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IDC hears updates on South Shore, Fourteenth Street pump stations and federal funding challenges
Summary
Staff briefed the Industrial Development Corporation on the multi‑stage pump-station program, federal funding dependencies, temporary easement challenges and a plan to prioritize design work while seeking construction funds.
City staff updated the Galveston Industrial Development Corporation on the city’s drainage master plan and the timeline and funding challenges for multiple pump stations, including the South Shore project and the planned Fourteenth Street pump station.
Staff said the program identifies seven to eight pump stations in a long-range, 100-year drainage master plan and that projects of this scale are often spread over many years. They cautioned that federal funding requirements can slow schedules: the South Shore project uses Community…
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