HOUSTON – Harris County Commissioners gathered Monday to lead a presentation on the Texas General Land Office’s long-term recovery efforts, hurricane preparedness and how Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs) can work with the State of Texas following major disasters.
Commissioners Adrian Garcia, Dawn Buckingham and Leslie Briones participated in the presentation to the Greater Houston LULAC Council.
As they discussed hurricane preparedness, Briones said Harris County Pct. 4 was listed as one of the hardest hit by Hurricane Harvey and previous storms.
“We have Addicks and Barker in our area and we know those are one of the two most dangerous dams in the nation,” she said. “And so again, thank you so very much to the GLO, not only for the $750 million for CDBG MIT (Community Development Block Grant Mitigation), but an additional $322 million for the CDBG MIT funds that we are putting hard to work.”
Brian said officials will continue to make sure they are mitigating flood risk to preserve infrastructure as they can and making progress.
Garcia said they are working tirelessly to find way to be effective with the resources and funding they receive.
Watch the full presentation and discussion below: