One More Harvey Home Demo Remains

It’s been more than six years since Hurricane Harvey flooded homes on Country Club Drive. Following the flood in 2017, County leaders decided to buyout the damaged properties to prevent future development in the floodaffected area. The last home still standing may finally be demolished this year.

Fayette County Commissioners heard an update on the demolition project at their meeting on Thursday, Dec. 28. Emergency Management Coordinator Angela Hahn reported that the County received a bid to remove the concrete slab on one of the lots. She said the County is still waiting on a bid to demolish the last remaining home at 901 Country Club Drive.

“It’s a relatively large home,” she said. “They were going to try and have it back to us today, but once they saw the size of the home at 901 Country Club, it was going to take a little longer.”

Pct. 3 Commissioner Harvey Berckenhoff said Centerpoint Energy still needed to disconnect a gas line before demolition can begin. Berckenhoff said the gas should be cut off sometime after the first of the year.

In other business at Thursday’s meeting, Commissioners signed a contract with Weishuhn Engineering for engineering services associated with the Texas General Land Office’s (GLO) Regional Mitigation Program. The GLO awarded Fayette County $4.8 million as part of the Hurricane Harvey-era program to mitigate against future disasters. Fayette County selected Weishuhn Engineering for the project late last year.

Commissioners also set their meeting schedule for 2024. Regular Commissioners Court meetings will take place on the second and fourth Thursdays of every month with one exception. The meeting before Thanksgiving this year will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 27.

The Court also voted to reappoint Pct. 1 Commissioner Jason McBroom as County Judge Pro Tem.