Now, before I start, I've been in CS for about 8 years and have spent more time than I should have on northgate, so I don't exactly have delicate sensibilities when it comes to bar/drinking atmosphere. I will happily go drink flat beer at a bar that smells like pee (shall not be named).

My last several visits to northgate, even during the summer, the smell of the area was repulsive. Its pretty clear there's festering vomit and urine all over the place getting baked by the sun. This is to be expected, but what I am wondering about is why the city and or business district don't do something to clean it up, or at least limit the smell? Its never been nearly as prevalent until recently, but its to the point where we had to move inside at blackwater draw. I would say this has been going on for about a year or so.

I really dont go to the bars there to rink as much as I did as an undergrad, but its to the point where you cant really eat a meal at lunch time without fighting the urge to vomit.

Happily I avoid these sorts of places, but have noticed over at West End Elixer (which I do patronize) a pretty bad sewage smell...but I think that's from leaking pipes rather than drunk students.

Northgate has always been a pretty foul and odiferous place...

It smells like bad decisions.

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Does Austin hose down 6th St every weekend?

Just curious ...

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It smells like piss too but not sure

Several city blocks need to be power washed with bleach. Suggest removing any QBs found sleeping in the flower beds first.

I've reported the smell several times.

The problem is the dumpster area has a drain that enters the storm sewer; where the smell is coming from.
Notice that the smell is strongest by the corners with the street culverts to the storm sewer.

Seeclickfix has responded before and said that there is a plan in the works to fix it, but in the meantime unless we get massive rain or the fire department to flush the sewer the smell will remain.

Maybe they can start putting something in the beer that makes the piss and vomit smell better? Let's get our top scientists working on it.

The reason it won't be fixed up is because the landlords are making money hand over fist with the buildings as-is. Why spend when they don't have to? And if I'm a bar owner renting from these landlords, there certainly isn't any reason for me to spend my money to fix up their property.

The smell has nothing to do with the buisnesses and the only thing they can do about it is complain like we are . The problem is the poor design of the drainage under the City's dumpsters connected to the public restrooms. Perhaps someone from the city (paging Jay Socol!) can come on and explain what the problem is and the status of the planned fix they've been talking about for a while.

CS took a Low bidder to clean up this area about a year ago. That why it is not getting pressured washed everyday like it was years ago. Just do not not sit on anything Bired **** is everyplace..

The city of college Station is not cleaning this area. The restrooms haven't been cleaned for a long time. Every time I go in there they stink and toilet paper and tampons are laying in puddles of urine on the floor in the stalls. One time I even found a used condom laying on the floor. There is a horrible smell coming from the dumpsters next to the restrooms too. My parents came down to visit and they had nowhere to sit outside because of all the bird poop everywhere. There used to be a large crew cleaning every morning last year but i don't know what happened. I was sent over to get a permit at one of the city buildings and those buildings are almost as nasty...maybe the city should hire a new city manager.

One may be able to argue that it actually IS acceptable to taxpayers. Over the years and especially during the economic slump, we complained about waste and high taxes. The City laid off employees and consolidated some positions and outsourced others. If this is one of the services they outsourced and they take the lowest bid then sometimes the service suffers. The taxpayers complain, but it gets muddled with the middleman. Still, try contacting some of the folks and maybe you can make something happen--you might not be the first to complain.

I see your point, but the fact is that northgate is a revenue point for the city. They tax it directly and indirectly, they charge people to park there, and in my opinion, use deceptive means to write parking tickets (that's neither here nor there, but i imagine the parking ticket revenue is substantial). You think they could use some of that money to stop the town of reeking of chum.

BCS continues to grow, downtown Bryangets better every year, and the number of options to Northgate continues to expand.

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It's a sad state of affairs. Many visitors take a stroll through Northgate while they're in town and they get to walk through a sewer.

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Seems to work ok for New Orleans.

Paris was the filthiest large city I visited and people flock to it every year.

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If this is one of the services they outsourced and they take the lowest bid then sometimes the service suffers.

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It's a sad state of affairs. Many visitors take a stroll through Northgate while they're in town and they get to walk through a sewer.

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Seems to work ok for New Orleans.

Paris was the filthiest large city I visited and people flock to it every year.

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Did you really just reference Northgate to New Orleans and Paris?