College Station city council majority is still interested in building a recreation center

This podcast contains comments from the August 29, 2025 College Station city council meeting.

College Station voters could be considering in as soon as the November 2027 election, a $65 to $80 million dollar bond issue to build a recreation center.

A majority of College Station council members at Thursday's meeting (August 28) were in favor of finalizing a location and what would a center offer.The consensus followed a review of 250 pages of consultant's reports on the project.

The consultants recommended three locations...Wolf Pen Creek, the former Macy's store that is owned by the city, and Central Park. The consultant said the reason College Station's Midtown area was not considered as a site was because a YMCA study showed that location was favored by less than 40 percent of those who were surveyed.

The consultants price tag was based on a center that included athletic and fitness space, indoor swimming, and program space.

To recover 98 percent of more than $3 million dollars of annual operating costs, consultants say there would have to be more than 6,400 annual members paying between $24 and $77 dollars a month...with the rate depending on the member's age and whether they live in College Station.

Click HERE to read and download part one of the consultant's detailed report about a proposed College Station recreation center.

Click HERE to read and download part two of the consultant's detailed report about a proposed College Station recreation center.

Click HERE to read and download part three of the consultant's detailed report about a proposed College Station recreation center.

Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the August 28, 2025 College Station city council meeting.