At first glance, it looks informative.

Pointing out a couple of errors

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How to dispose of tires, used oil or automotive parts

Twin Oaks Landfill

• They will take tires, but you must first cut the sidewalls off of the tires, you cannot dispose of them whole.

Hazardous waste collection fall event
(the link was "broken" to the flyer image on first click, it's setup to prevent hotlinks, once you visit the site you can then view the JPG by clicking the link)

• They DO NOT accept tires at the household hazardous waste event.
• Pretty sure they don't take auto parts as well.

TChaney said:

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Pointing out a couple of errors

Page 9
How to dispose of tires, used oil or automotive parts

Twin Oaks Landfill

• They will take tires, but you must first cut the sidewalls off of the tires, you cannot dispose of them whole.

Hazardous waste collection fall event
(the link was "broken" to the flyer image on first click, it's setup to prevent hotlinks, once you visit the site you can then view the JPG by clicking the link)

• They DO NOT accept tires at the household hazardous waste event.
• Pretty sure they don't take auto parts as well.

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Thanks for the feedback. Fact checking appreciated. What's in error will be fixed and I'll follow up with staff tomorrow.

Respectfully,

Bob Yancy

doubledog said:

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Bob Yancy said:

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Stay up to date with this new magazine style monthly. Links within stories take you to further detail.

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Respectfully,

Yancy

https://issuu.com/cocs/docs/i-heart-cs-october-2024

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Yancy, I don't want to be that guy, but here goes... Looks expensive.

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I'll see if I can find out the cost tomorrow. I know it did not require a budget amendment and was paid for within existing budget allocation.

Respectfully,

Bob Yancy

(from the left side of page 36/37)

Quote:

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Did You Know?

The City of College Station's property tax rate is among the lowest in Texas at 51.3096 cents per $100 of value.

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comptroller.texas.gov provides spreadsheets of various taxing entities and rates. Per the "City Rates and Levies" data for 2023 (the most recent available on the site), College Station sits at around 700 of just over 1,200 taxing units (aka cities) when sorted from lowest to highest in the Total Tax Rate column. That's not even in the good half.

Am I interpreting the data incorrectly? Or is the COCS using different data or excluding some cities or using some other caveat in order to reach the quoted conclusion?

NateDog said:

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(from the left side of page 36/37)

Quote:

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Did You Know?

The City of College Station's property tax rate is among the lowest in Texas at 51.3096 cents per $100 of value.

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comptroller.texas.gov provides spreadsheets of various taxing entities and rates. Per the "City Rates and Levies" data for 2023 (the most recent available on the site), College Station sits at around 700 of just over 1,200 taxing units (aka cities) when sorted from lowest to highest in the Total Tax Rate column. That's not even in the good half.

Am I interpreting the data incorrectly? Or is the COCS using different data or excluding some cities or using some other caveat in order to reach the quoted conclusion?

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The total data set of all cities includes towns with less than 5k population, less than 20 miles of paved roadway, no fire or police department, etc.

The statement should qualify with "compared to cities our size, …"

I'll ask staff to make an edit. Thanks for the catch.

Respectfully,

Yancy

This is pretty slick thanks for sharing.

KidDoc said:

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This is pretty slick thanks for sharing.

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Thank you! I thought so, too!

doubledog said:

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Bob Yancy said:

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Stay up to date with this new magazine style monthly. Links within stories take you to further detail.

Econ Dev, Capital Projects, Parks and more. Subscribe within. Part of an ongoing transparency effort to keep everyone informed.

Respectfully,

Yancy

https://issuu.com/cocs/docs/i-heart-cs-october-2024

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Yancy, I don't want to be that guy, but here goes... Looks expensive.

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It costs taxpayers $47 per month, plus staff time to author and update.

Respectfully,

Yancy

Bob Yancy said:

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doubledog said:

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Bob Yancy said:

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Stay up to date with this new magazine style monthly. Links within stories take you to further detail.

Econ Dev, Capital Projects, Parks and more. Subscribe within. Part of an ongoing transparency effort to keep everyone informed.

Respectfully,

Yancy

https://issuu.com/cocs/docs/i-heart-cs-october-2024

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Yancy, I don't want to be that guy, but here goes... Looks expensive.

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It costs taxpayers $47 per month, plus staff time to author and update.

Respectfully,

Yancy

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Thanks I as a taxpayer approve. This is a good use for the cities funds.

doubledog said:

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Bob Yancy said:

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doubledog said:

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Bob Yancy said:

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Stay up to date with this new magazine style monthly. Links within stories take you to further detail.

Econ Dev, Capital Projects, Parks and more. Subscribe within. Part of an ongoing transparency effort to keep everyone informed.

Respectfully,

Yancy

https://issuu.com/cocs/docs/i-heart-cs-october-2024

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Yancy, I don't want to be that guy, but here goes... Looks expensive.

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It costs taxpayers $47 per month, plus staff time to author and update.

Respectfully,

Yancy

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Thanks I as a taxpayer approve. This is a good use for the cities funds.

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I would like to know what the staff time costs?
How many staff? How many staff positions could be eliminated if the city did away with all projects similar to this?
I would think an answer on what something costs would include these details. I spent my career owning and operating a small business and understand cost savings.