Lake Houston - Humble - Kingwood Edition | July 2025

BY GRACE HU & KEVIN VU

Harris County Flood Control District to host ood risk reduction meetings

The Harris County Flood Control District is hosting public meetings through August regarding a new ood risk reduction eort. The setup In coordination with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the eort—called the Solutions for Advancing Floodplain Evaluation and Resilience (SAFER) Study— will explore new ood mitigation options, laying practical ground- work for future projects across 11 out of the 23 watersheds in the county. The feasibility study is in the scoping phase and is being conducted in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The study builds on existing eorts to secure larger-scale federal funding. What residents need to know The public meetings will give

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Public meeting • Aug. 14, 5-7 p.m.

• North East Community Center • 10918 Bentley St., Houston

residents a chance to learn more about the SAFER study, ask questions and share comments. Questions and comments can be submitted to the SAFER web- site, through the Flood Control District Communications Oce by phone at 346-286-4040, or by

email at comments@ theSAFERstudy.org.

Houston revises plan to allocate nearly $315M in disaster aid

programs will help with con- struction, rehabilitation, acquisi- tion and related expenses for the preservation of multifamily and single-family homes. Initially, no funding went toward housing, despite the original draft nding that over $229 million is needed for housing repair, reconstruction and personal property loss. Next steps City Council is expected to vote on the revised plan in July, after press time. Once approved, HUD is expected to review and approve the plan by Oct. 3.

Ocials with the Houston Housing and Community Devel- opment department announced a revised plan during the July 8 Budget and Fiscal Aairs meeting that would allocate $315 million in federal funding for disaster recovery eorts following Hurricane Beryl and the 2024 derecho. The revised plan adds dollars toward housing, but reduces the amount for emergency response and public safety programs. Michael Nichols, the Housing and Community Development Department director, said the funding toward housing

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