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Spring Klein Edition VOLUME 12, ISSUE 12 MARCH 18APRIL 16, 2026

2026 Camp Guide

Finding the ow Agencies struggle to meet surface water needs

BY SARAH BRAGER & JESSICA SHORTEN

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Impacts Page 6 Read how Harmony Science Academy unveils plans for two more campuses in Spring

Government Page 9 See where your neighborhood is on newly released draft FEMA oodplain maps

The North Harris County Regional Water Authority has been working at several new sites to meet surface water requirements. (Daniel Arizpe/Community Impact)

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Impacts

2 BarkSuds BarkSuds offers a wide range of grooming services including teeth brushing, ear cleaning, baths, haircuts and nail trims, according to its website. • Opened March 3 • 7306 Louetta Road, Ste. A116, Houston • www.barksuds.com 3 Luliet Creamery and Bake Shop The Vintage Park shop will feature Luliet’s full menu, including scratch-made cookies and cupcakes, house- made ice cream, French macarons and custom cakes. • Opened March 14 • 126 Vintage Park Blvd., Houston • www.lulietbakery.com 4 Oak and Iron Sports Social The business is focusing on providing a relaxed atmosphere and provides a variety of cocktails, beer and food. The menu for the sports bar includes a variety of seasoned wings, burgers and other appetizers. • Opened Feb. 16 • 122 A Vintage Park Blvd., Houston • www.oakandironsocial.com 5 Rilion Gracie Jiu-Jitsu The business offers Jiu-Jitsu training, including classes for women’s self-defense, seniors, adults, kids and kids with special needs. • Opened Jan. 5 • 24527 Gosling Road, Ste. D110, Spring • www.riliongraciewoodlands.com 6 Texas Flex Fitness Texas Flex Fitness offers fitness equipment including sauna, cardio machines, powerlifting, and cross-training equipment. The fitness center offers personal coaching and group training for weight loss and musical building. • Opened Feb. 5

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• Opening summer 2026 • 3425 FM 2920, Spring

organizing spaces. Reset & Resell Co. declutters space by sorting items into ‘keep’, ‘donate’, ‘trash’ and ‘resell’ categories. • Opened Feb. 1 • Facebook: Reset & Resell Co.

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Grand Oaks Psychiatry Founder Tara A. Henschel, M.D. told Community Impact she has plans to launch a virtual telehealth practice based in Spring and is now accepting new patients. • Opening July 1 • www.grandoakspsychiatry.com

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7 Birdie Central The 24/7 indoor clubhouse will feature Uneekor XO2 golf simulators and private practice bays, owners said. Birdie Central will also offer social play and event space. • Estimated soft opening mid-May • 19059 Champion Forest Drive, Spring • www.birdie-central.com 8 Diamond Impact Training Center Diamond Impact Training Center will offer batting cage rentals, indoor training and lessons. The facility will have pitching and batting lanes. • Opening in June • 23629 Gosling Road, Spring • www.diamondimpacttrainingcenter.com 9 JuiceLand The smoothie and juice restaurant provides a menu which focuses on providing beverages and bowls with a variety of antioxidants through fruits and vegetables. • Opening spring 2026 • 10115 Louetta Road, Ste. 200, Houston • www.juiceland.com 10 Mavis Tire & Brakes Mavis Tire & Brakes offers tire and auto services such as tire repair, wheel alignments, brake repair and oil changes, according to the company’s website. • Opening summer 2026 • 5610 Treaschwig Road, Spring • www.mavis.com 11 TDW Smashzone Business management officials confirmed the location will include a variety of high-end ping pong tables as well as space for parties and events on a rental basis.

Relocations

12 Aristoi Classical Academy Aristoi Classical Academy is a tuition-free charter school focused on providing a classical approach to learning. The new 59,538-square-foot building will house all grade levels in the new facility. • Opening fall 2026 • 13631 Ardfield Drive, Houston • www.aristoiclassical.org 13 From The Ashes Theatre Company From The Ashes Theatre Company expanded into its first new permanent location, according to a Feb. 1 news release. • Expanded in February • 16668 Champion Forest Drive, Spring • www.fromtheashestheatre.com 14 Sunrise Pool Renovations and Inspec- tions, Showrents Showrents offers architectural and entertainment lighting. Sunrise Pool Renovations specializes in custom pool renovations and upgrades. • Relocating March 1 • 18300 Strack Drive, Ste. 500, Spring • www.srpreno.com

16 Harmony Science Academy Harmony will add nearly 80,000 square feet to its campus in the City Place master-planned community to serve approximately 850 middle and high school students, said Sally Magnuson, Harmony Public Schools communications director for the Houston North District. • Opening August 2027 • 21900 and 22000 Springwood Village Parkway, Spring • www.hsahouston.harmonytx.org

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Closings

17 Kroger Kroger management officials confirmed that a Spring- area store will be closing by the first week of April. According to store officials, the closures are part of an effort to “refocus” the company. • Closing early April • 6060 FM 2920, Spring • www.kroger.com

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Government

BY JESSICA SHORTEN

Harris County residents can now see preliminary Federal Emergency Management Agency map data through a new interactive dashboard from FEMA and the Harris County Flood Control District in the rst countywide update since 2007. The county’s 34 oodplain administrators received preliminary data and maps from FEMA in the rst week of February, HCFCD Executive Director Tina Petersen said. “These maps are draft. There will be years of opportunity to review these maps and engage with the process before they are nal,” Petersen said “We have a lot more work to do, but it is really fullling to see that the FEMA maps are showing the progress that we all know is happening.” According to the data, the changes include expanding the 100-year oodplain to neighborhoods including Memorial Chase, Memorial Northwest, Bridgestone West and Windrose. Draft FEMA maps update released

FEMA oodplain areas 1% (100 year) Floodway (100) year oodplain 0.2% (500 year) oodplain Low risk

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The path ahead The estimated timeline provided to commissioners highlighted the maps may not become nal until 2028

Stay tuned

Petersen said the Modeling, Assessment and Awareness Project (MAAPNext) dashboard has been updated with the preliminary data received from FEMA to help individuals understand potential oodplain impacts. However, she cautioned against using the data formally as it is set to change. Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey said his major concern was that residents who are pur- chasing homes or property without the updated oodplain maps could be purchasing homes within a oodplain. “People are going to be buying homes tomorrow, and they won’t know anything about these maps,” Ramsey said. “I don’t know if there’s anything we can do to facilitate at least making the homeowner that’s about to buy something—banking his life or her life investment in a piece of property—[aware] that we’ve got more information about it.” Petersen said part of the decision to release the preliminary data typically only provided to oodplain administrators was an eort to begin educating the public now about potential ood- plain and oodway changes.

Petersen said a series of in-person meetings and webinars will be held to ensure the public has time to submit feedback on the new maps. However, the dates have not been nalized as of press time. “It is important to emphasize that, at this stage, these are draft maps from FEMA intended for technical review by oodplain administrators,” HCFCD spokesperson Emily Woodell said. “They are not nal, not regulatory. ... Nothing changes right now related to ood insurance requirements or development regulations.” Various portions of the county have received spot updates following major developments and infrastructure improvements in 2017 and 2019, according to FEMA documents. “In a county as large and complex as Harris County, it takes many dierent individuals to help move an eort like this forward,” Petersen said Feb. 12.

A Feb. 2:

2026

Draft data is released from FEMA to oodplain administrators

B May:

FEMA releases public data; community outreach begins C May 2026-January 2027: Ocials start community outreach, town halls D February-May 2027: Formal FEMA appeals and comment period E May 2027-May 2028: Map and modeling revisions made based on feedback F May-June:

2027

2028

Final letters of map approvals are sent to elected ocials, oodplain administrators

G November:

Ocials approve nal maps

2029

SOURCE: HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT COMMUNITY IMPACT

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Government

BY SARAH BRAGER

Erica Lee Carter new county administrator Commissioners Court appointed former U.S. Rep. Erica Lee Carter as Harris County administrator eective March 9. The details Carter leads the Oce of County Adminis- tration, or OCA, which oversees the day-to- day operations of the county.

Harris County issues second wave of $2.5B hospital bond Harris County commissioners approved a go-forward order Feb. 26 for the second round of bond funding from a $2.5 billion Harris Health referendum that voters approved in 2023. The big picture Harris Health received the rst $850 million installment in May 2025. Chief Operating Ocer Louis Smith told commissioners the system has spent approximately $667 million as of Dec. 31. Bond-funded projects include the expansion of two Level-1 trauma hospitals, Lyndon B. Johnson and Ben Taub, and construction of new commu- nity clinics across Precincts 2, 3 and 4. Chief Financial Ocer Victoria Nikitin said the projects are moving quickly, with an average spend of at least $80 million per month. Another

Total bond funding Harris Health bond spending to date The bond funds will cover the majority of the cost, with an additional $400 million in independent fundraising. Other funding sources** Bond funds spent*

Lyndon B. Johnson hospital

COST ESTIMATE AS OF JAN. 2026 $2.04B

$179M

$2.03B

$658M

Ben Taub hospital

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$157M

$293M

$3.7M

$10.2M

Ambulatory care services

$490M

$310M

$4.8M

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to execute the vision and directives of the Commissioners Court.” ERICA LEE CARTER, HARRIS COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR

update will be provided in May. At LBJ’s campus in northeast Houston, Harris Health is on track to complete a new $50 million parking garage by the rst quarter of 2027 and a $153 million central utility plant later that year.

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Education

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Lone Star College adds new bachelor’s degree program Lone Star College System will be opening applications later this spring for a new bachelor’s degree in education, according to a Feb. 12 news release from the college system. The big picture The Bachelor of Applied Science in Early Child- hood Education and Teaching will be available this fall at the LSC-Atascocita Center in northeast Houston and the LSC-Creekside Center in Tomball, according to the release. “LSCS is thrilled to welcome students into our fifth bachelor’s degree program this fall, offering a more affordable pathway for students who aspire to teach,” said Megan Mariveles, LSCS interim executive dean of Baccalaureate Pro- grams. Students can graduate from the two-year

SHSU expands Bearkat Promise program Families making up to $100,000 are now eligible for Sam Houston State University’s Bearkat Promise program, after the univer- sity announced Feb. 24 that it was raising the family income eligibility threshold from $40,000. More details The Bearkat Promise program provides eligible students with the mandatory tuition and fees they need for up to 15 credit hours per semester, according to its website. The increased income threshold starts in fall 2026. The program is renewable for up to three consecutive years and does not include cov- erage of nonmandatory fees such as housing or meal plans, according to the news release.

Up to 50 students can enroll in the program at each center this fall. Students can enroll if they have earned an:

• Associate of Arts in Teaching • Associate of Applied Science in Early Childhood Education • Another associate degree with directed electives

The new bachelor’s degree will be the fifth LSCS offers. The college system also offers bachelor’s degrees in:

• Cybersecurity • Nursing • Emergency management • Energy, manufacturing and trades management

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program as teachers certified in either early childhood education-3rd grade or early childhood education-6th grade. In their words “By strengthening the pipeline of qualified teach- ers, LSCS is strengthening the future of the com- munities we serve,” Rebecca Saiz, LSCS executive director of the Educator Preparation Program, said.

Klein ISD expected to shrink FY 2025-26 budget gap

According to the review, major changes to the general fund include: $24.2M in additional projected state revenue $4.3M in increased payroll expenditures (employee retention bonuses) $1.5M less in local revenue earned from interest due to expected lower interest rates $1.2M less than expected in local taxes due to new higher homestead exemptions

general fund shortfall to decrease by about $16.2 million, according to the budget review. Quote of note “The most recent budget amendment reduced the general fund deficit ... allowing us to protect our award-winning programs as we prioritize student success in KISD,” Chelsea Ceballos, KISD’s director of communications, said.

Klein ISD’s projected funding gap for the fiscal year 2025-26 budget has been lowered from $21.1 million to $4.8 million, district leaders say. In a nutshell During the KISD board of trustees’ Feb. 2 meeting, trustees approved the district’s first budget review for the FY 2025-26 budget. Various budget cuts and additional funding allowed the budget’s projected

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Camp Kinsmen Type: religious Ages: entering grades 1-8 Dates: June 1-5, June 29-July 3, July 6-10, July 13-17, July 20-24, July 27-July 31, Aug. 3-7 Cost: $130 per week • Kinsmen Lutheran Church, 12100 Champion Forest Drive, Houston • www.kinsmenlutheran.org/camp-kinsmen

$1,399 (unlimited) • Esprit International School, 4266 Interfaith Way, The Woodlands • The Woodlands Children’s Museum, 4775 W. Panther Creek Drive, Ste. 280, The Woodlands • www.creatorcamp.org Cypress Academy Ninja Huffmeister Type: sports Ages: 4-14 Dates: June 2-6, June 16-20, July 7-11, July 21-25, Aug. 4-8 Cost: $215-$250 per week • 11707 Huffmeister Road, Houston • www.cypressacademyninja.com/summer-camps Cypress Academy Huffmeister Type: sports Ages: 4-14 Dates: June 1-5, June 15-19, June 22-26, July 13-17, July 27-31, Aug. 3-7 Cost: $235 weekly (by May 15) • 11707 Huffmeister Road, Houston • www.cypressacademy.com/summer-camps

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Camp Hope Type: religious Ages: entering grades K-7 Dates: June 8-12, June 15-19 and June 22-26 Cost: $130 per week • Kinsmen Lutheran Church, 12100 Champion Forest Drive, Houston • www.kinsmenlutheran.org/camp-hope Camp Invention: Spark Type: academics, arts Ages: entering grades K-6 Dates: June 15-19 (Benignus), July 20-23 (Haude), TBD • Benignus Elementary School, 7225 Alvin A. Klein Drive, Spring; Haude Elementary School, 3111 Louetta Road, Spring; Lemm Elementary School,19034 Joanleigh Drive, Spring • www.invent.org/programs/camp-invention (Kreinhop), June 8-11 (Lemm) Cost: $200-$305 per week

Camp Lone Star Type: arts, sports Ages: 6-12

Dates: June 1-July 17 Cost: $399 per week • 22610 Tuwa Road, Tomball • www.camplonestar.org

Creator Camp Type: day, science, technology Ages: 5-13 Dates: June 1 -Aug. 7 Cost: $159-$178 (two-day), $238-$269 (three-day),

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Spotlight Eras Full Day Summer Camp Type: arts Ages: 7-12 Dates: July 13-17 Cost: $299 • Cypress Creek Community Center, 6823 Cypresswood Drive, Spring • www.dramakids.com/cypress-spring-tomball-tx inSPIRE Rock Climbing Camp Type: sports Ages: 6-12 Dates: June 1-July 31 Cost: $229-$249 per week (register by April 30); $259- $279 per week (starting March 1) • inSPIRE Spring, 403 E. Louetta Road, Spring • www.inspirerock.com/camps

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Klein ISD STEM Camp Type: academic, STEM Ages: entering grades 4-5 Dates: June 4-5, June 9-12 Cost: $120 • Check with individual campus • www.kleinisd.net

Alodia Basketball Academy Type: sports Ages: kindergarten-eighth grade Dates: May 26 - August 13 Cost: $155 per week (half-day), $245 per week (full day)

• The Den Sports Facility, 17120 House Hahl Road, Cypress; Salem Lutheran Church, 22601 Lutheran Church Road, Tomball • www.alodiacamps.com

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Ages: 5-11 Dates: June 1-July 24 Cost: $230-$260 per week • Northland Christian School, 4363 Sylvanfield Drive, Houston • www.northlandchristian.org Playhouse 1960 Lion King JR and Matilda JR Type: arts Ages: 6-18 (Lion King JR), 7-18 (Matilda JR) Dates: June 15-26 Cost: TBD

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Camp LEAF Type: academics, arts, sports Ages: 5-12

School of Rock Type: arts Ages: 6-18

Dates: June 1-Aug. 11 Cost: call for pricing • L.E.A.F. Academy of Spring, 20621 Kuykendahl Road, Spring • www.theleafacademy.com

Dates: June 23-Aug. 4 Cost: $450 per week • 21117 I-45, Ste. 600, Spring; 22424 Hwy. 249, Unit A, Tomball • www.schoolofrock.com/locations Sixth Grade Strings Camp Type: arts Ages: entering sixth grade (Klein ISD students only) Dates: June 9-12 Cost: $100 • Klein Collins High School, 20811 Ella Blvd., Klein • www.cypresscreekface.org/education/strings- camp-2025 St. Timothy’s Anglican Church Type: Vacation Bible School Ages: 3-11 Dates: June 22- 24 Cost: $5 • St. Timothy’s Anglican Church, 6819 Louetta, Spring • www.sttimothysanglican.org

Lions Summer Learning Camp Type: academic Ages: grades 2-6 Dates: June 1-12, June 22-July 3, July 13-24 Cost: Free • 20515 Hwy. 249, Houston • www.lonestar.edu/universitypark

• 6814 Gant Road, Houston • www.playhouse1960.com

Playhouse 1960 Frozen JR and Mean Girls Type: arts Ages: 5-18 (Frozen JR), 9-18 (Mean Girls) Dates: July 6-17 Cost: TBD

National Youth Theater: Camp Dreamworks Type: arts Ages: 6-12 Dates: July 27-31 Cost: $175 (through May 1); $200 (after May 1) • Graceview Baptist Church, 21206 Telge Road, Tomball • www.nationalyouththeater.org/day-camps Northland Christian School Cougar Camp Type: academics, arts

• 6814 Gant Road, Houston • www.playhouse1960.com

Primrose Schools Summer Adventure Club Type: academic, arts, day, sports Ages: 5-12 Dates: May 30-Aug. 12 Cost: $235 per week • 22003 Bridgestone Lane, Spring; 16811 Shadow Valley

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Summer Strings Type: arts Ages: entering grades 7-9 Dates: July 7-10 Cost: $200 (Klein ISD students), $225 (non-KISD students) • Klein High School, 16715 Stuebner Airline Road, Klein • www.cypresscreekface.org Trinity Klein School Type: academics, arts, sports Ages: entering grades K-6 Dates: June 1-Aug. 7 Cost: $290 per week (three days), $350 per week (five days) • 18926 Klein Church Road, Spring • www.sites.google.com/trinityklein.org/ tksummercamp YMCA Adventure Camp Type: academics, arts, sports Ages: 5-15 Dates: June 1-Aug. 7 Cost: $225 per week, $45 registration fee • D. Bradley McWilliams YMCA at Cypress Creek, 19915 Hwy. 249, Houston • www.ymcahouston.org/programs/childcare-and- camps/summer-camp

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Art Camps at Cordovan Art School Type: art Ages: 5-16 Dates: May 26-Aug. 14 Cost: $299+ per week • 8905 Louetta Road, Ste. A, Spring • www.cordovanartschool.com

Drama Kids of NW Houston Descendants Type: arts Ages: 7-12 Dates: July 20-July 24 Cost: $299 per week • Auburn Lakes Rec Center, 25005 Northcrest Drive, Spring • www.dramakids.com/cypress-spring-tomball-tx

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Transportation

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3 Cutten Road extension Project: According to Harris County Precinct 3 officials, this project will construct a four-lane boulevard from Bavaria Drive to Cossey Road. Update: Officials said they are now in the design phase to understand the scope of the project. • Timeline: TBD • Cost: TBD • Funding source: Harris County Precinct 3

on Hargrave Road from Hwy. 249 to Falba Road. Update: Work is underway to make asphalt improvements along Hargrave Road. • Timeline: March 2026 • Cost: $1.4 million • Funding source: Harris County Precinct 3 6 Stuebner Airline bridge repairs Project: This project will repair the bridge portion of Stuebner Airline Road over Cypress Creek near Cypresswood Drive. Update: Work has begun on the bridge repair along Stuebner Airline. • Timeline: started December 2025 • Cost: $900,000 • Funding source: Harris County Precinct 3 7 Spring Stuebner Road expansion Project: This project will expand Spring Stuebner Road from two to four lanes from west of Leitner Lane to the Grand Parkway. Existing drainage and traffic signals will also be improved and added as needed. Update: Precinct 3 officials said construction on this project is expected to take roughly one year to complete. • Timeline: second quarter 2026 • Cost: $8.1 million • Funding source: Harris County Precinct 3

Upcoming projects

Ongoing project

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1 Gosling Road at West Rayford traffic signal

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Project: This project will modify the existing signal with a new mast-arm traffic signal to improve traffic flow and safety along Gosling Road. The Harris County Precinct 3 Commissioner’s Office is overseeing the design work. Update: Design work is underway for a potential light at the intersection of Gosling Road and West Rayford Road. • Timeline: Early 2027 • Cost: TBD • Funding sources: Harris County Precinct 3, Texas Department of Transportation 2 Hufsmith Road intersection improvements Project: This will make improvements to the intersections of Hufsmith Road at A Kuykendahl Road and B Stuebner Airline Road. Update: This project is now in the design phase for future planning and construction.

STUEBNER AIRLINE RD.

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Ongoing projects

4 Spring Cypress Road and Louetta Road asphalt rehabilitation Project: This project will rehabilitate asphalt on Spring Cypress Road, from A west of Stuebner Airline to east of T.C. Jester Blvd. and B Louetta Road, from Old Louetta to east of Champion Forest Drive. Update: Work has begun along Spring Cypress Road to replace asphalt as part of an asphalt rehabilitation effort. • Timeline: March 2026 • Cost: $6.5 million • Funding source: Harris County Precinct 3 5 Hargrave Road asphalt rehabilitation Project: This project will allow for asphalt rehabilitation

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8 Louetta Road asphalt rehabilitation Project: This project will allow for the asphalt rehabilitation of Louetta Road from Champion Forest Drive to Holzwarth Road. Update: This project is in the design stage, with a potential timeline available soon. • Timeline: February-May 2026 • Cost: $539,909 • Funding source: Harris County Precinct 3

CHAMPION FOREST DR.

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CUTTEN RD.

STUEBNER AIRLINE RD.

FALBA RD.

• Timeline: TBD • Cost: $36,645 • Funding source: Harris County Precinct 3

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Events

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• The Centrum, 6823 Cypresswood Drive, Spring • www.cypresscreekface.org

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Floral Exhibit Attendees can enjoy oral arrangements created by local oral partners, including the Society for the Advancement of Floral Design. • March 20-21, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. • Free • Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts, 6815 Cypresswood Drive, Spring • www.pearlmfa.org Bubbles and Blooms Bubbles and Blooms will feature an evening of art, orals, bubbles, light bites and live music. • March 21, 6-8 p.m. • $40 (members), $45 (non-members) • Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts, 6815 Cypresswood Drive, Spring • www.pearlmfa.org The Next Generation Leahy Attendees are invited to enjoy a performance by The Next Generation Leahy, a group of siblings and multi- instrumentalists.

HCESD 11 Blood Drive Harris County Emergency Services District No. 11 is holding a blood drive in partnership with the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center. • March 23, 8:30 a.m.-noon • Free • 18334 Stuebner Airline Road, Spring • wwww.houstonnwchamber.org 2026 Helicopter Candy Drop Northwood Church will host a helicopter ying overhead dropping a variety of candy and toys. • March 28, 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. • Free • 7750 Spring Cypress Road, Spring • www.northwoodspring.com Yuck Explosion event Attendees can expect an explosion of elephant toothpaste, hundreds of ping pong balls bursting into the air, liquid nitrogen clouds and trash can rockets. • March 28, 11 a.m. • Free • 6450 Louetta Road, Ste. 200, Spring • www.cypresscreekface.org

Texas Bubblers Master Wrangler Families are invited to pop, chase and make bubbles with the Bubble Master Wranglers at the City Place Plaza. • March 28, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. • Free • City Place Plaza, 1250 Lake Plaza Drive, Spring • www.cityplacenow.com

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Tickets: $12 - $18 281-440-4850 • cypresscreekface.org The Centrum at the Cypress Creek Christian Community Center 6823 Cypresswood Dr., Spring 77379 Will Dupuy Live High-energy, fun to audiences of all ages! Will Dupuy entertains the young and young at heart with concerts filled with movement, imagination and sing alongs everyone will love. Tuesday, April 14, 2026 2:00 PM A More Perfect Union Saturday, April 25 7:30 pm | John Wesley Church TexasMasterChorale.org C elebrating a meriCa ’ s 250 th with m usiC

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What's happening?

a 38% conversion, which is not 60% where we were supposed to be,” NHCRWA Program Manager Amber Batson said at a March 3 board meeting. “However, on the positive side, it’s the highest month of conversion that we’ve had so far. So we’re going in the right direction,” The board of directors approved moving forward on a design for Project Series 39–a $164.96 million project to construct over 11 new miles of distribution pipeline and 11 new water reclamation facilities.

The authority was required to have no more than 70% of its total water usage come from groundwater sources by 2010. By the end of 2025, the authority was supposed to have reduced total groundwater usage to only 40%. However, NHCRWA officials said the agency has only been able to convert around 35%-38% of its total water users from groundwater since 2010—roughly 22% below the required 60% use reduction set for 2025. “We actually achieved in the month of December

The North Harris County Regional Water Authority on March 3 moved forward on a final design for Project Series 39, a Spring-area project designed to help the district catch up with a mandated 60% groundwater reduction plan. As part of a regional effort to reduce groundwater usage, the Houston-Galveston Subsidence District, or HGSD, in 1999 mandated water providers to convert to primarily surface water sources to combat land sinking—otherwise known as subsidence.

Project 39

Segment 1

Segment 2

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7 new water reclamation facilities

2 new water reclamation facilities

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1.5 miles of new distribution pipeline

1 mile of new distribution pipeline

8.5 miles of new distribution pipeline

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NHCRWA forecasted water rates According to NHCRWA officials, residents could potentially see significantly higher water bills over the next 10 years as the agency works to meet the water use requirements through infrastructure improvements. Groundwater Surface water

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groundwater reduction requirements as opposed to other areas. “This seems punitive to everybody that follows the rules,” Harris County MUD 61 Director Jerry Owens said. “There’s a lot of reasons as to why people [and] districts use groundwater. … We need to put something else together to go after the low percentage of people who aren’t doing what they’re supposed to do.” However, officials clarified that groundwater usage across the 330 MUDs and cities can vary due to several factors, including maintenance issues or having no available surface water sources to convert to independently of the NHCRWA. “In April, we should see a substantial jump in water that goes out into the system, as we’ve got a lot of those 24 water plants hooked up,” Batson said.

The NHCRWA supports over 750,000 water users and 330 municipal utility districts and cities, officials said. NHCRWA General Manager Jun Chang said the authority is responsible for overseeing conversion at each of the agencies. The HGSD mandate requires the NHCRWA to meet several conversion benchmarks or face fees from the HGSD for every 1,000 gallons of ground- water used above the conversion rate. Batson said the effort to reduce groundwater usage from 30% to 60% is already a $2.4 billion initiative, which may not be achieved until 2031. In order to fund the improvements throughout northern Harris County, water fees will also likely see significant increases over the next decade. However, several individuals expressed frustra- tion with the projected rate increase, saying some MUDs have done more work on their end to meet

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What’s next?

The design for Project 39 and a second project just east of the Hardy Toll Road in Spring will be presented to the public March 24 at Spring High School. During this period, residents will be able to comment and discuss the project’s potential impact on the area. Batson clarified that roughly 24 water wells are set to come online across northern Harris County in March, which will then help increase the amount of surface water available to use locally. Residents are encouraged to attend the public meeting to discuss potential future project impacts.

within Spring—with two located within the confines of project 39’s boundaries. In the area near the Grand Parkway and I-45, HGSD has recorded a total vertical displacement, or sinkage rate, of 31 centimeters over the course of 18 years.

The requirement to reduce the amount of groundwater used by local districts stems from the HGSD, which monitors the rates of sinking land due to groundwater pumping across the Houston region. According to data from HGSD, three major points of subsidence in the Houston area are

Major subsidence points in Spring, Klein The HGSD monitors several points across Houston for subsidence.

P047 Monitored: 2007-2025

ROD1 Monitored: 2007-2024

Total vertical displacement: -31.1 cm Subsidence rate: 1.88 cm/yr

Total vertical displacement: -20.4 cm Subsidence rate: 1.57 cm/yr

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SHSG Monitored: 2014-2024

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Total vertical displacement: -13 cm Subsidence rate: 1.8 cm/yr

NHCRWA Community Engagement Meeting • March 24, 6-7:30 p.m. • Spring High School, 19428 I-45 N., Spring

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Founded over 50 years ago, Plants for all Seasons has grown into a full-service nursery.

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Plants for All Seasons grows roots in north Houston Founded by her father, Victor Flaherty, in 1973, co-owner Sherri Harrah said Plants for All Seasons took root on property once owned by her grand- father and has grown into a hometown staple for gardeners. A family aair what it took to stay here,” Harrah said. Today the business remains standing on 4 acres of land. Staying local

Plants for all Seasons oers a variety of plants, including houseplants such as orchids.

Plants for All Seasons oers a variety of plants from pansies, herbs and vegetables to roses, cactus, and tropical plants. The nursery also oers pottery, garden accesso- ries and host events in its education center. Last year, Plants for All Seasons launched their own soil, Dirty Dirt Soil. “The most important part of the whole process is what happens under the ground,” Harrah said. In addition, the Plants for All seasons oers loading services.

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Plants for All Seasons is operated by sisters Kelly Kock, Harrah, and their brothers Cody and James Flaherty. Though Harrah said half the property was taken over by the state to build Hwy. 249, the businesses that opened as a result caused a 30% uptick in sales for Plants for All Seasons. “My dad made lots of sacrices to keep the business going, and thank God he was able to do

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