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November Flood-News Roundup

Below is a roundup of flood news this week – seven quick stories. Montgomery County Buyout Deadline Fast Approaching The deadline for the current round of buyout applications in Montgomery County is November 30, 2022. The Montgomery County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management still has money left in a Community Development Block Grant […]

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$750 Million MOD Going to GLO

On September 8th, the Harris County Community Services Department (CSD) distributed a schedule showing that it would complete the first draft of its Method of Distribution (MOD) for spending $750 million in mitigation funding by the end of the month. The Texas General Land Office (GLO) and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) […]

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How Would You Spend $750 Million on Flood Mitigation?

Harris County’s Community Services Department wants to know how you would spend $750 million? The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Texas General Land Office (GLO) allocated that amount to the County for flood mitigation in the wake of Harvey. Flood Mitigation funds (MIT) go to projects that help communities reduce […]

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