Jeff Kersten, Assistant City Manager, visits with WTAW’s Chelsea Reber about the city budget, economic development, graduation weekend, next week’s city council meeting, street maintenance, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs on Friday, May 10, 2024.
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Captain Luis Villanueva visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia about the Building Hope campaign, plans for the new Center of Hope, who the new facilities will serve, how to get involved, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs on Monday, May 20, 2024. Listen to “B/CS Salvation Army Update on The Infomaniacs” on Spreaker.
College Station city council members express no opposition to adding three baseball fields at Veterans Park. This follows construction coming to a halt at Texas Independence Park…originally named Southeast Park off Rock Prairie Road…due to soil conditions. The council was told soil testing continues on the Veterans Park property by a company that is not the one who conducted tests at Texas Independence Park, where construction was stopped after the city spent more than $5 million in infrastructure. Staff told the council the infrastructure that was built at Texas Independence Park will be used. At Veterans Park, the council was told that if additional fields are built near the University Drive entrance, it would three or four years before construction is completed. The council was also told that staff is in communication with youth baseball officials about alternative sites for games that will be displaced by ballfield renovations at Bachmann Park. 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. Listen to “College Station city council directs staff to proceed with adding baseball fields at Veterans Park” on Spreaker.
The city of College Station shares on social media, consequences of Thursday’s (May 16) flooding rains. Storm damage resulted in closing South Dowling Road between Koppe Bridge and I&GN Roads until emergency repairs are completed. And city residents who lost trash containers are asked to look for them before asking for a replacement. City officials say the containers, which have addresses stenciled, could have floated away by flooding rains and/or been blown away. Neighbors who find stray containers are asked to return them to their home. The National Weather Service recorded wind gusts at Easterwood Airport during Thursday’s storms as high as 49 miles per hour and total rainfall of 3.31 inches. WTAW listeners texted (979-695-1620) on Friday the following rain gauge amounts from Thursday’s storms: 6.41 inches in College Station’s Raintree neighborhood. 5.5 inches NNW of Easterwood Airport. 5 inches in Bryan’s Wheeler Ridge neighborhood. 5 inches in Snook. 3.5 inches in the 7-11 Ranch area south of College Station. 3.34 inches in the Cross community of Grimes County. 3 inches in College Station’s Great Oaks Estates neighborhood. Reports received as of 6 p.m. Thursday: 5.59 inches in two hours east of Bryan in the Steep Hollow area at FM 1179 and Merka Road. 5 inches in Bryan’s Memorial Forest neighborhood. 4.26 inches in Bryan’s historic eastside district. 3.5 inches three miles north of Anderson. 1.3 inches east of Hearne in the Blackjack community.
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