Infomaniacs: March 30, 2015 (7:00am)

Filing Deadline Is Approaching For College Station And Bryan City Council And School Board Elections

The deadline is approaching to file in November’s College Station and Bryan city council and school board elections. As of Thursday, August 15 at noon. There are two contested races for College Station city council. Seeking the place three seat are David White and Valen Cepak. Linda Harvell is not eligible to run again for the place three seat due to term limits. Seeking the place four seat is Aron Collins. Running for re-election in place five is incumbent Bob Yancy. Seeking the place six seat are Tre Watson and Craig Regan. Dennis Maloney is not eligible to run again for the place six seat due to term limits. Click HERE to be directed to the city of College Station elections webpage. All four incumbent Bryan city council members have filed for re-election. There is one contested election. For the single member district four seat, Shane Savage has filed for the position currently held by James Edge, who previously filed for re-election. Jared Salvato filed for single member district three. Marca Ewers-Shurtleff has filed for single member district five. Kevin Boriskie has filed for the city-wide at-large position. Click HERE to be directed to the city of Bryan elections webpage. One person has filed for the College Station ISD school board. Darin Paine is seeking his second term as the at large place one member. Kristin Wilson has filed for the at large place two position. Click HERE to be directed to the College Station ISD elections website. Two people have filed for Bryan ISD school board. David Stennis has filed for the district wide at large seat. Ruthie Waller is seeking her fourth term representing BISD’s single member district four. Click HERE to be directed to the Bryan ISD elections website. The filing period continues through August 19th.

Bryan Man’s Sixth Arrest In 18 Months Charges Him With Possessing 300 THC Vape Pens

A Bryan man’s sixth arrest since February 2022 charges him with possessing 300 vape pens containing what a Brazos County sheriff’s arrest report says is a “large amount” of THC. A sheriff’s spokesman tells WTAW News the estimated street value of the combined 600 grams of THC is $24,000 dollars. The arrest report says a deputy stopped the car driven by 19 year old Steven Lopez for speeding and a missing taillight cover. After Lopez was seen shaking so bad that he could not make a phone call and after Lopez denied consent to search his car, the Brazos County deputy received assistance for a K-9 from Robertson County. After the K-9 deputy detected narcotics, the car was searched. That led to finding four large unopened boxes with the THC vape pens and $985 dollars in cash. Online court records say Lopez is accused of violating probation following a drug conviction in 2022, he is also awaiting two trials on more drug charges in 2022 and 2023, and he is awaiting a third trial on three counts of sexual assault of a child that took place in 2022 and 2023. Online jail records show bond has increased in the district court cases. Lopez remains jailed as of August 14th on bonds totaling $602,000 dollars.

Bryan City Council Delays Final Action After A Majority Supports Rezoning For A Luxury Apartment Complex

A majority of Bryan city council members express no opposition to rezoning land north of the Premiere movie complex to build 150 luxury apartments. But final action was delayed. That followed more than one hour of discussion involving council members, the landowner, and opponents who included neighboring homeowners and the presidents of the Austin’s Colony and Greenbriar homeowners associations. The opponents favored keeping current zoning for retail development. The landowner, Wayne Courreges III, said he wants to buy additional land surrounding his proposed apartment complex to develop what he calls “top retail”. Courreges said he preferred building three story apartment buildings containing one and two bedroom units versus a four story hotel, which he is allowed to do with current zoning. Councilman James Edge said he was “intrigued” about building a hotel. Mayor Bobby Gutierrez, who supported the apartments, said that would have less impact on the homeowners than the hotel or other structures allowed under current zoning. The council unanimously approved Jared Salvato’s motion to delay action one month. Salvato wanted to give the landowner and city staff time to study how to minimize safety risks associated with extending Sam Rayburn Drive to Austin’s Colony Parkway. That intersection is near what is described as a blind curve on Austin’s Colony Parkway. The intersection is also close to three Bryan ISD schools. Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from landowner Wayne Courreges III. Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the city of Bryan. Click below to hear comments from the August 13, 2024 Bryan city council meeting. Listen to “Bryan city council delays final action after a majority supports rezoning for a luxury apartment complex” on Spreaker.