Action at last week’s Bryan and College Station city council meetings included approving an interlocal agreement (ILA) on sewer services in both cities.
The origin of the ILA began with homeowner opposition in south Bryan neighborhoods to the construction of a College Station sewer trunkline.
The ILA means instead of building a gravity sewer line in Bryan along Rosemary Drive, the trunkline, necessitating a lift station, will be built along College Station’s Chimney Hill Drive and Cooner Street.
The city of College Station estimates an additional cost of between $5 million and $10 million dollars.
What will be College Station’s fourth phase of their northeast trunkline project will expand sewer capacity in College Station’s northern service areas, including Northgate, with upgrades to the Hensel Park Lift Station, the force main, and a large-diameter trunkline.
A statement on the city of College Station’s blog says “The agreement ensures College Station has the approval to proceed with the infrastructure in those areas. The ILA also outlines the cities’ willingness to decommission College Station’s Valley Park Lift Station near FM 2818 and FM 60.”
The College Station blog post also says “Under the agreement, the City of Bryan will contribute up to $200,000 toward a future project to redirect sanitary sewer flow and transfer the affected service area to the City of Bryan. It also includes provisions for Bryan to potentially provide sewer service to areas north of Highway 30 between Elmo Weedon Road and Cole Lane after its proposed eastside wastewater treatment plant is completed.”
The College Station council unanimously approved the ILA, then without opposition approved paying another $1 million dollars to make design changes to the trunkline associated with the relocation.
Comments before last Thursday’s (November 14) College Station council unanimous vote came from mayor John Nichols and city manager Bryan Woods.
There were no public comments by Bryan council members at last Tuesday’s meeting (November 12) prior to their unanimous vote.
Click below to hear some comments from the November 14, 2024 College Station city council meeting.