Education
BY WESLEY GARDNER
Humble ISD trustees reconsider proposed detention pond at Turner Stadium
Humble ISD trustees discussed revising plans for the Turner Stadium detention pond due to increased costs at the March 18 board meeting. The details Trustees originally approved the project in March 2022 at a cost of $3.9 million with the city of Humble contributing $100,000 and Harris County contributing $1 million. O cials had planned on building a detention pond that doubled as a community park on 35 acres of district-owned property at Will Clayton Parkway and Rustic Timbers Drive. However, due to projected price increases, o cials are reconsidering the scope of the project to include only the detention pond, said Jason Seybert, HISD associate superintendent of opera- tional support services.
A closer look Work was initially halted in February 2023 after the previous contractor found oil residue in the project site’s groundwater. While the water was approved to be drained in July 2023, Seybert said cost increases led to additional concerns. If the district were to move forward on the previously approved plan, Seybert said the price would jump from $3.9 million to $8.3 million. Under a new proposal, the district could spend $2.8 million on the detention pond, however, it would not include any trails or fountains. “The $3.9 million that was approved won’t get us to where we thought, ... so that’s why this has been rethought,” trustee Robert Scarfo said. Seybert said the city of Humble will no longer contribute $100,000 if the project solely consists
The previously planned detention pond would have doubled as a community park with trails and fountains.
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of a detention pond. Discussions with Harris County o cials to determine the fate of their $1 million contribution have not yet been held. Pending board action, o cials said the revised project could begin construction this fall and wrap up by summer 2026.
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