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News from the Lake Houston area
Partnership LakeHouston names newpresident, CEO
BY WESLEY GARDNER
president of economic development in September, although he did not ocially begin his employment until Nov. 1. He had served as the organization’s interim CEO since December before accepting the position. LaCour will continue to serve as the partnership’s chief economic development ocer in his expanded role. According to board Chair Erica Johnston, the organiza- tion is actively seeking to hire an executive vice presi- dent to manage the partnership’s chamber of commerce operations as well as community and public relations. LaCour came to Partnership Lake Houston after serv- ing as the president and CEO of the Katy Area Economic Development Council for more than 16 years. With a master’s degree in economic development from the University of Southern Mississippi, LaCour boasts more than 30 years of economic development experience.
Partnership Lake Houston ocials selected Lance LaCour to take on the role of president and CEO of the chamber of commerce and economic development organization, ocials said in a Jan. 21 news release. LaCour will be taking on the position following the departure of former CEO Jenna Armstrong in November.
Lance LaCour
“I want to thank the board of directors of Partnership Lake Houston for this opportunity to lead the orga- nization,” LaCour said in an emailed statement. “The Partnership Lake Houston team looks forward to an exciting 2022.” LaCour was originally hired as the partnership’s
Humble City Council selects architectural rm to design city’s upcoming senior activity center
BY HANNAH ZEDAKER
center for the city of Mont Belvieu, Holliday said. “I’m glad you’re all excited; we’re excited to be working with you,” Holliday said. “I know it’s something you’ve been wanting for a long time, so we’ll identify all the wishes and needs, and then we’ll put some dollar amounts to that and see where that will go. It’s your facility, so we want to incorporate your ideas, [but] we’ve also got to meet some budgets, so we’ve got some work to do.” Until the new center is com- pleted, Humble seniors will continue to use space at the Hum- ble Civic Center and the Phillip Cezeaux Recreation Building as they have since programming was reinstated in spring 2021.
Humble City Council unani- mously approved a professional services agreement with Brown Reynolds Watford Architects Inc. to provide architectural and engineering design services for the city’s new senior activity center Jan. 27. As previously reported by Community Impact Newspaper , Humble City Council included $2 million in the city’s scal year 2021-22 budget to build a new 10,000-square-foot senior activity center with hopes of completing construction by the rst or second quarter of 2023. The new facility will be built on land already owned by the city, located o South Houston Avenue between the Octavia Fields Branch Library and the city’s former senior activity center, which is being demolished to make room for the city’s new Fire Station No. 2. According to Ray Holliday, a principal architect with BRW Architects Inc. who spoke during the Jan. 27 meeting, the company will be working with city ocials as well as local seniors to collect input to be incorporated into the center’s design. Most recently, the architectural and planning rm completed a senior activity
The new ambulance will be similar to those ordered by the entities in fall 2020.
COURTESY ATASCOCITA FIRE DEPARTMENT
Atascocita Fire Department receives grant for ambulance
BY HANNAH ZEDAKER
Harris County Emergency Services District No. 46 and the Atascocita Fire Department will be purchasing a new ambulance following the receipt of a grant to fund the expenditure from the Northeast Hospital Authority, ocials announced in a Jan. 17 news release. The new ambulance will be similar to those ordered by the entities in fall 2020 and is expected to be delivered in June, the release stated. The Atascocita Fire Department— an all-hazards emergency service provider in unincorporated northeast Harris County—operates four mobile intensive care unit-level ambulances, three re engines and one ladder truck from three stations throughout the Atascocita community. According to the release, the department responded to over 6,500 emergency medical services calls in 2021.
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