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Rosenberg outlines $47.5 million CDBG‑MIT drainage program, construction to begin after federal permits
Summary
City staff and the CDBG‑MIT design team presented status updates on seven flood-mitigation activities funded primarily by a $47.5 million General Land Office grant, including Dry Creek channel improvements, multiple detention ponds, channel lining at Theater Ditch and box culverts to reduce flooding on Avenue Inn and Graber.
City staff and the engineering team presented a detailed update on a multimillion‑dollar flood‑control program funded through the Texas General Land Office’s CDBG‑MIT (Community Development Block Grant — Mitigation) award, describing project scope, permitting progress, design changes and an anticipated construction timeline.
Engineer Steven Wilcox, principal hydraulic engineer (firm name provided in the meeting), said Rosenberg was awarded roughly $47.5 million through the GLO’s mitigation program after Hurricane Harvey and that the city’s design and environmental work is complete. Wilcox said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued an approved jurisdictional determination and related permits in April 2025, clearing a major permitting hurdle.
What the program covers: the package includes seven activities across the city, with major elements described as: - Dry Creek channel improvements from Louisa to State Highway 36, including channel widening/deepening and two new detention ponds (one wet‑bottom pond near George Junior…
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