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College Station Planning and meeting commissioners briefly
Zoning Commissioner Jim discussed the renaming pro -
Gardner told the Eagle Tuesday posal.
; evening that the commission's Gardner brought the proposal
long -range planning committee before the commission.
is working on renaming Tarrow "If brought over to where it
to General Rudder Boulevard. was initially planned we would
The Bryan Planning Com- have some continuity for out
mission also brought up the communities. i think if we could
subject of renaming 29th Street salvage somethibg from the
to General Rudder Drive at original alignment, we should
their last meeting. try," Gardner said at the
Tarrow and 29th Street are meeting.
.scheduled to be connected He added that he disagreed
providing 'a thoroughfare from With the present alignment of
the Easf to the West Bypass. the proposed extension of 29th
The other member of the which would link- Bryan and
committee is Commissioner College Station - near the
Carl Landiss. proposed East Bypass.
"We plan to get together with The commission continued the.
Bryan concerning the renaming. discussion of the alignment of
the
I r ceived a call from Fred the proposed extension of 29th
Gar finer told the commission
Wallis of the Bryan City that he discussed the renaming
Commission and he invited us of the street with Iva Starnes, `
to the next transportation member of the Bryan City
committee meeting. I presume Commission.
we will meet on this At the end . of the meeting,
(renaming)," Gardner said. Collie Wells, acting chairman
"It's a good sign that we'll commission, told Gardner to
get together. The street is only continue to work with "his
one of few things we need to renaming of the street.
discuss," Gardner added. Gardner said he thought We
During the College Station was referring to Commission
commission's Monday night Landiss.
General Rudder
Drive Idea Good
Amid recent news of strikes and wars
and disputes, local and worldwide, it was
reassuring to read the other day of a
proposal to name a street in Bryan -Col-
lege Station in honor of the late Earl
Rudder.
It helps to see, every so often, that
the human race is still capable of being
constructive.
The plan is for the Bryan Planning
Commission to meet with College Station
city officials. They will discuss naming
the thoroughfare that will result from
the joining of Tarrow and 29th Street
"General Rudder Drive."
Bids for extending and joining the
streets are to be taken next week.
t Since Mr. Rudder probably did more
for Texas A &M University and Brvan-
College Station during the pas ecade
than�ther individual, it would be
most suitable to have his name on a
vital link connecting the two cities.
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