Board of Directors
Ike Akinwande, President (Term: 2027)
Sibu Varghese, Vice President (Term: 2028)
Polee Love III, Secretary (Term: 2028)
Johnny J. Cantu, Assistant Vice President (Term: 2027)
Michael Slater, Assistant Secretary (Term: 2028)
History
The District was created by an order of the Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County on December 12, 1988, and confirmed by the District’s voters on January 17, 1998. The District is a conservation and reclamation district created pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 57, Texas Water Code and Article XVI, Section 59 of the Texas Constitution. The principal functions of the District include constructing and maintaining levees and other improvements on, along and contiguous to rivers, creeks and streams within and adjacent to the District; reclamation of lands within the District from overflow from these streams; the control and distribution of the waters of rivers and streams within and adjacent to the District by straightening and otherwise improving them; and the provision of proper drainage and other improvements of the reclaimed land within the District. The District also has the power to develop and maintain recreational facilities. The District contains approximately 768 acres of land and is located entirely within Fort Bend County, Texas, approximately 22 miles southwest of the central business district of the City of Houston, Texas. The District is located entirely within the corporate limits of the City of Sugar Land. The District lies adjacent to and north of U.S. 59 at its intersection with Grand Parkway, Grand Parkway bisects the Districts from north to south. The District is located entirely within the boundaries of the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. Single-family residential development currently consists of 1,317 developed lots on approximately 394 acres. Approximately 91 acres have been developed within the District as parkland and open space (portions of which are located in the 100-year flood plain), approximately 6 acres have been developed as a recreational facility, approximately 102 acres have been provided with underground utilities for commercial development, approximately 27 acres have been developed as a church site, and approximately 154 acres consists of major streets, detention and utility sites.
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