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Bel Air mayor asks county for $15M toward regional Cypress Ditch flood-mitigation project
Summary
Bel Air Mayor Gus Pappas asked commissioners to support the Cypress Ditch and Tabriz Bayou regional flood mitigation project, describing $110 million in estimated cost with state, city and county contributions and urging timely county support from the flood-bond program.
Gus Pappas, mayor of Bel Air, told the commissioners his city has pledged $40 million toward a regional Cypress Ditch and Tabriz Bayou flood-mitigation project and has secured $54 million in state commitments. He asked the commission to allocate $15 million from the Harris County Flood Control District bond program to help complete what he described as a $110 million regional project that he said would protect thousands of residents in Bel Air and adjacent neighborhoods.
"With the county support of $15,000,000 that was allocated out of the Harris County flood control district's bond project, we will be able to embark and complete a $110,000,000 regional flood mitigation project," Pappas said. Commissioners thanked the delegation from Bel Air and discussed coordinating the project with flood-control staff and partner entities.
The presentation was received as part of the flood-control item and was referenced in the subsequent bond-allocation votes that prioritized high-scoring and partnered projects.
