By GERALD OLIVIER
Staff Writer
The College Station City Council
1, meet in joint session with the
banning and Zoning Commission
P&Z) at 5 p.m. Wednesday at City
lall to discuss appointment of
nembers to the new task force
)e ing created by the council.
The committee will be charged
nth a thorough review of the city's
»ning and subdivision ordinances,
twill be expected to make recom-
nendations to the council for possi
ble improvements in the ordi-
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THE BATTALION Page 3
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1974
to review zoning
' A member of the council said the
submitted by
[ate of a petition
Dominik Street residents at the last
meeting of the council may be dis
cussed, although the item is not on
the agenda.
The petition, if ruled legal, would
result in the failure of a zone change
request to create apartment zoning
between the Dominik homes and
Highway 30.
The request, from local de-
,eloper Harry Seaback, was passed
on a4 to 3 vote by the council. The
cit>'zoning ordinance states that if a
petition signed by 20 per cent of the
adjacent property owners against a
zone change request is given to the
city secretary prior to the public
hearing on the matter, a three-
fourths vote of the council will be
required to change the zoning.
City Attorney Neeley Lewis has
ruled the petition invalid because it
was not presented before the meet-
1
ing. It is now up to the council to
decide what to do.
The task force on zoning was
created by the city council at last
month’s meeting. The P&Z refused
to appoint representatives at its last
meeting, saying it did not under
stand the function of the new com
mittee.
A joint meeting with the council
was suggested at that time as one
way to answer the commission’s
questions.
P&Z member Tom Chaney said
committees previously appointed
by the council were given the duties
of the new task force.
Many of these committees have
been inactive for long periods. The
city’s Beautification committee, for
instance, hasn’t met in three years.
The council must reactivate these
committees to obtain members for
the new task force.
Among the groups to be reacti
vated include the Building Code of
Adjustments. Members of the
board will be appointed at
Wednesday’s council meeting.
Also on the agenda is a discussion
of the use of the hotel-motel tax re
venue. The council has agreed to
spend at least 10 per cent of the
revenue for a brochure on College
Station. A report from the commit
tee set up by the council to develop
this brochure will be presented at
the meeting.
The possibility of building a
community center with the remain
der of the revenue has been discus
sed.
Judicial Board opts for injunction
The Judicial Board passed a mo
tion granting itself the power of in
junction at a meeting Sunday after
noon.
Injunction is a legal proceeding
halting a disputed action.
As the board discussed whether
injunction lies in the board’s juris
diction, Chairman Jerri Ward said
the Supreme Court’s jurisdiction is
New jury takes seat
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A new 85th District Court Grand
Jury was sworn in by District Judge
W. C. Davis Wednesday.
Of the 12 members, five are
women and seven are men. Their
term began Oct. 30 and will last for
six months.
Jury foreman is Gregory Rod
riguez of 405 Tatum and the other
members are: Leon Trenckmann,
4109 Nagel, Bryan; Mrs. Gerry
Chandler, Rt. 3, Box 131-B, Bryan;
Beatrice Toliver, 1518 Lincoln,
Bryan; W. L. David, 2706
Pinehurst, Bryan; Mrs. Mel Pruitt,
804 Waco, Bryan and Joe Pat-
ranella, 206 S. Haswell, Bryan.
Others include: Mrs. Wesley
Donaldson, 1215 Ridgefield Circle
S., College Station; Mrs. Mack
Conner, Wellborn; Claude Davis,
1608 Oakview, Bryan; W. L. Pen-
berthy, 603 Hensel Dr., Bryan and
D. A. Anderson, 1202 Foster E.,
Bryan man
hospitalized
after wreck
A Bryan man, Greg Baxter, 19, of
304B N. Park, was listed in good
condition at St. Joseph Hospital
after an automobile accident at Fin-
feather Drive and Dodge Street
around 5:50 p.m. Monday.
Baxter was traveling north on
Pinfeather Drive when he collided
with a car driven by Ledell Spies of
2006 Beck. Spies was traveling
south on Finfeather when he made a
left turn onto Dodge Street and hit
Baxter.
Baxter sustained forehead lacera
tions and minor back injuries. He
was admitted to St. Joseph Hospital
where he is under observation.
Spies received minor injuries
from the accident.
He was charged with driving
while intoxicated and released on a
$250 cash bond.
Local poem
in ‘Quartet’
The current issue of “Quartet”
literary magazine, based on the
Texas A&M campus, is out. A long
poem by Joseph Donaldson, as
sociate professor of environmental
design, is one of the highlights.
Q- What Do These Two Men Have in Common?
College Station.
The Grand Jury is appointed
twice a year and are chosen from
voter registration lists. The term
will expire April 7.
determined by the enabling docu
ment of the Constitution.
Member Mike Perrin said in the
board’s situation the pertinent
enabling document would be the
University Rules and Regulations.
“From a practical standpoint,
students don’t have any say except
what the university gives them. It’s
all subject to President Jack Wil
liams,” Perrin said. “If he does no
thing about it, he is implicitly grant
ing us the power.
“We can only use it if students
bring cases asking us to use it. We
have to write it so students will want
to use it. It’s just another check on
other branches of government,”
said Perrin.
The Student Senate recently pas
sed a resolution granting the board a
24-hour power of injunction in cases
of election violations.
“It’s not in the legislature’s juris
diction to grant power to another
branch over itself. What they’ve just
done is unconstitutional. They can’t
increase our power except by con
stitutional amendment,” said Sam
Walser, board member. “But we
can’t act on it until a case is brought
before us as legislative interpreta
tion. ”
The board will discuss the exact
procedure for issuing an injunction
at its next meeting 5 p.m. Wednes
day.
Also at the next meeting, Ward
will present a revised list of by-laws
and standing rules of order for the
board’s approval.
A. Transcendental Meditation.
What do Maj. Gen. Franklin M. Davis and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi have in
common?
They both practice Transcendental Meditation, TM.
Transcendental Meditation is an effortless mental technique which produces a
dearer, more relaxed mind and improves health. TM is easy to learn and is
Practiced only a few minutes morning and evening while sitting comfortably.
Transcendental Meditation involves no change in lifestyle and no acceptance of j
an y philosophy.
Free Introductory Lecture
Wednesday, Nov. 6
4 & 8 pm
Rm 226 Library
Students International Meditation Society — 846-5097
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Eddie Dominques — Class of ’66
Joe Arciniega — Class of ’74
Greg Price — No Class at all
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