What Ideas Does Houston’s New Flood Czar Have To Address Flooding?

News 88.7's Florian Martin sat down with the former Houston city council member and engineer at a cafe in Montrose.

Costello says he was not expecting to be named to the new post, sees an opportunity for more regional cooperation and wants to use the city's Rebuild Houston infrastructure program to address flooding.

(Above: Steve Costello, shown while serving on the Houston City Council, has been appointed as the city’s “flood czar” by Mayor Sylvester Turner. Photo: Florian Martin, Houston Public Media)

MORE:
Steve Costello — Extended Conversation (News 88.7, May 12, 2016)
Mayor Turner Targets Flooding, Fiscal Crisis In First State of the City Speech (News 88.7, May 5, 2016)

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