County continues process of rebuilding

COLDSPRING — The San Jacinto County Commissioners Court approved several measures to help county residents continue the recovery from the 2024 storms.

At Wednesday’s meeting, the county approved a memorandum of understanding with Disaster Services Corp. of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.

DSC Emergency Manager Jeff Williams said that his organization offers services for the long-term recovery from Hurricane Beryl, as well as the rainstorms that occurred around the same time.

The organization has been working since July and is set to work through July 2026, but has requested an extension as they have received 4,224 applications for assistance just in San Jacinto County.

The group helps victims assess specific needs and helps find resources.

In a related matter, the court approved Langford Community Management Services as grant administrator for a Community Development Block Grant for the 2024 Hurricane Beryl and flooding disasters.

Also, the court approved LJA for engineering services in relation to the same grant.

In other business, the court:

• approved seeking appraisal services for small property purchases;
• accepted a $5,000 donation from Larriett Contractors for patch work on Brown Road;
• approved a contract with Brazos Transit;
• approved an agreement to store road material on private property while road work was being done;
• approved an agreement for the use of an online law library;
• approved the addition of $178,973.67 to the Road and Bridge funds to finish a road project;
• approved changing drop-off date for accrued time of more than 240 hours to June 30, 2026;
• approved a contract for the Statewide Automated Victim Notification Service;
• proclaimed Nov. 26 as Hiram “Harm” J. Richey Day; and
• approved a contract with Granicus for online services.