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HCFCD TO RECEIVE FIRST ALLOCATION OF FUNDING TO SUPPORT VOLUNTARY HOME BUYOUTS IN RESPONSE TO HURRICANE HARVEY

HCFCD TO RECEIVE FIRST ALLOCATION OF FUNDING TO SUPPORT VOLUNTARY HOME BUYOUTS IN RESPONSE TO HURRICANE HARVEY

Since Hurricane Harvey made landfall in August 2017, the Harris County Flood Control District has been working with its many local, state, and federal partners to address the flood risk reduction needs of the county. This includes responding to and addressing volunteers for the Flood Control District Home Buyout Program by maintaining a Home Buyout Hotline, collecting information from thousands of home buyout volunteers, reviewing and identifying properties that meet the Flood Control District Home Buyout eligibility criteria, and submitting grant applications for funding to support home buyouts in response to Hurricane Harvey.

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HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT TO HOLD FINAL MEETING FOR CEDAR BAYOU FLOOD RISK REDUCTION STUDY

HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT TO HOLD FINAL MEETING FOR CEDAR BAYOU FLOOD RISK REDUCTION STUDY

The Harris County Flood Control District will hold its third and final public meeting for the Cedar Bayou Flood Risk Reduction Study in early May. The third meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 9, 2018, from 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. at the Baytown Community Center located at 2407 Market Street, in Baytown, Texas 77520.

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HCFCD BEGINS DRIVE ON $84 MILLION HURRICANE REPAIR PROGRAM

HCFCD BEGINS DRIVE ON $84 MILLION HURRICANE REPAIR PROGRAM

Surveyors for the Harris County Flood Control District are fanning out across Harris County’s 22 watersheds this week, part of a major push to repair more than $84 million in bayou and drainage channel damage caused by Hurricane Harvey.

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