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Lufkin police, TxDOT reporting numerous flooded streets, downed power lines, non-working signal lights
WEBXTRA: Lufkin spokeswoman Jessica Pebsworth discusses flooding, stalled cars By Gary Bass and Caleb Beames | May 9, 2021 at 6:41 PM CDT - Updated May 10 at 4:55 AM
LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - Both the Lufkin Police Department and the Texas Department of Transportationsâ Lufkin office are urging people to avoid traveling until the weather conditions calm down because of flooded streets and downed power lines.
Lufkin Public Information Officer Jessica Pebsworth said during the first line of storms that moved through Sunday, the cityâs first responders had to perform five high water rescues/ evacuations and once the flood water receded they had to two over a dozen vehicles that were left stranded in the roads.
The city lacks a full picture of how its housing needs may evolve in the coming years, and how that may impact residents needs and city services. While the city s administration and Common Council have been at odds this past year, they re in agreement on that.
Which is why administration has contracted with Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress to create a housing assessment study and better understand how the housing market may change.
The study will provide the city with the thousand-foot-view it needs to make decisions regarding future development, City of Poughkeepsie Mayor Rob Rolison said. The analysis will help guide his team now and also be part of the legacy he leaves to those who follow him in office.
click to enlarge The Walkway Over the Hudson is now a part of the Empire State Trail, which connects 20 regional trails to create a continuous route across the state. It is expected to draw 8.6 million residents and tourists annually. With the completion of the 750-mile Empire State Trail in December, New York can now claim the longest state multiuse trail in the US. And given that one can now walk or bike from lower Manhattan to the Canadian border or hang a left at Albany and get to Buffalo mostly off-road it’s undoubtedly one of the most diverse, freeing us from our cars to experience everything from SoHo to the Erie Canal from whole new perspectives.