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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAnnexation Vote Delayed 021005r Annexation Vote, (Continuned from Page 1) asking the city to buy "land Economic Development Ad- adjacent to and extending from ministration the Area Review where it runs under Glade , Board has recommended that Street to where it crosses South- the application be accepted." west Parkway for a distance Councilman Cliff Ransdell said, of at least 200 feet" for a city "I think it would be extremely park to the Parks and short-sighted not to include the Recreation Committee. big main down Highway 6 (in The petition states a park is the EDA application) and I needed in the area for the think it might be short-sighted following reasons:" (1) This is not to consider the extension of a rapidly developing area of the some of these loops (service city and has no park facilities lines from the main)" within 20 blocks of it; (2) This The council voted to study is a naturally wooded area, extending the service lines from picturesque and attracts a wide the main down Highway 6. variety of migratory songbirds; The council referred a petition (3 The adjoining area to the CS M.11yor Panels Report to Council Recommendations from the The council reported the three Mayor's Committee on Spring street lights recommended in Green, College Hill and St. the Spring Green community Matthew communities, have been installed and plans predominately Negro areas of are being made to pave Park College Station, were discussed Place Street through the at Monday night's city council community and to extend meeting. natural gas lines to the area. The council deferred action on The council tabled the t h e recommendations con- recomnieri hit:ion for sewag( a the St Matthew area improvements in the area soutl 0elayed St past is zoned for apartments Sn tnd this would provide, an r edequate natural buffer for the, irea; (4) This land is presently mdeveloped and therefore should be more economical to p;. )urchase." nt The petition was signed by 32 College Station residents living on Glade Street and to Laura Lane. In other action, the council lez approved the following plats & which had been recommended W by the Planning and Zoning Commission: the master wE'. preliminary plat for Southwood addition, sections 5, 6 and 7 mE from Southwest Parkway to the the; West Loop; the preliminary plat hay in&of Skrivanek addition, section A Scot on the north side of Holleman co Drive and east of Glade Street; A and the preliminary plat of the so educ proposed University Arms , ~ Addition along State Highway w~clo~ 30. The three additions are being man developed for single-family "T"' residences, except for a strip cons;'. along Highway 30 in the wart, University Arms addition being befoe planned for townhouses. The Harry Seaback and S. E. the t Babbitt of Houston, developers belim in a of University Arms, said they i Unit( intended to donate 1.7 acres of ;ubdivision abutting the Baptist ,hurch on Highway 30 to the .ity for a city park. Seaback said, "I think it is ocated in a good part of the subdivision where people could ;et to it." cermnb for further study. The recom- of Washington Chapel Church. mendations included improving Plans are also being made for Eleanor and Edward streets, a park in the College Hill area improving drainage on Arizona, around the ground storage Phoenix, Caroline and Detroit water tank and for paving streets, straightening Arizona Pasley Street to Bank Street Street, lighting the intersection and Tarrow Street. of Thompson and Eleanor The council said the drainage s t r e e t s, topping Thompson problem along Bank, Church ?t to Fairview Street and Hill, Lincoln, Preston, Pasley 'ng Thompson Street to and Gilbert streets would be 'v 6 remedied after the water s connections in the area are completed. The council referred the recommendation to e x t e n d Church Hill Street to Preston Street to the city attorney. ,eph ale, 'osa .ier, Tina ida, rue, The council authorized the psy( rdty manager Ran Boswell to ecoi investigate participating with - Texas A&M University in a L street lighting project along FM 2154. The university proposal for 10 lighting a parking lot on the west side of the campus along Fe the road calls for using 50400t 22, steel poles and 1,000-watt Dep mercury vapor lamps every 200 inflt feet. Stat Project cost is estimated at $54,000. Tl In other business, the council 110 awarded contracts for a tractor wee; and back hoe and for electric _ TI utility poles. T and T Co. was awarded "Plus the contract for the tractor and cast with 60 to 90 days delivery. U Other bidders were In- stye ternational Harvester Co. for Co it $8,468 with 45 to 60 days seve, delivery and for $7,868 with 45 10, k, to 60 days delivery; and Can- crea, Texas Tractor Co. for $9,159.19 Mon( with 40 delivery. sever The council let the contract for 82 electric utility poles to B Hart Creosoting Co. for three $2,930.73. Other bidders included Septi< International Paper Co. for t n c $3,129.25, and Lufkin Creosoting chick Co. for $3,118.36. cases; Bry M.~i~ nc%bre 3 Biqa" but retir( Robe II f1} an a peopt Brya Sp( pene( said, trait( govef Am,' theme intell «Ti one i hand' our ® S(. A. (Eagle Photo by Gene Dennbr CITY MANAGER RAN BOSWELL POINTS OUT TERRITORY UP FOR ANNEXATION College Station City Council Deferred Action Monday Nlght.