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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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SOURCE: CITY OF TOMBALL COMMUNITY IMPACT
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