Fired Employee Charged in Gallery Furniture Blaze

City of College Station Update on WTAW

Tommy Schilling, Code Enforcement Supervisor, visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia about code violations, See-Click-Fix, working with other Texas cities, the new over occupancy ordinance, reporting violations, Aggie football game days, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs on Friday, August 23, 2024. Listen to “College Station Code Enforcement Supervisor Tommy Schilling on The Infomaniacs” on Spreaker.

Statewide Survey Assessing Needs of Older Texans

The deadline is approaching to take a statewide survey assessing the needs of older Texans. Stacey Urbanczyk, Program Manager for the Area Agency on Aging Brazos Valley, says survey input could impact the amount of funding their program receives. “It is very important that people who deal with seniors and love seniors and want to have input take an opportunity to do this,” says Urbanczyk. Urbanczyk says this online survey, which takes about five minutes to complete, is available through Monday, August 26th. “If we don’t let, as a community and as a region, let people know what our needs are for our seniors, nobody else may let them know,” says Urbanczyk. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is conducting the online survey to gather input from older adults, caregivers and service providers. Click HERE to take the online survey. Listen to “Provide Input on Aging Services to Support Older Texans” on Spreaker.

Emergency Repairs At Five Veterans Park Soccer Fields Due To Damage From Feral Hogs

The city of College Station closed five soccer fields at Veterans Park after they were damaged by feral hogs. Since then, emergency repairs have been made to prepare the fields for a tournament this coming weekend (August 24-25) that will draw more than 100 teams. After the tournament, is the scheduled start of regular league use. The city council on Thursday (August 22) approved a contract to spend nearly $150,000 dollars from the parks and recreation budget. The contract said repairs were scheduled to start August 12 and supposed to be completed by August 22. As for the hogs, city staff contacted the local parks and wildlife game warden for assistance. Councilmembers pointed out that irrigating the repaired fields uses recycled water. And in response to a council question, parks and recreation director Kelsey Heiden said city employees are working to restripe all the fields. Click HERE to read and download background information and the contract that was approved at the August 22, 2024 College Station city council meeting. Click below to hear comments from the August 22, 2024 College Station city council meeting.