The Good Life: The City of Bryan electronic newsletter.
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Stay in place, maintain your space, cover your face
Local health experts say that social distancing guidelines are helping reduce the spread of COVID-19 in BCS, and it's important that we continue to follow those measure to protect the most at-risk members in our community. Mayors Andrew Nelson and Karl Mooney spoke about why it's important to keep your distance.
CDC recommends wearing cloth masks in public
The CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, like grocery stores and pharmacies.


The Brazos County CEOC is also accepting donations of all types of personal protective equipment, including medical and cloth face masks.

City of Bryan provides 1,500 meals to community
To help restaurants and residents who have both been impacted by the COVID-19 response, the City of Bryan held two free drive-through meal events in April, providing 1,500 meals to community members. The city partnered with 10 different Bryan restaurants to provide the meals.

Electronic library cards now available
As a result of the temporary closure of our area libraries, the Bryan + College Station Public Library System has created a Virtual eCard.
The Virtual eCard allows residents of Brazos County who do not currently have a BCSPLS library card to access all of the library’s online resources, including  eBooks, digital streaming media, digital audio books, digital magazines and more .

Help keep sanitation workers safe
As an essential service, trash and bulky/brush pickup are continuing as normal, but we need your help to keep our sanitation workers safe. Bag your trash, report broken carts and properly dispose of personal protective equipment and household hazardous waste.

COVID-19 links and resources available
In other city news...
We know it can be difficult to think about anything other than COVID-19 right now, but we're still doing the work of the City of Bryan. Here's some other news that you should know about:
Fish relocation at Midtown Park complete
The first phase of work at the lake at Travis Bryan Midtown Park is complete, and more than 5,000 fish were relocated. As the lake drains over the next few months, residents should expect a smell to emanate from the area.

2020 Census: How is Bryan doing?
We are well into the 2020 Census, but there's still a ways to go. Thanks to a strong response on Census Day (April 1), Bryan has a slightly higher response rate than the rest of the state. But there's still work to do.

It is important that every person living in Bryan be counted to ensure that the city receives its fair share of more than $675 billion in federal funding for schools, roads and other community programs.

BTU accepting calendar submissions
Have a young budding artist in the family? BTU is accepting submissions for its 2021 calendar from children in kindergarten through fourth grade. To be considered for the calendar, drawings are to reflect this year’s theme “How is Electricity Important?” The submission deadline is May 11.

Need a good chuckle? Call the Parks & Rec Laugh Line
If you need a pick-me-up during the week, call the Parks & Recreation Laugh Line for a good dad joke or two. The line is open from 1 to 2 p.m. each weekday by calling 979.209.5517.