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BY SARAH BRAGER
Flood Control faces tight timeline for CDBG projects In an April 16 update to Commissioners Court, Harris County Flood Control District Executive Director Tina Petersen shared the status of local ood projects funded with Community Devel- opment Block Grants for disaster recovery and mitigation, also known as CDBG DR and CDBG MIT. What you need to know HCFCD must spend all CDBG DR funding by February 2027 and CDBG MIT funding by March 2028 as required by the Texas General Land Oce. However, about half of the CDBG projects are still in the design phase as of April 1, per the report. While HCFCD has progressed since its last update in March, ocials expressed dissatisfaction with the information provided. Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey called for HCFCD to provide monthly reports with more speci c details starting in May.
Pct. 3 funds low-cost spay, neuter services Harris County Precinct 3 partnered with animal welfare non-pro t PetSet to create a mobile clinic o ering low-cost spay and neuter services, Commissioner Tom Ramsey announced April 28. Two-minute impact For $20, pets can be spayed/neutered, microchipped and vaccinated. Ramsey said initiative aims to reduce unincorporated Harris County’s high stray animal population. Mobile clinic Spring-area locations • May 22-24: John Pundt Park, 4129 Spring Creek Dr. • May 29-June 1, June 12-15: Cactus Jack Cagle Community Center, 709 Riley Fuzzel Rd.
Harris County CDBG funding breakdown
Community Development Block Grants are for disaster recovery and mitigation.
CDBG-DR CDBG-MIT
$322M $750M
Total grant funding
Feb. 28, 2027
March 31, 2028
Current program deadline HCFCD projects funded
11
17
According to a May 1 update, only 11 of 28 CDBG projects are on track to be “substantially complete” before the funding deadlines. The new reports include: Estimated design completion dates Estimated construction start dates and actual start, if applicable Total construction duration in calendar days Total budget for the projects Total project bid amounts Amount spent to date Any project delays
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SOURCE: HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT COMMUNITY IMPACT
SOURCE: HARRIS COUNTY PRECINCT 3 COMMUNITY IMPACT
Abbie Kamin appointed Harris County attorney Houston City Council member Abbie Kamin will serve as Harris County attorney e ective June 15 after Commissioners Court approved her appoint- ment April 16 in a 3-2 vote.
Dates to know
• March 3: Kamin secures Democratic nomination for county attorney • May 16: Runoff election for Houston City Council District C • Nov. 3: Election Day • Dec. 31: End of Fombonne’s unexpired term 2026 • Jan. 1: Winner of Nov. 3 election takes of ice 2027 • Dec. 31: End of Menefee’s unexpired term 2028
What happened Commissioner Tom Ramsey and County Judge Lina Hidalgo disagreed with appointing Kamin, who is the Democratic nominee on the Nov. 3 ballot, ahead of results in November. Kamin replaces County Attorney Jonathan Fombonne, who was appointed to ll now-U.S. Rep. Christian Menefee’s place while he ran for Congress.
“I commit to each of you, to every department, to every employee and, above all, to the residents of Harris County, that I will work hard every single day to defend and protect our county and communi- ties,” Kamin said during the meeting.
SOURCE: HARRIS COUNTY COMMUNITY IMPACT
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