I received an email from Jeff Lindner, Harris County’s meteorologist, around 1PM today that warned of possible severe weather from next Monday afternoon into early Tuesday Morning. As I explored it more, I also came across a fascinating academic study about the communication of weather risk that you may want to share with friends and […]
Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approved the Texas General Land Office’s (GLO) amended plan for Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT). The amended plan allocates $750 million in funding for Harris County and an $488 million to the Houston-Galveston Area Council for additional mitigation projects in the region. The funds […]
Spring Creek Flood Control Dams are back in the news. The San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) recently announced the first of three meetings related to a feasibility study. So save the date – April 7. According to Matt Barrett of the SJRA, this feasibility study is a continuation of the Spring Creek Siting Study which […]
In the two weeks since I last posted about the “RV Resort” under construction on Laurel Springs Lane, a lot has happened. Among other things, I’ve noticed contractors repeatedly covering up black spots in the detention pond that have a habit of mysteriously reappearing. Mysterious Black Spots Keep Reappearing I have dozens of other shots […]
One of the largest construction projects currently underway in the Kingwood Area is New Caney ISD’s West Fork High School, south of the HCA Kingwood Medical Center. New Caney ISD provided degrees of completion for all the trades associated with the project as of March 2022. Athletic fields and structures – 70% Concrete masonry 65% […]
U.S. Congressman Dan Crenshaw of the Texas Second Congressional District has secured $26.4 million earmarked for six specific flood-mitigation projects in his district. They include: Appropriations for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies $1.6 million for Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) for the Taylor Gully channel improvements. $1.6 million for HCFCD’s Kingwood Diversion Ditch improvements. $1.67 million for Harris County for the Forest Manor drainage-improvement project in Huffman. $3.39 million for Memorial City Redevelopment Authority’s detention-basin improvements. Homeland Security Appropriations $8.2 million through Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Community Project Funding for the Westador Basin Stormwater Detention Basin. $9.9 million through FEMA’s Community Project Funding for the TC Jester […]
The new three-story Kingwood Middle School is scheduled to open this year. That leaves just nine months. Pictures taken today show the exterior is almost complete. But interior progress is hard to judge. Then there’s the question of demolition of the old school and reconstruction of the athletic fields where the old school now stands. […]
By accident, I stumbled across some powerful historical flood loss visualization tools on Harris County Flood Control’s MAAPnext site today. They can help you understand the capricious nature of storms as well as political claims about which neighborhoods flood the most. About MAAPnext In 2019, using two FEMA grants and Flood Bond money, Harris County […]
On March 1, I posted about how dredgers had moved from the East Fork to Rogers Gully. Rogers Gully enters Lake Houston at the Walden Country Club. In my opinion, it has the worst mouth bar of all the channels that enter Lake Houston, with the exception of the East and West Forks of the […]
The mini homes at the Preserve at Woodridge are going up mighty fast. These homes are so close together that you could literally pass the ketchup from the window of one to another. Construction Update as of 3/10/22 Life here will have some other advantages for renters, too. You’ll certainly get to know your neighbors […]