Bryan City Council Learns Rudder Freeway Will Be Expanded

Bryan City Council Gives More Time To Finish The Midtown Park Movie, Bowling, And Restaurant Complex

For the second time, the Bryan city council gives more time to finish construction of the Midtown Park entertainment complex that began with a movie theater, bowling, and restaurant. The council with no public discussion, approved a second amendment to an economic development agreement at their October regular meeting. Click HERE to read and download the original development agreement. Click HERE to read and download the first amendment. Click HERE To read and download the second amendment that was approved at the October 8, 2024 Bryan city council meeting. Mayor Bobby Gutierrez, visiting on WTAW’s The Infomaniacs, says the developer is getting more time because it took longer for the city to get within its budget, a $3 million dollar boardwalk at Midtown Park lake. Gutierrez says there are things at the back of the movie/bowling/restaurant building that can not be completed until the boardwalk is finished. The first delay was to add indoor and outdoor pickleball, an amphitheater, and an outdoor games area connecting to the boardwalk. That will increase the minimum appraised value of the property from $19 to $24 million dollars. The second amendment extended the completion date from December 31, 2024 until September 1, 2025. The second amendment also says the developer is spending a minimum $37 million dollars to build the complex. Click below to hear comments from Bobby Gutierrez, visiting with Scott DeLucia on WTAW’s The Infomaniacs on October 9, 2024.  

Texas A&M System Board Of Regents Committee Receives An Update On The Flagship Campus’s Future Aplin Center

A special meeting of the Texas A&M system board of regents building committee included an update on what is the second most expensive capital project at the flagship campus. Vice chancellor for business affairs Phillip Ray says the Aplin Center, that began at $50 million dollars, is now a $250 million dollar project. Ray said when Arch Aplin III, A&M class of 1980 and the founder of Buc-ee’s convenience stores announced a $50 million dollar gift in June 2022, it was a public-private partnership. Since then, the A&M system took over the project. Ray said an architect was hired three weeks ago and interviews were conducted two weeks ago with potential construction managers. The center, among other things, will host programs in in hospitality, retail studies, and food product development that includes viticulture, fermentation processes, coffee, and food science. The meeting was the first following the completion of remodeling the regents offices on the west side of the A&M memorial student center. Click below to hear comments from Phillip Ray during the October 4, 2024 Texas A&M system board of regents building committee meeting.  

Motorcyclist Killed On FM 60 East Of The Brazos River

A motorcyclist was killed in a three vehicle crash Thursday night (October 10) on FM 60 east of the Brazos River. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) reports their preliminary investigation shows on FM 60 near Vincent Road, the motorcyclist struck a westbound car that was attempting to make a U-Turn. The motorcyclist, who was thrown off his vehicle, was struck by an eastbound pickup. Killed was 69 year old James Jolly of Somerville. The drivers of the car and the pickup were not injured.