Infomaniacs: August 30, 2013 (8:00am)

College Station Residential Trash Customers Will Face A Fine Instead Of Going To Municipal Court For Leaving Containers Too Long At The Curb

The penalty for College Station residents who leave out their trash containers near the street too long is changing. The city council voted five to one at their last meeting (June 12) to support a staff recommendation to impose a fee of $25.50 that is added to a customer’s utility bill. Councilman David White, who said he has been late moving his trash containers away from the curb, voted no because he wanted a workshop discussion on the ramifications of adding the fee. The council’s vote also reflected extending the time for a customer to move containers away from curbs from 12 to 24 hours. The civil fine is already in place in the Northgate district, where customers have until nine a.m. to move their trash containers. The new fee replaces residential customers facing going to municipal court for taking too long to move containers away from curbs. Click HERE to read and download the ordinance that was approved at the June 12, 2025 College Station city council meeting. Click below to hear comments from the June 12, 2025 College Station city council meeting. Listen to “College Station residential trash customers will face a fine instead of going to Municipal Court for leaving containers too long at the curb” on Spreaker.

Brazos County Commission Extends The Contract Of A Grant Writer After Learning His Accomplishments

There will be a fourth year that Brazos County commissioners hire someone to write grant applications. The contract is part of the budget that was approved before two new commissioners were elected last November. One of the new commissioners, Fred Brown, questioned how $48,000 dollars was spent during the first year before being part of a unanimous vote during the commission’s last meeting (June 10). County auditor Katie Conner gave some examples of what the grant writer has done. Then the grant writer told commissioner Chuck Konderla he has generated almost $3.8 million dollars, with more applications being considered. Staff told commissioners that they plan to request the expenditure again for the next county budget. Click HERE to read and download the contract that was approved at the June 10, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting. Click HERE to read and download the original contract. Click below to hear comments from the June 10, 2025 county commission meeting. Listen to “Brazos County commissioners extend the contract of a third party grant writer” on Spreaker.

College Station City Council Is Asked To “Reinterpret” The Cemetery Ordinance To Allow Pet Ashes In Columbariums

The lone speaker during the public comment portion of last Thursday’s College Station city council meeting (June 12) asked that the city cemetery ordinance be re-interpreted. Lisa Burton wants to place in her mother’s columbarium, the ashes of her late mother’s cat. Burton says while the city ordinance says “cemeteries are set apart for the interment of human remains”, she says the ordinance can be interpreted to say columbariums are not restricted to only the internment of human remains…that the phrase “set apart” does not mean “restricted to”. Burton said friends told her to add the cat’s ashes without notifying city officials, but Burton said “that’s not the way I believe things should be done.” She also told the council that “the city can not make me a promise beyond 100 percent that there are not animal/pet ashes already with their owners in any of the cemeteries here.” Five and a half hours after Burton’s comments, just before the council ended its public business at midnight, councilman David White asked for more information about the city cemetery ordinance with the possibility of discussing this at a future workshop. Click HERE to read and download the city of College Station ordinance regarding cemeteries, as taken from the city website on June 12, 2025. Click below to hear comments from the June 12, 2025 College Station city council meeting. Listen to “College Station city council is asked to "reinterpret" the cemetery ordinance to allow pet ashes in columbariums” on Spreaker.