HIGHLIGHTS FORT BEND COUNTY Judge KP George announced April 17 the appointment of Greg Babst to the role of Homeland Security and Emergency Management manager. Babst was serving in the role as interim since January, when former Manager Mark Flathouse announced his retirement. Babst previously worked in various federal emergency management positions and has worked with the county since 2021. Sugar Land City Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. May 16 and 23 at 2700 Town Center Blvd. N., Sugar Land. Meetings are livestreamed and in person. 281-275-2900. www.sugarlandtx.gov Missouri City City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. May 15 at 1522 Texas Parkway, Missouri City. Meetings are livestreamed and in person. 281-403-8500. www.missouricitytx.gov Fort Bend County Commissioners Court will meet at 1 p.m. May 23 at 401 Jackson St., Richmond. Meetings are livestreamed. 281-342-3411. www.fortbendcountytx.gov MEETINGS WE COVER
Sugar Land agrees to purchase land near Constellation Field for $3.6M
BY JACK DOWLING
SUGAR LAND The Sugar Land 4B Corp., a nonprofit holding corporation established by the city to promote and assist in economic development, agreed unanimously to purchase 6.88 acres of land near Constellation Field for $3.6 million March 29. Soon after, Sugar Land City Coun- cil also approved the agreement during its April 4 meeting. “This purchase would enable the city to control the land around our asset, [Constellation Field],” said Devon Rodriguez, Sugar Land’s director of economic development, at the March 29 meeting. “We felt it is very important that we control this property.” The unpaved parcel of land in question is directly adjacent to Constellation Field, off Imperial Boulevard, and is used as a sup- plementary parking lot around the Space Cowboys home field. The city also enjoys a lease
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agreement with the Space Cowboys, which pays a base rent as well as a “participation rent” to the city once a certain number of eventgoers use the field. “Constellation Field was originally built with 4B dollars,” Rodriguez said. Rodriguez said the SL4B Corp. spent The Sugar Land 4B Corp. agreed to purchase 6.88 acres of land near Constellation Field. COURTESY SUGAR LAND SPACE COWBOYS
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to upgrade the stadium once the Houston Astros signed on the Space Cowboys, formerly the Skeeters, as AAA affiliates. “This parcel and much of the nearby property has recently come under new ownership,” Rodriguez said. “This is an opportunity for us to control the space around our asset.” The $3.6 million price tag for the adjacent acreage in question comes from a price of $12 per square foot and an estimated 1% closing fee.
BRAND BUSINESS your WITH STICKIES • Exclusive front cover placement • Targeted mailbox delivery • Competitive pricing $30 million to build the stadium, while $6 million in private equity funded the rest of the build cost. The SL4B Corp. also agreed to spend $10 million over five years
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