Sugar Land - Missouri City Edition | August 2022

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QUOTE OF NOTE “THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY.” MONICA RILEY, MISSOURI CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, ON THE HUNTERS GLEN PARK PROJECT NUMBER TO KNOW project in Fort Bend County $26.8M MEETING HIGHLIGHTS MISSOURI CITY On July 18, City Council voted 4-1 to submit for a Texas Parks & Wildlife Department matching grant worth $750,000 for enhancement work on Freedom Tree Park. Construction will span from early 2023 to early 2024. SUGAR LAND A contract with C-3 Constructors for $993,500 was approved by Sugar Land City Council on July 25 to fund the replacement of water pumps at Greatwood East and Thompson Chapel groundwater plants. The project is expected to span from this August to April 2023. Sugar Land City Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 16 at 2700 Town Center Blvd. N., Sugar Land. Meetings are livestreamed and in person. 281-275-2900. www.sugarlandtx.gov Missouri City City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Aug. 15 at 1522 Texas Parkway, Missouri City. Meetings are livestreamed and in person. 281-403-8500. www.missouricitytx.gov Fort Bend County Commissioners Court will meet at 1 p.m. Aug. 23 at 401 Jackson St., Richmond. Meetings are livestreamed and in person. 281-342-3411. www.fortbendcountytx.gov MEETINGS WE COVER Estimated cost of EpiCenter

EpiCenter could cost Fort Bend County $27M

BY ASIA ARMOUR

FORT BEND COUNTY EPICENTER It will be able to host concerts, sporting events and graduations and could be used as an emergency shelter.

FORT BEND COUNTY On July 12 at Fort Bend County Commissioners Court, ocials proposed that the county shoulder the $26.8 million for the 195,000-square-foot multiuse EpiCenter under construction in Rosenberg. The county’s temporary funding would come with the expected reimbursement by its fourth year of operation, County Auditor Ed Sturdivant said. Per the EpiCenter resolution, the revenue generated by the operation of the center—such as event ticket proceeds, rental and license fees, merchandising proceeds, food and beverage revenue, sponsorships and advertising sales, and equipment rental fees—would provide these reimbursements and permanent funding for continued use. Precinct 1 Commissioner Vincent Morales, who oversees the Katy area, cited the long-term benets of the EpiCenter, referencing conservative revenue estimates for the rst three years of its operation—with coupled other revenue streams that were not factored into the 2017 projections.

SOURCE: FORT BEND COUNTYCOMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER

“If you look at what was presented through the study and the consultant [for this project], there was $100 million in indirect benet to the county,” he said. “With naming rights and parcels, there could be another $100 million. This will benet the county long term.” Still, County Judge KP George requested Sturdivant pre- pare an updated nancial impact study due to the eects of ination, which will be presented at an upcoming meeting.

Fort Bend County Sheri’s Oce promotes 8 deputies

Missouri City unanimously approves Hunters Glen Park trail conversion contract

BY HUNTER MARROW

HUNTERS GLEN PARK

MISSOURI CITY A contract seek- ing to convert 0.61 miles of walking and jogging trail from granite to concrete at Hunters Glen Park was approved at a July 18 Missouri City City Council meeting. A$225,000 contract for the project, according to City Council discussion, was approved unan- imously and comes after a delay in the original June 1 starting target date due to federal funding not coming to the city within the original time frame, Mayor Pro Tem Jerey Boney said. Thecity selected Rosen- berg-based Bass Construction to

BY LAURA ROBB

FORT BEND COUNTY Eight sher- i’s deputies in Fort Bend County are now boasting the rank of sergeant, per a July 15 news release from the Fort Bend County Sheri’s Oce. Fort Bend County Sheri’s Oce deputies with their new rank as ser- geant include Charles Willeby, Raybon William Hastedt IV, Brooks Cash, Jesus Quiroz, Colin Godmintz, Justin Harris, David Rivera and Joshua Wright. According to the news release, the deputies were selected for the promotions after emerging as the top scorers in a civil service test.

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perform the work, and while a timeline on the project was not available by press time, the trail conversion has been in the planning stages since 2021.

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