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March 18, 2013 in Important RemindersNeighborhood News

HPD -Positive Interaction Program (P.I.P)

Houston Police Department

 

Citizens and Police … Friendship Through Education

The Houston Police Department has had a Community Service Division since the Seventies. When a group of citizens requested a presentation on a crime prevention topic, they would send one of their officers to the group and advise them what they could do to keep from becoming crime victims again. This is proactive policing. In 1982, out of the patrol division came the idea that citizens also need to know more about their police department before a crime occurred in their neighborhood. From this idea came the concept of the Positive Interaction Program, “PIP.”

A police agency can be very confusing to most citizens. The Positive Interaction Program holds monthly PIP meetings featuring speakers from different divisions (Burglary and Theft, Homicide, K-9, Helicopters, etc.) explaining how their division operates. This is done so citizens will know what to expect, should they ever need the police. The department was not sure how citizens would react to coming to a police station once a month for a presentation on a different division. So, the Positive Interaction Program was started as a pilot project in only one police station to begin with. The Program has proven to be an overwhelming success.

Statement of Purpose

 

The education of the citizens of Houston on how their police department functions is essential to the PIP program. Once a citizen understands how the police department does its job, that citizen can better relay to the police department their neighborhood needs.

The free flow of information and ideas gives us both a better understanding of each other’s needs and expectations. This fosters trust and friendship between citizens and the police department that serves them. Cooperation between the Houston Police Department and the citizens is imperative in the reduction of crime and enhancing the overall quality of life in their neighborhoods.

 

Magnolia Police Substation / Juntas en la estacion de Policia
Beware of your Surroundings from HPD – Eastside Division
Phone/Telefono: 713-928-4600 HPD Dispatch: 713-884-3131

EVERYONE INVITED! TODOS ESTAN INVITADOS!

Meeting : Mar. 18, 2013
Address: 7525 Sherman
Time/Hora: 6:30p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

 

February 25, 2013 in Important RemindersNeighborhood News

City of Houston Capital Improvement Plan Meeting in Your Neighborhood (District E, Kingwood)

City of Houston Officials

District E Council Member Dave Martin

Thursday, February 28, 2013

6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

 Kingwood Community Center

4102 Rustic Woods Drive

Kingwood  77345

Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) meetings are held every year to inform citizens of upcoming projects scheduled in their respective communities.  The meetings afford citizens an opportunity to learn, voice their concerns and address their respective City Council members and City of Houston officials regarding project planning and delivery.  An update on the city’s implementation of ReBuild Houston will be provided as well. For specific details about the CIP Projects in your area as well as to see a draft of the Rebuild Houston ten-year plan, visit http://www.houstontx.gov/cip/index.html.

For additional information contact Rhonda Sauter, Mayor’s Citizens’ Assistance Office, a division of the Department of Neighborhoods (DON), at rhonda.sauter@houstontx.gov or 832.393.0955. To learn more about DON, visit http://www.houstontx.gov/neighborhoods/.

The City of Houston will provide reasonable accommodations to citizens with disabilities/special needs upon request in advance of the meeting. Citizens are encouraged to call 832.393.0955 for arrangements.

 

February 20, 2013 in Important Reminders

March – “Tree Waste” Only

“Tree Waste” is defined as “clean” wood waste such as tree limbs, branches, and stumps (lumber, furniture, and treated wood will NOT be accepted).

I want to remind you that the city’s Heavy Trash program has been revamped and the Tree Waste/Junk Waste program is now in effect. This method of collecting your large waste comes with the benefits of diverting materials that can be recycled from landfills, saving landfill space and your valuable tax dollars.

January 31, 2013 in Important RemindersNeighborhood News

LyondellBasell turnaround, traffic plan

Message to Oak Meadows Community from LyondellBasell’s Houston Refinery

This is a Courtesy message from the LyondellBasell Houston Refinery at 12000 Lawndale in Houston with a reminder that we will conduct planned maintenance work from February through April on some units, while other units continue to operate. Beginning Monday, Jan. 28, law-enforcement officers will direct traffic on Allen-Genoa, Lawndale and at the Scarborough exits on Highway 225 during shift changes, which have been staggered so as to minimize impact upon our community.

Traffic will be busier 5:30-7:30 a.m. and 5-7:30 p.m.

The community will see increased traffic along Allen-Genoa Road, Lawndale and Highway 225, more workers and heavy equipment during this time. We realize the increased traffic might inconvenience our neighbors and we are doing everything we can to minimize impact upon our community.

Should you have questions or concerns, please call 713-321-4211.

Chris Matthews

LyondellBasell

January 31, 2013 in Important Reminders

February – Junk Waste Only

Harry Hayes

“Junk Waste” is defined as items such as furniture, appliances, and other bulky material. Junk Waste may not be placed for collection during a Tree Waste Month.

A maximum of four cubic yards of building material (not including brick, plaster or concrete) generated by the resident in connection with the maintenance of the resident’s property will be collected on your Junk Waste collection date.

January 29, 2013 in Important Reminders

Community Annual Dues

Don’t forget to pay your $20.00 Annual Dues!

This pays for the following:

Printed Warning letters

Flyers/Newsletters

Website

Events

Scheduled Meetings

Refreshments for all Meetings/Clean-Up Projects

 

January 29, 2013 in Important RemindersNeighborhood News

Department of Neighborhoods Inspections & Public Services

The Department of Neighborhoods Inspections & Public Services (IPS) aims to defend and improve the quality of life of Houston neighborhoods through the active enforcement of city ordinances and the reduction of blight and substandard living conditions.
As a division of the Department of Neighborhoods, IPS enforces Chapter 10 related to the Code of Ordinances for:

  • Open and vacant buildings
  • Nuisances on private property
  • Junk motor vehicles
  • Weeded lots
  • Graffiti

 

 

Dept. of Neighborhood Image

January 26, 2013 in Important Reminders

Police and Clergy Alliance Citywide Town Hall Meeting

Police & Clergy Alliance Citywide Town Hall Meeting-
Parking is free for the citywide town hall meeting at Lakewood Church on January 26.
An invitation with the details of an upcoming meeting presented by the Police and Clergy Alliance (PACA).  Our friends at the HPD Eastside Station have invited us to this community town hall meeting.  Seating will be reserved for residents served by the Eastside Station.
The citywide meeting will be at Lakewood Church located at 3700 Southwest Freeway on January 26 from 10 am to 12 noon.
Please consider attending this informative meeting.
RAMIRO FONSECA
ramfonseca@aol.com

 

PACA_town_hall

 

 

 

January 17, 2013 in Important Reminders

Parking Violations

Houston Police Department

 

IMMEDIATE ATTENTION ……. PLEASE FORWARD TO ALL YOUR NEIGHBORS
COMMUNITY UPDATE!!
Please be advised that HPD are issuing citations for illegal parking such as:
* Parked the wrong way of the street
* Parked over/on sidewalks
* Parked up against utility poles
* Parked to close to a stop sign
CITATIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ISSUED and they will continue if the illegal parking does not cease.
HPD are also looking into other reports such as the speeding, the park, school trafficing, etc… that have been generated in the community so please do not think it is just the parking.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any further questions or concerns.
Michelle Miranda – President
Email: mirandamichelle814@yahoo.com

January 14, 2013 in Important Reminders

Solid Waste Management Department (SWMD) Collection and Facility Schedule for Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

Department Blank Logo

 

Monday, January 21, 2013 (MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY)
CITY HOLIDAY: No collection services today. SWMD facilities closed. Neighborhood Depositories and Westpark Recycling Center closed.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Monday’s Garbage, Curbside Recycling, Yard Waste, 3rd Monday and 4th Tuesday’s Tree Waste collected today. Neighborhood Depositories closed. Westpark Recycling Center re-opens.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Tuesday’s Garbage, Curbside Recycling, Yard Waste and 4th Wednesday’s Tree Waste collected today. Neighborhood Depositories re-open.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Normal schedule resumes.
Residents may check online at www.houstonsolidwaste.org for the 2013 Holiday Collection Schedule or call 3-1-1, the City of Houston’s Customer Service Hotline for information. To receive periodic emails from Mayor Annise D. Parker and the City of Houston on specific topics of interest, log onto www.houstontx.gov and register with CitizensNet by clicking on the CitizensNet graphic.
The Solid Waste Management Department provides solid waste service to the citizens of Houston through the collection, disposal and recycling of discarded material in a manner that is safe, efficient, environmentally sound and cost effective.