State land officials are backing away from a taxpayer-funded plan to turn thousands of acres of floodplain west of Kingwood into housing, but local leaders say the retreat raises almost as many questions as it answers. The sprawling tract sits where the San Jacinto West Fork, Spring Creek and Cypress Creek meet, an area hammered by Hurricane Harvey and later floods. Neighbors and elected officials say they still do not know who will ultimately control the land or whether it can be locked in for regional detention, parks or public open space instead of roofs and driveways.
Original Article: https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4636120384196-state-backs-off-kingwood-floodplain-mega-project-neighbors-say-not-good-enough
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