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PARKS Atascocita, Edgewater parks on track to open in 2020 in the Lake Houston area in Harris County
DEVELOPMENT
million park will begin in early 2020 and take roughly six to nine months to complete, Howlett said. FULL STORY BY KELLY SCHAFLER
LAKE HOUSTON Two Harris County precincts are investing in preserving green space in the Lake Houston area through parks and trail sys- tems. While Harris County Precinct 2 continues construction on the 21-acre Atascocita Park, Harris County Precinct 4 will soon break ground on Edgewater Park. Mike Howlett, the special project coordinator for Harris County Precinct 4, said it is important to the county to preserve green space not only for recreational and environmental pur- poses, but to develop resilient areas that will minimize structural damages during severe rain events. Harris County Precinct 4 will soon break ground on its redevelopment of once-private Edgewater Park. Although the county acquired 86 acres of land on the north and south sides of Hamblen Road near Hwy. 59, Phase 1 of the park is only 19 acres. Construction on Phase 1 of the $2.17
ATASCOCITA PARK
Tomball Economic Development Corp. pursues local culinary incubator, food hall concept
consultant to study the feasibility of a culinary incubator in the next few months, TEDC Assistant Director Tiffani Wooten said. The feasibility study will examine the usefulness of a facility in Tomball, including commu- nity needs and resources available. Tejas Chocolate & Barbecue, Pain Train Salsa, Caroline’s Kitchen and BZ Honey are among the businesses that have opened in downtown Tomball after finding success at the Tomball Farmers Market. FULL STORY BY ANNA LOTZ
TOMBALL The Tomball Economic Development Corp. is considering creating a culinary kitchen incuba- tor space to support emerging food entrepreneurs in the city of Tomball, Executive Director Kelly Violette said. The incubator space could include a commercial kitchen, open for food entrepreneurs to rent by the hour or day, and a food hall—similar to a mall food court—open to the community where all of the vendors are local businesses, Violette said. The TEDC is looking to hire a
Size: 21 acres
Cost: $5.3 million
Timeline: September 2018- second quarter 2020
EDGEWATER PARK-PHASE 1
Size: 19 acres
Cost: $2.17 million
Timeline: early 2020-late 2020
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