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Dear Constituents,
Disaster recovery continues, but before updates on that I want to remind you we have not stopped working on a variety of other issues as constituents call and need assistance. If you need our assistance, please do not hesitate to let us know!
FEMA yesterday announced the opening of a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in District 150. The newly opened DRC, one of two added this week to the three already open in Harris County, is located in the Klein Multipurpose Center at 7500 Farm to Market 2920, Klein, TX 77379, which is roughly halfway between Spring and Tomball on the north side of FM 2920. More information on FEMA sites is available by
clicking here
. Note that this is accessed from FM 2920, not from I-99.
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A Google Map link of the location is
clickable here
. Note again that this is accessed from FM 2920, not from I-99.
My staff and I are committed to doing everything we can to speed recovery, cut red tape, and otherwise help in any way we can.
As mentioned above, call or email on other needs as well, as the entire Gulf Coast area slowly gets back to normalcy.
Our local district office number is 281-257-4222. You may email me directly at
Valoree.Swanson@House.Texas.Gov
. As is my practice recently, below in the yellow box are links to information you may find helpful in your particular case.
It is humbling to serve you in District 150.
Sincerely,
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Valoree Swanson
Texas House of Representatives, District 150
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SBA loans are NOT just for Small Businesses!
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For those of you who are still uncertain of the process for obtaining Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Loans, SBA provided the below guide. Businesses may obtain low interest loans of up to $2,000,000.
Homeowners may borrow up to $200,000 on the structure and $40,000 on personal property. Their interest rates are:
Homeowners...........1.75 %
Private non-profits..2.5 %
Businesses...........3.305 %
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Aerial Mosquito Spraying
UPDATE!
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The state of Texas has been conducting aerial spraying for mosquito control. This is being accomplished using fixed-wing assets spraying in much the same way crop-dusting is done. Larger-than-cropduster planes are being used, including C-130s.
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Harris County
Permitting for Repair or Rebuilding
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Please note that due to federal regulations in place since 1973, a Harris County permit to repair/rebuild is needed if you flooded. Most permits are anticipated to be mailed quickly after talking to Harris County over the phone, based on your address (281-353-8424 or the Debris Hotline at 713-274-3880). If you flooded and are within the 1% risk area, (commonly called the 100-year floodplain), an on-site inspection may be needed. Please share with your impacted neighbors and have them sign up for my email list for more complete information. Harris County has issued several informative bulletins on this and on debris removal. These can be viewed by clicking the links below. Relating to the permitting,
please note the fourth one in particular.
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Debris Removal information
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VOLUNTARY HOME BUYOUT INFORMATION from Harris County Precinct Four.
Click here.
For those of you who want to move your storm debris directly (and not wait for the county), the county has just announced a self-serve drop-off point. The Public Storm Debris Drop-Off Site is located at 13928 Humble Road in Tomball off Highway 249 and is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. throughout the flood recovery effort. Residents of unincorporated Harris County must provide
proof of residency
and must personally accompany their load. For more information, please
click here
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Several Municipal Utility Districts (MUDs), Homeowner Associations (HOAs), and even groups of neighbors are investigating hiring private contractors to remove debris from their neighborhoods faster. A common concern is where to dump the storm debris. Harris County Precinct 4 graciously provided the following list of area dump sites.
The Harris County debris removal site (address below) is free for residents; no contractors. It is currently open 7 days a week from 9 am to 5 pm. At the same address is the "Self Serve" drop-off site, which may have reduced hours (see yellow box link below).
13928 Humble Road
Tomball, Texas
The Harris County Debris Drop-Off site
above
is
free to residents
, but you should have proof of residence. Contractors unaccompanied by their client residents cannot use this facility.
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Below
is a list of private for-profit companies that residents or contractors can use
for a fee
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Atascocita Landfill
2020 Atascocita
281-446-6545
Fairbank Landfill
8205 Fairbank N Houston
713-937-1332
Hardy Road Landfill
18710 East Hardy Road
281-443-2404
If you use one or more of these and would like to provide feedback, that would be helpful to all.
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The map at the right can be accessed at
http://www.harriscountyfemt.org. It allows checking particular addresses for whether or not they are in 1% or 0.2% flood chance regions (commonly referred to as 100 and 500 year flood plains).
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NOTICE–Debris Removal Information from Harris County *
- All debris must be within 10 feet of the curb for the machines to reach it.
- Vehicles cannot be obstructing debris or access to streets.
- Mechanized equipment will pick up everything in piles, including mailboxes, fire hydrants, etc. DO NOT PUT DEBRIS AROUND PERMANENT ITEMS.
- A second round of debris pickup will occur three or more weeks later.
- Sorting: If piles are ALREADY near curb, do NOT re-sort. If still piling debris, please sort by electronics, appliances, demolition debris, vegetation, and hazardous waste.
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Representative Valoree Swanson
Texas House District 150
www.ValoreeSwanson.com
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Paid for by Valoree Swanson Campaign - Norma Jeter, Treasurer.
Not paid for with taxpayer funds.
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