20 - Year Growth Plan - City of Kendleton

EXECUTIVE SUMMARYBackgroundLocated outside of the greater Houston major metropolitan area, thecity of Kendleton is a smallcommunity of approximately 1.4square miles.Given the recent business investments intheCenterPoint Multimodal Center, positive growthis expectedfor the City of Kendleton. The difficulty istrying to quantify the amount of growth that will occur in terms of job growth, population and housingdemands.The following are the three major driving forces ofnew growthin Kendleton:1. CenterPoint Intermodal Center.CenterPoint recently constructedanintermodalrail facilitysurrounded by approximately 636acres for an industrial park. Thenew park has the potential tosupport up to7.5 millionsquarefeet of industrial space. Manymajor distributors have expressedinterestand/orpurchasedproperty for distribution facilitiesncluding Walmart, Volkswagen,Toyota, Nissanand Whirlpool. Allrail traffic between Mexicoand theCenterPoint Multimodal Center in Kendleton, Texascentral and eastern portions of the United States will passs through Kendleton andthemultimodal center.2. Complimentary Businessess & Similar DevelopmentOpportunities. Given the impact of themultimodal center, there will be other distribution‐based businesses that will locate nearby.• Kansas City Southern owns approximately 165 acres near the new intermodal facility.They are also pursuing major distribution users including automobile makers such asFord and General Motors.• GBI Group International owns approximately320 acres across Highway 59 from thenewmultimodal facility with plans for complimentary distribution‐based businesses.• Support services such as placesto stay, live, eat, shop and recreate will be needed toserve both temporary and permanent residents.3. Highway 59. The Texas Department of Transportation is currently working with local leadersexploring modifications to Highway 59 that could significantly impact Kendleton. Constructionisnot funded at this time.Appendix A, Page 3