CITY & COUNTY
News from Tomball, Magnolia and Harris & Montgomery counties
Magnolia to rent temporary equipment for Well No. 7 MAGNOLIA The city of Magnolia will install a temporary water well system that includes a well pump, a generator, chemical equipment and elec- trical equipment for Well No. 7 for three months after City Council approved a change order for $167,310.81 for the project at its March 14 meeting. “This is for the temporary well, temporary pump and motor that we want to add,” City Engineer Mike BY LIZZY SPANGLER 149 1488 Magnolia City Council approved installing a temporary water well system March 14 to help the city regain water capacity. TEMPORARY AID
County supports bill creating 6 new courts
BY EMILY LINCKE
HARRIS COUNTY The creation of six new district courts was supported by Harris County commissioners March 14, after a Texas legisla- tor proposed the additional courts as a solution for the county’s court case backlog. State Rep. Ann Johnson, D-Houston, filed House Bill 130 in November to create six addi- tional district courts for Harris County. The bill will be considered in the ongoing 88th Texas Legislature, which ends May 29. According to Judge Latosha Lewis Payne, who presides over the 55th Civil District Court in Harris County, 122,000 cases were pending in Harris County as of March 14. If approved by legislators, the courts would be implemented over two years, according to Precinct 4 Commissioner Lesley Briones. The county estimates creating six courts will cost $16.9 million annually plus an additional $30 million or $140 million to create the courts. Commissioners approved a resolution supporting the bill, while Judge Lina Hidalgo abstained from the vote.
Kurzy said. “[It would] include installation and removal when we’re done. It also includes rental of a generator and the controls that are out there.” Kurzy said the cost is for three months. “After three months, it would cost an additional $17,000 per month to keep that out there until we have the rest of the plant up and running,” he said. The temporary equipment is expected to be in place and running by mid-May, Kurzy said in an email. “We are hoping for sooner, but we don’t have the schedule from the contractor,” Kurzy said. Kurzy also said the city’s development moratorium is expected to stay in place until the city is “signifi- cantly ahead on the water supply.” The temporary development moratorium was enacted Dec. 21. “However, we expect the City Council will begin approving waivers when the temporary
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equipment is active,” Kurzy said. “We are cur- rently working on how we will approach prioritiz- ing the waivers to be approved.” Permanent equipment for Well No. 7 is antici- pated to be installed in August, Kurzy said.
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