Live Blog: Thursday’s city council meetings (Aug. 22)

This is a live blog from the College Station City Council’s workshop and regular meetings on Thursday, Aug. 22. It’s not the official minutes.

Both meetings are being broadcast live on Suddenlink Channel 19 and can also be watched online. An archive of previous council meetings is available on the website.

6:09 p.m.

The workshop meeting has started.

6:13 p.m.

Mayor Nancy Berry proclaimed Sept. 2-6 as Brazos Valley Fair Week with a presentation to the Brazos Valley Fair & Expo. Pictured below with the mayor are Brazos Valley Fair & Expo President Jim Mazurkiewicz (right) and executive committee member Jim McCord (left).

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Planning & Development, Public Communications

What’s allowed for gameday housing rentals – and what’s not

“Texas A&M (is) now the coolest school in the state.”
FoxSportsSouthwest.com (Feb. 6, 2013)

The buzz around Texas A&M has never been greater, and a preseason top 10 national ranking for the Aggie football team has only added to the excitement. As College Station’s population approaches 100,000, we’re rushing to keep up with new development that supports our newfound coolness and accommodates thousands of Southeastern Conference fans.

It’s no surprise that Aggie football nearly doubles College Station’s population on game weekends. Existing hotels — and even the new ones nearing completion — were booked as soon as the 2013 schedule was announced. Those who couldn’t reserve a hotel room are searching near and far for a place to stay.

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Planning & Development, Public Communications

99,093 … and counting!

College Station’s countdown to 100,000 continues.

Based on recently issued residential certificates of occupancy, the city’s Planning & Development Services department on Thursday announced July’s population estimate of:

99,093

The estimate has risen by almost 1,000 in the last two months, and we’ve almost doubled our 1990 census count of 52,456.

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Economic and Community Development, Planning & Development, Public Communications

Local housing market improves in July

College Station is one of 255 metropolitan areas across 49 states and the District of Columbia to be listed on the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI) for July, which was released Monday.

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City Council, Planning & Development, Public Communications

What happens when College Station hits 100,000?

I’ve written before about my fascination with milestone numbers. My latest fixation — shared by plenty of my coworkers — is on this little beauty: 100,000. I’m referring to College Station’s population, which is currently just shy of this mark.

100,000: When will we get there?

The safe answer is that we’ll get there soon. The 2010 Census showed College Station to be at 93,857. Believe it or not, just prior to the release of that figure, the population estimate calculated by our Planning & Development Services Office was 93,806 — a difference of only 51 and an astounding display of accuracy.

Here’s a little insight into how they track the numbers:

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City Council, Public Communications

Live Blog: Thursday’s city council meetings (May 23)

This is a live blog from the College Station City Council’s workshop and regular meetings on Thursday, May 23. It’s not the official minutes.

Both meetings are being broadcast live on Suddenlink Channel 19 and can also be watched online. An archive of previous council meetings is available on the website.

6:04 p.m.

The workshop has started.

6:07 p.m.

National Public Works Week

The council recognized this as National Public Works Week, which highlights how public works contributes to a community’s quality of life. Here’s the video the council watched about the activities of the City of College Station’s Public Works Department:

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