Hap Hap Happenings...

So...

A lot has been happening. Here's an update on what's going on around the City:

1. Eaglebrook Apartments passed final plat approval. There are a couple more items we are ironing out at the staff level that hopefully will not have to go back to the City Council, but they should be moving forward fairly soon.

2. The PARK!! received final approval, also, and they are working on it right now. The timeframe for completion is 15 months, depending on weather (if we get another hurricane it may slow things down a bit...). Since the bulk of the work is site work (earth moving, ditch digging, and detention pond creating, etc) these next few weeks are going to see some dramatic and exciting changes in the park. Already they have framed in the temporary entrance for/to the Park....

I have had some interest in what the park will eventually look like. Please contact me or just stop on by if you would like to stop by my office and see the plans! I would be happy to go over them with you.

3. Eagle Drive: We have a tentative layout for the new improvements to Eagle Drive. They include landscaped medians and some nice intersection layouts. It will be a nice "red carpet" for our City, something of which we can all be proud. This is still in the very preliminary stages of design. The traffic engineer and the roadway engineer are coordinating with City staff and other stakeholders to determine how to best proceed with the work.

4. There are various other projects that the City is working on that are less visible but no less important, including the Hill sanitary sewer improvements, Eagle Drive sanitary sewer improvements, a new water well on the south end of town, a new elevated water storage tank located near the new water well, and a ground level booster station on Langston. There are also several drainage improvements that are underway.

5. I am in the extremely early stages of putting together a Comprehensive Plan for 2030. I will be looking to get with citizens to solicit input toward the creation of goals and vision for the City for the next 20 years. If you have any thoughts at this point I would be happy to hear them....

That's all for now. But stay tuned! Things are happeining... It's a fun time to be in Mont Belvieu!