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Tomball Magnolia Edition VOLUME 14, ISSUE 7 MAY 228, 2024

Water workaround

The master-planned community Audubon has continued development after completing its own water well last July. Without the well, developer Sam Yager III said the community would be behind.

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Developers build own wells, work with city as Magnolia development moratorium continues

Place, Magnolia Village, Heritage Green and the master-planned community Audubon, which completed its own water well last July—continue to progress.

“A year ago, we had three wells,” City Adminis- trator Don Doering said. “Now we have ve, and we’re working on two more and then two more after that.” The city’s focus on water infrastructure comes as developments—such as Magnolia

BY LIZZY SPANGLER

Around a year and a half after instituting a development moratorium and extending it four times, the city of Magnolia continues to work on water infrastructure to increase its water capacity.

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Also in this issue

Impacts: Ulta Beauty set to open store in Tomball (Page 6)

Election: Hear from the Tomball City Council candidates (Page 13)

Education: Tomball ISD expects budget shortfall (Page 22)

Nonprofit: Project Beacon serves adults with autism (Page 28)

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14 BlueSprig Providing applied behavior analysis therapy for children with autism, BlueSprig relocated within Magnolia. • Relocated March 18 • 32502 Tamina Road, Ste. 100, Magnolia • www.bluesprigautism.com/bluesprig-magnolia 15 CrossFit Salute Previously located in The Woodlands, the gym offers a wide range of classes catering to individuals of all fitness levels, owner Frank DeSantis said. • Relocated Jan. 15 • 9711 FM 2920, Ste. 100, Tomball • www.crossfitsalute.com

19 The Book Attic Previously located along Main Street, The Book Attic relocated within Tomball, Bookseller Cyndi Sager confirmed via email. The new location is bigger and has more parking. The Book Attic offers used books alongside some new books as well as items such as games, puzzles and paper products. • Relocated April 2 • 15222 FM 2920, Ste. L, Tomball • www.thebookattic.info

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16 Roa Electrical Services The business, which offers commercial and residential electrical work, expanded into an office and warehouse space open by appointment only. • Expanded Feb. 27 • 28215 Vallie St., Ste. 1F, Pinehurst • www.roaelectric.com

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Aubrey Spear takes over as general manager of San Jacinto River Authority Aubrey Spear assumed the role of general manager of the San Jacinto River Authority in January. Spear spoke with Community Impact on March 11 about the role of the SJRA and his plans for the coming year. What is your background, and how did it lead you to an interest in this position? I spent 36 years ... dealing with the water industry and water issues; the first 20 years I was in private business in engineering and business consulting to different entities. ... The last 16 and a half years I’ve been the director of water utili- ties for the city of Lubbock. ... Most everything that I see here at the SJRA is very similar to what I dealt with there, as far as the technology, treating water and wastewater. ... The organization of our water utility is very similar in size to the SJRA as well. [The recruiting firm] came to me and knocked on my door, virtually, and knowing who I was and my background, they asked if I would be willing ... to look at the opportunity, and at this point in my career, ... it presented itself as a very interesting opportunity. What do you see as the main water issues in the area served by SJRA? Coming into this position, I am fully aware that ... all of our customers are wholesale customers; we don’t have retail customers, but those retail customers are important. ... They are the ones who use the water, ultimately. ... I think the big- gest challenges are going to be building ... even more cooperation and consensus, and finding water solutions for a growing population here in this area, and that everybody be on the same page. ... We live in a time where people generally don’t trust any entity that is government-related, and I think that it’s important that there’s a high level of communication and trying to build trust. What are your immediate plans for your first year in this role? I’m just now getting my arms around a lot of the projects, ... and of course ... I ask a lot of questions about, ... “Why do we need this project?” ... “Is this the best timing for it?” ... Those that are definitely priorities that we need to move forward on, if they’re dealing with aging infrastructure that has a shelf life, we have to rehab certain facilities or we’re not going to be

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able to function. But if there are some that it doesn’t make sense this year to move forward, we’ll probably push those back. What goals do you have for the SJRA? I am here as a neutral party, in that I don’t have all of the political ties that a lot of people may have, or perceived ties. I am here almost as a fresh set of eyes on everything to see what is it that we can do to work together, moving forward in the future. We are still in the middle of a lot of legal issues [with governmental entities]. My goal is to reach out to all the entities involved and try to chart a path forward. We are working together cooperatively and trying to get on the same page with common shared values and goals. How do weather patterns such as flooding and drought affect SJRA operations? Part of our mission is also to seek to help mitigate flooding situations, and of course, at our lake we have to deal with ... storm situations where you have a lot of rainfall come. We have to look closely at how high the lake levels get and preserve the dam integrity and those gates because if we can’t overtop our gates we have to start opening them to keep the lake level, ... and it will be a worse situation. What would you most like residents to know about the SJRA? The message to residents ... [is] I hope they all understand that water is our life, so they can live theirs. That may sound trite, but it’s real. We’re trying to do the best we can; we want to build that trust that we’re working on water supply issues so they don’t have to worry about it. We’re trying to keep the costs as competitive as possible within the constraints that we’re working with, and we are part of the community. We’ve got 170 employees that are spread out within the commu- nity in Montgomery County that care. It’s their

quality of life as well; they want what’s best for this community. What concerns might the SJRA have on its agenda for the next legislative session? A lot of the time we watch a lot of this legis- lation, and as it pops up we say, “Whoa, what’s this?” and try not to let it grow legs. There are some times that there is some good legislation that can be helpful, and that’s what we’re trying to look at and be proactive. For example, in this last biennium, overwhelmingly, the voters all voted for taking money out of the Rainy Day Fund and putting it into the water fund. And when you take a billion or two dollars and put it into the fund, the nice thing is this fund is not just money being given away to entities like the SJRA. It’s loan money, and The Texas Water Development Board ... can get a lower interest rate, ... so they can offer it to us, ... and if it’s a couple percentage points lower than what we can do in the market, they can save us millions of dollars on some of these multimillion-dollar projects we’re doing.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity. For a longer version, visit communityimpact.com.

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SJRA approves $12M refund to cities The San Jacinto River Authority announced a $12 million rebate for cities and utility districts in Montgomery County following the back payment of water fees by Quadvest Water & Sewer and Woodland Oaks Utility from a multiyear lawsuit that ended in 2022. Diving in deeper The rebate comes from the back payment from Quadvest Water & Sewer and the Wood- land Oaks Utility district to the SJRA in water use fees, which had been unpaid by the two utility operators out of protest against rising water fees, per a news release. “In my time on the board of directors, this is the first time we have provided a refund,” SJRA board President Ronnie Anderson said. “I am proud that we are able to return this money to our customers.”

Harris County jails remain understaffed Harris County officials described in late March how the county is struggling to manage its over- crowded jails. Factors discussed at a March 25 media meet- ing and March 26 meeting of the Harris County Commissioners Court include inadequate staffing, specialty inmate populations which require a higher level of supervision than the general popula- tion and the challenges faced with staffing a facility that operates 24/7. Digging deeper Tonya Mills with the county administration department said 73% of people in custody are in a preadjudication status, or pretrial status, which she said was an exceptionally high number. Mills said those waiting longer for trial or to be seen by a judge have a negative impact on the overall jail population.

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Montgomery County considers road bond Montgomery County commissioners on April 9 moved toward developing a bond elec- tion for a number of road and infrastructure projects, projecting scenarios ranging from $165 million-$1 billion. Sorting out details Precinct 2 Commissioner Charlie Riley said the county should consider separating the bond issue to allow the county to use bonds for major infrastructure projects, such as the animal shelter rebuild, courthouse rebuild and the tax office expansion. What’s next The court held a public workshop April 23 to discuss timing and potential projects. Commissioners have until Aug. 19 to put the bond issue on the November ballot.

Tomball allocates $550K for local projects On April 15, Tomball City Council approved allo- cating American Rescue Plan Act funds to the Depot Museum and Louie’s Together Playground. In a nutshell The council approved allocating $450,000 and $100,000 toward Louie’s Together Playground, an inclusive playground at Juergens Park, and enhancements for the Depot Museum, respectively. The funds come from the $2.92 million Tomball received from the March 2021 American Rescue Plan Act, per the April 15 agenda packet. Also of note Assistant City Manager Jessica Rogers said the $100,000 for the Depot Museum will be used for the electrical, concrete and lighting work associ- ated with placing antique train equipment. “We don’t anticipate it being $100,000, but we

Tomball’s ARPA fund allocations The city of Tomball received $2.92 million from the March 2021 American Rescue Plan Act.

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Election

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Tomball City Council Position 2

How will you approach Tomball’s development and growth?

What is your top priority, if elected?

If elected, I will (1) minimize infrastructure cost, (2) control the conversion of zoned agricultural land to commercial land in residential areas, and (3) impose term limits.

To keep Tomball, Tomball! Tomball is a unique city with strong family core values with an excellent school district. This combination is attracting new families. My goal is to maintain the family values and small-town feel of Tomball.

Paul Garcia Occupation: Self-employed Experience: CPA with a strong business acumen 346-268-2699

My top priority will be to promote stricter development ordinances and to ensure that new development doesn’t stretch city resources in a way that puts the burden solely on current residents. We’re all about to get a tax increase and hike in water/wastewater prices that is going to be painful.

I would like to see stricter guidelines for new development with more green spaces and buffers mandated to protect existing homes and neighborhoods and, how about leaving some trees? We all moved here because we liked something about Tomball, and it’s important to preserve our hometown with a heart.

Sheryl Martinez Occupation: Real estate broker and portfolio manager Experience: Business owner; property management; resident www.facebook.com/ sherylmartinezfortomball

Candidates were asked to keep responses under 50 words, answer the questions provided and avoid attacking opponents. Answers may have been edited or cut to adhere to those guidelines, or for style and clarity. For more election coverage, go to www.communityimpact.com/voter-guide.

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Transportation

FM 1486 widening to start in 2028

Anticipated future developments

A project to widen FM 1486 between FM 1774 and Jackson Road is not anticipated to begin con- struction until at least early 2028, David Balmos, vice president of WSB Consulting, said during a public meeting held April 4. WSB Consultants helps facilitate projects in the county. In a nutshell Montgomery County is proposing widening FM 1486 between FM 1774 and Jackson Road from two to four lanes, per the April 4 public meeting mate- rials. The roadway would include four 12-foot-wide lanes; a 40-foot-wide raised median; outside and inside shoulders; a shared-use path for bicycle and pedestrian use; and drainage via a roadside ditch. Sorting out details Balmos said this project will address safety and prepare for anticipated future development, including an estimated 24,000 new homes. “There’s going to be a huge number of rooftops

built along this corridor that, quite simply, a two- lane road can’t handle,” Balmos said. Montgomery County is funding the project development, while the Texas Department of Transportation, along with federal funds, is expected to pay for construction, Balmos said. The widening is expected to cost around $120 million. What they’re saying Diana Walker, who has lived in the area since 2007, said flooding is one of her concerns. “We’re just going to have more of the same [flooding] in more places because between all this new development they’re putting in; that’s more concrete,” Walker said. Stay tuned Balmos said the county will evaluate the comments received, the right of way alternatives and come up with a widening solution that will minimize impacts and displacements.

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Ongoing projects

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1 FM 1488 widening west of Magnolia Project: Between the Waller County line and FM 1774, FM 1488 is being widened from two to four lanes. Update: According to an April media update from the Texas Department of Transportation, this project is 84% complete. • Timeline: November 2020-second quarter of 2024 • Cost: $35.3 million • Funding source: state funds 2 FM 1488 widening through Magnolia Project: FM 1488 is being widened from two to four lanes between FM 1774 and west of FM 149. Update: This project is 42% complete, according to an April media update from TxDOT. • Timeline: June 2022-first quarter of 2025 • Cost: $48.28 million • Funding source: state funds 3 FM 1486 repairs Project: Between Hwy. 105 and FM 1774, FM 1486 is undergoing overlay and base repairs. Update: This project is 70% completed, according to an April media update from TxDOT. • Timeline: October 2023-third quarter of 2024

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• Cost: $4.57 million • Funding source: state funds 4 Hwy. 242 widening Project: TxDOT is using existing right of way to widen lanes on Hwy. 242 between I-45 and FM 1488,

according to prior reporting. Update: According to an April media update from TxDOT, this project is 15% completed. • Timeline: October 2023-first quarter of 2026 • Cost: $28.67 million • Funding sources: federal, state funds

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Real estate

More than 20 fewer homes sold in total in the five Tomball- and Magnolia-area ZIP codes in the month of March compared to March 2023, a decline of 6.12% year over year. Residential market data

Number of homes sold

March 2023

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$306,000 $279,040 $554,600 $339,340 $389,000

$295,138 $300,000 $392,500 $347,000 $357,960

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$750,000-$999,999

Average days on market

$500,000-$749,999

-11.34%

+7.32%

+19.44%

-3.85%

+2.3%

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$250,000-$499,999

<$249,999

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Water workaround From the cover

The details

Two-minute impact

The water plant, which has been bid and awarded, will take around nine months to a year to complete. “We just want to make sure that there’s nothing that would impede our ability to deliver additional lots to our builders or the ability of any of the other users in the project—the commercial users or the multifamily users—to continue with their develop- ment,” Yager said. Meanwhile, Parkside Capital owns a roughly 30-acre tract next to Magnolia West High School anticipated to be a mix of commercial and build-to- rent residential development. “The city of Magnolia has been very reasonable with us and worked with us, in particular on this tract, so we could go ahead and extend water and sewer lines,” Parkside Capital President Brett Walker said. “Now the only thing remaining is tying into the capacity that they’re constructing.”

Amid the city’s efforts, there are over 32,000 lots platted for future development, according to Magnolia ISD’s spring 2022 demographics report conducted by Zonda Education. That development includes 3,000-acre mas- ter-planned community Audubon. Sam Yager III, executive vice president of Sam Yager Inc. and developer of Audubon, said a water well for the community was completed last July, which has allowed the development to continue building out. “We would be behind [without the well],” Yager said. “We had commitments to our builders, so when we found out that the city was unable to provide the water, ... we knew immediately that what we needed to do was spring into action.” Yager said Audubon’s well cost around $1.5 million to build, and after expanding it into a water plant, the total cost will be around $3 million.

The city has approximately 3,600 connections, with around 11,000 still expected to be needed within the next five years, city engineer Tim Robertson said. “Things can change that are beyond our control that would either increase or maybe even decrease that [11,000] number,” Robertson said. “But I honestly don’t foresee it. Development in this area of Montgomery County and this particular area of this part of Texas is very, very hot.” Having completed water wells Nos. 7 and 8 at a combined cost of around $7.73 million, Magnolia is now focused on building out wells Nos. 9 and 10. “We have a pretty good plan laid out,” Robertson said. “[We’re] trying to do two wells per year to meet the demand that we think is coming and provide some redundancy in the system.” Doering said much of the funding to pay for new wells is coming from impact fees, which are one-time fees collected to fund a new water user’s share of the city’s water or wastewater capacity. Magnolia raised its impact fees in May 2022 to $7,400 per single-family connection, according to prior reporting. Previously, impact fees were $4,800 per single-family connection. “That’s what impact fees are there for, is to cover the future expansion,” Magnolia Mayor Todd Kana said. The city also has around $15 million in reserves from selling certificates of obligation that could be used to fund future water infrastructure, Doering said in an April 9 email.

Magnolia-area developments underway*

Magnolia Village: 60 acres Magnolia Place: 142 acres Heritage Green: 48 acres Parkside Capital tract: 29 acres Audubon: 3,000 acres

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Water connections

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*THIS MAP IS NOT COMPREHENSIVE

SOURCES: AUDUBON, PARKSIDE CAPITAL, MONTGOMERY CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT/COMMUNITY IMPACT

+205.5%

expected within the next five years

What they’re saying

Per day, one connection uses roughly 315 Gallons of water 270 Gallons of wastewater

"What the moratorium has done is protect us from future development until we’re ready for it." TODD KANA, MAGNOLIA MAYOR

“We just don’t want to be caught off guard. We want to make sure that we’re thinking about contingencies [for water] as we move forward...”

$7.73 million city investment for water wells Nos. 7 and 8

SAM YAGER III, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF SAM YAGER INC., DEVELOPER OF AUDUBON

SOURCE: CITY OF MAGNOLIA/COMMUNITY IMPACT

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Diving in deeper

The takeaway

Working on water

2022

The city has been slowly allocating new connections since last May, with the two new wells enabling 2,833 new connections, city officials said. “It’s a very, very limited number that each development gets,” Robertson said. “That keeps new construction moving. It’s just keeping it at a pace that [makes sure] our current water system can withstand the demand.” Magnolia plans to build two wells per year as needed, city officials said. “The way I look at it is this community is in the middle of some pretty tough growing pains,” Robertson said. “And when those start, they generally continue for several years. And then it stops. … The city gets caught up on the infrastructure. But there’s really no other way to do it.”

Doering said the moratorium helps protect the city’s current developers. “We’re not letting other, newer developments that have just arrived get in line ahead of [current developers],” Robertson said. “We’re trying to prioritize and meet our existing obligations.” Robertson also said the moratorium helps the city issue new connections at a pace that doesn’t overwhelm its capacity. “We have to make sure our infrastructure is there to do the connections and meet the regulatory requirements, but then also during that time, be responsible as we can be about issuing those connections,” Robertson said. Another ripple effect of Magnolia’s water situa- tion was the city hiring an in-house city engineer. Prior to Robertson’s appointment, Magnolia outsourced its engineering needs. “[With] the numbers we’re looking at, he should instantly pay for himself,” Kana said.

Dec. 21: Council approves a 120-day moratorium

2023

April 11: Council extends moratorium for 120 days June 13: Council ratifies the appointment of Tim Robertson as city engineer July: Audubon’s water well comes online Aug. 8: Council OKs a second 120-day extension Sept.: City well No. 7 comes online Dec. 12: Council OKs a third 120-day extension

2024

Early April: City well No. 8 comes online April 9: Council extends moratorium by 120 days Late 2024-early 2025: City wells Nos. 9 and 10 to come online

Beyond

Two wells built per year as needed

SOURCE: CITY OF MAGNOLIA/COMMUNITY IMPACT

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