Chandler Arden just announced he's running for City Council against William Wright, and I'm genuinely excited about it. He's one of the good ones calm, respectful, and knowledgeable. Chandler has been a photographer for the Bush family and the Bush Library, as well as for thousands of families in our community over the years, and he understands people, history, and the importance of serving with humility and professionalism qualities our city truly needs.

PrimeCSTX said:

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Chandler Arden just announced he's running for City Council against William Wright

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Never heard of him, yet he already has my vote.

I know Chandler. BHS grad, longtime Bryan guy. Had a photography business downtown. The space became Downtown Uncorked with his former wife. I think he's a Realtor now. His dad is a well known Realtor and developer in Bryan. Interesting that he's running in CS.

EriktheRed said:

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PrimeCSTX said:

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Chandler Arden just announced he's running for City Council against William Wright

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Never heard of him, yet he already has my vote.

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Has mine too!

Anybody is better than William Wright.

Someone needs to run for Place 1. Mark Smith nominated WW for Mayor pro tem. Approved but Bob Yancy abstained.

AggieBaseball06 said:

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Anybody is better than William Wright.

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*William "Not" Wright

I prefer to refer to him as Councilman Wrong

When will the elections be? The spring or November? Hopefully we'll see more announcements soon. Especially for Mayor.

I would personally vote for a ham sandwich over William Wright. That said, I do think Chandler would make a good councilman.

If the good people of CS somehow see fit to vote William Wright in again, it will be very, very telling.

Would be nice to know some of his political beliefs. Too many local candidates just try to run on a popularity contest and hide behind a bunch of fluffy words.

Bob Yancy "strongly considering" running for mayor per WTAW interview today

MyNameIsJeff said:

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Based on every single thing I've seen and heard about Wright, he should have a pretty solid chance of winning.

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Please elaborate.

Team #AnyoneButWright

b0ridi said:

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Bob Yancy "strongly considering" running for mayor per WTAW interview today

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Is older than Biden running again?

Howdy all, I did grow up in Bryan and graduated from BHS in 1984. I have lived in College Station for 8+ years. All together I have lived and worked in the in both cities for 55 years. It is a great place to call home, and I look forward to serving the community that has been so good to me. I am checking out for a bit over the holidays but after I am looking forward to talking policy and, maybe most importantly, listening. There is a little more about me on the "Chandler Arden For City Council Place 2" Facebook page.

b0ridi said:

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Bob Yancy "strongly considering" running for mayor per WTAW interview today

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I think he can't say, "Yes, I'm running..." or else he has to resign.

In Texas, the "resign-to-run" rule (Texas Constitution, Article XVI, Section 65) means certain public officials automatically resign their current office if they run for another, provided their unexpired term is over a year and 30 days; this creates a vacancy filled by law, and city charters can have specific rules, like mandatory special elections for municipal posts, with actions like posting signs or making unqualified statements often triggering it, but "considering" running isn't enough.

UhOhNoAgTag said:

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When will the elections be? The spring or November? Hopefully we'll see more announcements soon. Especially for Mayor.

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November. The city changed the elections to run with Congressional / Presidential elections. November, every 2 years.

In years past, they were elected in spring, and a small group of folks could basically pick who they want kinda like a yell leader election at the big school. That is no longer the case.

Tailgate88 said:

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MyNameIsJeff said:

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Based on every single thing I've seen and heard about Wright, he should have a pretty solid chance of winning.

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Please elaborate.

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Oof. My comment was poorly written. Let me rephrase:

Based on every single thing I've seen and heard about Wright, Arden should have a pretty solid chance of winning.

MyNameIsJeff said:

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Based on every single thing I've seen and heard about Wright, he should have a pretty solid chance of winning.

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I hope you are right and people are sick of him just being a mouthpiece for the city manager rather than representing his constituents.

MsDoubleD81 said:

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I wonder if he TexAgs?!

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I've been told that they all lurk and read. They just don't post.

Hornbeck said:

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MsDoubleD81 said:

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I wonder if he TexAgs?!

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I've been told that they all lurk and read. They just don't post.

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Then let them see this: Be more like Yancy who listens to the citizens and does his best to vote how they wish. Be less like Wright who will rubber stamp anything the city manager wants, regardless of what the citizens want or is in their best interest.

A Net Full of Jello said:

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Hornbeck said:

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MsDoubleD81 said:

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I wonder if he TexAgs?!

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I've been told that they all lurk and read. They just don't post.

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Then let them see this: Be more like Yancy who listens to the citizens and does his best to vote how they wish. Be less like Wright who will rubber stamp anything the city manager wants, regardless of what the citizens want or is in their best interest.

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I've watched a few council meetings. Councilman Wrong acts like he is better than the citizens who speak. I'm pretty sure he wanted to vote in favor of the data center but didn't want to be the only 2 for votes for. Place 1 Smith would have been the other.

Throughout history, over and over it has been shown that ignorance+arrogance is the worst. Humility and open mindedness should prevail.

UhOhNoAgTag said:

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A Net Full of Jello said:

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Hornbeck said:

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MsDoubleD81 said:

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I wonder if he TexAgs?!

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I've been told that they all lurk and read. They just don't post.

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Then let them see this: Be more like Yancy who listens to the citizens and does his best to vote how they wish. Be less like Wright who will rubber stamp anything the city manager wants, regardless of what the citizens want or is in their best interest.

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I've watched a few council meetings. Councilman Wrong acts like he is better than the citizens who speak. I'm pretty sure he wanted to vote in favor of the data center but didn't want to be the only 2 for votes for. Place 1 Smith would have been the other.

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So, with all my work on that issue (I'm trying to write a book, even), the City Manager / Economic Dev guy were floating a narrative that they needed to get the deal approved to work through the particulars and "see what all was involved". Now, I've done several real estate deals in my life (including commercial), and that's never been the case. I've also worked on a heck of a lot of multi-million dollar hardware, software, and services deals on the vendor (and buyer) side in my very long career in tech, and I can assure you that's *never* the case. The other side's legal wants to hammer out all the minutiae before signing the dotted line.

The complete contempt for the citizens, local business owners, other governing bodies, etc. is simply mind boggling. We need to clean house. To my mind, the first person that has to go after swapping several City Council members is the City Manager, followed by anyone that subscribes to his way of doing business. Full stop.

MsDoubleD81 said:

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I wonder if he TexAgs?!

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Mr. Never Wright barely reads the agendas. There's no way he's lurking in TexAgs, too much reading.

UhOhNoAgTag said:

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A Net Full of Jello said:

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Hornbeck said:

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MsDoubleD81 said:

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I wonder if he TexAgs?!

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I've been told that they all lurk and read. They just don't post.

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Then let them see this: Be more like Yancy who listens to the citizens and does his best to vote how they wish. Be less like Wright who will rubber stamp anything the city manager wants, regardless of what the citizens want or is in their best interest.

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I've watched a few council meetings. Councilman Wrong acts like he is better than the citizens who speak. I'm pretty sure he wanted to vote in favor of the data center but didn't want to be the only 2 for votes for. Place 1 Smith would have been the other.

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Mayor Nichols saved both Wright and Smith on the Data Center vote. By starting the vote with Shafer (Place 6) and working down, Wright was able to see that the vote was decided by the time his turn to vote came. I hope Nichols was trying for unity on the issue, knowing anyone who voted for it would be reviled.
Then again, several have spoken out about how the city missed a financial opportunity with the Data Center. I guess that's right, as long as you don't live nearby and risk having your home value destroyed and quality of life ruined. But man, the city could always use more money to spend on new city buildings.....