Officials noted during the Humble City Council's Jan. 26 meeting that multiple homes and businesses reported some level of damage from the tornado, which landed on Jan. 9 last year, including fallen trees and damaged roofs.
Humble Mayor Norman Funderburk lauded the emergency responders who were honored at the meeting.
“Thank you guys for all the extra effort during that painful time,” Funderburk said. “We greatly appreciate it.”
In other business, council members approved expanding the area included in the city’s downtown improvement program.
“We had discussed during the budget process expanding the zone that was included [in the downtown improvement program], so this would incorporate the Lakeland subdivision,” City Manager Jason Stuebe said.
In January 2020, the city held the first of several planned workshops to discuss revitalizing the downtown area, but those efforts were ultimately put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In November, Humble City Council members approved an agreement with the Texas Downtown Association to assess the city’s downtown area in advance of the project.
According to Stuebe, the assessment will likely begin in the first quarter of 2023.
