Resident raises questions about Leonard Road, Groesbeck extension and Bryan interlocal agreements

During public comment on Oct. 3, Christine Shemick, who identified herself as a Precinct 2 resident, said she reviewed project listings and maps on a City of Bryan site and raised questions about several planned road projects and right‑of‑way acquisitions.

Shemick cited a Leonards Road widening project that, she said, now continues through Groesbeck to the Palisade roundabout and will be widened to 54 feet with sidewalks. She described a Groesbeck Street extension that would cross railroad tracks and extend between South College and Texas Avenue, aligning with East 32nd Street, and said she had not found details about the segment between Palisade roundabout and Finfeather.

She expressed concern about right‑of‑way acquisitions, saying meetings with property owners were continuing and detailed design would begin when rights‑of‑way were acquired. She said she found a Cofer building appears to lie on the proposed road alignment and asked how that would be handled given a building permit issued decades ago by the City of Bryan.

Shemick said it appeared to her that the City of Bryan could add Brazos County via an interlocal agreement with the Brazos County Economic Development Foundation to shift costs, comparing the approach to a prior road‑widening project she said had been linked to an Amazon site entrance. She characterized her remarks as citizen research and asked the court for clarity on project scope, rights‑of‑way, funding sources and potential impacts on local businesses and government buildings.

The court did not take action on the matter during the public‑comment period; Shemick’s remarks were recorded as requests for more information rather than formal complaints or litigation threats.