San Patricio County accepts $25.9 million GLO mitigation grant to fund flood projects
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The Commissioners Court accepted a Texas General Land Office CDBG-MIT contract worth $25,931,300 to reimburse mitigation projects including dredging and drainage improvements, court records show.
The San Patricio County Commissioners Court voted to accept a Texas General Land Office (GLO) Community Development Block Grant-Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) award totaling $25,931,300 for a set of flood mitigation improvement projects.
Melanie Cooper, the county's grant manager, told the court the award follows about three years of work across county departments and external partners. The contract was described in the meeting as a reimbursement program: the county will complete eligible projects and request reimbursement under the GLO contract.
Cooper said the approved projects include work coordinated with the Ingleside on the Bay Navigation District and the county drainage district; she said dredging the navigation channel is expected to reduce local flooding. She provided commissioners with printed project lists drawn from the contract and described collaboration with the county engineer and other local agencies in developing the scope.
Commissioner Gillespie moved to accept the GLO contract award; Commissioner Nagorski seconded the motion. The court voted to accept the award.
The grant manager said departments will follow the contract's reimbursement procedures and that county staff will proceed with project implementation under the terms of the GLO award.