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Bee County officials say $4.7 million GLO CDBG Hurricane Harvey contract is imminent for water, sewer and road projects
Summary
County staff told commissioners the Texas General Land Office Community Development Block Grant (Hurricane Harvey) will fund about $4.7 million in water, sewer and road work for Peñasco-area communities; a contract was expected to arrive for signature after having been re-sent by the GLO.
Bee County staff told commissioners on July 14 that the Texas General Land Office (GLO) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program for Hurricane Harvey recovery will fund roughly $4.7 million in local infrastructure work, and that a formal contract was being re-sent for county signature.
The work the county described includes new water wells and sewer-system upgrades for the Peñitas and Tynan communities, meter improvements and “biohydrolinings,” and county-road work (County Road 631 to New Bridal and Silver Creek) to benefit residents of Capalote. A county representative said the GLO had sent a contract about a week or 10 days earlier but that it “disappeared,” and the agency was re-sending the document to the county judge’s office and to county staff to advance the project kickoff.
The county characterized the package as four projects totaling approximately $4.7 million for water, sewer and road improvements in multiple unincorporated communities. Staff said environmental review work is complete and GrantWorks will help administer the project once the contract is received.
Commissioners and staff thanked local project leads for sustained work to shepherd the grant through state processes. Commissioners said the project has taken multiple years of effort and credited county staff for persistence in securing the award. No construction start date was provided at the meeting; staff said they would update the court when the signed contract is returned and administrative tasks are complete.
Meeting remarks indicated the contract would be received and processed promptly once the GLO re-sends it and that staff will coordinate with the county judge’s office to execute the agreement and begin pre-construction activities.
