The Tomball Economic Development Corp. will help to fund four city projects after receiving Tomball City Council’s approval during its March 20 meeting.

The four projects the TEDC is helping to fund are the Jerry Matheson Park renovations, Louie’s Together Playground, the alleyway project and a project to expand the South Wastewater Treatment Plant.

“This and the following three items represent about $1.4 million that the EDC has adopted as projects for participation with city of Tomball improvements,” TEDC Executive Director Kelly Violette said during discussion about Matheson Park.

To help fund improvements to Tomball’s Matheson Park, the TEDC is contributing $500,000, which will go toward the new playground equipment, pickleball courts and pool renovations, according to the March 20 agenda packet. In total, the renovations will cost around $2.3 million, with the city spending around $1.3 million—$750,000 of which is a grant from Texas Parks & Wildlife.

For the city’s alleyway project, the TEDC is contributing $600,000, with Phase 1 of the project projected to cost around $1.2 million, according to the March 20 agenda packet. Phase 1 includes the north and south 100-block alleyways of downtown Tomball. The $600,000 does not include the cost of the alleyway design, which is pending, and for which the TEDC will also fund, according to the March 20 agenda packet.

The TEDC will contribute $200,000 toward Louie’s Together Playground, an inclusive playground set for Juergens Park. The park is inspired by Tomball resident and Chick-fil-A franchisee Brad Munson’s son, Louie, who has dwarfism, Community Impact previously reported. The park is expected to cost $800,000 in total, with about half of the funds raised, according to the March 20 agenda packet.

The design for a project to expand Tomball’s South Wastewater Treatment Plan will be partially funded by the TEDC, which is giving the city $415,000 for Phase 1 of the design. The total design is estimated to cost $2.7 million, with the project as a whole expected to cost around $60 million, according to the March 20 agenda packet.