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<br />Commission Agenda Item No. 21 <br />Presenter: Ted Hollingsworth <br /> <br />Action <br />Land Sale - Harris County <br />La Porte Regional Office <br />August 20, 2008 <br /> <br />I. Executive Summary: A developer, working closely with the City of La Porte, has made <br />Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) an offer to buy the La Porte Region 4 Parks <br />Office. <br /> <br />a\ <br />~ <br />o <br />0, <br />I <br /> <br />II. Discussion: The La Porte Regional Office (State Parks Region 4) sits on a prominent <br />intersection in the old downtown section of La Porte in Harris County, twenty miles east of <br />downtown Houston. The City of La Porte has been planning a revitalization of the old <br />downtown section of La Porte for a number of years, and is now working with local businesses <br />and developers to try and bring a vision of a revitalized downtown to fruition. <br /> <br />~ <br />m <br />I <br />N <br />1.l1 <br />Q <br /> <br />The La Porte Office was purchased in 1962, and was originally a gas station, service station and <br />automotive parts store. The brick building has a flat roof and has suffered repeated water <br />infiltration over the years. It has become a high maintenance facility, especially for its size and <br />utility, and $300,000 was recently earmarked for building upgrades. The building is physically <br />unattractive and sits squarely in the way of any effort to revitalize and beautify old downtown La <br />Porte. A developer, with input and backing from the City, has approached TPWD about buying <br />the facility, which sits on a roughly one-acre lot. The funds would be used to construct a new <br />Region 4 Parks Office at Sheldon Lake State Park, also in east Harris County. <br /> <br />III. Recommendation: The staff recommends the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission <br />adopt the following motion: <br /> <br />~I <br />" <br /> <br />"The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission finds that ownership of the La Porte <br />Regional Office is no longer in the best interest of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department <br />and authorizes the Executive Director to take all necessary measures to sell the La Porte <br />Regional Office property." <br /> <br />Attachments - 2 <br /> <br />1. Exhibit A - <br />2. Exhibit B - <br />