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BY WESLEY GARDNER & JESSICA SHORTEN
Montgomery County commis- sioners applied for $16.5 million in federal grant funds to address road and drainage concerns in the Conroe, New Caney and Porter areas, following court approval April 8. The details Commissioners approved seven applications for federal grant funds for Precinct 4 with U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Kingwood, and U.S. Rep. Morgan Luttrell, Montgomery County seeks $16.5M in grants
R-Magnolia. The requests include $2 million for Porter post office drainage improvements, $1 million for a flood damage reduction study on the West Fork of the San Jacinto River, $5 million for Tram Road drainage and mobility improve- ments, $2 million for Hwy. 59 southbound frontage road drain- age improvements, $4 million for Willis-Waukegan Road mobility improvements, and $2.5 million for various bridge replacements. The grants are through the fed- eral Community Project Funding initiative, which allows members of the U.S. House to allocate funding to local areas for projects such as critical infrastructure replacements and public facilities.
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Proposed projects
TRAM RD.
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Roman Forest
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Safe and secure Immersive Play Innovative Programs
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ROMAN FOREST BLVD.
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1 Tram Road drainage and mobility improvements 2 Porter post office drainage improvements 3 Hwy. 59 frontage
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Porter
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WEST FORK SAN JACINTO RIVER
road drainage improvements 4 Flood damage reduction study
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NOTE: ONLY PROJECTS IN AND AROUND NEW CANEY AND PORTER ARE MAPPED. SOURCE: MONTGOMERY COUNTY PRECINCT 4/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Roman Forest PD expanding station
on Roman Forest Boulevard. He noted the project is needed to address the city’s growing population, which rose from 1,555 residents in 2018 to 2,832 in 2023, per U.S. Census Bureau data. The project will be funded, in part, by a $100,000 grant from the Tavola Community Foundation, Carlisle said.
Roman Forest Police Depart- ment officials plan to begin construction on a police station addition by the end of 2025. About the project Roman Forest Police Chief Stephen Carlisle said the $350,000 project will consist of a 2,000-square-foot addition to the department’s police station
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