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Residents urge council to fund Cottage Grove West infrastructure project after repeated flooding, narrow streets
Summary
Multiple Cottage Grove West residents described narrow streets, failing drainage and missing sidewalks that they say create safety risks for pedestrians and block emergency vehicles; residents asked the council to add a capital improvement project to address roads, sidewalks and drainage.
Dozens of Cottage Grove West residents told the council the neighborhood’s century‑old infrastructure is failing and has created safety risks for pedestrians, school buses and emergency responders.
Ian Fortney, president of the Cottage Grove Civic Association, said the neighborhood has more than 6,000 residents and that city measurements show "81% of our streets are too narrow for fire trucks to safely pass through and do not meet Houston Fire Department minimums." He…
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