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Mayor highlights $32M detention basin and wide drainage push in State of the City address
Summary
In the State of the City address, the mayor said Friendswood will build a roughly $32 million regional stormwater detention basin (about 730 acre-feet) and described using $41 million in voter-approved bonds to leverage about $120 million in drainage work with state and county partners.
The mayor of Friendswood outlined a major investment in flood control on Tuesday, saying the city will build the Friendswood Regional Stormwater Detention Basin — a project he described as "about 730 acre feet of detention" that totals roughly $32,000,000, with Friendswood's share around $8,000,000.
The announcement was the centerpiece of a broader drainage update the mayor gave during the State of the City address. He said voters approved about $41,000,000 in bonds…
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