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BY CASSANDRA JENKINS
West U proposes alternatives to new re station, civic center West University Place council members Nov. 11 discussed alternative options to phases 2-4 of the Facilities Master Plan, which includes the construction of a new city hall, re station and civic center. The setup According to the agenda, the proposed alter- natives scrap the new re station and instead construct a new city hall in the current location of the civic center. The current municipal building would be repurposed into a public safety building. The new city hall would house city administration, public works, municipal courts and human resources in a new or renovated two-story build- ing at Rice Boulevard and Auden Street.
O cials approve new zoning district Bellaire ocials voted unanimously Nov. 18 to allow the building of townhomes or small attached units inside a new zoning district. The full story The new zoning district is a R-6 Small-Lot Residential Attached District. The topic was rst discussed in July with three suggested amendments, including: • Adding the de nition of a townhouse dwelling • Creating a new small-lot residential attached district to encompass the provi- sions for townhomes • Changing the minimum site area per dwelling unit in the multifamily district However, changes to the multifamily district were removed.
West U City Council originally approved the Facilities Master Plan in 2022.
The plan consisted of four phases:
New public works facility
Phase 1
New senior center, library and community building
Phase 2
Phase 3
New re station
Municipal building renovation and police station expansion
Phase 4
SOURCE: CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE COMMUNITY IMPACT
The public safety building would host both the reconstructed re station and the expanded police department along with the emergency operations center and IT department. This alternative would allow both departments to remain on-site and fully operational during the construction.
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