BY NICHAELA SHAHEEN
City OKs allocating $337K in ARPA funds During its Nov. 12 meeting, Montgomery City Council approved allocating the remain- ing American Rescue Plan Act funds for College Street drainage improvements and Water Plant No. 3’s booster pump addition. The gist Council approved allotting $250,000 and $125,000 to College Street drainage improve- ments and Water Plant No. 3’s booster pump addition, respectively. In doing so, the council committed all remaining funds before the Dec. 31 deadline. Montgomery received a total of $337,654 from the March 2021 ARPA, which autho- rized $1.9 trillion in federal pandemic relief funds, according to the Nov. 12 agenda. All funds remaining must be under contract or committed by Dec. 31.
Conroe lists former elementary for $4.3M During its Nov. 14 meeting, Conroe City Council approved listing Sam Houston Elementary for $4.3 million. The motion to list the property passed 3-2 with council members Howard Wood and Mayor Pro Tem Harry Hardman voting against. The details The motion approved listing the property with agent Ryan Kutter until October, according to the listing agreement. Assistant City Administrator Nancy Mikeska said the listing agent was chosen by staff since Kutter originally listed the property in 2023. Mikeska said any sale or final agreement would need City Council’s final approval. The background The city first purchased the property from Conroe ISD in 2021, per prior reporting. Originally, the city
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discussed transforming the property to house a performing arts center. In 2022, the proposed cost to build the performing arts center was estimated to be $190 million for a 2,000-seat center and $70 million for a 1,600-seat center, Community Impact previously reported. Last December, City Council approved selling the property for $4.3 million to Overland Property Group. In early February, Conroe local arts officials expressed surprise at the sale in an interview with Community Impact , and in late February, Overland Property Group pulled out of the sale.
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