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Council approves budget amendment to fund engineering for Whitcomb Terrace detention and Clear Creek terracing
Summary
Council approved Budget Amendment 5 to appropriate $2.85 million as Friendswood’s share of engineering costs for the Whitcomb Terrace detention basin and downstream terracing work; the project is part of a multi-jurisdictional agreement with Harris County Flood Control District and a state contribution of $10 million was noted.
The Friendswood City Council on Monday approved a budget amendment that includes a $2,850,000 appropriation to cover the city’s share of engineering for the Whitcomb Terrace detention basin and related Clear Creek terracing work.
City Manager Murad Kabiri told council the Whitcomb effort has two components: detention (the basin) and conveyance improvements (terracing/shelving along Clear Creek). Kabiri said the detention component is being completed and that the $2.85 million is Friendswood’s share for the next engineering phase, administered by Harris…
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