A portion of the recent growth in the Pearland/Manvel/Alvin areas can be attributed to the flourishing of the Lakes of Savannah community. As a response to the City of Manvel's recent growth, Manvel expects to finalize a purchase of 4.64 acres of land in Old Town Manvel within the next month.

The $138,000 property is located at 6311 N. Masters Road, approved for purchase by the Manvel City Council in early 2009.

The land will be the site for a new permanent public-works facility, planned to be near a brand new City Hall and police station. Plans are to expand the current City Hall by 2,400 square feet and use it as a county library branch.

Plans to build the actual public-works facility are in the beginning stages, and there is no definite cost estimate in City Council's hands as of yet. The new facility is hoped to have space for materials, equipment, an office, and fencing to prevent theft (a current risk at the public-works facility's currently rented location).

Lakes of Savannah residents are close neighbors to Manvel, as Lakes of Savannah high school students currently attend Manvel High School, which opened in Fall of 2006. The city-community relationship is prospected to be a mutually beneficial one in years to come.