Government
BY DIEGO COLLAZO, RACHEL LELAND & JAMES T. NORMAN
Pearland to consider $6.1M PID for utilities Pearland City Council on June 23 heard com- ments on a proposed public improvement district, or PID, to install wastewater improvements. The overview If approved, the PID would cover around 80 acres on the southeast corner of Smith Ranch and Hughes Ranch roads, according to city documents. The goal of the PID would be to share the costs of extending wastewater services into the area, which all told could cost around $6.1 million, doc- uments show. Those include a lift station, gravity and force mains, and road improvements. What they said A few residents with property in the area voiced support for the PID, saying they have run into issues with selling their property because of a lack of wastewater infrastructure in the area.
Manvel votes against hotel proposal Manvel City Council unanimously rejected a developer’s request to build a Courtyard by Marriott hotel in the city
PID boundaries
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during its June 16 meeting. What readers need to know
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The proposal sought to rezone a 2.5-acre portion of a larger 6.3-acre tract to allow for the use of a hotel, which would have included 85 rooms, a bar, restaurant, fitness center and meeting space, according to city planning documents. Several residents voiced opposition to the hotel over concerns of its four-story height and proximity to homes. “As it is in Manvel is how it is in heaven. Well, in heaven, I really don’t think you have a four-story hotel looking into your yard,” resident Steven Russell said.
Others were concerned about cost and its effect on property values. “I believe the PID is the right way to go,” council member Clint Byrom said. “It sounds like there’s maybe some more information we can provide the property owners so they can be a little more comfortable with it.” What’s next? The next step for the PID is for City Council to vote on its approval, which could happen in July.
Kelsey-Seybold looks to build new Pearland clinic Pearland City Council on June 23 unanimously approved a rezoning request on a 35-acre piece of land, which could eventually contain a medical clinic from Kelsey-Seybold. The gist Cayer said at the city’s June 9 meeting the health care system aims to be within a 10-minute radius of every current and future patient. The impact
Proposed rezoning for Kelsey- Seybold development
The clinic will likely be between two and three stories and create around 150 jobs, Cayer said. The development could lead the provider to expand in ways similar to its Bay Area campus.
The land was changed from single-family resi- dential to general commercial, documents show. Kelsey-Seybold Director of Operations Stuart
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