Mill and overlay, some curb, and ADA improvements were completed in 2022. Funding was from surplus bond funds dedicated to street improvements in Monticello Park NA.

Status: Complete pending warranty repairs

MPNA has been actively working with COSA and Bexar County to address the dangerous flooding issues along Kampmann and have recently made progress. The city and county recently funded $264K for an engineering report to study the problem and make recommendations. In addition to this study, COSA provided $974K to address stormwater runoff along the Quentin alley, coming from the adjacent multi-family property. Watch this place for updates. Video of floods on Kampmann

Status: In progress and negotiations

Mill and overlay, some curb, sidewalk, and ADA improvements have been completed in phases and through various funding sources. A few years ago, IMP funding was utilized for the 700 block in front of TJHS; the 100 to 600 blocks were from the 2017-2022 Bond for Monticello Area Streets.

Funding: Various

Status: Complete

Sidewalks added to fill in the gaps on the 100 and 200 blocks to provide mobility and walkability.

Funding: COSA General Fund

Status: Complete.

$3.6 million for improvements to Thomas Jefferson High School area streets. Both projects are nearing completion, with the irrigation and lighting installed. MPNA is working with the city to replace the Italian Cypress which died before they were adequately irrigated.. The 2012 Bond initiated the repairs to Thespian Island and created the Wilson Island.

Funding: COSA Bond 2017-22

Status: Nearing completion

New asphalt (mill & overlay) along Vollum plus upgrades to the sidewalk intersections to make them ADA compliant.

Funding: COSA IMP (Maintenance) 2022

Status: Complete

Scope: Complete reconstruction of Furr Drive, including new sidewalks, curbs, driveway approaches, and rebuilding the road all the way to the base.

Funding: COSA Bond 2018

Status: Warranty work underway

New walking paths, gazebo details, accessibility improvements, and a lighted monument sign.

Funding: COSA Bond 2017-22, $300K

Status: Complete

Google was placing these vaults in the front yards of our historic neighborhood, seemingly without oversight from the city. We negotiated changes which reduced the number of vaults and placed them in side yards near the alleys, instead of in front where they damaged the historic views of our homes. All with no decrease in service level!

Funding: Google

Status: Ongoing

Upgrades to sidewalks along west side of Lake Blvd., including new portions where there were none before, improving connectivity between the neighborhood and Woodlawn Lake Park.

Funding: COSA Bond 2017-22

Status: Complete

Scope: In 2020, after four years of negotiations that began in 2015/2016, Mexican sycamore trees were planted in the tree wells on the 100 block of Club.

Funding: COSA Tree Funds

Status: Complete

Mill and overlay (new asphalt). Did not include sidewalks, curbs, or new base.

Funding: COSA Maintenance Funds 2012

Status: Complete

Reconstruction of all blocks of Club Drive, including new curbs, driveway approaches, and sidewalks, and of course the street itself!

Status Complete.

New sidewalks on Lake from Quentin to Club; new sidewalks on Vollum from North to Mary Louise.

Funding: COSA Maintenance Funds, 2006

Status: Complete

New curbs from Club to Babcock (east side) to address erosion of properties and new drainage inlet at Quentin and Kampmann; the next phase on the west side of the street included curbs, sidewalks, and driveway approaches.

Funding: COSA Bond 2009, utilizing savings from other bond projects. MPNA advocated to reuse these funds on Kampmann

Status: Complete

in 1995, MPNA began working with COSA Parks Department to create a master plan to develop the park at 444 Club Drive, Monticello Park. MPNA donated and planted most of the trees and COSA funded partial construction of the master plan. Improved walkways, pedestrian lighting, design details on the gazebo, and the monument sign were not funded, and would have to wait for future projects

Funding: COSA + MPNA

Status: Partially complete

Although often overlooked, maintaining our alleys has been an ongoing initiative for many years. Several years ago, the city proposed closing alleys and relocating infrastructure and other city services (trash/recycling) to the front of homes. MPNA rallied against this change and fought to maintain services and infrastructure within the alleys to not detract from the historic character of our homes. Our neighborhood is among the few that still maintains alley service for garbage and recycling and has most utilities in the alleys so it is important that alleys remain free of obstructions and accessible for city services.

In FY07, COSA allocated $1million for alley maintenance; it was the first time in decades that alleys had received this much funding and focus. In FY08, alleys again received $1million in funding. In FY09, alleys were officially placed on the IMP and included in planning efforts. Since 2007, every alley with active garbage collection has received funding for improvements over the years; only those alleys designated as “closed” have not benefited from the alley maintenance funding.

For those who have noticed different materials used for alley construction, the standard materials for the alleys has been asphalt, which is what is found in most of the alleys within the neighborhood; however, some alleys have concrete because the costs for concrete in those years was the same.

Funding: COSA Maintenance Funds, 2007-22

Status: Ongoing

As a direct result of the historic and catastrophic flooding in 1998 and 2002, the COSA made a commitment to the community that this level of flooding would not happen again. The COSA began planning to set detention north of the Kampmann tributary – Laddie I, II, and III were the results of these efforts. Laddie I and II were funded by the COSA’s stormwater fee; Laddie III was funded by Bexar County.

All three detention ponds work together in a series to retain water during heavy storm water events. Laddie III also operates as a city park with soccer fields and walking trails.

When Laddie III was completed in May 2016, it removed several businesses and homes outside of the 100-year floodplain, but unfortunately, had less of an impact in removing the houses within MPNA boundaries from the floodplain than initially announced.

The combination of Laddie I, II, and III led to a letter of map revision to the 100-year floodplain that was approved by FEMA in 2020.

Efforts to address flood control and drainage continue and MPNA has requested projects to address flooding on Kampmann during prior COSA bond project discussions; none have moved forward due to a lack of funding. Recently, in fall 2021, Bexar County Commissioner Justin Rodriguez committed funding to conduct a study to identify options to remove the 154 structures on Kampman, to include 110 homes, from the floodplain. The last estimated costs for a project of this nature was identified by the COSA at $75 million, pending a completed study. It is the most expensive project on the COSA’s list of potential projects.