BY RACHEL LELAND & JAMES T. NORMAN
Friendswood supports flood risk study Friendswood City Council at its May 5 meeting voted to support the second phase of a regional flood mitigation initiative to address persistent flooding within the Lower Clear Creek and Dickin- son Bayou watersheds. The details The study will identify infrastructure projects and funding strategies to reduce future flood risks, according to city documents. No cost is shown to be associated with supporting the study. League City initiated the study due to the widespread damage caused by several hurricanes over the past few decades. The U.S. Congress adopted the study’s first phase, which began in 2019, in the Water Resource Development Act, documents show. In addition to property loss, the letter high- lighted that flooding could severely impact
Manvel looks to host 1st ever fall festival Manvel is in the process of planning its first ever fall festival this October. City Council at its May 19 meeting took steps to move forward with Houston-based Your Neighborhood Farmer’s Market Asso- ciation, or YNFMA, to begin formalizing contracts and aspects for the event. Long story short A proposal from YNFMA calls for a one- day, six-hour festival from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Oct. 18. Documents estimate between 2,000-3,000 people will attend the event. Details are subject to change, but the event could offer a beer and wine garden, food, artisan vendors and live music. “This ... will further establish the city of Manvel as a premier destination [for] fall festivities,” a proposal from YNFMA reads.
Watershed study
I-45—the main evacuation route between Galveston and Houston. If I-45 is submerged, access to Galves- ton County would be largely cut off, leaving only other low-lying Gulf Coast roads as alternatives. Quote of note “This study is going to take some of those bigger concept ideas, refine them and then turn them into actual, actionable projects that the federal and state governments will participate in,” Galveston County Commissioner Hank Dugie said at the meeting. 23 government entities involved 10K+ structures across area $1.5B+ in potential damage from a 100-year storm 300 square miles across all Clear Creek and Dickinson bayous* *STUDY ONLY INCLUDES LOWER CLEAR CREEK BAYOU, MEANING SQUARE MILEAGE OF STUDY AREA IS LESS. THE TOTAL AREA OF LOWER CLEAR CREEK BAYOU WAS NOT PROVIDED BY PRESS TIME. SOURCES: FRIENDSWOOD, LEAGUE CITY, U.S. REP. RANDY WEBER/ COMMUNITY IMPACT
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