Ryko - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/ryko/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Fri, 31 Oct 2025 22:53:27 +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 Ryko - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/ryko/ 32 32 103504436 Supposed “Letter of No Objection” to Floodplain Development Lists 3 Pages of Objections https://houstonnewmedia.org/supposed-letter-of-no-objection-to-floodplain-development-lists-3-pages-of-objections/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=supposed-letter-of-no-objection-to-floodplain-development-lists-3-pages-of-objections Fri, 31 Oct 2025 22:53:27 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=54298 10/31/25 – On 10/29/25, Scarborough Development/San Jacinto Preserve pitched their plans to develop 5,372 acres in Montgomery County and build a bridge across Spring Creek to Harris County. They told Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey and Houston City Council Member Fred Flickinger that they had “letters of no objection” (LONOs) from the Montgomery County Engineer […]

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]]> 1055733 Developer Buys 5300 Acres of Floodplains, Floodways, Wetlands from Ryko https://houstonnewmedia.org/developer-buys-5300-acres-of-floodplains-floodways-wetlands-from-ryko/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=developer-buys-5300-acres-of-floodplains-floodways-wetlands-from-ryko Thu, 16 Oct 2025 02:12:41 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=54059 10/15/2025 – San Jacinto Preserve and a sister company, Scarborough Houston LLC have purchased approximately 5300 acres of land west of Kingwood from Ryko and its sister company, Pacific Indio Properties. Ryko tried for years to develop approximately the land, most of which is floodplains, floodways and wetlands where the San Jacinto West Fork, Spring […]

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]]> 1045566 Is Downstream Flood Mitigation Keeping Pace with Upstream Development? https://houstonnewmedia.org/is-downstream-flood-mitigation-keeping-pace-with-upstream-development/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-downstream-flood-mitigation-keeping-pace-with-upstream-development Wed, 14 May 2025 22:49:32 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=51060 5/14/25 – This morning, I gave a presentation that compared the pace of downstream flood mitigation with the pace of upstream development. Are we gaining or losing ground in the Lake Houston Area? Presentation Connects Many Dots Answering that question requires connecting many dots. Here are the slides from the presentation with my narrative. Offsetting […]

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]]> 953389 Is It Safe to Build 7,000 Homes on Ryko Land? https://houstonnewmedia.org/is-it-safe-to-build-7000-homes-on-ryko-land/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-it-safe-to-build-7000-homes-on-ryko-land Wed, 07 May 2025 22:14:11 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=50540 A developer named Ryko has announced plans to build 7000 homes on floodplain land that could be inundated with 7 to 25 feet of floodwater in the next 0.2% annual chance storm. The Houston area has had four such storms in the last 10 years. From a public policy perspective, that raises three questions: Developer’s […]

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]]> 950126 Montgomery County Engineering Letter Blasts Ryko’s Drainage Study https://houstonnewmedia.org/montgomery-county-engineering-letter-blasts-rykos-drainage-study/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=montgomery-county-engineering-letter-blasts-rykos-drainage-study Tue, 06 May 2025 21:57:29 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=50904 5/6/25 – ReduceFlooding has obtained an uncharacteristically blunt letter via a Freedom of Information Act request to Montgomery County’s Engineering Department. The letter blasts Ryko’s Drainage Study for its proposal to develop approximately 5,500 acres deep in the floodplains near the confluence of four major streams across US59 from Kingwood. Overview of Drainage Study Objections […]

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]]> 949499 Far More Proposals in State Flood Plan Than Funds For Them https://houstonnewmedia.org/far-more-proposals-in-state-flood-plan-than-funds-for-them/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=far-more-proposals-in-state-flood-plan-than-funds-for-them Mon, 21 Apr 2025 22:37:02 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=50582 4/20/25 – There are far more flood-risk-reduction proposals (studies, projects and strategies) in Texas’ first state flood plan than funds to finance them. Tressa Olsen, Assistant Director of Flood Planning for the Texas Water Development Board spoke about the plan at a meeting of the Society of American Military Engineers on 4/14/25. Altogether, the 15 […]

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]]> 942433 Building 7,000 Homes Here Would Accelerate Subsidence https://houstonnewmedia.org/building-7000-homes-here-would-accelerate-subsidence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=building-7000-homes-here-would-accelerate-subsidence Sat, 19 Apr 2025 17:57:47 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=50558 4/19/25 – Ryko, a development company, has announced plans to build 7,000 new homes in an environmentally sensitive, flood-prone area immediately west of Kingwood. Moreover, the area already experiences the highest subsidence in the north Houston region. Residents in the area currently use groundwater. Assuming an average household size of 2.5 people, Ryko would add […]

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]]> 941488 Bald Eagles Live Where Developer Wants to Build 7,000 Homes https://houstonnewmedia.org/bald-eagles-live-where-developer-wants-to-build-7000-homes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bald-eagles-live-where-developer-wants-to-build-7000-homes Fri, 18 Apr 2025 23:32:58 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=50548 4/18/25 – Just upstream from the Humble/Kingwood Area, residents of Benders Landing Estates in Montgomery County frequently spot bald eagles flying overhead and resting in trees adjacent to 5,500 acres that Ryko is trying to develop for 7,000 homes. Frequent Eagle Sightings Suggest Nearby Nests Susan Gillespie Marrero of Benders Landing Estates, near the Ryko […]

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]]> 941157 MoCo Commissioner Taking Townsen Blvd. Extension Off 2025 Road Bond https://houstonnewmedia.org/moco-commissioner-taking-townsen-blvd-extension-off-2025-road-bond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moco-commissioner-taking-townsen-blvd-extension-off-2025-road-bond Thu, 17 Apr 2025 21:14:37 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=50511 4/17/2025 – Montgomery County Precinct 3 Commissioner Ritch Wheeler’s office says he is taking the controversial Townsen Blvd. extension off of the County’s 2025 Road Bond. However, as of 4 P.M. this afternoon, the county’s website does not yet reflect the deletion. The change comes after a Town Hall meeting last night at which the […]

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]]> 940890 MoCo Commissioner Taking Townsen Blvd. Extension Off 2025 Road Bond https://houstonnewmedia.org/moco-commissioner-taking-townsen-blvd-extension-off-2025-road-bond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moco-commissioner-taking-townsen-blvd-extension-off-2025-road-bond Thu, 17 Apr 2025 21:14:37 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=50511 4/17/2025 – Montgomery County Precinct 3 Commissioner Ritch Wheeler’s office says he is taking the controversial Townsen Blvd. extension off of the County’s 2025 Road Bond. However, as of 4 P.M. this afternoon, the county’s website does not yet reflect the deletion. The change comes after a Town Hall meeting last night at which the […]

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]]> 940889 A Townsen Bridge Across Spring Creek? https://houstonnewmedia.org/a-townsen-bridge-across-spring-creek/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-townsen-bridge-across-spring-creek Sun, 20 Nov 2022 00:11:20 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=36499 Developers are working toward building a bridge over Spring Creek and a road that would connect Townsen Boulevard in Humble with the Grand Parkway in Montgomery County. However, City and County authorities on both sides of the county line say they know nothing tangible about the bridge yet. I’ve talked to several engineers about this […]

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