Economic Development

Cesar Garcia has accepted the position as our new City Manager. Mr. Garcia is a resident of La Marque and has been a part of our community for about a year. He has professionally served in South Miami, Salvation Army, City of Westpark, and the City of Galveston.

Mr. Garcia has a master's in business from the University of Miami and has previously worked in sports business and hospitality. He enjoys spending time with his wife and children watching movies and exploring La Marque and surrounding areas. Mr. Garcia is a very faithful person and says that drives him in his decisions.

Mr. Garcia's passion for educating children influenced his decision to leave the world of sports to become a math teacher. After seeing that some of the students lacked the soft skills of development, such as adaptability and communication skills, he decided he needed to reach the kids before high school. He then got into parks and recreation realm, which is how he made his way into the government. After working in government, he realized his clientele went from nine months to 109 years old. He saw the outlet of sports as a great way to work through many different social aspects like social diversity, cultures and backgrounds.

Mr. Garcia is eager to get busy working in his new position and serve La Marque's community. Please welcome him as you see and meet him in the community! I'm really big on making things make sense. That's important to me, along with making very educated decisions. We're public servants, and in our case, we deal under the framework of taxpayer funds, so there's a level of trust that needs to exist from our constituents. So maintaining that and making sure there's a clear line and it is never called into question is very important to me. Accountability is huge.

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Downtown La Marque Revitalization Plan is Underway!

July of 2019, Council approved a preliminary budget for a streetscape plan for Laurel and 1st Street intersection in La Marque's downtown Renaissance District. After many hours of surveying and engineering, the project broke ground in March 2022. This Revitalization Plan will include wider sidewalks, green space and attractive lighting, making downtown more pedestrian-friendly. Along with streetscaping, which La Marque Economic Development Corporation will primarily fund, significant road improvements are planned as part of the $80 million Galveston County bond approved by voters in 2017. Although the COVID-19 pandemic set back construction by a few months, the project officially started in March and will continue through June with crews installing asphalt, signage, backfill curbs and ramps, among other things.

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