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BY EMILY LINCKE
North Houston District awarded $455K grant for Wussow Park upgrades The North Houston District’s $940,000 planned revamp of the Greater Greenspoint area’s “largest, oldest and most heavily used park” is now funded thanks to a state parks grant, according to a Jan. 30 news release from the district. What you need to know The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department awarded a $455,013 grant for renovations to Thomas R. Wussow Park. The grant will fund about half of the project while the other half comes from funds the North Houston District has saved in anticipation of the project, according to a Feb. 6 email from Robert Fiederlein, vice president of planning and infrastructure for the district. Construction on the project is slated to begin in 2025.
14-acre park coming to Kuykendahl Road Construction on a 14-acre park funded by the Bridgestone Municipal Utility District is running ahead of schedule and set to wrap up this summer, according to a Feb. 15 email from Megan Bradley, the MUD’s communi- cations consultant and Triton Consulting Group president. The park was initially slated to open in late 2024 or early 2025. The $20 million park will include: • Children’s play areas for a variety of ages and for children with disabilities • Areas for food trucks and picnics • A dog park with small and large dog sections • A putting green Construction on the Bridgestone MUD park began in March 2023.
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Texas Parks & Wildlife Department grant: $455,013 North Houston District: $485,000*
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SOURCES: NORTH HOUSTON DISTRICT, TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT/ COMMUNITY IMPACT
The details Park improvements will include: • Two youth soccer fields
• An expansion of the children’s playground • A shaded fitness area for adults with multiple accessible workout stations • New picnic areas and walking paths
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