COUNCIL TO CONSIDER NOMINATING BLUE BELL FOR ENTERPRISE ZONE PROGRAM

  

The Brenham City Council has called a special meeting for Friday afternoon.  On the agenda for the meeting, the council will consider nominating Blue Bell Creameries to the Texas Enterprise Zone Program.  The program is administered by the Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism Division.  It allows communities to nominate companies to be eligible to receive a refund of state sales and use taxes based on their capital investments and job creation or retention.  The program is designed to encourage private investment and job creation in economically distressed areas.

Also on Friday’s agenda, council will again consider a resolution opposing the Bluebonnet Haven Residential Facility.  The resolution was on last Thursday’s council agenda, but no vote was taken on it due to the lack of a quorum after Councilmember Danny Goss recued himself because his company served as a contractor on the project.  The Bluebonnet Haven Facility is currently under construction on Highway 36 South, just outside the city limits.  The Brenham School Board passed a resolution opposing the facility in April citing its impact on the special education student percentage in the district and the lack of resources needed to educate them.  The County Commissioners passed a resolution opposing the facility at their May 1st meeting.

The Brenham City Council meets Friday afternoon at 2:00 on the second floor of City Hall.