Montgomery County Precinct 4 launches adopt-a-road program

Montgomery County Precinct 4 Commissioner Matt Gray announced Feb. 11 the launch of a new adopt-a-road program, which aims to promote civic engagement in East Montgomery County.

The details

The new initiative is meant to increase volunteerism and civic engagement across Precinct 4, which spans New Caney, Porter, Roman Forest and Splendora. Under the program, area residents and business owners can "adopt" a 1-mile stretch of road for a minimum of one year and be responsible for helping keep the road segment clean by removing litter.

"It helps our county roadways without spending as much tax dollars as we are already doing," Gray said. "So we're getting a lot of engagement from the local community. A lot of people are buying in and adopting the roads already and we just rolled it out."

Gray said his office has already received a number of requests to join the program, including from subdivisions like Rio Vista.

Check it out

Those interested in participating in Precinct 4's adopt-a-road program can fill out an online application. While the standard length of road is 1 mile, officials said larger groups may be allowed to adopt larger sections of county roadways. Participants are required to organize clean-up initiatives at least once every three months.

Gray's office will also be holding a kick-off cleanup event on Feb. 22 in Porter Heights, where residents can also received additional information about the program.