Lake Houston - Humble - Kingwood Edition | March 2022

ENVIRONMENT City of Humble, Humble ISDenter joint agreement to construct retention pond near Turner Stadium

BY HANNAH ZEDAKER

outdoor recreational and educational amenity,” Mount said in an email. According to HISD Trustee Chris Parker, who presented the project at the Humble City Council March 10 meeting, the retention pond will double as a community park featur- ing trails for walking, jogging and running; legacy trees selected by Har- ris County Precinct 4 Commissioner Jack Cagle; and three fountains with LED lights that will light up in school colors for home games. “We really, really want this to be a shining gem in the jewel box that is the city of Humble,” Parker said during her presentation. “We really want it to be just a beautiful, beauti- ful place that the community can use, and we’re really thrilled about it.” With the approval of the joint participation agreement, the city of Humble will allocate no more than $100,000 for the project, which will come from the general fund revenue, according to Humble Chief Financial

Construction will soon begin on a retention pond near Turner Stadium following the unanimous approval of a joint participation agreement between the city of Humble and Humble ISD at a March 10 City Council meeting. According to the March 10 meeting agenda, the retention pond will be built upon roughly 35 acres of prop- erty that is already owned by HISD, located at the corner of Will Clayton Parkway and Rustic Timbers Drive. Upon completion, HISD Chief Communications O†cer Jamie Mount said the project will protect several district facilities from poten- tial ˆooding by providing additional stormwater storage capacity. “This pond protects Turner Stadium, Humble High School, Ross Sterling Middle School, Lakeland Elementary School, Guy M. Sconzo Early College High School and the community while providing an

The retention pond will be built upon roughly 35 acres of property that is already owned by Humble ISD, located at the corner of Will Clayton Parkway and Rustic Timbers Drive. (Rendering courtesy Humble ISD) STORING STORMWATER STORMWATER STORAGE

The stormwater detention basin will be funded through a joint partnership between Humble ISD and the city of Humble, though an exact cost for the project had not been announced as of press time March 22. SOURCE: HUMBLE ISD‚COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER O†cer Aimee Phillips. According to the meeting agenda, any construction costs incurred during the construc- tion of the project or other work to be performed under the agreement in excess of the construction contract award amount will be funded solely by HISD.

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Mount said the project is still under design, and a cost estimation will be ˜nalized and presented once the design phase is completed. She added district o†cials hope to complete the project by the end of 2022. Wesley Gardner contributed to this report.

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