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HIGHLIGHTS MONTGOMERY COUNTY Commissioners Court will receive $23.7 million from Texas to fund a statewide active shooter training facility in partnership with the Texas Department of Public Safety. The former Keefer Crossing Middle School in New Caney will be fully renovated and staffed by the county through a partnership with the DPS as well as funding from the state following a new state mandate requiring all first responders to have active shooter training. The funding will not be available until Sept. 1. MEETINGS WE COVER Montgomery County Commissioners Court will meet at 9:30 a.m. Aug 8 and 22. 501 N. Thompson St., Ste. 402, Conroe. 936-756-0571. www.mctx.org Conroe City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Aug. 10. 300 W. Davis St., Conroe. 936-522-3010. www.cityofconroe.org Montgomery City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Aug. 8 and 22. 101 Old Plantersville Road, Montgomery. 936-597-6434. www.montgomerytexas.gov
Home Depot proposed for Montgomery pending agreement MONTGOMERY During a July 11 meeting, the city of Montgomery reviewed a request for a parking vari- ance for a proposed Home Depot at the intersection of Hwy. 105 and Buf- falo Springs Drive. According to the agenda packet, the 137,182-square- foot building, if approved, would be located just west of Kroger. 105 149 N HOME DEPOT KROGER BY CASSANDRA JENKINS CASSANDRA JENKINS/COMMUNITY IMPACT
• 100% masonry exterior construc- tion that is either brick or natural stone, not the proposed split-face concrete block What they’re saying: “Home Depot is not the only development triggering the need for the signal,” said Jordan Corbitt, site coordinator for Home Depot. “Home Depot has allocated some budget to construct the signal because it would benefit Home Depot. The traffic signal, yes, would benefit Home Depot in controlling the traffic and allowing the truck traffic to get out of there when deliveries come, but that’s something
that we also see that benefits the city greatly, too.” Stay tuned: City Council voted to table the item to discuss the potential conditions further. It will be brought again to Council on July 25 during the next regular meeting. • Home Depot is striving for a com- pletion date in October 2024. • Changing the facade from concrete to stone would push the project out to December 2025. • Corbitt said requiring Home Depot to reconstruct the entire portion of Buffalo Springs Drive could kill the project.
In a nutshell: While no actions were approved at the meeting, City Council members and a representative from Home Depot discussed the parking variance request with attached conditions from the city including: • Installation of the proposed traffic light at Buffalo Springs Drive and Hwy. 105 • Reconstruction of Buffalo Springs Drive between Eva Street and Lone Star Parkway • Screening of the rooftop equip- ment on the building through revisions to the proposed land- scape plan
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