Lazybrook Civic Club

Community Shred-It Event

In an effort to help prevent identity theft, Sheriff Adrian Garcia is extending an invitation to the public to come and shred old documents such as, old tax records, old medical records, and other personal documents free of charge. Identity theft has become one of the costliest crimes in the nation.

With that in mind, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office has teamed up with the company, Shred-It, to wage a war against identity thieves and heighten the awareness of the general public on ways to reduce their chances of becoming a victim of identity theft.

Batteries, glass and needles will not be allowed. Documents will only be accepted if they are received in file/banker boxes. Each household will be limited to 5 boxes.

Following are the scheduled dates for the Shred-It Program. All Shred-It services will be provided at the scheduled locations from 9am-12pm.

3/26/2011 – Harris County Sheriff’s Office District 2 Substation
7900 Will Clayton Parkway, Houston, TX 77396

5/21/2011 – Harris County Court Annex
10851 Scarsdale, Houston, TX 77581

8/27/2011 – George Bush Park
16756 Westheimer Parkway, Houston, TX 77082

11/12/2011 – Harris County Sheriff’s Office District 1 Substation
6831 Cypresswood, Houston, TX 77379

Please contact the Community Services Section at 713-759-9454 if you have questions regarding this event.

Approved By: Deputy Reaves (713) 759-9454

Community Shred-It Event

Events

Batteries, glass and needles will not be allowed. Documents will only be accepted if they are received in file/banker boxes. Each household will be limited to 5 boxes.

Following are the scheduled dates for the Shred-It Program. All Shred-It services will be provided at the scheduled locations from 9am-12pm.

3/26/2011 – Harris County Sheriff’s Office District 2 Substation
7900 Will Clayton Parkway, Houston, TX 77396

5/21/2011 – Harris County Court Annex
10851 Scarsdale, Houston, TX 77581

8/27/2011 – George Bush Park
16756 Westheimer Parkway, Houston, TX 77082

11/12/2011 – Harris County Sheriff’s Office District 1 Substation
6831 Cypresswood, Houston, TX 77379

Please contact the Community Services Section at 713-759-9454 if you have questions regarding this event.

Approved By: Deputy Reaves (713) 759-9454

Community Shred-It Event

Events

Batteries, glass and needles will not be allowed. Documents will only be accepted if they are received in file/banker boxes. Each household will be limited to 5 boxes.

Following are the scheduled dates for the Shred-It Program. All Shred-It services will be provided at the scheduled locations from 9am-12pm.

3/26/2011 – Harris County Sheriff’s Office District 2 Substation
7900 Will Clayton Parkway, Houston, TX 77396

5/21/2011 – Harris County Court Annex
10851 Scarsdale, Houston, TX 77581

8/27/2011 – George Bush Park
16756 Westheimer Parkway, Houston, TX 77082

11/12/2011 – Harris County Sheriff’s Office District 1 Substation
6831 Cypresswood, Houston, TX 77379

Please contact the Community Services Section at 713-759-9454 if you have questions regarding this event.

Approved By: Deputy Reaves (713) 759-9454

Community Shred-It Event

Events

Batteries, glass and needles will not be allowed. Documents will only be accepted if they are received in file/banker boxes. Each household will be limited to 5 boxes.

Following are the scheduled dates for the Shred-It Program. All Shred-It services will be provided at the scheduled locations from 9am-12pm.

3/26/2011 – Harris County Sheriff’s Office District 2 Substation
7900 Will Clayton Parkway, Houston, TX 77396

5/21/2011 – Harris County Court Annex
10851 Scarsdale, Houston, TX 77581

8/27/2011 – George Bush Park
16756 Westheimer Parkway, Houston, TX 77082

11/12/2011 – Harris County Sheriff’s Office District 1 Substation
6831 Cypresswood, Houston, TX 77379

Please contact the Community Services Section at 713-759-9454 if you have questions regarding this event.

Approved By: Deputy Reaves (713) 759-9454

Jaycee Park Update

Around the Neighborhood, General News

Construction at Jaycee Park!
It is hard to believe, but just 1 1/2 years since our first meeting, construction at Jaycee Park has begun!!!!! The work they are doing at the park today is the silt fence, which is to prevent construction sediment and debris from running into the storm water system. It will remain up for the duration of the water playground project.

The contractor should be excavating the area of the splash pad in the coming week.. Next week we should see the subsurface components begin to be installed. After that the sidewalk and splash pad concrete will be formed up and poured. The playground and donor seating plaza will begin after that. These are only estimates since several factors, including weather, City Permitting and Inspections, as well as delivery times for components will play a part in the schedule. The contractor will be leaving the sidewalk intact as long as possible to limit the inconvenience experienced by park users. The baseball field is still open and will remain open for the duration of the construction. (If you would like updates, please send a message to friendsofjayceepark@yahoo.com and you can be added to the email list)

Since the project is a little farther behind schedule than we had originally planned, there is still time to purchase pavers (bricks) for the donor seating plaza. They are $150 for a 4×8 and $200 for an 8×8. Please let us know if you would like to purchase one.

Jaycee Park on the City’s CIP List
Jaycee Park has been put on the Capital Improvement Project (CIP) list for the budget years 2011-2015 (see http://www.houstontx.gov/cip/11cipadopt/parklist.pdf) . I believe this is due to the hard work and $$ we have all put into this park as well as all the CIP requests that were sent in online last year. It is good news in that we are on their radar now, the funds are dependent on a future bond election and also the support of our future council member. If council decided, they could just “delay” the project/funding. We may really have to petition our future council member in order to make sure these funds go to this park and not a park in another part of town.

Thanks for all your support in improving this park! It is truly paying off!

Hike and Bike Trail Supporters

Around the Neighborhood, General News

In an effort to expand the development of hike and bike trails throughout Texas and especially in urban areas, State Representative Jim Murphy has filed House Bill 1943. This bill encourages (but does not require) local governments and local utilities to work together to develop trails along utility corridors. Specifically, it protects the utilities from additional liability resulting from their allowing recreational use of the property. In addition to our bayou corridors, there is a real need to provide long stretches of off-street multi-use trails via our many utility corridors. Not only does this bill allow us to address this challenge, it also lowers the cost of the trails themselves.

We would like to respectfully request your support of this bill. You can demonstrate your organization’s support of HB 1943 by submitting a letter on your organization’s letterhead to the following address:

The Honorable Jim Murphy
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, Texas 78768

You can also submit your letter via email to Molly Quirk at Molly.Quirk@house.state.tx.us.

This bill is the result of several years of work with Centerpoint. They are not looking to charge rent or fees to use their land, they simply want to ensure that their civic support does not create new problems. The bill text is available here HB 1943.

In addition to your support, please forward this information to your organization members.

Please send your letter and/or email by Tuesday, March 22, 2011 by 5:00 PM and ask that your peers join us in this effort. If you have any questions, or need more information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,
Irma H. Sanchez
Vice President of Projects
Westchase District
713.780.9434