Airline Improvement District Update on Activities

May 27th, 2011––The District’s has been awarded $115,000 in Harris County Community Services – Community Development Block Grant funds toward its Raymac Park Project. These funds along with the $200,000 in Texas Parks and Wildlife grant funds and $50,000 in District funds will bring the budget for the park to $365,000. The design for the park has been completed and construction on the project will begin in 2011.
Additionally, the District was awarded $150,000 from the Houston-Galveston Area Council to complete a Livable Centers Study. These funds along with $34,500 in District funds will bring the project budget to $184,500. The study will be completed in partnership with the Harris County Community Services Department. The objective of the planning study is to help create quality, walkable, mixed-use places, create multi-modal travel choices, improve environmental quality, and promote economic development and housing choices within the Airline Improvement District.

When the study is completed, it will have identified and estimated the cost of proposed projects for the District’s consideration. There will be a public component of the study whereby meetings will be held and ideas from the community will be discussed.
The District continues its Contract Deputy program where Harris County Sheriff’s Deputies conduct enhanced
Nuisance and Abatement issues.
The District’s Graffiti Abatement Program continues to be a success as more than 1,446 sites have been abated since its inception. As a reminder, the abatement crew can color match, paint or power wash graffiti that is reported within the boundaries of the District.