Tomball - Magnolia Edition | February 2022

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Macy’s tomove distribution center to city of Tomball

TOMBALL The Tomball Police Department presented a long- range plan to City Council on Feb. 7, outlining crime statistics and providing sta recommendations to accommodate future growth. With the expected growth, police Capt. Ricky Doerre said the department would need to add 26 more ocers by 2025. HARRIS COUNTY Commissioners approved a $1.3 billion budget for the next seven months as well as a preliminary $2.15 billion budget for the following 12 months at the Feb. 8 meeting. The county is changing its scal year to run from Oct. 1-Sept. 30. Commissioners approved in a 3-2 vote a “short scal year” budget for March 1-Sept. 30 as well as a “planning” budget for scal year 2022-23. The FY 2022-23 budget, along with tax rates, is expected to be nalized in September. About 64% of each budget is dedicated to justice and safety eorts, which includes law enforcement, courts, detention, indigent defense, the district attorney’s oce and other county safety initiatives. Tomball City Council will meet 6 p.m. March 7 and 21 at 401 Market St., Tomball. 281-351-5484 • www.tomballtx.gov Magnolia City Council will meet 7 p.m. March 8 at 18111 Buddy Riley Blvd., Magnolia. 281-356-2266. www.cityofmagnolia.com Montgomery Commissioners Court will meet 9:30 a.m. March 8 at 501 N. Thompson St., Ste. 402, Conroe. 936-756-0571 • www.mctx.org Harris County Commissioners Court will meet 10 a.m. March 8 and 22 virtually and at 1001 Preston St., Ste. 934, Houston. https://agenda.harriscountytx.gov MEETINGSWE COVER

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BY CHANDLER FRANCE

TOMBALL City Council approved a Tomball Economic Development Corp. agreement with Macy’s Inc. on Feb. 7 for the company to relocate its distribution center to the Lovett Industrial development at the Grand Parkway and Rocky Road in southern Tomball. The company operates out of a facility in Houston but will move to a proposed 900,000-square-foot distribution center within Tomball city limits. “This project will be a major economic catalyst in terms of jobs and capital investment,” TEDC Executive Director Kelly Violette said in a Feb. 7 news release from the TEDC. Lovett Industrial is developing the 240-acre site just west of Hwy. 249, which will include approximately 3.3 million square feet of distribution and light industrial space and create about 1,300 jobs, Community Impact Newspaper previously reported. At the meeting Feb. 7, Violette said Macy’s will be bringing more than 100 employees to the new center. Construction on the facility is expected to begin in March and be completed by mid-2023, the release said. Macy’s also plans to hire additional employees once it moves into the

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R E L O C AT I N G T O T O M B A L L Tomball ocials announced plans in February for Macy’s Inc. to relocate its distribution center to Tomball. -square-foot distribution center employees relocating in 2023 construction start date 9 0 0 , 0 0 0 1 0 0 + M A R C H 2 0 2 2

SOURCE: TOMBALL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP. COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER

new fulllment center, according to the release. “We look forward to welcoming our colleagues into the new fulllment center in 2023 and bringing new job opportunities to the community,” Dennis Mullahy, Macy’s Inc. chief supply chain ocer, said in the release. Clarion Partners, a real estate investment manager with oces across the U.S. and Europe, will also be developing the site with Lovett Industrial, the release said.

County commissioners express concern about animal shelter intake

BY JISHNU NAIR

the animals in. “We have received a lot of calls. I just really have a problem that you and your team provide a service and you work for all the people of the county, and it is not acceptable for you to tell anybody that they’ve got to keep the dog for two weeks,” Precinct 3 Commissioner James Noack said during the meeting. Johnson asked commissioners about the possibility of revisiting interlocal agreements with Montgom- ery County municipalities who use county animal services.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY At a Feb. 8 Commissioners Court session, Montgomery County Animal Shelter Director, Aaron Johnson, briefed commissioners on struggles with the shelter’s ability to receive animals. Johnson said the shelter, which accepts intake by appointment, was already struggling with capacity. Sta instead ask callers to hold on to animals for up to two weeks until sta can provide a vaccination to limit the spread of diseases, though Johnson said in some cases the shelter can take

County ocials said the shelter was struggling with capacity in February.

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