Flood Resilience Trust - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/flood-resilience-trust/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Mon, 22 Jul 2024 03:43:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Flood Resilience Trust - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/flood-resilience-trust/ 32 32 103504436 2024 Flood-Bond Update Shows Changed, Changing Priorities https://houstonnewmedia.org/2024-flood-bond-update-shows-changed-changing-priorities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2024-flood-bond-update-shows-changed-changing-priorities Mon, 22 Jul 2024 03:43:07 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=46066 July 21, 2024 – Last week, Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) quietly shared this year’s flood-bond update with Commissioners Court. The update came during widespread power and internet outages from Hurricane Beryl that limited its visibility. The flood-bond update details progress on the 2018 Flood Bond for the first time since the last update […]

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]]> 797744 Harris County Taps Flood Resilience Trust For Another $64.8 Million https://houstonnewmedia.org/harris-county-taps-flood-resilience-trust-for-another-64-8-million/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=harris-county-taps-flood-resilience-trust-for-another-64-8-million Mon, 06 Feb 2023 22:24:29 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=37565 In the 1/31/2023 Harris County Commissioners Court Meeting, Commissioners voted to use another $64.8 million from the Harris County Flood Resilience Trust to keep 11 projects moving. All but one are in low-to-moderate income (LMI) watersheds. Projects Approved for Funding Halls Bayou received: Halls Bayou’s population is 72.5% LMI, the highest in the county. Sims […]

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]]> 541155 Commissioners Approve New Formula for Scoring Future Flood Projects https://houstonnewmedia.org/commissioners-approve-new-formula-for-scoring-future-flood-projects/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=commissioners-approve-new-formula-for-scoring-future-flood-projects Wed, 11 Jan 2023 21:13:31 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=37081 Harris County Commissioners Court approved a motion on 1/10/23 that will change the formula for scoring future flood projects. It gives two thirds of a potential project’s score to population density and social vulnerability, but only 20% to flood risk and nothing to actual flood damage. Stacking the Deck The new formula could be used […]

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]]> 518205 Ellis Trying to Change How All Flood-Control Projects Prioritized https://houstonnewmedia.org/ellis-trying-to-change-how-all-flood-control-projects-prioritized/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ellis-trying-to-change-how-all-flood-control-projects-prioritized Sun, 08 Jan 2023 01:13:03 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=37022 Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis has placed an item on the Commissioners Court agenda for 1/10/23 with far reaching ramifications for flood control in Harris County. It would change the way every future project is prioritized using a formula that gives almost half the weight to population and building density. Meanwhile, it ignores the amount […]

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]]> 514549 County Approves Another $15 Million for Flood Mitigation in Precincts 1, 2 https://houstonnewmedia.org/county-approves-another-15-million-for-flood-mitigation-in-precincts-1-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=county-approves-another-15-million-for-flood-mitigation-in-precincts-1-2 Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:42:43 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=36113 On October 25, 2022, the three Democrats on Harris County Commissioners Court approved the expenditure of another $15 million from the Flood Resilience Trust. All the money will be spent to avoid delays on flood mitigation projects in Precincts 1 and 2. This follows an approval on June 28 to spend $85 million on 16 […]

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