H-GAC Hosts Open Houses, Invites Public to Learn More About
Proposed SH 288/Brazoria County Park & Ride

On behalf of Brazoria County, the City of Manvel and the City of Pearland, the Houston-Galveston Area Council will host two meetings to solicit public input on a proposed park and ride service for residents in the Pearland/ Manvel area – the SH 288/ Brazoria County Park & Ride.

The proposed service would be located at the southwest corner of the SH 288 and CR 59 intersection. The project is intended to help address growing transportation needs in Brazoria County and the region.

H-GAC invites residents to attend and provide comments on the development of the proposed Park & Ride facility:

Tuesday July 20, 2010                     Thursday July 22, 2010
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.                      6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Church of the Harvest                      Hilton Garden Inn-Pearland
7505 Wilson Road                            12101 Shadow Creek Parkway
Manvel, TX 77578                            Pearland, TX 77584

The open houses will include a formal presentation from 7:00-7:30 p.m. Community stakeholders and project staff will be on hand to discuss details of the proposed project.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, H-GAC will provide for reasonable accommodations for persons attending H-GAC functions. This meeting will be conducted in English. Requests from persons needing special accommodations should be received by H-GAC staff 24 hours prior to a function. Please call 713-993-4557.

H-GAC (www.h-gac.com) is a voluntary association of local governments in the 13-county Gulf Coast Planning Region – an area of 12,500 square miles and more than 5.7 million people. H-GAC works to promote efficient and accountable use of local, state, and federal tax dollars and serves as a problem-solving and information forum for local governments.