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Engineering department outlines multi‑year stormwater and drainage projects, shows FEMA/NFIP assistance route for flood‑damaged homeowners
Summary
City engineers presented completed stormwater upgrades, ongoing projects and future plans across five districts, highlighted a National Flood Insurance Program mechanism (increased cost of compliance) that can help homeowners fund post‑flood elevation or repairs.
At the July meeting Harlingen’s engineering staff outlined completed and planned drainage and transportation projects for fiscal years 2025–26 and described options to help residents recover after repeated flood claims.
The presentation, led by an engineering staff member identified in the meeting as Luis, summarized recently finished work (upsized stormwater piping in a District 1 subdivision) and projects in planning or construction across all five commission districts. Highlighted projects included a 6‑acre detention pond proposal east of a recently completed 3,600‑linear‑foot upsized pipe; the Lozano detention pond (operable, detaining ~20 million gallons); a pre‑disaster mitigation funded upsizing on…
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