Somerville City Officials

 
MAYOR
BARBARA PEDERSON 
 
CITY ALDERMEN
ROBERT THOMPKINS, MARTIN GUSTAFSON, DORIS RHODES, ARVIS HUTSON, Jr., & TOMMY THOMPSON. 
 
CITY ADMINISTRATOR
VACANT
 
CITY HALL
214 8TH STREET, P. 0. BOX 159
SOMERVILLE, TEXAS 77879
979/596-1122
 
COUNCIL MEETINGS
2ND TUESDAY EACH MONTH AT 6:00 PM
 
POLICE CHIEF
979/596-1633
 
 
 
 
  
  
 
 
 
 

Burleson County Officials

 
 
COUNTY JUDGE
MIKE SUTHERLAND 979/567-2333
 
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
PRECINCT 1 FRANK KRISTOF 979/567-4996
PRECINCT 2 DONNIE HEJL 979/272-8838
PRECINCT 3 W. J. STRACENER 979/567-3768
*PRECINCT 4 JOHN B. LANDOLT, JR. 979/596-1412
 
*SOMERVILLE PRECINCT COMMISSIONER
 
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
PRECINCT 4  ROBERT URBANOSKY 979/596-1412
COUNTY CLERK ANNA SCHIELACK 979/567-2329
COUNTY TREASURER BETH A. BILLS 979/567-2305
SHERIFF GENE BARBER 979/567-4343
TAX ASSESSOR/COLLECTOR CURTIS DOSS 979/567-2326
 
 
 

Demographics

 
POPULATION  
 SOMERVILLE: 1,704 
 BURLESON COUNTY: 16,470 
HIGHWAYS SERVING AREA 
State: Hwy. 36
Interstate: I-10, 290
Nearest Interstate Exchange: 55 Miles
Government
 TYPE OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT:
 Mayor/Council 
ZONING REGULATIONS: NO 
PLANNING COMMISSION: NO 
FIRE INSURANCE RATING: Key Rate $.33  TRUCKING
Brenham:
Central Freight Lines
Bryan:
ABF Freight Systems
American Freightways
Bryan Freight Systems
CF Motor Freight
Central Freight Lines
Overnight Transport
Roadway Express
Yellow Freight Systems
UTILITIES
ELECTRICITY: ENTERGY 
NATURAL GAS: TXU 
TELEPHONE: VERIZON SOUTHWEST
WATER: CITY OF SOMERVILLE 
Source: 2 Water Wells 
Capacity of Plant: Old Well-540 GPM 
   New Well-500 GPM
Current Est. Daily Consumption: 284,000 GPD 
SEWER: CITY OF SOMERVILLE
RAILROADS
Burlington Northern/ Santa Fe Railway
AIR SERVICE
Nearest Airports
Easterwood College Station and Caldwell Municipal
Nearest Commercial Ser.
College Station-25 mi.
Houston - 90 miles
Runways
College Station – 3:1-7,000 ft; 1-5,161 ft;1-5,152 ft semi-paved
Caldwell -1- 2500'
Bush Intercontinental
3 Principal 1 General
1-12,000 ft.;1-10,000 ft.;1-9,000 ft.;1-6,000 ft.
 
TAXES
PROPERTY (2002 RATES)PER $100.00 VALUE
County Assessment-.54283;Road & Bridge Assessment-.07707;Hospital Assessment-.133; City Assessment-.68500; School Assessment-1.67;
RETAIL SALES TAX: 
City: 1.5% County: .5% State: 6.25%
 State Gasoline  $0.20/gallon
 National Gasoline Tax $0.043/gallon
 WATERWAYS
BANKING Nearest Navigable Waterway
Citizens State Bank - 979/596-1421  Houston Port - 90 miles
Ervin B. (Ben) Flencher, Jr.   Nearest Deep Water Port
President & CEO   Houston - 90 miles
 
 
 

Major Employers

 
Employer No. of Employers
SOMERVILLE ISD (Three Schools) 135
KOPPERS INDUSTRIES, INC.  75-80
CITIZENS STATE BANK 31
RHODES BUILDING SYSTEMS 23
CITY OF SOMERVILLE  21
CORPS OF ENGINEERS 10
 
 

Utilities

ELECTRICITY:

 
 
 Entergy
 P. 0. Box 2951
 Beaumont, Texas 77704
 1-800-595-6403
 

NATURAL GAS:

 
 
 TXU Gas Company
 4200 S. Hwy. 6
 Bryan, Texas 77802
 1-800-460-3030
 

WATER:

 
 
 City of Somerville
 P. 0. Box 159
  Somerville, Texas 77879
 979/596-1122
 

TELEPHONE:

 
 
 VERIZON
 700 E. University Drive
 Bryan, Texas 77840
 1-800-483-4400 (Res./New Installation)
 1-800-483-5000 (Bus./New Installation)
 

CABLE:

 
 
 Classic Cable
 1-800-999-8876
 

NEWSPAPER:

 
 
 Burleson County Citizen Tribune
 205 W. Buck St.
 Caldwell, Texas 77836
 979/567-3286
 

PROPANE GAS:

 
 
 Liquid Gas Company
 P. 0. Box 369
 Somerville, Texas 77879
 979/596-1411
 

TELEVISION:

 
 
 Burleson County Chamber 596-2383
 Local access Channel 12
 
 KBTX Channel 3 - Bryan/College Station
 4141 E. 29th Street
 Bryan, Texas 77802
 979/846-7777
 

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