HIGHLIGHTS MAGNOLIA The city of Magnolia will begin searching for an in-house city engineer after City Council approved a proposal from Strategic Government Resources for executive recruitment services at its March 14 meeting. City Administrator Don Doering said some of the tasks the in-house city engineer will do will include reviewing plans, supervising construction and inspections. Mayor Todd Kana said the city approved and budgeted for this position two years ago. The city currently contracts with AEI Engineering for engineering services. TOMBALL Tomball Fire Station No. 4, set to be complete around the end of July off Mahaffey Road, will be staffed after Tomball City Council unanimously approved an interlocal agreement with Emergency Services District No. 15 at its March 6 meeting. Through the interlocal agreement, the city will provide nine firefighters to each station, with both stations manned 24/7. ESD 15 will pay 100% of the costs associated with the hours worked by the firefighters and one battalion chief as well as pay for any training. Tomball City Council will meet at 6 p.m. April 3 and 17 and May 1 at 401 Market St., Tomball. 281-351-5484. www.tomballtx.gov Magnolia City Council will meet at 7 p.m. April 11 at 18111 Buddy Riley Blvd., Magnolia. 281-356-2266. www.cityofmagnolia.com MEETINGS WE COVER will meet at 9:30 a.m. April 11 and 25 at 501 N. Thompson St., Ste. 402, Conroe. 936-756-0571. www.mctx.org Harris County Commissioners Court will meet at 10 a.m. April 4 and 25. Meetings are held virtually and at 1001 Preston St., Ste. 934, Houston. www.harriscountytx.gov Montgomery County Commissioners Court
County extends lease on active-shooter training
training facility. “Ultimately, if we get the state award, we’ll be able to hire a full-time crew to run the facility.” The court voted unanimously to approve a 90-day lease extension on the facility, located at the former Keefer Crossing Middle School on FM 1485 in New Caney, using American Rescue Plan Act funds. This funds it through June, which allows time to know if the state will approve $15.5 million in funding for the facility, he said. Even if the facility funding is approved, the court may have to approve another few months of funding for the leasing of the facility
BY JESSICA SHORTEN
MONTGOMERY COUNTY Montgomery County will continue to fund its active-shooter training facility for at least 90 days while it waits for final word from the state on funding for full-time staff, according to a decision made at the March 7 Commissioners Court meeting. Commissioners Court received an update on its request to the Texas Legislature for funding to purchase and outfit an active-shooter training facility, outlined by Jason Millsaps, executive director of the county’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. “This is a big project that we’re working on with the sheriff’s office and Sheriff [Rand] Henderson. His team has staffed it every day since we’ve been open, and they continue to agree to staff it,” Millsaps said regarding the
until the state funding is actually received by the county, he said. However, Millsaps did inform the court that while the resolution sent to the state requested $15.5 million, the state does have
Montgomery County has requested $15.5 million in state funding, which would allow a full-time crew to be hired to run its active-shooter training facility.
$23.7 million allocated to potentially go to the project.
SOURCE: MONTGOMERY COUNTY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Harris County talks jail conditions, approves $1.6M in contracts
Precinct 2 plans for new recreational site
BY PEYTON MACKENZIE
MONTGOMERY COUNTY Montgomery County Precinct 2 is planning for 391 acres donated by Johnson Development in December 2021 to be turned into a recre- ational site. Commissioner Charlie Riley said the land is in a flood plain and cannot be used for commercial development. As such, conceptual drawings are underway, he said. Cost and timing of the project was not available. Riley said he was looking for land to increase park activity after Precinct 2’s sports parks in the Magnolia area filled up. Riley said he wants the park to include a nature center and wildlife
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BY EMILY LINCKE
HARRIS COUNTY At a Feb. 21 meeting, Harris County commission- ers discussed conditions for inmates at the county jail, approving $1.6 mil- lion in contracts and reports aimed at assessing facilities and improving inmates’ quality of life. Among the contracts approved were a $1.4 million contract with AECOM Technical Services Inc. to develop a plan for assessing deten- tion facilities and a $250,000 contract granting each county jail inmate two additional free phone calls as well as video visitation services.
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rehab center; however, he hopes to leave as much green space as possible and install artificial turf. The park will include nature trails, ponds, a community center and a future recreation center as well as sports fields and tennis courts. “We have got to get these kids and these people back outside; we have to get them back out into nature,” Riley said.
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