Community Initiative: Get the Gates!
Community Initiative: Get the Gates!
Source: Scan Local NE Houston
Date: 05/18/2023 7:10pm
Article Summary:
Community Initiative to Secure Funding for Lake Houston Spillway Dam Improvement Project and Flood Control Gates.
The City of Houston has spent $4.375 million on design for the Lake Houston Spillway Dam Improvement Project and secured $48 million from the federal government and $30 million in local funds. The community is asking for $50 million to go towards the final design and construction of new flood control gates. They are urging the public to contact Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, State Senator Brandon Creighton, and Chair of Senate Finance Committee Joan Huffman to support this project. The initiative aims to add the gates on the east embankment of the Lake Houston Spillway Dam.
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Date: 05/18/2023 7:10pm
Article Summary:
Community Initiative to Secure Funding for Lake Houston Spillway Dam Improvement Project and Flood Control Gates.
The City of Houston has spent $4.375 million on design for the Lake Houston Spillway Dam Improvement Project and secured $48 million from the federal government and $30 million in local funds. The community is asking for $50 million to go towards the final design and construction of new flood control gates. They are urging the public to contact Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, State Senator Brandon Creighton, and Chair of Senate Finance Committee Joan Huffman to support this project. The initiative aims to add the gates on the east embankment of the Lake Houston Spillway Dam.
Read Facebook post here »