in motion Pearland WINTER/SPRING 2019
HELLO, PEARLAND!
Your Pearland remains an active, fun, inviting place for people of all backgrounds, ages and interests. I’m proud and supportive of the Parks and Recreation Department’s offerings here in Pearland In Motion. You should know and share the pride too that our Pearland City Parks & Recreation Department has been re-accredited by the National Recreation and Park Association. Pearland Parks gets held up to accreditation standards for excellence in
PEARLAND CITY COUNCILMEMBERS Tom Reid / MAYOR
Tony Carbone / COUNCILMEMBER POSITION 1 Derrick Reed / COUNCILMEMBER POSITION 2 Gary Moore / COUNCILMEMBER POSITION 3 Adrian Hernandez / COUNCILMEMBER POSITION 4 J. David Little / COUNCILMEMBER POSITION 5 Trent Perez / MAYOR PRO TEM Woody Owens / COUNCILMEMBER POSITION 7 CITY ADMINISTRATION Clay Pearson / CITY MANAGER Jon Branson / DEPUTY CITY MANAGER Trent Epperson / ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER PARKS, RECREATION & BEAUTIFICATION BOARD Vacant / POSITION 1 Charles B. Stevens, Chair / POSITION 2 Bethany Earl / POSITION 3 Vicky Smith / POSITION 4 Ted Mittica, Vice Chair / POSITION 5 Mike Wilson / POSITION 6 Vacant / POSITION 7 PEARLAND IN MOTION IS A PUBLICATION OF City of Pearland 3519 Liberty Dr., Pearland, Texas 77581 Phone: 281.652.1600 email: cityofpearland@pearlandtx.gov website: pearlandtx.gov To advertise in the next issue of Pearland in Motion email: sponsorships@pearlandtx.gov or call 281.412.8900 © Copyright by City of Pearland City of Pearland Parks & Recreation is a CAPRAAccredited Agency. Images used in this publication are courtesy of City of Pearland, area vendors and businesses, Stock Photo Secrets, Storyblocks, Airman st Class Diana M. Giannetti, and Wikimedia Commons.
programs and service to residents. Not many agencies are willing and able to put themselves up to that scrutiny. The process shows that our team is committed to learning and getting better, always. Come on out and enjoy the offerings! If you are interested in assisting the Parks and Recreation Department over-and-above participation, there’s the Forever Parks Foundation that you can consider supporting. Come on out to some of our special events this winter from that award- winning, top-flight Pearland Parks and Recreation Department. Check out our Recreation Center and Natatorium on Bailey Road (over 7,000 members!) or Southdown Park with the Westside Event Center on Hughes Ranch Road and Country Place Parkway. The new Delores Fenwick Nature Center on Magnolia Parkway is beautiful next to the Stella Roberts Recycling Center, operated by Keep Pearland Beautiful. There’s a lot to offer and opportunities galore to step out and enjoy a south Texas “winter.” We have open spaces and parks for your enjoyment, recreation, health, and leisure. Some of those open spaces, like the Hickory Slough Sportsplex, also serve a purpose for stormwater management. Even with all the construction and additions of people and businesses to Pearland, we are atop the important issue of stormwater management. With partner government agencies like Brazoria Drainage District No. 4 and the Harris County Flood Control District, there’s constant maintenance and improvements to existing systems. Moreover, we have major new capital projects such as on Wagon Trail and Walnut Street areas. One of the biggest capital improvement projects is decades-in-the-making, for Clear Creek that drains the vast majority of Pearland. That project finally received Federal funding, $295 million to improve drainage in the Clear Creek from SH 288 to Dixie Farm Road. The work will improve drainage for Pearland and areas downstream. Stay tuned and work with us to encourage the actual construction to start as soon as possible.
CLAY PEARSON City Manager
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