A resident said her neighborhood often floods due to its drainage system during normal rainfall, and the problem was worsened by damage from Hurricane Harvey.
Neighbors in northeast Houston are petitioning for the city council to provide more money to combat flooding in their area.Neighbors living in northeast Houston petitioned one last time on Tuesday to City Council for more money to combat flooding in their area, ahead of its scheduled budget vote on Wednesday.
But for the past several years, it hasn't felt like the safest place to live. Her neighborhood has an open ditch drainage system instead of a curb and gutter system. She said it often floods or collects standing water during normal rainfall, a problem that was severely worsened by damage from Hurricane Harvey in 2017.To make matters more difficult, the city doesn't come out to clear the culverts when it becomes clogged with leaves or trash.
"In areas with open ditches, street flooding leads to stagnant water, which is a public health hazard. This water carries toxins and chemicals from all of the other environmental justice issues in northeast Houston," Alice Liu with Northeast Action Collective said.sharp increase in tax dollars
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