NBA Lone Star Roundup: Wednesday, February 2nd

College Station City Council Grants An Impact Fee Appeal

Since 2015, a local developer has been working on a multi family housing and commercial project across FM 60 from Easterwood Airport along Turkey Creek Road. Having planned to pay the city of College Station $213,000 dollars in impact fees, Caldwell Companies successfully appealed to the city council not having to pay another $257,000 under a new rate schedule. The five to one vote followed one hour of discussion from city staff, council members, and Caldwell representatives. The final vote followed a motion from mayor John Nichols to deny the appeal, which died for the lack of a second. Nichols made the lone vote against the appeal. Click HERE to read and download background information from the city of College Station. Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the city of College Station. Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from Caldwell Companies. Click below to hear comments from the April 25, 2024 College Station city council meeting.  

Brazos County Commission Proclamations For Corrections Officers And Nurses

This week is National Correctional officers and employees week and National Nurses week. Brazos County commissioners issued proclamations last week, which was followed by comments from county officials and employees. Click HERE to read and download the Brazos County proclamation for corrections officers. Click HERE to read and download the Brazos County proclamation for nurses. Click below to hear comments from the April 30, 2024 Brazos County commission meeting.  

Vehicle Burglary Arrests By College Station And Bryan Police

The 28th time that a 29 year old Bryan man is booked into the Brazos County jail, it is on district court warrants charging him with two vehicle burglaries that took place on April 5th and April 24th. In one of the cases, the Bryan police arrest report says one of the victims and a friend tried to run down Ronzani Taylor Jr. after they saw him in the victim’s pickup truck that was parked near the courthouse. Officers identified Taylor as the suspect after finding his cell phone, which he left behind inside the victim’s truck, and video from traffic cameras in downtown Bryan. In addition to formal charges being filed in the misdemeanor burglary cases, Taylor is also awaiting trial on a felony charge of evading arrest in July of 2023. Taylor remained in jail as of May 6th in lieu of bonds totaling $8,000 dollars. College Station police arrest a man and a woman twice during April on charges of breaking into three vehicles and attempted theft. CSPD arrest reports say a doorbell camera caught 19 year old Emily Velazquez-Martinez and 24 year old Alec Hunsinger pulling on the door handles of two locked vehicles parked in the same driveway. The arrest reports also say the couple confessed to burglarizing and attempting to break into numerous vehicles on the same street during daytime hours on April 17th. Martinez and Hunsinger are out of jail after posting bonds totaling $12,000 dollars apiece.