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Eastwood resident urges overhaul of Houston First street‑abandonment process
Summary
An Eastwood Civic Association board member told the committee the joint referral committee's street-abandonment process failed to provide timely notice and adequate engagement for a large Houston First application to close six downtown rights-of-way.
Amy Erickson, a member of the Eastwood Civic Association board of directors, criticized the city’s street abandonment process during public comment, saying procedural shortcomings left communities with too little time and information to respond to a Houston First application to abandon six downtown rights‑of‑way.
Erickson said the Houston First application — initially submitted in mid‑November 2024 and later approved for re‑filing — was not fully disclosed to the public until March 12, 2025,…
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