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identi ed over 2,800 future residen- tial lots, as of the district’s spring 2021 demographic report. As developments
Rosehill Road are slated to bring a mix of commercial development. Rise in retail In 2019, the Tom-
Multiple tenants in Tomball and Magnolia developments are sched- uled to open this year alongside a Costco breaking ground as hundreds of acres of commercial development are in the works in the area. “Tomball is an ideal destination for commercial developers due to its growing population, modern infra- structure, shovel-ready land and strong business-friendly atmosphere,” said Kelly Violette, the executive direc- tor of the Tomball Economic Develop- ment Corp., in a Dec. 30 email. “The increasing rooftops from residential development is a major factor driving commercial growth.” In Tomball alone, Tomball ISD
ball and Magnolia area had 7.79 mil- lion square feet of retail space, accord- ing to data from Caldwell Cos. By 2022, that gure was 9.06 million square feet—a 16.3% increase. The amount
add services for the growing num- ber of homes, the Magnolia Place, Magnolia Village and Heritage Green developments are set to have several tenants open on the east side of Magno- lia. In Tomball, the
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FROM CHRISSY: Happy New Year! As we head into a brand new year, we have included our Annual Community Guide in this issue. Inside you will nd our top stories for 2023 regarding transportation, development, government, health care and education, along with local shopping and dining guides beginning on Page 11. To make sure not to miss any breaking news this year, sign up for our free morning newsletter for updates throughout the week at communityimpact.com. Chrissy Leggett, GENERAL MANAGER
FROM ANNA: This month, we take a look ahead at some of the top stories to follow in 2023 in the Tomball and Magnolia communities, including our top government story by Reporter Lizzy Spangler, who dives into the city of Magnolia’s temporary development moratorium that was implemented in late December to manage the demand for water connections in the city. Anna Lotz, SENIOR EDITOR
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at Laura’s Saddlery include saddles, bridles and grooming products, as well as clothing and blankets. 832-530-9940. www.lauras-saddlery.com 5 Chase Bank opened a second Magnolia location Dec. 20 in the newly developed Magnolia Place shopping center, located at 38987 Buckeye Trail. According to the Chase Bank website, services include a 24/7 ATM, debit and credit card services, online banking, loan help and access to financial advisers as well as business services. 281-789-3224. https://locator.chase.com/tx/magno- lia/38987-buckeye-trl 6 Trish My Esthetician , located at 17138 N. Eldridge Parkway, Ste. B, opened Nov. 1 in Tomball. Owner Trish Josephs, a National Coalition of Estheticians Association certified esthetician, said the salon offers transformative facials that target antiaging, rejuvenation, acne and skin laxity. The business also provides specialty facials for pregnant women, teens and males as well as eyelash tints and lifts. 346-531-2404. www.trishmyesthetician.com Magnolia resident Steve King launched the TX Shooting Supply website in October. King said after working in the firearms industry for over 10 years, he decided to create the e-commerce store. TX Shooting Supply sells firearms, ammunitions and optics. Items ship from a warehouse in Magnolia. 936-548-8084. www.txshootingsupply.com COMING SOON 7 My Storage Ark , a storage facility located at 13219 Theis Lane, Tomball,
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NOW OPEN 1 The Kiddie Academy , located at 11767 FM 1488, opened Dec. 1 in Magnolia. Owner Jody Garner said The Kiddie Acade- my provides the community with safe and educational child care for children 6 weeks old through elementary school as well as a playground and extended hours for
2 The Bluebonnet Tasting Room opened Jan. 4 in Tomball. The wine tasting business is located at 401 Commerce St. and offers a variety of Texas-based wine and beers. 832-797-0111. www.facebook.com/ thebluebonnettomball 3 Nails R Us , located at 13774 Jordan Lewis Way, Ste. 200, Magnolia, held a soft opening Jan. 5, according to owner Larry Pham. The salon’s services include
manicures, pedicures, waxing, facials, and eyebrow and lash services. Pham said a grand opening event will be held Feb. 4, at which all services will be 40% off. 936-206-7371. https://nailsrustx.com 4 Laura’s Saddlery , located at 30020 Hwy. 249, Tomball, opened in De- cember, owner Laura Hughes said. The re- tail store offers products and accessories for horses and riders who do all types of equestrian disciplines, such as dressage, endurance and reining. Products offered
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will be opening up in February. The facility will have 88 units available, with sizes ranging from 10 by 10 feet to 10 by 30 feet. Each unit will include a thermal and motion sensor securi- ty alarm, while the property features full-perimeter fencing, gates, doors and cameras, according to a Dec. 15 news release. My Storage Ark will also be the location for Jonah’s Movers, which owns and will operate the storage facility. www.mystorageark.com 8 Sri Satyanarayana Temple of Greater Houston , located at 24801 Botkins Road, Hockley, will host a three-day grand opening event Feb. 3-5. Vice President Jisha Iyer said it will be the first Hindu temple in the Greater Houston area. According to the temple website, all Hindu festivals and rituals are celebrated at Sri Satyanarayana to showcase traditions. 281-560-3065. www.sstgh.org RELOCATIONS 9 Tomball Star Academy relocated Jan. 4 to the Tomball Innovation Center, located at 11211 FM 2920, Bldg. 3, Tomball. An early college high school, Tomball Star Academy was previously located on the second floor of Tomball High School, according to the district. The Tomball Innovation Center, the former BJ Services campus, was bought by the district in 2021 using bond funds, Community Impact previously reported. https://tsa.tomballisd.net 10 ABR Houston relocated from Kuykendahl Road in Spring to 8498 Miller Road on the border of The Woodlands and Magnolia. The European car repair shop opened Jan. 1. Owner Alex Knoll
said the reasons for relocation included better facility standards and the shop’s proximity to its key demographic. Euro- pean makes and models include Volkswa- gen, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi. 832-797-9114. www.abrhouston.com IN THE NEWS 11 Abandoned Animal Rescue , located at 32632 Wright Road, Magnolia, named Yvonne Bodley its new executive director, replacing former Executive Director Karen Pitcock, Pitcock confirmed in an email. Bodley began as executive director Jan. 1 and said she has been a volunteer with AAR for nearly 10 years. Bodley said building new donor relationships, maintaining donor relationships, and educating the community about the need for spaying and neutering are among her goals as executive director. 281-789-4142. www.aartexas.org CLOSINGS 12 Victory Pie Company , located at 32907 Tamina Road, Magnolia, closed its cafe Jan. 1, owner Sheila Blue said in a Jan. 6 phone call. The bakery is no longer open for breakfast or lunch, but will be open for order pickup. Blue said she wanted to focus on expanding both the business and its offerings through a new location in a different state and new flavors of pie, respectively, such as gluten-free and sugar-free pies. Victory Pie Company offers sweet and savory pies, with options such as chicken pot pie, biscuit and gravy pot pies, apple and chocolate cream. 832-403-3066. www.victorypiecompany.com
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The JoyRide Center will host its annual Jamboree, which will include games, a live and silent auction, a wine pull and dinner. Some of the prizes being auctioned o include both local and overseas trips, and a stay at a Galveston beach house. Guests are encouraged to wear “Texas chic attire,” which includes boots, dresses, jeans, and turquoise and silver jewelry. 6-10 p.m. $125. Magnolia Bells, 699 FM 1486, Magnolia. 281-356-5900. www.joyridecenter.org/jamboree
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FEBRUARY 09 SIP AND STROLL IN DOWNTOWN TOMBALL Restaurants and retailers in downtown Tomball will be participating in the second annual Galentine’s Girls Night Out, a sip, stroll and shopping event. 5-9 p.m. Free. Downtown Tomball. www. .me/e/3VTaxJgho 11 RUN IN A 5K Concordia Lutheran High School, in partnership with the city of Tomball, hosts its fourth annual 5K through downtown Tomball. Runners and walkers can choose a 5K or a 1-mile walk and register up until the day of the event. Medals will be awarded to the top three participants in each age group. 8 a.m. (5K), 9 a.m. (1-mile). $25-$35. Downtown Tomball. www.clhs-tx.org/5K
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Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough announced in a Jan. 5 Face- book post the release of a new mobile application by Rave Mobile Safety, which will serve as an emergency reporting and mass notification system for first responders and school staff. According to Jason Millsaps, executive director of the Montgomery County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, the app will be available to all public, private and charter schools within Montgom- ery County; funding is covered by the Montgomery County Emergency Communication District through 2024. “This allows not only for us to know exactly where inside that building the threat is, but also to be able to communicate with that person, and [it] also alerts everyone in the building on the program that there is something going on in that area,” Millsaps said.
width on this lot, ... which is 15 feet wider than [the council chambers] for the entire width of the lot,” Council Member John Ford said. “I’m very concerned about that. I’m concerned about the traffic. ... But I’m also concerned about the city infrastructure because we’ve got a lot on our plate with what we’ve already taken on in terms of development. And we need to keep doing that right.” Blue Kite Building Group also proposed a 1-acre park and recreational reserve within the development that could include a clubhouse, a pool, a playground and picnic facilities, according to the agenda packet. Several community members who live on or around Zion Road came to the meeting to speak in opposition of the rezoning request, citing concerns about traffic
During its Dec. 19 meeting, the Tomball City Council unanimously denied a rezoning request that would have changed the zoning of 22.84 acres on Zion Road to accommodate a 99-home planned development. Council Member Derek Townsend was absent from the meeting. The zoning request sought to change the zoning classification from agricultural to a planned development district, according to the agenda packet. Blue Kite Build- ing Group submitted the request. The planned development proposed 50-foot-wide lots with a minimum of 5,250 square feet, according to the agenda packet. The lot width and depth would have been 50 feet and 105 feet, respectively. “We’re talking about a 50-foot
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Improvements to Tomball’s Matheson Park underway
& Wildlife Department, Community Impact previously reported. “We are all excited for this project and look forward to the many years of enjoyment for everyone in the community at Jerry Matheson Park,” Huffman said.
of the park to take 10-11 months.” The improvements to the park include a new playground, a splash pad, four pickleball courts, improvements to the baseball field and a loop trail. The parking lot will also see improvements to its surface and striping. “The construction of the park will take place in phases, with the first phase being the playground and second being the splash pad,” Huffman said. “We do anticipate multiple components of the park being worked on at the same time.” In total, the projects at Matheson Park are expected to cost around about $1.8 million, of which $750,000 is a grant from the Texas Parks
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Construction on improvements to Tomball’s Matheson Park began Jan. 16 after the old play- ground was demolished, Tomball Public Works Director Drew Huffman said via email Jan. 19. “The new playground construction will start the first week of February and is scheduled to be back open for play by the second week of March,” Huffman said. “We anticipate the full reconstruction
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TOMBALL The Greater Tomball area is home to downtown Tomball’s shops and festival area at the Historic Depot Plaza as well as hundreds of new homes. The growing community is served by Tomball ISD, which broke ground on three new schools in the fall. Within the city of Tomball, the population totaled 12,333 residents as of 2021, an 8.63% jump from 2016.
MAGNOLIA Magnolia ISD’s boundaries span 150 square miles with more than 33,000 lots anticipated for future homes as of a spring 2022 demographic report. The rapidly growing community also includes the city of Magnolia, home to 2,303 residents as of 2021 American Community Survey ve-year estimates, a 24% jump from 2016 estimates.
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Population change Populations within the boundaries of Tomball and Magnolia ISDs each grew faster than the population in Harris and Montgomery counties, respectively, from 2016-21.
Local demographics, 2021* Hispanic or Latino White Black or African American American Indian or Alaska native Asian Native Hawaiian or other Paci c Islander Some other race
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*ALL CATEGORIES LISTED ARE RACES, EXCEPT FOR HISPANIC OR LATINO, WHICH IS NOT A RACE. HOWEVER, THE PERCENTAGES OF THE RACES LISTED DO NOT INCLUDE HISPANIC OR LATINO RESIDENTS.
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www.lauras-saddlery.com 15 P. Elyse Boutique 18635 N. Eldridge Parkway, Ste. 302, Tomball 832 559 8105 www.pelyse.com 16 Rustic Momma Boutique 1010 Magnolia Blvd., Ste. D, Magnolia www.rusticmommabo.com 17 Southern Pineapple Boutique 103 W. Main St., Tomball 832 422 7533 www.southernpineappleboutique.com 18 Texas Litter Control’s Resale Shop 28437 Business 249, Tomball 832 799 2040 www.texaslittercontrol.org 19 The Weird Sister Boutique 401½ Commerce St., Tomball 281 900 3619 www.facebook.com/theweirdsisterboutique 20 Woodsy Homelife 23233 Snook Lane, Tomball 713 898 5029 www.woodsyhomelife.com FOOD DRINK 21 The Bluebonnet Tasting 401 Commerce St., Tomball 832 797 0111 www.facebook.com/thebluebonnettomball 22 Don Tomate Meat Market 24026 Kuykendahl Road, Ste. 150, Tomball 281 205 1304 www.facebook.com/dontomate2
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Tomball weighs in on preferred alternative for FM 2920
Commissioners could call road bond OTHER PROJECTS TO FOLLOW IN 2023 Montgomery County commissioners will discuss the possibility of calling for a county road bond in 2023, according to Precinct 2 Commissioner Charlie Riley, who said the talks have been sporadic. The last road bond was called in 2015 for $280 million. “We all know we need another road bond,” he said in a Jan. 9 interview. “As far as us sitting down, forming a committee and putting it on the agenda to talk about it, we have not done that yet.” However, Precinct 3 Commissioner James Noack said in an email Jan. 9 he is not aware of bond conversations. “While there are mobility needs across the county, timing is important; so is countywide community support,” he said. “With in ation at a 40-year high, interest rates going through the roof and a recession knocking on the door, I am very skeptical about a bond right now.” Still, Riley said he hopes the committee process starts as early as the rst quarter. Commissioners Matt Gray and Robert Walker and County Judge Mark Keough did not respond for comment. BY CASSANDRA JENKINS
BY LIZZY SPANGLER
DOWNTOWN TOMBALL’S PROPOSED RAISED MEDIANS
An alternative design for the FM 2920 reconstruction project was chosen by a majority of locals as their favorite, according to the city of Tomball’s presentation on the survey results to City Council on Dec. 19. Citizens submitted 24 comment cards and 15 online surveys showing support for Alternative 2, which includes a raised median between Elm and Sycamore streets near the railroad crossing. It also includes added parking between Oak and Walnut streets, but there would be no north-south movement or left turn at Oak, Walnut, Elm and Sycamore streets, according to the city’s presentation. The FM 2920 reconstruction project, which spans from Business 249 to Willow Street, is part of a larger Texas Department of Transportation project that spans from Hwy. 290 to I-45 and includes a median redesign, drainage, signal improvements and enhanced sidewalks, Community Impact previously reported. The rst public meeting on the project was held last March with a second meeting taking place Dec. 6. At that meeting, the city presented alternatives to the plan presented in March, and residents could submit feedback in-person, via an online survey or by emailing city sta . City Council will decide on which alternative to present to TxDOT; however, there was no timeline as of press time Jan. 23 for when that decision will be made.
The three alternatives to the FM 2920 reconstruction project all include raised medians but in di erent capacities.
Raised medians at Sycamore, Walnut, Elm and Oak streets Oak and Walnut streets remain two-way ALTERNATIVE 3 Raised medians from Elm to Sycamore streets Added parking between Oak and Walnut streets ALTERNATIVE 2 Raised medians from Pine to Elm streets No left turn at Elm and Sycamore streets ALTERNATIVE 1
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Project to extend Woodtrace Boulevard to FM 2978 begins BY LIZZY SPANGLER Montgomery County has begun design work and con- struction on a project to extend Woodtrace Boulevard to FM 2978, Precinct 2 Commissioner Charlie Riley said in a Jan. 9 interview. The project, which is a new four-lane road spanning from Hwy. 249 to FM 2978, will likely be completed in three sections, Riley said. “The rst will be [from] FM 2978 to Dobbin-Hu smith [Road],” he said. “The second section will be from Dob- bin-Hu smith through Shea Homes’ development [just south of Dobbin-Hu smith]. … And then it’ll go from Shea Homes over to Hwy. 249.” Both Riley and Rob Eissler—president of the Westwood Magnolia Parkway Improvement District, which is donating around $8 million toward the rst phase of the project—said they believe the rst segment of this project will be com- pleted by the end of the year. Riley said he estimates the project could cost anywhere between $70 million-$100 million. “We don’t know the true number on that until we get all these designs and everything,” Riley said.
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TxDOT purchasing right of way for Magnolia Relief Route project The Texas Department of Transportation is in the process of purchasing right of way for the Magnolia Relief Route project, which will span around the city of Magnolia from Hwy. 249 to FM 1488, Charlie Riley, Montgomery County Precinct 2 commissioner, said in a Jan. 9 interview. “The need for this project is to keep as many people as possible out of that intersection at FM 1488 and FM 1774,” Riley said. The plan is to begin engineering and design work in the rst quarter of 2023, Riley said, but no gure has been determined yet for the project’s cost. He said he hopes TxDOT will have purchased all the right of way needed by the third quarter of 2023.
Riley said the Woodtrace Boulevard extension is needed because there is so much tra c heading east and west from Hwy. 249 to FM 2978. “This is the simplest, easiest, most safe way to get from Hwy. 249 to FM 2978,” Riley said.
"THIS IS THE SIMPLEST, EASIEST, MOST SAFE WAY TO GET FROM HWY. 249 TO FM 2978."
CHARLIE RILEY, MONTGOMERY COUNTY PRECINCT 2 COMMISSIONER
However, Riley stressed the project is subject to change. “There’s so many moving parts, so many variables to what we’re doing right now,” Riley said. “This thing is changing every day.”
Grand Parkway expansion to begin in fall 2023 and the new lanes—one in each BY HANNAH BROL
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Construction on a project to expand the F-2 segment of the Grand Parkway is expected to begin this fall, according to o cials with the Texas Department of Transportation. As previously reported by Community Impact , the project will expand the Grand Parkway from four to six lanes between Hwy. 249 in Tomball and Holzwarth Road in Spring. According to TxDOT o cials, the tollway’s four existing lanes will be kept in operation during the project,
direction—will be expanded inward, reducing the impact construction will have on the surrounding area. The two-part project will be completed in two segments. Segment A, which runs from Hwy. 249 to Kuykendahl Road, is expected to begin advertising for bids in August and will take 42 months to complete at a cost of $63 million. Segment B, which runs from Kuykendahl Road to Holzwarth Road, will advertise for bids in October 2024 and take 36 months to complete
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FM 1488 projects continue A $30.33 million project by the Texas Department of Transportation to widen FM 1488 from the Waller County line to FM 1774 continues through the third quarter. A $48.28 million widening from FM 1774 to FM 149 will continue into 2025. Construction of a raised median from Mostyn Drive to I-45 may kick o in the rst quarter.
at a cost of $38 million. According to TxDOT o cials, the expansion is needed for the tollway to maintain a speci c level of service as data shows average annual daily tra c increased by more than 50% from F-2’s opening in 2016 to 2019—increasing from 43,358 to 65,779 in that timespan.
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Tomball ISD to add o cers During its Jan. 10 meeting, the Tomball ISD board of trustees approved an interlocal agreement with the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s O ce, which will provide four o cers to the district to provide law enforcement services. This comes after a new interlocal agreement with the Tomball Police Department was approved by Tomball City Council in late September, Community Impact previously reported. With the addition of these four o cers, the district will have 16 o cers between its campuses, TISD Chief of Sta Amy Schindewolf said.
BY CASSANDRA JENKINS
trustees to choose the construction manager and other subcontractors by the spring. “Assuming all of that goes well, and I have no reason to believe it won’t because we’ve worked with these architects before, then we should be breaking ground with all the permits done towards the end of the sum- mer,” she said. Riley said in an interview as of
Dec. 20, LSC Magnolia is slated to open for classes by fall 2024. She said programs will include a heating, ventilation and air conditioning training program; multiple computer and science labs; a small library; a testing center; classrooms; and an emergency medical services training program. The center will be located at FM 1774 and FM 1486 in Magnolia.
LONE STAR COLLEGE The Lone Star College-Magnolia Center is set to break ground in 2023 as a satellite center of LSC Montgomery. LSC Montgomery President Rebecca Riley said architectural rm Harrison Kornberg Architects completed the design phase in late 2022 for the long- awaited center. “What that means is that the oor plans are complete,” Riley said. “The exterior design, the tra c ow, all of that design work is done. The next step is to go into cost estimates and make sure that what we’ve designed ts within the budget.” Funding for the $28.86 million center came from a $485 million bond voters approved in 2014, according to the LSCS website. After costs are nalized, Riley said the project is expected to be bid for contracts to build the center. She said she expects the LSCS board of
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4 o cers will be added to Tomball ISD campuses. With the addition of these four o cers, the district will have 16 o cers between its 22 campuses.
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The Lone Star College-Magnolia Center is set to break ground in 2023 as a satellite center of LSC Montgomery. (Rendering courtesy Lone Star College System)
Tomball ISD’s prekindergarten center to open in August Construction has begun on Tomball ISD’s prekindergarten center, named the Early Excellence Academy, which is set to open this August, Chief Financial O cer Jim Ross said. The center, located on Keefer Road behind the sta development center, will house around 350 students in its rst year, Ross said. Ross said the project funding is not coming from 2021 bond dollars, but from other proceeds the district has from property sales and interest income. He said he expects the prekindergarten center to cost somewhere between $15 million-$20 million. Lone Star College launches new emergency management degree Lone Star College System is now o ering two new degrees in emergency management. An Associate of Applied Science in emergency management will start in the spring following the rollout of the Bachelor of Applied Science in emergency management last fall. Classes cover topics such as disaster response and recovery as well as emergency management planning.
P TECH program on track to begin this fall
Magnolia ISD to begin work on bond projects
AUDUBON ELEMENTARY
A new elementary school approved by the 2022 bond will be open by the 2024-25 school year and built within master-planned Audubon, according to Magnolia ISD.
BY LIZZY SPANGLER
TOMBALL ISD The health care-focused Pathways in Technology Early College High School program is on track to begin this fall, said Bob Thompson, dean of student advancement for Tomball ISD. The program will be made up of 25 students with 51 students applying to be a part of it, Thompson said. Through this program—in partnership with HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball and Lone Star College-Tomball—students can obtain health care certi cations that include surgical technician, nurse techni- cian, pharmacy technician, phlebotomy technician and EKG technician, Thompson said. Students will also have the oppor- tunity to receive an Associate of Science degree and a Level 1 certi cate. Thompson said the district sent the program’s application to the state in December and expects to hear back by the end of February. “Every year, P TECHs and early colleges have to do an application just to show [that] we’re able to meet the requirements and standards that are expected by the state,” Thompson said.
BY PEYTON MACKENZIE
MAGNOLIA ISD Following the passage of Magnolia ISD’s Prop- osition A on Nov. 8, the district anticipates beginning projects from the bond in 2023. The bond allocates money for projects such as additional schools, renovations and new buses. Assistant Superintendent of Operations Erich Morris said the rst step is to sell the bonds, which he said is expected in late January. Morris said the district is cautiously moving forward on projects before then. “It is accurate to say every- thing will be complete within three years,” Morris said in a Dec. 15 interview. Morris also said the district is moving forward on behind-the- scenes tasks, such as surveys, contractors and architects. Morris said shipping and material concerns have caused
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the district to move forward as quickly as possible by taking steps like ordering new buses by February, anticipating there
will be a shipment delay. Ultimately, the district
intends to move forward on all bond-funded projects in 2023, Morris said. The three new schools—which were the primary drivers for the need of a bond, according to Morris— will take priority with Audubon Elementary beginning construc- tion in February to open for the 2024-25 school year.
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