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August 5, 2025 in Community NewsletterEventsNeighborhood News

Budget Survey Open and Ready!

As you may know, Harris County is facing a big budget challenge.  For the upcoming 2026 fiscal year, county leaders expect to have $270 million less than what is needed to keep all services running as they are today because of rising costs and the loss of federal funds.

Harris County Precinct 2 wants to hear from you about which county services are most important to keep, where you think the county could make some cuts, and whether you would support raising taxes to avoid these cuts.  Your feedback will help guide tough decisions in the months ahead.

To lend your input to the budget-making process, please take3-5 minutes to complete this brief, anonymous survey.   To participate, you must be:

  • 18 years old or older
  • A resident or business owner in Harris County Precinct 2

If you meet these qualifications and wish to have your data combined with others to inform the budget-making process underway in Harris County, please click on the link below to the Precinct 2 Kinder Institute FY26  or use the attached QR Code:

https://riceuniversity.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_78v6udqfrCsX4W2

We appreciate your participation and encourage you to share the survey at hand with others.

Javier Frutos – Community Liaison

Southeast/Greater Hobby/Sagemont/Southbelt

Community Relations Department

Direct: 713.540.7827

July 30, 2025 in Community NewsletterDid you know?EventsNeighborhood News

South Richey Road Rehabilitation Scheduled to Begin Monday, August 11th

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – JULY 30,2025

HOUSTON – Council Member Fred Flickinger would like to make residents aware that Houston Public Works will begin a road rehabilitation project along South Richey Street from Queens Road to Galveston Road starting Monday, July 11, weather permitting. The scope of work includes milling and overlaying South Richey Street, aimed at enhancing roadway conditions and improving long-term mobility in the area. The project cost is $1,400,000 and is funded through the City of Houston’s Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Fund.

The project is anticipated to be completed by Monday, September 22, 2025, weather permitting. Construction activities are expected to take place Monday through Friday from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and weekends as needed.

As a result of the construction activities, please be aware of flagmen and orange traffic cones that will be put in place on-site to help with traffic flow through the construction zone as the project will require the street to be temporarily inaccessible while work is being done. No disruptions in services are expected.

For more information, please contact Council Member Flickinger’s office at (832) 393-3008 or districte@houstontx.gov.

July 23, 2025 in Community NewsletterDid you know?Port Houston

OMCC Minutes July 22, 2025

At approximately 645pm our meeting began with our guest Garret Berg with the Port Houston Group. Mr. Berg explained to all the need to shape our community together, the need of our residents’ ideas for Park and community improvement. First, they began by inquiring what it is that brought you to Oak Meadows and what you liked the most about our neighborhood. People responded through the questions and came up with several ideas for future improvement on the maps provided. We proceeded through this
process until everyone’s suggestions were heard. Here is a list of improvements that everyone agreed on:

1.  Cover for basketball court; 
2.  Sail shades over playground; 
3.  2nd covered gazebo on opposite end of park;
4.  More Trees at Park
5.  Something about a trail thru the wooded area by OFA to go 
     towards Glenbrook Park across Old Galveston

Near the end of meeting, Garret Berg with the assistance of one of our young attendees, began the raffling of gift cards from Wal-Mart and HEB. Everyone was so excited that won the giveaways. Prior to start of meeting, the officers of the Civic Club had agreed to delay the reading of minutes from past meeting, along with details of the Treasurer’s report.
Meeting adjourned near 8pm.

July 15, 2025 in Community NewsletterDid you know?Neighborhood News

Civic Club Meeting July 22nd at 6:30pm! Port Houston to introduce our Guest Speaker: University of Houston Community Design Resource Center!

Mark your calendars! This upcoming Tuesday, July 22nd, the Oak Meadows Civic Club will host Port Houston for an engaging Listening Tour event from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM at 9045 Howard Drive, Houston, TX 77017. Come and join in on this important conversation that can help shape the future of your community. Enjoy free dinner, giveaways, and a chance to win gift cards for H-E-B and Walmart! More importantly, it’s a chance for residents to highlight what they love about their community, and voice what areas deserve more attention. There will also be interpretation services. Additional details can be found in the event flyer.

¡Los esperamos! Este martes 22 de julio, el Oak Meadows Civic Club recibirá a Port Houston para una reunión especial de 6:30 PM a 8:00 PM en 9045 Howard Drive, Houston, TX 77017. Esta reunión es una buena oportunidad para ayudar al puerto a entender las prioridades y oportunidades en nuestra comunidad. Habrá cena gratuita, regalos, la oportunidad de ganar tarjetas de regalo para H-E-B y Walmart, y servicios de interpretación. ¡Vengan y participen en esta conversación importante que podrá ayudar el futuro de Oak Meadows!

July 1, 2025 in EventsNeighborhood News

Engagement with community members for Port Houston Listening Tour

Event Date: Saturday, July 12th

Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (2 hours)

Location: Gazebo area at Oak Meadows Park

Purpose: Engage directly with community members to gather feedback for our Listening Tour

Outreach: Invite neighboring communities from Meadowbrook/Allendale, Magnolia Park, and Harrisburg

Extras: We’ll bring the Kona Ice shaved ice truck and raffle prizes to help draw in families and encourage participation

The focus of our Listening Tour is to give community members an opportunity to share what matters most to them—what they care about, what their priorities are, and how Port Houston can better serve, support, and respond to their needs. Each response is incredibly valuable in helping us ensure our programs, initiatives, and investments are aligned with the needs of the communities across our operational footprint. To support this, please share the digital survey linked below with your networks and encourage them to complete it.

Link to digital survey (can be shared): Port Houston Survey https://share.hsforms.com/1JumiUudDTqKS8e2F0WOR-Q1bv71

June 4, 2025 in City CouncilCommunity NewsletterDid you know?

Monthly Newsletter

June 3, 2025 Issue 13

Dear District E Residents,

This week, my City Council colleagues and I will vote on the City’s $7 billion proposed budget for the 2026 fiscal year. The top two priorities in this year’s proposed budget are public safety and infrastructure.

Public safety remains a top priority representing $1.8 billion, or 71.5% of the total General Fund spend excluding debt service and PAYGO. The proposed budget includes a 3.5% pay raise for municipal employees and a 10% pay raise for police officers based on the recently approved contract with Houston Police Officers Union. It also includes funding for five (5) police cadet classes and nine (9) fire cadet classes. These investments aim to increase staffing, improve emergency response times, and recruit/retain first responders.

Beginning in FY2026, Houston will fully comply with the City Charter as it relates to the dedicated drainage and street renewal fund. This means allocating hundreds of millions more toward the repairs and replacement of our broken and aging infrastructure. The result will be an accelerated pace of improvements that addresses some of our most visible and disruptive challenges—potholes, poor drainage, and deteriorating roadways. We continue to work closely with Harris County Commissioners Tom Ramsey and Adrian Garcia, along with Montgomery County Commissioner Matt Gray, to find solutions that span across jurisdictional boundaries.

As we enter hurricane season, I encourage residents to take advantage of the updated Houston Disaster Preparedness Guide. The City of Houston Disaster Preparedness Guide is updated annually and helps Houstonians plan for emergencies. The guide is free and can be downloaded in six languages from the City’s Office of Emergency Management’s website, here. Additionally, I encourage all residents to sign up for emergency alerts through Alert Houston. Alert Houston delivers critical information to Houston residents regarding current conditions, expected impacts, and protective actions to keep themselves and their loved ones safe.

Wishing everyone a safe summer and a reminder the District E Office will be closed on Thursday, June 19, in Observance of Juneteenth.

Sincerely,

May 20, 2025 in Meeting Minutes

OMCC Minutes of May 20, 2025

Meeting was called to order at 6:44pm by President, Andrew Robertson.
1st Guest Speaker: Sgt. Tapia advised us of the following:
Non-Violent Crime rates are going down, although burglary and auto theft is on the rise. There is large uptick in Fraud throughout the City and state. Email fraud is up targeting everyone. Violent Crime has also decreased with an increase in aggravated assaults, robbery and kidnapping this year. On Winkler at Snowflake Donuts robber was shot dead inside store. Body of man in Bayou recently found at 1600 Ahrens. It is believed to be either a white or Hispanic man, still waiting on coroner’s report. In the news after
hours clubs are being hit by law enforcement. We also have gambling places getting raided by IRS, FBI and Vice of HPD. Be alert, if you see something, call it in.

2nd Guest Speaker: CM Flickinger office rep, John Branch

Residents advised him of the No Left Turn sign on Ahrens. It is time for us to get a traffic light and/or remove the sign. People spoke of the large oversized trucks parking on our streets & sidewalks. Javier Frutos with Comm. Adrian Garcia’s office spoke of the many Health programs being offered through Harris County and advised us to contact him if there was anything needed through Harris County. Lt. Barbosa with Constable Garcia’s office advised of the recent drug busts. One inside Oak Meadows and the other off of Old Galveston past Chavez School. Drugs confiscated within Oak Meadows was over 66 lbs. of marijuana, 125 lbs. of Vape pipes, 15 lbs. of edibles, weapons, over 21K cash with 4 people being charged. He spoke of the problems with the Homeless. How they are setting up homes in vacant homes and businesses. He advised to first call things into to HPD and then to the Constables dispatch 713.477.4070.


Ms. Flores gave our Treasury report as follows:


April, 2025 Beginning Balance of $1016.05
TPC Donation 1000.00
Sales collected 348.00
Minus Expenses 728.97
Ending Balance of $1635.08

May, 2025 Beginning Balance of $1635.08
Invista Donation 1865.00
Minus Expenses 755.00
Ending Balance of $2745.08


People in attendance raised hands to show support on accepting Treasurer report as is. Motion seconded by Maria Vega.
RS gave Motion to not have reading of March minutes since they were not available and Wendy Giberson 2 nd motion to pass reading of minutes. President, Andrew Robertson spoke of our upcoming events Back to School, National Nite Out and Halloween at the Park. Andrew also spoke of the Parks dept. working on filling in the low spots where water stands for long periods of time. Residents complained of children riding bicycles on walking trail and of water leak at fountain. RS advised those in attendance to talk to neighbors, people at Park about Halloween event. Prize to be given to best decorated table and costume on children. What is going on at our neighboring refineries. Air Permits being requested for TPC and Lyondell.


Meeting adjourned at 802pm.
These notes taken and prepared by R. Snow.