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Flood Control seeks targeted extensions and shows CDBG projects moving into construction
Summary
Harris County Flood Control told the court several Harvey-era CDBG/MIT projects are now under construction or about to mobilize and said it will ask the Texas General Land Office for targeted contract-time extensions (staff recommended a nine‑month, project‑specific approach).
Flood Control officials briefed Commissioners Court on CDBG and Mitigation (MIT) projects tied to Hurricane Harvey recovery and described a pipeline of channel, detention and basin projects that are now under construction or about to mobilize.
Director Peterson and Flood Control staff said a mix of factors slowed early delivery — including late federal funding, changing environmental rules and redesigns required by evolving federal guidance — and that those conditions created the need for extensions. "We will be… asking for a 9 month extension," the director told the court, explaining staff want to segment requests to extend only the projects that still require additional time rather than seeking a blanket extension for all work.
Project-level work includes multiple basins and channel improvements (Arbor Oaks, Brooklyn Stormwater detention basin, Greens Bayou Midreach and other projects) that Flood Control said are either in construction, near award or awaiting environmental clearance. Flood Control’s external-affairs staff also said the district had prepared plain-language project summary sheets for public posting and would make weekly and programmatic updates available on hcfcd.org/cdbg to improve transparency and community outreach.
Commissioners asked for continued, close coordination with the GLO and for Administrator-level verification of the project schedule. The court moved to accept the CDBG and MIT agreements and directed Flood Control to pursue contract-time extensions with the GLO, while stressing the need to ensure the district provides timely data the GLO requires.
What’s next: Flood Control will transmit follow-up reports per the court schedule and pursue targeted extension requests with the GLO while accelerating projects already mobilized.
