BY LIZZY SPANGLER
Also of note
Stay tuned
At Matheson Park, $2.37 million in improvements are underway on pickleball courts, a splash pad and pool renovations. Assistant City Manager Jessica Rogers said the majority of construction should be completed by May or June. At Juergens Park, construction on Louie’s Together Playground, an inclusive playground, is planned to begin around August. “Our hope is that we’ll get everything wrapped up at Matheson before we move over to Juergens so we’re not doubly disrupting the park area,” Rogers said. Esquivel also said several new projects for the Depot Plaza, near which the city owns an undeveloped tract of land, may be included in the fiscal year 2024-25 budget, for which planning will begin this summer. “There’s really a huge need, especially with our festivals growing,” Esquivel said. “I think that is going to be a focus of ours for this upcoming budget.”
The city of Magnolia is also working on a parks and recreation master plan, hosting a workshop Feb. 22 where residents could provide feedback. Paul Howard, a project manager with Burditt Consultants who is developing the master plan, said the draft is anticipated to be presented to Magnolia City Council in late April or early May. Additionally, last August, Harris County Precinct 3 released its own parks and trails master plan, which recommended more than $758 million in parks and trails investments that include projects such as adding or replacing playgrounds; creating tennis and pickleball courts; and building a commu- nity center at Burroughs and Matthews parks. Esquivel said Precinct 3 was included in the development of the city’s parks master plan. “It is a goal to integrate their efforts with ours so that way they [line] up,” Esquivel said, noting the city has met with Commissioner Tom Ramsey about connecting Matthews and Broussard parks to make them look more like one park instead of two parks.
Upcoming park plans
2023 April: New playground at Matheson Park completed November: Construction begins at Matheson Park
2024
May-June: Majority of Matheson Park construction completed Summer-mid-fall: Budget planning for fiscal year 2024-25, which could include new park projects August-October: Construction taking place on Louie’s Together Playground
2025
October-September: Depot Plaza projects to begin
SOURCE: CITY OF TOMBALL/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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