Infomaniacs: January 02, 2013 (8:00am)

College Station City Council Continues Studying Possible Fee Changes For Parks & Recreation Programs

For the second time in three months, the College Station city council discusses increasing fees for parks and recreation programs and services. Dominating the more than one hour discussion during the council’s July 25th meeting, was how much of the actual cost should be paid by users who don’t live in College Station. Currently, non-residents pay a 20 percent surcharge on most programs and services. Mayor John Nichols believed there were four votes to have a rate structure for non residents that is 25 percent higher. The discussion also included Bryan residents paying a surcharge similar to what Bryan charges for College Station residents, and a higher rate for non-residents who do not live in Bryan. The council is also considering staff proposals to solicit sponsorship money from private businesses, have sports participants pay umpires and referees, and increasing marketing and promotional efforts to get more participants. The College Station council will consider final action on a new fee schedule during its August 22nd meeting. Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the July 25, 2024 College Station city council meeting. Click below to hear comments from the July 25, 2024 College Station city council meeting. Listen to “College Station city council continues studying possible fee changes for parks & recreation programs” on Spreaker.

City of College Station Update on WTAW

Caroline Ask, Solid Waste Division Manager, visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia about move in/move out season, placement of bulk items and brush piles, how to be a good neighbor, collection days, and more during her appearance on The Infomaniacs on Friday, August 2, 2024. Listen to “City of College Station Update on The Infomaniacs” on Spreaker.

Purchase Of Two New Bryan Fire Department Engines Gets City Council Approval

Bryan city council members without discussion during July’s regular meeting, approve purchasing two new fire engines. Click HERE to read and download background information about the purchase. Click HERE to read and download the proposal that was approved at the July 9, 2024 Bryan city council meeting. Background information given to the council says it will take between two and five years to build the engines. BFD regularly uses five engines that have been 42,000 and 115,000 miles. The council was told that the heavily used engines has resulted in mechanical issues that keeps them out of service for longer periods of time. BFD has three reserve fire engines that have logged between 103,000 and 127,000 miles. The price for each of the new engines are $1.5 million dollars. After they are delivered, older units will be sold, auctioned, or donated to another department.