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San Angelo development board approves $1 million residential repair fund for July 4 flood victims
Summary
The San Angelo Development Corporation voted to create a $1,000,000 fund, administered by Galilee Community Development Corporation, to assist residential property owners with repairs from the July 4, 2025 flood; the vote starts a 60-day public notice period required by state rules.
The City of San Angelo Development Corporation approved a resolution to create a project and pool up to $1,000,000 to help homeowners and other residential properties repair damage from the July 4, 2025 flooding. The project will be administered by Galilee Community Development Corporation and is being recommended for ratification by San Angelo City Council.
Interim Economic Development Director Michael Dane told the board the primary goal of the vote was procedural: under the applicable state development corporation rules the board must approve a project to trigger a 60-day publication and public-comment period before funds can be expended. "We don't want to supplant what FEMA will pay for. We want to pay for things that nobody else will pay for," Dane said, explaining the fund is intended as a last-resort backstop after other assistance is exhausted.
Why it matters: the board identified roughly $183,000 in unprogrammed affordable housing funds that will be drawn first, with additional needs to come from economic development reserves if necessary. Staff emphasized that no expenditures will occur until the board approves a specific plan and any required contract amendments or budget amendments are in place; the approval today simply establishes the funding pool and triggers the 60-day public-notice clock.
Galilee and partners: a Galilee representative, Stephanie, told the board the organization already has about $230,000 in flexible grant and donation funding and plans to combine volunteer labor, some paid crews, donated materials and assistance from groups such as Samaritan's Purse to begin repairs. She said the group hopes to begin some repairs in roughly two weeks using available non-city resources while the city-led pool goes through the public-notice period.
Next steps: staff said they will hold weekly coordination meetings with Galilee and other partners while the 60-day period runs. Any budget or contract amendments will be returned to the board, and the project will be forwarded to city council for ratification because it increases spending. The board approved the resolution by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded.
