ULI Luncheon June 22nd Galveston Recovery Panel

Panel members from L; Tom Murphy ULI Sr Fellow and former Mayor of Pittsburgh, Betty Massey Citizens Long Term Recovery Committee, Jim Noteware City of Houston Housing Dev. and Joe Jaworski newly elected Mayor of Galveston

ULI hosted a panel discussion on the Galveston Recovery Effort yesterday.  This effort has 42 projects planned and at this point has a long way to go but all say they are making significant progress. Of note was that Federal funding has not yet been sent and not expected till August.

Redevelopment of unused assets into a "Remarkable Place" is one goal. A lot of political bickering and an end to sluggishness should be ending with the recent elections. The Mayor and City Council are focused on forward and positive thinking. Per the Mayor the isolationist view of the past will be replaced with a more regional viewpoint.

Tiffany Soltis with Wilson Cribbs and Goren and Sue Jacobson with Stewart Title

Abe Goren with Wilson Cribbs and Goren, Phil Lewis with Eller Lewis & Loep Realty Advisors, Jerry Goldstein with Marcus and Millichap and Gary Hough with Q10 Kinghorn, Driver, Hough & Co