CSAN Discussion Board

Work has begun on review of the Comprehensive Plan. This is the decision for the direction our city will move for the next 10 years. If it resembles the last Comp Plan, it won't mean much. In 2018, there were 21 rezonings, 17 amendments to the UDO, and 4 Comprehensive Plan amendments processed

College Station City Council is considering adding additional options for Single-Family Overlays, however there is little chance the option-no more than 2 unrelated- will be included in the "pick list" if the Planning and Zoning Commission is any indication. The March 7 workshop included a few addit

Where have all the contributions come from. We have one candidate who has had nearly $30,000 available for this campaign, more than twice the amount raised by all other candidates combined. If you want to see where all the money came from, here's a spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d

By Shirley Dupriest Every parent wants their kids to grow up in a neighborhood where they are safe, confident and loved. College Station’s neighborhoods have this reputation, but it may not continue to be the case if we don’t encourage leadership to envision, fund, and execute policy that will serve

Like our Facebook page to stay informed about this election and issues that impact College Station. Contact your College Station friends and invite them to like our page . Share Facebook posts in support of these candidates, and share a link to their pages. Talk to your friends and neighbors and

We need neighborhood captains to help mobilize voters for the upcoming City Council election. Do you know your neighbors? Would you like to get to know your neighbors? This is a fun and exciting project. These are nonpartisan races. But the development community will try to run City Council resul

This is a Letter to the Editor, but unsure it will be published. Your help is critical. How do Brazos County residents provide input to the Capital Improvement Plan and Budget? In 2016-2017 Brazos County and Nantucket residents altered the 2050 BCSMPO Thoroughfare Map by downgrading Arrington from

This letter is from Nan Crouse. I was invited to join CSAN after some members saw a letter I’d written. It was a last ditch effort to encourage people to vote for the two neighborhood-friendly City Council candidates who were running in the last election, and I was sending the letter to everyone I k

There are lots of great resources for neighborhood advocates out there. Here's one that was recently suggested by Barbara Moore, our wonderful Neighborhood & Community Relations Coordinator: http://www.abundantcommunity.com/

Julie Schultz wrote, " It appears that only a small number of those who have neighborhood issues believe they are being ignored. " I'd love to hear whether people form neighborhoods all around town feel like they're being ignored or not.

The most important thing we can do to protect our neighborhoods is to assure that the city council is neighborhood friendly. This is not the case at this time. it is most frustrating to attend city council and P and Z meetings and, despite overwhelming opposition to harmful land use changes see thes

Have you been to Wolf Penn Creek amphitheater? I love going to the Starlight music series. These free concerts under the stars in the Spring bring the community together on the hill in such a wonderful way. It is a great opportunity to meet friends from your neighborhood for a pleasant evening toget

Note: This is my opinion alone and not necessarily that of this organization. So, In last Thursday’s Council meeting by a vote of 4-2 the council went against the wishes of most citizens, most notably those in the neighborhood directly affected. They also defied the neighborhood plan by allowing

Great piece from KBTX about the Former Mayors' group. http://www.kbtx.com/content/news/Exclusive-Former-mayors-express-concerns-about-College-Stations-rapid-growth-453497023.html

As soon as the schedule of meetings by the company providing the review is available, we will post on this site for all our members and interested citizens.