Economic Development, Public Communications

All Up In Your Business: Hot market is filling vacant properties

College Station is once again a hot market for retailers looking to establish a location. In this episode of the All Up In Your Business podcast, Communications Director Jay Socol and Economic Development Manager Aubrey Nettles talk about the vacancies where they’re seeing the most interest, some confirmed (and nearly confirmed) successes, and even the context behind some chronically vacant properties that many in College Station wonder about. He even asked her about Pappadeaux. Continue reading All Up In Your Business: Hot market is filling vacant properties

City Council, Public Communications

Proposed city budget reflects COVID-19 challenges

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”