This Week: Public Meeting: Watonga Blvd Reconstruction; Storm Water Action Team (SWAT) Program; Mayor’s Arts Scholarship Returns

Public Meeting: Watonga Blvd Reconstruction

Mayor Pro Tem Cohen and the Houston Public Works Department will host a public meeting to discuss the upcoming reconstruction of Watonga Blvd, from W. 34th St to W. 43rd St (Project Number: N-000811-0001-4).

COMMUNITY MEETING: WATONGA BLVD RECONSTRUCTION
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
6:30PM
KIPP-Nexus School Cafeteria
4211 Watonga Blvd, 77092
(MAP)

The project provides for the design and construction of a new roadway with storm drainage, curbs, sidewalks, driveways, street lighting, and upgrades to necessary underground utilities.

What’s Happening in the Office

Mayor Pro Tem Cohen met with “Flood Czar” and former Council Member Steve Costello and Managing Engineer Tanu Hiremath to discuss the Storm Water Action Team (SWAT) Program. This initiative seeks to improve localized drainage with small-scale projects throughout Houston. They address issues such as:

• Re-establishing curbs and gutters
• Replacing and upsizing drainage inlets
• Replacing collapsed outfalls
• Clearing and regrading drainage ditches

If your neighborhood’s drainage is being impacted by one of these specific issues, please alert the District C office: DistrictC@houstontx.gov. We will add it to the list for consideration in the SWAT Program.

Mayor’s Arts Scholarship Returns

The Mayor’s Arts Scholarship is now accepting submissions for 2018-2019 from students in grades 11 and 12 at public high schools and public charter schools in the Houston region. Recipients could receive up to $5000 in scholarships for their original artwork on the theme of “Neighborhoods, Identity, and Diversity.” Interested students should review the program guidelines and submit their art by no later than 5PM on March 25, 2019.