Houston will reverse decades-old policy that put property owners in charge of ditch maintenance

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Mayor Sylvester Turner announced the change during City Council's budget deliberations.

, which repeatedly urged the city to boost its resources for storm water and drainage projects.

"It reverses a policy that was not working well for the city. It puts the onus back on the city to engage in a pro-maintenance policy, and the dollars will benefit wherever there are open ditches in this city," Turner said. After it won unanimous support at council, Northeast Action Collective organizers — dressed in their trademark yellow shirts — erupted in cheers, and some cried in joy.

 

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