Mayor Bill White Joins HPARD For Grand Opening of New Urban Forestry Headquarters.

On May 15, Mayor Bill White, Council Member Sue Lovell and the Houston Parks and Recreation Department celebrated the Grand Opening of New Urban Forestry Facility located at 12025 Sowden. The new facility is a renovation of a former Public Works Maintenance Facility and is an example of the use of existing city assets to maximize construction funding.   Renovations include the conversion of an existing warehouse into staff offices, meeting space, and storage facilities; the conversion of other existing buildings into maintenance shops and garages for maintenance vehicles; the removal and replacement of an existing car wash with a new fueling station; and parking lot improvements, site lighting, security fencing, and landscaping.