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President Sheila Wardlaw listed this year’s FOR activities - Saturday Breakfast on the Bernard, Adopt a Highway Cleanup, Trash Mash River Cleanup, Easter Egg Hunt, Septic Repair Grants, Two Boat Parades, Scholarships for schools in SB watershed, Beach Cleanup, Public Education Programs, Fundraiser, Christmas Toy Drive & Baskets, and FOR Website.

 

An invitation was given to attend the upcoming “Tiki Time” fundraiser on Sat Oct 11th at the FOR Community Center. Several upcoming auction items were displayed and introduced to add interest to the event.

Updates were given of the Brazoria Waste Treatment Plant by Justin Hillis and of the two Septic Grant projects completed by Director Tom Ronayne.

 

Director Mike Goodson gave an update on the new permit to allow a revised dredging pattern for a much larger scope of opening the mouth. This permit was completed and approved by the Corps of Engineers on Sept 8, 2025. Funding for this, as well as nine other Brazoria county projects was approved by the General Land Office this week. Stay tuned for more up information as the project moves forward .

 

Grantworks speakers Margarita Garza and Jay Francis described the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Program that funds projects to lift houses out of flood danger. One hundred homes in Brazoria County have been lifted to date, with funds available for another 200 homes including 5 or 6 homes on the San Bernard river. Two of those river families were present to answer questions of their experiences and share photos, which were many!