AUSTIN – On Thursday, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush will join developer McCormack Baron Salazar, Inc., the City of Galveston, and the Galveston Housing Authority to commemorate the opening of two new communities, The Cedars at Carver Park and The Villas on the Strand, with a ribbon cutting ceremony. These developments represent 282 apartment homes for the Galveston community as part of the Hurricane Ike Disaster Recovery projects.
| WHO: | Commissioner George P. Bush – Texas General Land Office
Mayor James Yarbrough – City of Galveston Vice Chair Ann Masel – Board of Commissioners Galveston Housing Authority Richard D. Baron – Chairman McCormack Baron Salazar, Inc. Councilmember Amy Bly – District 1 Other dignitaries |
| WHAT: | Commissioner George P. Bush, representatives from the Texas General Land Office, McCormack Baron Salazar, Inc., Galveston Housing Authority, and the City of Galveston will gather to formally celebrate the grand opening of the Cedars at Carver Park and the Villas on the Strand. These developments represent 282 apartment homes for the Galveston community. |
| WHEN: | Thursday, June 22, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. |
| WHERE: | The Villas on the Strand
1524 Avenue B, Galveston, TX |
| EVENT CONTACT: | Lillian R. Ryan, Public Relations
McCormack Baron Salazar, Inc. 314-210-0682 |
About GLO Community Development & Revitalization
The CDR program of the Texas General Land Office administers the Community Development Block Grants for Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) on behalf of the state of Texas. Funds totaling more than $3.9 billion have been allocated for recovery following Hurricanes Rita, Dolly, and Ike, the 2011 wildfires, and the 2015 and 2016 floods. These grants can be used for a wide variety of activities including housing redevelopment, business assistance, and infrastructure repair. CDR will keep impacted communities informed on developments. Additional information on long-term disaster recovery is available at TexasRebuilds.org.