BiochemAg97 said:

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maroon barchetta said:

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The city probably did not request or pay for as-built drawings of buried utilities when they were installed years ago. Few municipalities do.

It is short-sighted and seemingly saves money on that project so they can get into internet message boards and trumpet their successes.

It eventually costs and delays future projects. As with so many levels of government, this is just kicking the can down the road.

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With telecoms mostly subcontracting line placement work, the telecom line possibly didn't match the telecom engineering diagrams anyway.

Had a friend building a swimming pool in their back yard discover that the local cable company had the trunk line running through the middle of the yard rather than the utility easement. Delayed their pool for months. Not sure I would have been so patient.

Had a similar issues with Metronet installing their fiber recently. Fortunately I was home to redirect them back into the easement. I had discussions about the location of the utility easement with about 4 of their guys at different times, but none of them were there that day. Figures.

Point is, there is a chance the actual placement didn't match the as built drawings by the engineer that wasn't there when the subcontractor misplaced the line.

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Tailgate88 said:

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Holy Thread Derail Batman! Let's get back to comings and goings…

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halibut sinclair said:

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toolshed said:

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Been there for years.

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No, it's been there since last fall. Part of The Arts Council "Rev Up the Arts" mural project last October.

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maroon barchetta said:

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Good that you do that.

I've worked in industry where as-builts on buried utilities were insisted upon and done accurately. I've also worked where those as-builts ended up being "as-designed", which isn't how it ended up being constructed.

Again, thanks for your anecdotal evidence of how you do things. The CoB should hire you to do work in the future. As it stands, the road project being discussed is delayed because people didn't know where things were located underground.

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A new concept in grocery stores is coming to south College Station.

That follows rezoning approved at the February 22nd city council meeting on property along Wellborn Road between Royder Road and the entrance to Wellborn Middle School.

Crissy Hartl, who represents the developer, told the council that Dollar General's D-G market includes an expanded selection compared to its traditional stores.

The council's approval increases the maximum business size to 13,000 square feet.

Not all the space will be used by the store. Hartl said the developer has not decided what will go into the rest of the building.

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BQwolf05 said:

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Update on the Dollar General Market:

https://wtaw.com/college-station-city-council-approves-rezoning-for-a-new-grocery-store-concept/

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A new concept in grocery stores is coming to south College Station.

That follows rezoning approved at the February 22nd city council meeting on property along Wellborn Road between Royder Road and the entrance to Wellborn Middle School.

Crissy Hartl, who represents the developer, told the council that Dollar General's D-G market includes an expanded selection compared to its traditional stores.

The council's approval increases the maximum business size to 13,000 square feet.

Not all the space will be used by the store. Hartl said the developer has not decided what will go into the rest of the building.

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australopithecus robustus said:

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It will be close to impossible for them to replace 20,000 sq ft for the price they pay, especially in the city limits

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The center portion of the old Kmart (Vista College) is up for grabs...and Domino's is open until 3 am on weekends!

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australopithecus robustus said:

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May not be enough parking for the big concerts. Can't speak to the rent but I would think it would be a lot more. The Culpeppers were giving Harry's a deal because that property has been there forever.

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