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Page 4/The Battalion/Monday, January 23, 1984 C.S. bond election set Tuesday Capital improvements up for vote By MICHELLE POWE Staff writer College Station is having a bond election Tuesday and resi dents are being asked to vote on several bond issue proposals which would continue the city’s Capital Improvements Program. The capital improvements plan was first considered last August when residents rejected half of the ten proposals. The number of issues now being proposed has been cut to seven. Proposition 1: City participa tion in the installation costs of water and sewer lines. Proposed funding — $1,800,000. In new subdivisions, develop ers are responsible for the ex tension of water and sewer lines to proposed lots. If the city pre dicts a larger line will be needed, the developer is required to in stall the larger line and the city for the increased size of the pays line. Proposition 2: Construction of a new two-story police build ing and renovation of the ex isting police and municipal MSC CAFETERIA Where You Get More For Your Money OPEN 6:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Daily “QUALITY FIRST” court building. Proposed fund ing — $2,200,000. Proposition 3: Remodeling some sections of Central Fire Station and adding an annex to the south side of the station. Proposed funding — $555,000. Proposition 4: Construction of an additional one-story fire station capable of housing one engine company, one ladder company and one ambulance crew. Proposed funding — $700,000. A location will be chosen to accomodate the expected growth along State Highway 6 South. If this growth doesn’t occur, the bonds will not be sold. Proposition 6: Renovation of Lincoln Center, specifically the community recreation center, gymnasium, maintenance facil ity and softball field and sur rounding area. Proposed fund ing — $1,150,000. Also proposed is the develop ment of other neighborhood parks at Brentwood, Glen- nhaven and Sandstone Parks and the construction of an on site maintenance facility to maintain Southwood Athletic Park and the surrounding parks. streets up to 47 feet wide. If the city decides a larger street is needed, the developer is re quired to construct it and then the city repays the developer for the additional costs. A bridge participation prog ram is being proposed along the same lines as the existing prog rams for utilities and streets. It is proposed that the city share in the cost of constructing bridges over creeks needed for prop osed major thoroughfares. Proposition 5: Additions to the public services warehouses, including a welding shop, street and sanitation locker room, flat repair area, dry storage, covered parking for equipment and a small vehicle work rack. Land scaping of the area is also prop osed. Proposed funding — $1,425,000. Proposition 7: Street im provements. Proposed funding — $6,325,000. For the past several years Col lege Station has participated in major street construction, as outlined by the subdivision ordi nance. The ordinance requires de velopers to be responsible for all The proposed funding for several recommended projects under Proposition 7 is as fol lows: $1,000,000 for participa tion in major streets; $ 1,200,000 for miscellaneous rights-of-way; $1,000,000 for bridge participa tion; $2,100,000 for street re building; $125,000 for miscel laneous curb and gutter replace ment; $500,000 for intersection improvements; $200,000 for Marion Pugh Drive; $100,000 for Holleman Drive — winding road to Texas Avenue; and $100,000 for bus turnouts. Polling places The following poll ing places will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday: • City Voting Precinct 8 — South Knoll School on Bos well Street, Multi-Purpose Building, Room 305. • City Voting Precinct 9 — College Station Community Center on Jersey Street. • City Voting Precinct 10 (in cludes County Voting Pre cinct 10 and the part of Coun ty Voting Precinct 28 inside College Station city limits) — College Station Police Station, Municipal Courtroom. • City Voting Precinct 24 — College Hills School library on Williams Street. • City Voting Precinct 31 — A&M Consolidated High School on Nueces Drive, Room 121. • City Voting Precinct 32 (in cludes County Voting Pre cinct 32 and the part of Coun ty Voting Precinct 2 inside College Station city imits) — College Station Fire Station 2 on Rio Grande. • City Voting Precinct 33 — Lincoln Center on Eleanor Street. Holleman Street is untb construction, but the Lincdr, Center can be reached by Fair view Street. • City Voting Precinct 34~ College Station Central Fire Station on Texas Avenue ar Gilchrist. • City Voting Precinct S5 (in cludes County Voting Pre cincts 20, 21 and 35) —Muni cipal Building at 101 Church (the Old City Hall Building) Some polling places have been changed because of areas annexed during 1985 Residents who have been vot ing at Peach Creek Commun ity Center should vote Tues day at the College Station Police Station. Those who have been voting at Wellborn Water Board Offices should vote at College Station Fire Station 2. Texas A&M students who are registered to vote in Col lege Station may vote in the election. For more information ab out the election, contact Gti Secretary Dian Jones at tht College Station City Hall or call 764-3512 or 764-3520. E of pi; an ch co Cc ap M; Citizens vote on 5 propositions Suspects By KELLEY SMITH Staff writer Vaccine Study Screening Samples $5.00 We will be taking blood samples to select for future vaccine studies as follows, Jan. 24-26: Health Center, Basement Rm 03: Tues, Wed, Thurs. 9:30am-4:00pm Commons Lounge: Tues, Wed-9:30am-7:30pm Thursday 9:30am-6pm Come to these locations for more information or to give your sample. Dr. John Quarles 845-3678 Bryan voters will go to the polls Tuesday to vote on five propositions authorizing the sale of general obligation bonds to fund several community pro jects. The following bond issues will be voted on at the election: • Proposition 1: $14,525,000 general obligation street im provement bonds. The money would be used for streets, traffic systems, sidewalks and street lighting. • Proposition 2: $7,100,000 general obligation park and re creational facilities bonds. The money would finance work on two parks — one on the east and west side of the city, a recreation complex and a community center. • Proposition 3: $5,400,000 general obligation Bryan muni cipal government facilities bonds. The money would be used for city offices and police department facilities. • Proposition 4: $3,200,000 general obligation railroad grade separation bonds. • Proposition 5: general obligation sanitary land fill bonds. The money would fund the construction of a new landfill that would be in opera tion in about five years. City secretary Dorothy Mal- lett says the issues were chosen the Bryan city council. The council approved the recom mendations, but with a cut of ab out $2 million. The cuts were made mostly in the area of street improvements where repairs are already scheduled, Mallelt said. distracted, surrender United Press Internatioml The is sues were chosen by a “blue rib bon citizens commit tee.” Eighteen Bryan citizens were appointed to the com mittee. General obligation bonds are financed with city taxes. If all propositions are passed, Mallelt said, there would be an increase in city taxes, but it would not be large and would be done gra dually over several years. by a “blue ribbon citizens com mittee.” Eighteen Bryan citizens were appointed to the commit tee to examine city facilities and streets to find where the city’s needs were. The last big bond election Bryan had was in 1977. Only two of the nine issues passed at that election. “That’s the reason now our parks are in such a bad shape,” Mallett said. The committee’s recommen- 1,00,000 dations were then presented to Mallett said that all 17 city polling places will be open on Tuesday. 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