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Mont Belvieu park plans progressing
By Kari Griffin
Baytown Sun Published March 14, 2007 Mont Belvieu City Council members on Monday discussed a few of the city’s most anticipated projects — water system improvements and the development of the new park on Eagle Drive.
Plans for a new park along Eagle Drive near Barbers Hill High School are moving along. Last month Charles Burditt of Burditt Natural Resource Consulting gave the council an update on the plans for the park, which will include walking trails and baseball fields. At Council’s most recent meeting, members approved a contract with Burditt LLC, the architectural firm that will construct the new park, which will be built on the 80 acres of land the city purchased several months back, said Councilman Cecil Parker Jr.
“That’s moving forward,” Parker said of the project. “We’re going to have a real nice park for the kids.”
Parker named the park as one of the reasons he filed to remain in his position 4 spot on council. He said the plans for the new park, which the city began discussing about four years ago and approved in November, are coming together nicely. In upcoming months, Mont Belvieu residents will be invited to attend a meeting where Burditt representatives will give a presentation on possible plans for the area, and ask community members to offer suggestions on park amenities and features.
The public participation plan for the park development was one of city council’s agenda items, and it was decided that the special planning session would help identify residents’ wants and needs.
“This is the design phase,” said Parker.
He and other council members are hoping the community will voice some ideas they haven’t heard and help them determine how to build the best park possible.
“We want the public to be part of the process,” said Parker.
Council also discussed plans for the city’s water system improvements. It was decided to drill a test well in the 25 acres the city is currently purchasing at the east end of Perry Road, to help the city determine where to place the new water tower. Council also requested estimates for a 750,000-gallon tower, as an alternative to the 500,000-gallon tower previously discussed, said City Administrator Bryan Easum.
Council’s also hired two employees to replace those that have resigned or retired recently. They unanimously agreed to hire Connie Gustafson as the city’s customer service clerk and Vivian Ybarra as the senior accounting clerk in charge of accounts payable.
Baytown Sun Published March 14, 2007 Mont Belvieu City Council members on Monday discussed a few of the city’s most anticipated projects — water system improvements and the development of the new park on Eagle Drive.
Plans for a new park along Eagle Drive near Barbers Hill High School are moving along. Last month Charles Burditt of Burditt Natural Resource Consulting gave the council an update on the plans for the park, which will include walking trails and baseball fields. At Council’s most recent meeting, members approved a contract with Burditt LLC, the architectural firm that will construct the new park, which will be built on the 80 acres of land the city purchased several months back, said Councilman Cecil Parker Jr.
“That’s moving forward,” Parker said of the project. “We’re going to have a real nice park for the kids.”
Parker named the park as one of the reasons he filed to remain in his position 4 spot on council. He said the plans for the new park, which the city began discussing about four years ago and approved in November, are coming together nicely. In upcoming months, Mont Belvieu residents will be invited to attend a meeting where Burditt representatives will give a presentation on possible plans for the area, and ask community members to offer suggestions on park amenities and features.
The public participation plan for the park development was one of city council’s agenda items, and it was decided that the special planning session would help identify residents’ wants and needs.
“This is the design phase,” said Parker.
He and other council members are hoping the community will voice some ideas they haven’t heard and help them determine how to build the best park possible.
“We want the public to be part of the process,” said Parker.
Council also discussed plans for the city’s water system improvements. It was decided to drill a test well in the 25 acres the city is currently purchasing at the east end of Perry Road, to help the city determine where to place the new water tower. Council also requested estimates for a 750,000-gallon tower, as an alternative to the 500,000-gallon tower previously discussed, said City Administrator Bryan Easum.
Council’s also hired two employees to replace those that have resigned or retired recently. They unanimously agreed to hire Connie Gustafson as the city’s customer service clerk and Vivian Ybarra as the senior accounting clerk in charge of accounts payable.