Lakewood Civic

Many people have expressed interest in keeping the footbridge between Honeysuckle Drive and Baytown Junior opened and maintained. Representatives from the Lakewood Civic Association (LCA) met with Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District (GCCISD) Assistant Superintendent Dr. Anthony Price to discuss this possibility.

Currently there is an investigation on whether the bridge is owned by the Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) or GCCISD. HCFCD plans to remove the bridge unless an organization claims ownership. One of our LCA Board members was on the GCCISD Board when the bridge was built in the mid 1980’s and he has provided the school district of the name of the GCCISD maintenance supervisor that designed and helped build the bridge. If GCCISD can get confirmation that they are the owners of the bridge there is a good probability that GCCISD will accept responsibility for maintenance and keep the bridge open.

Actions being taken are:

·  The LCA will contact HCFCD again and request they to send a letter to GCCISD confirming HCFCD does not own the bridge.

·  GCCISD will research the installation of the bridge based on the information the LCA provided to them.

·  The LCA will follow-up with GCCISD to confirm if they will accept ownership of the bridge and keep it opened and maintained.

More to come …