Cy-Fair - Jersey Village Edition | October 2025

Jersey Village voters to decide on $21.6M city campus bond From the cover

The overview

Proposed city campus features

City Council chambers that will double as a municipal court

Oce space for city sta and public works

City ocials purchased six buildings from The Church at Jersey Village, located at the corner of Jersey Drive and Rio Grande Street, for $4.2 million in fall 2024, Community Impact previously reported. After several public feedback meetings, City Council voted in May to pursue a $24 million certicate of obligation to renovate the property into a modern, community-focused city campus. “This project invests in the community by providing amenities the community has said they want,” Bleess said. “By bonding for it, the asset will last longer than paying o the bonds, but it also ensures that people who move into the community are paying for it too.” However, residents petitioned against the certicate of obligation in June, requiring the city to seek voter approval for the bond in the general election or scrap the project, per Texas law. After lowering the proposed amount from $24 million, City Council voted Aug. 18 to place a $21.6 million city campus bond on the November ballot. Bleess said the city hall on Lakeview Drive poses several structural and safety concerns, and it's a smarter investment for the city to pivot to the city campus. The $21.6 million gure is an opinion of probable cost from a contractor, Bleess said. The proposal includes partial demolition and renovation of the six church buildings—totaling about 54,000 square feet—with an emphasis on community space, according to an August schematic design. Details in the schematic design are subject to change, Bleess said, but relocating public works, parks and recreation, and utilities sta to the west side of Hwy. 290 could save the city over $1,700 per week in fuel costs and sta time, Community Impact previously reported. According to city documents, the city campus bond, if approved, would add an estimated monthly property tax impact between $15.61- $28.61, depending on home value. For those with an over-65 tax exemption and a homestead exemption, the estimated tax impact ranges from $8.26-$21.26 monthly, depending on home value. Council member Jennifer McCrea said the new facilities would help Jersey Village attract new residents. She said the current city hall is not a good environment for city sta or community members in need of civic space. However, council member Simon Hughes, who voted against the Aug. 18 motion to place the bond on the ballot, said there’s a clear need for a new city hall, but the city should not be spending money on a project of this scale. He said it would be more reasonable to spend $6 million-$10 million on a city hall with fewer amenities.

Multipurpose classrooms that will be available to community members

Emergency operations space

A covered pavilion

A gymnasium/recreation center

RIO GRANDE ST.

Community space City management City Council Other sta

Pavilion

The repurposed facility will include four main buildings with an outdoor community pavilion.

The main entrance would lead to a lobby area where residents can speak to city sta.

RENDERINGS COURTESY CITY OF JERSEY VILLAGE

The new City Council chambers would also double as a municipal court.

The existing gymnasium would be renovated to be used as a community recreation center.

SOURCE: CITY OF JERSEY VILLAGE£COMMUNITY IMPACT

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