5 things to watch at Thursday’s city council meeting

By Colin Killian Public Communications Manager

The College Station City Council meets Thursday at 5 p.m. at city hall. The meeting is streamed live on Suddenlink Channel 19 and at cstx.gov/cstv19.

To join online, go to Zoom or call 888 475 4499 and enter webinar number 967 2839 3278. If the call-in number isn’t working, access will be limited to Zoom.

To address the council about any item on the workshop or regular agenda, you must register with the city secretary by 3 p.m. or call 979-764-3500 and provide your name and phone number. Written comments will be provided to the council members.

Complete agenda and background materials

Here are five items to watch:

1. Phillips-Brewster Rezoning

After a public hearing, the council will consider a request to change the zoning for about 30 acres located west of the Phillips Parkway-Brewster Drive intersection to allow single-family housing. 

2. Southwest Crossing Expansion

After a public hearing, the council will consider a request to change the zoning for about 0.6 acres east of the Wellborn Road-Southland Street intersection. The applicant intends to expand the Southwest Crossing commercial center and develop a drive-thru restaurant with buffering to the nearby single-family neighborhood.

3. Midtown-Highway 6 Rezoning

After a public hearing, the council will consider a rezoning request that proposes a concept plan under the existing Planned Development District for about 13 acres at the corner of Midtown Drive and the State Highway 6 frontage road. The change would allow medical uses that support the nearby Baylor Scott & White hospital and the surrounding area.

4. Graham Road Land Use, Zoning

After a public hearing, the council will consider a request to change the land use and zoning for about 10 acres at 1660 Graham Road to allow at townhome development.

5. 2022 Bond Election

The council will consider creating a citizen advisory committee and setting a tentative schedule for a 2022 bond election for infrastructure and facility capital improvements.

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Colin Killian has been with the City of College Station since 2010 after serving 23 years as the associate media relations director for the Texas A&M Athletics Department. Killian has also worked as a reporter and editor for the Corpus Christi Caller-Times and Lewisville News. A native of Hobbs, N.M., he graduated from Texas Tech with a bachelor’s degree in journalism/political science.

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