Live Blog: Thursday’s city council meetings (Feb. 14)

Live Blog: Thursday’s city council meetings (Feb. 14)

Sitting (L-R): Mayor Pro Tem Linda Harvell, Mayor Karl Mooney, Eleanor Vessali. Standing (L-R): Bob Brick, Jerome Rektorik, John Nichols, Dennis Maloney.

By Colin Killian, Public Communications Manager

Welcome to our live blog from the College Station City Council’s workshop and regular meetings on Thursday, Feb. 14. It’s not the official minutes.

The meetings can be watched live on Suddenlink channel 19 or online. An archive of previous council meetings is available on the website.

5:14 p.m.

The workshop has started. No action was taken out of the executive session.
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4 ways to fight illegal dumping and keep our city clean

4 ways to fight illegal dumping and keep our city clean

You’ve seen the eyesores. The piles of garbage, tires, paint cans, and appliances that someone carelessly dumped by the side of the road or in an open field. The practice is illegal, but it still happens far too often, despite the threat of substantial fines and even jail time. Here are four ways you can help us be friendlier to our environment and keep our community clean.

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Live Blog: Thursday’s city council meetings (Oct. 8)

Live Blog: Thursday’s city council meetings (Oct. 8)

Welcome to our live blog from the College Station City Council’s workshop and regular meetings on Thursday, Oct. 8. It’s not the official minutes.

The meeting is being broadcast live on Suddenlink Channel 19 and streamed online. An archive of previous council meetings is available on the website.

5:30 p.m.

The workshop has started.

The council took action on one item discussed in executive session. By a 7-0 vote, it approved an amendment to the Research Valley Partnership’s bylaws that permits elected officials to be appointed for additional terms or partial terms by their respective city councils or the commissioners court not to exceed their time as an elected official. 

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