LRGV Regional Economic Adjustment Plan

The Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council (LRGVDC) has obtained an Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant to develop a project entitled “Regional Economic Adjustment Plan for Building Disaster Resilient Communities”. The purpose of this grant is to develop a regional master plan for the four counties of the Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV), which include Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy and portions of Starr, that will ensure economic growth and economic recovery following natural disasters.

The major product of the project will be a master plan entitled “Regional Economic Adjustment Plan (EAP) for Building Disaster Resilient Communities in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.”

The project title is "LRGV Regional EAP".

Associated with the LRGV Regional EAP will be a Geographic Information System (GIS) centralized database for the collection and maintenance of infrastructure and assets that will be housed at the LRGVDC’s Lower Rio Grande Valley Economic Development District and available for use by the public and government entities within the LRGV.

A consultant team led by S&B Infrastructure, Ltd., with assistance from Bickerstaff, Heath, Delgado, Acosta, LLP, Civil Systems Engineering, Inc., Guzman & Munoz Engineering and Surveying, Inc., Rigcatco Consulting, L&G Consulting Engineers, Inc., Olivarri & Associates, Inc., and TEDSI Infrastructure Group, Inc. will be working with the LRGVDC to complete the LRGV Regional EAP.

Work began in March 2010 and is anticipated to be completed in approximately October 2011. 

More information on this project can be obtained by contacting Leah Olivarri at 361.884.5000 ext 21 or 1-800-945.2156 or e-mail at leah@olivarri.com. Persons interested in participating in this effort are encouraged to contact Leah Olivarri via email. The LRGVDC Board of Directors will make the appointments to the Steering and Technical Committees.

Additional public comment regarding this page and/or the project can be made with the following link: