The city website (cstx.gov) has been unavailable since Thursday afternoon. We sincerely regret the inconvenience, and Our vendor is working on the problem and hopes the issue is resolved soon. In the meantime, we offer these links and contact information if you have business with the city. Continue reading Essential city information while website is down
By Colin Killian, Public Communications Manager
COVID-19 has affected just about every aspect of our lives since mid-March. At the City of College Station, we expect that impact to continue well into our next fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1.
The city’s proposed Fiscal Year 2020-21 budget —presented to the city council Thursday night — takes a strategic approach to address our community’s short-term, mid-term, and long-term needs in these uncertain times. The council takes a more in-depth look at the numbers beginning with Monday’s first budget workshop, followed by additional sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The budget workshops can be accessed through Zoom. We’ll post the presentations from each day here:
A public hearing on the budget and tax rate will be Aug. 13. The council will consider adopting the budget and tax rate on Aug. 27. Continue reading “Proposed city budget reflects COVID-19 challenges”
While the 2019 Citizen Survey makes it apparent that College Station stacks up well with other Texas cities, we also recognize we have many areas that need improvement — and that’s even more valuable to us than the positive ratings. Continue reading Citizen survey provides valuable insight to city leaders
By Colin Killian, Public Communications Manager
It’s no secret that College Station is one of the country’s fastest growing small cities. Our population has increased about 36 percent in the last decade.
Over 103,000 people now call College Station home — and more are on the way. Conservative estimates say we could add another 40,000 residents in the next 10 years, with the student populations at Texas A&M and Blinn College continuing to expand.
With that rapid growth comes a demand for adequate infrastructure and core services related to public safety and parks.
City staff has spent months studying the city’s immediate and long-range needs while consulting with residents and other stakeholder groups. The result is what we consider a responsible FY2016 budget that will help us keep pace with our growth and meet the increased demand for city services we expect in the coming years.
Continue reading “Proposed FY16 Budget presented to city council”
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In the late 1980s, the Cold War was coming to an end, the World Wide Web had not been born, and the fax machine was considered cutting-edge technology.
About that time, the City of College Station purchased fancy new business management software.
A quarter of a century later, those fax machines are gathering dust and the internet is a necessity. Meanwhile, College Station’s population has doubled, yet the city is still using that same software system.
But it’s not so fancy, anymore. In fact, it’s barely functional.
That’s why the city is investing more than $5 million in a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that can fully and effectively handle our wide range of business needs and activities.
Continue reading “Technology upgrade will help improve city services, processes”
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared in the The Eagle on Sunday.
Jan. 11 was my last day as College Station’s city manager, which means the emails have stopped and my once-packed calendar is now clear. After 40 years of public service, this feels pretty good. I’m not quite done yet — I have some other things I’d like to do before begrudgingly accepting the label of “retired.”
I’d like to use this blog to look back at my four very exciting, always challenging, and supremely rewarding years with the City of College Station. As I told my staff during a small reception on my last day, I’ve never worked with a group of professionals — from front-line workers to department heads — more focused on serving the public.
Continue reading “Neeley reflects on tenure as College Station’s city manager”
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