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20 - Year Growth Plan - City of Kendleton

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Section 3.0 Community AssessmentUltimately, the 636 acre industrial park which is being marketed by CenterPoint mayhave 7.5 million square feet <strong>of</strong> warehouse/light industrial area, potentially bringing in $1billion in economic impact to west Fort Bend County. The $300 million developmentinvestment could translate to between 750-<strong>20</strong>00 new jobs.Figure 3-2: CenterPoint IntermodalCenter conceptual planGBI International Business Park is a proposed 3<strong>20</strong> acre tract opposite US 59 from theIntermodal Center which is also a potential location for future development. The tract iscurrently set for auction sale. With only vehicular access to the site instead <strong>of</strong> rail,potential uses may include <strong>of</strong>fice, light manufacturing, and industrial. Although nothingis currently under construction, development over the long term may generate hundredsif not thousands <strong>of</strong> additional jobs depending on the business or industrial useseventually constructed. Additionally, a 293 acre tract immediately north <strong>of</strong> theIntermodal Center is currently for sale as shown in Figure 3-4. Altogether, at least 1,400acres <strong>of</strong> land adjacent to <strong>Kendleton</strong> is being developed or is currently being marketedfor development.Figure 3-: GBI International siteconceptual planFigure 3-4: <strong>Kendleton</strong> (in yellow),CenterPoint Intermodal (in green),GBI (in orange), and 293 acre tract(in purple).12 <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Kendleton</strong>

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