Elected on a platform declaring they would seek out and respond to citizen opinion and concerns more than their predecessors, at the very first opportunity they reneged and supported the city bureaucracy. And there's more. Let me explain. This was done despite the protests of 15 or so residents of the district, many of whom spoke against the unprecedented variance in the interest of only one citizen, lawyer Phil Banks, a resident of College Station.
Small businesses operate out of some other homes in the district but only by true residents.
My compliments to new Councilman Ernie Wentrcek and longtime Councilmen Russell Bradley and Mike Beal for responding to Bryan citizens rather than to the city staff and a College Station resident. No more than one letter per writer will be printed each 30 days. Letters should be no more than 300 words and subject to editing for length and clarity. All letters must be signed and contain the writer's address and daytime and evening phone numbers for verification.