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North Houston District awarded $455K grant for Greenspoint-area park upgrades

By Emily Lincke | 8:00 AM Feb 14, 2024 CST

The North Houston District’s $940,000 planned revamp of the Greater Greenspoint area’s “largest, oldest and most heavily used park” is now funded thanks to a state parks grant, according to a Jan. 30 news release from the district.

What you need to know

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department awarded a $455,013 "nonurban outdoor grant" to the North Houston District for renovations to Thomas R. Wussow Park—located at 500 Greens Road, Houston—according to a Jan. 25 TPWD news release. The grant will fund about half of the project while the other half comes from funds the district has saved for years in anticipation of the project, according to a Feb. 6 email from Robert Fiederlein, vice president of planning and infrastructure for the district.

Planning and permitting for the project will take place this year, while construction is slated to begin in 2025, according to the North Houston District’s news release.

“Our two overarching goals for this project are to help improve the health and wellness of the community and to give the residents a more authentic and enhanced natural experience,” Fiederlein said in a statement. “This grant makes that possible.”