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Tomball City Council denies rezoning request for 99 homes on Zion Road
County rolls out Rave Panic Button app
PROPOSED 22.84-ACRE PLOT
BY JESSICA SHORTEN
BY LIZZY SPANGLER
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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congestion, lot sizes and drainage along Zion Road. “Traffic—that’s an immediate problem,” said Danny Hudson, who lives on Zion Road. “It’s horren- dous already. Everybody says the solution [is to] widen Zion Road. That’s pretty much been tabled by the county. ... [This development] needs to go somewhere else.”
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
BY LIZZY SPANGLER
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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