The Montgomery City Council will consider a slew of items that portend the city’s growth, including finalizing the arrival of an H-E-B grocery store, planning for a future Lowe’s Home Improvement store and studying the city’s expected wastewater plant capacity needs.
Items worth mentioning
The council at its Oct. 27 meeting will consider a proposed escrow agreement between the city and Lowe’s Home Improvement. The agreement says Lowe’s plans to acquire and develop a 9.12-acre plot of land called Buffalo Stewart Crossing Tract.
The escrow agreement would require Lowe’s to pay into an escrow fund to reimburse the city for any costs it incurs overseeing the development. A contract included in the council’s agenda documents shows Lowe’s will pay $7,000 into the fund.
A site plan shows the Lowe’s located between C.B. Stewart Drive and Buffalo Spring Road.
Montgomery’s first H-E-B will soon open, according to official documents. The council will consider approving the final plat for the grocery store at the southeast corner of Hwy. 105 and FM 2854. H-E-B is paying Montgomery $165,950 in impact fees.
The store is expected to open in mid-November.
Looking ahead
The city could approve commissioning an analysis of the city’s wastewater treatment plant capacity to learn how best to accommodate future growth. Montgomery’s current average daily flow of wastewater is 225,000 gallons per day. A memo from the city’s engineering consultant says Montgomery is expected to hit 700,000 gallons per day by 2030.
The city’s current two wastewater treatment plants have enough capacity for 400,000 gallons per day. Future plants and upgrades under consideration would grow that to a combined 1.4 million gallons of wastewater per day.
The city would pay $60,900 for the firm’s analysis.
Before you go
The city wants to hire a communications and events manager to provide leadership for the city’s communications, community outreach, special events and recreational programming.
The council will also hold a public hearing to consider allowing a 7Brew drive-thru coffee shop to open on Eva Street and Buffalo Springs Drive.
Up for approval too is a $500,000 grant funded by the Montgomery Economic Development Corporation to renovate the historic Garrett / Rabon Fullen House. The building was recently moved downtown and is planned to become a new retail space.
The council will hear a presentation on $800,000 in upgrades coming to Cedar Brake Park, including a new playground.
The council meeting will be held inside Montgomery City Hall's Council Chambers at 101 Old Plantersville Road, Montgomery.
