Harris County commissioners are expected to talk about grant funding for Tom Bass Park, ongoing flood mitigation projects and feeding senior and disabled county residents at the Sept. 22 business court meeting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At a glance<\/p>\n
The court will consider approving an application for grant funding from the National Park Service\u2019s Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership program<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis requested approval for the $15 million grant, which will require a $15 million match from the county, according to agenda documents<\/a>.<\/p>\n The money would go toward refurbishing Tom Bass Park into a \u201cresilient multifunctional outdoor recreation destination,\u201d per the documents. Some planned improvements to the park include:\u00a0<\/p>\n If awarded funding, the projects would connect residents with nature and \u201cimprove stormwater and water-quality resilience,\u201d according to the documents.<\/p>\n In other news<\/p>\n Commissioners are also set to discuss a slew of escrow agreements for flood mitigation and drainage improvement projects, per agenda documents<\/a>. If approved, the agreements would allow the Harris County Flood Control District to pay for portions of ongoing projects.<\/p>\n The money would go toward construction and design for projects in the Addicks Reservoir, Halls Bayou, Cypress Creek, Carpenters, Greens Bayou and San Jacinto River watersheds.\u00a0<\/p>\n In August, the court approved $22 million<\/a> in project bids aimed at increasing the amount of stormwater held in the Cypress Creek, Greens Bayou and Addicks Reservoir watersheds. An $18.6 million detention basin<\/a> is under construction in the Cypress Creek watershed, which will add 793 acre-feet of stormwater storage capacity.<\/p>\n In addition, a regional flood resiliency coalition<\/a> was formed in September, allowing Harris and Waller counties to partner with the Brookshire-Katy Drainage District to expand flood warning systems and build strategic detention capacity, among other functions.\u00a0<\/p>\n Also on the agenda<\/p>\n The court will consider approving agreements with six community organizations to provide food to senior and disabled residents in the county. The agreements will cost $181,105, with funding coming from the state\u2019s Home Delivered Meal Grant Program<\/a>, according to agenda documents<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n If approved, funding will go to:\u00a0<\/p>\n Bay Area Meals on Wheels<\/p>\n Baytown Meals on Wheels<\/p>\n Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston<\/p>\n Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston<\/p>\n Northwest Assistance Ministries<\/p>\n Precinct2gether<\/p>\n The court previously approved funding for the programs in October 2025, and has since passed two resolutions to \u201cprovide grants to eligible providers,\u201d per the documents.\u00a0<\/p>\n Before you go<\/p>\n