The Bexar County Commissioners Court approved nearly $1.2 million in infrastructure improvements and senior living home renovations in suburban enclaves.<\/p>\n
The funding is part of roughly $3 million in Community Development Block Grant funding the county receives annually from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to improve infrastructure and public services.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese investments reflect our commitment to strengthening communities and addressing critical needs countywide,\u201d County Judge Peter Sakai said in a news release. \u201cBy leveraging federal resources and partnering with our suburban cities, Bexar County is improving infrastructure, expanding housing stability, and supporting seniors and vulnerable residents.\u201d<\/p>\n
Officials approved $118,540 in interior repairs, flooring replacement, kitchen equipment upgrades and new furnishings to the Kirby Senior Center located on Alan Shepard Drive.\u00a0The day center in Kirby serves roughly 50 seniors, providing meals and a place to gather in an effort to combat loneliness and isolation among seniors.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a critical space for these seniors to combat their loneliness, isolation and so they have that sense of community,\u201d said Alexandra Alvarez, infrastructure manager\u00a0for Bexar County\u2019s community development division.<\/p>\n
In Leon Valley, the court approved $590,423 for the Castle Estates Neighborhood Sewer Main Replacement Project to rehabilitate 1,500 feet of sanitary sewer main and make system and surface repairs to improve service reliability.<\/p>\n
The court also approved $480,000 for the Westway Drive Street Improvements Project in Universal City, which includes the reconstruction of 3,300 square yards of roadway. That includes pavement, curbs and driveway aprons, to improve roadway conditions and safety.<\/p>\n
The funding aligns with Bexar County\u2019s 2021\u20132025 Consolidated Plan by supporting infrastructure improvements in suburban communities.<\/p>\n
\u201cNutrition and programs for seniors is our top [priority] we received as a part of our consolidated plan, as well as infrastructure improvements like sewer and roadway,\u201d Alverez said. \u201cThat\u2019s why these are priority projects that we\u2019ve decided to select.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Bexar County Commissioners Court approved nearly $1.2 million in infrastructure improvements and senior living home renovations in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":156167,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[64321,698,7269,64322,973,36885,15679,82,84,83,3426,365,3219],"class_list":{"0":"post-156166","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-antonio","8":"tag-alexandra-alvarez","9":"tag-bexar-county","10":"tag-bexar-county-commissioners-court","11":"tag-community-development-block-grants","12":"tag-infrastructure","13":"tag-kirby","14":"tag-leon-valley","15":"tag-san-antonio","16":"tag-san-antonio-headlines","17":"tag-san-antonio-news","18":"tag-u-s-department-of-housing-and-urban-development","19":"tag-universal-city","20":"tag-wc-less-than-500"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156166\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}