2023 ANNUAL COMMUNITY GUIDE
Harris County looks to initiate work on projects from $1.2B bond referendum
OTHER STORIES TO FOLLOW IN 2023
THE 2022 BOND PACKAGE All three propositions were approved Nov. 8. More details on bond projects are expected in 2023.
White Oak Bayou ood mitigation e orts to resume in January BY DANICA LLOYD O cials with the Harris County Flood Control District announced Dec. 2 work will soon resume on a project designed to improve channel conveyance on a 15-mile stretch of White Oak Bayou. The project was temporarily put on hold when the contractor previously assigned to the project declared bankruptcy. A construction company was selected Nov. 29 to complete the segment from FM 1960 to Hollister Road, o cials said, and work is expected to begin in early January within a 420- day contract. Construction for this segment began in fall 2020. The ood control district is expected to advertise the segment from Hollister Road to Cole Creek in early 2023. In the meantime, the HCFCD will oversee mowing and illegal disposal issues at the property. Trails will remain closed in these areas until construction is complete, o cials said. For the latest updates, visit www.hcfcd.org.
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bond projects, and he anticipates a “busy year” in 2023. “Projects will be bid and assigned [in 2023]. We’re preparing for that to begin to happen in the coming months, [and] within the next few months we’ll all know more about the process, including opportunities for public engagement,” Apple told Community Impact . Projects will be presented to Com- missioners Court for approval.
HARRIS COUNTY Voters gave the go-ahead Nov. 8 on three Harris County bond propositions totaling $1.2 billion for public safety facilities, roads and parks. Carl Apple, director of communi- cations for the county’s engineering department, said his department is working with the O ce of County Administration to develop an imple- mentation strategy and process for
$100M for public safety facilities
$1.2B TOTAL
$200M for parks
for roads, drainage and multimodal transportation $900M
SOURCE: HARRIS COUNTY OFFICE OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATION COMMUNITY IMPACT
Jersey Village continues discussions on potential baseball stadium
BY DANICA LLOYD
The city signed a nonbinding letter of intent with real estate advisory rm KHJR in early 2022. This rm plans to develop the land with a 4,500-seat baseball stadium, a new City Hall, multifamily housing, retail and hotel space, and family entertainment. KHJR Partner Chris
Kay said the rst phase could be completed as early as 2025. City Manager Austin Bleess said at build-out, the development would increase the city’s tax base with an annual $1.3 million in property tax revenue, $160,272 from sales tax and $148,803 in hotel occupancy tax.
JERSEY VILLAGE Many residents of Jersey Village expressed concerns at a Dec. 5 town hall regarding plans for the city’s Tax Increment Reinvest- ment Zone No. 2—the future site of a mixed-use development at Jones Road south of Hwy. 290.
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