CS Council Delays Decision on Lick Creek Park Nature Center

Going on four years after voters in College Station approved bonds to add a nature center at Lick Creek Park, the city council postpones a decision on what will be built.

Blanche Brick made the motion that was unanimously passed to accept an advisory committees report and consider what to do later this summer as part of the budget process.

Comments from Blanche Brick.

Brick followed the suggestion made initially by Mayor Nancy Berry and endorsed by City Manager David Neeley.

Comments from Nancy Berry.

Five of the six members at last night’s meeting didn’t know where to find the money to operate the facility. Jess Fields called on cutting elsewhere.

Comments from Jess Fields.

Katy-Marie Lyles was among those suggesting to start small with the nature center with structures that did not require much expense for staff and utilities.

Comments from Katy-Marie Lyles.

The advisory committee recommended a 5,000 square foot air conditioned building, half the size promoted in the bond issue, along with other features that has an estimated operating cost of more than $160,000 dollars a year.

Click HERE to see the slide presentation seen at Thursday’s city council meeting.

Lick Creek Nature Center layout as recommended by an advisory committee.

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Posted by Bill Oliver on Jun 15 2012. Filed under Featured Stories, News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry