Tomball - Magnolia Edition | February 2025

Government

BY NICHAELA SHAHEEN & JESSICA SHORTEN

City Council approves purchase of 5 properties for future city use During a Jan. 13 special meeting, Tomball City Council approved the purchase of five properties for future city use. The city is spending $3 million on four of the properties, and the purchase of one of the properties was still pending as of press time. The details Three of the properties were officially purchased on Feb. 3, and one was purchased on Feb. 12, Assis- tant City Manager Jessica Rogers confirmed Feb. 12. Roger said Tom Condon with Colliers represented the city for the property purchases. The properties purchased are adjacent to the former Regions Bank site the city purchased in 2023 for a potential future city hall, per prior reporting.

County affirms library director termination Montgomery County commissioners voted 4-1 on Feb. 11 to affirm the termination of Rhea Young as the county’s library director after Young and a number of residents petitioned for her reinstatement. How we got here Young was originally terminated Jan. 29, according to previous reporting, following concerns voiced from residents at Commis- sioners Court meetings regarding the amount of conservative and LGBTQ+ literature available within the county’s library system. Precinct 2 Commissioner Charlie Riley requested the discussion of Young’s ter- mination be moved to executive session. Commissioners later voted 4-1 to uphold the termination and seek a new director, with Riley voting in favor of reinstating Young.

Tomball property purchases

1 819 Village Square Drive Cost: $1.17M Purchase date: Feb. 3 2 823 Village Square Drive Cost: $680,000 Purchase date: Feb. 12 3 827 Village Square Drive Purchase pending

4 825 Village Square Drive Cost: $500,000 Purchase date: Feb. 3 5 831 Village Square Drive Cost: $700,000 Purchase date: Feb. 3 6 810 W. Main Street Cost: $2.4M Purchase date: 2023

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SOURCE: CITY OF TOMBALL/COMMUNITY IMPACT

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