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BY RACHEL LELAND & KELLY SCHAFLER
Sugar Land seeks state funds for river erosion The city of Sugar Land aims to secure millions of dollars in funding to support erosion control near the Brazos River. The overview On Jan. 16, Sugar Land City Council voted to approve a $28 million grant application to the Texas Water Development Board to support the Brazos River Riverbank Erosion Mitigation Project. In response to erosion events following flooding in 2015, 2016 and Hurricane Harvey in August 2017, Sugar Land and Fort Bend County officials commissioned two studies to begin tackling the problem, City Engineer Jessie Li said
Great Homes Update Program reopens Homeowners in Sugar Land can apply for rebates for their exterior home improve- ments after application for the city’s Great Homes Update Program reopened Feb. 1. In a nutshell City Council voted in September to renew the city’s Great Homes Update Program and allocated $500,000 more to reimburse homeowners revitalizing their home’s exterior, city officials said. The Great Homes program includes: • Great Homes Update Program: Participants can be rebated on part of their renovation.
Ongoing erosion along the Brazos River in Sugar Land and Fort Bend County causes: +700,000
county residents to be threatened
$8 billion
potential risk in economic and infrastructural repercussions
SOURCE: CITY OF SUGAR LAND/COMMUNITY IMPACT
R-Brenham, played a key role in securing $28 million through the TWDB’s Grant Projects pro- gram in the state budget, according to the release. The funding will combine with $42 million dedicated from the Texas General Land Office for erosion projects focusing on Sugar Land Memo- rial Park and Hwy. 59 bridge improvements over the Brazos River, per the release.
in a news release. The action taken
• Great Homes Design Program: Participants get a voucher for a discounted home design.
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