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Friendswood Council backs Lower Clear Creek, Dickinson Bayou feasibility study
Summary
The Friendswood City Council unanimously approved a resolution supporting a multi‑entity feasibility study of Lower Clear Creek and Dickinson Bayou aimed at identifying flood‑mitigation projects and funding options.
The Friendswood City Council on May 5 unanimously approved a resolution supporting a feasibility study of Lower Clear Creek and Dickinson Bayou that officials said will refine large‑scale concepts into actions eligible for state and federal participation.
County Commissioner Hank Doogie urged the council to support the study during public comment, saying, “We all know that we are in a flood prone area. And if we want to solve our flooding problems, we have to address the main channel.” He said the study will move “bigger concept ideas” toward projects that “the federal and state government will participate in.”
The resolution (agenda item 13e) directs local backing for a watershed feasibility process that proponents say will produce a project list and potential funding pathways. City staff framed the study as a collaboration among 23 governmental entities working to identify projects that address flood risk in the watershed.
Council members voted to approve the resolution without recorded dissent. The action does not itself authorize construction or spending; it is a statement of support for the watershed study and its effort to identify projects that could later be advanced for funding and permitting.
Background information presented at the meeting notes that the study will culminate in prioritized projects and funding options. County and city officials said the study will be used to pursue state and federal participation in future projects.
The council’s endorsement is an early, nonbinding step; any individual project that emerges from the feasibility work will require separate design, permitting and funding approvals before construction.
