TERRY HERSHEY PARK - WEST HOUSTON BIKEWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT; this City of Houston and Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) construction project will impact Terry Hershey Trail operations between Eldridge Parkway to the parking lot on I-10.  In fact, the portion of the trail under construction may be completely closed for an extended period of time.  Please contact TxDOT at 713-934-5900 if you have any questions about the construction of this project.  You may also wish to look at the City's website for more information on the project at City of Houston's West Houston Bikeway Program.

CYPRESS HISTORIC PARK; Gene Zaboroski donated 2.6 acres of the old business district of the town of Cypress to the County.  This includes the old general store and a large dance hall.  The buildings are being renovated and the park is due to open later this year.  It fronts on old US 290 and backs up to a busy new commercial district being developed along the new US 290.
 
HAMMERLY POCKET PARK; this park is located at 9705 Hammerly and is adjacent to Spring Woods Middle School.  The park has a trail, gazebo and an arbor.  A small fountain, landscaping, and mediation garden are forth coming.
 
HOCKLEY SOAP BOX DERBY PARK; Commissioner Radack is building a 50-foot high hill in Hockley Park.   A soap box derby track will be built on the hill. The track will be equivalent to the track in Ohio where the national soap box derby events are staged.  The Hockley track will become the home of the Greater Houston Soap Box Derby Association.  The hill is being built with dirt removed from Paul D. Rushing Park to create a chain-of-lakes.
 
JOHN PAUL'S LANDING; Commissioners' Court has approved Commissioner Radack's plan to create a big new park on the Katy Prairie and name it John Paul's Landing.  The site is about 850 acres on Katy Hockley just north and east of Paul D. Rushing Park.  Preliminary plans call for turning about two-thirds of the area into a lake with islands, walking trails and other features emphasizing nature.  This site is near one of the flyways favored by migrating birds and waterfowl.
 
MASON CREEK PARK AND TRAIL; this new park is located at 2500 Porter Road in Katy.  The park opened in November 2007, on the Flood Control District's new westward extension of the Mason Creek drainage system.  The main feature is a trail along both banks of the creek between Katy Park and Porter Road.  Parking lots have been installed at Katy Park and on Porter Road at the end of the trail.
 
NOTTINGHAM PARK (KID FIT); this is a new addition to a city park Commissioner Radack assumed responsibility for in 2004.  It is located at the north end of this park at 14205 Kimberley.  The Kid Fit concept is designed to encourage parents and their children to exercise together on equipment sponsored by private organizations.  The H-E-B grocery chain sponsored the Kid Fit equipment in Nottingham Park.

PAUL D. RUSHING PARK - CHAIN-OF-LAKES; this park is located on Katy Hockley at Katy Hockley Cut-Off.  Contractors have completed excavation and shaping of the ponds that make up the Chain-of-Lakes.  Precinct Three craftsmen are now building boardwalks and trails and blinds to accommodate people wanting to observe, study or photograph the countless wild birds and waterfowl that frequent this area.  This work is about 85% complete.
 
SATSUMA PARK; this former community park, in Tower Oaks subdivision, has been added to Precinct Three's pocket park roster and Precinct Three crews have started working on improvements. A playground and walking trail already have been completed.

SERGEANT J.R. HATCH PARK; this park was formerly named Sport Park.  It is located on the Katy Freeway adjacent to the Precinct 5 Constable's headquarters.  The new name honors the memory of a popular member of the Precinct 5 Constable's force who lost his life to cancer.
 
TERRY HERSHEY HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL; the Toll Road Authority presented Harris County a new custom-made metal footbridge and installed it