Kevin O’Connor Kommentary May 7

College Station ISD Board Members And Superintendent Discuss The District’s Policy Of Reviewing Campus Populations & Boundary Changes

College Station ISD’s superintendent tells his board that it’s time to talk about a subject that no one wants to discuss…changing campus boundaries. Tim Harkrider brought up rezoning during June’s CSISD board meeting as he asked members to consider dropping the annual requirement that was established seven years ago to spend $25,000 dollars on a demographer to review campus populations. Click HERE to read and download College Station ISD’s policy “FC local”, which includes the yearly review of student population of campus buildings. Board members took no action during the June discussion. Neither of the subjects were not brought up during July’s CSISD board meeting. Click below to hear comments from the June 18, 2024 College Station ISD board meeting. Listen to “CSISD board members & superintendent discuss the district's policy of reviewing campus populations and boundary changes” on Spreaker.

College Station City Council Members Have Mixed Reactions To Participating In The Salvation Army’s Capital Campaign

A majority of College Station city council members tentatively supports contributing something towards the Salvation Army’s $9.1 million dollar capital campaign. How much, was not reached during a budget workshop discussion on July 16th. College Station council members were told that the Salvation Army was seeking $500,000 dollars apiece from the cities of College Station and Bryan and from Brazos County. At the time of the College Station council discussion, the request had not been brought up by the Bryan council or the county commission. Supporters of matching what Bryan and the county does were Mark Smith, Dennis Maloney, and Linda Harvell. Mayor John Nichols was willing to consider less than $500,000 dollars. He was also interested in what the Bryan council and county commission does. William Wright supported a contribution, but he did not indicate how much. Elizabeth Cunha wanted more information before making a decision. And Bob Yancy told the mayor he was opposed to a city contribution. Click below to hear comments from College Station city council members during their budget workshop on July 16, 2024:  

Brazos County Commission Awards Construction Contract For Drainage Improvements Between The Tax Office And Extension Office

Brazos County commissioners award a $704,000 dollar contract designed to improve drainage between the extension office and the tax office. The county’s purchasing agent, Charles Wendt, tells WTAW News that significant rainfall has also caused problems in the front of the extension office. Wendt says the project includes demolishing sidewalks, concrete paving, and raised planter beds. The slope of the land will be adjusted and underground pipes will be installed before replacing the concrete. A larger canopy will also be installed at the front entrance of the tax office. The project is supposed to take 90 days to complete, weather permitting. Commissioners had no comments prior to their unanimous vote at their July 23rd meeting. Click HERE to read and download the agreement approved during the July 23, 2024 Brazos County commission meeting.