Bryan city council continues to pay for crossing guards outside Bryan ISD campuses

This podcast contains comments from the June 3, 2025 Bryan city council workshop meeting.For the fifth consecutive year, the Bryan city council agrees to pay a private company to provide school crossing guards at 20 sites around Bryan ISD.The unanimous vote at the June 4th meeting came after councilman Ray Arrington questioned city manager Kean Register about the status of a decision made three years ago to start transferring that cost to the school district.Register and mayor Bobby Gutierrez said they are working with BISD officials.Councilwoman Marca Ewers-Shurtleff, who is a member of the city-BISD joint committee, said the city's contribution helps the district deal with funding shortfalls from the state.The Bryan police department selected the company that was awarded the $198,000 dollar contract.Click HERE to read and download background information from the June 4, 2025 Bryan city council meeting.Click HERE to read and download the contract that was approved at the June 4, 2025 council meeting.