Katy - Fulshear | April 2026

BY COLE GEE

Also of note

Looking ahead

Read King Marketing Director Taylor Wagner said the early work of the project itself is well underway. As it currently stands, Read King ocials are working on placing infrastructure among the 13 pad sites, which are expected to be completed by May. A groundbreaking ceremony is anticipated for sometime in May ahead of ocially beginning major construction, ocials said. All site work on the development is projected to be completed by late spring 2027, with tenants and businesses projected to move in and open soon after.

detention pond and route his ows away from Morton Road and into a new drainage system,” City Engineer David Kasper said. Michael Meihls, the homeowners association president for Heritage Park West near the project, said the neighborhood and Read King have had discussions on the project’s impact, but some complaints such as foundation concerns still linger.

At its initial rezoning request, residents voiced concern about trac and ooding in the area, following the Tax Day oods and Hurricane Harvey. However, Dennis and Machado said the park project will address many of the ooding issues the area faces with the help of infrastructure planned to assist in protecting the area. “The developer had to install a very large

Drainage projects 1 Newly constructed detention pond 2 Outfall connection from new County pond 3 Converted roadside ditch to underground culvert pond to previously constructed Harris

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Development timeline

The Green at Katy Park

2024 Roadway and drainage improvements are underway for The Green at Katy Park.

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Oct. 28: Katy City Council approves The Green at Katy Park project

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Aug 11: Drainage and roadway projects approved

Why it matters

May: Infrastructure and site work complete

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“Trying to live with the noise, it’s constant and our house vibrates when they’re doing stu. I’ve had foundation problems as a result of that.” CAROLYN EASLEY, KATY RESIDENT

“Not only does it boost the economy for the city and the neighborhoods around

May: Groundbreaking and construction to begin

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it, but it allows something north of I10 that is really lacking in Ward B.” GINA HICKS, KATY CITY COUNCIL WARD B REPRESENTATIVE

Spring: Site work wraps up

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