BY JESSICA SHORTEN & LIZZY SPANGLER
Tomball City Council approves alleyway amenities package
Montgomery County approves broadband The Montgomery County Commissioners Court approved a $590,000 project during a Feb. 6 meeting aimed at bringing public Wi-Fi and fiber internet access to Magnolia. The breakdown The project will provide fiber internet and public Wi-Fi at several county locations: • Magnolia Annex • Community Development Center • Montgomery County-Magnolia Horse Arena • Magnolia Little League Park • Magnolia Youth Park Fiber lines will be installed from the Mag- nolia Annex to the Precinct 2 traffic control and signal office and the recycling center.
Tomball alleyway project Phase 1 will see $1.19 million spent to add amenities to several downtown alleyways.
Phase 1
Cost: $429,540
During its Feb. 5 meeting, Tomball City Council approved the Tomball Economic Development Corp.’s project for alleyway amenities. What’s happening The TEDC will spend $1.19 million to fund the amenities package for Phase 1 of the city’s alleyway project, which will make the alleyways more walkable and add a new public restroom downtown. The amenities package includes entry arch gateways; decorative string lights; masonry seatwalls; lighted entry markers; planter pots, soil, flowers and drip irrigation; lighting and electrical. “What this agreement lays out is that the EDC will fund this project, but the city will bid it, and own and maintain those improvements,” TEDC Executive Director Kelly Violette said.
New restrooms
Cost: $363,331
Cost: $395,963
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