PREVIEW: College Station City Council to consider 2026-27 property tax rate, development plans

College Station City Council will consider the city’s proposed 2026-27 property tax rate, development plans for nearly 50 acres and millions of dollars in city projects during its Aug. 13 meeting.

What you need to know

The city’s current property tax rate is $0.511872 per $100 of taxable property value.

According to city documents, the city has calculated two rates for the upcoming fiscal year:

• A no-new-revenue tax rate of $0.506934
• A voter-approval tax rate of $0.537862

The no-new-revenue rate is the rate that would generate roughly the same amount of property tax revenue as the previous year from properties taxed in both years.

City Council will consider the proposed tax rate during the Aug. 13 meeting and whether to call a public hearing on the rate.

As previously reported, final budget and tax rate adoption is scheduled for Aug. 27, with the new fiscal year beginning Oct. 1.

Also on the agenda

The council will consider several projects and contracts, including:

• $58,100 increase to the Lincoln Center Area Improvements construction contract for a revised sanitary sewer layout, shade shelter foundation and landscaping.
• $221,182 purchase of custom benches for the Patricia Street Promenade in the Northgate Entertainment District.
• $437,735 contract for maintenance improvements at the Patricia Street Promenade.
• A three-year $3.66 million contract for electric right-of-way tree trimming services.
• $750,000 grant application to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for local parks.
• $199,800 contract to replace the primary access gate at the College Station Utilities Electric Yard.

The council will also consider changes to traffic and parking restrictions near several schools, including Rock Prairie and Creek View Elementary schools and Cypress Grove Intermediate.

One more thing

Two proposed developments will also come before the council.

The first involves about 12.43 acres at 2950 Rock Prairie Road West, west of the intersection with Old Wellborn Road. The council will consider changing the property’s future land-use designation from general commercial to urban residential and rezoning it from rural to multifamily.

The second involves about 35 acres near Victoria Avenue and William D. Fitch Parkway. The proposed zoning would allow a combination of multifamily, middle housing and protected natural areas.

Both items will include public hearings before council action.

Get involved

College Station City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Aug. 13 at City Hall, 1101 Texas Ave.