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Council authorizes grant application for drainage improvements; staff will broaden scope beyond Chocolate Bayou if needed
Summary
Manvel authorized submission of a TDEM grant application aimed at drainage improvements in the southern portion of the city (areas around Chocolate Bayou / "No man’s land") and instructed staff to keep the request flexible to fund applicable drainage projects elsewhere if necessary.
Manvel City Council authorized the city manager to submit a grant application to the Texas Division of Emergency Management seeking funds for drainage improvements, with staff advising the request would initially support work in the Chocolate Bayou / southern corridor area commonly called “no man’s land.”
Staff told council the first step would be acquiring drainage easements across roughly 50 affected parcels in the area; TDEM confirmed such easement‑acquisition and drainage…
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