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Month: August 2015

August 31, 2015 in Important RemindersNeighborhood News

September Tree Waste Month

Neighbors,

September is Tree Waste Month!

“Tree Waste” is defined as “clean” wood waste such as tree limbs, branches, and stumps. Lumber, furniture, and treated wood will NOT be accepted. Junk Waste may NOT be placed for collection during a Tree Waste month.

Placement Instructions

  • Tree Waste should be placed adjacent to the front curb in a location easily accessible to the collection vehicle between the hours of 6:00 p.m. the Friday before and 7:00 a.m. on the scheduled collection day.
  • Tree Waste and Junk Waste should not be stacked under low overhead electrical wires or other cabling, signs, or mailboxes; next to fences or posts; or on top of water meters, gas meters, fire hydrants, or other exposed utility components.
  • Materials should not be placed in the street, on the sidewalk, or other right-of-way, or in any manner which would interfere with pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
  • Tree Waste and Junk Waste collection is limited to occupied residential units and vacant residential lots only if the waste generated is in connection with the maintenance of the property.

Restrictions:

  • No more than 8 cubic yards (about the size of a minivan) of Junk Waste or Tree Waste may be placed at the curb for collection.
  • A maximum of four cubic yards of building material (not to include roofing shingles, brick, plaster or concrete) generated by the resident in connection with the maintenance of the residential property may be collected by Solid Waste Management Department crews.
  • Appliances containing refrigerant must have a tag attached to them certifying a qualified technician has removed the refrigerant.
  • The SWMD is not allowed to collect any material that was generated by contractors who were retained by a resident to perform work on his or her residential property. It is the responsibility of the contractor to remove all debris that may arise from the contractor’s activities. These contractor-related activities include, but are not limited to: trimming and removal of trees, remodeling, new construction and roofing.
  • If authorized items placed for collection are mixed with unauthorized items, department personnel shall not be obligated to sort the materials and may refuse the entire load.
  • Solid Waste Management Department collection services are not available to multi-residential structures of more than eight units.

August 28, 2015 in Neighborhood News

Thank You!

On behalf of the Oak Meadows Civic Club, I would like to personally thank each of our sponsors for a successful 2015 Back to School Event.

Flint Hills Resources, Council Member David W. Robinson, Council Member Dave Martin, Dental Smiles, and Crime Stoppers.

We are indeed grateful for your support!

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August 27, 2015 in Neighborhood News

Drills in Surrounding Plants

Dear neighbors,
Below, are a few messages from our surrounding plants, There will be lots of big emergency trucks heading to these facilities but nothing to be alarmed about, it is just part of a drill.
 
Flint Hills Resources facility is having a big drill starting at 9:45 and it should be done by noon.
 GENERAL MESSAGE WAS POSTED TO THE CAER LINE BY AT 2015-08-27 09:14:44 FOR [5] HOURS\This is an update to the 0815hrs courtesy message on Thursday, August 26, 2015 from the LyondellBasell Bayport Polymers Plant at 12001 Bay Area Boulevard in Pasadena. We are continuing to conduct a CIMA drill of our emergency response procedures. There is a fire on the Chevron pipeline skid and the fire is contained. Plant monitoring shows no off-site impact. Smoking may be visible and audible alarms may be heard. There is no need for community members to be concerned or take any action. If this was an actual emergency we would provide appropriate information on the CARE Line. Again, this is only a drill. Thank you for calling the CARE Line.
 
MESSAGE WAS POSTED TO THE CAER LINE BY GOODYEAR AT 2015-08-27 08:47:57 FOR [7] HOURS
This is a courtesy message from The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company located at Highway 225 and Goodyear Drive in Houston.Today is 08/27/15. Goodyear will be testing the plant’s fire alarm system. This is only a test and will have no impact on the surrounding communities.In the event of an emergency, an emergency message will be posted.Again, this is only a test and there is no impact on the surrounding communities.Thank you.
GENERAL MESSAGE WAS POSTED TO THE CAER LINE BY AT 2015-08-27 08:36:34 FOR [3] HOURS
This is a Courtesy message at 08:35 from the LyondellBasell Bayport ChoatePlant at 10801 Choate Road in Pasadena. We are conducting a routine drill of our emergencyresponse procedures within our facility which may result in visible smoke or activity, or audible alarms. There is no need for community members to be concerned or take any action. If this was an actual emergency we would provide appropriate information on the CARE Line. Again, this is only a drill. Thank you for calling the CARE Line.
GENERAL MESSAGE WAS POSTED TO THE CAER LINE BY DUPONT AT 2015-08-27 07:56:01 FOR [48] HOURS
This is Kevin Roberts at the DuPont Plant, located at 12501 Strang Road in La Porte. On Saturday, August 29nd from 7AM to approximately 5PM, we will conduct a test of our alarm system in order to confirm effectiveness of recent microphone upgrades aimed at feedback elimination. During this time,2 live audible messages will be repeatedly broadcast across building speakers indoors and alarm towers outdoors. This will not involve tones or prerecorded messages, only brief live page announcements throughout the day. Although unlikely, this testing may be audible to limited parts of the community. We apologize for any nuisance this may create. Should you have any questions about the test process, please give me a call at 281-470-3933. Thanks for calling the CAERLine.
GENERAL MESSAGE WAS POSTED TO THE CAER LINE BY AT 2015-08-27 07:25:18 FOR [4] HOURS
This is a Courtesy message at approximately 7:30 am, Thursday 8/27/2015, from the LyondellBasell Channelview Complex at 2502 Sheldon Road in Channelview. We are conducting a routine CIMA drill of our emergency response procedures within our facility in which audible alarms will be sounded and emergency vehicles will be seen in and around the plant. The drill is expected to last for several hours. There is no need for community members to be concerned or take any action. If this was an actual emergency we would provide appropriate information on the CAER Line. Again, this is only a drill. Thank you for calling the CAER Line.
 
For more information please visit the site or call the CAER Line
http://www.ehcma.com/go/doc/6526/2229746/       or         (281)4762237
Yvette

August 24, 2015 in Important Reminders

Happy First Day of School!

Wishing all students had a happy first day back to school today. Parents, please note that HPD is out to help monitor traffic. Please make sure to watch your speed limit while going through school zones.

August 19, 2015 in Meeting Minutes

Rucker Meet & Greet!

Come and meet your children’s 2015 – 2016 teacher.

Where: Rucker Elem.

When: August 20th, Thursday 

Time: 2:00-3:00

August 14, 2015 in Important Reminders

Yardwaste collection

Dear Neighbors,

The City of Houston identified 75 addresses with limbs down that either qualified as regular yard waste collection or needed to be bundled so the yard waste crews could collect them;  15 homes had tree debris that were not at the curb and four had limbs that needed to be cut to meet their collection guidelines.

There were only ten addresses that had cut trees that would require a heavy trash collection crew to remove. They also noticed that several of the piles seemed to have been out for longer than a week.

Our regular junk waste collection day for this month was August 3 – the first Monday – last week.  Unfortunately they are unable to send an entire crew off schedule during a junk waste collection month. They have suggested for me to encourage our neighbors to cut and  tie your tree limbs in bundles of 5 feet and less that 50 pounds to be left for yard waste collection or to take your limbs to their depository at 2240 Central.

They will alert their service center about the large piles but could not promise they will get collected before our next service day in September.

*****Residents will not receive tickets from the Department of Neighborhoods until after September 1. *****

Warmly,

Yvette Hernandez

August 14, 2015 in Meeting Minutes

2015 Back to school

2015 BACK TO SCHOOL

“Education is the most powerful tool you can use to change the world”   Nelson Mandela
Register Today
Dear Neighbors,The Oak Meadows Civic Club will be having a back to school event for elementary school aged children this August. We will be providing backpacks filled with the basic school supplies. If you or anyone you may know have children that are in need of school supplies, please register. Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation and a ticket to have each of your children attend the event. Every child registered will have to be present at the event with their ticket.If you have any question or concerns, please contact me at the following e-mail; Yvette@Oakmeadowscivicclub.com.Warmly,

Yvette Hernandez

August 14, 2015 in City CouncilImportant Reminders

Emergency Repairs Scheduled for Lawndale Street

August 14, 2015
 
Houston, TX – Council Member Dave Martin advises residents that the City of Houston’s Public Works and Engineering Department (PWE) will conduct an emergency street repair project on Lawndale Street near State Highway 225 beginning tomorrow, Saturday, August 15. The first phase of the repair project, which will involve the milling of the street’s existing asphalt, will commence on Saturday at 7:00 a.m. and is expected to be completed before the day’s end. Construction will be located under the overpass bridge near Lawndale’s 9800 block.
The milling work on Saturday will begin on the westbound side of the street, with motorists being diverted to the street’s eastbound lanes before the grass median. Traffic will then be swapped to the westbound lanes as construction is completed on the eastbound side of Lawndale. Flagmen and other standard traffic control measures will be in place to direct motorists. Council Member Dave Martin’s office has also reached out to the Houston Police Department’s Eastside Division to monitor for further traffic control assistance.
Following Saturday’s construction, all lanes on Lawndale Street will reopen as the Public Works and Engineering Department further analyzes the condition of the road’s subsurface. A surface replacement project will then be scheduled once the analysis is complete. Please be advised that in the intervening days traffic in the affected area will travel over a milled surface. While this surface will be smoother than the section’s current condition, drivers are encouraged to proceed mindfully and with caution. Additional traffic impacts may also occur if a problem is discovered with the street’s base which necessitates its closure.
Please note that all project timelines are subject to change due to weather and other unforeseen circumstances. For questions or concerns on the emergency street repair project scheduled to begin on Lawndale Street tomorrow, Saturday, August 15, please contact Council Member Dave Martin’s office at 832-393-3008 or via email at districte@houstontx.gov.

 

August 13, 2015 in Neighborhood News

Volunteers Needed to Make a Difference 

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Volunteers Needed to Make a Difference 

“Volunteers do not necessarily have the time they just have the heart”

Volunteers are crucial to maintain and improve our community. Juan, Michelle and Rick from our community came together on August 3rd to mow the front and back yard of the abandoned home located in Oak Meadows at 827 Ogilvie. They all worked collaboratively in collecting the heavy trash and debris in order go over the tall grass with a riding lawn mower. Finally the trash was collected by the Solid Waste Department. 

We are in need of volunteers for this yard to be cleaned monthly in order to keep our area clean and beautiful. Together we can work together to properly care for our community. 
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Heartfelt Thank You toMichelle, Juan, & Rick!
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