LONG TERM CAPITAL PROJECTS Lake Jackson started as a privately developed, master planned city back in the early 1940’s. The original Master Plan for the City was done by Alden Dow, a student of Frank Lloyd Wright. Every twenty years the City does a major update of its Master Plan. In June 2016, City Council adopted its latest 20-year Master Plan. The new Master Plan developed using the consultant Kendig Keast Collaborative, estimates a 2040 population of 36,100. This would mean finding homes for some 9,250 new residents. We will need some 20,925 water connections by then and the commensurate sewer system to accommodate that growth. While planning for our new residents we must renew our commitment to our existing residents and make sure that the infrastructure and facilities servicing our City are in the best possible condition. The 2016 Master Plan will guide this effort. Part of that plan is to look at our near term and long-term infrastructure and facility needs. In the short-term we want to complete the last of the major projects from the 1995/96 Master Plan that are still viewed as goals for this Master Plan. They include: • Complete Phase 3 of the Downtown Revitalization Project, $9.9 million project. This will include all or portions of That Way, Circle Way, and North Parking Place (construction to begin in September 2021). Once this phase is complete, sixty percent of downtown will have been reconstructed to meet our new pedestrian friendly design. • Implement Parks Master Plan and identify projects to be funded by the ½ Cent Optional Sales Tax Fund (project schedule in place). • Expand City Hall to provide more space for current operations and growth. The plan was to take this to the voters in May of 2020, but this was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the long-term we want to complete the pedestrian friendly Downtown Master Plan.
FY 2021-2022 Adopted Budget - 276
