Proclamation by the Save our Family Neighborhoods
We, the concerned citizens of Raintree, Emerald Forest, Windwood, Carters Crossing, Carters Cove, Carters Crossing Park,and
friends of these College Station neighborhoods, are grateful that Blinn
provides opportunity for education to students and provides employment for the
local people. We are concerned for the future of its growth and needs and how
the new campus will effect students and employees. We beseech the Board of Trustees to use the Bryan option for
the new Blinn campus.
Cons for College Station and surrounding neighborhoods:
1. Lynn Tech building location is a short term solution and with limited future growth.
2. Raintree and surrounding
neighborhoods will lose the family and peaceful environment which we now enjoy
with the influx of student rentals .
3. Can cost county, city and CSISD
tax payers approximately $250,000 of taxes per year. $49,000
of this would be school taxes, and College Station will still have to pay BISD
under the Robin Hood Plan.
4. There will be a huge increase in traffic that College Station roads and infrastructure cannot handle, therefore costing the city of College Station and ultimately costing citizens a high price to accommodate the large increase in traffic and congestion. Certainly TxDot reworking Hwy 6 will help, but this will not benefit the neighborhoods affected.
5. There will be increased loud party noise in family and professional neighborhoods. Students and family environments in imbalanced neighborhoods coexist poorly due to different needs and hours of residents. Again, a new Bryan campus would solve this problem, as the peripheral area will be developed with student needs in mind per the Town and Gown recommendations.
6. An emergency could cause traffic gridlock with a high increase of traffic during a neighborhood evacuation or other disaster, thereby endangering students and citizens of the community.
7. Blinn Board of Trustees' suggestion to sell pads for fast food restaurants near the new campus would negatively impact the eastern College Station residential area rather than locating restaurants/motels on the west side of Highway 6 where few single family residential neighbors are located.
Bryan location advantages:
1. Is being gifted 50 acres with option to purchase additional acres at a
significant discount, which allows for future growth and expansion at a much
lower cost to Blinn and the citizens than the College Station location.
2. The infrastructure for increased traffic and population is already in
place and ready without additional monies required.
3. Building could be up and ready for 3,500 students by January 2015 which is
the same as a potential College Station campus.
4. Follows “town and gown” which is to consolidate the
students in one area by offering easy access to the school plus amenities that
they can use without having to use transportation. It allows both families and
students to have most of their needs meet and preserve a place for
families.
5. Eventually will generate additional property, school and sales tax as
opposed to the College Station site.
6. Solves short term problem and long term answers for Blinn to accommodate more students by being ready for January classes plus intermediate and long range needs.
7. Easy access to Blinn from Rudder High school for potential students and students taking advanced classes. Teachers and counselors have easier access to help the students that are
interested in Blinn. 8. Can be in the new buildings for under $10 million dollars as opposed to $10 plus million dollars and up to $25 million dollars in debt from issuance of bonds.
Updates
June 10, 2014
Seeing 250 names on this list feels surreal because these streets are where my children play. I never imagined so many neighbors would rally to protect the quiet pace of our homes.
Reached 250 supporters
June 8, 2014
June 8, 2014
Seeing this movement grow brings me such relief because my neighbors and I truly fear for the quiet character of our streets. Your support proves that I am not alone in wanting to protect these homes for the families who live here.
Reached 100 supporters
June 4, 2014
June 2, 2014
My neighbors and I are watching the signature count climb steadily as we protect the quiet streets where our children play. Please send the link to five people who live in College Station to help us hit our first hundred and force the board to pay attention.
179 Comments
I completely oppose this campus being housed in the middle of family neighborhoods, especially in light of the fact that free property is being offered in Bryan. What a waste of taxpayers money.
Blinn needs to plan on future growth and the Lyntech acreage and location does not provide for future growth. I am a Emerald Forest resident and I ask you to locate in far north Bryan on the Harrison property.
My primary concern is the lack of traffic and parking infrastructure to manage 5000 new travelers in the immediate area. New highway ramp configurations will only increase congestion, and nothing can be done to address the gridlock we residents will face on our neighborhood surface roads.
In addition to everything else, the opening of Sumpter, Appomattox, and Antietam streets to thru-traffic will destroy the quality of life in Raintree Subdivision, which we have spent decades of hard work investing in. This additional campus is needed, but a sensible location could be, and should be chosen.
Besides the congestive impact on the CS neighborhoods, constructing a new bulding in Bryan would allow you to design for your specific needs rather that retrofitting a building that was constructed for a different purpose.
I don't want more speeding traffic on my street!
I don't want more speeding traffic on my street!
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Proclamation by the Save our Family Neighborhoods
We, the concerned citizens of Raintree, Emerald Forest, Windwood, Carters Crossing, Carters Cove, Carters Crossing Park,and
friends of these College Station neighborhoods, are grateful that Blinn
provides opportunity for education to students and provides employment for the
local people. We are concerned for the future of its growth and needs and how
the new campus will effect students and employees. We beseech the Board of Trustees to use the Bryan option for
the new Blinn campus.
Cons for College Station and surrounding neighborhoods:
1. Lynn Tech building location is a short term solution and with limited future growth.
2. Raintree and surrounding
neighborhoods will lose the family and peaceful environment which we now enjoy
with the influx of student rentals .
3. Can cost county, city and CSISD
tax payers approximately $250,000 of taxes per year. $49,000
of this would be school taxes, and College Station will still have to pay BISD
under the Robin Hood Plan.
4. There will be a huge increase in traffic that College Station roads and infrastructure cannot handle, therefore costing the city of College Station and ultimately costing citizens a high price to accommodate the large increase in traffic and congestion. Certainly TxDot reworking Hwy 6 will help, but this will not benefit the neighborhoods affected.
5. There will be increased loud party noise in family and professional neighborhoods. Students and family environments in imbalanced neighborhoods coexist poorly due to different needs and hours of residents. Again, a new Bryan campus would solve this problem, as the peripheral area will be developed with student needs in mind per the Town and Gown recommendations.
6. An emergency could cause traffic gridlock with a high increase of traffic during a neighborhood evacuation or other disaster, thereby endangering students and citizens of the community.
7. Blinn Board of Trustees' suggestion to sell pads for fast food restaurants near the new campus would negatively impact the eastern College Station residential area rather than locating restaurants/motels on the west side of Highway 6 where few single family residential neighbors are located.
Bryan location advantages:
1. Is being gifted 50 acres with option to purchase additional acres at a
significant discount, which allows for future growth and expansion at a much
lower cost to Blinn and the citizens than the College Station location.
2. The infrastructure for increased traffic and population is already in
place and ready without additional monies required.
3. Building could be up and ready for 3,500 students by January 2015 which is
the same as a potential College Station campus.
4. Follows “town and gown” which is to consolidate the
students in one area by offering easy access to the school plus amenities that
they can use without having to use transportation. It allows both families and
students to have most of their needs meet and preserve a place for
families.
5. Eventually will generate additional property, school and sales tax as
opposed to the College Station site.
6. Solves short term problem and long term answers for Blinn to accommodate more students by being ready for January classes plus intermediate and long range needs.
7. Easy access to Blinn from Rudder High school for potential students and students taking advanced classes. Teachers and counselors have easier access to help the students that are
interested in Blinn. 8. Can be in the new buildings for under $10 million dollars as opposed to $10 plus million dollars and up to $25 million dollars in debt from issuance of bonds.
Updates
June 10, 2014
Seeing 250 names on this list feels surreal because these streets are where my children play. I never imagined so many neighbors would rally to protect the quiet pace of our homes.
Reached 250 supporters
June 8, 2014
June 8, 2014
Seeing this movement grow brings me such relief because my neighbors and I truly fear for the quiet character of our streets. Your support proves that I am not alone in wanting to protect these homes for the families who live here.
Reached 100 supporters
June 4, 2014
June 2, 2014
My neighbors and I are watching the signature count climb steadily as we protect the quiet streets where our children play. Please send the link to five people who live in College Station to help us hit our first hundred and force the board to pay attention.
179 Comments
Locating a Blinn campus at Lynntech will change the peaceful residential character of the surrounding neighborhoods and create significant traffic problems. As a long-term resident of Emerald Forest, I respectfully request the Blinn Trustees to seek another location.
I completely oppose this campus being housed in the middle of family neighborhoods, especially in light of the fact that free property is being offered in Bryan. What a waste of taxpayers money.
Blinn needs to plan on future growth and the Lyntech acreage and location does not provide for future growth. I am a Emerald Forest resident and I ask you to locate in far north Bryan on the Harrison property.
My primary concern is the lack of traffic and parking infrastructure to manage 5000 new travelers in the immediate area. New highway ramp configurations will only increase congestion, and nothing can be done to address the gridlock we residents will face on our neighborhood surface roads.
In addition to everything else, the opening of Sumpter, Appomattox, and Antietam streets to thru-traffic will destroy the quality of life in Raintree Subdivision, which we have spent decades of hard work investing in. This additional campus is needed, but a sensible location could be, and should be chosen.
Besides the congestive impact on the CS neighborhoods, constructing a new bulding in Bryan would allow you to design for your specific needs rather that retrofitting a building that was constructed for a different purpose.
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Locating a Blinn campus at Lynntech will change the peaceful residential character of the surrounding neighborhoods and create significant traffic problems. As a long-term resident of Emerald Forest, I respectfully request the Blinn Trustees to seek another location.