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QUOTEOFNOTE “AS YOU CAN SEE, THE NEXT FEW YEARS IN SEABROOK ARE GOING TOBE PRETTY EXCITING.” THOM KOLUPSKI, SEABROOK MAYOR, ON THE NUMBER TOKNOW recently built or are in progress. 696 new Seabrook residences have either been CITY HIGHLIGHTS LEAGUE CITY The city in February unveiled Phase 1 of the parks and recreation department’s plan to name and provide signs to the city’s hike-and-bike trails with two dozen signs located at trails at and around Lynn Gripon Park at Countryside and Rustic Oaks Park. The signs include wayfinding and mileage details along with information on birdwatching and park amenities. Phases 2 and 3 will be designed this year and installed by early 2023 and include trails renamed after coastal creatures and Texas plants and wildflowers. MANY DEVELOPMENTS OCCURRING IN THE CITY League City City Council will meet at 6 p.m. April 12 at League City Council Chambers, 200 W. Walker St., League City. Meetings are streamed at www.facebook.com/ leaguecitytexas. MEETINGSWE COVER Sarah Greer Osborne, director of communications and media relations for League City, said renaming city trails makes them catchier while also promoting what makes League City special, such as its birding community.
League City to allowalcohol consumption at parks
ALCOHOL ORDINANCE The new alcohol ordinance would not apply to these parks.
BY JAKE MAGEE
LEAGUE CITY Pending a second reading, residents will soon be able to consume alcohol at most city parks. League City City Council Member Hank Dugie brought before the council the suggestion to change the city’s ordi- nances to allow the sale and consumption of alcohol in all city parks. Today, such activity is allowed only during events that receive a city permit. Fundamentally, citizens should not have to ask their government for permission to drink a beer or wine at a park, Dugie said, adding that Galveston County parks do not have such restrictions. Council Member Larry Millican, who was against the ordinance change, said alcohol consumption is already allowed at parks so long as a permit is granted. He expressed the concern that with the proposed ordinance, alcohol consumption would be allowed at all parks, even ones built specifically for youth activities. Dugie pointed out the proposed ordinance would not allow alcohol consumption at organized youth events.
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Council Member Nick Long agreed there are concerns. He amended a motion to approve the ordinance to not allow residents to bring their own alcohol to Hometown Heroes Park, Lobit Park and the Chester L. Davis Sportsplex, which are three parks primarily for children. The motion passed 6-2 with Mayor Pat Hallisey and Millican against.
Seabrook looks to future in State of the City
HWY. 146WIDENING This is a five-year road project.
BY JAKE MAGEE
Hwy. 146 widening begins with a June 2024 expected completion date.
Manager Gayle Cook said. Additionally, Seabrook is working to create Seabrook Town Center just north of Repsdorph Road on the west side of Hwy. 146. The development includes 315 apartment units adja- cent to retail shops and commercial buildings that will be built around a central plaza. Finally, officials are working on a hotel planned unit development in the city. It will include a boutique hotel, an extended-stay hotel, 20,000 square feet of new waterfront restaurants and 12,000 square feet of event venue space. Compass by Margaritaville will be part of the development, Kolupski said.
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SEABROOK City officials celebrated accomplishments from 2021 while looking at the years ahead during Seabrook’s first in-person State of the City address March 3. The widening and expansion of Hwy. 146 through Seabrook and Kemah broke ground in 2019 and is still on track to wrap up by spring 2024, Mayor ThomKolupski said. The widening project displaced dozens of businesses along Hwy. 146, but now 26 acres of property adjacent to the highway are available for development. Several businesses, such as Popeyes andWhataburger, are interested in opening in Seabrook, City
Contractor says project will finish in May 2023, a year early. Work slows, and estimated completion date moves back to October 2023. Seabrook officials say the completion date is spring 2024.
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SOURCES: CITY OF SEABROOK, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION/ COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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