish-
able by a fine of not less than
twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
nor more than five hundred
dollars ($500.00). Each day
such violation shall continue or
be permitted to continue, shall
be deemed a separate of-
fense. Said ordinance shall
become effective ten (10 days)
after its publication in the
newspaper, as provided by
Section 35 of the Charter of
the City of College Station.
The above named ordinance
may be seen at the office of
the City Secretary, 1101
Texas Avenue, College Sta-
tion, Texas.
Connie Hooks
City Secretary
9 -5 -97, 9 -6 -97
NOTICE
The College Station Parks and
Recreation Advisory Board is
seeking volunteers to serve on
the Lincoln Center Advisory
Committee. The Lincoln Cen-
ter Advisory Committee advis-
es the Parks Board on the
needs and interests of the
community concerning recrea-
tional programs, ideas, and
activities. The committee will
also participate in formulating
plans, assist in recommending
Policies, and evaluating center
P If you would like to
apply for this committee,
please contact the Parks and
Recreation Department at
764.3773. Deadline for appli-
cations is September 8.
8- 30-97.8-31-97
9 -6 -97, 9 -7 -97
NOTICE
The College Station Parks anc
Recreation Advisory Board is
seeking volunteers to serve on
the Conference Center Advi-
sory Committee. The Confer-
ence Center Advisory Commit-
tee advises and recommends
to the Parks Board on all mat-
ters to promote guidance on
the operation, use, and promo-
tion of the Conference Center
and Teen Center. If you would
like to apply for this commit-
tee, please contact the Parks
and Recreation Department at
764 -3773. Deadline for appli-
cations is September 8.
8- 30 -97, 8 -31 -97
9 -6 -97, 9 -7 -97
rths
Sept. 4, 1997:
Paula M. Watson, College Station, a
boy.
Susan and Paul Reiger, Bryan, a boy.
Olga Isabel Mejia, Bryan, a girl.
Beth and Lee Simple, College Station, a
girl.
�s
. 9
CS budget proposes tax cut for property owners
By CHARLES CRYAN
ommended rebate of $1,000,000 to our
posed in the budget is to create a Teen
the intersection with Welsh, across
Special to The Eagle
property owners. The rebate is equiv-
Court, and a position is requested to
from Consolidated High School.
alent to a one -time tax reduction of
coordinate the new activity. The bud-
The proposed budget has no recom-
On Aug. 12, the city of College
approximately 5.5 cents on the tax
get also includes three full -time
mended increases in utility rates or
Station received the budget proposal
rate.
equivalents in order to monitor the
other general fee increases. As the
for fiscal 1997 -98.
The budget also provides a total of
parking facilities proposed and under
council considers the budget, and as
The proposed bud-
approximately $1.3 million that the
construction in Northgate.
other issues such as electric transmis-
get anticipates con-
City Council may want to use for cap-
Another expanded service level is
sion costs and regional water supply
tinuing service lev-
ital projects, debt reduction /avoid
due to the completion of the library,
are resolved, it is possible that the
els_ as they exist
ance, or other one -time uses.
which will provide a facility almost
council could provide additional rate
currently in light
The budget includes some addition-
three times the size of the current
reductions later in the year or for the
of the response of u £`
al staff positions, primarily to main-
library. This project has significant
next fiscal year.
our citizens, who
tain current service levels. It provides
local support, having received or
The staff of College Station is proud
indicated that 92
for increases in staff due to the com-
pledged approximately $230,000 in
to serve the City Council, the citizens
percent were either
pletion of capital projects such as the
additional gifts to help equip and pro-
and the customers. College Station is
satisfied or very CRYAN
Wayne Smith Athletic Park. Three
vide materials for the new library.
a great place to work and live for all of
satisfied -with the -level of-- service
additional p-ositions�n the p olice
L ocal media and others have provi
us, and our goal is to work to keep it
provided.
department are requested in order to
an additional $22,000 in in -kind ser-
that way.
The budget proposal includes a
decrease in the ad valorem tax rate of
reduce the percentage of time that
patrol officers spend on calls rather
vices, such as publicity for the library
and the fund - raising effort. The new
■ Cryan is the interim finance director for the city of
1.09 cents per $100 valuation and a rec-
than on patrol. One new program pro-
library is located on Hwy 2818 near
College Station
• The City of College Station's Fiscal Services
L Q � Department is currently accepting applications for a:
MUNICIPAL COURT CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
Responsible for providing daily customer service contact with the
general public regarding citations, complaints, and Municipal Court
proceedings. Must have the ability to maintain moderately complex
clerical records and to prepare detailed reports from such records; an
ability to maintain excellent rapport with the public during stressful
circumstances; and have tact and diplomacy when dealing with the
public. The cashier aspect to the position requires custody and han-
dling of cash relating to fine payment. Qualified applicants must be
able to pass a data entry and personality test, and is preferred to have
two years previous customer service experience or office experience.
Salary: $1,353 /month
Deadline to apply: September 12, 1997
Apply at: City of College Station
Human Resources Department
1101 S. Texas Avenue
College Station, TX 77840
Fax: (409) 764 -3800
Internet: www.cstx.gov
Equal Opportunity Emplo
(110 The City of College Station is
accepting applications for a:
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.
Applicants must have a working knowledge of UNIX, programming
experience, and experience using relational databases. The preferred
programming languages are ORACLE and COBOL.
Position requires working knowledge of DOS, Windows, PC application
software and hardware. Prior experience with interfacing a plus. The Ciry
is looking for personnel with outstanding communication skills to work
with all levels of staff within the organization. Excellent benefit package is
included.
Salary Range: $30,000- $33,000 annually
Training Package: Negotiable
Deadline: Open until filled
Apply at: City of College Station l
Human Resources Department
1101 S. Texas Avenue
P.O. Box 9960
College Station, TX 77840
Fax: (409) 764.3800
Internet: www.cstx.gov
Equal Opportunity Employer
--� The City of College Station's
\\ / Public Work's Department
is currently accepting applications for a:
FACILITIES MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN
Must have a minimum of three years experience in the
commercial air conditioning field. Required to maintain
various air conditioning units, pneumatic controls,
chillers, multi -zone setups, Ice machines, heat pumps
and have some experience In the electrical, plumbing
and carpentry fields.
Salary: 1,784 /Month or D.O.Q.
Deadline to apply: September 12, 1997
Apply at: City of College Station
Human Resources Office
1101 S. Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
Equal Opportunity Employer
r1
LJ
c
CS boards looking
to fill positions
The city of College Station ci
rently is seeking applicants intf
ested in serving on sever
boards.
The boards include the W
Pen Creek Design Board (lar
scape expertise), the Histot
Preservation Committee and t
Facade Improvement Commiti
(a Northgate merchant or prop
ty owner).
Applications are availal
from the city secretary's office
1101 Texas Ave. or by calling 7
3541.
Deadline to apply is Sept. 18.
I C\ q )
NOTICE
The College Station Parks and
Recreation ,Advisory Board is
seeking volunteers to serve on
the Conference Center Advi-
sory Committee. The Confer-
ence Center Advisory Commit-
tee advise$ and recommends
to the Parks Board on all mat.
ters to pro to guidance on
the operati n, use, and promo-
tion of the Conference Center
and Teen Center. If you would
like to apply for this commit-
tee, please contact the Parks
and Recreation Department at
764 -3773. Deadline for appli-
cations is September 8.
8 -30 97, 8 -31 -97
9 -6.97, 9 -7 -97
NOTICE
The College Station Parks and
Recreation Advisory Board is
seeking volunteers to serve on
the Lincoln Center Advisory
Committee. The Lincoln Cen-
ter Advisory Oommittee advis-
es the Park Board on the
needs and i terests of the
community coiricerning recrea-
tional programs, ideas, and
activities. Th committee will
also participa a in formulating
plans, assist i i recommending
policies, and evaluating center
programs. If ou would like to
apply for I iis committee,
please contact the Parks and
Recreation Department at
764 -3773. D dline for appli-
cations is Sea ember 8.
,8-31-97
,9-7-97
Paul R. Kramer
May 17, 1914 — Sept. 5, 1997
Services for Paul R. Kramer, 83,
f College Station are set for 11
.m. Monday at Aldersgate United
r ethodist Church in College
tation.
I The Rev. Bruce Woods will offi-
I[iate. The burial will be a private
interment ser-
vice in College
Station City
Cemetery.
Visitation will
be from 4 to 6
p.m. Sunday.
Callaway -Jones
Funeral Home
KRAMER is handling
arrangements.
Mr. Kramer died Friday night
at St. Joseph Regional Health
enter.
W e was born in Columbus, Ohio,
lived in College Station since
1967. Mr. Kramer was a retired
brofessional forester, served as
director of the Texas Forest
Service from 1967 until 1982, and
was a former president of the
National Association of State
Foresters. He was employed by the
U.S. Forest Service and the Soil
Conservation Service on the West
Coast, the Central States Forest
Experiment Station and the
Tennessee Valley Authority.
He is survived by his wife,
E Kramer of College Station;
a, son and daughter -in -law,
Richard and Meredith Kramer of
Vest Lake Village, Calif.; a daugh-
ter and son -in -law, Karen and
David DeBoer of Duncanville,
Texas; and a brother, Karl Kramer
of Elmhurst, 111.
Memorials may be made to the
American Cancer Society, Brazos
County Unit, 3207 Briarcrest Dr.,
Bryan, Texas# 77802 and to
Aldersgate United Methodist
Church, 2201 E. Hwy 6 Bypass,
College Station, Texas.
Corif usi
By TOM KENNEY
Special to The Eagle
or many of us, politics is more
amusing than annoying. Most
of us don't comment on the
details and working of gover-
nance, personality and politics.
We get interested when we see
controversy, inconsistencies and
confusion. We watch in wonder-
ment when civil discourse disap-
pears and our elected officials
resort to name calling, finger
pointing and pouting.
For the few of us who actually
vote, we wonder whether democ-
racy is such a brilliant idea. Some
members of College Station's City
Council refuse to make any deci-
sions, refuse to accept decisions
already made, and refuse to make
any attempts to compromise with
other council members.
Some of us think it's time to call
a recess. Let's demonstrate how it
takes two people to play on the
he public
businesses and good jobs by just
w ing up each mornin4.
Please, someone help them smell
the coffee. For us to become a first-
rate small city, it takes planning
and vision. It takes leadership and
consensus. It's not micro -manag-
ing every detail of government.
It's setting policy and letting the
city manger manage his (people.
We don't need council members
bogged down in the minutia of
detail — what color nen6ils to buy
More support needed
udos to The Eagle Editorial Board
for addressing an especially irk-
some situation: the lukewarm sup-
port of the College Station City Council
members for a Consolidated Health
Care Facility for our community.
As a member of the Health For
Board, I' and several oth rs have et
with individual council embe
numerous times in an e rt t solicit
their support and it has, . d d, been a
very frustrating experienc .
The Eagle's editorial succinctly states
the situation and I hope it will cause
College Station residents to contact the
council members to convince them that
we want this kind of support from the
city because the endeavor is good for
our entire community.
'H CLEARFIELD
College Station
or who gets the office window.
It's easy to take the high moral
ground and sound like the great
protector of our tax dollars by
opposing tax abatements and
incentives for new businesses.
Asking tough questions and ensur-
ing the city is getting its invest-
ment's worth is one thing, but fail-
ing to recognize today's economic
realities is something else indeed.
We need to continue to diversify
our economy and recruit indus-
tries which use our community's
abundance of intellectual capital.
We need a convention center and a
first -rate hotel. We need to make
Northgate a viable and attractive
part of our community. We don't
need more studies and more con-
sultants. We need elected officials
to stand up and be counted, not
send every controversial issue
back to a public that rarely makes
the effort to vote.
■ Tom Kenney is proprietor of the Outback
Steakhouse in College Station.
b �
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Mcilhaney
urges tougher
=0 M ME
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
College Station Mayor Lynn
McIlhaney said Monday that she
is proposing a stronger ethics
policy for City Council members.
- — I feel like - account-
ability has been talked about
very strongly on behalf of this
council and a good ethics policy
will establish that accountabili.
ty," McIlhaney said.
Although an ethics code is in
place, she is asking the City
Council to consider an ethics
ordinance on Thursday that
could include sanctions against
Ethics
code violators.
Items included in the mayor's
agenda request range from con-
duct standards among council
members to the treatment of citi-
zens.
"It's important to understand
that it's OK to disagree, there's
nothing wrong with ering
views — that's healthy," she
said. "But respect for those dif-
ferences of opinion must be part
of how council members respond
to one another and the public.
"I think if we're going to estab-
lish policies for the future of
College Station, we have got to
Please see ETHICS, Page A8
F� Al
realize our role of working together as a coun-
cil for the best interest of the city."
Mayor Pro Tern Hub Kennady said he is
seriously considering the issue.
The current ethics code is what McIlhaney
calls a "gentlemen's agreement" that has no
sanctions.
"It's difficult to say where the line exists if
Two strikes on council
ueen Victoria of Great Britain said
it best almost a century ago: "We
are not amused."
It's possible, I suppose, to overlook
the College Station City Council's car-
rying on over the proposed hotel and
convention center complex as childish
exuberance — part of the price we pay
for democratic government. I wouldn't
want to answer for the maturity of my
behavior all the time either. But I'm not
serving on the City Council.
Like the old joke says, "That's one."
Now, there's the council's insulting
"support" of the planned Consolidated
Health Care Facility. Its reluctant 4 -3
vote in favor of a $100,000 contribution
(especially in the face of a $1.2 million
city budget surplus) goes beyond amus-
ing childishness to mean - spirited irre-
sponsibility.
"That's two."
Watch for "three." After the council's
recent carryings -on, it's bound to come
soon. And remember what happened in
the joke.
GENE CHARLETON
College Station
you don't have an ethics policy, if you have an
ethics policy then everyone understands
where those lines exist," she said.
McIlhaney said other cities have expanded
their ethics ordinances, and that it's time
College Station does the same.
In council material, she has included exist-
ing policies from Austin, Plano and Arlington,
and said if the council does direct the city staff
to look into developing a new policy, one or a
hybrid of all three is possible.
"What I think is important to understand is
that councils come and go, but if the commu-
nity is going to be served ... then the council
Births
Local hospitals reported the following births
Monday. The list may not be complete because
some parents choose not to have their names
included.
Columbia Medical Center
Sept. 6,1997:
Joy Amanda and Richard Hogan, Caldwell, a
boy.
Stephenie Rhodes, Bryan, a girl.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Sept. 5 -
Lisa and Richard Havemann, College Station, a
boy.
Joyce Zamago, Bryan, a boy.
Maryam and Javad Mandavi, College Station, a
girl.
Teresa and James A. Kott Jr., Anderson, a girl.
Krynn and Kenny Ledwig, Bryan, a girl.
Irma Morales, Navasota, a boy.
Kr istie Nico B u rle son, Brya a girl.
Sept. 6,1997:
Coleene F. and John Locke, Iola, a boy.
Sept. 7,1997:
Detra Nicole Tindle, Hearne, a boy.
Andrea and Eddie Webb, Navasota, a boy.
Russelyn and Greg Henson, College Station, a
boy.
has to look at putting policies in place that will
allow that to occur so that the public's trust in
this form of government is there," McIlhaney
said.
Included in policies from the other Texas
cities are disclosure policies for council mem-
bers, standards of conduct and other issues
that each city deemed improper.
Bryan City Manager Mike Conduff said the
Bryan City Council's ethics policy is part of
their Carver Governance form of government.
"Our folks have always complied with the
rules, so we've never had to explore sanc-
tions," Conduff said.
Give surplus funds back
T he College Station City Council has
been an embarrassment this entire
year. However, its action on Aug.
29th relating to the $2.3 million surplus
was worse than embarrassing. It was
insulting and it was dishonest.
As additional funds become available
to most federal and state politicians,
they quickly find ways to spend it. I
vainly hoped our local office holders
were different. I was wrong. They have
been infected by the same virus that too
often turns good people into grubby tax -
and -spend hacks. According to the story
in The Bryan- College Station Eagle on
Aug. 30, "... the council members
delayed a decision that will determine
where the city's $2.3 million in excess
funds will be spent."
Council members, have you no
shame? That is not your money. It
belongs to the taxpayers. You have but
one honest option and that is to thank
your bosses — the taxpayers — for their
generosity and return the surplus.
DUKE HOBBS
College Station
•
Let business build it
s I write this left r, the city leaders
of College Station are at odds about
putting the city in the hotel/con-
ference business. Bryan's council, not
ito be outdone by College Station, is
anning a hotel /golf center. Brazos
County officials say they are in favor of
°`something." All three are going in dif-
ferent directions and succeeding in
n othing but division.
It appears that the ¢nly thing our
elected officials cans nd money on
are facilities mandated by some judge
from another area who thinks he knows
!what's best for our community.
',Evidence of this is the site of the almost
,completed Juvenile Detention Center
land the state - operated facility on the
,Sandy Point Road.
l I hear a lot of talk about an "expo
,park" for a 14- county area. Talk is only
as far as this project gets. It seems that
to get the three government entities in
Brazos County to agree on any project
that would benefit the whole area is
against the Constitution. Our priorities
seem to be focused on spending tax dol-
lars on juvenile delinquents and repeat
offenders, overlooking the law-abiding
youth and others who deserve a decent
facility to hold a county fair or, better
yet, a regional fair d youth livestock
show.
If the leaders of th s community are
looking for a busine s venture that
would boost the ecoi Lomic development
of this area, then in be they should
come together and p rsue the "regional
expo park" concept, rather than put
themselves into the iotel /conference
center /golf club bus esses that are on
the table now and seem to be something
that the private sector can develop bet -
ter than our local governments.
NICK PHILIPELLO Jr.
Bryan
Garage
From All
engineering study.
City Manager Skip Noe said
both city water supplies come
from wells in the same area,
which is one reason a joint system,
might be a good id�a
"We can establish some
economies by wor together,"
Noe said. "There a�e a lot of other
potential areas w could benefit
from joining together."
Also on the agenda is possible
action on a 65 -acre plat in the
Nantucket subdiv sion. The plat
proposes smaller lots than are
currently in the ar a.
Council
to act
on plan
College Station officials
to discuss garage issues
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
The College Station City Council is
set to act Thursday on the next step
in bringing a parking garage to
Northgate.
Hiring an architect and beginning
the process to acquire land are two
issues scheduled for discussion at
the 7 P.M. council meeting.
The City Council meets in the
council chambers of City Hall, 1101
Texas Ave. A workshop is scheduled
for 3 p.m. Thursday afternoon.
The proposed architect for the $5
million to $6.8 million parking
garage plan is The Architex Studio
Inc. in College Station.
Also on the evening agenda is a
vote on an agreement with the city of
Bryan to split the cost of a $260,000
Please see GARAGE, Page A14
Budget discussions on the pro-
posed $141 million budget are
scheduled to be part of the 3 p.m.
workshop.
Other items on the agenda for
the afternoon meeting include
possible action that would assign
the Municipal Court staff to the
Municipal Court judge, an ethics
ordinance for the council and
council committee reports.
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PUBLIC HEARING
Births
Local hospitals reported the following births
Tuesday. The list may not be complete because
some parents choose not to have their names
listed.
Columbia Medical Center
Sept. 8, 1997:
Naomi and Bobby Williams, Jr., Bryan, a boy.
Sarah and Jeffrey Haberl, College Station, a
girl.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Aug. 28, 1997:
Robin and David Thurmond, Bryan, a boy.
Sept. 8, 1997:
Terri J. and Jeff Sager, Bryan, a boy.
Petra and Jose Julian Pastrana, Brenham, a
girl.
Pi -Chu Chuang and Jin -Kai Li, Bryan, a girl.
Kerri and Joseph Harris, College Station, a girl.
Carol J. and Craig Potts, Bryan, a girl.
Laurie and Mike Butler, College Station, a girl.
Charity Renee and Shane McCord, Snook, a
girl.
Lori and Eric Parie, Bryan, a girl.
Heather Nicole Cash, Caldwell, a girl.
The College Station City
Council will hold a public hear -
ing to consider a rezoning re-
quest for approximately 52
acres located on the south-
west ' comer of Nantucket
Drive, along the south side of
Nantucket Drive and State
Highway 6 South from A-O
Agricultural Open to R -1 Sin-
gle Family Residential.
The hearing will be held at the
City Hall Council Room, 1101
Texas Avenue South at 7:00
p.m. Thursday, September 25,
1997.
Any requests for sign interpre-
tive services for the hearing
impaired must be 48 hours be-
fore the meeting. To make ar-
rangements call (409)764-
3547 or (TDD) 1- 800.735-
2989.
For additional Information,
please contact me at
(409)764 -3570.
Sabine McCully
I Senior Planner —
9 -10 -97
NOTICE O —
PUBLIC HEARING
The College .Station City
Council will hold a public hear-
ing to consider an appeal of
the Planning and Zoning Com-
mission's decision to deny a
conditional use request for a
night dub to be located at
2700 South Texas Avenue In
the Brandywine shopping cen-
ter on the northwest comer of
F.M. 2818 and Texas Avenue,
part of tot 13 of Southwood
Section 26.
This request wel be consid-
ered on Thursday, September
25, 1997 at 7:00 P.M. at the
City Hall Council Chambers at
1101 Texas Avenue South.
Any requests for sign Interpre-
tive services for the hearing
impaired must be 48 tours be-
fore the meeting. To make ar-
rangements call (409)764-
3547 or (TDD) 1-800-735-
2989.
For additional information,
please contact the Planning
Office at (409)764 -3570.
Sabine McCully
Senior Planner
9 -10 -97
Department is currently accepting applications for a:
MUNICIPAL COURT CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
Responsible for providing daily customer service contact with the
general public regarding citations, complaints, and Municipal Court
proceedings. Must have the ability to maintain moderately complex
clerical records and to prepare detailed reports from such records; an
ability to maintain excellent rapport withithe public during stressful
circumstances; and have tact and diplomacy when dealing with the
public. The cashier aspect to the position requires custody and han-
dling cash relating to fine payment. Qualified applicants must be
able t�pass a data entry and personality test, and is preferred to have
two ye rs previous customer sery ice experience or office experience.
Salary: 31,353 /month
Deadline to apply: September 12, 1997
Apply at: City of College Station
Human Resources Department
1101 S. Texas Avenue
College Station, TX 77840
Fax: (409) 764 -3800
Int www.cstx.gov
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Tougher
ethics
code
.neede
Eagle Editorial Board
ollege Station Mayor Lynn
Mcilhaney is right on ( target in
her effort to add teeth to the city's
ethics code. On Thursday, the mayor
will ask the City Council to I,onsider an
ethics ordinance that could elude rep-
rimands or other sanctions for members
wha violate the code.
A stringent ethics policy i ould go a
long way to ensure that cou icil mem-
bers are independent, impartial and
responsible to all the people' — not a par -
ticular special interest groin or a group
of friends. It would prohibi voting on
'matters in which a member has a con-
flict of interest. It would require full dis-
=closure of the existence of any substan-
tial interest a member has n property
or services that would be aj fected by a
"vote or decision of the city.
There are many models at the city
could use to create an ethi�s policy.
Some are simple, some more complex
and strict. But the council end city staff
would not have to start from scratch on
an ethics ordinance. Many cities are
finding such measures use ul.
As College Station continues to grow
and mature, attention sho d be focused
on the needs of the entire ommunity.
Guidelines for ethical stan rds of con
duct will help keep that focus.
Trust in government is vital. Citizens
have a right to expect that their elected
servants will not gain from public office
and that they will value the highest'
standards of ethics. And citizens —
through the City Council should have
recourse to sanctions if th se standards
are violated.
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Council
dyes limits
on terms
Proposed ethics ordinance
referred back to committee
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
Term limits for the College Station City
Council is something council members said
Thursday they'd like to explore.
In an afternoon workshop session where
council members can request items for
future meetings, the issue of consecutive
council terms emerged. Not only were term
limits an issue, but also the length of those
terms.
Councilman Dick Birdwell suggested the
council discuss proposing an ordinance to go
before the voters in May that would change
the city's charter to limit council members to
three terms.
Councilman David Hickson asked that the
- tcil, during the same process, consider
** council terms from two to three
years.
The City Council is scheduled to discuss
these items in more detail at its next regular
workshop.
In other workshop business, a proposed
ethics ordinance for the city was discussed
and then referred to a committee made up of
former College Station mayors.
Using ethics ordinances from Austin,
Arlington and Plano, the committee was
asked to prepare a draft ordinance for council
review.
The council agreed sanctions against
code violators would need to be included,
but there wasn't agreement on just how
much financial disclosure by city staff,
committee and council members should be
enforced.
Mayor Lynn McIlhaney, who brought the
Please see LIMITS, Page A2
C
Limits
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ethics issue before the council,
said there have been times when
council members have come close
to overstepping some ethics
issues, but did not cite specific
instances.
She said the treatment of fellow
council members and city staff is
something the ordinance would
need to include.
"I think if we are going to
build public trust, then I think
it has to be i4 all aspects, not
just disclosure," McIlhaney
said.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR WASTE
DISCHARGE PEIMIT COMMISSION
;ET LIMITED, 1502 Nantucket Drive, College Sta-
77845 has applied to the Texas Natural Resource
on Commission (TNRCC) for renewal of Permit No.
which authorizes a discharge of treated domestic
r effluent at a volume not to exceed an average flow
Iallons per day from the Nantucket Subdivision
>r Treatment Facilitiel.
:s are located southeast of College Station, off the
ght -of -way line of State Highway 6, approximately
outheast of the intersection of State Highway Loop
We Highway 6 in Brazos County, Texas. The treat -
is discharged to Alum Creek; thence to Lick Creek;
he Navasota River Below Lake Limestone in Seg-
209 of the Brazos River Basin. The unclassified re-
ters of Alum Creek have no significant aquatic life
designated uses of Segment No. 1209 are contact
high aquatic life uses, and public water supply.
five Director of the TNRCC has prepared a draft
;h, if approved, would establish the parameters and
within which the facility must operate.
tive Director will issue the permit unless a written
Guest is filed within 30 days after newspaper publi-
iis notice. To request hearing, you must submit the
1) your name (or fora group or association, an offi-
entative), mailing address, daytime phone number,
mber, if any; (2) the name of the applicant and the
fiber; (3) the statement 1 /we request a public hear -
crief description of how you would be adversely af-
he granting of the application in a way not common
;ral public; (5) the location of your property relative
icant's operations; and (6) your proposed adjust -
ie application /permit which would satisfy your con -
cause you to withdraw your request for hearing.
I request is filed, the Executive Director will not is-
rmit and will forward the application and hearing re-
e TNRCC Commissioners for their consideration at
ation at a scheduled Commission meeting. If a hear -
it will be a legal proceeding similar to civil trials in
A court.
Requests for hearing on this application must be submitted in
writing during the 30 -day notice period to the Chief Clerk's Of-
fi e, Mail Code 105, TNRCC, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX
7 711 -3087. Written public comments may also be submitted
tc the Chief Clerk's Office during the notice period. For infor-
rr concerning technical aspects of the permit, contact Fir -
oJVahora, Mail Code 148, the same address. For information
c nceming hearing procedures or citizen participation, contact
Bas Coy, Public Interest Counsel, Mail Code 103, the same
address. Individual members of the public who wish to inquire
about the information contained in this notice, or to inquire
about other agency permit applications or permitting process-
es, should call the TNRCC Office of Public Assistance, Toll
Fee, at 1- 800 - 687 -4040
Issued this 19th day of August, 1997.
( EAL)
Eugenia K. Brumm, Ph.D.,
Chief Clerk
Texas Natural Resource
PUBLIC NOTICE
CONSTRUCTION
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS
AND APPEALS MEETING
The Construction Board of
Adjustments and Appeals will
meet at 6:00 p.m. in the Train-
ing Room, City Hall, City of
College Station, Monday Sep-
tember 15, 1997.
Variance 97 -005, for Alicia
La Rosa of Crazy Cruz's Ca-
jun Po -Boys, requesting modi-
fication to the 1994 Standard
Fire Prevention Code. Chapter
6, Section 707.2 'Temporary
Wiring."
Variance 97 -006, for Britt
Rice Electric, requesting modi-
fication to Chapter 6, Section
1, Amendment No. 5 (a),
603.1.3A, Code of Ordinan-
ces. "Installation and Mainte-
nance of Fire Protection Sys-
tems and Appliances."
Variance 97 -007, for Gary
Fairchild, contractor for the
Holleman Arms Apartments,
requesting modification to the
1994 Standard Building Code,
Chapter 10, Section 1004.1.2.,
means of Egress."
9 -6 -97, 9 -12 -97
Births
Local hospitals reported the following births
Thursday. The list may not be complete because
some parents choose not to have their names includ-
ed.
Columbia Medical Center
Sept. 10, 1997:
Sandra Wheatfall, Navasota, a boy.
Silvia and Martin Revilla, Caldwell, a girl.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Sept. 10, 1997:
Amy and Warren Gable, Caldwell, a girl
Stephanie and Carl Wall, Gause, a girl.
Cheryl L. and Jody A. Supak, LaGrange, a girl.
Deborah Collins, Bryan, a boy.
Nina and Antonia Arizpe, Bryan, a girl.
Sharrie and Steven Gragg, Navasota, a boy
Laura Kay McQueen, Bryan, a boy.
Conservation Commission
Colleges tation passes budget
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
In a 4 -3 vote Thursday, the
College Station City Council
approved a $121.6 million budget
for next year.
Included in the 1998 funds is a
$2.3 million surplus, $300,000 of
which the council unanimously
decided to use for a teen center.
The remainder was set aside for
future capital projects.
The approval came after several
proposed amendments to the bud-
get failed.
Esmond's survey draws fire from mayor
By JENNY NELSON Mayor Lynn McIlhaney said she sees it another
Eagle Staff Writer way.
"If Councilman Esmond feels the council needs
College Station City Councilman Steve Esmond some clear direction in some of these issues from
las mailed a campaign issues update and survey the citizens, then he should've brought this item to
:o those residents who voted in the city's last elec- the council and had the survey brought to the coun-
:ion. cil and let the council work with a qualified statis-
Esmond, a newcomer to the council, said tician to do a market survey to get feedback from
Thursday that the mailer was meant to update vot- the community," she said.
"Growth is occurring in south College Station, and that's
just a fact."
"I think that the discussion in
will increase the level of services
out the past few years, she said.
option was not voted on Thursday.
nance on the May election ballot
reference to the budget was very
for citizens of our community."
Some council members had
The budget, which Councilman
that would change the one -year
productive," Mayor Lynn
The city's surplus funds come
entertained the idea of giving $1
Hub Kennady said was the best
budget to a two -year budget.
McIlhaney said. "I believe we
from a lawsuit se ttlement md from
million of the funds _backto-the tax-
hp's se r& �c� „ des__
___ __ ___
were able to pass a budget that
smart financial planning through-
payers at about $56 apiece, but that
three additional police officers
Please see COUNCIL, Page A2
Council.
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A council vote on the budget item has
not been scheduled.
In other business, the City Council
heard from a roomful of Nantucket
Subdivision residents who opposed a zon-
ing appeal on the agenda. The subdivi-
sion, in south College Station, off Texas 6,
comprises 65 acres.
The residents, who touted their neigh-
borhood as a "jewel" and a "haven,"
asked the council to uphold a Planning &
Zoning Commission denial of a plan to
put smaller lots on neighboring land
inside the city limits.
"What function does Planning &
Zoning have in this process if P &Z voted
it down once in an unanimous vote," res-
ident_Sally Matthews said after the coun-
cil voted 5 -1 to approve the appeal for the
smaller lots.
The council, however, said the city
would not pay to have sewer lines moved
across Texas 6 to accommodate the addi-
tion. Anderson cast the lone no vote, with
Esmond abstaining.
"I'm very pleased," appeal applicant
Phyllis Hobson said. "I think it's the right
thing for the entire subdivision and,
when it's complete, all of the families
there will be very proud of it."
and one public safety officer, a
least a 3 percent raise for cit
employees and $10,000 for th;
Brazos Senior Center.
Those voting against the budge
were Councilmen Dick Birdwell
Steve Esmond and Swiki Anderson
The unanimously adopted tai
rate of 42.93 cents was down fron
the proposed 43.18 cent rate.
The annual budget coulc
become a thing of the past
depending on council action it
the next few weeks. Councilmar
Larry Mariott suggested that the
council consider putting an ordi
HUB KENNADY
ollege Station councilman
Developing the lots will require a
rezoning and a final vote by the council.
"Growth is occurring in south College
Station, and that's just a fact," Kennady
said. "I think we need to prepare for that
growth."
In other business, the City Council took
another step toward the construction of a
Northgate parking garage.
In the 4-3 vote, the mayor was given the
power to authorize all documents before
they are brought back to the council for
final approval. The vote would allow the
process to acquire land for the garage to
begin, a step some thought should pre-
cede hiring an architect. Ile
Those voting for the motion were coun-
cil members David Hickson, Mariott, y
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Kennady and McIlhaney.
On a related issue in a 4 -3 vote, the
College Station Arkitex Studio Inc. was
hired to design a $371,000 schematic
drawing of the garage.
"I find this amazing that we're going to
pay for a design for land we don't even
own yet," Anderson said as he unsuccess-
fully asked to table the vote on hiring an
architect.
In other business, a T -1 vote approved
an agreement with the city of Bryan to
share the cost of an engineering study
that will look at the pros and cons of
developing a joint water supply agency.
The two cities each will pay $129,881 to
Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. for a study that will
explore the sharing of dater lines.
1n
a ieiter accompany
ng the
surve
Lette
Esmond writes,
"Since
my first
three months ha
not
been
without controversy,
I want
to keep
you informed
of the
prog
ess to date and the
reason-
In a letter to The Bryan - College ing I
ehind it."
Station Eagle on Thursday, Fo
lowing the introduction,
he
Esmond said he will give 4 sum- writs
about council decisions
mary of the survey results'to the and
his stance on a number
of
City Secretary for public',infor- rece
t "hot- button" issue
, such
mation. as t
e hotel- convention
center
"Since being elected, I, have referendum,
the Northga
park -
heard from lots of people I've ing
yarage, the College
Station
never met, and their views don't Business
Park, drainage
and
square with what I'm hearing grov
th
from other council members "
asically," McIlhaney
said,
either," he wrote. "There are two "wh
it he's done is presented
a
ways any council members can posi
ion paper, which at times
is
claim to represent public' opin- misl
3ading or incomplete."
ion. First is his margin of victory, TI
e mayor said the council's
and second is what he hear$ from publ
c relations policy sta
es that
friends and constituents. i This the
iayor speaks for the
ouncil
survey is an attempt to preach on is
sues.
beyond that group and I hope to "T
ie reason is to make
sure
receive all 2,200 back in the that
once decisions have
been
mail." mad
, to move forward with
one
Dr. James Dyer, the senior voic
," she said.
study director of the Texas ,A &M Ste
said the mailer makes
her
University Public Policy "a li
tle frustrated" becau
a some
Research Institute, said the sur- of the
issues addressed a
id pro -
vey is designed to get people to pose
I for opinion are dE
cisions
respond in a certain way and that that
already have been i
lecided
the questions are too specific. by the
council.
"These are not questions that
y concern is tat
if
the general public is going to Coui
icilman Esmond feels
it's
know about," he said. important
for the citi2
ans to
Dyer said some of the questions know
what the council i
work -
on the survey are "`Should you ing
on and some of the I
hiloso-
stop beating your wife' kind of phy,
then it needs to con
a from
questions." the
council and we ought
to ask
"I wouldn't say the results the
citizens as a council,"
would be particularly useful," he Mc
aney said. "If this is
politics
said. "This is a common form of or cE
mpaigning, then I do
not feel
campaigning or trying to show it was
appropriate."
you have support."
Esmond said this type of mail -
ing is routinely done by elected
officials at the state and national
levels.
Miranda Kay Marshall
May 11, 1981— Sept. 3, 1997
Services for Miranda Kay
Marshall, 16, of Fort Washington,
Md., are set for 11 a.m. Saturday at
College Hill Baptist Church in
College Station.
The Rev. James Williams of
Mount Vernon Baptist Church
will officiate. Burial will be in
College Station Cemetery.
Jones - Washington Mortuary is
handling arrangements.
Miranda died Sept. 3 in an auto-
mobile accident in Fort
Washington.
She was born in Washington,
D.C., and lived in Fort Washington
for four years. She was in the 11th
grade and was a member of the
basketball team and the Girl
Scouts. She was a member of
Ebenezer A.M.E. Church in Fort
Washington and was a member of
the Youth Mass Choir.
Survivors include her mother
and stepfather, Beverley and
Michael Ridley of Fort
Washington; her father and step-
mother, Howard and Verline
Marshall of District Height, Md.;
two sisters, Angela Marshall and
Christle Marshall, both of
District Height, Md.; a stepsister,
Linay Franklin of Washington,
D.C.; her grandmother, Alma R.
Smith of College Station; two step -
grandmothers, Elanor L. Ridley of
Detroit, Mich., and Pearl Smith of
Grand Prairie, Texas; two great -
grandmothers, Belle N. Crowder
and Sallie Smith, both of College
Station; two great- grandfathers,
A.G. Searcy and Robert Lee
Smith, both of College Station;
and a step - great - grandmother,
Cornelius Searcy of College
Station.
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SOME QUESTIONS ON SURVEY MAILED
'4..
Some of the questions on a survey that
The city should use its right of eminent
College Station City Councilman Steve
domain to condemn land under the following
Esmond has mailed to those residents who
circumstances:
voted in the city's last election include:
in, Extend necessary streets and utilities;
The city should revitalize Northgate by
R, Make room for private ventures; or
which of the following methods? (circle all
■ Eliminate low income housing.
that apply)
City drainage easements should be main-
• Upgrading streets, utilities and lighting;
tained by:
• Incentives to upgrade current businesses;
0 The city; or
• Incentives to attract or develop new
■ The homeowners association, individual
businesses;
or business whose property connects to an
• Build a revenue generating parking lot;
easement.
• Build a revenue generating parking
The Brazos County Arboretum should be:
garage;
■ None; this should be Heft to the private
■
Protected;
sector; or
■
Drained and used to enlarge the ceme-
■ Other:
tery
BY COLLEGE STATION
■ Cleaned out and used for flood control;
or
■ Other:
The city should obey its own ordinances on
city -owned properties with regard to:
■ Platting and development of land;
l: Drainage and erosion control; or
■ Maintenance and upkeep of property.
The city currently issues citations with fines
of $2,000 per day to businesses that violate
the sign ordinance.
Minivans with business logos, such as florist
and restaurant vans, are considered signs and
may not park near the street in the parking lot
in front of their business.
The Exxon tiger cannot be displayed on the
roof of the Exxon station. Is this the type of
0
CITY COUNCILMAN
ordinance that improves our city and is worth
paying city personnel to enforce?
■ Yes; or
■ No, it should be revised.
The city of College Station should repeal
the Governance Policy (Carver) adopted on
Sept.', 9, 1993.
■'Agree;
• Disagree;
• Not sure; or
• Will sign a voter referendum to repeal
this policy.
The city should procure local services
(legal, architectural, engineering, etc.) when-
ever 'there are local providers with competi-
tive foes and the demonstrated technical com-
petence required for the project.
STEVE ESMOND
• Agree;
• Disagree; or
• No opinion.
How many council members do you think
it should take to place an item on the agenda
(1 -7)?
For a city with a population of 60,000,
College Station's total proposed $121 - million
budget for fiscal year 1997 -98 is:
• Too small;
• Too large; or
• About right.
Overall, for the taxes paid, I would rank the
quality of services provided by the city of
College Station as: (on a scale of 1 to 10 with
1 being poor and 10 being excellent)
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NOTICE
State of Texas
Cou ty of Brazos
No. 4095
Notice is hereby giv-
en in accordance
with the terms and
provisions of the
Texts Alcoholic Bev - i
erag' e Code that Joe
Joh ny Ruffino and
Family, Inc. has filed
for a Beer Retail
Dealers Off - Premise
License Package
Stoke Permit Local
Cartage Permit Pack-
age Store Tasting
Permit, said business
to be conducted un-
der'the trade name of
J J�S, location of said
B4iness to be 721
Texas Avenue, Col-
lege Station, Brazos
County, Texas.
The Officers of this
Incorporated Busi-
ness Are:
Joe Johnny Ruff ino
President/Sec.
Witness my hand the
gt� day of Septem-
ber, 1997.
Mary Ann Ward
County Clerk,
Brazos County,
Texas
By: Flo Workman
Deputy Clerk
9- 15 -97, 9 -16 -97
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City, I
dispu e reso
Both sides day progress r
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
V.S. District Court Judge
KeTmeth Hoyt of Houston began
work Monday on the dispute
between restau ateur George
Sopasakis and the city of College
Station.
Both sides said progress was
made during a phone conference
with City Att rney Harvey
Cargill and Sop sakis' lawyer,
Barbara Palmer.
The dispute centers around the
cost of relocating Sopasakis'
Burger Boy restaurant to a new
Northgate location to make room
for a parking lot.
Judge Hoyt issued an unsigned
order setting a move-out date and
establishing other parameters in
the case.
"It's a positiv move for both
the city and Mr. Sopasakis,"
Assistant City Manager Tom
Biiymer said Tuesday. "Now he,
cap establish his ^estaurant oper-
ation at the ne Church Street
location."
Sopasakis als said he was
1_7 . kQM
loy begin
ution �
during meeting
PIE ased with the decision.
"This is exactly what we want-
ed " he said. "This is a very favor -
ab a outcome by the court. We're
ex ited."
The city already has agreed to
pa 7 Sopasakis up to $35,000 for
re ocation expenses, but the
restaurant owner said Tuesday
th t is at least $10,000 short of
wl at is needed.
he city was ordered to reim-
bu rse the restaurant owners out
of its Housing and Urban
Development relocation expense
rgill said the exact amount of
settlement won't be known
L Sopasakis completes forms
list the exact moving costs.
nth parties said that should
cost be more than the
•oved $35,000, the federal
e will determine the amount
'his thing is not resolved yet,
we're approaching a partial
lion," Sopasakis said.
said he plans to open the
s of a relocated Burger Boy in
it a month.
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Local hospitals reported the following
births Wednesday. The list may not be
complete because some parents choose
not to have their names includ d.
Columbia Medical Center
Sept. 16, 1997:
Margo and Jeff Kersten, College Station, a
boy.
Mary and Patrick McGow , College
Station, a boy.
Brenda and Douglas Smith, Bryan, a boy.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Sept. 16, 1997:
Lili na and Carlos Pena, Br an, a girl.
Ja equlynn Cleveland, Washi gton, a girl.
i Lin Ja and Todd Watson, Brya i, a girl.
Jolie and Jason Taylor, Collec a Station, a
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 2264 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED
ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1997
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION meeting in regular
session at the College Station
Council Chambers, 1101
Texas Avenue, said notice of
meeting posted in accordance
with Title 5, Texas Govern-
ment Code. Said Ordinance,
signed by the Mayor and duly
recorded in the official records
of the city, is captioned as fol-
lows: AN ORDINANCE RE-
ZONING A PARCEL OF
LAND TOTALING APPROXI-
MATELY 2 ACRES LOCATED
IN THE J.H. JONES SURVEY,
ABSTRACT NO, 26, BRAZOS
COUNTY, TEXAS, SAID
TRACT BEING A PORTION
OF A 5.127 ACRE TRACT AS
DESCRIBED BY A DEED TO
HAMPTON C. ROBINSON,
JR. RECORDED IN VOLUME
580, PAGE 322 OF THE OF-
FICIAL RECORDS OF BRA -
ZOS COUNTY, TEXAS. This
tract was rezoned from A -O
Agricultural /Open to C -2 Com-
mercial/Industrial.
Any person who violates any
2
provision of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be punish-
able by a fine of not less than
twenty -five dollars ($25.00)
nor more than two thousand
dollars ($2000.00). Each day
such violation shall continue or
be permitted to continue, shall
be deemed a separate of-
fense. Said Ordinance, being
a penal ordinance, becomes
effective ten (10 days) after its
publication in the newspaper.
The complete text of the
above named ordinance may
be seen at the office of the
City Secretary, 1101 Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
Connie Hooks
City Secretary
9- 19 -97. 9 -20 -97
C1 t A r\. . f! .3k Q "o n 1 1 m
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 2263 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED
ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1997
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION meeting in regular
session at the College Station
Council Chambers, 1101
Texas Avenue, said notice of
meeting posted in accordance
with Title 5, Texas Govern-
ment Code. Said Ordinance,
signed by the Mayor and duly
recorded in the official records
of the city, is captioned as fol-
lows: AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 3,
SECTION 3(K)(9), OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES,
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
REVISING THE APPEAL
PROCESS FOR DRIVEWAY
PERMITS.
Any person who violates any
provision of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be punish-
able by a fine of not less than
twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
nor more than two thousand
dollars ($2000.00). Each day
such violation shall continue or
be permitted to continue, shall
be deemed a separate of-
fense. Said ordinance shall
become effective ten (10 days)
after its publication in the
newspaper, as provided by
Section 35 of the Charter of
the City of College Station.
The above named ordinance
may be seen at the office of
the City Secretary, 1101
Texas Avenue, College Sta-
tion. Texas.
Connie Hooks
City Secretary
9- 19 -97, 9 -20 -97
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 2263 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED
ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1997
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
ATION meeting in regular
ssion at the College Station
9 6ouncil Chambers, 1101
Texas Avenue, said notice of
meeting posted in accordance
with Title 5, Texas Govern-
ment Code. Said Ordinance,
signed by the Mayor and duly
recorded in the official records
of the city, is captioned as fol-
lows: AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 3,
SECTION 3(K) (9), OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES,
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
REVISING THE APPEAL
PROCESS FOR DRIVEWAY
PERMITS.
Any person who violates any
provision of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be punish-
able by a fine of not less than
twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
nor more than two thousand
dollars ($2000.00). Each day
such violation shall continue or
be permitted to continue, shall
be deemed a separate of-
0
fense. Said ordinance shall
become effective ten (10 days)
after its publication in the
newspaper, as provided by
Section 35 of the Charter of
the City of College Station.
The above named ordinance
may be seen at the office of
the City Secretary, 1101
Texas Avenue, College Sta-
tion, Texas.
Connie Hooks
City Secretary
9- 19 -97, 9 -20 -97
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 2264 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED
ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1997
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION meeting in regular
session at the College Station
Council Chambers, 1101
Texas Avenue, said notice of
meeting posted in accordance
with Title 5, Texas Govern-
ment Code. Said Ordinance,
signed by the Mayor and duly
recorded in the official records
of the city, is captioned as fol-
lows: AN ORDINANCE RE-
ZONING A PARCEL OF
LAND TOTALING APPROXI-
MATELY 2 ACRES LOCATED
IN THE J.H. JONES SURVEY,
ABSTRACT NO. 26, BRAZOS
COUNTY, TEXAS, SAID
TRACT BEING A PORTION
OF A 5.127 ACRE TRACT AS
DESCRIBED BY A DEED TO
HAMPTON C. ROBINSON,
JR. RECORDED IN VOLUME
580, PAGE 322 OF THE OF-
FICIAL RECORDS OF BRA -
ZOS COUNTY, TEXAS. This
tract was rezoned from A -O
Agricultural/Open to C -2 Com-
merciaUlndustrial.
Any person who violates any
provision of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be punish-
able by a fine of not less than
twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
nor more than two thousand
dollars ($2000.00). Each day
such violation shall continue or
be permitted to continue, shall
be deemed a separate of-
fense. Said Ordinance, being
a penal ordinance, becomes
effective ten (10 days) after its
publication in the newspaper.
The complete text of the
above named ordinance may
be seen at the office of the
City Secretary, 1101 Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
Connie Hooks
City Secretary
9- 19 -97, 9 -20 -97
Births
NOTICE OF SALE
The Texas Engineering Exten-
sion Service, Public Sector
Training Divisic.i will be ac-
cepting sealed bids for the
sale of the following items until
October 1, 1997:
1) John Deere 444 Loader. 2)
Caterpillar D6D Dozer. 3)
Case 580C Backhoe. 4) John
Deere 310A Backhoe. 5) John
Deere 670A Motor Grader. 6)
John Deere 762 Scraper. 7)
Arbor Press. 8) 5000 gallon
fuel tank. 9) Lot misc. scrap
metal. 10) Manlift Model MZ
46 40' boom (located in Hous-
ton, Texas). 11) International
Dump Truck 1981. 12) Ford
Dump Truck 1982. 13) Chev-
rolet Cavalier 1986. 14) Chev-
rolet Hi -Cube box van 1989.
Contact Donnie Teig at
409/845 -2975, Monday
through Friday from 8:00 a.m.
until 5:00 p.m. for further infor-
mation. Bid sheets may be ob-
tained from Public Sector
Training Division. Items may
be inspected at Riverside
Campus, Building 7900, Bry-
an, Texas. Please contact
Public Sector Training Division
at 409/845 -2975 for directions.
9- 20 -97, 9 -21 -97
Local hospitals reported the folio Ing
births Friday. The list may not be corn fete
because some parents choose not to have heir
names incl6ded.
Colum 'ia Medical Center
Sept. 18 1997:
Mechelle and Victor Martinez, Hear' e, <
boy
St. Jos ph Regional Health Center
Sept. 18, 1997:
Angela Marie and James Brewer, C llege-
Station, a boy.
Wendy Lenora Toscano, Navasota, girl.
LaTonya Barnes, Snook, a girl.
Leslie and Kevin McGinnis, C liege
Station, a irl.
Diana and Danny Batdork, Brenham, boy.
Brenda Gail and Roger Heiniluoma, Bryan,
a girl.
Mayra and Henry E. Kerl, Bryan, a girl.
Jennifer nd Shea Kerman, College Station, a
girl.
Caris a Lashae Gafford, Bryan, a gi I.
Cu IWa rkA � Q , ACA C11
ORDINANCE NO. 2265 WAS
PASSED AND APPROVED
ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1997
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION meeting in regular
session at the College Station
Council Chambers, 1101
Texas Avenue, said notice of
meeting posted in accordance
with Title 5, Texas Govern-
ment Code. Said Ordinance,
signed by the Mayor and duly
recorded in the official records
of the city, is captioned as fol-
lows: AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 2,
SECTION 1(0) OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES,
CITY OF COLLEGE STA-
TION, TEXAS REVISING THE
ANIMAL PERMIT EXEMP-
TION FOR RESIDENTIAL
LOTS OVER ONE ACRE.
Any person who violates any
provision of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be punish-
able by a fine of not less than
twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
nor more than two thousand
dollars ($2000.00). Each day
such violation shall continue or
be permitted to continue, shall
be deemed a separate of-
fense. Said Ordinance, being
a penal ordinance, becomes
effective ten (10 days) after its
publication in the newspaper.
The complete text of the
above named ordinance may
be seen at the office of the
City Secretary, 1101 Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas.
Connie Hooks
City Secretary
9- 19- 97.9 -20 -97
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By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
The city of College Station could be a step
closer to getting a hotel - conference center,
following the release Friday of a study that
sac fho facility is feasible
"The feasibility study really serves as
independent confirmation as to the need
for a conference center facility in College
Station," Assistant City Manager Tom
Brymer said.
Earlier this year, the City Council chose
Wolf Pen Creek as the site on which to
build a $6- million conference center. The
center is scheduled to be built adjacent to a
Researchers say Col
would lose $57,000 ii
privately hiiilt hotel proposed by the WoU
Pen Creek Development Team.
Residents will cast their votes on the pro-
ject in a Nov. 4 referendum.
Although the $40,000 Coopers & Lybrand
study says the proposed 45,000 square -foot
conference center will have adequate use, it
predicts a $57,000 annual operating deficit
for the first five years of operation.
Brymer said experts have told city offi-
lege Station facility
n first five years
olc +hroughout the p rocess o n +ho p
posed project that conference centers lose
money. How much, he said, is the question.
"It makes it worthwhile because of the
economic impact," Brymer said. "It adds
dollars spent in the community on shop-
ping, hotels and restaurants."
The expected operating deficit drops to
$37,900 a year in the fifth year of operation,
according to the study.
But Brymer said the money lost could be
even less because the study is based on a
stand -alone conference center. He said
overlapping services could be recovered by
the adjacent $20- million hotel proposed at
the Wolf Pen Creek site.
The city's original 6- million •ny .stmen
for the construction of the conference cen-
ter is planned to come from revenue bonds,
Brymer said. The bonds are expected to be
paid off in 15 to 20 years through hotel -gen-
erated taxes.
Although the study did not rank loca-
tions for the conference center, it did point
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fOf ENVIRONMENTAL The City of College Station
is accepting applications for a:
TECHNICIAN
Respon le for the Wastewater Pretreatment Program, assisting with regulatory
compliance, public education, infrastructure management, capital improvements
and other special projects.
Must Have
• Knowledge of State, Federal and local regulations
• B.S. Degree in an Environmental or related engineering field preferred.
• Minimum of four (4) years experience in the W/WW Utilities field.
•
Class 'C' Water or Wastewater Certification, or a Class II WW Collection
Certification
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word Excel, and Access, with ekperience using
IMS /Hansen and ArcView preferred
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and specifications.
Salary Range: $11.66/hour
Deadline to apply: September 29,1997
Apply at: City of College Station
Human Resources Department
1 01 S. Texas Avenue
College Station, TX 77840
Fax: (409)764 -3800 Internet: www.utxgov
Equal Opportunity Employer
eft
The City of College Station is currently
la p accepting applications for the position
o:
TCLEOSE LICENSED POLICE OFFICER
Duties include regular pat oI duties in a community of 60,000 resi ents. Shift work
regwired. The employee wi I be responsible for the enforcement of c il, criminal and
traffic laws.
REQUIREMENTS: Success ul completion of a Basic Peace Officers Academy and the
TCLEOSE Licensing Exam, Higgh school diploma or CED, ability to late well to the
public, good written and erbal communication skills, and the A lity to complete
physical, psychological, an polygraph examinations. Applicants mu possess a valid
Driver's License.
Entry level test will be held on Saturday, October 25,1997, App cations must be
received before Monday, Ober 6,1997,
Apply to: City of College Station
Human Resources Offices
110 Texas Ave.
P 0 Box 9960
Coll a Station, TX 77840
qual Opportunity Employer
NOTICE OF APPLICATIO
FOR WASTE DISCHARG
PERMIT AMENDMENT
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, P.O. Box 9960, College Sta-
tion, Texas 77842 has applied to the Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission ( TNRCC) for an amendment to Per-
mit No. 10024 -006 in order to revise effluent limitations for
Carbonaceous Biological Oxygen Demand from 5 mg/1 to 10
mg/1 and Total Suspended Solids from 5 mgM to 15 mg/1.
The permit currently authorizes a discharge of treated domes-
tic wastewater effluent at a volume not to exceed an annual
average flow of 9,500,000 gallons per day vi $ Ouffall 001,
which will remain the same.
The Carters Creek Wastewater Treatment F�cllities are locat-
ed adjacent to the west side of Carters Creek, approximately
0.75 mile east of State Highway 6, and approximately 4,000
feet north and 1,800 feet east of the intersection of State High-
way 6 East and Texas Avenue in Brazos County, Texas. The
treated effluent is discharged to Carters Creek; thence to Nav-
asota River Below Lake Limestone in Segment No. 1209 of the
Brazos River Basin. The unclassified receiving waters of Car-
ters Creek have intermediate aquatic life uses. The designated
uses for Segment No. 1209 are high aquatic life uses, public
water supply and contact recreation. No significant degrada-
tion of high quality receiving waters is anticipated.
The Executive Director of the TNRCC has prepared a draft
permit which, if approved, would establish the parameters and
limitations within which the facility must operate.
The Executive Director will issue the permit unless a written
hearing request is filed within 30 days after newspaper publi-
cation of this notice. To request a hearing, you must submit the
following: (1) your name (or for a group or association, an offi-
cial representative), mailing address, daytime phone number,
and fax number, if any; (2) the name of the applicant and the
permit number; (3) the statement 1/we request a public hear-
ing;" (4) a brief description of how you would be adversely af-
fected by the granting of the application in a way not common
to the general public; (5) the location of your property relative
to the applicant's operations; and (6) your proposed adjust-
ments to the application /permit which would satisfy your con -
cems and cause you to withdraw your request for hearing.
If a hearing request is filed, the Executive Dir�ctor will not is-
sue the permit and will forward the application and hearing re-
quest to the TNRCC Commissioners for their consideration at
a scheduled Commission meeting. If a hearing is held, it will be
a legal proceeding similar to civil trials in statel district court.
Request for hearing on this application must be submitted in
writing during the 30 -day notice period to the Chief Clerk's Of-
fice, Mail code 105. TNRCC, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX
78711 -3087. Written public comments may also be submitted
to the Chief Clerk's Office during the notice period. For infor-
mation concerning technical aspects of the permit, contact
Phillip Bryan Urbany, Mail Code 148. the same address. For
information concerning hearing procedures or citizen participa-
tion, contact Blas Coy, Mail Code 103. the same address. In-
dividual members of the public who wish to inquire about the
information contained in this notice, or to inquire about other
agency permit applications or permitting processes, should call
the TNRCC Office of Public Assistance, Toll Free, at 1 -800-
687 -4040.
Issued this 16th day of September, 997.
(SEAL)
Eugenia H. Brumm, Ph.D.,
Chief Clerk
Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission
9 -22 -97
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Local hospitals reported the following births
Monday. The list may not be complete
because some parents choose not to have
their names included.
Columbia Medical I
Sept. 19,1997:
Jacklyn Wyatt, College
Cassandra Jefferson
Brenham, a boy.
ation, a boy.
nd Perry Brumley,
Sept. 21,1997:
Winnie and Terry
boy.
Nicole and John
girl.
I, College Station, a
College Station, a
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Sept. 19,1997:
Shelia M. and Jeruiat Jones, Hearne, a girl.
Lisa Anne and Jerry Zal manek, Bryan, a girl.
Juana and Jaime Bernal, Somerville, a boy.
Sept. 20,1997:
Melissa Marie Garcia, Navasota, a boy.
Misuk Lee and Kim Wo pil, College Station, a
boy.
Sandy Kay and Alan R. Morgan, College
Station, a girl.
Sept. 21,1997:
Christie and Jackie M
Livia Lynn and Mike
girl.
, Navasota, a girl.
i Jr., Navasota, a
Impact fees council
topage da
at hearing
CS to look at joint -use
fire station agreement
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
The College Station City
Council will hold a public hearing
Thursday for the adopt'on of land
use, capital improve ent plans
and sanitary sewer iml act fees.
The areas of the city ected by
possible impact fees would
include Greens Prz irie and
Barron roads and the Lick Creek
and Nantucket areas.
Impact fees are used to recover
city costs when ma or sewer
mains must be install ed to sup-
port land development E.
The City Council also is sched-
uled to consider an interlocal
agreement with Texas A &M
University and E sterwood
Airport for a joint -use f e station
at the airport.
"The whole idea is to reduce
overlapping coverage," City
Manager Skip Noe said. "This is a
plan that goes back two to three
years."
The city's portion of tving fire sta-
tion would come from the
current fire station at Rio Grande
Please see COUNCIL, Page A16
Drive and F.M. 2818, Noe said.
He said the city's cost to move
to the new facility w}ll be mini-
mal, with only furni e and com-
munication set -up cos s. The con -
struction of the fire sto tion will be
funded through q Federal
Aviation Administration grant
and the university.
In a 3 p.m. wor i shop, the
Bryan - College Statior Economic
Development Corp. is scheduled
to report on incentive packages
concerning a possible' cotton mill
that could locate in the Bryan
Business Park.
Also during the afternoon
workshop, Brazos Beautiful is
scheduled to request a $50,000
contribution from the �ity to help
fund the planting of crepe myrtles
along sections of F.M. 2818 and
Raymond Stotzer Drivl -
The joint $300,000 project
among the cities of Bryan and
College Station and exas A &M
University is designed to improve
the community's ppearance
from the entrance of asterwood
Local hospitals i
births Tuesday.
The list may not be
parents choose not
included.
Airport to the George Bush
Presidential Library and
Museum Center, which is sched-
uled to open in November.
A $175,000 grant from the Texas
Department of Transportation is
available for the project, officials
said, if the other groups involved
match it.
City staff is recommending the
City Council approve the funds,
while using money from a $2.3
million budget surplus.
The council also is scheduled to
hear a report on the Coopers &
Lybrand feasibility study for the
proposed $6- million conference
center. A representative from the
consulting firm will present the
report, which was released by the
city Friday.
A public hearing on an appeal
that would allow a new nightclub
to be located on South Texas
Avenue was postponed, officials
said, at the applicant's request.
The Planning and Zoning
Commission turned down the
request in August after neighbor-
hood opposition, but the permit
applicant appealed the decision.
The proposed nightclub would
be located in the former K -Mart
store in the Brandywine
Shopping Center.
the following
:onlplete because some
to (have their names
Columbia Medical Center
Sept. 22, 1997:
Linda and Stephen Glover, College Station,
a boy.
Sheila and Michael Keating, College
Station, a girl.
Margaret and Johnny Christon, College
Station, a girl.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Sept. 22,1997:
Leticia Guzman, Bryan, girl.
Rebecca and Brett �W. Blankenship,
Caldwell, a girl.
Quanisha T. Johnson, Bryan, a girl.
Janice and Clay Grenwe!Ige, Bryan, a boy.
Sept. 21,1997:
Livia Lynn and Mike Ybarra Jr., Navasota, a
boy.
I Q) )
T kas Avenue a state job
ver the past several weeks there
have been numerous letters to the
editor regarding the construction
on Texas Avenue. Many of the people
Who have written are of the impression
that the City of College Station is the
responsible party, when in fact this is
the responsibility of the Texas
Department of Transportation (TxDot).
It diay Surprise many people to know,
that most of the major thoroughfares in
College Station are state highways, and
therefore maintained by TxDot.
Examples of state highways in College
Station are: Texas Avenue, University
Drive, Wellborn Road, George Bush
Drive, Harvey Rd (Hwy. 30), FM 2818 and
the East ByPass. Presently the only
major thoroughfare construction under
way by the city is Southwest Parkway.
I hope this will clarify the responsibil-
ity issue for many who have written and
others who have just been frustrated. If
you have concerns about the state high-
way construction or maintenance,
please contact the Texas Department of
Transportation Public Information
Office at 778 -9764 or 778 -9712.
PEGGY CALLIHAM
Public Relations & Marketing Mgr.
City of College Station
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Peggy Calliham
Public Relations & Marketing Manager 764 -3768
September 24, 1997 For Immediate Release
Madeley's Leave a Legacy for College Station
On Thursday at 3 p.m. in the City Council Workshop session, the College Station City Council will honor Ed and
Billie Madeley with a plaque honoring them for giving a tract of land to the city to be called Billie Madeley Park.
This tract lies on the border between Bryan and College Station and will eventually be developed to serve as a
neighborhood park for the Chimney Hill Subdivision.
Ed and Billie Madeley came to College Station and opened Madeley's Pharmacy in the Southside Shopping Center
in June of 1940. They moved here from Chappel Hill and had to live at first in Bryan because there was nothing
to rent in College Station. After four months they found a house on Grove Street in College Station. Later they
moved back to Bryan into a home in Beverly Estates.
In 1950 they bought a five acre tract of land that backed up to their home. Edward and Billie promised one
another that they would never sell this land for development, so it was decided in 1997 that the land should be
given as parkland to the City of College Station for the Chimney dill subdivision.
The Madeley's have been long time friends of most early College Station and Bryan residents. Ed as pharmacist
gave his advice on medication for all sorts of ills and his soda fountain provided a gathering place for all the
teenagers and coffee shop gossipers of the young city from 1940 to 1979. Madeley's, in the Southside Shopping
Center next to Texas A &M, was the Mall of yesteryear. The place you went to see friends, get medicine, buy a
paper, see what was happening, or just order a cherry phosphate and chat with buddy's.
They also served their community in other voluntary efforts. They have been members of A &M United Methodist
Church since 1940. Ed was a member of Sul Ross Lodge, President of the Brazos Valley Shrine Club, served on
the Sterling Evans and Bryan Library Boards and an organizational member of the Better Business Bureau. Billie
served as secretary of the OPAS Board, member of the Campus Study Club, Garden Club and the Women's Club of
Bryan, and a secretary to Crestview home for the aged.
The Madeleys have been dedicated members of the Bryan - College Station community for over 50 years. It is
appropriate that they should be remembered for years to come through the dedication of this parkland. For many
youth who grew up in College Station, it could be said that the Madeley's, who had no children of their own,
practically raised an entire generation of College Station youth who spent most of their free time at Madeley's
Pharmacy. In those days, jthere were no latch key kids in College, Station ........... the. Madeley's watched after them
all.
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Area-leaders with - A &M's- Board- of- Regents
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
How important is Texas A &M University
to the Bryan- College Station area?
"Just to let you know, when A &M sneezes,
the rest of the community says `Bless you.'
You have a great impact on this communi-
ty," Bryan Councilwoman Kandy Rose told
A &M officials Wednesday evening.
During a joint meeting at Briarcrest
Country Club in Bryan, members of the
Bryan and College Station City Councils,
Brazos County Commissioners Court and the
A &M System Board of Regents brought
mutual issues to the surface.
Long -range plans for transportation, the
George Bush. Presidential Library and
Museum Center, a joint water supply,
Easterwood Airport and proposed conven-
tion facilities were the major topics touched
on during the discussions.
"I think there are some great issues on the
plate for Texas A &M University, the city of
College Station and the city of Bryan," Bryan
Mayor Lonnie Stabler said, adding:
"Texas A &M University is the reason
Bryan and College Station has such a good,
sound economy."
The invitation from local governmental
entities to the A &M officials, Rose said, was
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Meeting
partly to share facts about the community
that out-of-city regents might not see dur-
ing their visits to the area.
But Don Powell, chairman of the board of
regents, let the group know that although
their trips might be spent in meetings on
the university campus, other family mem-
bers are out in the community.
"While we do come and go, our wives are
with us and they spend a lot of money," he
said jokingly.
On a more serious note, Powell said the
regents would be open to meeting with the
officials of the local entities on a more reg-
ular basis to dig deeper into shared issues.
"I think while everyone is extremely
busy ... we understand as a university that
"We understand as a university that it's important to
understand what the needs of Bryan and College Station
are because we have so many commonalities."
DON POWELL
ch airman, Texas A &M University's Board of Regents
it's important to understand what the
needs of Bryan and College Station are
because we have so many commonalities,"
he said.
"The students and faculty are also citi-
zens of the community — we're inter-
locked."
With future meeting plans in the hands
of university administrators and city and
county officials, A &M Chancellor Barry
Thompson said he sees the joint discus-
sions as a positive relationship.
"I think Bryan and College Station are
very fortunate because we have a lot of
enlightened people working into the 21st
century," he said.
Further discussions on the issues briefly
mentioned Wednesday most likely will fill
the agendas of the future meetings.
A few people in attendance mentioned
the university -owned Easterwood Airport
as a possible joint project.
"Down the road and in the future, I think
we can work together to come up with a
regional airport facility at Easterwood,"
Stabler said.
Mcllhaney told the regents that city deci-
sions are examined as to their effect on the
university.
"We realize the importance the universi-
ty plays in the community," she said.
Others echoed her words.
"People understand Texas A &M
University is the engine that drives the
area," Brazos County Judge Al Jones said.
But the praise was mutual.
"Clearly, what we have in terms of the
university could not have happened with-
out the support of the system around it,"
Regent Erle Nye said.
T. Michael O'Connor, vice chairman of
the Board of Regents, agreed.
"We as members are very interested in
what you in the government have to say —
they work hand -in- hand," he said.
Births
Local hosptials reported toe following
births Wednesday. The list may not be
complete because some parents choose
not to have their names included.
Columbia Medical Center
Sept. 23, 199T
Karla and Scott Edison, College
Station, a girl.
Joni and David Sims, College Station, a
CS mayor to host
community meal
College Station Mayor Lynn
Mcilhaney is hosting a communi-
ty breakfast Friday for residents
to visit wi her about city con-
cerns.
The 7.30 M. breakfast at the
College tation Conference
Center, 1300 George Bush Drive,
is open to any resident of College
Station, although invitees are ran-
domly selected from the utility
customer service list each month.
If a resident of College Station
would like to attend but did not
receive an invitation, call the City
Council office at 764 -3541 to make
reservatios. Reservations are
needed to plan the breakfast.
boy.
Kristi and Robert Bullock, ryan, a
Kimberly and Jeffrey Jacks
Caldwell, a girl.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Sept. 23, 1997: I
Sylvia and Chris Ware, Ga�ise, a girl
Brenda H. Black, Bryan, a girl.
Nandita and Malay Dalal, Coll
Station, a girl.
girl. Anabel Alfaro, Navasota, a girl.
on, Amy C. and Clark Lovelady, Bryan, a
boy.
Holly and Leonard Hayes, Madisonville,
a girl.
Teri and Clint Hurst, Navasota, a boy.
Donna A. and Tommy Loper, Bremond, a
ege boy.
CS council scheduled
to meet Thursday
The College Station City
Council is scheduled to meet at 7
p.m Thursday for its regular
meeting.
The City Council was sched-
uled to discuss an interlocal
agreement with Texas A &M
University and Easterwood
Airport for a joint -use fire sta-
tion at the airport, but the item
has been postponed.
City officials said the contract
language is not complete.
The council will meet in City
Hall, 1101 Texas Ave.
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Births
St. Joseph Regional Health Center reported
the following births Thursday. The list may not
be complete because some parents choose not
to have their names included.
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fir
CS reach ac
Hotel - conference center term
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
The College S
Council on Thursda
er step forward in t
Wolf Pen Creek hof
center.
The council
approved an agreen
lines the basic term;
between the Wolf
Development Team
"I'm pleased at
Councilman Dick I
"It looks like we can
conference center A
ing the taxpayers ai
The $21 million
million city -owner
center will be vote
dents in a Nov. 4 ref
"I am in favor of
Mayor Pro Tem I
said. "I hope that tl
get behind this refef
on the information
Aion City
took anoth-
plans for a
ant that out -
of a contract
Pen Creek
nd the city.
this time,"
Irdwell said.
build a hotel -
thout it cost -
4hing."
iotel and $6
conference
on by resi-
this project,"
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citizens can
andum, based
riven to them,
9
rd
OK'd
and that the details c be worked
out."
Representatives of Coopers &
Lybrand also presented the coun-
cil with the results of a feasibility
study for the project',
The study showed the plan to be
feasible, with a pro`ected opera-
tion debt of $56,000 for the first
year, a debt the consultants said
was near "break-even."
In other business, in a 4 -2 vote,
the council decided to keep the
city's money in First American
Bank, instead of changing it to
Compass Bank as recommended
by city staff.
The city sends out for new bids
each year, and Compass came in
as the low bidder, said Charles
Cryan, the city's budget director.
However, the maj rity of the
council decided that the small sav-
ings in changing banks wouldn't
be worth the change.
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Birdwell and Councilman Swiki Anderson, who
voted for the change, said the lax bid should be the
choice.
"We ought to go with the cheapest person,"
Birdwell said.
Bill Atkinson, president of First American Bank,
said his bank has a commitment to the community.
"We believe this is more than ust a numbers deci-
ion," he said. "I think our track record speaks for
, -itself."
In other business, the council voted to call a public
Please see CENTER, Page Al
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Sept. 24, 1997:
Melissa M. and R. Scott Atkinson, College
Station, a boy.
Cornelia B. and Lonnie Gosch, Hearne, a
boy.
Sonya Renay and Timothy Shannon, Iola, a
boy.
Jennifer and Carlos Galindo, Bryan, a girl.
Kimberly and Travis Andrews, College
Station, a girl.
Maria Sandra and Gerardo Casas,
Hempstead, a boy.
Lori Dawn Mason, Caldwell, a boy.
Cicely Lashon Carroll, Hearne, a boy.
PUBLIC NOTICE
CONSTRUCTION
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS
AND APPEALS MEETING
The Construction Board of
Adjustments and Appeals will
meet at 6:00 p.m. in the Train-
ing Room, City Hall, City of
College Station, Monday Octo-
ber 6, 1997.
Variance 97 -008, for modifi-
cation to Chapter 3, Appendix
1, Amendment No. 20, Code
of Ordinances. "Emergency
Egress Openings." The appli-
cant is Philip Blackburn for Tri-
pie B Construction.
Variance 97 -009, for modi-
fication to Chapter 6, Section
1, Amendment No. 5(a),
603.1.3A, Code of Ordinan-
ces. "Installation and Mainte-
nance of Fire Protection Sys-
tems and Appliances." The
Applicant is Pete W. Catalena.
9- 26 -97, 10 -3 -97
hearing and to get additional information on possi-
ble sanitary sewer impact fees for the South College
Station areas of Greens Prairie and Barron roads
and the Lick reek- Nantucket area.
In other b siness, the City Council voted to
schedule a public hearing to amend the 1998 city
budget.
The change would take $50,000 of the city's excess
funds to help buy crepe myrtles to line the road
between East rwood Airport and the George Bush
Presidential L brary and Museum Center.
Brazos Bea>l is requesting the funds to add to
a $300,000 pro ect between the cities of Bryan and
College Station and Texas A &M University.
A $175,000 grant from the Texas Department of
s available for the project, officials
said, if the other groups involved match it.
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Council honors local couple
tion of land for a park to the city of College Station. gave to the city.
Madeleys
College Station between the '50s
and '60s about Madeley's and
their eyes will light up and they'll
say, `Yeah, we all hung out
there, "' she said.
Calliham said she remembers
the hamburgers and grilled
cheese sandwiches she and her
high school classmates would
order at the pharmacy during
school lunch breaks.
"It was the place to meet your
friends," she said. "Parents didn't
worry about us then because it
was safe."
College Station resident Helen
Pugh said she and her late hus-
band, Marion Pugh, also "traded"
with the Madeleys.
"They are just real nice com-
munity leaders," she said.
Calliham credited the childless
couple with practically raising a
generation of youths.
"In those days, there were no
latch key kids in College Station
— the Madeleys watched after
them all." she said.
after land donation for park
By JENNY NELSON
"I know that what you have given to
Eagle Staff Writer
the community will live on in the com
munity," Mayor Lynn Mcllhaney told
Ed M adeley is prescribing es t and
the canFl
play for the residents of Ban and
Ed Madeley said he hopes that is
College Station.
true, and his one wish for the park is
After more than 40 years of writing
"that it will be forever."
prescriptions for illnesses at
The Madeleys bought the 5 -acre
Madeley's Pharmacy, the retiree and
tract in 1950. At the time, the Madeleys
his wife, Billie, are donating land for a
said they would never sell the land for
t,
College Station park where residents
development. By giving the land as a
can relax.
park, the couple kept that promise.
"God told me that this land belongs
Several patrons of the former
to the kids," 85- year -old Ed Madeley
Madeley's Pharmacy were in atten
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� said Thursday.
dance at the City Council meeting
The Madeleys' were honored
Thursday, including Peggy Calliham,
Eagle photo /Dave McDermand
Thursday at the College Station City
the city's public relations director.
Ed and Billie Madeley receive a plaque Thursday from College Council meeting for the land in the
"Ask any kid who grew up in
Station Mayor Lynn Mcllhaney (left) commending their dona- Chimney Hill subdivision that they
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tion of land for a park to the city of College Station. gave to the city.
Madeleys
College Station between the '50s
and '60s about Madeley's and
their eyes will light up and they'll
say, `Yeah, we all hung out
there, "' she said.
Calliham said she remembers
the hamburgers and grilled
cheese sandwiches she and her
high school classmates would
order at the pharmacy during
school lunch breaks.
"It was the place to meet your
friends," she said. "Parents didn't
worry about us then because it
was safe."
College Station resident Helen
Pugh said she and her late hus-
band, Marion Pugh, also "traded"
with the Madeleys.
"They are just real nice com-
munity leaders," she said.
Calliham credited the childless
couple with practically raising a
generation of youths.
"In those days, there were no
latch key kids in College Station
— the Madeleys watched after
them all." she said.
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CS breaks ground
on sports complex
Facility to feature 3 fields, batting cage
By MICHELLE LYONS
Eagle Staff Writer
Residents of the Southside Community in College
Station may be hearing the crack of the bat and the
roar of the crowd as early as May after city officials
and honored guests Friday broke ground on the
Wayne Smith Youth Baseball Complex.
Located at 1000 Eleanor Street, next to the Lincoln
Recreation Center, the complex will feature three
champion Little League fields, a concession stand and
a batting cage.
The complex will be named after Wayne Smith,
sometimes known affectionately as "College Station's
Father of Little League." Smith, along with several
other fathers, helped start the program in College
Please see BASEBALL, Page A14
Baseball
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Station about 40 years ago with the construction of
a baseball park about 200 yards north of the new
site.
The program eventually outgrew that park, which
was turned into Wayne Smith Park, a community
park featuring basketball facilities, playground
equipment and a plaque in Smith's honor.
College Station Police Department Lt. Larry
Johnson, a member of the Lincoln Center Advisory
Committee, said the complex's proximity to the
Lincoln Center will be beneficial for many.
"I think this is just a wonderful thing, to have this
complex become a reality," Johnson said. "I think
this will be great for the youth of the neighborhood.
I think it will bring more people into the communi-
ty."
Mayor Lynn Mcllhaney said the complex will help
boost the city's already- positive parks reputation.
"Bryan- College Station is nationally -known for
the park system we have and the facilities we have,"
she said.
Little League chairman Ron Carter said the pro-
gram has grown tremendously in the last 40 years.
Today, more than 1,400 youths participate in College
Station's program.
"And it's growing and growing," he said. "We are
anticipating an incredible growth for next year."
Also on hand for the groundbreaking was Alan
Smith, Wayne's son.
"This is the greatest honor, just seeing baseball
come back to this neighborhood," he said. "My
father, he was a teacher of the game, not just the
sport. He always believed baseball was for children."
The younger Smith predicted what his father
would be doing if he were alive today.
"He'd probably be right in the middle of every-
thing," he said. "If he were still around and if his
health permitted, he would still be coaching '',
The project is part of the Lincoln Center /Wayne
Smith Corridor Master Plan that was approved by
the City Council in 1990. A successful bond issue in
1995 included $1.25 million for implementation of the
projects;.' ;.
H3 'Consulting Architects was the designer and
Construction Resource Group of College Station will
be handling construction.
Eagle photo /Michelle Lyons
College Station Parks Board chairwoman members Tyler Gibbs and Zebediah
Elizabeth Cunha (from left), Mayor Lynn Carter and Little League chairman Ron
Mcllhaney, Lincoln Center Advisory Carter wield the ceremonial shovels
Committee member and College Station Friday at groundbreaking ceremonies for
Police Department Lt. Larry Johnson, the Wayne Smith Youth Baseball
Alan Smith, College Station Little League Complex.
CS road extension
to open Saturday
College Station'
Rock Prairie
Road extension from
Victoria
Avenue and Wellborn
Road will
open Saturday.
There is no sign
at the inter-
section yet, but ci
officials said
they are working
o relocate the
signal from N. Gra.
iain Road and
Wellborn Road to
he new inter-
section.
Parents dropping
off students
at Rock Prairie
Elementary
School are advised
to use the
crosswalks at Roc
Prairie Road
and Welsh Avenue.
e The Welsh
Avenue and Canterbury
Drive
crosswalk also is
scheduled for
use.
City officials said
the students
may be let out saf
ly at the cor-
ner of Mint and W
lsh avenues.
Birthl
Births
St. Joseph Regional Health
following births Friday. The list
because some parents choos
names included.
Columbia Medical Cent
Sept. 25,1997:
Devorah Freeberg and Jug
Station, a boy.
Robin and Corey Walls, Col
St. Joseph Regional t
Sept. 25, 1997:
Elizabeth Anne and Ji
Station, a
Deanna and Renasinghel
Station, twins, a boy and gin
Rosa M. and Ednundo Gc
enter reported the
3y not be complete
not to havg their
i Petrus, College
to Station, a boy.
:h Center
Paine, College
girl.
ryatilaka, College
,z, Bryan, a girl.
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By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
Anyone who has � ttended
recent meetings of the College
Station City Council has been sub-
jected to the squawks of one old
crow who doesn't care whom he
interrupts.
No, he isn't a council member.
His name is Heckle — the self-
appointed City Hall mascot.
No matter if a vote is being
counted or a citizen is ple ding for
change, Heckle squawks and
bangs his beak on the windows of
the council chambers so loudly
that Mayor Lynn McIlhoey said
she is concerned about the size of
the headache Heckle mu t have.
one councilman said he won-
ders if the crow is trying to send
Morse code messages on whether
to vote yea or nay.
And the old crow nlit be a
good source of inform —
Assistant City Manager Tom
Brymer said the crow as been
around City Hall lon er than
some council members.
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ve in at
Brymer said Heckle ind his
partner, Jekyll , have ne ted out-
side his office for about two years,
minus their short vac ions to
Florida during the off -se on.
Where is Jekyll during the
meetings? Brymer said Jekyll
waits in the parking lot she's a
little shy.
Just what do these fowl do when
the council isn't in sessi ?
"They just do crow things like
raise havoc with the mocking-
birds," Brymer said.
His theory on the crows is that,
"They've adopted City Hall as
their domain because of the high
caliber of people who wok here."
or could it be City Hall has gone
to the birds?
No matter their reason for call-
ing City Hall home, Heckle has
brought a heck -of -a -lot of ughs to
meetings that sometinies can
seem mundane.
During his squawk sessions, it's
hard to tell what the bird is say-
ing, but there are numerous spec-
ulations. Maybe he's voicing an
early vote in the Novem er hotel-
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conference center referendum.
Maybe he's asking for his nest to
be annexed, or just maybe he's
asking for an incentive package to
bring a worm farm to town.
Whatever his reason may be,
Heckle may have had his last say
because city officials are working
to keep their feathered friend
from attending the governing ses-
sions.
But Heckle is a tough old bird —
he's foiled several efforts to limit
his appearances.
After an attempt with rubber
snakes, city officials bought a
plastic owl for the window ledge.
After this failed, too, more drastic
measures had to be taken, said
Michael Martine, the city's main-
tenance superintendent.
"We've ordered solar sun
screens to put over the window so
he won't be able to see his reflec-
tion," he said.
Martine said the screens should
be up by the next council meeting,
so Heckle probably will miss out
on a vote concerning council term
limits.
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 freestanding sign
to be located at 1200 George
Bush Drive for the Barbara
Bush Parent Center.
The hearing will be held at the
City Hall Council Room, 1101
Texas Avenue South at 7:00
p.m. on Thursday, October 16,
1997
Any request for sign interpre-
tive services for the hearing
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 me at
(409)764 -3570.
Sabine McCully
Senior Planner
10 -1 -97
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station Planning
and Zoning Commission will
hold a public hearing to con-
sider a rezoning request for
approximately 5 acres located
on the southwest comer of
Greens Prairie Road and Rock
Prairie Road from A -O Agricul-
tural Open to M -2 Heavy In-
dustrial.
The hearing will be held at the
City Hall Council Room, 1101
Texas Avenue South at 7:00
p.m. on Thursday, October 16,
1997
Any request for sign interpra-
tive services for the hearing
impaired must be mace 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.
t e bine McCully
nior Planner
10 -1 -97
05
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station Planning
and Zoning Commission will
hold a public hearing to con-
sider a rezoning request for
approximately 52 acres locat.
ed on the southwest comer of
Nantucket Drive and State
Highway 6 South from A -O
Agricultural Open and R -1 sin-
gle Family Residential.
The hearing will be held at the
City Hall Council Room, 1101
Texas Avenue South at 7:00
P.M. on Thursday, October 16,
1997
Any request for sign interpre.
tive services for the hearing
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 me at
( 4 09)764 -3570.
r Key
Planner
10 -1 -97
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station Planning
and Zoning Commission will
hold a public hearing to con-
sider an amendment to Zoning
Ordinance #1638, Section 7,
creating a Planned Develop-
ment zoning district.
The hearing will be held at the
City Hall Council Room, 1101
Texas Avenue South at 7:00
P.m. on Thursday, October 16,
1997
Any request for sign interpre-
live services for the hearing
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 me at
( -3570.
Jane Key
City Planner
10 -1 -97
J NOTICE OF
UBLIC HEARING
The oilege Station Planning
and Zoning Commission will
hold a public hearing to con-
sider a conditional use permit
request for the use and site
plan of the City of College Sta-
tion utility Customer Services
office building to be located on
the s uthwest comer of Kre-
nek TE p and William King Cole
Drive.
The hearing will be held at the
City Hall Council Room, 1101
Texas Avenue South at 7:00
p.m. on Thursday, October 16,
1997.
Any request for sign interpre-
tive services for the hearing
impaired must be made 48
hours before the meeting. To
make rrangements call (409)
764 -3 7 or (TDD) 1- 800 -735-
2989.
For dditional information,
please contact me at
(409)764-3570.
Sabine McCully
Senior Planner
10 -1 -97
C rter Creek topic
f CS council meet
The College Station City
Council is scheduled to meet
Thursday to discuss drainage
Plans for Carter Creek.
The 7 p.m. special meeting at
the College Station City Hall,
1101 Texas Ave., will be a joint
meeting with the Planning and
Zoning Commission.
Developers Mike Davis and
George Chmelar are scheduled
to present a proposed drainage
project.
the Texas A &M Former Student
Association.
He was preceded in death by his
wife, Loreta Mae Ford.
Survivors include seven sons,
Sammuel Allen Ford Jr., Larry
Ford, Derrick Ford, Robert Ford
and Dennis Ford, all of College
Station, Tracia Ford of Giddings
and William Ford of Reston, Va.;
four daughters, Wilma Monroe
and Barbara Minor, both of
College Station, and Wanda
Monroe and Patricia Ford
Nowlin, both of Houston; two
brothers, Milton Ford Jr. of Dallas
and Travis Ford Sr. of Houston;
two sisters, Louie Walton of
Bryan and Euvonne Jones of
Houston; his mother, Ida Bell
Ford of Bryan; 25 grandchildren;
seven great - grandchildren; three
great - great - grandchildren; six
daughters -in -law; and two sons -in-
law.
■ Obituaries are printed in The Bryan - College
Station Eagle as a free public service. More
detailed obituaries may be printed for a fee
through the advertising department.
Sammuel Allen Ford Sr.
Jan. 23, 1929 — Sept. 27, 1997
Services for Sammuel Allen
Ford Sr., 68, of College Station are
set for 11 a.m. Thursday at
Washingtc n Chapel Baptist
Church in College Station.
The Rev. E.E. Garvin will offici-
ate. Burial will be in College
Station Ce eterv.
Arrangements are being han-
dled by Reople's Mortuary in
Bryan.
Mr. For died Saturday in
College Sta ion.
He was I orn in Brazos County
and had lived in College Station
for 47 years. He was retired from
Births
Local hospitals reported the following births
Tuesday. The list may not be complete become
some parents choose not to have their names
included.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Sept. 29, 1997:
Selina D. and Erasmo Lopez, Franklin, a boy.
Candy and James Gallego, Bryan, a girl.
Dorothy and James Fanick, Bryan, a boy.
Jennifer and Joseph Pettibon, College
Station, a girl.
Brandi and John Vincent, Bryan, a girl.
Amy and Matthew Liescheski, Bellville, a girl.
Hilda and Raymond Salazar, Bryan, a girl.
Columbia Medical Center
Sept. 29.1997:
Isabel and Fidel Castro, Bryan, a girl.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC
rKe City Council of the City of College Station will hold a pub-
ic hearing on proposed Budget Amendment 1 to the 1997 -98
'fiscal year budget, the Hotel/Motel Fund on Thursday, October
) , 1997, at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers at the City of
College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station,
Texas. The public is invited to review and make comments on
the budget amendment which will appropriate a [portion of the
estimated Hotel/Motel Fund balance for a $50,000 grant to
Brazos Beautiful. Comments may be made in writing or in per-
son at the public hearing or may be made In writing to be re-
Eelvad by the Interim Director of Fiscal Services prior to the
end of business on October 9, 1997 at 1101 Texas Ave., Col-
lege Station, Texas 77840.
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
BUDGETAMENDMENTI
ANNUAL BUDGET 1997 -98
AMENDED APPROPRIATIONS
AMENDED
BUDGET AMENDMENT BUDGET
FY 97 -98
Hotel/Motel $1,531,118 $50,000 $1,581,118
Fund
10.2 -97
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
The push for the College Station hotel -
conference center referendum has begun.
City leaders, along with the Wolf Pen
Creek Development Team, are touting their
partnership project to voters, clubs and the
media in preparation for the Nov. 4 refer-
endum.
"We feel that it's very, very important
that we get out the truth and let the voters
know how it's funded," developer Jim
Allen told The Bryan- College Station Eagle
Editorial Board on Wednesday.
The $21 million hotel and office center
and the city's adjacent $6 million proposed
conference center are planned for the Wolf
Pen Creek area of College Station off Texas
The city's part of the project is proposed
to be funded through revenue bonds that
city officials say will be paid back with rev-
enues from the hotel - conference center.
Mayor Lynn McIlhaney said that, once
the voters "understand that it's not going to
raise their taxes," she hopes they will sup-
port the City Council's efforts to bring such
a facility to College Station.
The November vote will determine if vot-
ers want the city to build the conference
center, but the hotel /office center develop-
ers have a stake in the referendum. Joe
DePalma, president and CEO of the
DePalma Hotel Corporation, said the hotel
depends on the conference center.
McIlhaney said her message to voters is
that the project will draw people to College
Station, which will bring in additional tax
dollars.
She said sales taxes from restaurants,
retail and other purchases made by visitors
will be an added benefit to the motel -hotel
taxes and property taxes the project will
bring to the area.
"I have a lot of faith and confidence in
College Station voters," she said. "I really
think if we can get the facts before them,
they will make an informed decision."
A utility bill insert and a brochure to be
mailed in about a week are other ways city
officials are marketing their plan for the
37,000 to 45,000 square -foot conference cen-
ter.
The Wolf Pen Creek Team has marketing
strategies of its own. Investor Davis McGill
said a citizens' Political Action Committee
has been formed and a mailout encourag-
ing residents to get out and vote is in the
works.
DePalma said the hotel - conference center
should bring about 150 jobs to the city, plus
a $21- million tax base for school property
taxes.Allen, a member of the development
team, said more development in the Wolf
Pen Creek area is on the burner.
He said Houston restaurant owners have
contacted the developers to discuss possi-
ble sites near the hotel - conference center.
If the project is approved, the mayor said
the next level of marketing will begin. City
officials are targeting state and regional
conventions that currently meet in cities
such as Abilene, Wichita Falls and Waco.
"The success of this facility will aid in
the success of any other facilities built in
our region and, hopefully, it will act as a
catalyst for our community," she said.
Early voting begins Oct. 20 and wraps up
Oct. 31.
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By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
The results of a voter survey
conducted by a College S ation
city councilman have been
compiled and submitted to the
city secretary for public view-
ing.
More than 20 percent f the
2,174 surveys mailed olL.t by
Councilman Steve Esmond
were returned, a total he said
Thursday still is growing.
"This is not a forma for
action," Esmond said. "It's not
an agenda, it's for inform tion.
I think the results are useful.
They give us a sense of Where
the voters are."
Dr. James Dyer, the senior
study director of the exas
A &M University Public Policy
Research Institute, said last
month that the survey was
designed to get people to react
in a certain way and wa too
specific. He said Thursday that
Esmond's response rate was
"pretty good" for a mail survey
with no follow -up. Dyer said the
high results are due to the
group it was sent to — the vot-
ers in the May 1996 election.
"You'd expect that group of
people to be more tuned 'in to
city politics, which is probably
why he got the response rate he
did," he said.
Dyer said that, althoug the
survey had a high respolnse,
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"surveys are ofteAkused ta4tlfthei
political ends, an is is an
example of one."
The survey, which in luded
questions about city issues,
included space for comi'nents,
portions of which Esmond
included in his submission to the
city secretary.
Some examples: "Newsle er is
excellent, when may I expect the
next one ? "; "The survey sults
the public "; "Thanks, finally a
council member who cars for
citizens "; and "You people are
doing a terrible job!! at a
waste of $."
Esmond said he will release a
follow -up as more results are
received. He also said another
newsletter, like the one included
with the survey, might be a possi-
bility in the future.
He said his
Those fellow coun-
cil members
haven't been
comments receptive to
the survey,
need to be so he doesn't
know if he'll
considered present, it to
the council.
in light of But he said
copies of the
where were survey', are
availab e in
going as a the city sec
community." offi e a t y s
Mayor
LYNN L y n n
MCILHANEY Mellh ney
said thi sur-
mayor vey yielded
similar com-
ments to a
city survey done in the spring.
"Those comments need to be
considered in light of where
we're going as a community," she
said. "Anytime we get fee back
from the community, yes, it's not
a scientific survey, yes, there
were questions that probably
needed additional information ....
But by and large, this is informa-
tion that the council can look at
and take into consideration I'Iwhen
building policy for the upcdming
year."
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agle Staff Writer
The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission
nd City Council, along with about 45 people, Thursday
ight heard plans for and discussed a proposed drainage
hannel for Carter Creek.
Mike Davis, the owner of land along a 7,500 - foot section - --
f the creek that runs from Bryan to College Station, wants
move the channel in the section of the creek that runs
etween University Drive and Harvey Road.
The section of the channel he wants to move east, up to
,200 feet in places, would be lined by 4 -foot high concrete
etaining walls and have a retention pond near Harvey
`KERRY ELSON
area resident who lives downstream
Road to handle increased water flow.
Davis wants to change the channel so he can eliminate
flooding in the area between University Drive and Harvey
Road, then fill in the low -lying area and make the one -time
commercially undevelopable floodplain land into devel-
opable land.
im from public
"We presented this 11 years ago and received a resolu-
tion approving it," Davis said. "We got back into this six
years ago. In 1994, we negotiated the financing and came
back about a year ago."
During the informational meeting, city staff members
said Davis' project needed permits from College Station
and various federal agencies in order to go forward.
Davis said about one -third of the total land project would
end up as wetlands, greenways and open spaces. -
During the public hearing portion of the joint meeting,
several people spoke out against rechanneling the creek.
"I am concerned about this project. It is a ma ssive redi-
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allowed to speak on the issue.
Creek
" Environmentally, his
"It is the opinion of many resi-
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"w e respect Mr. Davis' rights as
businessman,
rectioir o�the drainage - in the
area," said Sherry Elson, a resi-
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but we think the community will
by
dent who lives in a neighborhood
be overwhelmingly affected
down stream. "The drainage of
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this project."
Residents and members of the
Burton Creek and Carter Creek
will be changed, the basis for
Planning and Zoning Commission
these channels needs to be accu-
CHRISTIAN TURNER
inquired about other cities and
rate."
Greenways Council spokesman
their use of open spaces. The com-
missioners spoke of the recently
Elson also said if new channels
were dug, soil scraped and then
adopted College Station
filled in, the dust might blow in
Comprehensive Plan, which
called for the preservation of
the wind.
Pollutants in the dirt that may
is not something that our commu-
floodplains and the creation of
have been washed in from facto-
nity will be proud of in 20 years,"
"Are to
greenbelts.
Greg Tagert of the Municipal
ries upstream could affect resi-
dents, she said.
he said. we prepared
ignore the Brazos 2020 project?
Development Group, which is
"We need that soil to be tested
This eliminates floodplains."
doing the engineering work on
Davis' proposal, spoke in favor of
before [any work is done] so we do
The Brazos 2020 project is a
not find out there is harmful
long -range plan put together by
the project.
"There will be no change [in
n-,
chemicals in it after the fact," she
local governm@nts for the future
the area. One aspect of the pro
water levels] off site," he said,
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said.
Christian Turner, representing
of
ject called for the maintaining of
addressing downstream resi
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floodplains for greenways and
dent's flooding concerns.
Tagert said this was a landown-
the project would create large
long -term problems for College
open spaces.
Scott Shafer said many people
er who should be allowed to do as
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Station.
in College Station do not know
he wishes with his property if it
"Environmentally, this project
about the project and should be
poses no harm to others.
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incl ded.
St. oseph Regional Health Center
Oct. 1, 1997.
Cat y Lynn and Cory Ball, College Station
hospitals reported the following births
Jay. The list may not be complete become
parents choose not to have their names
and Stephen Schindehette, Bryan, a
and Michael Hall, Bryan, a boy.
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Kar I Ann Barrychuck, College Station, a boy.
Che i and Robert Root, College Station, a boy.
Eva aria and Manuel Jaime, Bryan, a girl.
Jeor gah and Sang Heon Lee, College Station, a
boy.
Fabi la and Luis Antonio Castaneda, Bryan, a
girl.
Col inba Medical Center
Oct. 1, 1997:
Kimberly and Christopher Kocmoud, College
Stati n, a boy.
PUBLIC NOTICE
CONSTRUCTION
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS
AND APPEALS MEETING
The Construction Board of
Adjustments and Appeals will
meet at 6:00 p.m. in the Train-
ing Room, City Hall, City of
College Station, Monday Octo-
ber 6, 1997.
Variance 97 -008, for modifi-
cation to Chapter 3, Appendix
1, Amendment No. 20, Code
of Ordinances. "Emergency
Egress Openings." The appli-
cant is Philip Blackburn for Tri-
ple B Construction.
Variance 97 -009, for modi-
fication to Chapter 6, Section
1, Amendment No. 5(a),
603.1.3A, Code of Ordinan-
ces. "Installation and Mainte-
nance of Fire Protection Sys-
tems and Appliances." The
Applicant is Pete W. Catalena.
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A least expensive in Texas
3y BLAIR FANNIN
.agle Staff Writer
The Bryan- College Station area ranks as
he state's third least expensive community
i f 24 cities surveyed in Texas, the Amer -
can Chamber of Commerce Researchers
association reported Friday.
The association's cost-of-living index for
he second quarter ranked the Bryan -
;ollege Station area as the sixth least
xpensive community of 318 cities sur-
, eyed nationwide.
Of the 318 surveyed cities, 100 percent
Bryan-College Station region, 24 other cities compared nationwide ood
n of ost of v gk
was considered the average cost -of- living
index. The Bryan - College Station
rated 87.6 percent — 12.4 percent below the
national average.
Among the national cities with the high-
est cost of living were: New York, at 228.5
percent; San Francisco, at 159 percent;
Boston, at 139.9 percent; and Philadelphia,
at 123 percent.
The consumer areas surveyed included
grocery items, housing, utilities, trans-
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salon visits.
Frank Murphy, an economic developer
with the Bryan- College Station Economic
Development Corp., said the cost-of-living
index is commonly considered by potential
companies looking to locate in a city. It's
also used as a recruiting tool by local eco-
nomic officials, he said.
Murphy said. "[The association] tells us
what to look for, like with grocery items.
— we look - at everything from too' paste fb
hamburger, T- bones, Folgers coffee. ...
They'll tell us to price a five -pound can of
Folgers coffee."
All of the data is collected locally by eco-
nomic officials, he said.
"The key here is we go out and pick up
the items they are looking at," Murphy
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from new center
By LYNN MCILLHANEY
Special to The Eagle
On Nov. 14, the citizens of College
Station will have an opportunity to
vote on a referendum that asks the
question: `;Shall the city of College
Station proceed with the construc-
tion of a convention center ?"
The council, in addressing this
issue, received input from the pro-
fessional firm of Cooper's &
Lybrand. The final report on the fea-
sibility study was presented to the
council Sept. 25.
Over the next several weeks,
informatio will be provided to citi-
zens through several formats: an
insert in the utility bill; a direct
mail brocInure to households with
registered'i voters; several speaking
engagements with local clubs and
organizations; radio and television
interviews, a panel discussion host-
ed by the League of Women Voters;
and this editorial column.
We want the voters to have all of
the information that the City
Council received so that everyone
can make an informed decision.
This is an important decision for
the economic mix of the city
because it', can create added value to
our community.
Convention and visitor business
is highly competitive and a vital
part of the local and state revenue
base. In our community, we have a
major university that now is a part
of the Big 12 Conference, the open-
ing of the George Bush Presidential
Library and Museum Center and
the Reed Arena, just to mention a
few of the situations that will draw
new visitors to College Station and
Bryan. We have some of the best
state and nationally recognized ath-
letic facilities for regional and
national softball and baseball meets.
Cooper" & Lybrand interviewed
some of a various colleges at
Texas A M University to deter-
mine the need and uses for a con-
vention enter in College Station.
They also spoke with national and
regional meeting planners and sur-
veyed their interests in locating
meetings in our community, should
facilities be made available.
Approximately 67 percent respond-
ed positively to College Station as a
potential event site.
The ci 's investment is limited to
$6 million and will be paid for by the
private ector investment of an
adjoining hotel and office complex
with a gL aranteed property value of
$21 milli n and the bed (hotel) tax
generated by that hotel alone. The
operatior and maintenance of the
facility v rill be paid for from rev-
enues ge ierated by the convention
center ar d hotel taxes paid by visi-
tors who use the facility. There will
e no additional tax burden on the
local res dents for construction or
maintenance of the convention cen-
ter.
With t ie additional meeting, our
Convent' n & Visitor's Bureau will
be able to solicit groups that we cur-
rently c annot bid on, therefore
increasir g the marketability of our
COMM on ty and its existing facili-
ties. Thi increased base will gener-
ate addi onal sales and bed tax for
the loca economy. Since approxi-
mately 7 percent of our general
fund bu et come from the sales tax
revenue , the local residents receive
a direct enefit from lower property
taxes. The school district will
receive es based on the $21 mil-
lion investment by the private sec-
tor, and the county will benefit from
the tax base and sales tax revenues.
I hope this has given you a better
understanding of the value this pro-
ject could bring to the community,
and I urge you to vote on Nov. 4 or
vote earV between Oct. 20 and 31.
■ Lynn Mc Ilaney is mayor of College Station
Differences are all right
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P hilosophical differences often lead
to what observers call "nit- picky"
disagreements and immature
behavior. This appears to be some of
what is happening on the College
Station City Council these days, a point
made by Tom Kenney's thought provok-
ing column (Eagle, Sept. 8). While I join
in condemning the immature behavior,
I submit that the disagreements are not
necessarily bad. They reflect a genuine
difference in philosophy about the role
of city government and ultimately may
foster compromise more acceptable to a
greater majority of citizens.
There appears to be two partially
opposing philosophies within the City
Council at this time. Both claim to want
efficient government, but one side leans
toward a more activist role for city gov-
ernance. This side believes that it is
legitimate for the city to enter private
markets to a greater extent than does
the other side. The activist school is
more willing to promote and impose its
decisions on local citizens and business-
es, perhaps believing that if left alone,
free markets would produce outcomes
unacceptable to them and detrimental
to the public interest. In short, they
believe that their judgment about what
is in the public interest is superior to
that of freely operating markets.
The other philosophy is more
Jeffersonian in the sense that Thomas
Jefferson believed a government gov-
erns best that governs least. In this
view, the role of government should be
carefully circumscribed and limited to
those activities that cannot be easily
provided by the private sector.
Decent, honest, intelligent individu-
als can disagree on which philosophy is
best. But to accuse either side of being a
"conspiracy party," against economic
progress, ignorant of city government,
or to advocate bypassing public opinion
by avoiding referenda is itself irrespon-
sible.
W.F. EDWARDS
College Station
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Births
Local hos itals reported the following
births Mond . The list may not be complete
because some parents choose not to have
their names included.
Columbia Medical Center
October 3,1997:
Sheila and Bill Orsak, Snook, a boy.
Martha and Noe Juarez, College Station, a
girl.
October 4,1997:
Doretta an J Paul Sannino, College Station,
a girl.
October 5,1997:
Sonia and Jeff Sandford, Caldwell, a boy.
St. Jose6h Regional Health
October 3,1997:
Lakeitha Young, College Station, a girl.
Yvonne E. Benavides, Bryan, a boy.
Maria Rocio and Ramiro H. Flores, College
Station, a boy.
October 4,1997:
Lori Ann Garcia, Bryan, a boy.
October 5,1997:
Vashti and Allan Mann, College Station, a
boy.
Shiela and Steven Cunningham, College
Station, a boy.
Caren Lee and Timothy Walton, Bryan, a girl.
Jacquelynn Ren and Kurt Sunderhuse,
Hempstead, a girl.
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Amendment to change
budget to be debated
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
Term limits for coup it members is scheduled
to be discussed Thursday at the College Station
City Council meeting.
The council is scheduled to meet at 3 p.m. for
the workshop and 7 p.m. for the regular meeting
at City Hall, 1101 Texas Ave.
The workshop session agenda includes the
term- limits issue, which council members
requested be placed on the agenda. The present
charter has no term limits and provides for stag
0 Term limits struck down in California /A4 dd
gered, two -year terms. The council is scheduled
to discuss setting a lix ift of two terms of three
years each.
In other business, tl e council is scheduled to
look at a charter ame dment that changes the
one -year budget to two -year budget. City
Manager Skip Noe sa d there could be a prob-
lem with the propos 1 since the Texas Local
Government Code c for a budget to be adopt-
ed every year.
7n tltz.7 p.m. meet' , the council is scheduled
to consider a contrac for consulting services
that would provide a recommendation to the
city about year 2000 compliance problems on the
Utility Customer Service Computer System.
The decision to rewrite the computer system
or to replace the system is something Noe said
the consultants would make.
In other business, the council has set a public
hearing about a budget amendment that would
take $50,000 out of the budget for a crepe myrtle
proj alon Texas 60 and F.M. 2818.
Please see COUNCIL, Page A10
n
Council
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Another item on the agenda is
the Bee Creek canalization pro-
ject. he council is scheduled to
look at professional service pro-
posals to widen the channels.
"This is a major drainage -way
in the city," Noe said.
Public works director Mark
Smith said the work on Bee Creek
channels began in 1994 when
houses along the creek flooded.
"We have to look at reducing
the flooding while making it aes-
thetic y pleasing," he said.
NOTICE OF I
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station City
Council will hold a public hear-
ing to consider amendments to
e Subdivision Regulations
efining development and clar-
ing when platting is re-
quired. This amendment also
includes changing the timing
for consideration of preliminary
plats and master plans.
to hearing will be held at the
ty Hall Council Room, 1101
ixas Avenue South at 7:00
m. on Thursday, October 23,
request for sign interpre-
services for the hearing
ired must be made 48
s before the meeting. To
arrangements call (409)
3547 or (TDD) 1. 800 - 735 -
For additional information,
please contact me at
Jim Callaway
Director of
Development Services
10 -8 -97
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station City
Council will hold a public hear-
ing to consider an amendment
to Chapter 9 Subdivision Reg-
ulations pertaining to the re-
quirements of gating roadways
within the city limits.
The hearing will be held at the
City Hall Council Room, 1101
Texas Avenue South at 7:00
p.m. on Thursday, October 23,
1997
Any request for sign interpre-
tive services for the hearing
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 me at
(409)764 -35
Scott Hester
Transportation Analyst
10 -8 -97
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station City
Council will hold a public hear-
ing to consider an amendment
to Chapter 13 "Flood Hazard
Protection" of the Code of Or-
dinances requiring develop-
ment to comply with the Com-
prehensive Plan and changing
the appeal body from the Zon-
ing Board of Adjustment to the
Planning and Zoning Commis-
sion.
The hearing will be held at the
City Hall Council Room, 1101
Texas Avenue South at 7:00
p.m. on Thursday, October 23,
1997
Any request for sign interpre-
tive services for the hearing
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 me at
(409)764 -3570.
Veronica Morgan
Assistant City Engineer
10 -8 -97
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i r ef new home
CS f
move into after 16 v ea rs
tion for 16 years, it's a big differ- few construction problems were cuts were placed into th concrete
e
ence," he said. "You've got to fixed, he said. that had not cracked.
change your way of thinking from Two of the problems were He said he feels confident with
Texas Avenue to Holleman — cracks that had formed in the the repairs because "some of the
you've got to rethink your foundation and rain seeping concrete is 10 -to -12 inches thick
response." under the bay doors due to the and steel - reinforced."
The location change is designed grade of the pavement. "As you get into larger con -
to provide better response time to Giordano said portions of the struction projects, there's going to
incidents_ e of T exas 6, concrete were torn up and be some times when things don't
Giordano said. replaced to stop the water from work out, but you have to. sit down
Opening day for the new station flowing into the station, the
was delayed six months while a cracks were sealed and expansion
ly JENNY NELSON
agle Staff Writer
College Station firefighters
gave moved into their new $1 mil -
ion home on Holleman Drive —
'ire Station No 1.
Fire Chief Dave Giordano said
he new facility,- which replaces
he 20- year -old Texas Avenue sta-
ion, is "a little more personable,"
hanks to a new separate bedroom
approach.
Firefighter Douglas Arndt
agrees. After 16 years of dormito-
ry -style arrangements, he said
privacy will be nice.
"You don't hear the snores," he
said. "We have a couple of people
on our shift who really snore
loud."
Arndt said there will be other
adjustments, too.
"When you've stayed in one sta-
Station
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and work them out," Giordano
said.
"Bottom line is we came to a
successful com pletion an d we're
open and functioning."
And the newly hired fire chief
said the rumor that the largest
fire truck wouldn't fit into the
now smaller station is just that —
a rumor.
"The fire trucks all fit," he said.
"Granted, it is a little bit tighter
than the old fire station because
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less square- footage means small
er space."
Giordano said he is excited
about the new station finally
opening.
"I've been looking forward to it
and, at this point, it's a relief to
have it open," he said.
The station may not be the
newest for- lon9 — a replacement
for Fire Station No. 2, at Rio
Grande Street and F.M. 2818, is
being planned as a joint station
between the city and Texas A &M
University at Easterwood
Airport.
The City Council is scheduled
to discuss the project during the
next few weeks.
Births
St. Joseph Regional Health Center reported
the following births Tuesday. The list may not
be complete because some parents choose
not to have their names included.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Oct. 6,1997:
� ...... ,ria A. Rosa Br a b oy .
Kathleen M. and Kevin R. Dill, College
Station, a girl.
Pamela Gene and Glen Masters, Bryan, a
boy.
Frances June and Jason Smith, College
Station, a boy.
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station City
Council will hold a public hear-
ing to consider amendments to
sections 2 and 3 of ordinance
#1638, the Zoning Ordinance
for the City of College Station,
Texas, establishing a definition
for development and revising
the scope and role of the Proj-
ect Review Committee.
Please see STATION, Page A14
The hearing will be held at the
City Hall Council Room, 1101
Texas Avenue South at 7:00
p.m. on Thursday, October 23,
1997
Any request for sign interpre-
tive services for the hearing
impaired must be made 48
hours before the meeting. To
make arrangements call (409)
764 -3547 or (TDD) 1- 800 -735-
For additional information,
please contact me at
(409)764 -3570.
Jim Callaway
Director of
Development Services
10 -8 -97
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
BID #98 -07
Sealed proposals addressed to the City of College Station,
Texas will be received at the Office of the Purchasing Agent,
P. 0. Box 9960, 1101 Texas Avenue, City of College Station,
Texas, 77842 until 2.0 o.m, on the 23rd day of October.
to x,997 for providing and installing the necessary materials to
construct:
New traffic signal installations at the intersections of
Harvey Road and Post Oak Mail Entrance and University
Drive and Glenhaven Street.
I The materials required and construction activities necessary
to complete the project are more fully explained and described
in the attached bid documents, specifications, and special pro-
visions and project construction plans. Copies of a set of bid
documents, construction plans, and specifications are availa-
ble for a fee of $50 from Transportation Engineering Analysts,
1722 Broadmoor, Suite 212, Bryan, Texas 77802 (409-776-
1822). Questions concerning the project should be addressed
to the same address and telephone number, ATTN: Dr. Jo-
seph D.Blaschke.
Bids received by ^^ ^' (2g}ober 23 199 7, will be pub
licly opened and read in the City Hall in College Station, Texas
at 2.00 o.m. on the same date. Bids received after 2 o.m
Octo er 23,1997 will be returned to the sender unopened.
, Each proposal must be in a sealed envelope bearing on the
outside the name of the bidder and the GOLD label addressed
to the City of College Station provided with this bid package.
Bids will be evaluated by the City of College Station based
on the qualifications and experience of the bidder and on the
number of days required to complete the project. The City of
best
College es the requirements of to
of City, bidder which e ornot the
project bid price is the lowest or not, and also reserves the
right to reject all bids and waive informalities.
Award of Bid No. 98 -07 to the successful Bidder will be
made at a subsequent meeting of the City Council of College
Station.
CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION
By: Virginia Kettler
Purchasing Agent
10- 9- 97,10 -16 -97
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Samford Honored by ity
of college Station �
served a two -year appoint-
ment �o that committee from 1991 - 1993 and has been
a me ber of the steering committee for the Community
Enha cement Grant Program from 1994 through the
prese t.
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Births
Local hospitals reported the following
births Wednesday. The list may not be com-
plete because some parents choose not to
have their names included.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
October 7,1997'
Fabiola and Mar Krueger, Brenham, a boy.
Sera L. Jackson; Bryan, twin boys.
Teresa and Lionel Lopez, Bryan, a boy.
Songping Zhang and Yiqum Weng, College
Station, a boy.
Christy and James Bice, Bryan, a girl.
Matilde Hernendez, Bryan, a girl.
Tanisha McDonald, Hearne, a girl.
Bonnie Bruner and Joe Acosta, College
Station, a boy.
Columbia Medical Center
October 7,1997:
Sheneka Merchant, College Station, a boy.
Kelley and Travis Hellums, Caldwell, a boy.
Plan to hire engineer delayed
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
Discussions by College Station
City Council members were
intense Thursday as one of the
city's largest drainage concerns
was addressed.
The plan to hire an engineer for
the Bee Creek channelization pro-
ject was delayed after much
debate by the council.
Engineers on the council had
trouble with the wording of the
request for qualifications, that was
sent out, saying it discouraged
local firms from proposing ideas.
One sentence in the proposal
said that experience in submitting
hydraulic reports to the Federal
Emergency Management Admin-
istration would be important
because achieving "approval for
improvements in a timely manner
is critical to the success of this
project."
Councilman Dick Birdwell said
he had heard from local engineers
that the sentence scared them
away from the project. He called
the sentence "a piece of bureau-
cratic bologna."
Birdwell, Steve Esmond and
Swiki Anderson touted the fact
that there are local engineers who
could do such projects„ although
they might not have as much
C.
Council will'not
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
televise meetings
College Station residents will
have to attend City Council meet-
ings to see their elected officials
in action.
The council decided Thursday
that televising their meetings
was not the best way to get their
message across to residents.
Discussions about televising
the proceedings is part of the
council's plan to better commu-
nicate with residents, and financ-
ing for such a plan was included
in the 1998 budget.
Concern about the broadcast
ranged from possible grand-
standing by residents to a lack of
understanding city issues, which
experience with FEMA
s firms in
Houston.
Public Works Director
Mark
Smith said the FEMA Experience
was included in the req
irements
in the hope that exper'
nce with
FEMA would speed up
e project.
The council rejected
irdwell's
suggestion to throw o
the pro-
posals and sending the
back out
with the FEMA sentenc
deleted.
sometimes only are detailed in
printed material.
"I am opposed because I think
people will start grandstanding
and it will make the meetings
drag out longer and longer,"
Councilman Larry Mariott said.
"I think people need to come
down here and tell us what's on
their minds."
In the 1998 budget, $12,000 was
included for proposed broadcast-
ing possibilities, which staff said
would cost about $550 a meeting
if professionally taped.
The council asked Peggy
Calliham, the city's public rela-
tions and marketing manager, to
come back to the council with
more effective forms of commu-
nicating the council's goals.
But in another 4 -3 vote, the
council decided to bring the city
staff's top three ranked firms —
Klotz & Associates /Kling Engi-
neers; Brown & Gay
Engineers /Dodson & Associates;
Municipal Development Group/
Turner, Collie & Braden/ Joe Orr
Inc. - and the No. 5 team —
Urban Design Group — in for pre-
sentations at the Oct. 23 meeting.
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CS Council mi ed
toward term I i its
5 -2 vote authorizes drafting of city ordinance
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
The College Station City
Council showed mixed sup-
port Thursday for term limits.
With a 5 -2 vote, the council
authorized the drafting of an
ordinance limiting City
Council service to two consec-
utive terms of three years. If
the council adopts the ordi-
nance, it would go to the vot-
ers in the May election.
Those opposed to the limits,
Mayor Lynn McIlhaney and
Mayor Pro Tern Hub Kennady,
were supported by a Texas
A &M University political sci-
ence professor who also is a
Limits
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• No televised meetings /A2
forr er College Station mayor.
"I think this may be more of
a solution in search of a prob-
lem," former Mayor Gary
Halter said. "Is this a big prob-
lem we're facing, people hang-
ing around too long?
"This doesn't' look like a
problem to me," he said.
Halter said that, since the
1970s, only about three people
have stayed in office for more
than the six -year limit the new
charter amendment would
enforce.
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limits are the right thing to do,"
he said. "If you don't have a prob-
lem, why do you want to fix it ?"
Kennady offered two reasons
why the council cleanses itself
without term limits: voter
removal and a limit to how much
time people can give to public ser-
vice.
The earliest the council could
consider the ordinance for a May
referendum charter amendment
would be February.
Council members also looked at
another change in the city's char-
ter — making the one -year budget
a two -year plan. But officials said
state laws require that cities
adopt a budget every year. I
The council decided to have the
city staff look at the possibilities
of a two -year budget adopted each
year.
But roponents of term lim-
its sai not limiting service
could hinder newcomers from
runnin for the council.
"I t 'nk people run out of
ideas c nd I think there are
people vho don't want to run
agains incumbents and this
would reate an even playing
field," Councilman Dick
Birdwe 1 said.
Halter said the incumbent
retention level is the lowest at
the loca level of politics and
that term limits are the talk at
several levels of government.
"It's en vogue thing and,
right n* people think term
see LIMITS, Page A2
Births
Local hospitals reported the following
births Thursday. The list may not be complete
because some parents choose not to have
their names included.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
October 8,1997:
Nazneen and Hussain Askari, College
Station, a girl.
Laura May and Richard Sebesta, Snook, a
girl.
Columbia Medical Center
October 8,1997:
Stephanie Marlow, Brenham, a girl.
Betsy J. Kuykendall
Jan. 21, 1938 — Oct. 7, 1997
Services for Betsy J.
Kuykendall, 59, of Bryan are set
for 2 p.m. Saturday at Southwood
Funeral Home.
The Rev. James Benton of
Bartlesville, Okla., will officiate.
Burial will be in College Station
Cemetery.
Visitation is from 5 to 7 P.M.
Friday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Kuykendall died Tuesday
in St. Joseph Regional Health
Center.
She was born in Fort Worth and
lived in Bryan from 1965 to 1980.
She graduated from Texas A &M
University with a bachelor's
degree in psychology and a mas-
ter's degree in educational psy-
chology. She assisted teaching in
the A &M Psychology Department
and Wildflower Kindergarten and
served as den mother for Cub
Scout Pack 409.
Mrs. Kuykendall was a realtor
with Brazosland Realty until mov-
ing to Houston in 1980, where she
was a realtor with the Shaner
Group and was a docent for the
Houston Arboretum. She was a
member of the AAUW, YMCA,
Houston Museum of Natural
History, Art League, Water Color
Society of Houston and the Jung
Center. She and her husband
returned to Bryan to retire earlier
this year.
Survivors include her husband,
William E. Kuykendall Jr.; two
sons and daughters -in -law,
William "Kirk" and Hanna
Kuykendall of Austin and Eric
and Connie Kuykendall of
Houston; two brothers and sisters -
in -law, Jack and Debbie Ewell of
Fort Worth and Frank and Pat
Ewell of Iredell, Texas; her moth -
er, Betty Ewell of Fort Worth; and
two grandchildren.
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REQUEST FOR
QUALIFICATIONS
RFQ #98 -06
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
AND ACCEPTING QUALIFI-
CATIONS FROM QUALIFIED
�(`,n1
VENDORS FOR PARK CON-
CESSIONAIRES FOR ADAM -
SON LAGOON, BEE CREEK
PARK & CENTRAL PARK
SOFTBALL COMPLEXES,
SOUTHWOOD LITTLE LEA-
GUE & SENIOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL AND WOLF PEN
CREEK AMPHITHEATER,
RFQ NO. 98 -06; Qualifica-
tions will be received in the of-
fice of the Purchasing Manag-
er at City Hall, 1101 Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas 77840, until 2:0O1�m.
on OCTOBER 30. 1997, All
qualifications received after
that time will be return d un-
opened. The City of College
Station reserves the ri ght to
waive or reject any an all
qualifications or any and all ir-
regularities in said regluest and
to accept the offer considered
most advantageous td the
City. Request for Qualifica-
tions may be obtained at the
Office of the Purchasing
Manager.
10- 10 -97, 10-
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEAR
The College Station Zoning
Board of Adjustment will
hold a public hearin to con-
sider a rear setback variance
request at 1514 Eouthem
Plantation Drive, lot 3, block
11 of Shenandoah, Phase
One.
The hearing will be held at
the City Hall Counci Cham-
bers at 1101 Texas Avenue
South at the 6:00 p. meet-
ing of the Board on Tuesday,
October 21, 1997
Any request for sign inter-
pretive services for the hear-
ing impaired must be made
48 hours before the rneeting.
To make arrangements call
(409) 764 -3547 or (TDD) 1-
800- 735 -2989.
For additional information,
please contact me at
(409)764 -3570.
Lee Battle
Staff Planner
10 -10 -97
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
BID #98-13
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
BIDS FOR GENERAL CON-
TRACT FOR INSTALLATION
OF FENCING, GATES,
BACKSTOPS,CONCRETE
CURBS, DUGOUT ROOFS
AND CONCRETE DUGOUT
FLOORS, BID #98 -13. Bids
will be received in the office of
the Purchasing Manager at
City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue,
College Station, Texas 77840,
until 2:00 P.M. on October 30—
1997. All bids received after
that time will be returned un-
opened. The City of College
Station reserves the right to
waive or reject any or all bids
or any and all irregularities in
said bid and to accept the offer
considered most advanta-
geous to the City. Specifica-
tions may be obtained at the
office of the Purchasing Man-
ager.
Bid security in the amount of
five (5 %) percent of the bid
must accompany each bid in
accordance with the Instruc-
tions to Bidders.
10- 10 -97, 10 -17 -97
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station Zoning
Board of Adjustment will
hold a public hearing to con-
sider an appeal of the Zon-
ing Official's interpretation
concerning a parking lot at
101 Lee Street at the south-
west corner of Timber and
George Bush Drive.
The hearing will be held at
the City Hall Council Cham-
bers at 1101 Texas Avenue
South at the 6:00 p.m. meet-
ing of the Board on Tuesday,
October 21. 1997
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 me at
(409)764 -3570.
Lee Battle
Staff Planner
10 -10 -97
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
BID #98 -01
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
BIDS FOR ANNUAL CON-
CRETE POLE BID, BID #98-
01. Bids will be received in the
0.te of the Purchasing Man-
ager at City Hall, 1101 Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas 77840, until 2:00 P.M.
on October 28. 1997. All bids
received after that time will be
returned unopened. The City
of College Station reserves the
right to waive or reject any or
all bids or any and all irregular-
ities in said bid and to accept
the offer considered most ad-
vantageous to the City. Speci-
fications may be obtained at
the office of the Purchasing
Manager.
10- 10 -97, 10 -17 -97
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE
Storage Station wishing to
avail memselves of the provi-
sions of Texas Property Code,
Title V, liens and exempt prop-
erty, Subtitle B, liens, Chapter
59, hereby gives Notice of
Sale under said Act, to -wit:
Sale will be on October 26,
1997, 9 a.m. at Storage Sta-
tion, 219 Manuel Dr., College
Station, Texas 77840. Bids will
be taken from the highest bid-
der for cash, for the contents
of: Tenant Unit #
Marilyn Medlock N3
Sally Martin N6
Wilma Dickay J20A
Chris Gougenheim L15
Nate DuBose F13
Alexander Nisimblot G7
Contents include: Household,
clothes, Misc. The public is in-
vited to attend this sale.
Dated: This the 10th of Octo-
ber 1997.
Storage Station 409 - 693 -0551
10- 10 -97, 10 -17 -97
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
The City of Jewett is request-
ing bids for the purchase of a
4 -door, commercial chasis, fire
truck. Bid specifications may
be picked up at the City Hall,
114 N. Broadway Street, 7:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday. Bids are due
by 4:30 p.m., October 20,
1997, and will be opened and
read at the 5:00 p.m. City
Council Meeting. Bids should
be sealed and clearly marked
on the outside of the envelope.
Return bids to: Herman Ham-
mond, Mayor, City of Jewett,
P.O. Box 189, Jewett, Texas
75846, Phone: 903- 626 -4416.
The City of Jewett reserves
the right to award the bids to
the bidder offering the best
value. Right is reserved by the
City of Jewett to accept or re-
ject any or all bid proposals
and to waive all formalities in
bidding.
10- 3- 97,10 -4 -97
10- 10 -97, 10 -11 -97
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON
•
ADOPTION OF LANIE
ASSUMPTIONS AND
When: 7:00 pm, December 11, 1997
USE
ACT FEES
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Where: College Station City Hall
City Council Chambers
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas
The purpose of the hearing is to receive public input concerning the adoption of Land Use
Assumptions, a Capital Improvements Plan, and the imposition of Sanitary Sewer Impact Fees for Service
Area 97 -02 as shown on the map, being about 1900 acres in the vicinity of Nantucket Drive and State
Highway 6.
Proposed maximum impact fee p
Equivalent is hereby established as one sing
Any member of the public has the
the Land Use Assumptions, Capital Improv
The City intends to adopt Land U:
the hearing and does not intend to hold si
Capital Improvements Plan, and Impact Fe
to December 11, 1997, a separate hearing v
Fees. Requests for separate public hearings
proposed Living Unit Equivalent is $193.70. A Living Unit
family structure.
ght to appear at the hearing and present evidence for or against
vents Plan, and proposed maximum Impact Fee.
Assumptions, a Capital Improvements Plan, and Impact Fee at
arate public hearings to adopt the Lands Use Assumptions, a
If a person makes a written request for separate hearings prior
1 be scheduled to adopt Capital Improvements Plan and Impact
ist be delivered to:
Ms. Co�onie Hooks, City Secretary
P.O. Box 9960
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
In the event separate public hearin s are held, a public hearing on the Land Use Assumptions will
be held December 11, 1997 and a second he�ri,ng will be scheduled to address the Capital Improvements Plan
and Impact Fee at a later date. A copy of the i,Land Use Assumptions and Capital Improvements Plan is on file
Hyun Lee and Gwan S. Choi, College
Station, a boy.
Columbia Medical Center
October 9, 19 7:
Lori and Jack Caddell, Bryan, a girl.
Tricia and imothy Marshel, College
Static a girl.
ege 3ratton for 20
years, where he was in real estate
sales.
Survivors include two sons,
Ronnie McCammond of Lubbock
and Max McCammond of
Amarillo; a daughter, Kim
McCammond of Canyon, Texas;
his mother, Yvette McCammond
of Spearman, Texas; and two
grandchildren.
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Citizens
of CS can
handle TV
meetings
Eagle Editorial Board
o, the people of College Station
aren't bright enough to under-
stand important issues before the
City Council.
At least that is what some College
Station council members apparently
believe. 1
Last week, council members decided
not to broadcast their meetings over a
new city cable TV network. I
Residents watching TV might have a
hard time understanding What the
council is doing, some coun�il mem-
bers think.
To be honest, sometimes council
members have a hard time under-
standing what they are doing; but that
)
is begging the issue. I
In some cases, the council said, city
issues are outlined only in printed
material passed out in council mem-
bers' information packets. For
instance, items on the statutory and
consent agendas generally aren't dis-
cussed fully at the council meetings
before they are voted on. i
Viewers at home would havo a hard
time figuring out what is goir>g on in
such cases, the Council decided.
What about those residents in the
audience at council meetings? Most
don't get copies of the council W'nforma-
tion packets, yet they are able Ito grasp
what is happening.
There's further reason the council
members said they didn't want to
broadcast the meetings.
"I am opposed because I think people
will start grandstanding and it will
make the meetings drag out longer and
longer," Councilman Larry Mariott
said.
But then, Mariott said, "I think peo-
ple need to come down here and tell us
what's on their minds."
Wouldn't that make the meetings
"drag out longer and longer ?"
� \('`. (,) ,---,
The fact is that the council allows
people speaking to an issue only a cer-
tain amount of time — usually three
minutes — to have their say.
Adding TV cameras wouldn't make
those minutes longer. In fact, Mayor
Lynn McIlhaney — who does a good
job encouraging people to speak at
council meetings — might be more
tempted to hold them to a strict three
minutes if the whole community was
watching.
But even if more people talked and
talked longer because of the TV cam-
eras, is that such a terrible thing?
Council meetings cannot be contained
within a neat time frame.
They "drag on" because people in
College ` Station are passionate about
their city and its future. Good for
them.
It would be wonderful if more citi-
zens took the opportunity to attend
College Station council meetings. Our
government shouldn't operate in a
vacuum.
Realistically, though, not everyone
can attend the meetings — the council
room wouldn't be big enough if they
could — and not everyone wants to.
That doesn't mean they don't care
about what the council is doing. By
televising the meetings, more citizens
could "attend" council sessions and
keep up with what the city is doing,
particularly if the meetings are
rebroadcast at different times
throughout the following week.
It isn't the public the council mem-
bers mistrust, it is themselves. Their
behavior at some recent meetings
belittled the entire community and
they don't want that behavior to be
witnessed by potential voters and
made a part of the permanent record.
The College Station council should
reconsider its decision not to show its
meetings on TV.
We think the citizens of College
Station have the right to see their
council in action.
And we think they are smart enough
to figure out what is going on.
PUBLIC NOTICE
A public meeting will be held
on Monday, October 13, 1997,
at 6:00 p.m. at the Bryan/Col-
lege Station Convention and
Visitors Bureau at 715 Univer-
sity Dr. East, to present the
Brazos County Area Regional
Water Supply System draft re-
port.
This public meeting is a Texas
WaterDevelopment Board
planning grant requirement
upon the completion of the
study but prior to the publica-
tion of the final report. The fol-
lowing information in the draft
report will be presented at the
public meeting: population and
water demand projections of
the study area, potential sur-
face and ground water sour-
ces, and regional water supply
system scenarios and recom-
mendations.
Copies of the draft report are
located at the following loca-
tion for review by the public:
Bryan City Library, 201 E.
26th, Bryan, Texas
College Station City Library,
2551 Texas Avenue South,
Suite E1, College Station,
Texas
City of Navasota, City Hall,
202 East Washington, Nava-
sota, Texas
For more information, contact
Charles A. Sippial at (409)
845 -1232.
10 -5 -97, 1 0-12-97- 10_13 -97
•
/What do �re wad?
T he citizens of Bryan and
College Station need to hear
that our cities are at a cross-
roads in growth and development.
We all treasure ur area for its
small-town and i amily- friendly
qualities. However, we may be tak-
ing for granted tee important role
that open, tree -f led spaces play in
how we feel about where we live.
Picture two co unities: The +
first is composed of isolated hous-
ing developments connected by
major roads lined with super shop-
ping centers surrounded by vast
concrete parkin lots. The only
way to get from Iiome to work to
school to errands is by car, the only
sense of neighborliness may exist
within your one- lock area. The
landscape is bull lozer flat, trees
are few, streams are linear con-
crete channels ol mucky water,
walking or ridin a bike is a night-
mare.
The second corr►munity has those
same housing de irelopments, only
here they are lined by green
spaces that provide family recre-
ation, walking arid biking to other
parts of town. There is a deep feel-
ing of communit connection, the
tree -filled "green ways" are cool in
the summer, streams run in their
natural courses d overflow is
absorbed by the wetlands nature
designed for that purpose). Where
would you rather live?
All over the country, cities are
rethinking, and rejecting, the kind
of strip mall development that flat-
tens the landscape in favor of
development that allows greenways
to connect the community. The pro-
posed Carter Creek channelization
project, which creates the first
kind of community, is outdated at
best and ruinous at worst. The only
way to keep bad development from
happening is to let City Council
members and planning commis-
sioners know what kind of commu-
nity you want. It's time for all of us
to help direct Bran and College
Station toward t e best they can
be: the place we're happy to can
home
�ctV� JANET FOX
��• College Station
Local hdspitals reported the following
• births Tuesday. The list may not be com-
plete because some parents choose not
to have their names inclu ed.
Cplumbia Medica Center
Oct. 10, 1997:
Christie and William B nford, College
Station, a boy.
Kelli an Paul McCarley, ellville, a boy.
Oct. 11, 1997:
Cathi and Kevin Hohit, Washington, a
girl.
I
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Oct. 10, 1997:
Shawn Lampe, Brenham, a girl.
Oct. 11, 1997:
Stephanie R. and Charles Durham,
Bryan, a girl.
Ellen Jeanine and Matt Jones, College
Station, a boy.
Oct. 12, 1997:
Taff e Feltus, College Station, a girl.
Chr'stina N. and Robert Hamilton,
Colle e Station, a girl.
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARIN
The College Station City
Council will hold a ublic
hearing to consider an ordi-
nance designating all of the
property known as a 2.50
acre tract or parcel of land,
lying and being situated in
the Robert Stevenson Sur-
vey, Abstract No. 54, Col-
lege Station, Brazos County,
Texas and being part of the
11.29 acre - Phase I, Uhiver-
sity Industrial Center) ac-
cording to the plat fil6d in
Volume 456, Page 249 of
the Official Records of Bra-
zos County as reinvestment
zone number five for com-
mercial tax abatement as
provided in the property re-
development and tax abate-
ment act. The propose( ordi-
nance will establish the num -'
ber of years for the d strict,
authorize an agreem nt to
exempt from taxation t ie in-
crease in value of the prop-
erty in order to encourage
development and redevelop-
ment and other matters re-
lating thereto, and pro iding
a savings clause.
The hearing will be h Id in
the City Hall Council Cham-
bers at 1101 Texas Avenue,'i
College Station, Texas at
7:00 p.m. on Thursda', Oc-
tober 23, 1997
Any request for sign inter -'
pretive services for the hear-
ing impaired must be made
48 hours before themeeting.
To make arrangemen call
(409) 764 -3547 or (T D) 1-
800- 735 -2989.
C]
For additional information ,'
please contact m at
(409)764 -3570.
Elrey Ash
Director of Economic
& Community Development
10 -14 -97
Citizens group loses ''�'
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
College Station citizens who fo ed a group to
discuss problems in their neighborhood had a
new topic at their meeting Monday night: The
city's decision to no longer provide free services
to the group.
"We the People," a citizen branch of a
Southside neighborhood organization, held its
third meeting at the Lincoln Center to discuss
issues, but the focus of the meeting turned to the
city's ruling that the group is bordering on
being political in nature. Because they discuss
topics beyond the neighborhood's boundaries,
the city said the group will no longer have
access to free television advertising and meet-
ing space.
"When the city starts using public funds for
access to ci
College Station says `We the
< < You people have
an awesome power
— you can vote. >
— S wnu ANDERSON
College Station Councilmember
an issue, people get upset," City Attorney
Ha vey Cargill said. "There are things we
should not be doing or supporting as a city ...
were nonpolitical."
argill said that if the city supports one
gr up, even in giving the $25 meeting space, it
wo d have to do the same for all groups — no
Please see MEETING, Page A8
IN
Meeting
dram Ai
matter the cause.
Fliers advertising the meetings
say the group's goals are: ordi-
nance enforcement, neighbor-
hood civic pride and historical
area preservation.
Assistant City Manager Tom
Brymer said the original
Southside group formed by the
city was designed to help get a
neighborhood association for the
area.
He said the city staff worked as
facilitator for citizens interested
in neighborhood integrity.
Brymer said the city will con-
tinue to work with the residents
on Southside issues, but when the
group gets into other citywide
issues, "the city has to take a step
back."
City Manager Skip Noe said in
a memo to the City Council that
group members "have begun hav-
ing meetings that focus on broad-
er issues, [including] some that
are bordering on the political."
"We the People" member
ma Miller, in a memo to Noe,
Mid: "We are so unpolitical, we
hurt."
- \\ (i_
In an effort to lose their politi-
cal ties, the group decided to dro
its "We the People" title and g
back to the original Southsid
neighborho�d organization
which the lgroup members ha
split from because they deemed i
ineffective.
Members said they are plan t
phone the I city manager an
mayor Tuesday to make sure th
city knows', the group is not
political committee.
Both Noe and Brymer said they
are not trying to discourage o
control what the group discusses,
but that th e city must remain
neutral. i
The group discussed several
citywide hat- button issues during
Monday's meeting.
Among the topics discusse
were tax labatements, chicke
dung from local chicken house
and city staff decisions.
The main topic was condemna-
tion of property, something that
has happened in the Southside
neighborhood.
James Thompson told of having
his home bought by the city to
make room for the city's newe t
Little League field.
Attorney A.W. Davis, told cit�-
zens the ins and outs of conden7-
ing property.
Davis' firm is currently repre-
senting Elmo Neal, a reside4t
who is fighting the city about
property they condemned 4t
Northgate.
services
People' political
0
Complaints about decisions
from city hall, including condem-
nation, got a response from
Councilmember Swiki Anderson,
who reminded those complaining
that they have the power to
change the system.
"If you don't like the way it is,
you can change it," he said. "You
people have an awesome power —
you can vote."
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
I
The College Station City
Council will hold a public
hearing to consider an ordi-
nance designating Lots 1
and 2, Block 2, College Sta-
tion Business Center Phase
I as reinvestment zone num-
ber six for commercial tax
abatement as provided in
the property redevelopment
and tax abatement act. The
proposed ordinance will es-
tablish the number of years
for the district, authorize an
agreement to exempt from
taxation the increase in val-
ue of the property in order to
encourage development and
redevelopment and other
matters relating thereto, and
providing a savings clause.
The hearing will be held in
the City Hall Council Cham-
bers at 1101 Texas Avenue,'
College Station, Texas at
7:00 P.M. on Thursday, Oc-
tober 23, 1997
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 (Too) 1-
800- 735 -2989.
For additional information,
please contact me at
(409)764 -3570.
EIrey Ash
Director of Economic
& Community Development
10 -14 -97
Lx press your thoughts
mayor issues such as the economic
and environmental impact on the
n November, the citizens of
community, as well as traffic pat -
College Station will have a voice
terns and cost to taxpayers.
in deciding whether the city of
The voters' forum will be held at
College Station should spend $6
the Chamber of Commerce Conven-
million on a conference center to
tion & Visitors Bureau, 715
be built at Wolf Pen Creek.
University Drive East in College
The Wolf Pen proposal includes a
Station at 7 p.m. Moderator will be
$14 million Sheraton full- service
Gary Halter of the department of
hotel with approximately 200
political science at Texas A &M
rooms and an 80,000 - square -foot
University. Panel members will
four -story office building estimated
include Jim Allen, developer and
to cost $8 million, which would be
partner in the Wolf Pen Develop -
the responsibility of the developer.
ment Team; College Station Mayor
On Thursday, the League of
Lynn McIlhaney; city engineer
Women Voters of Brazos County
Kent Laza; parks and recreation
will sponsor a voters' forum on the
director Steve Beachy; environ-
feasibility of building this confer-
mentalist Scott Shafer; and Dick
ence center.
Forester, director of the Chamber's
Both the College Station City
Convention & Visitors' Bureau.
Council and the Wolf Pen
The League of Women Voters of
Development Team requested feasi-
Brazos County encourages the citi-
bility studies regarding the pro-
zens of College Station to attend
posed conference center and both
this meeting to ask questions and
received, results from independent
discuss pertinent issues regarding
firms. The information will be pre-
this portant November referen-
sented at the meeting.
dum.
The voters' forum will provide
information that is specific to the WZ • •` MARY EDWARDS
referendum and will give citizens � Program vice president
p
of College Station and panel mem-
1 �� League of Women Voters
bers an opportunity to discuss
of Brazos County
LEGAL NOTICE
REQUEST FOR BIDS
BID #98 -15
The City of College Station
Community Development Divi.
sion is requesting bids from
pre - qualified general contrac-
tors for the rehabilitation of (1)
existing substandard residen-
tial structure.
Specific bid information and
bid packages are available
Monday through Friday, 8:00
A.M. to 5:00 P.M. at the City of
College Station Community
Development Office located at
903 Texas Avenue. Bid pack-
ages will be available to pre -
qualified co ractors from
Wednesday, October 15, 1997
to Tuesday, ctober 28, 1997.
Sealed bids from pre - qualified
contractors shall be accepted
at the City of College Station
Community Development Of-
fice until 2:00 P.M. Tuesday,
October 28, For more
information please call Joe
Marino at (4 9) 764 -3778.
The City of College Station
and the property owner re-
serves the right to reject any
or all bids.
10-15-97,10-22-97
NOTICE
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF
BRAZOS
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN IN ACCORD-
ANCE WITH THE
TERMS AND PRO-
VISIONS OF THE
TEXAS ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES CODE
THAT CUE BALL
INC. HAS FILED
FOR A MIXED BEV-
ERAGE PERMIT,
MIXED BEVERAGE
LATE HOURS PER-
MIT FOOD & BEV-
ERAGE CERTIFI-
CATE, SAID BUSI-
NESS TO BE CON-
DUCTED UNDER
THE TRADE NAME
OF RACK WARE-
HOUSE LOCATION
OF SAID BUSINESS
TO BE 226 SW
PARKWAY, COL-
LEGE STATION,
BRAZOS COUNTY,
THE OFFICER OF
THIS INCORPORAT-
ED BUSINESS IS:
ARTURO G. ARRA-
NAGA, PRESIDENT
WITNESS MY HAND
THIS THE 13TH
DAY OF OCTOBER
1997.
MARYANN WARD
COUNTY CLERK
BRAZOS COUNTY
TEXAS
BY: LAUREN
LILJESTRAND
10-15-97,10-16-97
NOTICE TO BIDDER
t i #_'�
BID #98 -07 IG��b� 7
EQUEST cno
proposals addressed to the City of College Station,
ALIF TgCI IpN Sealed
RFQ #97 -36
Texas will be received at the Office of the Purchasing Agent,
THE
P. O. Box 9960, 1101 Texas Avenue, City of College Station,
TY OF COL EG
Texas, 77842 until 2:00 p.m• on the 23rd day of tob r
S IS REQU NG
1997 for providing and installing the necessary materials to
QCATION STATE -
construct:
MENTS FOR DESIGN AND
New traffic signal installations at the Intersections of
CONSTRUCTION ADMIN-
ISTRATION FOR ANDER-
Harvey Road and Post Oak Mall Entranc and University
SON STREET IMPROVE -
Drive and Glenhaven Street.
MENTS AND GRAHAM
The materials required and construction activities necessary
ROAD REHABILITATION,
RFQ NO. 97 -36. Qualifica-
to complete the project are more fully explained and described
tion statements will be re-
in the attached bid documents, specifications, and special pro-
ceived in the office of Ms.
visions and project construction plans. Copies of a set of bid
Virginia Kettler, Purchasing
documents, construction plans, and specifications are availa-
Manager, City of College
ble for a fee of $50 from Transportation Engineering Analysts,
1722 Broadmoor, Suite 212, Bryan, Texas 77802 (409 -776-
Station, Purchasing Division,
RO. Box 9960,
1822). Questions concerning the project should be addressed
College Sta-
'tion, Texas 77842, until 2:00
to the same address and telephone number, ATTN: Dr. Jo-
D.m. on OCTOBER -an
seph D. Blaschke.
1997 All qualification state-
Bids received by 2:00 P.m., October 23 '1997 will be pub-
ments received after that
time will be returned unop-
licly opened and read in the City Hall in College Station, Texas
ened. The City of College
at 2:00 P.m. on the same date. Bids received after 2:00 p.m..
Station reserves the right to
October 23. 1997 will be returned to the sender unopened.
waive or reject any and all
Each proposal must be in a sealed envelope bearing on the
qualification statements and
outside the name of the bidder and the GOLD label addressed
any and all irregularities in
to the City of College Station provided with this bid package.
said request and to accept
the offer considered most
Bids will be evaluated by the City of College Station based
advantageous to the City.
on the qualifications and experience of the bidder and on the
Request for Qualifications
number of days required to complete the project. The City of
may be obtained at the Of.
College Station reserves the right to select the bidder which
fice of the Purchasing Man -
best satisfies the requirements of City, whether or not the
lager located at the City of
project bid price is the lowest or not, and also reserves the
(College Station, City Hall,
right to reject all bids and waive informalities.
1101 Texas Ave. South, Col-
lege Station, TX.
Award of Bid No. 98 -07 to the successful Bidder will be
made at a subsequent meeting of the City Council of College
10- 16 -97, 10- P3 -97
Station.
J
CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION
lBy: Virginia Kettler
I Purchasing Agent
10-9-97,10-16-97
Municipal Court
xtends hours -
College Station's Municipal Court
will remain open one hour later
every Thursday in order to a com-
modate those who aren't able to
make it to court before the work
day closes, officials said.
Starting Thursday, the court
attached to the Police Department
building off Texas Avenue w be
Dpen from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The
judge will continue to hold court
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on other
weekdays.
For more i6formation, call Julie
Kuder at 7643683.
David Benton Grenier
Oct. 2, 1997 —Oct. 14, 1997
Graveside services for David
Benton Grenier, 12 days, of College
Station are set for 10 a.m. Friday in
College Station City Cemetery.
Memorial Funeral Chapel in Bryan
is handOg arrangements.
David (died Tuesday morning in
Columbia Medical Center.
He waS born in Bryan.
Survivors include his mother,
Michele Grenier of College Station;
his grandparents, Alfred and Nancy
Grenier of Lawton, Okla.; his great -
grandpar�nts, Stanley and Doris
Statkiewlpz of Middletown, Conn.;
two brothers, Steven and Joshua
Klump, both of Lawton, Okla.; and
three sisters, Ashley and Kimberly
Klump, both of College Station, and
Jacquelin; Klump of Lawton, Okla.
NOTICE
STATE OF TE
COUNTY C
NOTICE IS REBY
GIVE IN A CORD -
ANC WIT THE
TERM A D PRO -
VISIO S F THE
TEXAS LCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES CODE
THAT CUE BALL
INC. HAS FILED
FOR A MIXED BEV-
ERAGE PERMIT,
MIXED BEVERAGE
LATE HOURS PER-
MIT FOOD & BEV-
ERAGE CERTIFI-
CATE, SAID BUSI-
NESS TO BE CON-
DUCTED UNDER
THE TRADE NAME
OF RACK WARE-
HOUSE LOCATION
OF SAID BUSINESS
TO BE 226 SW
PARKWAY, COL-
LEGE STATION,
BRAZOS COUNTY,
TEXAS.
THE OFFICER OF
THIS INCORPORAT-
ED BUSINESS IS:
ARTURO G. ARRA-
NAGA, PRESIDENT
WITNESS MY HAND
THIS THE 13TH
DAY OF OCTOBER
1997.
MARYANN WARD
COUNTY CLERK
BRAZOS COUNTY
TEXAS
BY: LAUREN
LILJESTRAND
10-15 -97,10-16-97
Two who aided arrests receive award
from C$ police department
By PAT ABERNATHEY
Eagle Staff Writer
It happens in the course of police work
that help from the public often comes in
handy.
The College Station Police Department
honored two men Wednesday as outstand-
ing citizens after they provided valuable
service to the department, leading to the
arrest of four criminal suspects.
"This is one of the more enjoyable things
we get to do," Chief Ed Feldman said.
"College Station has one of the lowest
crime rates in the state. We don't talk
about this out loud too much because it is
not what we as police do to keep the crime
rate low. It's the citizens of the community
who keep the crime rate to .
example of this is R dy Kemp and
John Jackson."
Jackson, who lives in Bryan, was dri-
ving on Southwest Parkway on the morn-
ing of Sept. 24.
"I was going to Fort Worth for business
and needed to pick up a friend who lives on
Southwest Parkway," he said.
Jackson saw a woman run from a car
wash and saw three men run to a car and
drive away. Jackson said he thought this
was unusual behavior and followed the
men long enough to write down the license
plate number of their car.
"It was about two or three blocks before
I could get close enough to write it down,"
he said.
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From Al
cou.ts each of engaging in orga
nized criminal activity in connec
tion with several car burglaries
that occurred before the robbery.
police said.
"The main thing that made me
mad was those guys messing with
that girl who couldn't do any-
thing about it," Jackson said.
Randy Kemp, who is married to
a College Station police officer,
said his wife had just gotten off
work Sept. 27 when they saw a
man run through their yard.
"My wife turned on the radio
and found he had been involved
in a stabbing," he said. "So, we
chased him."
Kemp tackled the man and held
him down until police arrived.
The man was charged with aggra-
vated assault in connection with
the tabbing, police said.
I didn't know if he was coming
at I e or my wife. I was trying to
protect her," Kemp said.
Jackson and Kemp received a
certificate of appreciation and a
gift certificate to a local restau-
rant for their services.
"I know this is not an awful lot,
but it is a small token of our
appreciation," Feldman said.
•
Jackson returned to a convenience store
into which the woman had run aDd waited
with her until police arrived. He gave
police the license plate number, and an
ensuing investigation led to the ' iarrest of
three individuals. I
The men were charged with aggr avated
robbery after it was found they held a knife
to the woman and demanded her money.
The men then were charged with six
Broadcast mee
in s would ju
g
t leave these folks alone
good things
would happen, guided
College Station C
ty of course
by the invisible and
T he
Council will not televise
its benevolent
hand of the free market.
meetings. Why not?
There is
no evidence to support
What better way for the
citizens this, just
economic theory.
to actually see and hear how
the Third, i
vhile Jefferson believed in
council works, grandstands
and limited government,
nowhere did
votes on issues of importance
to he state t
iat government should be
the community than through
TV? confined
my to those areas where
Some citizens are not as
fortu- the priv
e sector cannot function.
to th
tt
Your a anizin
pt to justify the disor-
nate as others attend
ings. As one councilman sid,
se meet g
g
d opposing actions of
People need to come down
some co
here cloak of
cil members with the
lefferson is both comical
and tell us what is on them
minds." and objectionable.
It is not that easy to be heard.
After a citizen has filled o
Fourth
t the
you assume that referen-
appropriate paper work to,
da elections
speak
measure public opin-
three minutes, the council
ion. The
does not bring
do not. Off -year elections
always allow the citizen t
g ou
speak
a small number of people.
without council interruptio
n No more
cent will
an 4 percent to 5 per
vote on Nov. 4.
and/or laughter, however
intend-
ed.
They are
not a random sample of
'%W Ask the council to use the
mone y the population.
They are a self -
already allotted in the budget
select sample
et to
of citizens with
better communicate with
strong interests
citizens
in the outcome.
by TV.
Also, yo
assume the average voter
takes th
time to understand com-
plicated issues,
such as the conven-
HEL
N PUGH tion center,
when there is substan-
Colle
a Station tial evidence
to the contrary.
Elections
are imperfect instru-
Call it getting e0ren
ments for
some decisions.
several comments,
Counc'
on the
members are elected to
I have
letter by W.F. Edwards
make these
First, fail
decisions. They should
the driving force behind
not to
the dis- squarely
confront difficulty
by holding referenda and
agreements at city hall these
days then hidilig
behind an assumed
is not philosophy. Getting
even is mandate.
This is at best irresponsi-
probably a better descriptiion.
Second,
I ble behavior.
there is no free
arket.
Free markets ended when
, first
caveman got the club. You'
assume
GARY HALTER
that government has no role
to play
Former mayor
in the private sector and '
the city
College Station
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 2269
WAS PASSED AND AP-
PROVED ON OCTOBER 9,
1997 BY THE CITY COUN-
CIL OF THE CITY OF COL-
LEGE STATION meeting in
regular session at the Col-
lege Station Council Cham-
bers, 1101 Texas Avenue,
said notice of meeting post-
ed 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 9, "SUBDI-
VISIONS" OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF COLLEGE STA-
TION, TEXAS, BYAMEND-
ING CERTAIN SECTIONS;
PROVIDING A SEVERABIL.
ITY CLAUSE; AND DE-
CLARING A PENALTY.
Any person who violates any
Provision of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof shall be
punishable by a fine of not
less than twenty-five dollars
($25.00) nor more than Five
Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
Each day such violation shall
continue or be permitted to
continue, shall be deemed a
separate offense. Said Ordi-
nance, being a penal ordi-
nance, becomes effective
ten (10 days) after its publi-
cation in the newspaper. The
complete text of the above
named ordinance may be
seen at the office of the City
Secretary, 1101 Texas Ave-
nue, College Station, Texas.
Connie Hooks
City Secretary
10- 17 -97, 10 -18 -97
Local h spitals reported the follow-
ing births Tuesday.
The list may riot be complete
because some parents choose not
to have their names inclu' ed.
St. Joseph Regional Hea th Center
Oct. 15, 1997:
Samantha and Stever Hooper,
Bryan, a girl.
Elena and Chad A. Fischrar, College
Station, a boy. I
Jennie Renee and I reg Van
Wagner, Navasota, a girl.
Kimberly Barber, Milano, a boy.
Carolyn Ann and Gregor K. Allen,
Somerville, a boy.
Sara and Dennis Lynch, Bryan, a
girl.
Pamela D. and Larry MI Nichols,
Caldwell, a boy. I
Columbia Medical Cente
Oct. 14, 1997:
Kathleen and Chad Hugo,
Brenham, a girl.
Oct. 15, 1997:
Shirley and Manuel Leija, Bryan, a
boy.
PUBLIC NOTICE
CONSTRUCTION
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS
AND APPEALS MEETING
The Construction Board of
Adjustments and Appeals will
meet at 6:00 p.m. in the Tr fin-
ing Room, City Hall, City of
College Station, Monday O(;to-
ber 27, 1 997,
Variance 97 -010, to request
modification to Table 407,
1994 Standard Plumbing
Code, "Minimum Facilities.,
The Applicant is Clarke'
larke &
Wyndam, Inc.
10- 17 -97, 10 -24 -97
Mayor supports
center at forum
Residents, officials discuss plan
By JEN NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
Proponents of the College
Station Hotel- Conference Center
said Thursday that the proposed
development could serve as an
economic ngine for the area.
As a Nov. 4 referendum on the
conference center nears, commu-
nity leade's, members of the Wolf
Pen Creek Development Team
and a local environmentalist
answered questions at a forum
sponsored by the League of
Women Voters.
"What we're trying to do is to
tap into a market that we've not
been able to tap into," Mayor
Lynn McIllianey said. "If we get it
passed and get this built, you're
looking at an economic engine."
The city s portion of the project,
a $6- million conference center, is
what voters will decide on. The
proposed adjacent $14- million
Sheraton hotel would be paid for
by the Wolf Pen Development
Team.
McIlhan y said the city is hop-
ing to draw state and regional
conventions to the area by having
adequate meeting facilities and
nearby accommodations.
Dick F ester, director of the
Bryan -Col ege Station Chamber
of Comm )rce's Convention &
Visitor's Bureau, said more peo-
ple come to the area for conven-
tions and meetings than for any,
other reason.
Some of the questions about the'
development's layout and impact
on infrastructure could not be,
answered. Developer Jim Allen
said the plans won't be finalized
until after the referendum.
Drainage, traffic and site plans
will be studied in detail if the ref-
erendum passes, City Engineer
Kent Laza said.
"They're just not that far along
yet," he said.
Allen said the preliminary
plans could change several times
before they are finished.
Paying for the center seemed to
have the attention of many audi-
ence members.
McIlhaney said the city's part of
the project is being paid for by
revenue bonds and will be reim-
bursed by profits from the hotel.
She said residents are being
asked to vote on the referendum
because "there's been a lot of con-
troversy about this from the
beginning ... this is a major thing
and the City Council just wanted
voter approval for that."
She said growth possibilities
and new development opportuni-
ties drew the City Council to the
Wolf Pen Creek site.
k
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 2270
WAS PASSED AND AP-
PROVED ON OCTOBER 9,
1997 BY ` THE CITY COUN-
CIL OF TtiE CITY OF COL -
LEGE STATION meeting in
regular session at the Col-
lege Station Council Cham-
bers, 1101 Texas Avenue,
said notice of meeting post-
ed 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 3, 'BUILD-
ING REGULATIONS" OF
THE CODE OF ORDINAN-
CES OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS, BY AMENDING
CERTAIN SECTIONS; PRO-
VIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND DECLARING
A PENALTY.
Any person who violates any
provision of this ordinan e
shall be deemed guilty f a
misdemeanor, and upo
conviction thereof shall e
punishable by a fine of not
less than twenty -five dollars
($25.00) nor more than Five
Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
Each day such violation shall
continue or be permitte to
continue, shall be deem d a
separate offense. Said Ordi-
nance, being a penal or fi-
nance, becomes effecti e
ten (10 days) after its publi-
cation in the newspaper. The
complete text of the above
named ordinance may be
seen at the office of the ity
Secretary, 1101 Texas Ave-
nue, College Station, Texas.
Connie Hooks
City Secretary
10- 17 -97, 10 -18 -97
REQUEST FOR
QUALIFICATIONS
RFQ #98 -06
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
AND ACCEPTING QUALIFI-
CATIONS FROM QUALIFIED
VENDORS FOR PARK COW
CESSIONAIRES FOR ADAM -
SON LAGOON, BEE CREEK
PARK & CENTRAL PARK
SOFTBALL COMPLEXES,
SOUTHWOOD LITTLE LEA-
GUE & SENIOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL AND WOLF PEN
CREEK AMPHITHEATER,
RFQ NO. 98 -06; Qualifica-
tions will be received in the of-
fice of the Purchasing Manag-
er at City Hall, 1101 Texas
Avenue, College Station,
Texas 77840, until 2:00 p.m.
on OCTOBER 30. 1997. All
qualifications received after
that time will be returned un-
opened. The City of College
Station reserves the right to
waive or reject any and all
qualifications or any and all ir-
regularities in said request and
to accept the offer considered
most advantageous to the
City. Request for Qualifica-
tions may be obtained at the
Office of the Purchasing
Manager.
10-10-97,10-17-97
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Area leaders ponder
naming roadways
iiA6 , cr-t. Q
By JENNY NELSON the rcads as long as they pay for
Eagle Staff Writer the changes on road signs.
App leton said the rules for
Cit and county leaders paved naming highways after people
the w4y Thursday for the naming require that the person must
of two of the area's busiest thor- have nade an exceptional sacri-
oughfares. fice o an outstanding contribu-
Adding names to Texas 6 and tion t the community in the busi-
F.M. 1 �2818 was the main topic of ness, political or public service
the J6int City Affairs meeting. arena
"It 1 would make it easier for Ed Hard, transportation plan -
folks p get around Lf they could ner for College Station, said
associate the road with names changing the names would cost
instead of numbers," College about $40,000 — not counting the
Station City Manager Skip Noe readdressing of affected business -
said. es.
Earl Rudder, Sul Ross, "It's fairly simple," he said.
Presidential Boulevard and "It's j ist something we all need to
Brazos Expressway were some of agree on."
the ideas voiced by committee Hard said the process to change
members, who include Bryan and the names would involve both
College Station City Council cities passing a resolution and
members and Brazos County paying for the signs as needed.
commissioners.
Th� group decided to seek the
opinions of residents, perhaps by
a contest or forming a citizens'
committee.
Bob Appleton, an advanced
planning engineer fiDr the Texas
Department of Tr nsportation,
said local governments can name
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
BID #98 -17
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
BIDS FOR POLICE MO-
TORCYCLES, BID #98 -17.
Bids will be received in the
office of the Purchasing
Manager at City Hall, 1101
Texas Avenue, College Sta-
tion, Texas 77840, until 2.00
p.m. on October 31,1997.
All bids received after that
time will be returned unop-
ened. The City of College
Station reserves the right to
waive or reject any or all
bids or any and all irregulari-
ties in said bid and to accept
the offer considered most
advantageous to them.
Specifications may be ob-
tained at the office of the
Purchasing Manager.
10-17-97,10-24-97
County Commissioner Tony
Jones said January 1999 would be
the earliest the signs could be
chanied.
N said he will request that
the i m be put on the agenda for
next month's Metropolitan
Plan ing Organization meeting.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
BID #98 -13
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
BIDS FOR GENERAL CON-
TRACT FOR INSTALLATION
OF FENCING, GATES,
BACKSTOPS,CONCRETE
CURBS, DUGOUT ROOFS
AND CONCRETE DUGOUT
FLOORS, BD #98 -13. Bids
will be recei d in the office of
the Purchasing Manager at
City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue,
College Station, Texas 77840,
until 2 P.M. on October ,39—
1997. All bids received after
that time will be returned un
opened. The City of College
Station reserves the right to
waive or reject any or all bids
or any and all irregularities in
said bid and to accept the offer
considered most advanta-
geous to the City. Specifica-
tions may be obtained at the
office of the Purchasing Man-
ager.
Bid security in the amount of
five (5 %) percent of the bid
must accompany each bid in
accordance with the Instruc-
tions to Bidders.
10- 10- 97, 10 -17 -97
r
LEGAL NOTICE
i s
Notice is hereby given fdrA
L Summons, address un
known last known prope
owners of 1113 Arizonia,
McCulloch addition, Block 2,
Lot 8. This property will tie
mowed on or after October
27, 1997. A lien will be
placed against said prop rty
!for expenses incurred by
the City of College Static n.
10-17-97,10-1
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given for M
V Smith, unknown c/o Mrs.
Tiny Smith Johnson, last
known property owner of
621 Pasler, Pasler addition,
Block 1, Lots 33 -35. This
property will be mowed on or
after October 27, 1997. A
lien will be placed against
said property for expenses
incurred by the City of Col-
lege Station.
10- 17- 97,10 -18 -97
LeuHL nu I ICE
Notice is hereby givOn for M
V Smith, unknown a/o Mrs.
Tiny Smith Johnson, last
known property owner of
621 Pasler, Pasler addition,
Block 1, Lots 33 -35. This
property will be mowed on or
after October 27, 1997. A
ien will be placec against
;aid property for expenses
ncurred by the City oCol
age Station.
10- 17 -97, 10 -18 7
LEGAL NOTIC
Notice is hereby giver forA
L Summons, address n-
known last known property
owners of 1113 Arizonia,
McCulloch addition, Block 2,
Lot 8. This property will be
mowed on or after October
27, 1997. A lien will be
placed against said property
for expenses incurred by
he City of College Station.
10- 17 -97, 10 -18 -97
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f
c.
CS P el
debates
contracts
Councilmen discus)
hiring engineers
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
Some College Std on City Cour
members said Friday they would 1:
to see more local en ' aeers working
city projects.
"When we're doing. bread and but
engineering ... for us to give it to sot
one in Houston is ridiculou
Councilman Dick Birdwell said. "Ni
if we're going to do something lc
firms don't have any experience in,
a totally different thing."
Recent queries about hiring m
local engineers were addressed Fril
at the first meeting of the Coll
Station council's Engineer
Committee. Birdwell, along v<
Councilmen Steve Esmond and La
Mariott, discussed a legal ramif
tions of hiring local engineers.
Mariott said he a ees that local !
ple should be used for local proj
when they are quay led.
Birdwell said an Atorney genes
opinion on local preference does
keep cities from hiring local firms,
does keep them froin hiring solely i
local basis.
City Manager Skip Noe said t
when city jobs are less than $15
the City Council'3 approval i
required.
He said these sm er jobs go to l
firms 99.9 percent o the time.
But when local 'ngineers are
most qualified fora project, some
neers in attendance said they
afford the insurance required b y
city.
The committee sked o
city s to
look at the local eference of
Texas cities and to report back t
council.
"We don't have y problem tal
to them to see if a can work c
compromise where a can still pr
the city and have someone respon
for what happens out on the proj
City Attorney Harvey Cargill saic
Cargill said the city cannot put
local -only "flag."
"You want to be able to say tha
selected the most qualified engin
he said.
I
Support
mew group
he Colle
Station City
Council'
T
decision to no
onger p
vide free services
to "We the P
le" is fundamental-
iy anti-democratic
and the council
'should reverse
its decision.
Swiki Anderson
is right in say -
ing that people
have an awesome
power — they `
vote. But voting
is only part of
a democr tic
process.
People's
ess to vo ` _ in an
-- informed and
esponsible er
::'is greatly influenced
by their
opportunities t
come together,
share information,
and to find out
what they actually
believe by talk -
ii out their i
as and opinions
with others. B
deciding to no
longer provide
a space where
this kind of de
ocratic process can
place, the
until is, wittingly
o e .
hot, unde
and impeding
this phase of
a democratic
pxocess.
' he City Co
cil's argument
that the group
bordering on
LEGAL NOTICE
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JRDI 4ANCE NO. 2269
NAS ASSED AND AP.
PROVED ON OCTOBER 9,
1997 BY THE CITY COUN-
CIL O THE CITY OF COL-
LEGE STATION meeting in
regula r session at the Col.
lege E tation Council Cham-
bers, 101 Texas Avenue,
said n lice of meeting post-
ed in i ccordance 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 Of DINANCE AMEND.
ING C APTER 9, "SUBDI-
VISIO S" OF THE CODE
OF OF DINANCES OF THE
CITY F COLLEGE STA-
TION, TEXAS, BYAMEND-
ING CERTAIN SECTIONS;
PROVIDING A SEVERABIL-
ITY CLAUSE; AND DE-
CLARING A PENALTY.
Any pe who violates any
provisi n of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a
misden eanor, and upon
convict n thereof shall be
punish ble by a fine of not
less th n twenty -five dollars
($25.00 I nor more than Five
Hundre I Dollars ($500.00).
Each di y such violation shall
continu or be permitted to
continu , shall be deemed a
separat offense. Said Ordi-
nance, eing a penal ordi-
nance, becomes effective
ten (10 lays) after its publi-
cation it the newspaper. The
complet 3 text of the above
named rdinance may be
seen at he office of the City
Secrets y, 1101 Texas Ave-
nue, Co- age Station, Texas.
Connie Hooks I
City Secretary
10-17-97,10-18-97
being political is simply a dodge.
City Attorney Harvey Cargill is
only partially right when he says
that when the city starts using pub-
lic funds for an issue, people get
upset.
Some people get upset, and they
are usually the - ones who s
lose by having the issue .
But this is one of the of
democracy, isn't, it?
In justifying - th decision, Cargill
says that if city supports one
group like th s, it will have to do
F a for all groups. Good!
hat it and all democratical-
ed governments should do
— encourage and enable people to
meet, talk and learn what they and
their government are about.
The City Council should not only
reverse its decision with regard to
"We the People," but it also should .
do all it can to encourage and sup-
port similar community action by
other groups.
ROBERT O. SLATER
College Station
LEGAL
ORDINANCE NO. 2270
WAS PASSED AND AP-
PROVED ON OCTOBER 9,
1997 BY THE CITY COUN-
CIL OF THE CITY OF COL-
LEGE STATION meeting In
regular session at the Col-
lege Station Council Cham-
bers, 1101 Texas Avenue,
said notice of meeting post-
ed In accordance with Title
5, Texas Government Code.
Said Ordinance, signed by
the Mayor and duly recorded
in the official records of the
bity, is captioned as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AMEND-
ING CHAPTER 3, "BUILD -
ING REGULATIONS" OF
THE CODE OF ORDINAN-
CES OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS, BY AMENDING
CERTAIN SECTIONS; PRO-
VIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND DECLARING
A PENALTY.
Any person who violates any
provision of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof shall be
punishable by a fine of not
less than twenty -five dollars
($25.00) nor more than Five
Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
Each day such violation shall
continue or be permitted to
continue, shall be deemed a
separate offense. Said Ordi-
nance, being a penal ordi-
nance, becomes effective
ten (10 days) after its publi-
cation in the newspaper. The
complete text of the above
named ordinance may be
seen at the office of the City
Secretary, 1101 Texas Ave-
nue, College Station, Texas.
Connie Hooks
City Secretary
10-17-97,10-18-97
C ��� ate. \Q Q�
Conference center-
hotel good for CS
0
�,. o�'.
tarting Monday, the voters in College Station have the
chance to build a multipurpose convention center,
attract a first -class hotel and reinvigorate the vision of a
beautiful and functional Wolf Pen Creek waterway through
the heart of the city. At the same time, they can expand the
city's tax base by $21 million and help bring in millions of new
tourism dollars every year.
Even better, they can do so at no cost to taxpayers.
At stake is a public- private partnership that would bring a
200 -room full- service Sheraton hotel, a four -story office build-
ing and a conference center that will have 45,000 square feet of
usable meeting and convention space. If approved by voters,
the project would be completed by Jan. 1, 2000, at the south-
west corner of Holleman Drive and Dartmouth Street, across
from the Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater.
The $21- million hotel and office building would be built by
private investors. The conference center, which would adjoin
the hotel, would be built by the city at a cost of no more than
$6 million, to be financed by revenue bonds that would be
repaid by increased hotel -motel tax revenues generated by
the hotel and by property taxes paid on the hotel and office
building.
The positives about the hotel - conference center project are
many. The negatives are few. In other words, it is a great deal
for the citizens of College Station and, indeed, everyone in
Brazos County.
The proposed location at Wolf Pen Creek offers many
advantages. It is convenient to the East Bypass and to Texas
Avenue, thus making it easy for visitors to get around town.
Much of the infrastructure already is in place to support the
project. The only thing that would be needed is a traffic light
at Dartmouth Street and Holleman Drive, and city officials
say that is needed anyway.
The conference center site already is owned by the city, so
no additional land would have to be purchased. Plus, there is
sufficient space for ground -level parking and plenty of room
to expand the conference center in the future if, as we are con-
fident, it is a huge success.
The chosen site has another big advantage. The conference
center -hotel project likely would spur further development:'
along the Wolf Pen Creek corridor, something visionary city
leaders have been promoting for a decade and more. That
vision is absolutely correct, although the execution of that
foresight hasn't always been handled as well as it could have.
This is a chance to revitalize and renew that vision and make
Wolf Pen Creek the center of an even more prosperous and
beautiful College Station.
The hotel and conference center no doubt would attract
restaurants, entertainment venues, shops and other busi-
nesses to the Wolf Pen Creek area. Such projects have a way
of doing that. Before long, Wolf Pen Creek would become what
many of us always dreamed it could be.
The hotel - conference center project also commits the city to
becoming a true regional hub for conventions and tourists.
Conventions and meetings that now have to go elsewhere
could be accommodated in the new conference center, which
will be 80 percent larger than any present hotel -based meeting
space. The center could host trade shows, reunions, corporate
meetings and a multitude of other gatherings. With our loca-
'1 �CZCL�
tion smack in the middle of the largest population centers in
Texas, College Station is a natural location for such gather-
ings — particularly with the openling of the George Bush
Presidential Library and Museum Center in less than three
weeks. Until now, though, there simply hasn't been space to
host many of them.
Everyone benefits when tourists come to town. They eat in
our restaurants, shop in our stores, buy gas in our filling sta-
tions and stay in our hotels and motels. Although many of the
guests to the convention center could be expected to stay at
the adjoining Sheraton, many would seek lodging at other
hotels and motels in College Station and Bryan. Studies have
shown that the local market can support existing hotels and
the new facility.
Those visitors would generate new sales tax and hotel -motel
tax revenues, which would be used to provide services to per-
manent residents. Studies also indicate that 150 new jobs
would be created by the project, in addition to other jobs cre-
ated elsewhere in the community to accommodate the
increased number of visitors.
The only down side is that the convention centers generally
do not pay for themselves. Neither do city parks, libraries and
swimming pools, but we're glad we have them. Studies indi-
cate that a stand -alone conference center in College Station
would operate at a deficit of some $57,000 a year for the first
four or five years, dropping to about $88,000 a year thereafter.
A project associated with a Sheraton hotel, however, proba-
bly would show a smaller deficit.
On the other hand, according to independent studies, the
hotel - conference center project would generate an estimated
$100,000 more each year in utility revenues and $30,000 annu-
ally in increased sales tax revenues.
It is obvious that the benefits of the project are far greater
than the liabilities. The referendum is a chance for College
Station residents to show faith in their community and make
a commitment to its future.
The Eagle recommends a vote of yes on the referendum to
build a joint public - private hotel - conference center -office
building.
Early votin � � s
Monda y in
Texas
CS hotel/conference center on ball
BY JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer State voter
Voters begin the task Monday
of deciding whether or not
College Station needs a $6- million
conference center.
Early voting begins four
months after the City Council
decided to go to the residents for
final approval for the project.
The proposed Wolf Pen Creek
hotel - conference center is a pri-
vate- public endeavor that city
officials said they hope will
attract tourists to the area for
regional and state conventions.
The private portion of the Oro -
ject, a $14- million Sheraton hotel
and an $8- million five -story office
building, is being paid for by the
Wolf Pen Creek Development
Team.
The team's plan was ranked
number one of the four proposals
that sought the project. The selec-
tion of the site selection was not a
unanimous City Council deci-
sion, as three councilmen wanted
to build the hotel - conference cen-
ter at a Northgate site.
The Wolf Pen Creek team was
the only one that proposed a site
other than Northgate. Three
other groups proposed hotel ideas
in the Northgate area, where the
to decide
amendmen
BY KE Y BROWN
Eagle St ff Writer
Early oting starts Monday to
decide � statewide consti u-
tional amendments, and area
officials are hoping an issiie
involving a proposed conv4n-
tion center in College Station
will prompt otherwise disinter-
ested voers to check in at the
polls.
The Nov. 4 constitutional
amendmlent election has
Secretary of State Tony Garza
traveling across Texas stressing
Please see VOTE, Page A2
city has been involved in a revi-
talization effort.
In a feasibility study sponsored
by the city, Coopers & Lybrand
representatives said the
Plea see HOTEL, Page 'A2
Hotel
From Al
Northgate site would not have the
room to expand like the Wolf Pen
Creek site would.
The study did conclude, howev-
er, that both sites would accompa-
ny the hotel - conference center.
The study also estimated that
the conference center would lose
$57,400 in operating and mainte-
nance fees during its first year of
operation. City officials said that,
throughout the study process on a
conference center, developers
have said a $50,000 or less deficit
is considered break -even.
The study analyzed the confer-
ence center as a stand -alone facili-
ty, minus the hotel and office
building that supports the confer.
ence center. If voters approve, city
officials say the conference center
Will be funded with revenue bonds
that will be paid back with tax
revenues from the hotel and office
building.
If the revenues from the project
don't cover the conference cen-
ter's expenses, city officials say
hotel -motel taxes from the new
hotel will be used to make up the
difference.
Developer Jim Allen said the
Wolf Pen Creek Team already has
been contacted by three to four
restaurant chains from the
Houston area for information
about future area development.
"Citizens are going to have an
Opportunity to vote on Nov. 4 for
an economic boost to the commu-
nity at no cost to the taxpayers,"
Allen said.
He said getting information out
to the public about the referen-
dum has cost the development
team about $65,000.
City officials also are working
to get information about the refer.
endum out to residents through
utility bill inserts, direct mail-
ings, and staff and council appear-
ances at local clubs and meetings.
Vote
From Al
the importance of casting a v to
in an election that could charge
the state's Constitution, which
was adopted in 1876.
Brazos County officials are
equally eager to get the 74,000 or
so registered voters in the county
out to the polls.
"Every year we prepare as
though every one will come out
and vote, but generally it's a 1' w
turnout and I'm very disappoint-
ed about that," Brazos County
Clerk Mary Ann Ward said.
But Ward and College Stat
city officials believe the 1 th
issue on the ballot is what i iill
bring out many residents to exer-
cise their right to vote. At the ot-
tom of the ballot is a question for
a special election asking voter if
the College Station City Cou cil
should proceed with the cn-
struction of a convention cent r.
Only College Station taxpayers
who are registered voters can
voice their opinion on that ques-
tion, but the other 14 questions
on the ballot are there for all.
Those registered voters casting
early ballots before the official
election day can vote at any} of
five locations, regardless of
where the voter lives in Brazos
County.
The polls will be open from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday thro igh
Friday through Oct. 29, but the
doors at the sites will open three
extra hours on Oct. 30 and Oct 31,
which means from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The two College Station pol.ing
sites for early voting include:
■ The Memorial Student
Center on the campus of Texas
e
A &M University, off Joe R utt
Boulevard across from Kyle
Field.
■ The College Station school
district's administration offices
at 1812 Welsh Ave.
The three polling places in
Bryan are:
■ Brazos County Courthouse,
300 E. 26th St.
■ Arena Hall, Tabor Road and
East Bypass.
■ Galilee Baptist Church, 04
N. Logan St.
College Station City Secretary
Connie Hooks said residents * 26
precincts are eligible to vote', on
the convention center issue,
although there only will be 18
polling places as officials cons Ii-
date some of the areas.
trict to calculate the school prop.
erty tax freeze applicable to the
residence hoinestead of an elder-
ly person or the surviving spouse
of an elderly person, in accor.
dance with the law authorizing
the transfer o the school proper-
ty tax freeze t a different home-
stead regardle s of whether that
law was in ef ect at the time the
person establ shed the person's
homestead.
No. 3: T ie constitutional
amendment o authorize the
Legislature to permit a taxing
unit to grant an exemption or
other relief from ad valorem
taxes on pro perty on which a
water conservation initiative has
been implemented.
No. 4: The constitutional
amendment Eliminating dupli-
cate numbering n in and certain
obsolete provisions of the Texas
Constitution.
No. 5: The constitutional
amendment authorizing the
Texas Supreme Court to sit to
transact business at any location
in the state.
No. 6: T e constitutional
amendment allowing the Texas
growth fund to continue to invest
in businesses without requiring
those busine ses to disclose
investments in South Africa or
Namibia.
No. 7: The constitutional
amendment relating to the autho-
rization of the Texas Water
Development 'Board to transfer
existing bond authorizations for
water supply, ater quality, flood
control or state participation
from one category of use to anoth-
er category to maximize the use
of existing funds and relating to
more efficient operation of the
bond programs.
No. 8: The endment to the
Texas Consti ution expanding
the types of liens for home equity
loans that a lender, with the
homeowner's consent, may place
against a hom stead.
No. 9: The constitutional
amendment t authorize the
Legislature to authorize an ac
valorem tax ral a in rural fire pre
vention districts located it
Harris County of five cents or
each $100 of taxable value of prop-
erty.
No. 10: The constitutional
amendment de ignating the pur-
poses for which money in the
compensation to victims of crime
fund and the compensations to
victims of crime auxiliary fund
may be used.
No. 11: The constitutional
amendment l iting the amount
of state debt payable from the
general revenue, fund.
No. 12: The constitutional
amendment to establish a dead-
line for Texas Supreme Court
action on a mn inn for rahParino
No. 13: The constitutional
amendment to encourage persons
to pay and save for young Texans'
college education to extend the
full faith and credit of the state to
protect the Texas Tomorrow
Fund as a constitutionally pro-
tected trust fund.
No. 14: The constitutional
amendment to allow the
Legislature to prescribe the qual-
ifications of constables.
ine precincts from which resi-
dents can vote early at any of the
five locations are: 2, 8, 9, 10, 20, 21,
24, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 39,
40, 58, 59, 61, 62, 64, 71, 73, 75 and
83.
Eight of these precincts, how-
ever, have registered voters who
reside inside and outside the
College Station city limits, so
Hooks said it's important that
residents check their address to
make sure they reside inside the
city limits and/or pay city taxes.
Those eight precincts include 2,
27, 28, 29B, 35, 62, 64 and 75.
Hooks said property has been
annexed into the city within the
past two years, but the voting
boundary lines will not change
until 2000.
Details on where the 26
precincts in College Station that
are eligible to vote on the conven-
tion center Nov. 4 will be
announced at a later date.
The 14 constitutional amend-
ments and how they read on the
ballot are:
No.. 1: The constitutional
amendment to allow a person
who holds the office of municipal
court judge to hold at the same
time more than one civil office
for which the person receives
compensation.
No. 2: The constitutional
amendment to authorize the
Legislature to limit increases in
the appraised value of residence
homesteads for ad valorem taxa-
tion and to permit a school dis.
Gladys A. Steck V
June 14, 1905 — Oct. 17, 1997
KLEIN, Texas — Services for
Gladys A. Steck, 92, of Houston, for-
a merly of College Station, are set for
2 p.m. Tuesday at A &M United
Methodist Church in College Station
The Rev. Guy Pry will officiate.
Burial will be in College Station
Cemetery.
Klein Funeral Home is handling
arrangements.
Miss Steck died Friday in
Houston.
She was born in Manhattan, Kan.
Survivors include several nieces
and nephews, Frank H. Lawrence,
Tammy Steck, Robert Steck, Velma
Louise Hengst, Robert Lee Farris,
Roy Francis Farris, Howard Ray
Farris, William Edward Farris, Emma
Jean Rhoden, Alma Dee Lyki�s and
Sarah Nell Jackson.
NOTICE
STATE OF TEXA
COUNTY OF
BRAZOS
NO. 4100
NOTICE IS HERE-
BY GIVEN IN AC-
CORDANCE WITH
'HE TERMS AND
1 � PROVISIONS OF
THE TEXAS ALCO-
HOLIC BEVERAGE
CODE THAT
EMERGING CENTU-
RY, INC. HAS FILED
FOR A PACKAGE
STORE PERMIT,
SAID BUSINESS TO
BE CONDUCTED
UNDER THE TRADE
NAME OF COACH'S
CUT RATE, LOCA-
TION OF SAID
BUSINESS TO BE
210 GEORGE BUSH
r:
DRIVE, COLLEGE
STATION, BRAZOS
COUNTY, TEXAS.
THE OFFICERS OF
THIS INCORPO-
RATED BUSINESS
ARE:
AKBAR ABRAHIM,
PRESIDENT /SEC-
RETARY/DIREC-
TOR
DOLLY ABRAHIM,
DIRECTOR
WITNESS MY
HAND THE 17TH
DAY OF OCTOBER,
1997.
MARY ANN WARD
COUNTY CLERK,
BRAZOS COUNTY,
TEXAS
BY: yS /LAUREN
LILASTRAND
DEPUTY CLERK
LAUREN
LILJESTRAND
10-20-97,10-21-97
Rec
on 1 amendments
oters acr t s the state begin
going to polls today to
decide thle fate of 14 pro-
posed amendments to the Texas
Constitution. College Station vot-
ers also will cast ballots on a pro-
posal to build a city -owned con-
vention center in conjunction
with a privately owned hotel and
office building.
The most controversial of the 14
amendments — No. 8 — is one that
would allow Texas homeowners to
take out a second mortgage on
their house for any reason. State
law now says second mortgages
may be granted only to make
home improvem nts.
Homeowners . n the other 49
states already may take out sec-
ond mortgages. Backers of the
amendment say Texans should
have the same right.
Under the amendment, a home-
owner's total debt, including first
and second mortgages, couldn't
equal more than 80 percent of the
home's market value. Thus, for
example, the owner of a home val-
ued at $100,000 c uldn't have debt
exceeding $80,000, If the first mort-
gage and other debt totaled
$60,000, then the amount of the sec-
ond mortgage could not be more
than $20,000. The more equity a
homeowner has I in his or her
house and the lower the personal
debt, the greater the second mort-
gage could be.
Proponents n to that many
Texans have to scramble to pay for
educational expenses or medical
bills. Allowing a second loan
would allow them to meet these
critical expenses. Since the house
would be pledged collateral,
home equity loans can be obtained
at lower cost than other types of
loans.
Opponents say a downturn in
the economy suc as we had a
decade ago cou cause many
Texans to lose the homes. That's
true, but the advantages of second
mortgages outweigh the nega-
tives. As it now stands, we allow
Texas homeowners to borrow
against their home equity to put in
a swimming pool, but not to pay
for their childrenps education or
for catastrophic medical bills.
That doesn't seem fair.
The Eagle recommends a vote of
yes on Amendment 8.
The other amendments range
include:
■ No. 1, allowing municipal
judges to serve more than one
city — Smaller cities would be
able to band together to attract
better - qualified judges under this
proposal. The Eagle recommends
a vote of yes on Amendment 1.
■ No. 2, allowing the
Legislature to limit appraisals
on homesteads to 10 percent per
year — At first this seems like a
good idea, but in reality it isn't.
Since maximum tax rates have
been established by the legisla-
ture, the only way school districts
that have reached that cap have of
raising needed operating funds is
to keep up with property ap-
praisals. This is particularly true
in districts that are experiencing
rapid growth. Voters in each dis-
trict already have an appeals
process and a say at the ballot box
if they feel their appraisals are
going up too much. Let's not let
the Legislature make such deci-
sions about local property values
that are so important to a local
community. The Eagle recom-
mends a vote of no on Amendment
2.
■ No. 3, allowing local tax
entities to grant tax exemptions
on property that is using water
conservation measures — As the
population of Texas increases, the
need for good, clean, abundant
water also increases. This mea-
sure would allow cities, counties
and school districts to encourage
water - saving techniques. The
Eagle recommends a vote of yes on
Amendment 3.
■ No. 4, eliminating duplicate
numbering and obsolete provi-
sions in the Texas Constitution
— The Eagle recommends a vote of
yes on Amendment 4.
■ No. 5, allowing the Supreme
Court to sit in session any-
E0
where in the state - Now, the
state's highest civil court is
required to meet in Austin. This
amendment would allow justices
to hear cases closer to the people
involved. The Eagle recommends
a vote of yes on Amendment 5.
■ No. 6, allowing the Texas
Growth Fund to invest in busi-
nesses without requiring dis-
closure of those businesses'
investments in South Africa
and Namibia — Bot African
nations have abolished ) apartheid.
Texas voters should abolish this
requirement. The Ea � ,. le recom-
mends a vote of yes Amend-
ment 6.
■ No. 7, allowing the Texas
Water Development Board to
transfer bond autho ity from
one category to another — The
Eagle recommends a vote of yes on
Amendment 7.
■ No. 9, allowing the
Legislature to give Harris
County rural fire prevention
districts to increase 'their tax
rate from 3 cents to 5 cents per
$100 assessed valuation — Do
we really need these II types of
issues in the Constitution? The
Eagle recommends a vote of yes on
Amendment 9.
■ No. 10, requiring that
money in the crime) victims'
compensation fund has to be
used to compensate and assist
victims of crime — Although the
moneys have been used for this
purpose thus far, there s nothing
to stop the Legislature :rom raid-
ing the fund to pay for other state
needs. The amendment would pre-
vent that. The Eagle recommends
a vote of yes on Amendment 10.
■ No. 11, limiting the amount
of state debt payable (from the
general fund — If the Legislature
is going to create a state debt, it
should be required to fund specific
funding by which to repay it. The
Eagle recommends a vote of yes on
Amendment 11.
■ No. 12, requiring the
Supreme Court of Texas to rule
on motions for rehearing a case
within 180 days from when they
are filed — Motions for rehearing
delay final judgment in a case
while they are being considered.
Under this provision, if the high
court hasn't acted in 180 days, the
rehearing motion is considered
denied. Usually the court acts
more quickly, but this amendment
' - ,rN.n 1
covers those rare tunes when it
doesn't. The Eagle recommends a
vote of yes on Amendment 11.
■ No. 13, putting the full back-
ing of the state behind the
Texas Tomorrow Fund —
Although the fund, which allows
parents to prepay higher educa-
tio costs for their children, is set
up to be self - sustaining, this
amendment would allow the state
treasury to pay any annual short-
falls. The program is a good deal
for parents and for the state of
Texas. The Eagle recommends a
vote of yes on Amendment 13.
■ No. 14, allowing the
Le slature to set qualifications
for onstables — Constables hold
imp rtant law enforcement posts
in t te state. Constables should be
required to meet certain mini-
mum standards. The Eagle recom-
mends a vote of yes on
Amendment 14.
T e Eagle's recommendations
are ne source of information vot-
ers hould use when going to the
polls. Other sources could be be
new accounts, advertisements
and political newsletters.
Early voting in Brazos County
contin from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
wee] days through Oct. 31. On Oct.
30 aid 31, the polls will stay open
unt' 8 p.m. Election day is Nov. 4,
whe i the polls will be open from 7
a.m. to 7 p.m.
In College Stations, early voters
may cast ballots at the Memorial
Student Center on the Texas A &M
University campus and at the
College Station school administra-
tion offices, 1812 Welsh Ave.
Early voting locations in Bryan
are the Brazos County Court-
house, Arena Hall at Tabor Road
and the East Bypass, and Galilee
Bapt Church at 804 N. Logan St.
(llliw
r
College Station City i
Thursday, October
College Station City H
Details on any of the following 11
request in the City Secretary's c
College Station CityHatllocafeo
1. Discuss consent and statutory agenda items for the Rr
2. Discuss and consider amendments to Comprehensive
3. Discuss and consider directional signage to the Bush l
4. Presentation from four engineering firms competing to
Creek Channelization.
5. Committee reports.
6. Agenda requests by Council Members: toliciting bids
Overlay District for Hwy. 6 and 47.
Regular City Council Meet
1 Pledge of Allegiance
2. Invocation
3. Consider request for absence from meeting.
4. Presentations - Historic HomelPlaque, Lifetime Award
5. Consent Agenda
a.Approve council meeting minutes
b.Approve lease extension between city and Cafe Ecce
c.Approve purchase of 1995 Cobra Monterey vehicle fc
d.Approve award of contract for design of sewer lure by
e. Approve renewal of lease for rental space for BVSW
(.Approve contract for groundwater monitoring service t
g. Approve amendment to policies and procedures raga
h..Approve amendment to policies and procedures rag:
i.Approve application to TxDot for one year DWI Step
j. Approve request for purchase of replacement vehicles I
through the Houston - Galveston area council.'
6. Regular Agenda
a- Discuss and consider ranking of engineering firms for B
b. Discuss and consider amendment to city drainage ordir
C. Public hearing and consideration of making the Munsor
intersections permanent closures.
d. Public hearing and consideration of creation of reinvestr
e. Discuss and consider development agreement and tax i
f. Discuss and consider development agreement with city,
Universal Computer Systems.
g. Discuss and consider possible reinvestment zone for Ur
h. Discuss and consider development agreement and tax t
1. Discuss and consider 380 grant resolution and real esta
j. Discuss and consider economic development agreemer
Communications.
k. Discuss and consider 380 grant resolution and real esta
VPI Communications.
1. Consider allowing development of mufti- family developm
and G. Bush Drive.
M. Public hearing and consideration to revise the role of the
n. Appoint four members to the Library Advisory Board.
o. Presentation by McDonald & Company regarding insurai
7. Hear Visitors
'ouncil Workshop
3,1997- 3:00 p.m.
III, 1101 Texas Ave.
rms may be picked up on
Vice (784.3541) in the
of 1101 Texas Avenue.
gular Meeting.
Plan, specifically Carter Creek ref do
brary.
rrovlde engineering services for the Bee
)r parcels of land in Business Park
ng at 7 p.m.
I Purchasing Manager
Police Dept.
Garrett Engr.
IA
/ KW. Brown Environmental Ser.
ling incentive pay,
ding educational reimbursement.
kanl for FY 97 -98,
x various city departments
,e Creek project
shburTVLincoln Avenue
mt zone for expansion of O.I. C
element for 0. I. Corp.
/CS Economic Dev. Corp. and
ersal Computer Systems.
element for UCS.
agreement with city, EDC, and
with city, EDC, and VPI
agreement with city, EDC, and
at the comer of Marion Pugh
>ject Review Committee.
bids.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center,
reported the following births Monday.
The list may not be complete
because some parents choose not to
have their names included.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Oct. 16, 1997:
Sideania J. Ridling, Bryan, a girl.
Stacia E. Shoffitt, Bryan, a girl.
Suzanne Latriece and Kevin Griffin,
Bryan, a boy.
Kristie Lynn and Daniel Lane
Largent, Centerville, a boy.
Sandra and Andy Carlos, Bryan, a
girl.
Oct. 17,1997:
Danell Denise Keller, College
Station, a boy.
Melissa Ann and Chris Pivonka,
Bryan, a girl.
Mary Helen and Dane Morrow,
Bryan, a boy.
Sheila Marie and James Are'valo,
Bryan, a boy.
Belinda Vasquez, Bryan, a boy.
Hyo Joung and Mark Andrew Beal,
College Station, a girl.
Dylethia L. King, Navasota, a girl.
Oct. 18, 1997:
Kate and Mike Vanbrunt, College:,
Station, a boy.
Karen Sue and Keith Walker,
Somerville, a girl.
Cassir Marie and Anthony Baker,`.
Bryan, a girl.
Stephanie and Justin Tomachefsky,
Brenham, a girl.
Oct. 19, 1997:
Jenni and Mike Ashley, Bryan,'
twins, a boy and girl.
Trisha and Frank Scanlin, Bryan, a
girl.
Tina G. and Chris Winkelmann,'
Bryan, triplets; two boys and one girl.
Sandra Wright, Hearne, a girl.
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station City
Council will hold a public hear-
ing to consider an amendment
to Zoning Ordinance #1638,
Section 7, creating a Planned
Development zoning district.
The hearing will be held at the
City Hall Council Room, 1101
Texas Avenue South at 7:00
p.m. on Thursday, November
6, 1997
Any request for sign interpre-
tive services for the hearing
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 me at
(409)764 -3570.
Jane Key
City Planner
10 -22 -97
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station Planning
and Zoning Commission will
hold a public hearing to con -
sider an amendment to Zoning
Ordinance #1638, pertaining
to the regulation of telecom-
munication towers within the
city limits.
The hearing will be held at the
City Hall Council Room, 1101
Texas Avenue South at 7:00
p.m. on Thursday, November
6,1997
Any request for sign interpre-
tive services for the hearing
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 me at
(409)764 -3570.
Jane Key
City Planner
10 -22 -97
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NOTICE OF SPECIAVEN
ION
(A VISO DE ELECCIOCIAL)
abdfie registered voters of the County of Brazos, Tex
(allot votantes registrados del Candado de Brazos, Te
NWAe is hereby given that the polling places listed bel e op from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.,
ft ddovember 4, 1997 f or voting tin a special election ure se of adopting or rejecting the
p1loppsed Constitutional Amendments as submitted by L islature, Regular Session, of the
StatiR of Texas, and a special election for the purpose on the referendum to construct a
convention center in College Station.
I�mi�quese, por la presente, que las casillas electorateabajo se abriran desde las 7:00 a.m.
haste! las 7:00 p.m. el dia 4 de Noviembre de 1997 para votar en la Election Especial para el
proposito de adoptando o rechazando las propuestas enmiendas constitucionales asi como fueron
scametidas por la 75a Legislatura Sesion Regular, del Estado de Texas, y Una election especial para
perrAitir que votantes regtstrados voten sobre un referendum para construir un centeo de coven -
emnes en College Station.
LOCATIONS OF POLLING PLACES
(DIRECCION,ES DE LAS CASILLAS ELECTORALES)
POLLING PLACE
1 I Millican Community Center
MM I Wellborn Water Supply
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20 0:
21 1!
23 FS
24 4�
25/43
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29A.9B/6
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3QABOB/30C/78
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32 V
33 V
34 At
35 zf
36 cU
37 Cf
Pct. 4 Volun.I Fire Station
Kemp Schoo!l
New Bethlehem Baptist Church
Edge Community Center
Reliance Co unity Center
(Sm. Gray Frame Cottage)
South Knoll chool
C.S. Confere ice Center
Municipal Curt Bldg.
Crockett School
Manor East Mall Shopping
Center, Special Services Room
Henderson School
Ben Milam School
Army Nation 1 Guard Bldg.
Courthouse Wnnex
Brazos Court y Health Dept.
Bryan Centrat Fire Station
Memorial Student Center
A &M United, Methodist Church
Johnson School
College Hill Elem. School
G.W. Williams Tabernacle
Sam Rayburn Jr. High School
Bright Light 1 aptist Church
Brushy Community Center
Navarro Elem. School
A &M Church of Christ
Friends Congregational Church
Lincoln Center
C.S. City Hall Training Room
C.S. ISD Ad n. Bldg.
First Freewill Baptist Church
College Heights Assem. of
1" —A rt,., t,
FM 159, Millican
4118 Greens Prairie Rd. across from
Wellborn Community
Center, Wellborn
Fazzino Road, 8.5 miles West of Bryan
on North side of State Hwy, 21
1691 West Mumford Rd., Bryan
FM 2776, approx. 1 mile NW of
intersection FM 2776 and State Hwy.
21 East
Edge, Texas
On Reliance Church Rd. 10 miles NW
of FM 1179 at Reliance Baptist
Church, 6.8 miles from intersection of
FM 1179/FM 158, Bryan
1220 Boswell, C.S.
1300 George Bush Dr., College Station
2611 -B Texas Ave. South,
College Station
401 Elm St., Bryan
Villa Maria Rd. and Texas Ave., Bryan
801 Matous, Bryan
1201 Ridgdale, Bryan
1700 E. 25th St., Bryan
26th and Washington St., Washington
Street entrance, Bryan
201 N. Texas Ave., Bryan
801 N. Bryan St., Bryan
TAMU Campus, C.S.
417 University Dr., College Station
3800 Oak Hill Dr., Bryan
1101 Williams St., College Station
Waco St., Bryan
1449 East By -Pass, Bryan
11234 State Hwy. 30, approximately 1
mile past intersection of FM 158 and
State Hwy. 30, C.S.
State Hwy. 60 and Old Jones Rd., C.S.
4520 Northwood, Bryan
1001 FM 2818 East, next to A &M
Consolidated High School, C.S.
2200 Southwood Dr., College Station
1000 Eleanor, C.S.
1101 Texas Ave., College Station
1812 Welsh St., C.S.
1228 W. Villa Maria, Bryan
4100 Old College Rd., Bryan
Betty MacFarlane Ward
January 15, 1927 - October 20, 1997
Tourism Efforts forts Paying Big
Dividend
Under the direction of Manager Pattie Sears, the tourism division
of the Chamber's Convention and Visitor Bureau has been working
hard over the years to promote Bryan - College Station as an attractiv
tourist destination. Those efforts are paying off big now with the
upcoming opening of the George Bush Presidential Library and
Museum Center. The staff at the center, led by Dr. David Alsobrook�
has worked closely with Pattie and tourism assistant Judy Niehus to
make the most of this new tourist interest in our community.
Aside from our constant ¢ffort to promote this area as a tourism
destination, we have spent considerable timei marketing to bus tour
operators, group leaders and itravel agents. Dan Diepert Tours of
Arlington, Texas, one of the country's largest tour operators, has heard
our sales pitch and responded in a very positive way. Five of their 55
passenger motor coaches will make Bryan- Station an
overnight stop later this year. The groups will tour the presidential
library and visit other area attractions, restaurants and retail establish-
ments. The National Tour Association says an overnight stay by a tour
coach of 55 people will have a $4,600 impa t on a given community.
Multiply that figure by five and you have a significant economic
impact on our community.
Additionally, we have ben working har to promote this area
through national media venues. Those efforts have produced great
results. Southern Living, a magazine with a (large nationwide distribu-
tion, will feature our commu�ity three times in the next five months
with articles on all there is to see and do here. The CVB has adver-
tised with them for two years! now and continues to promote our area
to their editorial staff. Also, nine page article with numerous pho-
tographs will appear in the ovember issue f Texas Highways maga-
zine. Local writer Candace Leslie informed L 's recently that she has
been contacted by several publications, including Texas Highways, for
articles to be published in the next few months. CNN Washington has
also contacted our office recently requesting information regarding the
upcoming activities surrounding the presiden ial library dedication.
These efforts will bring considerable posilive attention to our com-
munity resulting in significant economic growth. Be sure and remem-
ber to extend that special Texas hospitality to! our visitors!
Funeral Service for Betty MacFarlane
Ward, 70, of College Station, will be held
at 11:00 a.m. Thursday at Memorial
Funeral Chapel with Dr. Tim Owens of
First Baptist Church in Bryan officiating.
Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00
p.m. Wednesday and 8:00 a.m. to Service
Time Thursday at Memorial Funeral
Chapel. Burial will be in College Station
Cemetery.
Mrs. Ward passed away Monday after-
noon at Columbia Medical Center. She
was bom January 15, 1927 in Auburn,
Maine. She was a homemaker and had
lived in College Station for the past 25
years. She was a member of the Baptist
Faith.
Mrs. Ward is survived by her husband
Monte Wayne Ward of College Station;
her brother James MacFarlane of
Fryburg, ME; her sisters Arlene Hanlon
of Lewiston, ME and Barbara LaFeriere
of Brunswick, ME; her children, James
B. Staples of College Station; Linda L.
Hasten of San Diego, CA; Jay T. Ward of
Nederland, TX; and Colin Ward if
Rowlett, TX; daughters -in -law, Patricia
Ward of San Diego, CA; Cynthia Staples
of College Station; Sheila Ward of
Nederland, TX; and Shelby Ward of
Rowlett, TX; her grandchildren, Monte
E. Staples and Kristine Shahan of Tulare,
CA; Monte W. Ward, III, Kyle Ward, J.T.
Ward, Ryan Ward, James Hasten,
Mathew Hasten, Abena Hasten, Elana
Hasten, Deanna Hasten and Chemen
Denny all of College Station; Tobin Ward
and Austin Ward of Nederland, TX;
Angela Baker, Carlo Cardello III, and
Ashley Ward all of Rowlett; and her
step -son, George Ward of College
Station. She is also survived by 9 great -
grandchildren and numerous other rela-
tives.
Mrs. Ward was preceded in death by her
father and mother George and Jasnet
McFarlane of Auburn, ME; her sister
Mary McFarlane if Auburn, ME; her
daughter Judith Staples of Pecos, N.M.
Wmnrial Funarnl Chnnal
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 telecommunica-
tions tower to be located at
3400 Longmire Drive, a por-
tion of Tract B of the Pondero-
sa Place II Subdivision, Long -
mire Self Storage.
tive services for the hearing
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 McCully
Senior Planner
10 -22 -97
This request will be consid-
ered on Thursday, November
6, 1997 at 7:00 P.M. at the
City Hall Council Chambers at
1101 Texas Avenue South.
Any request for sign interpre
Mayor of College Station, Lynn Mcllhaney, was among the 275 visitors
at the Meeting Planners Showcase
CS Council to consider closing streets
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
Temporary partial closings on two
streets in College Station could become
permanent Thursday.
The City Council is scheduled to discuss
an ordinance that would authorize the per-
manent partial closing of Munson and
Ashburn avenues. Residents also will get a
say at a public hearing scheduled for the 7
p.m. meeting.
The council meets at the College Station
City Hall, 1101 Texas Ave. A 3 p.m. work-
shop meeting is scheduled to precede the
regular evening meeting.
Munson and Ashburn avenues have
been temporarily closed since April as
city officials searched for a way to reduce
cut - through traffic on the residential
streets.
City transportation planner- Fd- - -Hard
said that, since the spring closing, daily
traffic counts on the streets have dropped
Local hospitals reported the follow- Stephanie and William Young,
ing births Tuesday. The list may not College Station, a boy.
be complete because some parents Elizabeth and Victor Aguilar,
choose not to have their names Caldwell, a girl.
included. -- - - Columbia Mefta[Ventew
St. Joseph Regional Health Center Oct. 20, 1997:
Oct. 20, 1997: Suzanne and James Swonke Jr.,
Tauna N. Nicks, Bryan, a boy. Franklin, a boy.
v�
from about 7,000 vehicles to between 3,000
to 3,800 vehicles.
The side streets of Foster Avenue,
Glenhaven Street, Nunn Street and Walton
Drive all have seen traffic increases, Hard
said.
He said the additional traffic on Foster
Avenue, which has shown the most
increase, also is attributed to construction
on Texas - Avenue. - He said traffic counts show about 40
vehicles illegally enter the closed portions
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station Planning
and Zoning Commission will
hold a public hearing to con-
sider a use and site plan for
the Equity Realty office build-
ing at 201 Wellborn Road, lots
15 and 16, block 9 of the West
Park Addition m a C -N Neigh -
borhood Commercial zoning
district.
,,This hearing will be held at the
City Hall Council Room, 1101
Texas Avenue South at 7:00
p.m. on Thursday, November
6, 1997.
Any request for sign interpre-
tive services for the hearing
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 me at
(409)764 -3570.
Jane Kee
City Planner
10 -22 -97
of the two streets daily. Hard said that, if
drivers are caught, it will cost them $87.
"Our Police Department has been doing
enforcement on that," he said. "Anyone
they see enter that [area] certainly gets a
ticket."
The council also is scheduled to consider
ranking engineering firms for the city's
Bee Creek channelization project. The
— ranking is for the 7 p.m. meet -
Please see COUNCIL, Page A8
Co
From Al
ing.
At 4 p.m., the council has invit-
ed the four competing firms to
make presentations about their
qualifications and plans for the
project. Klotz E ng inee ring,
— uniaipa eve opmenroup,
Urban Design Group and Brown
& Gay Engineers each are sched-
uled to give 15- minute presenta-
tions.
The council also is scheduled
to consider a possible addition to
the city's drainage ordinance.
More specific details of College
Station drainage problems are
set to be added to the ordinance
that currently regulates develop-
ment to avoid flooding and flood
damage.
In other business, the council
is scheduled to hear a request to
place a five -story women's dor-
mitory at the corner of Marion
Pugh and George Bush drives.
The proposed 48 -unit building
exceeds the city's 24 -unit per acre
automatic approval.
Three business expansion or
developments also are scheduled
for council action.
Public hearings on the cre-
ation of two reinvestment zones
are set for O.I. Corporation and
Universal Computer Systems.
-01 Corporation -has - applied
for tax abatements for its pro-
posed expansion. The addition
plans to add 40,000 square -feet to
the facility's existing building
and 24 new jobs.
The proposed tax abatement
package for the $1.5- million pro-
posed expansion includes an
eight- tax abatement from
the city with a possible value of
$23,240.
A proposed agreement between
the city and Universal Computer
the College Station Business
Park, would move the proposed
site by a few hundred yards, City
Manager Skip Noe said.
If approved, UCS would build
on the 31 acres where Beach
Mold and Tool had planned to
build instead of on a lot on Texas
6. The Beach Mold and Tool plan
has been put on hold.
Another business proposal is
between the city and Cabletime.
Currently, the company is locat-
ed in Crystal Park Plaza, where
Noe said the communications
company has outgrown its space.
Cabletime has proposed to pur-
chase four acres in the College
Station Business Park at a dis-
count rate of $15,000. The proper-
ty is shown to be valued at $30,000
an acre.
•
A helping hind
'for their homes
Community de elopme t funds
used to improv� living c nditions
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
Melinda Jeske is �nioying a lug
ry most people take for granted
hot water. '
Until a few months ago, the
year -old College Station woman h
to boil her bath water on the stove
her Park Place home. But thanks
community development funds, s
just turns on the faucet now.
College Station's Communi
Development program fixed
Jeske's home with plumbing,
conditioning, heat! and insulat
windows.
"It helped me out a lot," said Jesl
whose physical condition limits h
mobility.
This year, the city received abc
$1.6 million in federal Communi
Development Blo k Grant money to
help residents lie Jeske, said Jo
Carroll, Col lege Station's
Community Development director.
"I think, when people think of peo-
ple living in hoL ses like that, they
think of people ' i a certain part of
town," Carroll sai d. "That's not true.
These are houses throughout town."
With a staff of two full -time
employees and o e part-time work-
ers, Carroll said he average stay on
the city's waitin list for projects is
about a year. No all of the projects
take that long, s e said, and some
are done on an emergency basis.
"Most of the pe ple are so ecstatic
when they find u;. They didn't real-
ize we were here," Carroll said.
Darrell Parker, who designs new
homes and helps ith other projects,
said seeing the reaction of residents
Melinda Jeske of College Station now
has a hot water heater, thanks to the
city's community development funds,
snakes his job worthwhile.
"It's unbelievable, the response,"
he said. "You just get a good feeling.
Please see HELP, Page Al2
i
H el o
$500,000 and $750,000 each year for its hour
ing programs. Community Development pro -
NOTICE OF
grams for homeowners include remodeling,
Pueuc HEARING
--
Fro
,
building new homes and down payment aasis
A�
tance.
The College Station Planning
and Zoning Commission
Last ear, y
Y , Macmillan said the cit help ed
will
hold a public hearing to con-
It's certainly not the money
Y Y You do it for."
Bryan has
p
give 87 families better living conditions, but
sider a rezoning request for
a similar communi y develop
she said the need still is greater than the j
approximately 20 acres along
went program
resources. '
the south side of Southwest
Parkway at the Dartmouth
" In Bryan, we still have a great need, but
To qualify for help from the city, applicants
Drive Extension modifying the
lines from
we're very proud of what we do et accom
plished s
," a Gail Macmillan, Bryan's divi
�
must be low-income homeowners. For exam
existing zone and to
ple, an income for a family of three must be t
C -N Neighborhood Commer-
sion manager for Community Development.
under $28,000, Carroll said.
cial, R -5 Apartments Medium
Density and R -2 Duplexes.
Macmillan said Bryan receive between
,
Norva Lee Rucker got a new house from the
This hearing will be held at the
City Hall Council Room, 1101
1
city's program. Her old house was built with
Texas Avenue South at 7:00
love — she said her husband built it 51 years
p.m. on Thursday, November
ago. But after a half-century of wear, it had
6, 1997.
become unlivable.
Any request for sign interpre-
-
The 74- year -old College Station grandmoth`
tive services for the hearing
LEGAL NOTICE I to Tuesday, Octob r 28 1997.
er said she is thankful to the city for buildindl
impaired must be made 48
hours before
REQUEST FOR BIDS Sealed bids from pre - qualified
shall be accepted
her a home with the latest conveniences.
the meeting. To
make arrangements call (409)
BID #98 -15 contractors
at the City of College Station
"I think it 's wonderful," she said.
`
764 -3547 or (Too) 1.800 -735-
The City of College Station Community Development Of-
People who think they may qualify for com-
2989.
Community Development Divi- fice until 2:00 P.M. Tuesday
munity development program assistance can
For additional information,
sion is requesting bids from October 28, 1997. For more
information please call Joe
call their respective city's office for more
please contact me at
pre - qualified general contrac-
tors for the rehabilitation of (1) Marino at (409) 764 -3778.
information. Bryan residents can call 361 -3610
and College Station residents can call 764 -
(409)764 -3570.
existing substandard residen-
tial structure. The City of College Station
3778,
Sabine McCully
and the property owner re
Senior Planner
Specific bid information and serves the right to reject any
10 -22 -97
bid packages are available or all bids.
Monday through Friday,
st 10- 15 -97, 1 22 -97
A.M. to 5:00 P.M. at the City y of
College Station Community
Development Office located at
` +
903 Texas Avenue. Bid pack-
ages will be available to pre-
1
qualified contractors from
a Oi ,
Wednesday, October 15. 1997
Eagle photo /Jenny Nelson
ss
s�
CIC workers ask judge
to void noncompete pact
Hickson buys partner's shareholder interest
By BLAIR FANNIN
EagW&a Write -
Twelve CIC Corp. employees are asking a district
judge to void a noncompetitive agreement that
determines who they can work for after a buyout
settlement between the company's two partners.
The employees, according to court documents,
said the noncompetitive agreement should be void
after David Hickson, a College
S tation Pity co pur-
chased the shareholder interest
of partner Glenn S. Collins III on N w
Tuesday.
Since the company's owner-
ship has changed, the employees
said the contract is void and they
have the right to choose who they
want to work for. HICKSON
District Judge J.D. Langley
said that, within the next few weeks, there will be a
hearing on the matter.
Collins on Wednesday declined comment about
the buyout until it is finalized, but said in a pre-
pared statement he plans to use the buyout money
to finance a new business — Asset Management
Technologies Corp.
Collins' new company, to be located in the
Woodstone Office Center at 903 Harvey Road in
College Station—, proV - t - management -of
healthcare facilities' equipment maintenance
expenses.
CIC Corp. is located at 200 Greens Prairie Road in
College Station.
Hickson's attorney said his client probably would
not have a comment on the transaction. Further
attempts to contact Hickson were unsuccessful.
Hickson's buyout offer was financed by BankOne
of Houston. Collins was repr esented by
NationsBank of Texas.
The buyout resulted after a July incident in
which a vacationing Hickson was extracted as
president of the company and some of the 150 work-
ers were fired.
At that time, Langley ordered the company's
employees to get back to work and not pick sides in
the matter involving the two founders of the 13-
year -old business.
Hickson, who was denied access to security codes
to the company's offices, was allowed back into the
company after Langley granted a temporary
restraining order filed by Hickson against Collins.
Four other company employees — Donald P.
Koenig, a vice president who Collins announced as
Please see CIC, Page A6
foll
cic
the new president to replace
Hickson, and vice presidents
Eugene D. Lyles Jr., Jim
Steinbacher and Timothy T. Gade
— also were named in the
- restraining- order.
Langley ordered the manage-
ment team to refrain from exer-
cising any power or authority on
behalf of the corporation other
than the job duties they had prior
to the shakeup.
Collins and Hickson both
owned an equal amount of the
_5, 000 -share it -the- private- compa - --
ny, which manages the mainte-
nance of high -tech equipment in
hospitals and universities across
the country.
Collins, who started a company
on his own in the early '80s,
opened CIC with Hickson as 50-50
partners in 1984. Within two
years, the pair doubled their staff
and turned Creative Insurance
Concepts into a corporation that
later became known as CIC Corp.
Inc. with 150 employees.
Holleman Drive
scheduled to Close
A section of College' Station's
Holleman Drive is scheduled to
close Monday for about two weeks,
officials have announced.
The closure, between Glade
Street and Winding Road, is neces-
sary to repair a bridge that is dete-
riorating in that section of the
street. j
There will be detour si ns routing
traffic around the co struction
area, officials said.
For more information, call Paul
Urso at 764 -3692.
CS sets Thursday
for water line flush
The College Station
Water /Wastewater Division will
begin flushing the city's water lines
Thursday night.
The flushing will start at 10 p.m.
in the area bounded by Southwest
Parkway, Texas 6, Wellborn Road
and F.M. 2818.
This is the second section of the
city where the lines 4re being
flushed to remove sediment that
can cause discoloration of the
water. City officials saylthe sedi-
ment is harmless and isi a natural
occurrence in water linen
If customers experi nce any
problems with water ser ice during
the flushing process, call the
College Station Public Utilities
Dispatch office at 764 -3638.
ntuUESTFOR
LIFICATI
F #97 -36 THE �RCI
OF COLL GE
STATION IS REQUESTING
QUALIFICATION STATE-
MENTS FOR DESIGN AND
CONSTRUCTION ADMIN-
ISTRATION FOR ANDER-
SON STREET IMPROVE-
MENTS AND GRAHAM
ROAD REHABILITATION,
RFQ NO. 97 -36. Qualifica-
tion statements will be re-
ceived in the office of Ms.
Virginia Kettler, Purchasing
Manager, City of College
Station, Purchasing Division,
P.O. Box 9960, College Sta-
tion, Texas 77842, until 2:00
p.m. on OCTOBER 30.
1997. All qualification state-
ments received after that
time will be returned unop-
ened. The City of College
Station reserves the right to
waive or reject any and all
qualification statements and
any and all irregularities in
said request and to accept
the offer considered most
advantageous to the City.
Request for Qualifications
may be obtained at the Of-
fice of the Purchasing Man-
ager located at the City of
College Station, City Hall,
1101 Texas Ave. South, Col-
lege Station, TX.
10- 16 -97, 10 -23 -97
Local hospitals reported the fol-
lowing births Wednesday. The list
may not be complete because some
parents choose not to have their
names included.
St. Joseph Regional Health
Center
Oct. 21, 1997:
Kerry Lynn and Tracy Lee
Rushworth, Bryan, a boy.
Rita Fay and James Dewey Davis,
Navasota, a girl.
Dawn and Robert Eyeington,
College Station, a boy.
Jacqueline Rochelle Ellis,
Caldwell, a girl.
Columbia Medical Center
Oct. 21, 1997:
Amy and Kenneth Keally,
Navasota, a girl.
Amanda and Noe Rincones,
Bryan, a girl.
Sandra and Chris Jones, Bryan, a
boy.
REQUEST FOR
-QUALIFICATIONS Morris E . Bloodworth
BID #98 - 16 Sept. 18, 920 — Oct. 22, 1997
THE CITY OF COLLEGE Services f r Morris E. Bloodworth
STATION IS REQUESTING 77, Of Bry are Set for 2 p.m.
QUALIFICATION STATE- Saturday at II y p Faiths Chapel on the
ING SERVICES FOR THE FOR ENGINEER- Texas A &M WnlverSlt campus.
NG SE
RENOVATION OF ADAM- Ken Wilkey will officiate. Burial will
SON POOL IN BEE CREEK be In CollegE Station Cemetery.
PARK, RFQ #98 -16. Quali- Visitation I from 7 to 9 p.m. Frida
fication in the office of Ms. will be
s. I
received at Hillier Funeral Home and an hou
r
Virginia Kettler, Purchasing prior to the time of the service
Manager, City of College Saturday at he Chapel.
Station, Purchasing Divi- Mr. Blood orth died Wednesday a
sion, P.O. Box 9960, Col- home.
lege Station, Texas 77842,
until 2:00 o m. on Novem- He was born in Axtell, Texas, an
bM 12 .1997. All qualifica- served in the U.S. Marine Corps i
tion statements received af. the Pacific uring World War ll. H
ter that time will be returned
unopened. The City of Col-
was dischar ed in 1946 with th
lege Station reserves the rank of first lieu
right to waive or reject any or tenant. H
all qualification statements = earned a mas
or any and all irregularities in
said request and to accept ter degree fro
the offer considered most ! Texas A&
advantageous to the City. t° University i
Request for Qualifications 1953, wa
may be obtained at the office r
of the Purchasing Manager W appointed ass0
located at the City of College elate professor i
Station, City Hall 1101 1956, earned hi
Texas Ave. South, College
Station, TX. 7waspr Ph.D. in S01
physics in 195 10-17- 97,10-24- d to professor i PUBLIC NOTICE CONSTRUCTION served as head o
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS the Department of Soil and Cro
AND APPEALS MEETING Sciences at A &M from 1963 t
Y The Construction Board of 1979. He served as director of inter
Adjustments and Appeals will national prog from 1980 t
meet at 6:00 p.m. in the Train- 1984 and later served as coordina
ing Room, City Hall City of for of international agricultural pro
College Station, Monday Octo- grams before his retirement and
ber27, 1997. ointment
Variance 97 - 010 , to request a pp s a professor emeritus
modification to Table 407 in 1984.
1994 Standard Plumbing Mr. Blood orth's research helped
Code, " Minimum Facilities." ." to develop the original design for
The Applicant is Clarke & Nyndam, Inc. underdrained turf g rass areas that
are used in 1he construction of golf
10 17 - 10 -24 -97 courses and other turf playing fields,
such as A &M's Kyle Field. He was a
NOTICE TO BIDDERS fellow of the American Association
BID #98 - 17 for the Advancement of Sciences,
THE CITY OF COLLEGE the American Society of Agronomy
STATION IS REQUESTING and the Soil Science Society of
BIDS FOR POLICE MO- America. He was a member of A &M
TORCYCLES BID #98 -17. Church of Christ.
Bids will be received in the
office of the Purchasing He was preceded in death by his
Manager at City Hall 1101 wife, Doris Hughes Bloodworth.
Texas Avenue, College Sta- Survivors I elude a Son and daugh-
tion Texas 77840 until 2*00
p.m. on Octobe 31.1997. ter-in-law, Morris Barrett and Sue
r
All bids received after that Bloodworth O Fort Worth; a daugh-
time will be returned unop- ter Beverly Bloodworth Lord of
ened. The City of College Houston; four grandchildren; and two
Station reserves the right to
waive or reject any or all great- grandch Idren.
bids or any and all irregulars- Memorials may be made to the
• ties in said bid and to accept Morris E. aid Doris Bloodworth
the offer considered most Endowed Soil and Crop Sciences
advantageous to them. Scholarship nd at the Texas A &M
Specifications may be ob p
tanned at the office of the Development Foundation, College
Purchasing Manager. Station, Texas 77843.
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and development projects.
O.. Corporation, already in the city, was granted tax
abat ments for its proposed expansion to add 40,000
square -feet to its existing building. The addition will
increase the company's work force by 24 new jobs.
The tax- abatement package for the $1.5- million pro -
pos d expansion includes an eight -year tax abatement
with a possible value of more than $23,000.
A new site location for Universal Computer Systems, a
company moving into the College Station Business Park,
was approved. The 31 -acre site is where Beach Mold and
Tool planned to build before putting that project on hold.
other company, Cabletime, currently located in
Cry tal Park Plaza, has outgrown its space. The council
approved an agreement that would allow Cabletime to
purchase four acres in the College Station Business Park
at alI discount rate of $15,000. The property is shown to be
val�led at $30,000 an acre.
Southgate residents
invited to meeting
Residents of the Southside and
Southgate areas of College Station
are invited to a neighborhood meet-
ing at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the
College Station Conference Center,
1300 George Bush Drive.
The meeting is scheduled to hear
proposed recommendations for
neighborhood improvement. A com-
mittee of residents plans to present
ideas concerning neighborhood
integrity.
From Al
the streets have dropped from about 7,0100
vehicles to
between 3,000 to 3,800 vehicles.
But many residents living on side streets
is complained
that traffic now cuts through their streets.
Hard said the temporary barricades, which cost about
$7,500, won't be removed just
yet.
"Until we develop a plan of action as to what to do first,
we won't take down the barriers," he said'.
In other business, the
council approved a request to
place a five -story women's dormitory at the corner of
Marion Pugh and George
Bush drives.
The council also approved three bus' ess expansion
Signs
Klotz Engineering and
Kling Engineers as num-
ber one for the project.
The council came to itS
Firom Al
decision after hearing pre = ?
sentations by the top four,
The council decided that
teams.
signs are needed at the
"I think this has been
intersection of Texas 30
looked at by the staff,"
and Texas 6; the intersec-
Mayor Pro Tern Hub
tion of Harvey Road and
Kennady said. "I don't see
Texas Avenue; and the
any reason for changing
intersection of Texas 60
staff recommendations."
and F.M. 2818.
Councilman Steve
The city of Bryan also is
Esmond was the lone nay
planning additional sig-
vote, while Councilman
nage for the Bush Library,
Dick Birdwell abstained
Bryan City Manager Mike
because he knows several
Conduff said.
of the proposers.
Conduff said Bryan's
The Bee Creek decision
signs _ probably will be
brought, up a hot issue for
placed at F.M. 2818 and
several council members
Texas 6, in the north.
- -- local preference.
Hard said College
The chosen plan by Klotz
Station's signs, estimated
of Houston and Kling of
to cost between $too and
College Station shows 40
$300.each, should be ready
percent of the work will be
by the Nov. 6 formal dedi-
done by local engineers..
cation of the Bush Library.
Birdwell said that, while
In other business, the
he did not think it was the
council decided to stick
council's place to be voting
with a city staff recommen-
on the issue, he would like
dation for ` the Bee Creek
to put a policy in place that
Channelization project.
would give local compa-
The council, in a 3 -1 vote,
nies preference, while
de cided to rank the team of
staying within legal limits.
and development projects.
O.. Corporation, already in the city, was granted tax
abat ments for its proposed expansion to add 40,000
square -feet to its existing building. The addition will
increase the company's work force by 24 new jobs.
The tax- abatement package for the $1.5- million pro -
pos d expansion includes an eight -year tax abatement
with a possible value of more than $23,000.
A new site location for Universal Computer Systems, a
company moving into the College Station Business Park,
was approved. The 31 -acre site is where Beach Mold and
Tool planned to build before putting that project on hold.
other company, Cabletime, currently located in
Cry tal Park Plaza, has outgrown its space. The council
approved an agreement that would allow Cabletime to
purchase four acres in the College Station Business Park
at alI discount rate of $15,000. The property is shown to be
val�led at $30,000 an acre.
Southgate residents
invited to meeting
Residents of the Southside and
Southgate areas of College Station
are invited to a neighborhood meet-
ing at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the
College Station Conference Center,
1300 George Bush Drive.
The meeting is scheduled to hear
proposed recommendations for
neighborhood improvement. A com-
mittee of residents plans to present
ideas concerning neighborhood
integrity.
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CS center pl an
By BLAIR FANNIN Team. No==
Eagle Staff Writer The full- service hotel will have
200 rooms. Births
n
J` The board of directors of the If voters approve the confer- St. Joseph Regional Health Center
reported the following births Friday.
Bryan- College Station Chamber ence center plan, chamber- off-i -- The list may not be complete
of Commerce on Friday came out cials say the project is expected to
D in support of the College Station generate new tourism business because some parents choose not
conference center referendum to Aped conferences through unto to have their names included.
J g
be voted on St. Joseph Regional Health Nov. 4. and conventions, add $21 million Center
The conference center, to be to the tax base, create approxi- 223, 1997:
located in the Wolf Pen Creek dis- mately $130,000 in utility and Oct. Oct and-Mark Step Ca
Viet,, NM be berrefitto - thy saes tax reve nues, and crea a 15V_ boy.
local business community, board jobs. a Sun Young Rieh and Jungho Lee,
chairman Andrea Derrig said. The new meeting space also College Station, a girl.
"The Chamber of Commerce's, will be 80 percent greater than Cecilia R. and Charles Hensley,
role is to support the business any current facility in the com- Bryan, a boy.
community of Bryan - College munity, officials said. Jennifer and Curtis Berthelot,
Station," Derrig said. "We believe "There was no opposition," College Station, a boy.
this conference center will be a said Beverly Borders, interim Maria Lucia and Juan Manuel Rico,
catalyst for new business in the president and CEO of the Bryan
commimity_" Colleg S tation- Chamber College Station, a boy.
The proposed conference cen- Commerce. "We supported it Irma Guerra and R oger Castillo,
ter, which will cost $6 million, is because the chamber feels it is Bryan, a girl.
scheduled to be built adjacent to a good for business and it will be
privately built hotel proposed by good for the Bryan- College
the Wolf Pen Creek Development Station area."
CS resident asks council members to play fair
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
A College Station resident has asked
City Council members to promise profes-
sionalism while serving as elected offi-
cials.
"I hope it makes them stop and think
before they say something," Jerry Cooper,
who presented the council with the one-
page "Fair Play Pledge" Thursday night,
said Friday.
The pledge includes promises to share
pertinent information with other council
members and to "refrain from issuing
statements that appear to state council
positions on given issues, instead of leav-
ing this prerogative to the mayor or a des-
ignated spokesperson."
Mayor Lynn McIlhaney, Mayor Pro Tem
Hub Kennady, Councilmen Dick Birdwell,
Larry Mariott and Steve Esmond signed
the pledge. Councilmen Swiki Anderson
and David Hickson were not present at the
meeting. McIlhaney said she will provide
Anderson and Hickson with copies of the
pledge.
"There has been a lot of talk in the last
weeks regarding the workings between
various City Council members," Cooper
said.
"There have been things brought to my
attention ... they're not sharing informer
tion with each other all of the time"
Cooper told the council that "these rules
[on the "Fair Play Pledge "] are things most
of us learned back when we were kids."
McIlhaney said Friday the pledge was
kind of ironic after she received three
complaints about council "back biting"
during her monthly mayor's breakfast
Friday.
"I don't think it hurts to refocus our
attentions on the fact we were elected to
serve all citizens of College Station and to
make decisions that benefit both today and
the future," she said.
Included in the pledge is a part that says
signers will "refuse to belittle anyone to
their face or behind their back."
McIlhaney said healthy debate can lead
to good decisions, but "that once decisions
are made, the council must work as a team
— whether you voted for or against it."
"A divided council, like a divided com-
munity or nation, cannot stand," she said.
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9
The City of College Station's
`•� Parks and Recreation Department
is currently accepting applications for
\ / the positions
forestry C re rewleader and
Irrigation Specialist
qaualified applicants for both positions must be able to lift heavy
,bjects (50 lbs. +), work with a variety of outdoor power
equipment and perform associated tasks for extended periods
and possess and maintain a current Texas Driv is license. Both
wfl t ave wil w rer e poison ivy, work-in weather extremes and
l h
Forestry Crewleader applicants must have PPrevious tree work
experience. Good knowledge of rope and saddlework preferred.
Irrigation Specialist applicants must have revious experience
W.�.t��rirr,ngatI i Pnsedenstaller or irriga pll lance and repair
Salary: $9.38/Hour, DOQ
Deadline to apply: _ Novem 3, 1997
Apply at: City of College Station
Human Resources Department
1101 S. Texas Avenue
College Station, TX 77840
The city of College Station's I
`•� Water e Wastewater Division
is accepting applications for a:
0 Maintenance Foreman
Responsibilities include supervision of the operation, maintenance,
Installation and repair of the Water Distribution and Wastewa e
Collection systems. _, , tio methods, materials,
- . of water " b... w utility waste u of state � - -
a suppernsory capaae au n s adglicabloath (Utility
azards and safety p
ality to select in b , motivath oral and te and p n I" wastewater
personnel e
effective in oowritt Clas forms. ew
Vater and a Grade C"
as issued- by the Texas N C1;, 'a B" commercial Driver's
Sxce Be nefit P - ackage. 3.96/Hour, DOQ
Salary: - - - SY3:69=51
November 3, 1997
Deadline to applY
Apply at. City College Station rtment
H Resources Depa
1101 S. Texas Avenue
College Station, TX 77840
Equal opportunity EmpioY.r
Residents rally to promote Red Ribbon Wee
By REBECCA TORRELLAS
Eagle Staff Writer
More than 200 people Saturday partic-
ipated in a parade and rally in
Downtown Bryan promoting Red Ribbon
Week and a drug -free community.
Kate Mason, volunteer services coor-
dinator for the Brazos Valley Council on
Alcohol and Substance Abuse, called the
event a success.
"We could not have had this much suc-
cess without both city police depart-
ments, city organizations, volunteers
and sponsors," she said.
The parade began in front of the
Palace Theater, went down Main Street,
took a left on 22nd Street, went back up
Bryan Street and ended at the Palace
Theater, where the rally then was held.
Mason said the parade began with
McGruff the Dog riding the Bryan Police
Department's D.A.R.E. car, followed by
KBTX news anchors Laura and Tony
Cornett and their newborn baby,
Alexandra; College Station Mayor Lynn
McIlhaney with state Rep. Bill Roman
riding in a red Mustang donated by
Varsity Ford; a crime prevention unit
van; a fire truck with Sparky the Dog;
and the Parson's Mounted Calvary from
Texas A &M University.
The parade also featured the Hearne
Dance Team and the Lincoln Center
Dance Team.
"The parade stopped four times for the
two dance teams to perform," Mason
said.
She said the parade also featured the
Alpha Phi Omega fraternity.
"They were our chief volunteers,"
Mason said. "They set up, took down and
served drinks and popcorn during the
event. They were terrific."
Mason said the rally, held after the
parade, included informational booths
from many organizations, including
Mother's Against Drunk Driving; the
Prevention Resource Center Region 7;
the Brazos Valley Council on Alcohol
and Substance Abuse; AIDS Services of
Brazos Valley; and the Brazos County
Sheriff's Department.
"Brazos County sheriff's deputies fin-
gerprinted kids," Mason said.
Speakers at the rally included Ronnie
Jackson, director of youth services for
the city of Bryan; Roman; McGruff, and
MADD's Laura Mooney, who spoke
about her losing her husband in an acci-
dent in connection with a drunk driver.
Mason said the event was free for all
who attended.
"It is a self- supporting event to raise
community awareness," she said.
The Brazos Valley Council on Alcohol
and Substance Abuse, in conjunction
with the Prevention Resource Center
Region 7, sponsored the event. Other
Eagle photo /Rony Angkriwan
Steven Bethea of Bryan and his niece, Aslee
Bethea, Saturday morning wave at DARE's
mascot as a parade travels from the Palace
Theater through Downtown Bryan. The
parade was held to increase awareness
about drugs.
sponsors included Office Furniture
U.S.A. /EOS, A -Plus Computer Services,
KZTR 101.9, First American Bank, St.
Joseph Behavioral Health Services and
K &L Advertising.
Dear friends of Burger Boy,
The little store that could has a
brand new home!
It's always been our mission to
offer the people of Bryan and
College Station the best value in
family dining. We work hard to pre-
pare delicious menu items and
deliver them to our
customers as quickly
as possible. Many
of you have
dined with u in
our little stone.
Many more
have enjoyed'
the conve-
nience of fresh,
hot food deliv-
ered right to !you
door by our
dedicated bicycle
delivery people.
Through the months and months of
struggle to keep our doors open,
we have never deviated from our
belief in the basic Amerman
business principles of hard work,
perseverance, honesty, integrity,
and customer service. We
realize that no one is guaranteed
success in a free market economy,
and we wouldn't want it any other
way. All we've asked is to be treat-
ed fairly ... to be allowed to earn a
living like anyone else. It may
sound corny, but we believe that's
the American Dream.
Many of you have been part of our
struggle. We've received countless
letters and phone calls of
support. Your continued
patronage through
difficult times has
inspired us to keep
going. Often your
words of encour-
agement lifted our
spirits to renew the
fight. Some of you
have never enjoyed a
Jumbo Burger with
fries or feasted on a
Hammer, but you've
supported us just the same.
To each and every one of you we
say THANK YOU!
Please come by and visit us in our
new home. After all, our little store
couldn't, without your support and
friendship.
George, Tara & the Entire Burger Boy Family
Come see us at our new location! 311 Church St. • 846 -2146
NOTICE OF PUELIC HEARING ON ���
ADOPTION OF LAND USE
ASSUMPTIONS AND IMPACT FEES
When: 7:00 pm, December 11, 1997 Where: College Station City Hall
City Council Chambers
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas
The purpose of the hearing is to receive public input concerning the adoption of Land Use
Assumptions, a Capital Improvements Plan, and the imposition of Sanitary Sewer Impact Fees for
Service Area 97 -01 as shown on the map, being about 2000 acres in the vicinity of Greens Prairie
Road and State Highway 6. A Living Unit Equivalent (LUE) is hereby established as one single fam-
ily structure.
Per Living Unit Equivalent, the capital cost fee is $267.94, the financing cost fee is $81.61, for a
Maximum Impact Fee per Living Unit Equivalent of $349.55.
Any member of the public has the right to appear at the hearing and present evidence for or
against the Land Use Assumptions, Capital Improvements Plan, and proposed Maximum Impact
Fee.
The City intends to adopt Land Use Assumptions, a Capital Improvements Plan, and Impact Fee
at the hearing and does not 'intend to hold separate public hearings to adopt the Land Use
Assumptions, a Capital Improvements Plan, and Impact Fee. If a person makes a written request
for separate hearings prior to December 11, 1997, a separate public hearing will be scheduled to
adopt Capital Improvements Plan and Impact Fees. Requests for separate public hearings must be
delivered to:
Ms. Connie Hooks, City Secretary
P.O. Box 9960
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
In the event separate public hearings are held, a public hearing on the Land Use Assumptions will
be held December 11, 1997 and a second hearing will be scheduled to address the Capital
Improvements Plan and Impact Fee at a later date. A copy of the Land Use Assumptions and Capital
Improvements Plan is on file in the City Secretary's office for review. Copies will be provided on
request.
aem •d �.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARIT iG ON
ADOPTION OF LAND USE "
ASSUMPTIONS AND IMPAC FEES
��
When: 7:00 pm, December 11, 1997 Wher : College Station City Hall
City Council Chambers
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas
The purpose of the hearing is to receive public i iput concerning the adoption of Land Use
Assumptions, a Capital Improvements Plan, and the imposition of Sanitary Sewer Impact Fees for
Service Area 97 -02 as shown on the map, being about 1900 acres (Alternate 1) in the vicinity of
Nantucket Drive and SH -6. A Livi g Unit Equivalent (LUE) is hereby established as one single fam-
ily structure.
For Alternate 1, per LUE, the capital cost fee is $161.90, the financing cost fee is $49.42, for a
Maximum Impact Fee per LUE for Alternate 1 of $211.22. A reduction in the designated service area
by approximately 1300 acres to aground 600 total acres (Alternate 2) would result in a per LUE cap-
ital cost of $186.55, a financing cpst of $56.83, for a Maximum Impact Fee per LUE for Alternate 2
of $243.38.
Any member of the public has the right to appear at the hearing and present evidence for or
against the Land Use Assumptions, Capital Improver ants Plan, and proposed Maximum Impact
Fee.
The City intends to adopt Land Use Assumptions, a Capital Improvements Plan, and Impact Fee
at the hearing and does not intend to hold public hearings to adopt the Land Use Assumptions, a
Capital Improvements Plan, and Impact Fee. If a person makes a written request for separate hear-
ings prior to December 11, 1997, a separate hearing will be scheduled to adopt Capital
Improvements Plan and Impact Fees. Requests for separate public hearings must be delivered to:
s. Connie Hooks, City Secretary
P.O. Box 9960
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
In the event separate public h0rings are held, a public hearing on the Land Use Assumptions will
be held December 11, 1997 and a second hearing will be scheduled to address the Capital
Improvements Plan and Impact Flee at a later date. A copy of the Land Use Assumptions and Capital
Improvements Plan is on file in the City Secretary's pff ice for review. Copies will be provided on
request.
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Bush
Library ope i nears
Guest book includes Finishing touches added
U.S., world leaders
By BLAIR FANNIN and MICHELLE LYONS
Eagle Staff Writers
A host of entertainment activities are
planned for the dedication ceremony of the
George Bush Presidential Library and
Museum Center on Thursday, Nov. 6.
A star - studded guest list is beginning to
take shape as distinguished guests confirm
their attendance at dedication ceremonies,
officials said.
— In addition to former
Bush and his wife, Barbara, the ceremony,
scheduled at 11 a.m., will include President
Bill Clinton and former Presidents Jimmy
Carter and Gerald Ford.
Mary Kay Yu, a senior account executive
with Houston public relations firm Neumann
Roussel, said other expected guests include
former British Prime Minister John Major,
former Canadian Prime Minister Brian
Mulroney, former Japanese Prime Minister
Toshiki Kaifu and former Polish President
Lech Walesa.
Also expected are former Vice President
Dan Quayle, former Secretary of State James
A. Baker III, former Secretary of Defense
Richard Cheney, former National Security
Adviser Brent Scowcroft and former
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin
Powell.
Bush's sons, Jeb Bush and Texas Gov.
George W. Bush, and Texas first lady Laura
Bush, also are expected for the dedication
ceremony.
Please see GUESTS, Page A8
AP photo
A worker puts the final touches on an exhibit at the George
Bush Presidential Library and Museum recently. The facility
will open after a dedication ceremony Nov. 6.
as dedication approaches
By,1OHN KIRSCH
Eagle Staff Writer
The George Bush Presidential
Library and Museum Center,
scheduled to be officially dedicat-
ed Nov. 6, is a sort of time cap-
sule.
Visitors will see a torpedo
bomber of the type Bush flew in
-World War 11-and a- replie"f the -
1947 Studebaker coupe George
and Barbara Bush drove in their
early years in Texas.
There will be a 1925 film of
Bush's first steps at the Bush
family home in Kennebunkport,
Maine.
At the same time, the library
and museum is expected to be
the most heavily computerized
of the nation's presidential
libraries.
The contrast seems fitting for
Bush, whose public career — par-
ticularly his four White House
years — saw rapid changes, such
as the fall of communism in the
Soviet Union and the reunifica-
tion of Germany.
Located on the West Campus of
Texas A &M University, the 69,000
square -foot library and museum
is dedicated to the preservation,
research and exhibition of offi-
cial records, personal papers and
COUNTDOWN
memorabilia of the nation's 41st
president. An estimated 38 mil-
lion records are expected to be
stored at the library and muse-
um.
The extensive records will offer
a treasure trove for Cold War
scholars and others interested in
Bush's public life.
But for the purposes of visi-
tors, the emphasis is on making
the library and museum a fun,
educational experience that
underscores George and Barbara
Bush's devotion to public service,
library director David Alsobrook
said during a recent media tour
of the facility.
Please see DEDICATION, Page A8
Ded ication i
Al -
u ests
From Al
from
"They wanted a living, breath
o
Jeb Bush will serve as master
ceremonies.
ing educational institution,"
Don Wilson, executive director
Alsobrook said. o
will a on giving
the Bush Library Foundation,
The emphasis
visitors insight into Bush's pub- said Cabinet
ost of Bush's former
ine members and other staff
lic a nd personal life.
in The
embers will be present as well.
Computer termin�d
the Man" s ction of the
"It's going to be a very signifr-
Family,
permanent exhibit ill allow vis-
nt crowd," he said.
Wilson said the invitations
itors to "flip" throu an interac
ere designed by Linda Limb of
tive family scrapboo F
the end of their tour, visitors
ouston and printed by Newman
inting
At
on comput-
Company Inc. in Bryan.
can answer questioris
which hen will gen
Joe Brown, a spokesman for
er terminals,
erate a personalize letter from o
a city of Bryan, said residents
the Bryan- College Station com-
George or Barbara Bush.
Bush's public life is the
unity will be excited when they
George 1
focus of museum sections that
White
n of the lineup.
"I think residents are very
include replicas of the eager
Capitol building.
to show this community
House and off,"
Displays include so e of the 6,000
he said.
"1 think we'll do very well in
elephants the Bushes received the
citizen, and a satellite sus-
spotlight and it will become
from a apparent
pended from the ce ling symboliz- s
as to why we were cho-
n [for the site of the library and
ing Bush's tenure as CIA direc
seum]," he said.
tor.
for the
"I think that the community is
Dedication cerer lonies very
-only ev nt are sched-
eager to have the nation and - !
invitation
uled to begin at 11 I .m. Thursday, m
world see what a great com-
ity we have here," he added.
Nov. 6. The libr, and museum
to the,
Yu said many plans, including
will be open, free charge, w
public until 7 P.M. the following w
iere the distinguished guests
11 sit and when they will arrive
day, Nov. 7, for "Community
d depart, still are being decid-
Day" activities.
will e
, and other special guests still
museum
The library an m
be seven days a week except ti
y commit to attend the invita-
dedication
open on-only
Thanksgiving, hristmas and
are from
ceremonies.
ov. 7 will be "Community
New Year's Day. ours D
Monday
y" at the center, marked by the
9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., or
Saturday and from noon
ening of the International
through CE
nter within the Presidential
to 5 p.m. Sunday Conference
for adults and
Center. The day has
Admission is be
$2.50 for senior citizens, student S
dubbed Bryan - College
tion Day and has a theme of
with identification, A &M an "
College fac ty and group B
ringing the World to the
Blinn
Children 16 ye s and young
os Valley."
eorge and Barbara Bush will
are admitted fre . ki
k off the activities, which
- in
Jude a wide range of festivities
fo
children.
ther events still are in the
pl
ing stages, officials said.
c
mc�
Local hospitals reported the fol-
lowing births Monday. The list may
not be complete because some par-
ents choose not to have their names
included.
Columbia Medical Center
Oct. 24, 1997:
Melissa and Michael Fazzino,
Hearne, a boy.
Toshiba Jones, Bryan,1 a girl.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Oct. 24, 1997:
Rhonda and Verlyn Callen, Bryan,
a boy.
Beth Lynelle and Robert J.
Cosgriff, Bryan, a girl.
Mary and Kevin Parrack,
Madisonville.
Oct. 25, 1997:
Debra L. Conklin, Bryan, a girl.
Michelle and Danny Morris, Bryan,
a boy.
Tammera Moore, College Station,
a boy.
Julia Elizabeth and Jason Carroll,
Bryan, a boy.
Wya M. and Gregory Graves,
Bryan, a girl.
Trina Kay and Martin Wenzel,
Navasota, a girl.
Janet and David McGookey,
College Station, a girl.
Jennifer and Harold A. Harbour,
Bryan, a girl.
Oct. 26, 1997:
Tekita D. McDonald, Hearne, a
boy.
Mirna Sanchez, Bryan, a girl.
Pity the taxpayers
n the last few days I have re-
ceived a number of mailings
concerning) the proposed confer-
ence center to be built at Wolf Pen
Creek. Who pays for this printing
of material an postage? The tax-
payers?
On Sept. 27, 1990, our mayor was
on the College Station City Council.
She voted for the $3 million bond
proposal commonly known as
"LoTrak." Now seven years later
she votes to give away $6 million of
our tax money, to the private sec-
tor. Sound familiar?
On Dec. 30, 1990, The Eagle on the
Opinion Page stated, "While we
have no problem with the concept
of the Wolf Pen Creek Corridor pro-
ject, it seems future financing
should come from the private sec-
tor." Shouldn't this same thought
apply to a $6 "on give away of
our tax dollar?
You and others say with regard
to the convention center "at no cost
to the taxpayer." Where is the $6
million coming from? From heav-
en? No, it is our tax dollars.
JIM GORDON
College Station
Editor's note: If approved by voters,
the conference center would be built
with revenue bonds, which would be
repaid by increased hotel -motel taxes
generated by the adjoining 200 -room
Sheraton and by property taxes that
would be paid Iby the privately owned
hotel and office building. The city has
paid for two informational pamphlets:
one included in utility bills and one
mailed to voters. Other mailings have
been paid for by a private committee
established to promote a positive vote
on the conference center -hotel project.
Propaganda is thick
he long- awaited voter educa-
tion campaign is upon us, and
the propaganda is thick. The
College Station Conference Center
Advocacy Group is pulling out all
the stops in its effort to convince
the citizenry that the conference
center proposal is a wonderful
idea.
In its recent (mail out, the group
has resorted to what could effec-
tively be viewed as voter black-
mail: "... The Wolf Pen Creek devel-
opment will increase the city's tax
base by millions, which will allow
the City Council to hold the line on
higher taxes. ",
Am I to understand that the City
Council is so strapped for cash that
the conference center is the only
thing holding it back from increas-
ing our taxes? Has the thirst for the
power which comes from spending
other people's money driven the
council and its accomplices to
extortion? It seems to me that this
is a pretty irresponsible way to run
a city.
Recently the City Council ago-
nized over what to do with its
unexpected surplus. Now it is ago-
nizing with how to keep from rais-
ing taxes in the future. We are told
that our salvation lies in the con-
struction of this conference center.
I will not support a council that
would attempt to do such a thing,
either.
GLENN A. WYANT
College Station
Support hoteVicenter
W e have a chance on Nov. 4
to express our views on 14
amendments to the Texas
Constitution as well as the local
conference center. These are issues
that are important to all of us.
I, like many other, have been dis-
appointed by past voter turnout for
state and local concerns. As a sup-
porter of the conference center, I
believe that the City Council has
chosen the best location. The spa-
ciousness of the Wolf Pen Creek
location incorporates the use of
city -owned land while allowing for
future new development in the
area. Projections show that the
conference center will generate a
need for more than the 200 rooms
that the adjacent hotel will offer,
thus providing additional and new
business for the existing hotels,
restaurants and other retail estab-
lishments in our area.
I want to remind everyone that
the conference center will fund
itself through a bed tax, as well as
taxes generated from the privately
built hotel and office building, and
will not cost the taxpayers any
additional taxes. The hotel itself,
like any other in town, will be built
with private capital.
We need this project to bring
College Station the recognition it
deserves as a leader among mid-
sized cities. Please, take the time to
exercise your rights and privileges
as citizens to vote for this plan and
to voice your opinions on the pro-
posed amendments.
KEVIN H. DUFF
College Station
Two fob the price of one
c
Quayle papers at Bush Library
add to history o� vice presidency
By KELLY BROWN between the documents belong -
Eagle Staff Writer ing to former Vice President
Dan Qua le and th f
Historians researching vice
presidents won't have to ven-
ture far at the George Bush
Presidential Library and
Museum Center to investigate
12 years of service by two suc.
cessive GOP leaders.
The physical distance
�I
C.
y ose rom the
man who preceded him for eight
years requires just a few steps
to another aisle.
"That the library houses doc-
uments from two different vice
presidents is one of the very
Please see BUSH, Page A8
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
The Rev. Billy Graham, the world's best -known
evangelist, is scheduled to give the invocation
and benediction at the Nov. 6 dedication of the
George Bush Presidential Library and Museum.
A spokesperson from Graham's Evangelical
Association in Minneapolis, Minn., on Monday
confirmed Graham's trip.
Graham, who will celebrate his 79th birthday
Nov. 7, has counseled U.S. presidents, including
George Bush, since the 1950s.
Graham concluded a cruse de in Oakland,
Calif., Sunday. Due to a flare-u of an old back
injury, doctors at the Mayo Cl" 'c have ordered
rest, therapy and medication for the next five
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station Zoning
Board of Adjustment will hold
a public hearing to consider a
variance request to the Drain-
age Ordinance for the Carter
Creek relocation project. The
project includes sections of
Carter Creek and Burton
Creek from State Highway 6
near the Bryan city limits, un-
der State Highway 60 through
to State Highway 30.
The hearing will be held at the
City Hall Council Chambers at
1101 Texas Avenue South at
the 6:00 p.m. meeting of the
Board on Tuesday, November
4, 1997.
Any requests for sign interpre-
tive services for the hearing
impaired must be 48 hours be-
fore the meeting. To make ar-
rangements call (409)764-
3547 or (TDD) 1- 800 -735-
2989.
For additional information,
please contact me at
(409)764 -3570.
Veronica Morgan
Assistant City Engineer
10 -28 -97
i
days, according to his media relations depart-
ment.
Following the treatment, he is set to travel from
California to College Station.
Graham and his wife, Ruth, live in the moun-
tains of North Carolina.
Graham began his ministry in 1939 when he
was ordained by a church in the Southern Baptist
Convention. Since then he has served as a pastor,
seminary president, authored 18 books and spo-
ken to more than 210 million people.
Graham founded the Billy Graham
Evangelistic Association in 1950. He now hosts a
weekly radio program called the Hour of Decision.
He also writes a newspaper column called "My
Answer," which is carried by newspapers across
the country.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
BID #98 -18
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
BIDS FOR POLICE MO-
BILE VIDEO SYSTEM FOR
CITY'S POLICE PATROL
VEHICLES, BID #98 -18.
Bids will be received in the
office of the Purchasing
Manager at City Hall, 1101
Texas Avenue, College Sta.
tion, Texas 77840, until �qQ
P.M. on November 19_
1997. All bids received after
that time will be returned un-
:)pened. The City of College
Station reserves the right to
waive or reject any or all
)ids or any and all irregulad-
ies in said bid and to accept
he offer considered most
advantageous to them.
specifications may be ob- i
wined at the office of the
urchasing Manager.
10- 21 -97, 10 -28 -97
PUBLIC NOTICE OF TEST OF AUTOMATIC
TABULATING EQUIPMENT
Notice is hereby given that the automatic tabulating equipment
that will be used in the Special Election held on November 4
1997 will be tested on Friday. Octobe 31. 1997 at 9:00 AM at
the Texas Voting Systems, 1512 S Texas Ave Bryan Texas
to ascertain that it will accurately count the votes cast for all of-
fices and on all measures.
Celia Goods - Haddock
Signature of presiding Judge
AVISO PUBLICO DE PROBAR
EL EQUIPO PARA TABULAR AUTOMATICAMENTE
Por to presente se da aviso que el equipo tabular automatica-
mente que se usara en la Eleccion Especial que se Ilevara a
cabo el dia 9 de Noviembre de 1997 se comprobara el Texas
Voting Systems 1512 S Texas Ave Bryan Texas para de-
terminar si el equipo contra con exactitud los votos para todos
los puestos oficiales ye sobre todos los proyectos de ley.
Celia Goode- Haddock
Firma de Juez Presidente
10 -28 -97
Billy Graham will speak at opening
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Is pro res worth it?
T he Ea s endorsement extols
the positive aspects of the
proposed multipurpose con-
vention center and hotel at the
Wolf Pen Creek site.
While I agree that the Wolf Pen
Creek site is better than the con-
gested Northgate area, I am con-
cerned that there could be future
problems from increased vehicle
and visitor traffic if the convention
center and hotel are built there.
The proposed corner site is a
densely wooded slope which is part
of the natural drainage area origi-
nally carved out by Wolf Pen
Creek. When all the trees are
removed and concrete is poured on
the soil, where will the runoff be
channeled? The Wolf Pen Creek
sand bars do not seem to offer any
clear flowing channel for runoff in
our typically heavy seasonal down-
pours. In addition, what wildlife
presently inhabit this area? I real-
ize that small critters seem insig-
nificant to many when "progress"
is a top priority, but if o commu-
nity is a part of a larger environ-
ment where conservation is a sig-
nificant consideration, then envi-
ronmental concerns should be
addressed.
Creating jobs and increasing rev-
enue are necessary to a'communi-
ty's lifeblood, but so are wooded
spaces, green belts and wildlife.
"The quality of life" is a highly
subjective phrase, but sometimes I
see heron fishing in the sand bar
area of the Wolf Pen Creek Amphi-
theater waterway. However, with a
convention center and hotel built
across the street, those bucolic
scenes will vanish — all in the
name of progress.
KATHERINE C. WOOD
College Station
A different idea
I have a proposal for the College
Station City Council. This plan
will be an economic engine for
the city yet will not result in any
new taxes. First create a tax incre-
ment finance district that includes
my residence. I would then like the
city to construct an extra room on
my house. Principal and interest
cl the loans as well as any operat-
i ig costs will be paid from the rev -
e nue generated by the TIF district.
There is a direct economic ben-
t to the community since a local
c ntractor will be hired for the con -
s�ruction.
A study has indicated that this
extra guest room will increase the
number of my friends and relatives
who visit College Station.
When these relatives visit, we
will dine at local restaurants,
ereby increasing the restaurants'
revenues. The employees of the
contractor and the restaurants will
have more money to spend in our
economy.
I The house addition will be self
fk ded. The debt on the project will
tie paid for by the increased proper-
ty tax revenues collected annually
*om the TIF distr/nconfer- m the
increased sales tax fro
, visitors.
While I must ad' pro-
posed project is nqe
scale as the Colle confer - Once center propo lieve that the benefits ational
to the initial expenditures re-
quired.
We could offer the same deal to
Alters in the community if we wish
e benefits to be expanded. Why
houldn't each of us be allowed to
�tse our tax payments for our own
rsonal benefit rather than simply
anding our money over to the gov-
rnment to provide for city ser-
vices?
If you are unwilling to vote for
y proposal, then you should care-
F ully consider whether you should
ote for a city conference center
ince it involves essentially the
ame elements.
JIM VanBEEK
C ollege Station
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station City
Council will hold a public
hearing to consider an
amendment to Chapter 9 of
the Subdivision Regulations
pertaining to the require-
ments of gating roadways
within the city limits.
The hearing will be held at
the City Hall Council Room,
1101 Texas Avenue South
at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday,
November 13, 1997.
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 me at
(409)764 -3570.
Scott Hester
Transportation Analyst
10 - - 97
Juanita Maxine Briggle
Murray
Feb. 22, 1916 — Oct. 26, 1997
Services for Juanita Maxine Briggle
Murray, 81, of
Bryan are set for
2 p.m. Thursday
at A &M First
United Methodist
Church.
The Revs.
C h a r l e s
Anderson and
Bob Waters will
officiate. Burial MURRAY
will be in College Station City
Cemetery.
Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday and from 8 a.m. to noon
Thursday at Memorial Funeral Home
in Bryan.
Mrs. Murray died Sunday in St.
Joseph Regional Health Center.
She was born in Tamney, Idaho,
and had lived in Bryan since 1946.
She was an accountant at News
Office Supply and comptroller for the
Association of Former Students at
Texas A &M University for 20 years.
She was in the Womens Army Corp in
World War II and was a member of
A &M United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Robert 0. "Bob" Murray, Jr.
Survivors include two sons and
daughters -in -law, Robert 0. and
Lauranne Turek Murray III of
Rosenberg and Clark Scott and
Phyllis Murray of Wallingford, Conn.;
two daughters, Dr. Cynthia Murray
Langley DDS of College Station and
Marilyn Jane Hamilton of Rio Rancho,
N.M.; four sisters, Marye Silver of
Spokane, Wash., Francis Murray
Flemming of Austin, Sue Murray
The City of College Station's
`` � Water & Wastewater Division
is accepting applications for a:
Maintenance Foreman
�esp o b r i�lita d in ude svp�rvis ater Diurib r on and Wateewa repar ection systems, of
equirements: Thorough knowledge of the methods, materials,
luxpment and maintenance practices used in WaterAvastewater- Utility
peralions. Minimum of exgh years experience in the maintenance
xVor
construction of water a� wastewater utility systems with at least
re rears in a supervisory capacity, Knowledge of state and federal
5 ulations, hazards and safety precautions applicable to the Utility
ustry. Ability to sele t, motivate and direct personnel and
Knmunicate effectively in W oral and written forms. Must have a
, ade 'B' Water and a Grade 'C' or Class 'll' Wastewater
41ification as issued by the Texas Natura� Resources Conservation
xnmission. Possession of a Texas Class 'B' Commercial Drivx'<
Excellent Benefit Package.
Salary: $12.69- f13.96/Hour, DOQ
Deadline to apply: November 3, 1997
nppty at: City of College Station
Human Resources Department
1101 S. Texas Avenue
College Station, TX 77840
•
•
Early voting ends
Friday at 8 p.m'.
Early voting to decide 14
statewide constitutional amend-
ments and a College Station con-
ference center referendum ends
Friday at 8 p.m.
Polls will stay open until 8 p.m.
Friday for voters who want to cast
their ballots before the Nov. elec-
tion.
Th two College Station polling
sites for early voting are the
Memorial Student Center on the
campus of Texas A &M University
and the College Station scho�I dis-
trict' s administration offic s at
1812 Weish Ave.
The three Bryan polling sites for
early voting are: the Brazos County
Courthouse, at 300 E. 26t� St.;
the Arena Hall, at Tabor Road and
the East Bypass; and Galilee
Baptist Church, 804 N. Logan St.
I I
United Way rea.ches 61 ercent of � goa p
Substance Abuse, a United Way agency,
qua pled its giving, and Twin City Mission
reflected a 36 percent increase.
Employees from Lowe's and
Enterprise Car Rental had sig-
nificant jumps — Lowe's more
than doubled last year's total,
contributing i $2,000, while
Enterprise had $1,743 in contri-
butions.
Walnut Creek Mining
Company employees jumped 37
percent to $3,086, and the three
HEB stores contributed more
than $9,600 — a 21 percent
increase. GTE employees are
near the end of their drive aid expect to clear
$10,000.
Texas A &M University) and the A &M
By BLAIR FANNIN J
Eagle Staff' Writer
U d Way contributions
realli $560,000 this week as
final reports from company cam-
paigns come into the agency,
officials said.
Sixty -one percent of the cam-
paign goal has been reached as
local United Way officials hope
to raise $925,000.
College Station Independent
School District employees
became the first division to fin-
ish over its goal, contributing
$15,579 — a 12 percent increase over last year
and the highest, pledge total ever.
Brazos Valley Council on Alcohol and
System have reached $243,000, which is abt
83 percent of their goal and well ahead of 1
year's pace.
"All of those reports are extremely enco
aging," said Dan Buche, chief operating o
cer at St. Joseph Regional Health Care Cen
and campaign chairman. "Obviously,
hope that trend continues as we wrap t
campaign up."
Funds raised locally will be used to supp
24 Brazos Valley agencies, such as the Gi
Club, which in 1996 enhanced its programs
include a special photography cour
Twenty -eight girls participated in the fi
year and had pictures displayed at AW
College of Architecture.
Eight of the girls traveled to Austin to p
ticipate in a statewide youth services cons
ence.
Texas A &M Corps to induct CS man charged
ex cadets into Hall of Honor in motel robbery
Special to The Eagle
Current and former cadets will
share the spotlight Saturday in
pre -game events scheduled by
Texas A &M University's Corps of
Cadets.
At 9 a.m., the corps will recog-
the life achievements of four
ier cadets, inducting them
o its Hall of Honor. The annual
ceremony will be at the Sanders
Corps Center on campus.
This year's inductees are the
late Lt. Gen. Robert W.
Colglazier, a member of Texas
A &M's Class of 1925; the late
James W. Aston, Class of '33; Lt.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
BID #98 -19
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
BIDS FOR DISTRIBUTION
CIRCUIT BREAKER, BID
#98 -19. Bids will be received
In the office of the Purchas.
ing Manager at City Hail,
1101 Texas Avenue, College
Station, Texas 77840, until
x•00 o m on November ]lam
1997. All bids received after
that time will be retumed un-
opened. The City of College
Station reserves the right to
waive or reject any or all
bids or any and all irregulari-
ties in said bid and to accept
the offer considered most
advantageous to them.
Specifications may be ob-
tained at the office of the
Purchasing Manager.
10- 31 -97, 11 -7 -97
Gen. Eivind H. Johansen, Class of
'50; and General Joseph W. Ashy,
Class of '62.
Later in the ay another former
cadet, Maj. Gen. Michael C.
Kostelnik, will be reviewing offi-
cer for the corps march -in before
the football game with Oklahoma
State University.
A member of A &M's Class of
1968, Kostelnik is commander of
the Air Force Development Test
Center at Eglfti Air Force Base,
Florida. The center conducts
research, deve lopment, acquisi-
ion, test and evalution of non -
uclear muni ions and naviga-
ion and guidance systems.
College Station police said
Thursday they had arrested a
College Station man in connection
with a motel robbery that occurred
Oct. 22.
Johnny Foster Stroud, 49, of the
100 block of Richards St. was
being held in the Brazos County
Jail on Thursday night on a charge
of aggravated robbery.
Police said a suspect walked
into the EZ Travel Motor Inn on
Texas Avenue at about 11:50
p.m., told the desk clerk he had a
gun and demanded all the money.
The clerk thought the man was
joking and handed him a registra-
tion card, to which the man
responded by pulling a knife,
police said. The man took the
money and forced the clerk to the
floor until he left, police said.
Court documents state another
worker later told police she'd seen
a man matching the description.
Police said the clerk identified a
picture of the man and said she
was 100 percent sure the man in
the picture was the man who
allegedly robbed the motel.
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 2273
WAS PASSED AND AP-
PROVED ON OCTOBER
23, 1997 BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION meet-
ing in regular session at the
College Station Council
Chambers, 1101 Texas Ave-
nue, said notice of meeting
posted in accordance with
Title 5, Texas Govemment
Cade. Said Ordinance, sign -
ed;by the Mayor and duly re-
corded in the official records
of the city, is captioned as
follows: AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING SECTION 10,
ORDINANCE 1638, THE
ZONING ORDINANCE FOR
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION REVISING THE
SCOPE AND FUNCTION
OF THE PROJECT REVIEW
COMMITTEE.
A public hearing was held
and notices published in ac-
cordance with statute. Any
person who violates any pro-
vision of this ordinance shall
be punishable by a fine of
not less than ($25.00) nor
more than ($2000.00) in ac-
cordance with Chapter 1,
Section 5 of the Code of Or-
dinances. Each day such vi-
olation shall continue or be
permitted to continue, shall
be deemed a separate of-
fense. This Ordinance be-
comes effective ten days af-
ter its publication in the
newspaper, as provided by
Section 35 of the Chapter of
the City of College Station.
Connie Hooks
City Secretary
10- 31 -97, 11 -1 -97
I� B irth of Bush
1
Museum center
10th presidential library materials
� project, 1993 to present
Eagle photo /Dave McDermar
Dedication ceremonies for the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum Center are scheduled for Thursday. Community Day is set for Friday.
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By DAVID ALSOBROOK
Director, Bush Library
The Bush Presidential Library
and Museum Center, the tenth
presidential library, will be built
on the campus of Texas A &M
(W University between 1995 and 1997
and administered by the National
Archives. It will be the archival
depository for all of George
Bush's vice presidential and pres-
idential records and memorabil-
ia, as well as voluminous person-
al papers dealing with his life
before and after his service in the
White House.
Every presidential library
undergoes an evolution from a
presidential materials project to
a fully functioning facility, and
the Bush Library currently is in
its earliest period of develop-
ment. The Bush Presidential
Materials Project is systematical-
ly processing President Bush's
records and museum objects for
exhibit when the library opens to
the public in 1997. The Bush
Library will be the most highly
computerized presidential
library to date, with automated
systems, including an optical
scanner for documents, facilitat-
ing archival processing and refer-
ence services.
(W Groundbreaking
The groundbreaking ceremony
for the George Bush Presidential
Library and Museum was held on
Nov. 30, 1994, in College Station.
The tenth presidential library
administered by the National
Archives will be constructed
between 1995 and 1997 on 90 acres
on the western edge of the Texas
A &M University campus.
The Bush Library's archival
and museum collections include
George Bush's vice presidential
and presidential records and
memorabilia and personal papers
documenting his lengthy public
service career as congressman,
ambassador to the United
Nations, chairman of the
Republican National Committee,
liaison to China and director of
the Central Intelligence Agency.
The museum will feature many
unique exhibits, including a
replica of President Bush's pri-
vate study at Camp David, where
he met frequently with national
and world leaders.
The Bush Library's scholarly
programs will be enriched
through cooperative ventures
with three academic components
administered by Texas A &M --
the George Bush School of
Govern ent and Public Service,
the Center for Presidential
Studies, d the Center for Public
Leadership Studies. These three
entities and the Bush Library
and Museum will be known col-
lectively as the Bush Presidential
Library enter.
Dr. Don W. Wilson, former
Archivist of the United States
and director of the Gerald R. Ford
Library, will serve as the execu-
tive director of the Bush
Presidential Library Center.
Basic ission
The Bush Presidential
Materi Project, established in
January 1993, represents the first
phase i i the evolution of Ilthe
future I ush Library . The Bush
Project is the unit of the National
Archives and Rec rds
Administration (NARA), which
is responsible for prepa ing
President Bush's records land
artifacts for research and exhibit
in the library. The staff's primary
duties currently focus on the sys-
tematic processing of substan-
tive, unclassified records and cat-
aloging of museum objects.
Over the past two years, the
project' reference duties have
increas d steadily in response to
queries from President Bush's
office, the White House, Congress
and va ious Federal agencies.
Staff members also have worked
closely with CRSS -HOK, the
Housto architectural firm I ithat
designe the Bush Library, to
ensure hat the facility will meet
the req isite standards for �Ilexi- tor-
age, se urity, temperature nd
humidi�y levels, and overall
bility.
White House, Texas
On May 3, 1991, after two 7ars
of spec ative media reportthe
White Douse announced hat
President Bush had selected
Texas &M University as the
future site for the tenth presiden-
tial library. The University of
Houston, ice, Texas Tech and
Yale also had submitted lWrary
propos is to the president.
Writin .,:to Ross D. Margr ves,
Jr., ch i�rnan of the Texas i &M
University System Board of
Regents, President Bush revealed
that ong element of Texas AkM's
proposal was of special interest to
him:
"I was particularly pleased to
note the university's commit-
ment to integrate the library into
... academic activities. The ...
planned public service school
and Center for Presidential
Studies will foster strong links
between the library and the uni-
versity, and offer a splendid
opportunity for scholarly
involvement by other institu-
tions of higher education (not
only in Texas, but elsewhere in
the United States)."
President Bush, thus, clearly
indicated from the outset that he
was vitally interested in the
future library's scholarly ; pro-
grams and not merely the "bricks
and mortar."
Planning
Shortly after the presidential
election in November 1992,
NARA officials, in consultation
with the White House, the
Department of Defense and other
federal agencies, initiated plan-
ning for the movement of the
Bush historical materials to
College Station. NARA's Office
of Presidential Libraries, under
the leadership of Assistant
Archivist John Fawcett and his
predecessors, had coordinated
the complex logistics of such
missions for many years. The
Reagan move of 1988 -1989 served
as the logistical model for ship-
ping the Bush materials to
Texas. As planning progressed,
the Bush move evolved into two
distinct tasks: (1) selection and
renovation of a temporary facili-
ty for the Bush Project in College
Station, and (2) preparation and
shipment of the Bush materials
to Texas.
Two veteran NARA employees,
Patrick J. Borders, Deputy
Assistant Archivist for
Presidential Libraries, and
Stephen E. Hannestad, Director
of the Acquisitions and Systems
Management Division, coordinat-
ed all of the details associated
with the first task. After carefully
surveying available properties in
Bryan and College Station,
Borders and Hannestad selected
the Chimney Hill facility, located
within a mile of the Texas A &M
campus.
Preparation
Within two months, this vacant
bowling alley was renovated in
preparation for the arrival of 36
million pages of records and
40,000 museum objects. During
brief time frame, the build-
electrical, air conditioning
and fire alarm and sprinkler sys-
tems were upgraded and an elec-
tronic security system was
installed. A vault for classified
documents was constructed
according to federal security
agencies' specifications. A sec-
ond vault for foreign head of state
gifts also was built. Finally, steel
storage shelving was erected in
the stacks, and staff offices were
created within the structure's
existing interior. By early
January 1993, the building was
ready for occupancy.
As the renovation of the
Chimney Hill facility proceeded
in November 1992, a small team of
NARA archivists moved into the
White House complex to invento-
ry and prepare the Bush materi-
als for the 1,500 -mile journey to
Texas. Two of these archivists,
William Joyner and Byron
Parham of the Nixon Presidential
Materials Staff, were veterans of
several previous moves.
,liowever, for archivists Alan
JF we, Stephanie Fawcett, Don
Ilwaine and Jill Glenewinkel,
the Bush move was their baptism
of fire.
En route
Despite the pressures of an
accelerated work schedule, this
NARA team performed in a high-
ly professional, dedicated fashion
from November through January
to ensure that the Bush materials
would be en route to Texas by
Inauguration Day. Terry Good,
director of the White House
Office of Records Management
(WHORM), and his seasoned staff
ably assisted the NARA
archivists during the surveying
and packing phase of the opera-
tion.
Patrick Borders, while continu-
ing to monitor the Chimney Hill
renovation, supervised the over-
all logistics of the movement of
Bush materials from the White
House to Texas. He maintained
an ongoing liaison with the
Department of Defense and the
White House as the Bush materi-
were inventoried, boxed, pal -
ized and stockpiled in secure
storage at A drews Air Force
Base. Throughout this phase of
the mission, o.S. Marines and
Army troops Ornished much of
the manual labor in preparing
the records and artifacts for
transfer to Andrews. At the
National Archives, a separate
packing operation was under
way for Bush records and gifts
that had been in storage since
1989. Douglas' Thurman and his
experienced staff at the Office of
Presidential Libraries were
responsible for this important
segment of the mission.
As inventorying and packing
continued steadily in
Washington, D.C., other NARA
employees put the finishing
touches on the Chimney Hill
facility. In early January 1993,
James N. Parker, Jr., NARA's
Safety and Security Officer,
supervised th installation of the
security and smoke detection sys-
tems and conducted an orienta-
tion for the Blush Project's securi-
ty guards. Warren L. Finch, one
of the three original Bush Project
staff members, arrived at College
Station on Jan. 4, 1993, to oversee
the installation of the steel shelv-
ing and the oice's computer net-
work.
First shipment
On Jan. 5, 1993, two C -5A
transport aircraft departed from
Andrews Airy Force Base with the
first shipment of Bush materials.
After these planes landed at Ft.
Hood, U.S. Army personnel trans-
ferred the pallets and crates to 11
tractor - trailer trucks. On Jan. 16,
the trucks were convoyed 123
miles southeast to College
Station, wit security provided
by the U.S. Army, the Federal
Protective Service, the Texas
Department of Public Safety and
local law enforcement agencies.
In College Station, soldiers from
Ft. Hood shelved the boxes from
the pallets s directed by NARA
staff. Howeer, since each box
was labeled i with a designated
shelf location, NARA supervision
at this point was quite minimal.
On Jan. 20 -21, 1993, these proce-
dures were ! repeated, with two
additional C -5As and nine trac-
tor- trailer trucks. By the after-
noon of Jars. 21, all of the Bush
materials were secured in the
Bush Project facility in College
Station.
Early days
With the departure of the Ft.
Hood troops and NARA person-
nel on Jan. 21, 1993, the Bush
Project staff consisted of three
archivists. The staffs feelings of
elation upon the completion of
the move were tempered by the
realization that their work was
just beginning. Intellectual con-
trol over the archival and muse-
um collections would have to be
established immediately. NARA -
generated computer printouts of
box locations and rudimentary
shelf lists greatly expedited this
task.
The telephone began ringing
incessantly on Jan. 21, and the
staff responded to reference
requests from President Bush's
office in Houston and a variety of
questions from Texas A &M offi-
cials, journalists, job- seekers and
the general public. Fortunately,
along with the records and mem-
orabilia, the Bush Project inher-
ited all of the principal White
House computerized systems,
which provided rapid access to
the collections. "C- Track"
(Correspondence Tracking)
allowed the Bush Project staff to
identify and locate records
through various search modes --
subject, name of correspondent,
date, identification number, key
word and a combination of these
data elements.
After finding a citation to a par-
ticular document in the C -Track
system, the archivists then
pulled the original item from the
stacks. Other databases expedit-
ed similar searches for pho-
tographs, museum objects and
President Bush's public state-
ments on various topics. Between
January and April of 1993, the
Bush Project could not have func-
tioned without these automated
resources. When the C -Track sys-
tem is enhanced with the addi-
tion of optically scanned records
in late 1994 or early 1995, the
Brash Project's automated sys-
tems will serve as prototypes for
future presidential libraries.
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
•
lJ
f.
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The College Station Zoning
Board of Adjustment will
hold a public hearing to con -
Oder a setback variance re-
quest at 3707 Chantal Cir-
cle, lot 4, block 16 of the
Edelweiss Estates Phase 6-
A subdivision.
the hearing will be held at
he City Hall Council Cham-
:)ers at 1101 Texas Avenue
South at the 6:00 p.m. meet -
ng of the Board on Tuesday,
November 4, 1997.
Any requests for sign inter-
pretive services for the hear-
ing impaired must be 48
hours before the meeting. To
make arrangements call
(409)784 -3547 or (TDD) 1-
800 -735 -2989.
For additional information,
1 Please contact me at
(409)764-3570.
Lee Battle
Stdtf Planner
t0 -27 -97
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station Zoning
Board of Adjustment will
hold a public hearing to con.
sider a setback variance re-
quest at 309 Linooln Ave-
nue, a portion of lot 6 of the
D. A. Smith Subdivision on
the northeast comer of Ave.
nue A and Lincoln Avenue.
The hearing will be held at
the City Hall Council Cham-
bers at 1101 Texas Avenue
South at the 6:00 p.m. meet.
ing of the Board on Tuesday,
November 4, 1997.
Any requests for sign inter -,
pretive services for the hear.
ing impaired must be 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.
Lee Battle
Staff Planner
10 -27 -97
I vv5T& , \ QQto� an,
COLLEGE STATION VEHICLE MAINTENANCE FACILITY
OCTOBER 1997 (100%) Submittal)
Temp, Utilities
4,000.00
COST ESTIMATE (10- 10 -97)
1,000.00
General Conditions
ITEM QUANTITY
UNIT COST
EXTENDED
Pre -Fab Metal Bldg.
287,086.51
Add Alt.
16' Eave Ht. w /DS &Gutter (Erected)
6 Downspouts to existing facility 100.00 ea.
$85,818.50
Hollow MtI. Doors 2
$198.00
396.00
12'x14' O. H. Doors 3 (168 s.f. ea.)
15.00 s.f.
7,560,00
6" Conc. Slab 7,697 s.f.
3.75
28,863.75
8" CMU Painted
6 near the Bryan city limits,
frames; steel sectional overhead doors; water piping; exhaust
Block 864 s.f.
5.30
4,579.20
Paint 1,728 s.f.
.45
777.60
2" Asphalt Drive 10,609 s.f.
1.65
17,504.85
7" Concrete Drive 111,931 s.f.
3.50
41,758.00
Asphalt Drive Demo 10,609 s.f. (1179 s.y.)
2.50 s.y.
2,947.50
Concrete Drive Demo 19,628 s.f.
7.65
9,019.35
MEP
6.60
58,000.00
Contingency ® 5%
Subtotal 270,086.51
General Requirements:
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Temp, Utilities
4,000.00
Testing
1,000.00
General Conditions
15.000.00
Subtotal
17,000.00
Total Base Bid
287,086.51
Add Alt.
be delivered to the Purchasing Agent at College Station City
6 Downspouts to existing facility 100.00 ea.
600.00
Replace approx. 300 $1 metal roof panels
7.444.00
on existing facility
concrete paving, asphalt paving and selective building demoli
Subtotal
7,600.00
Total Base Bid w /Add Alternates
294,686.51
10- 27 -97, 11 -3 -97, 11- 10 -97, 11 -17 -97
panels, gutters, downspouts and trim; hollow metal doors and
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
RECEIPT OF BIDS: Sealed proposals addressed to The Cit)
of College Station for Vehicle Maintenance Facility, College
The College Station Zoning
Station, Texas on William King Cole Road will be received un1
Board of Adjustment will hold
4:00 P.M.. on Tuesday, 18 November 1997. Proposals should
a public hearing to consider a
be delivered to the Purchasing Agent at College Station City
sign variance request to the
Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840.
Drainage Ordinance for the
SCOPE OF WORK: general sitework; demolition of existing
Carter Creek relocation proj-
concrete paving, asphalt paving and selective building demoli
W. The project includes sec.
tion; new concrete paving; new asphalt paving; concrete slab•
tions of Carter Creek and Bur-
on -grade foundation; pre- engineered steel frame, wall and roc
ton Creek from State Highway
panels, gutters, downspouts and trim; hollow metal doors and
6 near the Bryan city limits,
frames; steel sectional overhead doors; water piping; exhaust
fans; unit heaters; electrical systems for lighting and power.
INFORMATION AND BIDDING DOCUMENTS: Two (2) sets
under State Highway 60
of Drawings and Specifications may be obtained by the Gene
through to State Highway 30.
al Contractors from The Arkitex Studio, Inc., 511 University
Drive East, Suite 201, College Station, Texas, upon deposit of
The hearing will be held at the
two (2) checks, each in the amount of $50.00 made payable b
City Hall Council Chambers at
the Architect. Both checks will be returned if a bid is submittec
1101 Texas Avenue South at
and Drawings, Specifications and all Addenda are returned tc
the 6:00 p.m. meeting of the
the Architect in good condition within two weeks of the date of
Board on Tuesday, November
bid. If no bid is submitted and the Drawings and Specification,
4, 1997.
are returned within two weeks, only one check will be retume(
otherwise no refunds will be made. Additional single sets may
Any requests for sign interpre.
be obtained by suppliers and subcontractors upon deposit o
tive services for the hearing
one check for $50.00 payable to the Architect in good condi-
impaired must be 48 hours be-
tion within two weeks of the date of bid. Otherwise no refund
fore the meeting. To make ar.
will be made.
rangements call (409)764-
BIDDER'S BOND: Each bidder shall submit with his proposal
3547 or (TDD) 1. 800.73,5.
an acceptable bidder's bond made payable to the City of Col -
2989•
lege Station, Texas in the amount of not less than 5 %, of the
bidder's proposal as a guarantee that, if awarded the contract,
For additional information,
the bidder will promptly enter into contract with the Owner and
Please contact me at
provide the required Performance and Payment Bonds and In
( -3570.
surance Coverage.
OWNERS RIGHTS: The Owner reserves the right to reject
Veronica Morgan
any or all bids and to waive informalities and irregularities.
Assistant City Engineer
BID WITHDRAWAL: No bidder may withdraw his bid within 3(
10 -27 -97
days after actual date of the opening thereof.
10.27 -97, 11 -3 -97, 11- 10 -97, 11 -17 -97
11h
Staffing
Even with the latest computer
technology, three archivists were
incapable of performing all of the
Bush Project's basic functions.
(W Therefore, during the spring of
1993, with guidance and support
from the Office of Presidential
Libraries, the Bush Project staff
established priorities for hiring
new employees. Because of
NARA budgetary restraints, at
least half of the new staff would
be drawn from within the agency.
By early summer of 1993, an
office automation clerk, two
archives technicians and two
archivists were added to the staff.
A third archivist and a museum
curator were hired in the fp of
1993, creating a total staff of 10r Of
these 10 employees, six came
from other NARA units and four
were hired from outside the fed-
eral government. With a profes
sional staff of 10, the Bush Project
could expand beyond its basic ref-
erence and "warehousing"
duties.
Initial processing
Under the terms of the
Presidential Records Act of 1978
(PRA), Bush vice presidential
and presidential records would
(W
be subject to Freedom of
Information (FOIA) requests on.
Jan. 20, 1994, and Jan. 20, 1
respectively. With the FOIA
deadline rapidly approaching for,
the vice presidential records, the
staffs first major processing
assignment during the summer
of 1993 was the arrangement,
preservation and description of
these materials. By late
December 1993, folder -title lists
and other finding aids had been i
completed for approximately 900
cubic feet of vice presidential
records.
After finishing this initial pro-
ject, the staff began processing]
selected series of Bush personal'
papers and portions of the
WHORM Subject File. In July
1994, the staff also processed thg
first series of White House Press
Office files.
Like the Reagan Library
archivists, the Bush Project staff
must deal with the legal complext
ities of the PRA in reviewing
records in their custody. As the
Reagan Library archivists
(W already have discovered, the
PRA's various restriction cate-
gories are subject to intricate
legal interpretations and excep-
tions to the rules, thus complicat-
ing systematic review of the
records.
One of the most potent�ally
problematic PRA restriction ate -
gories is "confidential advice"
between the president and ! his
advisor $. Accurately interpreting
and implementing this particular
restriction category requires fre i
quent communication with I the
former j president's legal repre-
sentati e. The Bush Project is
�
attempt l ing to fathom the intrica 1
cies of the PRA with guidance!
from �ARA, the Office' of }
Presidential Libraries and
Preside t Bush's legal represen-
tative, Yames W. Cicconi.
The f0ture
Although plans for the Bush
Presidential Library and
Museum still are being fmaIized,
the future looks very promising.
Texas I A &M and the Bryan -
College Station communities are
enthusiastic supporters of the -
future library.
The Bush Project staff will con-
tinue to reach out to "tow" and
gown "', and nurture reldtions�
with these invaluable library
advocates.
n
eover, President 4(p
Mrs:
Bush fare the strongest ort-
ers of the library and ously
are priceless assets for such an
institution.
With such energetic support,
this acility undoubtedly ! some-
day ill become a vital member
Of th group of unique research
and educational entities mown
as presidential libraries. -
c ., _L_. � ►. � n . 1D inn \ n n A � ` I Q Q �-
Vote no on Tuesday
C.
o my fellow citizens of j
College Station, before You
vote on the proposed College
Station Conference Center be
aware of the following facts:
■ The College Station Co r erence
Center Advocacy Group is a sl pecial
interest group who are not resi-
dents, nor do they office in the city
of College Station.
■ The conference center Will lose
money, according to the city', -com-
missioned Coopers & Lybrand
study, losing $57,000 in the first
year alone.
■ The center could lose up to
$200,000 per year according to the
same Coopers & Lybrand group
and the maximum gain would be
$50,000.
■ Brazos County currently has
171,000 square -feet of meeting
space, not including the new Texas
A &M Reed Arena.; the George
Bush Presidential Conference
Center; or the proposed Brazos
County and City of Bryan confer-
ence center.
■'the Reed Arena and George
Bush Presidential Conference
Center will add at least 40,000
square -feet with space for events
such as wedding receptionis and
hunting and fishing shows',, etc.
■ The city's Cooper & Lybrand
study stated that only 19 percent of
state & regional groups, 25 percent
of local organizations and 45 per-
cent of Texas A &M groups that
have conferences, would consider
the proposed conference center.
■ Local hotels report and occupan-
cy rate of 60 percent (except during
home football games and gradua-
tion). The city's study shows that
gatherings at the proposed confer -
ence,would add on average 50 hotel
rooms.
I submit to my fellow citizens of
College Station, that the above
facts speak loudly.
Vote no this Tuesday. The facts
do not add up.
Local hos itals reported the fol-
lowing births Friday. The list may not
be complete' because some parents
choose not to have their names
included.
St. Joseph Regional Healtt Center
Oct. 30, 1
Reyna M. Reyes, Bryan, i a boy.
Kelly Ann and Randy R. Mitchell,
Franklin, a b�ason, .
Amalie J. Bryan, a boy.
Christine and Darren Menn,
College Station, a boy.
Melba Jean, Bryan, a boy.
Alma and Alvin Sylvester Carr,
Hearne, a gi l.
Columbia Medical Center
Oct. 30, 997:
Terri anW Donnie Bu hanan,
Milano, a girl.
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BRIEN L. SMITH
College Station
1 25
Legal Notices
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 2273
WAS PASSED AND AP-
PROVED ON OCTOBER
23, 1997 BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION meet-
ing in regular session at the
College Station Council
Chambers, 1101 Texas Ave-
nue, said notice of meeting
posted in accordance with
Title 5, Texas Government
Code. Said Ordinance, sign-
ed by the Mayor and duly re-
corded in the official records
of the city, is captioned as
follows: AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING SECTION 10,
ORDINANCE 1638, THE
ZONING ORDINANCE FOR
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION REVISING THE
SCOPE AND FUNCTION
OF THE PROJECT REVIEW
COMMITTEE.
A public hearing was held
and notices published in ac-
cordance with statute. Any
person who violates any pro-
vision of this ordinance shall
be punishable by a fine of
not less than ($25.00) nor
more than ($2000.00) in ac-
cordance with Chapter 1,
Section 5 of the Code of Or-
dinances. Each day such vi-
olation shall continue or be
permitted to continue, shall
be deemed a separate of.
fense. This Ordinance be-
comes effective ten days af-
ter its publication in the
newspaper, as provided by
Section 35 of the Chapter of
the City of College Station.
Connie Hooks
City Secretary
10- 31 -97, 11.1 -97
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; �b IGNITARIES MEMENTO
Visitors to get
bronze medal
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
Bryan and College Station
officials want world leaders and
prominent visitors to remember
their cities long after a tour of
the George Bush Presidential
Library and Museum Center.
The mayors of the two cities
will try to keep the visit alive in
the minds of dignitaries by giv-
ing them a bronze medallion
depicting a local historic library
and the Bush Library.
Construction went smoothly
By BLAIR FANNIN
Eagle Staff Writer
Constructing a presidential library isn't an
easy task and the George Bush Presidential
Library and Museum Center was no excep-
tion. But
from the day 0 Birth of the pro ect/A16
it was
announced it would be built in College
Station, right up until the finishing touches,
officials say construction went alpng smooth
and efficient.
A construction progress repot t issued in
June prior to the Novemb r opening showed
that Manhattan Construct 0. Co. of Houston
had completed its work o the building near-
ly two months ahead of schedule.
With all of the major work completed
inside the library, the focus was turned to
overall landscaping and the Presidential
Conference Center, leading up to the dedica-
tion ceremony Nov. 6.
The project involved three buildings and
site work, including the academic facility,
the library and the presidential conference
Please see CONSTRUCT, Page A2
r�
ri I R 11 A
Eagle photo /Jenny Nelson
College Station Mayor Lynn Mcllhaney and Presidential Library and Museum Center and
Bryan Mayor Lonnie Stabler hold a bronze the Bryan Carnegie Library. City officials will
medallion depicting the George Bush present the medallion to visiting dignitaries.
See MEMENTO, Page A2
•
being applied.
I th [finishing ahead] of sched-
ule was a win -win situation for every-
one," Rouse said. "It got us off main.
taining utilities and ins ante. It was
a good ob for us and most of the con-
tractor . We didn't get rich off it, but
we di It go broke off it. We're
please with the construction and the
qualit ."
Roue said Manhatten
Constr iction won an award from the
Associ ition of Builders and
Contra tors of North Texas for the
r U iversity offici and Bush
Presidential Library Foundation rep-
edthe y did
an outstanding job on the project —
both ia workmanship and manage-
ment.
Nat" a Texas limest ne and gran-
ite WE used for the xterior stone
facing of the 122, square -foot
librar I and museum b " ding.
For er President rge and Mrs.
Bush oured the facilit es twice, dur-
ing th winter of 1996 d the spring
Of 1
Bot i expressed gre iedication enthusiasm
for project ands d they were
look" g forward to the and
open openu ig of the presidential complex
in No tember.
M 1 h a tt e n Construction's contract
stkte I July 5, 1995. After the ground -
break Lng ceremony f¢r the George
Bush Presidential Library and
Muse Center in vember 1995,
HI Mar
tion sit
sity o'.
exhibit
library
in th
Progra
In I
founda
while c
and h.
buildii
Goven
Duri
dation
Construction began clear -
and, eventually, started
>.ar later, the project was
rear ahead of schedule and
I its pace right up until the
The tops of the buildings
into place first, then the
is turned to finishing the
A the buildings.
�c. 27, 1995, the academic
was closed in and, one year
Vlay 28, 1996, the library was
presidential library was
at Aug. 15, 1996-
sxas A &M University System
regents approved a $47.3 mil -
ntract in May 1995 as
en Construction submitted
yid to build the center.
paid a visit to College Station
h 1996, touring the construc-
in the rain, met with univer-
:icials, discussed potential
for the center with the
board and talked to students
Eisenhower Leadership
ember 1996, pilings and
us were set for the library,
truction began on the third
Est floor of the academic
for the Bush School of
nt & Public Affairs.
that time, the library foun-
�sed - $'35 million of its $42
million goal.
Work at the library center, beyond
the actual physical construction,
shifted to cataloging and designing
exhibits.
One radet of the construction of the
library was the timely recreation of
Bush's office at Camp David. The
office as recreated in the museum,
compl a with a faded blue armchair
and a laid couch and all of the rest of
the or" inal furnishings.
Con truction efforts stepped up a
bit in ebruary — just nine months
before the opening of the library.
Att was turned to moving a
piece of the Berlin Wall and a
restored World War II torpedc
bomber into the library. Both objects
will te dominant exhibits in the
The BM Avenger torpedo bomber
is the type of plane Bush flew as
World War If Navy pilot.
Iholn k .
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Manhatb
the
Co ru ct
n st
concrete
co
11 oJ. r
o ea3
From A 1
continue
opening.
center, said Theo Rouse
senior pro-
were pu
ject mai
"Each
iager.
building had a
superinten-
focus w
iiorr
exterior
dent," Rouse
said. "They
were three
jobs go'
rig on at once. It
got difficult.
building
We had
to do some staggering
of the
later on
construction,
but not too
far. We were
topped c
stagger
about a month
or so."
the
topes
Offic
library
als took possession
une 3 and that's
of
when exhib
it work
began. The sh
-use build-
board o1
ing (the
presidential conference
cen-
lion a
ter) w
turned over b
Manhatten
Manhat
Constriction
on Oct. 10.
Landscaping
the low
and oth
ar finishing touches
still were
Bush
r U iversity offici and Bush
Presidential Library Foundation rep-
edthe y did
an outstanding job on the project —
both ia workmanship and manage-
ment.
Nat" a Texas limest ne and gran-
ite WE used for the xterior stone
facing of the 122, square -foot
librar I and museum b " ding.
For er President rge and Mrs.
Bush oured the facilit es twice, dur-
ing th winter of 1996 d the spring
Of 1
Bot i expressed gre iedication enthusiasm
for project ands d they were
look" g forward to the and
open openu ig of the presidential complex
in No tember.
M 1 h a tt e n Construction's contract
stkte I July 5, 1995. After the ground -
break Lng ceremony f¢r the George
Bush Presidential Library and
Muse Center in vember 1995,
HI Mar
tion sit
sity o'.
exhibit
library
in th
Progra
In I
founda
while c
and h.
buildii
Goven
Duri
dation
Construction began clear -
and, eventually, started
>.ar later, the project was
rear ahead of schedule and
I its pace right up until the
The tops of the buildings
into place first, then the
is turned to finishing the
A the buildings.
�c. 27, 1995, the academic
was closed in and, one year
Vlay 28, 1996, the library was
presidential library was
at Aug. 15, 1996-
sxas A &M University System
regents approved a $47.3 mil -
ntract in May 1995 as
en Construction submitted
yid to build the center.
paid a visit to College Station
h 1996, touring the construc-
in the rain, met with univer-
:icials, discussed potential
for the center with the
board and talked to students
Eisenhower Leadership
ember 1996, pilings and
us were set for the library,
truction began on the third
Est floor of the academic
for the Bush School of
nt & Public Affairs.
that time, the library foun-
�sed - $'35 million of its $42
million goal.
Work at the library center, beyond
the actual physical construction,
shifted to cataloging and designing
exhibits.
One radet of the construction of the
library was the timely recreation of
Bush's office at Camp David. The
office as recreated in the museum,
compl a with a faded blue armchair
and a laid couch and all of the rest of
the or" inal furnishings.
Con truction efforts stepped up a
bit in ebruary — just nine months
before the opening of the library.
Att was turned to moving a
piece of the Berlin Wall and a
restored World War II torpedc
bomber into the library. Both objects
will te dominant exhibits in the
The BM Avenger torpedo bomber
is the type of plane Bush flew as
World War If Navy pilot.
Iholn k .
tgiG-4-
B talks, of life,
f� y� it h
Interview a prologue to museum dedication
Former President Georg
You have to recognize the
George Bush Library is a lot about
me, perhaps too much.
George Bush
By KELLY BROWN
Eagle Staff Writer
HOUSTON — George Bush
points proudly to a framed blue
flag emblazoned with the presi-
dential seal that he says was the
last one to fly over Camp David
under his administration.
A bust of the former president
used to sit atop a tall column
beneath the flag at the end of a
hallway near Bush's office, but
it's gone now. The walls are rid-
dled with nail holes where his
medals once hung. These, too, are
gone, as are paintings, pictures
resents — but not his gun
ccion. Not yet.
The various items, which add
bits and pieces to Bush's life
story, slowly have made their
way to the George Bush
Presidential Library and
Museum Center.
"You have to recognize the
Ge rge Bush Library is a lot
abut me, perhaps too much,"
said Bush, adding he's nervous
that if his mother, who firml
down
couraged bragging, and "hears
Dedication Day
OA y nice things about her son,
sh 'll be rolling around."
, Nith the dedication scheduled
Thursday, Bush has emerged
from semi - private life to answer
questions from the press — not a
favorite outing for him.
Still , after a recent interview
with a group of (Texas reporters,
Bush gave an impromptu tour of
his West Houston office, located
on the ninth floor of a bank build-
ing tucked into a suburban neigh
borhood.
He seemed at ease talking
about life since he left the White
House after losing a re- election
bid five years ago this month.
CIA
$ COUNTDOWN
And he was excit
ed when dis
assing what's been built within
ry an
ie 69,000 square -foot libra ears as
nuseum dedicated to his y ears
president, °a presiden
e ambassador to the
;rssman, of the
Jnited Nations, chairman
republican National Committee,
chief of the U.S. Liaison Office in
Beijing and director of the CIA•
"I'd like for someone to walk
out of there with a better un -
standing of what the 41st p re
dent was a ll about," Bush said.
"I'd like them to say, after look -
ing through the museum, that
they have a better understanding
of the historic changes that took
place during the four years I was
president."
Bush adds that the success of
his term as president will be left
up to the historians to decide.
"I'm confident they will get it
right," he said. "Scholars will go
to the library and make up their
own minds as to the success and
failures."
The 38 million documents and
more than 1 million photographs
and video tapes, which will be
accessible starting Jan. 20, tell
his story on paper, while the
museum, which opens to the pub-
lic Friday, gives life to that story.
It details the history of George
Bush through scrapbooks, build-
ing and airplane replicas, a 1947
Studebaker coupe, ordnance for
Operation Desert Storm, a piece
of the Berlin Wall and scores of
other exhibits.
His favorite?
GI 5�2
e Bush talked to The Eagle in his Houston office.
"It's hard to say. I like them
all," Bush said, including the
replica of his office at Camp
David, where a voice recording
by Bush tells stories about some
of the items displayed.
"When walking through the
- useum the other day, it was
rd to believe I was actually
ere (at Camp David). It was
very nostalgic. There was total
recall of some very relaxed
moments, historical moments,
too. Next door to that office is
where, for the first time, I looked
at battle plans, if there were to be
a battle (against Iraq)."
Bush, who said he now prefers
to stay away from Capitol Hill,
said it's sometimes hard for him
to believe he was president.
"Sometimes, I see or read
things and honestly find it hard
to believe," he said. "It was an
honor to serve and I think
Barbara feels that way, too."
He is the American leader who
was instrumental in the reunifi-
cation of Germany; responsible
for a new partnership with
Russia made possible by historic
arms reduction treaties; enacted
a policy of free trade; signed the
Americans with Disabilities Act;
and revised the Clean Air Act,
making it the most significant
environmental legislation ever
assed.
L But a conversation with the
assachusetts native who calls
Houston home doesn't go far
before it's clear that other accom-
plishments and titles are far
more dear — those of Barbara's
husband, the father of five and
grandfather to 14.
"That's my life and there's not
one more thing in the world that
I want," Bush said.
Pictures of his family, siblings
and parents line the walls of the
hallway to his Houston office.
More pictures hang throughout
the office, even in an adjacent
bathroom sink area.
A black and white photo of his
second child — Robin, who died
of leukemia in 1953 just before
her fourth birthday — sits by the
telephone on his desk.
Much like how his personal life
mixes with his professional
tenure, the family pictures blend
in with those of people such as
Pope John Paul H and Soviet
leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
Now more than ever, Bush
said, his belief that family and
friends are the most important
rt of life is confirmed. That
id, he added that he still appre-
ciates his time as president.
"I vowed I wouldn't complain
that it was the loneliest job in the
world. Sure, I was bothered by
things from time to time, but oth-
erwise found it totally fulfilling."
With, of course, the exceptiE
of losing his 1992 bid for re-ele
tion, which he described as disc
pointing but not devastating.
"Bitter? No, I was more hu
than bitter," he said, adding 1
and Barbara returned to Houst(
knowing "we never had a lea
on that place forever. It's betty
to go about living our lives."
The couple did move on, to v(
unteerism and literacy effor
and speeches.
People greeted them warm
wherever they went, but st:
Bush said he felt he had let othe
down by not being re- elected. I
said he wasn't able to commur
cate properly to the public th
the economy was booming.
"I lost because . Americas
thought the economy was in tl
tank," he said, again saying tl
truth will be told by historians.
"I did some things that we
unpopular within the GOP
raised taxes," Bush said.
growth started while I was pre:
dent, then fine, but for me to
out and say it..."
He turns to the next subje4
unwilling to take credit for tl
healthy economy that was pub
cized once Clinton took office.
"President and Mrs. Clint(
have been very gracious to i
when we've been in Washingto
D.C.," he said. "But I'm not a co
stant critic. Differences sure
are there, but I don't go in
them. I'd feel uncomfortab
doing that."
Just as Clinton is off the list
questions Bush will address, so
discussing how much Bu .
makes giving speeches arow
the world, many of which a
done for charity.
"I'm not a public figure n(
and won't discuss it," he said.
While he said the presiden
itself hasn't changed much oN
the decades, Bush said
believes the press has change
becoming more vindictive a
less civil toward politicians.
That evolution has not be
enough for him to try and c
courage two of his sons from 1
itics. His second- tildest son, J
is expected to try again for
governor's seat in Florida in 1�
while his oldest son, Texas G
George W. Bush, announced e
lier this week that, he will seek
election in 1998.
"Another nervous night
their parents in the 1998 el
tion," Bush said.
Asked what political advice
gives his son, the former pr
dent said, "1'm not my son's kE
er. You'll have to speak to Geo
about all the Austin stuff."
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Hrut comments from some peo-
ple classifying the Bushes as a
political dynasty in the making
somewhat bothers him.
"Define dynasty and legacy.
What does that mean? If it's a her-
itage in our family, it's because
it's a good thing. They don't do it
just to be in office. They do it
because they want to serve."
That's exactly the philosophy
that's taken Bush to the highest
level of public service and what
guides him in retirement, though
retirement doesn't mean what it
does for most people.
He arrives at his Houston office
by 7 a.m. daily and leaves after a
full day's work, but that's only
when he's in town.
There's meetings with his edi-
tor — he and former national
security adviser Brent Scowcroft
have written a foreign policy
book, A World Transformed, due
out in September.
"It's two years behind sched-
ule, but it's done. It's a behind -
the- scenes look at some incredi-
ble historic events, though I don't
think it screams `Best Seller. "'
Bush said the book doesn't deal
with "setting the record straight"
— he's not interested in that.
"If I felt driven about that I'd
write a memoir," he said. "To
hell with that, let historians fig-
ure that out."
In the past week, Bush: has
eaten lunch with superstar actor
Bruce Willis, who was visiting
Houston for the opening of a
restaurant Willis has part inter-
est in called Planet Hollywood;
has campaigned for a fellow
Republican on Staten Island in
New York; stopped in for a chari-
ty event hosted by Chrissy Evert
in Boca Raton, Fla.; and hoped to
get in some fishing at some point.
"We're doing a lot of what we
missed during the White House
years," he said.
Increasingly, he's spending
time at his and Barbara's apart-
ment at the Presidential Confer-
ence Center at the library and
museum center and lecturing
occasionally at the Bush School
of Government & Public Service.
That all the buildings and a
street bear his name doesn't bol-
ster his ego: He's said from the
beginning he didn't want the cen-
ter to be a shrine honoring him
but, rather, a place for learning.
The museum, which follows
Bush's life while chronicling
American history from World
War Il to the present, was paid for
through private donations. More
than $40 million was raised for
the museum and library through
the Bush Presidential Library
Foundation, while the school,
operated by Texas A &M
University, is funded through
state taxes.
Bush credits A &M alumni and
others for turning a field of trees
and grass into a historigal center
meant to grow knowledge.
"I don't remember ever asking
for a dime," he said
Foundation F xecutive
Director Don Wilson Said that,
while Bush didn't seek tie money
himself, his reputation Od it for
him. i
Bush will be hosting t1lousands
of visitors this week — President
Clinton and former heads of state
as well as White Horse staff,
Navy buddies and eigft of his
closest friends from college.
"There's no chance toj see them
all," said Bush, whosel museum
features pictures of toe White
House florist, gardener, nurse
and other employees.
But they all will see him for at
least an hour as he sits at the
helm during the hour -lgng closed
ceremony Thursday.
Afterward, the guests will be
ushered through the museum.
Those people who know him
might see themselves in pictures
or recognize the items that once
were featured in Bush's office.
"People should know there's
not one thing in the world that I
want," he said. "My life, is happy.
We're doing things we Want to do.
We have a dog, two kids in poli-
tics. Grandchildren. It's what life
is about."
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By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
College Station voters will ge
chance on Tuesday to say yes or no o the
City's proposed $6- million conference cen-
ter.
The conference center issue, included in
the statewide constitutional amendment
election, was approved by the City Council
in July. The site chosen — Wolf Pen Creek.
If voters approve, city officials are set to
ents also on ballot in Tuesdav's • election
rn cuironal /A6
move ahead with plans by the Wolf Pen
Creek Development Team, which has pro-
posed a $14- million Sheraton hotel and an
$8- million office building adjacent to the
conference center.
"My hope is that the citizens of our com-
munity will take the time and get out and
vote," Mayor Lynn Mclihaney said
Sunday.
"If they still have questions about the
project I hope that they will take the time
to call me, the city manager or City Hall ...
then take the time to vote."
Voters will not be choosing a site- specif.
ic conference center. The ballot reads:
"Shall the City Council of the city of
College Station proceed with the construc-
tion of a convention center ?"
If negotiations fall through between
Wolf Pen Creek and the city, the second -
ranked team, The Leddy Company, would
become the developer. If Leddy were cho-
Chance encounte-
Station, Texas
to get
November 3, 1997
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say in center
sen, the site also would change, as Leddy
proposed building at the Northgate mud
lot site.
Selecting a site for the conference center
brought a split City Council vote. Some
still don't think the center is such a good
idea.
"I am not in favor of the conference cen-
ter," Councilman Swiki Anderson said on
Friday. "I don't think it's a good invest-
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By KELLY BROWN
Eagle Staff Writer
Directors of nine presidential
libraries from throughout the
United States will arrive . in
College Station on Monday for
their annual conference and
Thursday's dedication of the
newest member to the National
Archives family.
Officials with the Bush Presi-
dential Library Foundation,
which raised the funds to build
the George Bush .Presidential
Library and Museum Center,
officially will hand over the
facility to the National Archives
and Records Administration.
Archivist of the United States
John W. Carlin will accept the
facility on behalf of the National
Archives during the directors'
conference, which begins
� y with a tour of the new
d ends after the dedi-
on Thursday. .
David F. Peterson of Mary-
land, assistant archivist for
presidential libraries, described
the Bush Library as "absolutely
outstanding."
"Every new library, with
almost no exception, learns
from the experience of the past
and the mistakes of the past," he
said.
"The Bush Library offers
space and use of technology like
no other library in the system.
The design work, too, is unique
and original. It's an exciting
time for us all."
Johnna Arden, administra-
tive officer at the George Bush
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Presidential Library and
Museum Center, said the direc-
tors take turns hosting the con-
ference each year.
Bush Library director David
Alsobrook first hosted the group
of directors during ground-
breaking ceremonies in 1994,
when all of the materials were
stored off University Drive in
what once was a bowling alley.
Arden said directors attend
the annual conference to discuss
general business, transfer of
records, management controls;
human resources and new laws
that apply to the National
Archives.
The bonus this year is the ded-
ication of what National
Archives officials say is a state-
of-the-art facility that allows
rapid access to records from
Bush's White House years.
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With the George Bush Presidential Library and
aseum Center, the National Archives now admin-
.ers 10 presidential libraries.
Each will be represented at the conference,
eluding Ronald Reagan's in Simi Valley, Calif.;
mmy Carter's in Atlanta, Ga.; Gerald R. Ford's in
in Arbor and Grand Rapids, Mich.; Lyndon
tines Johnson's in Ausft*, John F. Kennedy's in
)ston, Mass.; Herbert Hoover's in West Branch,
wa; Franklin D. Roosevelt's in Hyde Park, N.Y.;
)rry S. Truman's in Independence, Mo.; and
Wight D. Eisenhower in Abilene, Kan.
National Archives officials point out that only in
e United States are the records documenting the
ttion's highest office gathered to one place and
iailable to the public.
"There will be a rush of people wanting to see the
.zsh museum, while the library will draw people
ore slowly," Peterson said. "Researchers will
me over the next 20 years as more and more doc-
nents are released and depending on the topic of
e day."
Peterson said Bush has decided to eliminate a
umber of restrictions, allowing many documents
become a part of the public record prior to the
ne line provided under the law.
That Texas now is home to two presidential
)raries only will improve attendance at the facili-
.s, Peterson said.
"It likely will have a synergistic effect in that it's
it a big chore to go from one to the other," he said.
'he two libraries are relying on each other for
1p. The Bush center is going to be a remarkable
ltural institution and will be the No. 1 institution
America as far as the Bush administration
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Presidential Library and
Museum Center, said the direc-
tors take turns hosting the con-
ference each year.
Bush Library director David
Alsobrook first hosted the group
of directors during ground-
breaking ceremonies in 1994,
when all of the materials were
stored off University Drive in
what once was a bowling alley.
Arden said directors attend
the annual conference to discuss
general business, transfer of
records, management controls;
human resources and new laws
that apply to the National
Archives.
The bonus this year is the ded-
ication of what National
Archives officials say is a state-
of-the-art facility that allows
rapid access to records from
Bush's White House years.
No o-_� bp-,A 3, 19 9 q-
With the George Bush Presidential Library and
aseum Center, the National Archives now admin-
.ers 10 presidential libraries.
Each will be represented at the conference,
eluding Ronald Reagan's in Simi Valley, Calif.;
mmy Carter's in Atlanta, Ga.; Gerald R. Ford's in
in Arbor and Grand Rapids, Mich.; Lyndon
tines Johnson's in Ausft*, John F. Kennedy's in
)ston, Mass.; Herbert Hoover's in West Branch,
wa; Franklin D. Roosevelt's in Hyde Park, N.Y.;
)rry S. Truman's in Independence, Mo.; and
Wight D. Eisenhower in Abilene, Kan.
National Archives officials point out that only in
e United States are the records documenting the
ttion's highest office gathered to one place and
iailable to the public.
"There will be a rush of people wanting to see the
.zsh museum, while the library will draw people
ore slowly," Peterson said. "Researchers will
me over the next 20 years as more and more doc-
nents are released and depending on the topic of
e day."
Peterson said Bush has decided to eliminate a
umber of restrictions, allowing many documents
become a part of the public record prior to the
ne line provided under the law.
That Texas now is home to two presidential
)raries only will improve attendance at the facili-
.s, Peterson said.
"It likely will have a synergistic effect in that it's
it a big chore to go from one to the other," he said.
'he two libraries are relying on each other for
1p. The Bush center is going to be a remarkable
ltural institution and will be the No. 1 institution
America as far as the Bush administration
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Eagle Staff Report
Special parking areas hav
been set aside for Thursday'
invitation -only dedication cerd-
monies for the GeorgO
Presidential Library an
Museum Center on the Wes
Campus of Texas A&
University, officials haVO
announced.
On Thursday, people with blu
and white parking passes and ail
people with invitations to the ded
ication ceremony will park their
vehicles in an area on Researc�
Drive and Discover Drive, o
Raymond Stotzer Parkway.
The entrance for the parkin
area for people with a green pass
will be on Joe Route Boulevard,
off Wellborn Road.
For members of the public who
Ish to observe the day's events
% did not receive an invitation,
a public viewing area has been
provided on a sloped area north
of the library and museum cen-
ter.
The viewing area is located just
south of F.M. 2818.
Parking for people without
parking passes will be provided
on a first -come, first- served basis
in an area located between
Luther Street and George Bush
Drive.
Drivers will be able to gain
access to this parking area from
F.M. 2818. George Bush Drive will
be closed between F.M. 2818 and
the Olson Field parking lot.
Parking attendants will assist
people in finding the proper park-
ing areas, officials said.
On Friday, "Community Day,"
officials said parking areas set
aside will be offered on a first -
come, first- served basis at the
library and museum center.
Officials said the traffic will be of
the come -and -go variety, so park-
ing spaces should become avail -
ble during the day.
Parking for wheelchair users
will be provided in the Olson
Field parking lot off Wellborn
Road , and George Bush Drive.
Officials said shuttle busses with
lifts will be - provided at the Olson
Field lot.
People who are mobility
impaired will be able to park in
the spaces where the general pub-
lic will park, officials said, and
some shuttle conveniences will
be provided to assist people.
Officials said an increased
number of signs, parking atten-
dants and police officers will
assist people in parking their
vehicles and making their way
through the area.
The public is encouraged to
dress according to the weather,
and officials especially encour-
aged people to wear comfortable
shoes.
Traffic increase �
at center added
to road projects
By LILY AGUILAR
and PAT ABERNATHEY
Eagle Staff Writers
The George Bush Presidenti
Library and Museum Cent
brought to the forefront trail
issues that have concerned cil
county and state government of
cials as traffic projections for t]
Brazos Valley continue
increase.
Mike Parks — director of t]
Metropolitan Planning Orga
ization, which oversees and co(
dinates traffic planning for t]
cities, the county and the Tex
Department of Transportation
said traffic issues have be(
plaguing city planners for the la
few years.
The Bush Library is expect
to bring in an additional 350,0
visitors each year, Parks sai
This, plus the estimated grow
of the populations in the are
cities, made traffic concerns
priority.
Projects such as the Texas
Avenue construction, the under-
pass at Wellborn and Villa Maria
roads and the Wellborn Road
11 Corridor Study all have been in
x the works to make traffic flow
is more smoothly, Parks said.
V, There are no special plans to
1- rebuild the infrastructure
ie because of the Bush Library, he
.0 said. Parks said the current road-
ways will be able to handle the
to swell of cars, buses and trucks.
1- While traffic lights and road
r- problems eventually will need to
e be addressed, he said there is no
Ls need to rush because of the
– library.
n "College Station and Bryan
3t have always had big events that
drew large numbers of people,"
d Parks said.
10 The proposed Texas 40 project
1. connecting Wellborn Road and
h Texas 6 will add a future east -
,a west highway for visitors. The
a project is scheduled to begin con-
struction in 1999, with comple-
tion scheduled for 2001, Texas
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Traffic
From A i
Department of Transportation officials said.
the campus of Texas A &M University, offi-
for Facilities Planning and Construction said
one new road was built because of the library.
Barbara Bush Lane surrounds one side of the com-
plex, leading to the backside of the library, officials
said.
Denise Fischer, a spokeswoman for Texas
Department of Transportation, said most of the
roads that lead to the library and museum center
are state regulated. She said the transportation
department has made many of its project decisions
with the library in mind.
"The library is a large piece of the puzzle,"
Fischer said, "but it is not the only piece.
"We looked at overall growth to justify overall
inWrovements, not just the library by itself," she
said.
Fischer said department officials used figures of a
half - million visitors each year when determining
traffic projections. She said that breaks down to
1,300 to 1,40o visitors each day, or less than 1,400
additional vehicles in Brazos County because of the
Bush Library.
"Not everyone will be using the exact same
route," Fischer said. "The potential routes will dif-
fuse the number to maybe a couple of hundred cars
on each highway."
College Station City Manager Skip Noe said the
city constantly is updating its comprehensive traf-
fic plan to create additional road capacity. He said
� Bush Library was a consideration in the city's
isions.
A lot of the projects on the books were done at
least recognizing the impact that the library would
c
have," he said.
Bryan City. Manager Rick Connor said city offi-
cials are hoping that people will come through
Bryan before heading into College Station to visit
the library. He said the planned overpass at
Wellborn and Villa Maria would help mitigate traf-
fic problems for library- goers. .
Connor said additional traffic lights and road
construction may begin after the Bush Library
opens.
"Internally, we are upgrading traffic signals on
Texas Avenue," he said. "It's kind of a great big
plan to drain the swamp, but daily we're fighting
alligators."
Margie Lucas with Brazos Transit, a division of
the Brazos Valley Community Action Agency, said
officials there are reviewing routes. She said they
intend to incorporate the library into at least one of
the routes.
Lucas said the transit system has eight buses run-
ning eight different routes through Bryan and
College Station. She said officials at Brazos Transit
are working with the MPO to determine the num-
ber of trips that will be made to the Bush Library.
"We're assuming there will be more riders,"
Lucas said.
Fischer said the transportation department is in
charge of putting up signs leading to the facility.
She said four signs have been erected to denote
the Presidential Corridor between the Bryan-
College Station area and Austin, home to the
Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library and
Museum.
Fisher said there are hundreds of federal proce-
dures regulating the signs. She said they will be
placed along the appropriate roadways and in
Bryan and College Station near the opening day of
the library.
"The signs are not a big issue," she said. "We will
determine the locations with city and county offi-
cials within the national standards." D ICATION TICKET
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Possibly several thousand gen-
eral admission tickets to Thurs-
day's dedication ceremonies of
the George Bush Presidential
Library and Museum Center will be
made available in Bryan and
College Station this week, officials
said.
The U.S. Secret Service will
decide exactly how many tickets
there will be available for the gen-
eral public, officials said, and the
location and times to pick up the
invitations on a first -come, first -
served basis then will be
announced.
The invitation -only program, to
which 22,000 or so guests already
have been invited, will feature for-
mer President George Bush,
President Clinton and former
Presidents Jimmy Carter and
Gerald Ford.
Other former and current lead-
ers from the United States and
abroad will attend, as well as 75
or so members of Bush's family,
countless White House staff from
his tenure, friends, contributors
and politicians.
For those who miss out on the
Thursday ceremonies, Friday has
been set aside as "Community
Day" to allow unlimited numbers
of residents to visit much of the
grounds off George Bush Drive.
r:idy the election issues
0 n Tuesday, College Station resi-
dents are being asked to vote oo a
referendum: "Should College
Station have a conference center ?"
Voters are now in the position of mak-
ing a decision which will affect this com-
munity's ability to compete-for confe} -
ence and convention business.
As a decision maker, please take the
time to collect all the facts surroundih-9
this decision.
There have been several independ ' nt
studies done that say our community can-
not bring more convention business due
to lack of sufficient meeting space.
Several independent studies have been
done that show that a 37,000 - 45,000
square -foot facility is justified.
Meeting planners, locally, region y
and nationally have been interviewed
and the marketability of this facility is
there. All the hotel people I have tallied
with agree this convention center is need-
ed.
Once professional studies on the need
and financial aspects of a facility were
complete, we then looked at how to fund
this project. The public - private part4er-
has been developed.
working with the private sector, the
construction cost will be covered through
a special tax district and hotel- motel,tax
•
on that adjacent facility. The operations
and maintenance will be cov red through
revenues from the conventimi center and
hotel -motel tax. Therefore, the communi-
ty benefits from a publicly - vned confer-
ence center, without a general fund
expenditure or tax increase i leeded to pay
for it.
As you make this decision# please look
at all the facts, ask to see the studies, and
remember — you now have he responsi-
bility to make a decision based on the
future economic stability of ur commu-
nity.
Anyone interested in viewing copies of
the studies may do so by contacting the
city secretary at 764 -3541.
LYNN McIL ANEY, mayor
College Station
Problems with project
everal years ago I had a severe flood-
ing problem on my property due to
lack of city oversight ai id failure to
properly supervise property) developers.
When I complained to the city officials I
was told, in effect, "Sorry, b ddy, that's
your problem."
A short while later, the city floated a $1
million issue for "flood control." I voted
for it only to find it went to the Wolf Pen
Creek area.
Next, the city built a large fire station
near the Wolf Pen Creek area. Now the
city officials are trying to get $6 million
to spend on a convention center — guess
where?
I'm sorry, but it seems to me the city
officials have some hanky panky going
on.
BURTON V. DUKE
College Station
Against city involvement
I returned from an extended out-of-town
trip and learned that either the city of
College Station or some advocacy
group has published that the College
Station City Council is unanimous in its
support of the convention center project.
This is not correct.
I do not support city involvement,
either in part or in total of the convention
center.
However, if the voters approve it, I will
support the project.
I do support the choice of the Wolf Pen
Creek site over the Northgate site. I do
support construction of a motel at the
Wolf Pen Creek site using private sector
funds.
SWIKI ANDERSON, councilman
College Station
E lf
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Vote for the center
W ith Tuesday's election
iooming, it is time for
those of us who lambasted
city officials for creating the Wolf
Pen Creek mud pit to consider the
proposed city conference center.
Critics argue that the center will
des tr y natural habitat.
If you visit other nvention cen-
ters, you find that the andscape
architects can harmon' a man-
made structures with na al set-
tings. i
If the center referendum p ses,
those of us concerned with thi
issue will attend the planning
meetings and express these con-
cerns.
Then there is the tax issue.
Simplified, this plan creates a tax-
ing district that finances the con-
struction and maintenance of the
conference center without using a
nickel from local taxpayers.
Soule say this is voodoo econom-
ics. N one has produced written
evide *ce to disprove the numbers.
Since the evidence doesn't exist,
this a gument is moot.
The' issue here is more than envi-
ronm nt and taxes. It is philosophy
and how we see ourselves as a com-
munity.
Every study proves that there is
a market and a need for a confer-
ence center in Brazos Co ty.
College Station has s cient
attractions, hotels an restaurants
to bring convention to this area.
What we lack is place to hold
conventions.
The Tuesday ote does not deter
mine whether ere will beacon
ference cent . It determines that
the confere e center will be in
College St ion.
As the usband of a school
teache who attends every
Kind garten Teachers of Texas
co ention, I have seen the time to
p making jokes about the Wolf
Pen Creek mud pit and support the
construction of the Wolf Pen Creek
conference center.
• Proposition 9 — Permitting Harris County rural fire dis-
Ea l e tricts to increase their tax rate. The Eagle recommends a vote
Reca pin of yes on Proposition 9.
— tin the crime victims' compensa
•
Proposition 10 —Dedicating
tion fund to victim - related compensation, services or assis-
recomm endations tance.l The Eagle recommends a vote of yes on Proposition 10.
Proposition 11 — Prohibiting the Legislature from autho
uesday is Election Day, a (Ichance for Americans to rizing additional state debt payable from general revenue if
renew their contract with this nation's government. A the resulting annual payments would exceed 5 percent of the
number of places will elect governors or mayors and average general revenue available s.
over the past three year
several states are facing a variety of propositions. The Eagle recommends a vote of yes on Proposition 11.
In Texas, voters face 14 constitutional amendments. College Proposition 12 — To require the Texas Supreme Court to
Station voters also will decide e fate of a proposed city- on a motion for rehearing within 180 days of its filing or
owned conference center to be but in conjunction with a pri -have 'the motion deemed denied. The Eagle recommends a
vately funded Sheraton hotel.
I I vote of yes on Pr Proposition Proposition 12.
— Making the state's prepaid college
While the amendments are important, no doubt the interest tuition program a constitutionally protected fund, thus keep -
locally centers on the hotel - conference center. The proposal is ing lawmakers from borrowing money from the fund for
to build the project at the southwest corner of the is from from t h e other purposes. The Eagle recommends a vote of yes on
of Holleman Drive and Dartmouth Street, across the Proposition 13.
Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater. The $6 million conference cen Proposition 14 — Authorizing the Legislature to establish
ter would be paid for through increased hotel -motel taxes col - qualifications for constables. The Eagle recommends a vote of
lected on the Sheraton and property taxes paid by the hotel yes on Proposition 14.
and adjacent office building. Taxpayers will not have to pay
for construction of the conference center.
The conference center is a good investment in the commu-
nity. It would attract a number of regional conventions and,
meetings from throughout the eastern half of the state. The
fmancial plan is viable.
The Eagle recommends a vote o yes on the hotel - conference'.
center referendum.
Here is a recap of The Eagle's recommendations on the 1
constitutional amendments:
Proposition 1 — Allowing a person to serve as municipaia
e in more than one place. The Eagle recommends a vote of
J on Proposition 1.
Proposition 2 — Permitting the Legislature to limit the
maximum average annual increiase in homestead appraisal'
valuations to 10 percent or more r each year since the most
recent tax appraisal. The Eagle l ecommends a vote of no on
Proposition 2.
Proposition 3 — Allowing counties, cities and school dis-
tricts to grant tax exemptions can property where approved
water conservation measures have been implemented. The
Eagle recommends a vote of yes pn Proposition 3.
Proposition 4 — Updating the Texas Constitution to reflect
amendments to federal law, delete obsolete provisions and
renumber provisions with duplicate numbers. The Eagle rec-
ommends a vote of yes on Proposition 4.
Proposition 5 — Allowing the (Texas Supreme Court to hold
sessions anywhere in Texas. Thy Eagle recommends a vote of
yes on Proposition 5.
Proposition 6 — Allowing the Texas Growth Fund to invest
in companies without requiring them to disclose their invest-
ment in South Africa or Nami ia. The Eagle recommends a
vote of yes on Proposition 6.
Proposition 7 — Allowing the Texas Water Development
Board to consolidate existing voter - approved bond authoriza-
tions into one fund. The Eagle recommends a vote of yes on
Proposition 7.
Proposition 8 — Allowing home equity loans. Texas is the
- -ly state in the union that does not allow home equity loans
kh, vurposes other than home improvements. The Eagle rec-
t.�hds a vote of yes on Proposition 8.
kj,
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON ���
ADOPTION OF LAND USE
ASSUMPTIONS AND IMPACT EES
When: 7:00 pm, December 11, 1997 Where: College Station City Hall
City Council Chambers
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas
The purpose of the hearing is to receive public input concerning the adoption of Land Use
Assumptions, a Capital Improvements Plan, and the imposition of Sanitary Sewer Impact Fees for
Service Area 97 -02 as shown on the map, being about 1900 acres (Alternate 1) in the vicinity of
Nantucket Drive and SH -6. A Living Unit Equivalent (LUE) is hereby established as one single fam-
ily structure.
For Altemate 1, per LUE, the capital cost fee is $161.90, the financing cost fee Is $49.42, for a
Maximum Impact Fee per LUE for Alternate 1 of $211.22. A reduction In the designated service area
by approximately 1300 acres to around 600 total acres (Alternate 2) would result in a per LUE cap-
ital cost of $186.55, a cost of $56.83, for a Maximum Impact Fee per LUE for Alternate 2
of $24338.
Any member of thi6 public has the right to appear at the hearing and present evidence for or
against the Land Use Assumptions, Capital Improvements Plan, and proposed Maximum Impact
Fee,
The City intends to adopt Land Use Assumptions, a Capital Improvements Plan, and Impact Fee
at the hearing and does not intend to hold public hearings to adopt the Land Use Assumptions, a
Capital Improvements Plan, and Impact Fee. If a person makes a written request for separate hear-
ings prior to December 11, 1997, a separate hearing will be scheduled to, adopt Capital
Improvements Plan a6d Impact Fees. Requests for separate public hearings mus be delivered to:
Ms. Connie Hooks, City Secretary
P.O. Box 9960
1101 Texas Avenue r"
College Station, Texas 77840
In the event separate public hearings are held, a public hearing on the Land Assumptions will
be held December 11, 1997 and a second hearing will be scheduled t address the Capital
Improvements Plan and Impact Fee at a later date. A copy of the Land Use A sumptions and Capital
Improvements Plan is on file in the City Secretary's office for review. Copes will be provided or
request.
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NOTICE OV PUBLIC HEARING ON
ADOPTION OF LAND USE
ASSUMPTIONS AND IMPACT FEES
When: 7:00 pm, December 11, 1997 Where: College Station City
City Council Chamb
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Tex
The purpose of the hearing is to receive public input concerning the adoption of Land Use
Assumptions, a Capital Improvements Plan, and the imposition of Sanitary Sewer Impact Fees for
Service Area 97 -01 is shown on the map, being about 2000 acres in the vicinity of Greens Prairie
Road and State High*ay 6. A Living Unit Equivalent (LUE) is hereby established as one single fam-
ily structure.
Per Living Unit Equivalent, the capital cost fee is $267.94, the financing cost fee is $81.61, for a
Maximum Impact Fee per Living Unit Equivalent of $349.55.
Any member of the public has the right to appear at the hearing and present evidence for or
against the Land Use Assumptions, Capital Improvements Plan, and proposed Maximum Impact
Fee.
The City intends t adopt Land Use Assumptions, a Capital Improvements Plan, and Impact Fee
at the hearing and �oes not intend to hold separate public hearings to adopt the Land Use
Assumptions, a Capital Improvements Plan, and Impact 'Fee. If a person makes a written request
for separate hearings prior to December 11, 1997, a separate public hearing will be scheduled to
adopt Capital Improvements Plan and Impact Fees. Requests for separate public hearings must be
delivered to:
Ms. Connie Hooks, City Secretary
P.O. Box 9960
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
In the event separate public hearings are held, a public hearing on the Land Use Assumptions will
be held December 11, 1997 and a second hearing will be scheduled to address the Capital
Improvements Plan and Impact Fee at a later date. A copy of the Land Use Assumptions and Capital
Improvements Plan is on file in the City Secretary's office for review. Copies will be provided on
request. , /
Texans
day yes
to loans
Home equity bill
passes in state
By KELLY BROWN
Eagle Staff Writer
Brazos County voters backed
all 14 constitutional amendment
changes on Tuesday's ballot,
while statewide 12 of the issues
appeared to have passed in early
returns.
Proposition 8 , which allows
homeowners to use the equity on
their homes as collateral for
loans, passed with 71 percent of
the precincts statewide report-
ing.
Texans defeated Proposition 1,
which would have allowed a per-
son to hold the position of munic-
ip 1 judge in more than one
n ipality. With 29 precincts
S ut late Tuesday, 63 percent
of the voters statewide opposed
this issue.
Voters were split 50 -50 over
Proposition 6, which repeals pro-
hibition on Texas Growth Fund
investment in companies that fail
to disclose investment in South
Africa or Namibia.
The home - equity measure
passed locally with 58 percent, or
4,489 people, voting in favor of the
change for Texas — the only state
to prohibit general home - equity
lending. Equity is the difference
between the market value of a
home and the amount owed on it.
The prohibition of home equity
first appeared in state law in 1839
and was incorporated in the 1876
Constitution that survives today.
That ban has allowed equity
loans only for such limited pur-
poses as paying for taxes or home
improvements.
According to legislative ana-
lysts, the value of untapped home
equity in Texas is estimated to be
between $124 billion and $142 bil-
1
State Sen. Steve Ogden, R-
Bryan, was n in favor of
Proposition 8. He said late
Tuesday, how ver, that he
respects the will!, of Texans who
p�ssed the measure.
" I hope it works out that the
proponents who'd advocated this
will be right," Ogden said, "and
that those of us who were not in
favor of it were throng. But I still
think it will be r ewsworthy for a
few years becaus e it's never been
done before, th amendment is
coQmplex and it's II going to create
sdme new challe4es."
'Ogden opposed the amendment
change because �e said he didn't
think it was needed and that the
protection in place has served
Texans well in the past.
"It's also overly prescriptive
and too long," he said, adding
that he thinks to a certain extent
that it's unfair) to lenders. "I
t:h ink we'll be back down there
trying to amend Ithe Constitution
ag ain in two ye s."
Brazos Coun y Clerk Mary
Ward said ,094 of the 73,389
registered voters in Brazos
County went to Me polls — an 11
"It's not quite what we wished
would be, but we're pleased to
e this many get out and vote,"
e said, adding at the elec-
ms went smoothly. th
Election off' ials credit an
nrelated 15th issue on the ballot
it bringing to the polls almost
000 of the more than 8,000 voters
i Brazos County who cast bal-
ts — a measure asking College
tation voters whether they
anted the ci; to move ahead
ith building a conference center
assed with 54 percent of the
College Stati n City Secretary
Annie Hooks said she was
eased with voter turnout in her
ty, especially on an issue that
affects its residents.
"Since the vote was close, we
lieve the City Council made the
;ht decision t put it before the
iters," said H oks, adding that
e turnout was quite an increase
:)m the past fex elections.
Following are the final vote tal-
,s for Brazos County and the
atewide totals with 71 percent
porting across Texas.
Proposition : Allowing a per -
n to hold the position of munic-
al judge in ! more than one
Locally, 52 percent, or 4,026
people, favored the measure and
48 percent opposed it.
Statewide, it was defeated with
37 percent of the voters in favor
and 63 percent opposed.
Proposition 2: Permitting the
Legislature to limit the maxi-
mum average annual increase in
homestead appraisal valuations
to 10 percent or more for each
year since the most recent tax
appraisal. Also would permit
school districts to retroactively
apply the 65- and -over property
tax freeze to a person's new
homestead.
Locally, 69 percent, or 5,351
people, favored the measure and
31 percent opposed it.
Statewide, it was approved 76
percent to 24 percent.
Proposition 3: Allowing coun-
ties, cities, towns and other local
taxing entities the power to grant
exemptions or other property tax
relief on property where
approved water conservation ini-
tiatives have been implemented.
Locally, 66 percent, 4,620 peo-
ple, favored the measure and 34
percent opposed it.
Statewide, it was approved 60
percent to 40 percent.
Proposition 4: Updating the
Texas Constitution to reflect
amendments to federal law,
delete obsolete provisions and
renumber provisions with dupli-
cate numbers.
Locally, 83 percent, or 6,200
people, favored the measure and
17 percent opposed it.
Statewide, it was approved 78
percent to 22 percent.
Proposition 5: Allowing the
Texas Supreme Court to hold ses-
sions at any location in the state.
Locally, 69 percent, or 5,152
people, favored the measure and
31 percent opposed it.
Statewide, it was approved 58
percent to 42 percent.
Proposition 6: Repealing a
prohibition on Texas Growth
Fund investment in companies
that fail to disclose investment in
South Africa or Namibia.
Locally, 66 ` percent, or 5,025
people, favored the measure and
34 percent opposed it.
Statewide, in favor, 50 percent;
opposed, 50 percent.
Proposition 7: Allowing the
Texas Water Development Board
to consolidate existing voter -
approved bond authorizations for
water supply, water quality,
flood control and other programs
into a new fund.
Locally, 66 percent, or 4,968
people, favored the measure; 34
percent opposed it.
Statewide, it was approved 62
percent to 38 percent.
Proposition 9: Permitting
Harris County rural fire districts
to increase the tax rate.
Locally, 61 percent, 4,419 peo-
ple, were in favor of the measure
and 39 percent opposed it.
Statewide, in favor, 53 percent;
( - )sed, 47 percent.
Wroposition 10: Dedicating
the crime victims' compensation
fund and its auxiliary fund only
for victim- related compensation,
services or assistance.
Locally, 75 percent, or 5,649
people, favored the measure and
25 percent opposed it.
Statewide, approved with 69
percent; opposed, 31 percent.
Proposition 11: Prohibiting
the Legislature from authorizing
additional state debt payable
from general revenue if the
resulting annual payments
would exceed 5 percent of the
average general revenue avail-
able over the past three years.
Locally, 72 percent, or 5,442
people, were in favor of the mea-
sure and 28 percent opposed it.
Statewide, approved with 68
percent; opposed, 32 percent.
Proposition 12: Requiring the
Texas Supreme Court to rule on a
motion for rehearing within 180
days of its filing or have the
motion deemed denied.
Locally, 81 percent, or 6,242
?le, were in favor of the mea-
e and 19 percent opposed it.
Statewide, it was approved
with 76 percent to 24 percent.
Proposition 13: Backing the
Texas Tomorrow Fund prepaid
college tuition program.
Locally, 71 percent, or 5,427
people, were in favor of the mea-
sure and 29 percent opposed it.
Statewide, it was approved 71
percent to 29 percent.
Proposition 14: Authorizing
the Legislature to establish quali-
fications for constables.
Locally, 78 percent, or 5,880
people, favored the measure and
22 percent opposed it.
Statewide, it was approved
with 76 percent in favor and 24
percent opposed.
The Associated Press contributed to
this story.
Wrdrte6dQ_,o>
N vim b�1t. 5, ► �
Voters p:prove CS
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
College Station voters said yes Tug
to the city's proposed $6- million cc
ence center.
With a 2,106 to 1,807 vote, the city'
endum passed by a 54 percent margh
paves the way for a conference center
built at Wolf Pen Creek.
"I'm_ very proud of a community
believes in its future," Mayor
Mcllhaney said Tuesday night.
The 45,000 square -foot conference
is the city's portion of a public -:
partnership that will include a 20
Sheraton Hotel and an 8,000 squ,
office building.
The $22 million private portion
project is being built by the We
C k Development Team.
am thrilled that the citizei
d the project," said Joe DeP
president and C.E.O. of DePalma
Corporation, one member of the tea
DePahna said he hopes to begin
struction by April, with a completion
of June 1999.
The council chose the Wolf Pen 1
Development Team out of four prop
with the other three teams proposin
Northgate area of town as the site &
conference center.
Choosing the team and site was
unanimous decision — a 4 -3 spli
was the deciding vote. Another
3 vote immediately follower
which brought the conferenc
center proposal before the voter.
Had the, council chosen not to g
the referendum route, they ma
_have been forced into it, as a pet
tion calling for a referendum wa
circulating in town with whe
organizers said was enough si€
natures to call an election.
Studies and preparation for th
conference center has cost th
city about $93,000 in consultar.
fs Assistant City Manage
L r'o - m i Brymer said.
and
D be
that
the
Pen
got
ma ,
iotel
con -
date
reek
sals,
the
the
.ot a
center
ld start by B gilding p ou April
A hotel - conference center may
not be the only development at
Wolf Pen Creek. Jim Allen of the
Wolf Pen Creek Team said a num-
ber of officials with Houston
restaurant chains have contacted
him about putting eateries in the
area.
"We're excited for the taxpaY-
ers," Allen said.
Opposition against the confer-
ence center included those who
thought its approval would mean
De$alma estimates th
Wolf Pen Creek Team ha:
$200,0j00 thus far on the pr(
The final agreement b
the city and developer b
been (signed, but both sid
they I plan to begin imn
work on a finalized contra
negotiations with the We
Creek team fallen throug
officials said The
Company, the number twc
oper,l would have been chc
Dr�ke Leddy of San I
said Tuesday that, desp
having the city's partners
team Is moving forwar
plans of its own. Althoug
have! not been finalized,
said a decision on the he
Terence center adjacent
Texas A &M University
will be reached by Thank
Meanwhile, the Wolf Pe
I'm real excite
the citizens of Ca
Station because
p resents some gi
opportunity for
community. It's c
i going to help tl
tourism economic
an and Co
Station.9
— DAVID HICKSON
City Councilman
n and city officials
down the specifics
.1ct, with the develo
ping drawings being
�e of a project that
the city's table si
I'm real excited for
Ls of College Station
s presents some great
for the com:
,incihnan David Hick
only going to 1
ism economies of B;
1 ge Station."
wLvil
t the
spent
ject.
tween
Is not
s said
ediate
.t. Had
If Pen
i, city
Leddy
devel-
sen.
ntonio
to not
Lip, his
l with
I those
Leddy
tel -con-
to the
:ampus
giving.
I Creek
I for
llege
his
eat
he
my
.e
S of
nail -
their
nt of
next
been
the
citi-
it y
said'
the
and
a tax increase.
But city officials have been
consistent in saying that the rev-
enues generated by the confer-
ence center and hotel will pay the
bill.
"There will be no additional
tax burden on the local residents
for construction or maintenance
of the convention center,"
McIlhaney said.
Voters a proposal
for con feren e center
BY ROBERT SMITH 1 a $14 million Sheraton hotel and an $8 million office
Senior staff writer cente r next to the conference center.
ow that voters have approved the referen-
College Station voters approved ai, proposed Wolf dum we will be able to sit down and work out a fi-
Pen Creek hotel and conference censer yesterday. nal agreement with them ( Wolf Pen Creek Team)
College Station citizens voted by about 300 deta' ing all of the aspects of the project," McIl-
votes (2,106 to 1,8(7) for the city to proceed with hane said.
construction of thE conference center. If egotiations between the city and the Wolf
The proposed hol el and conferenc center was ap- Pen CreekTearn fall through, the city will begin ne-
proved 4 -3 by the Co ege Station City Council in July. gotiations with the Leddy Company, which has
College Station Mayor Lynn M Ilhaney made prop med a hotel and conference center on the
the deciding vote in favor of aWolf Pen Creek ho- No gate "mud lot."
tel and conference center after e city council McIlhaney said she expects construction of
cast a split vote in uly. the hotel and conference center to begin in
"I believe it (hotel and confere ice center) is a March of '98.
wonderful project for the community" she said, Urider the proposal, the city will fund a $6 mil -
"and I am very pleased with the number of people lion conference center and the Wolf Pen Creek
who took time to come out and vote and have a Team will fund the hotel and office.
say in the future of College Station" T e Wolf Pen Creek proposal, at Dartmouth
City officials to move forty d with the Wolf Street and Holleman Drive, includes a full service
Pen Creek Development Team, which has proposed hote , office building and a conference center.
C
c
Local hospitals reported the fol-
lowing births on Wednesday. The list
may not be complete because some
parents choose not to hove their
names included. i
St. Joseph Regional 1 Health
Center
Nov. 4, 1997:
Renee A. Schoppe, Bryan, a boy.
Laura Watson, Bryan, a girl.
Shameka Williams, Bryan, twin
girls.
Angela Dawn Hall, Bryan, a girl.
Jennifer and John Rhodes Jr.,
College Station, a girl.
Columbia Medical Centel
Nov. 4, 1997:
Marcella Elaine Capetillo� Bryan,
a girl.
Deborah and Michael E Haney,
College Station, a boy.
I C, q-*q_
L cal hoals reported the follow -
in births on spit Thursday. The list may
no be complete because some par-
e 'ts choose not to have their names
inluded.
St. Joseph Regional He lth Center
Nov. 5, 1997:
Melissa Pecos, Caldwell, a boy.
Qesiree Ann and Andrew Murph,
College Station, a boy.
Dawn and Curtis onieczny,
Brenham, a girl.
Kristi and John Bizja�, College
S ation, a boy.
olumbia Medical Center
ov. 5, 1997:
onnie L. and Ric and Scott
H oks, College Station, girl.
A
NUTICE TO BIDDERS
BID #98 -19
THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION IS REQUESTING
LIDS FOR DISTRIBUTION
CIRCUIT BREAKER, BID
#98 -19. Bids will be received
in the office of the Purchas-
ing Manager at City Hall,
1101 Texas Avenue, College
Station, Texas 77840, until
2;00 mm. on November 1Q-
1997. All bids received after
that time will be returned un-
opened. The City of College
Station reserves the right to
waive or reject any or all
bids or any and all irregulah-
ties in said bid and to accept
the offer considered most
advantageous to them.
Specifications may be ob-
tai(ted at the office of the
P rchasing Manager.
PUBLIC NOTICE f
CONSTRUCTION 1
BOARD OF ADJUSTENTS
AND APPEALS MEETING
The Construction Board
of Adjustments and Appeals'.
will meet at 6:00 p.m. in the
raining Room, City Hall,
City of College Station, Mon -
ay November 17, 1997.
Variance 97 -011, to re-
q uest modification to Ordi-
ance 2159, Section 602.6.1
"Access to Buildings by Fire
Apparatus ", Code of Ordi-
nances. The applicant is
Vesta l- Loftis- Kalista, Archi-
tects.
11-7-97,11-13-97
10.31 -97, 11 -7
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Celebrities read to teach children
By MICHELLE C. L YONS
eagle -Staff Wrtter
In a loud and clear voice, the
distinguished - looking gentleman
took the podium and began to
read to a small group of children
assembled Friday for a special
reading program at the George
Bush Presidential Library and
-- Museum Center -_
As the children sat mesmerized
by Dr. Seuss' Oh, The Places You
Will Go, it was hard to remember
that the man, who read with such
animation and enthusiasm, was
none other than Texas A &M
University head football coach
R.C. Slocum.
Slocum, along with other local
celebrities including A &M bas-
ketball head coach Tony Barone
and College Station Mayor Lynn
McIlhaney, were on hand to read
some of their favorite short sto-
ries and poems to children visit-
ing the complex for "Community
Day."
Slocum, who chose one of
Seuss' best -known works, said he
keeps a copy of it on his desk and
still rereads it from time to time.
Barone read a collection of
poems.
"The title of the book is Let Me
Be The B_ oss" Barone told-his-cap-
tivated audience. "I like that
idea, by the way."
Barone, who has his own read-
ing initiative titled, "Booking
with Barone," said reading pro-
grams are important because
they teach children good reading
habits.
Barone, who was an English
ball coach for about 10 years in
Chicago, said students especially
need to develop better reading
and writing skills.
"I think it's a shortcoming
right now in our education sys-
tem," he said.
In Barone's program, students
must read at least 10 books in a
semester.
. They then are rewarded with
A &M basketball tickets and other
souvenirs. More than 3,000 stu-
dents participate in the program,
he said.
But perhaps no one enjoyed the
Friday's program quite as much
as the children who attended.
Chad Lawrence, 6, of Bryan
said he especially enjoyed one of
Barone's poems about a gorilla.
"It was funny," he said, smil-
ing.
Nine - year -old Justin Crowson
Texas A &M University head football coach R.C. Slocum reads to children
during "Community Day" activities at the Bush Library.
said the stories weren't the only "The guys were really silly —
amusing things — the story- especially the second one," he
tellers were pretty funny, too. said, referring to Barone.
Eagle photo /John Kirsch
Center dedicated
By JOHN LeBAS
Eagle Staff Writer
Dozens of children greeted "every-
body's grandmother" Friday morning
at the dedication of the Barbara Bush
Parent Outreach Center on Gaorge
Bush Drive.
Mrs. Bush confirmed her maternal
reputation, hugging and talking with
4 -year -olds from the College Station
school district's Head Start program.
The center provides parenting
resources for families in the district.
With her dog Sadie in tow, Mrs.
Bush thanked school district officials
for providing parents with a place to
go to learn ways to strengthen their
families.
"I am absolutely honored to have
something so beautiful named after
me," she said. "You have stretched
MY life."
Mrs. Bush was lauded by those at
the center for her work to prom to lit-
eracy. The center, which has been
operating since the beginning of the
district's fall semester, was named for
the former first lady because of her
dedication to reading program , dis-
trict public relations director Kelly
Bostrom said.
dren. The painting — by local
artist, former school district stu-
dent and current Texas A�&M
University student Michael
Hodnett — will hang in the cen-
ter's lending library.
Mrs. Bush was cordial and a-
cious as she walked around the
center, making a joke about her
dog ( "She's from England, but
we've never heard her spealk, so
we don't know if she has an
English accent ") and talking to
the crowd like a grandmothe .
"Thank you very much, and
thank you for wearing ' the
pearls," she told the children
As she left, the children gath-
ered outside to wave small U.S.
flags and serenade her with eep
in the Heart of Texas. -
Debbie Segler, family and om-
munity partnerships facilitator
for the center, said Mrs. Bush's
visit was "the icing on the cake"
after months of preparation.
Eagle photo /Dave McDermand
Crowds of people wait their turn to enter
the rotunda area of the George Bush
Presidential Library and Museum Center
for a tour of the facility Friday}
"Literacy is a lot of what this center
is about," Bostrom said. "Her efforts
toward improving literacy made her
an excellent choice and we were hon-
ored that she allowed us to use her
name for the center."
The center provides freo literacy
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"I think she realized that this is
her center," she said. "Even
though she won't be here, she'll
be here in spirit. This was a mile-
stone for everybody — the dis-
trict and everybody."
I
District Superintendent Dr.
Jim Scales said, "No other place
in America would you have a
Barbara Bush center on George
Bush Drive one mile from the
George 1 Bush Presidential
Library. It's unique."
In addition to literacy �ro-
grams, the center offers parent-
ing classes, day care for parents
using the services, employnjeent
assistance and some health ser-
vices —', all for free. Segler said
the center already has had full
parenting classes and day care.
The bulk of these services have
been provided by the Junior
League, the Literacy Volunteers
of America - Brazos Valley, The
Barbara Bush Foundation for
Center
From Al
skill training, English as a sec-
ond language programs and GED
classes for parents. Its TAPS pro-
gram — similar to the nation-
wide Head Start program, which
introduces pre - kindergarten chil-
dren to reading and other skills
— is aimed at parents and their
children under age 3.
Center coordinators - say the
idea is for parents to teach what
they learn at the center to their
children, thus building a cycle of
family literacy.
Mrs. Bush also said programs
like Head Start are fundamental
in developing family literacy.
"Project Head Start is not new
to me or George Bush," she said.
"It is such a crucial program for
children."
She reiterated this sentiment
by giving the children book-
marks she had signed. The
delighted children hugged and
thanked Mrs. Bush and showed
her the pearls they had worn in
honor of her trademark jewelry.
One little girl kissed the book-
mark and jumped with glee.
The children then gave Mrs.
Bush a lapel pin of Head Start's
symbol, a circle of children hold-
ing hands. She immediately put it
on her blazer.
The Adam Corp. presented
Mrs. Bush with an oil painting of
her reading, to. four ,young chil-
Family Literacy, The Dollar
General Foundation and the
school district.
But now that the center has
been dedicated, said John Rouse,
director of state /federal pro-
grams and student services, its
success depends on the communi-
ty.
"I feel excited because it is such
a collaborative effort," said
Rouse, who first had the idea for
a parenting center. "The future of
the program will depend on con-
tinued support."
The Barbara Bush Parent
Outreach Center is located next
to the College Station Conference
Center on George Bush Drive and
is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
GED, English as a second lan-
guage and parenting classes run
from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Enrollment is limited. Call 764-
5504 for more information.
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College Station Mayor Lynn Mcllhaney and Bryan Mayor Lonnie Stabler pre- International Center at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum
sent former President George Bush with a bronze medallion on behalf of Center on the West Campus of Texas A &M University. Later, Bush declared
their respective cities during dedication ceremonies Friday for the Friday "Community Day" at the complex.
The City of College Station's Farks & Kec-
U nation Department is currently accepting
applications for the positions of:
S ystems Operator
Mar iagement Information
A F
Services
Responsibilities include maintaining and upgrading the AS400
operating system and doing the backups for all mid -range
systems and network servers. Emphasis Is placed on
maintaining and trouble - shooting communications between
mid -range computers and PC's/printers. Applicants should have
knowledge and proficiency in the loading and upgrading of
mid{ V operating systems. Knowledge of DOS, Windows
3.1, Windows 95 and connectivity software a must.
Salary: h,769 /Month
Deadline to apply: 1 ovember 21, 1997
Apply at: City of College Station
Human Resources Department
1101 S. Texas Avenue
College Station, TX 77840
Fax: (409) 764 -3800
Internet: www cstx.eov
Equal opportunity Employer
"Iflo h e City of College Station is accepting
pplications for an eligibility pool for:
Firefighter
Qualified candidates MUST have all of the following:
1. A High School Diploma or GED AND
2. A cunent and valid Texas Commission on Fire Protection or
higher Structure Fire Protection Certificate or have
successfully completed a Texas Commission on Fire
Protection approved fire recruit training course AND
3. A current and valid Texas Department of Health
EMT - Paramedic certificate.
Applications and proof of certifications be received by
5:OOPM on Tuesday, December 2,1997.
A written examination and physical lability test will be,
administered on Saturday, January 10, 1998.
Salary: $1,903 /Month, plus applicable
education and certification pay.
Apply at: City of College Station
Human Resources Department
1101 S. Texas Avenue
College Station, TX 77840 —
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ADOPTIO OF LAND USE # r4
ASSUMPTIONS AND IMPACT FEES
When: 7:00 pm, December 11, 1997 Whe : College Station City Hall
City Council Chambers
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas
The purpose of the hearing is to receive public input concerning the adoption of Land Use
Assumptions, a Capital Improvements Plan, and the imposition of Sanitary Sewer Impact Fees for
Service Area 97 -02 as shown on the map, being about 1900 acres (Alternate 1) in the vicinity of
Nantucket Drive and SH -6. A Living Unit Equivalent (LUE) is hereby established as one single fam-
ily structure. •
For Alternate 1, per LUE, the capital cost fee Is $161.90, the financing cost fee Is $49.42, for a
Maximum Impact Fee per LUE for Alternate 1 of $211.22. A reduction In the designated service area
by approximately 1300 acres to around 600 total acres (Alternate 2) would result in a per LUE cap-
ital cost of $186.55, a financing cost of $56.83, for a Maximum Impact Fee per LUE for Alternate 2
of $243.38.
Any member of � he public has the right to appear at the hearing and present evidence for or
against the Land Ube Assumptions, Capital Improvements Plan, and proposed Maximum Impact
Fee.
The City intends to adopt Land Use Assumptions, a Capital Improvements Plan, and Impact Fee
at the hearing and does not intend to hold public hearings to adopt the Land Use Assumptions, a
Capital Improvements Plan, and Impact Fee. If a person makes a written request for separate hear-
ings prior to December 11, 1997, a separate hearing will be scheduled to adopt Capital
Improvements Plan and Impact Fees. Requests for separate public hearings must be delivered to:
Ms. Connie Hooks, City Secretary
P.O. Box 9960
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
In the event separate public hearings are held, a public hearing on the Land Use Assumptions will
be held December 11, 1997 and a second hearing will be scheduled to address the Capital
Improvements Plan and Impact Fee at a later date. A copy of the Land Use Assumptions and Capital
Improvements Plan is on file in the City Secretary's office for review. Copies will be provided on
request.
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NOTICE F PUBLIC HEARING ON �
ADOPTI N OF LAND USE �,
' ASS
UMP IONS AND IMPAC FEES
When: 7:00 pm, December 11, 1997 Whore: Colle a Stati C' H II
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The purpose of the hearing is to receive public Input concerning the adoption of Land Use
Assumptions, a Capital Improvements Plan, and the imposition of Sanitary Sewer Impact Fees for
Service Area 97 -01 as shown on the map, being about 2000 acres in the vicinity of Greens Prairie
Road and State Highway 6. A Living Unit Equivalent (SUE) is hereby established as one single fam-
ily structure. i
Per Living Unit Equivalent, the capital cost fee is $267.94, the financing cost fee is $81.61, for a
Maximum Impact Fee per Living Unit Equivalent of $349.55.
Any member of the public has the right to appear', at the hearing and present evidence for or
against the Land Use Assumptions, Capital Improvements Plan, and proposed Maximum Impact
Fee.
The City intends to adopt Land Use Assumptions, a Capital Improvements Plan, and Impact Fee
at the hearing and does not intend to hold separate public hearings to adopt the Land Use
Assumptions, a Capital Improvements Plan, and Impact Fee. If a person makes a written request
for separate hearings prior to December 11, 1997, a separate public hearing will be scheduled to
adopt Capital Improvements Plan and Impact Fees. Requests for separate public hearings must be
delivered to:
Ms. Connie Hooks, City Secretary
P.O. Box 9960
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
In the event separate public hearings are held, a public hearing on the Land Use Assumptions will
be held December 11, 1997 and a second hearing I will be scheduled to address the Capital
Improvements Plan and Impact Fee at a later date. A co y of the Land Use Assumptions and Capital
Improvements Plan is on file in the City Secretary's ofice for review. Copies will be provided on
request.
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City Council Chambers
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Congratulations
on center vote
( n all the bustle surrounding the dedication and opening of the
George Bush Presidential Library and Museum last week, anoth-
er event of great importance to the Community's future g t lost in
the excitement. On Tuesday, College Station voters gave the city the
go ahead to build a $6 million conference center in conjunction with
a privately owned Sheraton hotel and adjacent office building.
The vote is an expression of confidence in the future not o0ly of the
city but the entire area. Voters understood that planned economic
growth is critical if the city is to thrive well into the next century.
The conference center will have 45,000 square feet of usable meet-
ing space. In union with the adjoining hotel, it will serve s a pow-
erful magnet for meetings by businesses and organizations from
throughout the eastern: half of Texas. On Wednesday morning, only
hours after the polls (closed, one group from outside the Brazos
Valley called College Station City Hall lto try and book the conference
center for 1999, the year it will open We are confident that many
more organizations will be arranging eetings in the new facility in
the coming years.
The people who come to those mee''ngs will stay not only in the
new Sheraton but in o her local hotels and motels as well. The hotel -
motel taxes they pay and the sales taxes on the merchandise they
buy will pay for the c nstruction and operation of the new confer-
ence center. Those pe )ple will eat in our restaurants, shop in our
stores and buy gas at ur filling stat' ns. They will create new jobs
and greater services for all of us.
Perhaps it is fitting that the voters pproved the conference center
only two days before George Bush ytedicated his library at Texas
A &M University. The two facilities will complement each other
tremendously. People coming to meetings at the conference center
will want to spend a ew hours touring the Bush Library. It is an
added draw for organizations deci ' g where to hold their meetings.
And people coming t conferences at the Presidential Conference
Center will need a place to stay.
Last week, we sure could have used the 200 extra iocims the
Sheraton will provide Although the crush of people forte dedica-
tion ceremonies won't be repeated, the Presidential Librarr will con-
tinue to draw hundreds of thousands of people each year.
In addition, by approving the hotel. and conference cent r at Wolf
Pen Creek, the voters told city leaders that they are eager for the
Wolf Pen Creek proje to move forward. What once was a dream still
can become a reality.
We applaud the voters of College Station for having th foresight
to approve a new city owned conference center. It was an important
decision, one we know they won't come to regret.
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RECEIPT OF BIDS: Sealed proposals addressed to The City
of College Station for Vehicle Maintenance Facility, College
Station, Texas on William King Cole Road will be
raolyed Until
4 P M . on Tuesday, 18 November 1997. Proposals should
be delivered to the Purchasing Agent at College Station City
Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840.
SCOPE OF WORK: general sitework; demolition of existing
concrete paving, asphalt paving and selective building demoli-
tion; new concrete paving; new asphalt paving; concrete slab
on -grade foundation; pre- engineered steel frame, wall and roof
panels, gutters, downspouts and trim; hollow metal doors and
frames; steel sectional overhead doors; water piping; exhaust
fans; unit heaters; electrical systems for lighting and power.
INFORMATION AND BIDDING DOCUMENTS: Two (2) sets
of Drawings and Specifications may be obtained by the Gener-
al Contractors from The Arkitex Studio, Inc., 511 University
Drive East, Suite 201, College Station, Texas, upon deposit of
two (2) checks, each in the amount of $50.00 made payable to
the Architect. Both checks will be retumed if a bid is submitted
and Drawings, Specifications and all Addenda are returned to
the Architect in good condition within two weeks of the date of
bid. If no bid is submitted and the Drawings and Specifications
are returned within two weeks, only one check will be returned,
otherwise no refunds will be made. Additional single sets may
be obtained by suppliers and subcontractors upon deposit of
one check for $50.00 payable to the Architect in good condi-
tion within two weeks of the date of bid. Otherwise no refund
will be made.
BIDDER'S BOND: Each bidder shall submit with his proposal
an acceptable bidder's bond made payable to the City of C01-
lege Station, Texas in the amount of not less than 5% of the
bidder's proposal as a guarantee that, it awarded the contract,
the bidder will promptly enter into contract with the Owner and
Drovide the required Performance and Payment Bonds and In
surance Coverage.
OWNERS RIGHTS: The Owner reserves the right to reject
any or all bids and to waive informalities and irregularities.
BID WITHDRAWAL: No bidder may withdraw his bid within 3'
days after actual date of the opening thereof.
10- 27 -97, 11 -3 -97, 11- 10- 97,11 -17 -97
Regret reopening
t was with great dismay that I
heard the College Station
Council's decision to reopen
Munson Drive. I want to thank
Mayor Lynn McIlhaney on her vote
and also the council for allowing us
even a short reprieve from the
steady stream of fast - moving cars.
Closing Munson Drive gave us
back a sense of neighborhood that
we had 17 years ago when we
bought our home. It allowed us to
come home and find sanctuary
from the fast lane.
'�Iowever, since I believe a com-
munity is a place where people
take care of each other, I concede to
the majority and their need for con-
venience. I would only ask that as
you travel our street, you remem-
ber we are a neighborhood com-
prised of elderly, children, pets,
bicyclists and joggers, among oth-
ers, who need you to take care of
them by driving slowly.
It is comforting that even though
we are small in number and con-
sidered insignificant by others,
Mayor McIlhaney took a stand on
our behalf. Her concern for us and
the quality of our lives made me
grateful for her leadership.
PEGGY ABBOTT
College Station
i
-•k The 'ry of College Station's
Water &Wastewater Division
is accepting applications for a:
Maintenance Foreman
Responsibilities include supervision of the operation, maintenance,
installation and repair of the Water Distribution and Wastewater
Collection systems.
Requirements: Thorough kn wledge of the methods, materials,
equipment and maintenance radices used in Water/Wastewater-
Utility Operations. Minimu of eight years experience in the
maintenance and/or construct on of water and wastewater utility
systems with at least three years in a supervisory capacity.
Knowledge of state and fede al regulations, hazards and safety
precautions applicable to the Utility Industry. Ability to select,
motivate and direct personnel nd communicate effectively in both
oral and written forms. Must h ive a Grade "B" Water and a Grade
"C" or a Class "II" Wastewater Certification as issued by the Texas
Natural Resources Conservation Commission. Possession of a
Texas Class "B" Commercial river's License.
Excellent Benefit Package.
Salary: $
13.96 /Hour, DOQ
it 17, 1997
City o College Station
Huma Resources Department
1101 $ Texas Avenue
Colleg! Station, TX 77840
Equal Opportunity Employer
•
The City of College Station's
`W� Customer Information Services
Department is currently accepting
OVA applications for a:
GIS Coordinator
Responsible for managing the City's Geographical
Information System which includes: administration of
ESRI database; inputting geographical maps and data;
generating reports; maintaining a computerized
mapping system (ARC -INFO) and producing AutoCAD
drawings on demand. Strong knowledge of ORACLE
database administration, City Planning background and
a BS related field is preferred.
Salary:
$2,569/Mo, D.O.Q.
Deadline to apply:
November 20, 1997
Apply at:
City of College Station
Human Resources Department
1101 S. Texas Avenue
College Station, TX 77840
Fax:
(409) 764 -3800
!nternet:
www.cstx.pov
Eq ual Opportunity Employer li
College Station City Council Workshop
Thursday, Nove ber 13,1997- 2:30 p.m.
3 City Council Chambers, 1101 Texas Avenue
Details on any of the following items maybe picked upon request in the
City Secre tary's Office l' 764 -3541) in the College Station City Hall
located at 1101 Texas Avenue.
Tour of new College Station Library (2:30 -3.15 p. m.)
Discuss and consider statutoiy and consent agenda. 330 p.m.)
Presentation on activities of Brazos Valley Council of overnments.
Discuss and consider overlay district on SH6 and Hw947.
Discuss and consider sale of acres of land in the Bu iness Center.
Committee reports, agenda requests by Council, calendar coordination.
Regular City Council Meeting at 7 p.m
Pledge of Allegiance
Invocation
Consider request for absence
Presentations - National Homy
Bridgette George and David G
Statutory Agenda
a. Approve purchase of stn
b. Approve contract with vc
c. Approve purchase of cot
Consent Agenda
a. Approve council meetinf
b. Approve Mayor to submi
C. Ratification of interlocal
d. Approve annual contract
e. Approve bids for new fer
f. Approve interlocal agree
g. Approve abandonment o
h. Approve placement of sit
I . Update speed limits on F
j. Repeal ordinance establi
k. Cancel original economic
I. Approve construction of t
Harvey Road and entrant
m. Discuss and consider thr,
conjunction with the adof
n. Approve legal fees to Da
v. City of College Station.
o. Call public hearing for De
p. Approve renaming Kyle S
ReaularAgenda
a. Public hearing and consic
Nantucket Drive from agri
b. Public hearing and consic
C. Discuss and consider of p
Southwest Parkway and t
d. Discuss and consider dev
the southeast corner of Ui
e. Discuss and consider rest
or more to install, maintain
f. Discuss and consider rant
services for Anderson Str
g. Discuss and consider and
h. Discuss and consider non
I . Discuss and consider gair
Hear Visitors
Report on executive session act
ing
eness Week, Certificate of Achievement to
I
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;oncessions in,parks.
trical poles .
project for Community Outdoor Outreach Program.
greement with CSISD and city regarding Kids Klub.
with local agencies
;es for Central and Bee Creek softball fields.
ient with City of Bryan to auction surplus /obsolete equipr
sewer easement in Pleasant Forest Subdivision.
ns for Christmas Parade
42818 from north city lir its to Hwy. 6 Bypass frontage ro
hing Tax Abatement Zone 4.
development agreeme t with Universal Computer Syste
ro traffic signals at University Drive and Glen Haven and
e to Post Oak Mall.
e code amendments re arding flood hazard protection in
,ed Comprehensive
is & Shank for defense ork in case of Brittni C. Lewis, et at
:. 11, 1997 on proposed budget amendments.
wth Drive to George Bu 5h Drive East.
?ration to rezone 52 acres at the SW corner of Hwy 6 and
:ultural to single family.
:ration of ordinance amendment to approve gated communities
eliminary plat dividing 2 acres along the south side of
e proposed Dartmouth extension.
ilopment agreement wh was a condition of rezoning th
iversily Drive and Lincol Ave.
lution to support policy ange by TxDot for cities of 100,
and operate traffic sigr ats within their own city limits .
ing of firms and authoriz Lion to begin negotiation of eng veering
!et rehab and Graham oad improvement.
)dor control study for C ner's Creek Wastewater Treatme t Plant.
nee for Brazos County kppraisal District Board.
sharing in city's compe sation plan.
ms and adjourn
L BIRTHS
Local hospitals reported the fol-
lowing births Monday. The list may
not be complete because some par-
ents choose not to have their names
included.
Columbia Medical Center
Nov. 7, 1997:
Carol and Ross Rodriquez, Jr.,
College Station, a girl.
Nov. 8, 1997:
Sherri and Thomas Norsworthy,
Somerville, a girl.
Alma and Rick Velez, Bryan, a girl.
Nov. 9, 1997:
Laurie and Grady Slaydon, Bryan,
a boy.
Oct. 29, 1997:
Joyce and Jim Sutherland, Bryan,
a boy.
St. Joseph Regional Health
Center
Nov. 7, 1997:
Carolyn H. and Richard W.B.
Davis, College Station, a girl.
Claudia and Kevin Walker, College
Station, a girl.
Laurie and Chris Smith, Bryan, a
boy.
Pamela Jean Hardegree, Bryan, a
boy.
Alicia and Juan Casas, Bremond,
a girl.
Nov. 8, 1997:
Lori Carranza, Bryan, a boy.
Nov. 9, 1997:
Sandra Joy and Doyce Hernandez,
Bryan, a girl.
Tonja Rena Foley, Hearne, a boy.
Elida and Rito Gamboa, Brenham,
a girl.
Gabriela and Armando Padilla,
Bryan, a girl.
Michelle Kelley, Bryan, a boy.
Co ie D. Wells
ug. 26, 1900 — Nov. 9, 1997
Graveside services for Codie D.
Wells, 97, of Bryan are set for 1
p.m. Tuesday in College Station City
Cemetery.
The Rev. Guy Pry of A &M United
Methodist C urch will officiate.
Callaway -J nes Funeral Home in
Bryan is handling arrangements.
Mr. Wells died Sunday morning in
Austin.
He was born in Bowie, Texas, and
had lived in Brazos County since
1950. Her tired in 1965 as man-
ager of Texas A &M University's phys-
ical plant. He was a former rttember
of College Station's planning and
zoning committee and was a, charter
and lifetimel member of the Texas
Chapter of the American Society of
Engineers. He was also a me ber of
A &M United Methodist Chur h.
He was p eceded in cleath by his
wife, Claudia E. Wells.
Survivors include a sc n and
daughter -in- aw, Don Lee and
Kathryn Wells of Austin; a daughter -
in -law, O.Di Wells of Lai wood,
Calif.; three grandchildren; nd two
great- grandchildren.
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NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The College Station Zoning
Board of Adjustment will
hold a public hearing to con-
sider a lot size, lot dimension
and setback variance re-
quest at 309 Lincoln Ave-
nue, a portion of lot 6 of the
D. A. Smith Subdivision on
the northeast comer of Ave-
nue A and Lincoln Avenue.
The hearing will be held at
the City Hall Council Cham-
bers at 1101 Texas Avenue
South at the 6:00 p.m. meet.
ing of the Board on Tuesday,
November 18, 1997.
Any requests for sign inter-
pretive services for the hear-
ing impaired must be 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.
Lee Battle
Staff Planner
11 -11 -97
Coundl set,, hearing
on CS ezoning bid
By JENNY NELSON
Eagle Staff Writer
The College Stati n City
Council will get a chance to
hear public comments
Thursday before deciding on a
rezoning proposal in the
Nantucket subdivision
The requested rezoning
would allow the undeveloped
portion of the south College
Station subdivision to built out
in smaller lots.
The public hearing is sched-
uled at 7 p.m. during the coun-
cil's regular meeting at the
College Station City H 1101
Texas Ave.
The land currently ' zoned
for larger lots than the develop-
er would like to I build.
Residents in the area opposed
the idea to reduce the lot sizes
at a public hearing ear "er this
year.
The Planning & Zoning
Commission unanimously
denied the request, sayiig that
the proposed rezoning i differ-
ent from the original master
plat.
Also on the agenda is t le con-
sideration of the purchase of
two traffic signals, one at the
intersection of University
Drive and Glenhaven Street
and the other at Harve:
and the Post Oak
entrance.
If approved, the cont:
scheduled to go to the k
der,. TLS Traffic Contro:
of Riverside, Texas. Th
project is estimated b
$200,500.
The City Council a
scheduled to consider
eng veering service rai
for the Anderson Street
bilitation project and
Graham Road improv
project, for a total pro
cost of $3.5 million.
Ni1ne firms submitted
ments of qualifications ff
jobs and city staff then r,
the terms.
For the Anderson Stree
ject, the number -one r�
team is Municipal D
Group.
For the Graham Road
ject, Walton & Associate;
chosen.
Negotiations with
teams are scheduled to be;
the Council approves the
jects.
In Ian afternoon work
session, a tour of the Cc
Station Public Library,
under construction, is s(
Wed.
Road
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s, Inc,
total
cost
so is
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reha-
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed bids addresses to the City of College Station, Texas
will be received for construction of:
BEE CREEK PHASE TWO
SANITARY SEWER AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS
PROJECT NO. SD -9702
BID NO. 98 -12
until 10:00 a.m., November 26, 1997
Bids will be received in the office of:
Virginia Kettler, Purchasing Agent
Purchasing Department
City of College Station
1101 Texas Avenue
P.O. Box 9960
College Station, Texas 77840
LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
The project will consist of sanitary sewer improvements includ-
ing the replacement of approximately 4311 linear feet of 12"
sanitary sewer pipe and associated manholes, service lines,
connections, and ancillary items, and drainage improvements
including the installation of approximately 2040 SY of concrete
channel, regrading of approximately 4250 linear feet of chan-
nel, and ancillary items along the portion of a creek draining to
Bee Creek Tributary A from its intersection with Bee Creek
Tributary A upstream to Rock Prairie Road, in College Station,
Texas.
COPIES OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS
A complete set of Bidding Documents can be purchased by
check, cash or money order (refundable if returned unmarked)
from:
URBAN DESIGN GROUP
909 Southwest Parkway East, Suite E
College Station, Texas 77840
for $75.00
Questions regarding this project should be directed to:
Deborah Keating, P.E.
Project Manager
URBAN DESIGN GROUP
(409) 696 -9653
4 5% bid security is required. A pre -bid meeting will be held
Monday, November 17, 1997 at 10:00 AM, Council Cham-
)ers. All bidders are encouraged to attend. Representatives of
he project will be present to answer questions.
11- 12 -97, 11 -19 -97