In a victory for the Hondo Empowerment Committee, city officials committed earlier this month to improve drainage in the Elm Slough aka Barrio Dip. The several tens of thousands of dollars will go towards grading and building a concrete canal.
The move comes after HEC members mobilized to City Council and filed complaints over months of standing water in the slough, which children are forced to wade through on their way to school. With the repeated overflow of two sewage manholes in the area this year, the standing water presents a health hazard.
Previous promises to allocate funds for a bridge were never fulfilled.
The move comes after HEC members mobilized to City Council and filed complaints over months of standing water in the slough, which children are forced to wade through on their way to school. With the repeated overflow of two sewage manholes in the area this year, the standing water presents a health hazard.
Previous promises to allocate funds for a bridge were never fulfilled.
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