Coffee with the Mayor

Last Friday, Ben White, the mayor of College Station hosted a coffee. The real estate and development community were the special guests....which meant that he wanted to discuss issues that pertained to these groups. According to the newspapers coverage, about 66 people attended. It was the largest turn out for one of his coffees. The group included developers, builders, engineers, Realtors, some of the City Staff, and a few of the council members made appearances. John Crompton stayed the entire time.

I was really glad that the Mayor is encouraging everyone to get involved. I've always been a big believer that good communication is important. The city needs to understand the real estate community and developer's perspective. And the real estate community and developers need to take time to consider the big picture of what is driving the City of College Station's decisions. If the two groups can work as a team, the citizens of College Station will reap the benefits.

Did you know that the City of College Station has a list of core values? http://cstx.gov/docs/191092812004strat_focus.pdf The first item on this list of core values is to promote citizen involvement. Mayor White is doing a good job of that. Now we just need to do it. Get involved.