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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1978
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Homer Adams, 55, 205 Timber,
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J Are you in favor of the continued
lequirement of a conditional use
■permit for fraternities and
■sororities to build their own houses?
1 I don’t like the conditional use
■permit concept. I would rather see
■zoning control for the fraternity and
■sorority house building than the
■conditional use permit. I don’t see
•why we couldn t set up a zone that
I fraternities and sororities could build
loh without a permit. Certainly there
Ijs an area in College Station that
Iwould be satisfactory for fraternity
land sorority house building.
[ What role should the students of
Texas A&M play in city govern
ment
Students should have input be
cause they do make up a big part of
the city. They are welcome to com
ment and observe. 'I hey should and
ought to have input and the Council
should pay attention to it.
Are you in favor of allowing the
city council, place 2
city to expand in an eastward direc
tion even though that area lies in a
flood plain?
I don t think expansion in that di
rection can be stopped. There are
people with money to spend on de
velopment and they are going to do
what they want. They have to have
some say in how they spend what is
theirs. I was on City Council when
we set up the flood plain ordinance.
It allowed property owners to obtain
flood insurance. One of the stipula
tions when you do that, where the
government pays half the flood in
surance premium, is that there will
be no further building in the plain of
property that will flood. So, it is pos
sible to build out there, but what
ever is built has to be engineered so
that it will not flood.
Are you in favor of the ward sys
tem? If so, what merits does it have?
If not, what merits does the at large
system have?
I favor the ward system. People in
a ward relate better to a candidate
Houghton—city
council, place 4
Patricia Boughton, 46, 1814 Leona
[ Drive, housewife.
Are you in favor of the continued
requirement of a conditional use
permit for fraternities and
sororities to build their own house?
Yes, they might think it is haras
sing, but in the long run they will
have a more livable house and be
more compatible with the neighbor
hood. After all, anyone building
higher density than a duplex has to
get a conditional use permit from the
city.
What roles should the students of
Texas A&M play in city govern
ment.?
I don t think it would be practical
for a student to be on the council
because of the short time they live in
the city. But I would like to see them
express more interest in the city.
They could serve on appointed
boards and vo}unteer their services
for ne eded surveys and studies.
Are you in favor of allowing the
city to expand in an eastward direc
tion even though that area lies in a
flood plain?
There could be a limited amount
of eastward development by avoid
ing the majority of the floodplain.
This can be done by parkland dona
tions. The city is capable of building
in a floodplain. Of course it has to be
a limited amount of building. There
are a certain amount of streets and
parks that could be built in the flood-
plain. When they build housing
there is so much run-off that it could
create a flooding problem. I don’t
think it is going to be necessary for
too much eastward development.
There is a lot of good flat land west of
the city but it cannot be developed
right now because of the limited
sewer services. The most logical di
rection for the city to expand is to the
west, though it will probably not de
velop until the railroad is moved,
and this is coming soon.
Are you in favor of the ward sys
tem? If so, what merits does it have?
If not, what merits does the at large
system have?
(see BOUGHTON, page 8)
than people do city-wide. They seem
to have more interest in the election.
As far as the way the present wards
are designated, ask the mayor (Lor-
ence Bravenec) about that.
Will you encourage further build
ing of apartment complexes for stu
dents and how do you think this will
affect the city in the next 5-10
years?
i would not encourage or discour
age the building of more apartments.
I think supply and demand will take
care of the situation. The companies
that put up $1 million or $2 million
dollars to build apartments are look
ing at the economic situation, too.
They are not going to put up the
money if they think the market is
overbuilt with apartments. They
may be overbuilt now, but who can
say what will happen? I thought the
market was overbuilt five years ago,
and look at what happened.
Do you think College Station
needs a property tax increase?
I don’t think we need a tax in
crease. The city makes money from
the utilities they provide, so they
don’t have to overburden the tax
payer. We have the money we need
to run the city right now.
Do you see any problems with the
current zoning code? Would you
consider new areas for construc
tion?
There is no problem with the cur
rent zoning code. I would like to see
property along Texas Avenue filled
in. The city already has sewer and
water lines out there. All that has to
be done is to hook them up. You
don’t have to spend a whole lot of
money. The new sewer line border-
Official warning
on licensing has
gone to the dogs
United Press International
MENDON, N Y. — City Clerk
June Smith is sending her letters to
the dogs.
Frustrated because dog owners
failed to license their pets, she sent
warning letters to the town’s 250 un
licensed canines.
“You should realize that you can
be seized by our dog warden and
your life could be in jeopardy,’’ she
warned.
About 165 of the dogs heeded the
warning and got their licenses im
mediately.
Adams
ing University Drive will open up
the northeast section of College Sta
tion, but there are no facilities there
now. If we could develop the area
within the city first, it would be more
economical.
Would you consider construction
of more recreational facilities?
I see a need for more ball parks —
baseball, softball, little league. We
have them, but they’re in use. We
probably need some more tennis
courts, too. I’d like to see another
golf course. Maybe it’s not too early
for the city to look into a municipal
golf course. A&M provides a lot in
the way of recreational facilities. We
just need to be cooperative in provid
ing facilities.
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