Brenham Timber Oaks neighborhood, a small community in Brenham, Texas is facing major negative impacts by Blinn College. Blinn College is building a sports complex directly behind these homes and using the neighborhood's only road as an entrance and exit into the sports complex.

Blinn College’s planned multi sports complex will sit on 52 acres directly behind the Timber Oaks subdivision. The project includes a competitive softball game field, a soccer game field, a football practice field, a sports facility, parking lots, parking and field lights, and three planned access points, with additional expansion possible.

Residents have attended multiple Blinn College Board meetings and Brenham City Council meetings to understand the plans, oppose using Oak Tree Crossing Road, the neighborhood’s only entrance and exit as a primary route for complex traffic, and request that the development be shifted farther from homes. 
Blinn has claimed that they are being good neighbors but residents feel that Blinn has not responded in a neighborly way to Timber Oaks subdivision concerns.

Traffic Congestion 
Blinn College plans to use Oak Tree Crossing as an entry and exit for its multi sports complex. The Brenham Timber Oaks subdivision is concerned that this will funnel heavy event traffic through their only neighborhood access point, creating congestion and safety issues.

Residents also worry that sports complex patrons may park along Oak Tree Crossing, including directly in front of Timber Oaks homes. Blinn events often overlap with activities in the neighborhood and at Abiding Word Church, which also relies solely on Oak Tree Crossing.

Although Blinn says they plan to extend Saeger Street for additional access, the closest parking lot exit remains Oak Tree Crossing. When games end, the path of least resistance will be through the subdivision. Because Oak Tree Crossing is one lane in and one lane out onto Old Mill Creek Road, it would become a traffic bottleneck.

Location and Safety Concerns 
Blinn’s athletic complex will sit directly behind Brenham Timber Oaks. The planned parking lot and football practice field will sit ONLY 80 feet (less than the length of two school bus) from the neighborhood’s backyards. Blinn has provided no guarantees about the type or maturity of landscaping within this buffer, leaving open the possibility of minimal screening.

Noise and activity levels 
Blinn’s multi sports complex will include parking lots, parking lot lights, athletic fields, field lights, and speaker systems for the complex and its fields. Blinn has approximately 250 athletes and staff, with some teams practicing in the early mornings and games often running until 10 p.m. Blinn has provided no guarantees that these practices, games, lights, or noise will not impact residents’ daily lives. Drone usage by the Blinn football team also poses serious privacy concerns by residents due to the proximity of the football practice field.

Loss of neighborhood character 
Many Brenham Timber Oaks residents bought their homes for the neighborhood’s small community character.  And many residents purchased before Blinn acquired the adjacent land. The planned multi sports complex will directly affect property values and livability: construction is expected to last 18 months for the first phase, bringing dust, noise, and reduced ability to sell homes.

After construction, residents will face increased noise, higher traffic, parking lot and field light spillover, and an overall reduction in the enjoyment of the neighborhood—impacts that will affect every Timber Oaks household. 

Budget questions 
The sports complex was originally budgeted at approximately $29 million. At the October 21, 2025 Blinn Board Meeting (video timestamp at 52:48) announced the project was over budget by approximately $10 million. Blinn announced additional plan changes on August 26, 2026, and no updated budget or revised overage figures were provided. 

Blinn states the complex is being built with cash on hand, yet all Brenham residents pay taxes to Blinn, leaving unanswered questions about the long term financial impact it could possibly have on residents and their tax dollars. On Thursday, September 10, 2026, Blinn adopted an increased property tax rate of $0.0468 per $100 valuation. The estimated tax levy from the new rate is $3,582,611 and will support the operation and maintenance of the Brenham Campus. The FY27 maintenance and operating budget is $6,435,532. There is an outstanding question if the sports complex will increase that maintenance and operating budget overall once the project is complete.  

Summary 
The combination of all factors will create a nuisance that will: (1) substantially diminish the quality of life of all surrounding residents; (2) substantially diminish the real property values of land in and around Brenham Timber Oaks; and (3) prevent long-term growth, development, and revenue in the area by discouraging new residents from moving to the area.

If you think that the Blinn multi sports complex: 
(1)  is too close to Timber Oaks neighborhood; 
(2)  will harm quality of life and interfere with enjoyment of Brenham Timber Oaks resident’s land; 
(3)  will damage property values; and 
(4) will suppress desirable economic growth and revenue by discouraging new residents from moving into the area...

then we want your support!

Please ban together with Timber Oaks and sign our petition. Brenham has always been a sharing and caring community. We hope you will join us to ensure this mindset continues. Thank you.