CITY COUNCIL TACKLES BUSY AGENDA

  

At Thursday's City Council meeting, council members approved a development agreement between the city, the Brenham Community Development Corporation and John Beckendorf.  The agreement will allow access to Blue Bell Road from his property off of Highway 290 and Tiaden Lane.  Beckendorf plans to construct a roadway from the 290 service road across his property and connect with Blue Bell Road inside of the Brenham Business Center.  The agreement allows for that roadway to cross BCDC property and also insures that the roadway and adjacent development will meet the specifications of the BCDC.  The city will provide utilities to the development and accept the road as public right of way.

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Eddie Harrison and Ray Mildren address the City Council about the Camptown Cemetery Memorial Park.

During the public comment portion of the meeting, Council members heard a request from the group currently working on the Camptown Cemetery.  Eddie Harrison and Ray Mildren are currently cleaning up the cemetery and developing it into a memorial park.  They asked for the city’s help in addressing drainage problems on the property.  Mangrum Street dead ends at the cemetery and heavy rains cause water to flow down the street and onto the grave sites.  Camptown Cemetery began as a slave cemetery in the early 1800’s.  Harrison said that they have identified 85 graves on the site, but there could be as many as 250.

The City Council approved three grant applications for the new Brenham Pet Adoption and Animal Care Facility.  The city will seek a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Community Facilities Loan and Grants Program.  The new facility will be built adjacent to the Police Station and is expected to cost two million dollars.

The city will provide half of the funding and the other half will come from private donations.  The other grant applications will go to the Mason Foundation for assistance in design expenses and to the Meacham Foundation for construction.

The city also did some buying and selling at the Council meeting.  The council approved the purchase of two mowers for the Parks Department and an Asphalt Zipper for the Street Department.  The Asphalt Zipper is currently being leased by the city and is used to mill down old pavement and prepare the road base for new pavement.  The Council also approved the sale of a 1986 Pierce Arrow Fire Truck to the City of Columbus for $23,500.  That fire truck is being replaced by a new on in November.

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Dot Borchardt (center) and Suzi Blakey of the Washington County Victim Task Force accept a proclamation from Mayor Milton Tate designating October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
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  1. How is it that the dog pound is going to cost 2 million dollars and there is still no fire station on that side on town. Sounds like to me there is some inside deals being held here. If I remeber right there was suppose to be a fire station next to the police station. It doesnt make since to me. Guess someday there will be a fire station on that side of town. That is all.

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