Houston council OKs its share of deal to acquire Kingwood land blamed for flooding
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Cleared land along Woodland Hills Drive near Kingwood Park High School is shown Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, in Kingwood.Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
City council on Wednesday approved a plan to spend $4 million on an unfinished housing development in southeast Montgomery County that nearby residents blame for flooding their homes.
The unanimous vote came with a suggestion by District E Councilman Dave Martin, who represents the area, that the city require developers to install drainage at the start of future construction projects.
“If there was such a policy, the outcome of the rains in May and September of 2019 may have had a very different impact,” Martin said.