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Public raises Hughes Road drainage concerns; council adopts CDBG policies, approves PID collection interlocal and postpones emergency easement sale
Summary
Residents raised continuing flooding concerns on Hughes Road; city staff reported the Hughes Road drainage project is about 35% complete and construction will continue through 2026. The council approved several administrative resolutions tied to federal grant rules and PID collections and postponed an easement sale after executive session.
Residents urged the council to address ongoing drainage and flooding near Hughes Road. Louis Decker, who identified his address on Tangleborough, said yards and houses still flood and raised questions about earlier FEMA funds and remaining drainage work. Mr. Garland Copeland offered brief public comment in support of recent council office engagement.
City Manager Chase provided a project update: crews are installing reinforced concrete boxes and junction boxes and the Hughes Road drainage construction is roughly 35% complete. Chase said traffic disruptions will continue and construction is expected to continue through 2026. He also warned residents about circulating fake emails impersonating city officials.
On consent and action items, the council approved an amendment and adoption of policies and procedures required for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) eligibility and participation for the Morris Addition drainage improvement project; council directed staff to correct an incorrect City Hall address that appeared on the GLO documents before finalizing the resolution.
The council approved an interlocal collection agreement with Galveston County tax assessor‑collector Cheryl E. Johnson to allow the county to collect assessments for Public Improvement District (PID) Numbers 1 and 2 within the city. A speaker representing Princewood urged the change, saying moving collection to the county would improve collections compared with the prior vendor.
After an executive session, council took up an item to approve the sale of an emergency access road easement to Castle Rock Communities LLC and voted to postpone action on that item; there was no final sale or execution recorded at the meeting.
What happened: city staff reported progress on Hughes Road drainage; council approved CDBG procedural updates (with corrections), approved a Galveston County interlocal for PID 1 and 2 collection, and postponed consideration of an emergency access easement sale to Castle Rock Communities.
Next steps: staff to correct CDBG forms’ City Hall address, pursue the county interlocal execution and return the easement item at a later meeting if appropriate. Residents seeking updates on Hughes Road were directed to monitor construction notices and contact the city for cybersecurity or suspicious email reports.
