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Incumbent
ivith thee nnels, associate professor of
orology at A&M, is running for
irth term for Place 2 on the
cil against Sara Goode Jones, a
attorney.
member of the council since
WO yearsJI meiuuci ui me eomieu sniee
tion witln , he says he is pursuing a fourth
ithin then
because he is impressed with
I city manager, William King
e, and he would like to continue
ling on the city’s comprehensive
a mission , n' ind lon g ran S c budgeting proc-
d BrochutiF
il seemed jl would like to see more commu-
ion efforts being made to effec-
involve the public in the bud-
aking process,” Runnels says,
nk we could make better use of
table channels and hold more
trialparlaA forums to let the community
d socialvA the issues at hand. I think it’s
Irtantthat people be involved.”
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■nnels, 50, is a native of Hous-
•t A&M b*
iderconsJj us t want to have a part in di-
nantslin png (College Station’s) growth in
'ark is wellsrlght direction.”
n 8 to pnKnels graduated from the Uni
versity of Houston in 1960 with a
bachelor’s degree in physics and re
ceived his master’s degree in meteo
rology from A&M in 1962.
Upon graduation he worked for
NASA for two years.
In 1966 he came back to A&M to
complete his education, receiving his
doctorate in meteorology in 1968.
Runnels has been a professor at
A&M since 1966 and has lived in
College Station ever since with his
wife, Sandra and four children.
Runnels says he is a member of
A&M United Methodist Church and
was very involved with its adminis
tration until he ran for city council.
“I first ran for the City Council
position because I felt my ideas were
worth listening to,” Runnels says. “I
wanted to have a hand in the plan
ning of the city.”
Since he has been on the Council,
Runnels has chaired the capital im
provements committee and served
as mayor protempore.
Issues
One of the big issues in the past
has been zoning standards, he says.
“The use of land is always a per
sonal and emotional subject,” he
says, “but I feel I represent many of
the citizens when I say the city’s zon
ing standards are good and we
should stick to them.”
Runnels also says he will represent
all of the citizens of College Station.
“I will try to voice the concerns of
the majority of the citizens instead of
one opinionated group,” he says. “I
also try not to divide the town into
students and nonstudents. I’m seek
ing everyone’s vote, which includes
students.”
Runnels says if he is re-elected, he
would like to see the city expand its
parks and recreation facilities.
“Because we have an unusual
number of citizens between the ages
of 18 and 25, College Station needs
to provide more services to meet
these young adult’s needs,” he says.
Some ideas Runnels says he has
for the city is to create a wildnerness
park for camping as well as expand
the sports fields in the community.
Challenger
Jones, Runnels’ challenger, says
College Station could benefit from a
change on the College Station City
Council, and she says she can pro
vide that change.
“I feel I can do the job better,” she
says.
Jones, 44, has four children and
has lived in College Station since she
was four.
“I grew up here, and I love this
town,” Jones says. “The quality of
life is better in a town this size, and I
wanted my children to grow up
here.
“It is a nice place to raise a family,
and it has a cultural advantage with
A&M.”
Jones completed her undergrad
uate work at the University of Texas
and earned her law degree at Baylor
University.
Jones says she has experience run
ning a business and can understand
the needs of businesspeople as well
as the needs of the A&M commu
nity.
“I am the daughter of an A&M
professor,” she says. “I can identify
with the A&M segment.”
Concerns
But trying to encourage busi
nesses to operate in College Station
does not mean a person is uncaring
about the neighborhoods, Jones
says.
“I don’t want to be cast as against
zoning,” Jones says. “I’m definitely
in favor of zoning. The system we
have is good, because people have
the right to appeal zoning ideas to
the Council.
Jones says she favors development
and growth than Bob Runnels.
“It (College Station) can’t stay the
same size forever, and only change
and growth can keep it alive,” she
says.
The Council needs to research
and study to find long term utility
operations at affordable rates, Jones
says.
Experience
She says her business experience
and her role as a lawyer will help
with her role as a councilwoman,
Jones says.
“The role of a lawyer is solving
problems, analyzing them and
knowing how to solve them,” he says.
“I think that role will carry over in
working on the council.”
Besides working as an attorney,
Jones is in a leadership class spon
sored by the College Station Cham
ber of Commerce and a member of
the Education Committee of the
Brazos County Bar Association.
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reation boards and the Bryan-Col-
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