In a special meeting July 15, Conroe City Council approved extending its declaration of disaster, first signed into place on July 8, to allow the city to continue its recovery efforts following Hurricane Beryl.

What happened

With the goal of aiding the city in recovery and providing resources for residents, Mayor Duke Coon signed a declaration of disaster on July 8. Since the declaration lasted seven days, council voted to extend the ordinance.

How we got here

On July 8, Hurricane Beryl impacted Houston as a Category 1 storm, with Conroe experiencing roughly 5 inches of rain, as previously reported by Community Impact.

Conroe residents were left without power, and the impact of Beryl was seen in tree debris across the city.

Also of note

During the July 15 special council meeting, Public Works Director Norman McGuire said the city has restored 95% of the power outages.

Additionally, inner-city bus routes are running on time, and demand service is available for use, and the city’s parks and recreation facilities are open and operating, said Nancy Mikeska, assistant city administrator and director of community development. Mikeska also said the city’s cooling centers will no longer be open after low resident participation.

One more thing

McGuire said the city will see an estimated 50,000 cubic yards of green waste picked up.

“Over the course of the next three or four weeks, we'll have probably 80% of the city picked up,” McGuire said. “Keep in mind, we will be coming back, because we're getting to a point where we're going to outrun the residents' workforce.”