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By APRIL AVISON Find your polling place A5 Another 652 million has
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Bryan and College Station for election results and since experience has taught
residents will pick a new for election night updates officials to prepare for a 10 per
mayor Saturday and fill a few
go to wwwtheeaglecom cent hike in building expenses
City Council seats while decid for each year following a bond
ing whether to make a change election
to the Texas Constitution is unopposed Any registered voter in
Polls will be open from 7 am About 1231 Bryan residents Texas can help decide a pro
cast ballots during an earlto7pmgY posed constitutional amend
Residents of the College Sta voting period The city ha ment related to a tax ceiling for
tion school district also will 32354 registered voters senior citizens and disabled
vote on a 6742 million bond College Station residents residents If the measure is
package that could mean a 12 will decide whether former approved school taxes for
cent tax increase for residents Councilman Dennis Maloney those eligible will be adjusted
The current tax rate is 148 or Mayor Pro Tem Ben White to reflect tax rates lowered by
per 100 property valuation will serve as the citys next state mandate in 2006
That includes 133 for mainte mayor John Crompton John Even though election day
nance and operations and Happ and Bobby Miksch are has just arrived at least one
15 cents for debt services The vying for the Place 1 City Coun official is already looking to
bond package could increase cil seat Place 2 candidate the next
the debt services portion of the James Massey is unopposed Elections officials in College
tax rate by as much as 12 cents About 1446 of College Sta Station said they may consider
administrators said tions 39000 registered voters consolidating some of the citys
Bryan voters will choose cast early ballots voting precincts next year
between Mayor Pro Tem Mark The proposed school bond We have situations in Col
Conlee and former City Manag package likely is bringing lege Station where polling
er Mary Kaye Moore for some interest to the polls places are right across the
mayor Single Member District It includes 18 million to raze street from each other said
2 residents can cast a vote for and rebuild College Hills Ele City Secretary Connie Hooks
Mike Flores Karen Zimmer mentary School on its current Consolidating some of them
man Gonzales or Paul Madi site more than 165 million to could save thousands of dol
son and District 4 voters will build a seventh elementary lars
decide between Flynn Adcock school 13 million for revi Such a measure must be
Ann Horton and Lloyd Joyce approved by the US Depart
District 1 candidate Al Saenz See ELECTION Page A5 ment of Justice Hooks said
Bryan City Secretary Mary
Lynne Stratta said consolidat
ing precincts is not under con
sideration in Bryan
With single member dis
tricts it is very important to
have an equal number of
polling places in each district
she said
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