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The League City Community Center housed the city’s spring break camp in March.
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FEATURED IMPACT COMING SOON The League City Community Center as of mid-March is almost ready for a summer opening, allowing for a location for residents and city sta ers to meet for various purposes. The 30,000-square-foot facility at 400 S. Kansas Ave., League City, was built in 1938. Known as the League City School, the building was used as an elementary and junior high school. As part of Clear Creek ISD’s 2013 bond program, $300,000 was spent to update the building’s air conditioning and heating systems and wireless access, according to city documents. In 2018 and 2019, the facility housed League City Elementary School students while their campus was torn down and upgraded. The building, which is the oldest in CCISD, has not served students since 2019, the documents read. Last summer, CCISD determined the building was too outdated and expensive to renovate as a school and planned to tear it down before the 2021-22 school year began. However, the district expressed interest in renting the facility out for 30-40 years for a “nominal fee.” In June 2021, city sta members toured the facility and collaborated on how
the building could be used to ease overcrowding at existing city facilities while also serving the recreational, educational and cultural needs of residents. In July 2021, the district and city entered an agreement for the city to rent the building for $1 a year. League City has since upgraded the building with new paint, carpeting, furniture and technology, and now it will be used as a community center to house recreational programs, camps and civic club meetings, according to a League City news release. The facility can accommodate about 500 people and has over 20 classrooms and a gym. Multiple city departments spent the last few months preparing the building to host the city’s spring break camp in March to determine what other improvements and repairs are necessary. The community center will o cially open to the public in June. 281-554-1000. www.leaguecitytx.gov
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spa at 17099 N. Texas Ave., Ste. 300, Webster, offers treatments such as skin resurfacing, facials, dermaplaning, microneedling, chemical peels, fillers and facial plastic surgery. 281-762-7721. www.clmedspa.com 13 The Galveston County North County Annex , located at 174 Calder Road, League City, is undergoing renovations. The annex houses the tax office, the county clerk’s office, the district clerk’s office, the justice of the peace, Precinct 4 and the Precinct 4 constable. In the meantime, the city has set up temporary buildings at 174 Calder Drive that opened to the public on March 21. 409-766-2200. www.galvestoncountytx.gov IN THE NEWS League City City Manager John Baumgart- ner was among five government officials
honored March 11 for their influence on public service in the Greater Hous- ton area. Baumgartner was recognized during the 11th annual University of Houston Master of Public Administration Program’s Public Officials of the Year luncheon. The MPA program each year recognizes local officials who exemplify ethical decision-making; a commitment to residents beyond personal, professional and political motives; and the ability to encourage and maintain supportive rela- tionships across jurisdictional boundaries. Baumgartner has been League City city manager for seven years. Other public officials recognized include Harris County Commissioner Jack Cagle; Houston Public Works Director Carol Ellinger Haddock; Mike Loftin, Galveston assistant city man- ager for finance; and Tim Welch, district EMS chief of Brazoria County. 281-554-1000. www.leaguecitytx.gov
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