BY MELISSA ENAJE & JESSICA SHORTEN
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Little Cypress Creek bond funding allocation shifts As part of the restructuring, bond funding was temporarily reallocated. Original bond funds New funding allocations Little Cypress Creek Frontier Program $38.6M $53.1M
Rising costs, ination and pandemic construc- tion issues were factors that ood district o cials said have challenged how they’re moving forward with certain projects. However, both Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner Lesley Briones and Ramsey said the projects paused due to a lack of funding will not be forgotten. HCFCD external aairs o cer Emily Woodell told Community Impact the funding gap has been signicantly reduced from more than $1 billion to $400 million through local, state and federal part- nerships, and she sees future partnerships helping the ood district meet its funding needs. “Nationally, folks are seeing more like 25%-30% increases [in infrastructure projects],” Woodell said. “The fact that Harris County has been able to manage this massive program that was really, frankly, unprecedented to such a close percentage of overages, when you think about COVID-19 and ination and all those dierent things, is pretty astounding.”
Despite having to place a pause on projects, Briones said during the Sept. 22 town hall that commissioners were actively working with the Army Corps of Engineers, as well as state and federal legislators, to facilitate additional funding. “We hope to continue that federal interest so that we can get the appropriation we need to continue making progress,” Briones said. Houston Stronger Chair Alan Steinberg said the organization is looking forward to helping foster continued input from public and private partners. “We’re glad to see that the investments are still moving forward,” Steinberg said. “Things have gotten more expensive. We have to work with that … we’re glad to see what [HCFCD] has put together, an idea of moving forward, a prioritization of, ‘How do we make that next step?’”
Mason Stormwater Detention Basin $13M $10.3M Kluge Stormwater Detention Basin $12.2M $37.3M
Mueschke West Stormwater Detention Basin $10.6M $8.6M
SOURCE: HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICTCOMMUNITY IMPACT
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