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significantincomestreamprovidestheCityfiscalcomfortandcapacitytoreinvestinthe <br />community. <br />LowCostofLiving <br />LaPorteisanaffordableplacetolive.TheaveragevaluepersinglefamilydwellinginLa <br />PorteislowerthanneighboringDeerPark,LeagueCity,ClearLake,aswellastheHarris <br />CountyandTexasaverage.Propertytaxratesarelowerthanaveragecomparedtoother <br />HarrisCountycities. <br />LocationwithinGreaterHouston <br />LaPorteislocatedwithintheƓğƷźƚƓ͸ƭfourthlargestmetropolitanareaandwithin20 <br />minutesofdowntownHouston.Itsstrategicpositionallowsthebestofbothworlds,asmall <br />townatmospheresituatedinsideofaninternationalhub. <br />GreaterIƚǒƭƷƚƓ͸ƭassetsaretoomanytoname.Theareaishometomorethan60 <br />universities,colleges,andotherdegreegrantinginstitutionswithacombinedenrollmentof <br />360,000.TwentysixFortune500companiesareheadquarteredinGreaterHouston.Ofthe <br />ǞƚƩƌķ͸ƭ100largestnonU.S.basedcompanies,halfhaveoperationsintheregion.2.7million <br />workersliveinthemetroarea.Inaddition,theareaishometoawidespectrumof <br />internationallyrenownedperformingandvisualartsorganizations,culturalactivities,and <br />recreationalamenities. <br />CurrentandPlannedParks <br />TheCityofLatƚƩƷĻ͸ƭparkssystemisastrength,andtheCityhasplanstomakeiteven <br />better.Thesystemcurrentlyincludes18parkstotalingmorethan115acresofland. <br />In2009,theCityiscommitting$250,000infundingforimprovementstoLittleCedarBayou <br />Park,includingentranceimprovementsandclearinglandonthesouthtomakespacefor <br />picnictables.TheParkisapopularspotwithabayfrontlocation,athleticfacilities,andwave <br />poolthatdrawspeoplefromsurroundingcities. <br />TheCityplanstospend$2$3millionconstructinga33acresportscomplexonCanada <br />Road.Theparkwillincludetenbaseballdiamonds,andhasthepotentialtoattractgames <br />andtournamentsfromacrosstheHoustonarea. <br />LatƚƩƷĻ͸ƭimprovedtrailsystemiscurrentlyintheworks.In2009,theCitywillleta$1.8 <br />millioncontracttoconstructa5.2milepavedpedestrianandbicycletrailthatconnects <br />PasadenatoLaPorte.Inthenextfewyears,thePortofHoustonwillbebuildingbikepaths <br />alongthewaterfrontthroughaƚƩŭğƓ͸ƭPoint.Thiscreatesanopportunitytoextendthe <br />pathwaythroughtoSylvanBeach,LittleCedarBayou,ParkandtheHoustonYachtClub. <br />6 <br />| <br />City of La Porte, Texas – SWOT and Target Audience Analysis February 2009 <br /> <br />