Bryan council selects an architect for the city's future animal center

This podcast contains comments from the April 14, 2026 Bryan city council meeting.The Bryan city council selects an architect for the city's future animal center.The council unanimously chose a Houston firm recommended by special projects director Frank Clark and animal center supervisor Ashley Bishop.Click HERE to read and download background information about the architect that was provided by the city of Bryan.Click HERE to read and download background information from the city of Bryan.Click HERE to read and download the architect's agreement.The $525,000 architect's contract is part of the $7.4 million dollar project budget for the new facility on Martin Luther King, Jr. Street west of the freeway.This will replace the existing animal center building on Finfeather Road that is 45 years old.Click HERE to read and download presentation materials shown at the April 14, 2026 Bryan city council meeting.In addition to the project budget approved by the council, the city has received private donations of $400,000 that will go towards furnishing and equipping the new center. The council was told that donations are still being accepted.