Bryan Mayor Bobby Gutierrez visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia about flood mitigation, power generation units, their business relationship with Texas A&M University, the new president of the Brazos Valley Economic Development Corporation, First Friday, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs on Wednesday, January 31, 2024.
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Councilman James Edge visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia about Police Chief Eric Buske’s retirement, progress at the Phillips Event Center, Bryan’s Midtown Park’s signature playground, restroom buildings at the park, a call for lifeguards, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Listen to “Bryan Councilman James Edge on The Infomaniacs” on Spreaker.
A review by Brazos County commissioners of the May 4th election started with a review of election security. The conversation ended with stories about voters whose votes were not counted. Elections administrator Trudy Hancock says people leave with their ballots instead of inserting them into scanners. Hancock says election workers try to spot voters before they walk out. And voters get a message on the screen after they make their choices to place ballots in the scanner. Hancock told commissioners that no discrepancies were found in the partial manual recounts of two elections that were held May 4th. And she also explained the process of how partial manual recounts are done. One of the May 4th elections involved using voting centers to take ballots regarding the bond propositions from College Station and Navasota ISD’s and the referendum from emergency services district two. The other election, selecting board members to the Wellborn special utility district, was done at the SUD’s office. Click below to hear comments from the May 14, 2024 Brazos County commission meeting. Listen to “Brazos County commissioners review of the May 4th election includes reminding voters to not walk out with their paper ballot” on Spreaker.
The College Station city council resumes its conversation about fees charged for parks and recreation programs. The discussion at Monday’s council meeting (May 13), there will agreement to continue studying possible increases. Much of the discussion was about non residents paying more, if not all the cost. Elizabeth Cunha favored a non resident rate that covers one hundred percent of the city’s costs because they do not pay property taxes. Linda Harvell said non residents still contribute by paying sales taxes. The council was told that the cost of providing senior programs in College Station is $651 dollars per person. Currently, College Station residents pay $27 dollars for a yearly pass and non residents pay $35 dollars. Mayor John Nichols noted the city receives 38 percent of its revenue from sales taxes, and about the same percentage from property taxes. The council agreed to let city staff and College Station’s parks and recreation advisory board continue their studies about future fee increases. Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the May 13, 2024 College Station city council meeting. Click below to hear comments from the May 13, 2024 College Station city council meeting.
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