WTAW - Interviews

City Secretary Mary Lynne Stratta visits with WTAW's Chelsea Reber about the return of hear citizens for non-agenda items, how citizens can sign up, the interlocal agreement with the City of College Station regarding the new sewer trunkline, and more during her appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast includes comments from the April 25, 2024 College Station city council meeting.

The College Station city council tables a $1 million dollar change order on the design of a sewer trunkline that will keep it out of south Bryan residential neighborhoods.

The motion made during the council's April 25th meeting by William Wright came after hearing the city of Bryan has not signed an amended interlocal agreement that formalizes a resolution passed by the Bryan council in February.

City manager Bryan Woods told the council that they have tried to get the city of Bryan to sign an interlocal agreement.

Mayor John Nichols confirmed that tabling the vote applied only to the change order and not the rest of the design contract.

While the new route of the trunkline stays out of Bryan's residential neighborhoods, it does cross into Bryan near the Burton Creek wastewater treatment plant.

The College Station council's unanimous vote was to bring back the change order on May 23rd.

Click HERE to read and download the proposed change order contract that was tabled by the College Station city council during its April 25, 2024 meeting.

Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the College Station council's April 25, 2024 meeting.

College Station Mayor John Nichols visits with WTAW's Chelsea Reber about last weekend's heavy rain, the change order to the new sewer trunkline, selling land in the College Station Business Center, paid parking near Kyle Field during special events, Amazon's drone delivery service, this July's fireworks show, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast is a visit with officer Seth Waller of the Bryan police department and WTAW's Bill Oliver.

Another event is returning after the pandemic.

For the first time since 2019, the Bryan police department is offering a junior police academy for high school students.

Officer Seth Waller says particpants in the two week program will be exposed to BPD's various divisions.

Waller also says BPD uses the academy in part as a recruiting tool.

The first day, June 10th, is an orientation day and the last day, June 21st, is a graduation program.

More information is on BPD's Instagram and Facebook pages.

Dr. Susan Ballabina, Chief of Staff for Texas A&M's President, visits with WTAW's Chelsea Reber about the end of the semester, spring commencement, the capacity and student experience studies, administrative updates, lay offs in the athletic department, upcoming events, and more during her appearance on The Infomaniacs.

This podcast contains comments from the April 25, 2024 College Station city council meeting.

The end of the April 25, 2024 College Station city council meeting was a discussion about the recent open house by Amazon's drone delivery service. 

Linda Harvell was one of at least two councilmembers who joined homeowners who live next or near Amazon's drone-port. There was no opposition to her request for staff to research if the city could do anything to move the drone delivery operation to an industrial area.

Councilman Dennis Maloney, who also attended, said that he was told Amazon's new drone vehicle will be 40 percent quieter.

The council also heard from one public speaker, a homeowner who lives in the vicinity of the Amazon operation.

This podcast is a visit with United Way of the Brazos Valley (UWBV) vice president Kat Gammon, the director of UWBV partner agency Voices For Children-Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Amy Faulkner, and WTAW's Bill Oliver.

Dr. Nate Sharp, Dean of Mays Business School, and Kathy Mays Johnson, President of the Mays Family Foundation, visit with WTAW's Chelsea Reber about the donation. You will also hear comments from Texas A&M System Chancellor John Sharp.

Emily Fisher, Public Works Director, visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about the annual streets report, street maintenance, an upcoming public meeting, and more during her appearance on The Infomaniacs.

Chris Ortegon from Destination Bryan visits with WTAW's Scott DeLucia about Michael Hearne's Big Barn Dance, what attendees can expect, how the event came to Bryan, upcoming events in Downtown Bryan, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs.