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e-mail: [email protected] www.southbeltleader.com Nov. 1, 2007 Voice of Community-Minded People Vol. 32, No. 40 Arts, crafts at Cokesbury Santa’s Cupboard Arts and Crafts Show will be at Cokesbury United Methodist Church, City, county election Tuesday, Nov. 6 10030 Scarsdale, Friday, Nov 2, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 3, from 9 a.m. to 4 By James Bolen loans; Proposition 4, which would authorize $1 ed on the Internet; Proposition 12, which would which would authorize $3 billion in bonds for a p.m. Tea room hours are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Sixteen proposed amendments to the state billion in additional state bonds for prisons, the authorize $5 billion in additional state bonds for new program to fund cancer research. day. Baked goods and cookbooks will be constitution will be offered for approval on the Department of Public Safety, mental health highways; Proposition 13, which would allow For a full listing of the proposed amend- offered by Methodist Women. For more infor- Nov. 6 election ballot. Among these are facilities and other state projects; Proposition 11, judges to deny bail to defendants in family vio- ments, visit www.tlc.state.tx.us. mation, call 281-484-9243. Proposition 2, which would authorize $500 mil- which would require each legislator’s final vote lence cases who violate certain conditions of On the county referendum is a series of bonds lion in additional state bonds for college student on most legislative bills to be recorded and post- their initial release on bail; and Proposition 15, totalling $880 million. Turkey dinners for sale The funds would go toward improving coun- Genoa United Methodist Church, 12501 ty transportation, parks, infrastructure and Port Palmsprings, will sell turkey dinners on Friday Location of proposed apartments of Houston facilities and would not require a tax and Saturday, Nov. 2 and 3, from 11 a.m. to 3 Where to vote? increase. p.m. Dinners are $7 for adults and $5 for chil- General election polling locations Residents within the city limits will have a dren (price includes dessert). Call the church Pct. # Location chance to vote for mayor, city controller, city at 713-946-2312 ahead of time to have take- 76 Beverly Hills Intermediate School councilmember District E and all at-large coun- out orders delivered to businesses on Friday. 11111 Beamer Road cilmember positions. 289 Garfield Elementary School Candidates for mayor include incumbent Bill Cheer clinic at Dobie 10301 Hartsook St. White, Amanda C. Ulman and Outlaw Josey The Dobie Cheer Clinic, Come Cheer with 417 Stuchbery Elementary School Wales IV. the Champs!, will be held Friday, Nov. 2, from 11210 Hughes Road The sole candidate for city controller is 6 to 9 p.m. at Dobie High School. The cheer 418 Beverly Hills Community Center Annise D. Parker. clinic is open to grades kindergarten through 10201 Kingspoint Road Vying for the District E Council seat are eighth. Participants in third- through eighth- 475 Scarsdale Civic Association Building Mike Sullivan, Annette Dwyer, William R. grades are invited to cheer at the Dobie varsity 12127 Teaneck Drive Williams and Manisha Mehta. Addie Wiseman, football game on Nov. 3 at Newcomb Field. 476 Frazier Elementary School who currently serves District E, is unable to run The clinic is $30 per person, which includes 10503 Hughes Road again due to term limits. the clinic, a T-shirt and pizza. For more infor- 536 Laura Welch Bush Elementary School Peter Brown is the lone candidate for the At mation, call Silvia Torres at 281-464-8240. 9100 Blackhawk Blvd. Large Position 1 seat. 537 BellaVita Clubhouse Candidates for the At Large Position 2 seat Library events scheduled 1548-B N. Riviera Circle include Michael “Griff” Griffin and Sue Lovell. The following events are scheduled for the 545 Parker Williams Library At Large Position 3 candidates include Parker Williams Library, 10851 Scarsdale: 10851 Scarsdale Boulevard Suite 510 Melissa Noriega and Roy Morales. Movie Madness is Thursday, Nov. 1 and 8, 654 Freeway Baptist Church The two candidates running for the At Large at 4 p.m. Call 281-484-2036 for feature title. 8702 Kingspoint Road Position 4 seat are Lawrence Allen and Ronald Explore ancestries and family histories dur- 715 Aviation Department - Ellington Field Green. The most hotly contested seat belongs to ing the genealogy discussion group meeting Highway 3 Building 510 the At-large Position 5, with eight people com- 755 Genoa Staff Development Center peting. scheduled for Monday, Nov. 5, at 2 p.m. Pictured above is the site where the future low-income Regency Park Apartments will be On Wednesday, Nov. 14, the Non-Toxic 12900 Almeda Genoa Road These include Jack Chris-tie, Joe Trevino, located on the eastbound side of Beltway 8 near Conklin. State law requires that the devel- 774 Freeway Baptist Church John Curtis Gibbs, Jolanda Jones, Marlon Band will help celebrate Children’s Book oper post a sign on the property to notify citizens of the project and of public hearings that Week at 4 p.m. Joe Romano and Susan Elliott 8702 Kingspoint Road Barabin, Ray Ramirez, Tom Nixon and Zaf would be held regarding it. Local civic groups were not notified of the development, and the 842 Burnett Elementary School Tahir. Polls will be open on election day from 7 will entertain all ages with their lively music. sign is difficult to read while driving on the beltway. Photo by David Flickinger There will be no computer classes in 11825 Teaneck Drive a.m. to 7 p.m. November. Storytime for preschoolers is Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. Toddler time is Thursday at 10 and 11:15 a.m. City, developer give concessions on proposed apartments Dobie band parents meet City to change policy; developer willing to set up tutoring for resident students, join area chamber The Dobie Band Parent Organization will By James Bolen meet Monday, Nov. 5, at 7:15 p.m. in the band members, the presiding county judge or com- South Shaver, is remotely near the planned from the developer concerning the proposed hall. All band parents are urged to attend. While Houston City Council approved the missioner, the local school district superinten- apartments to be located at Beltway 8 and construction and were told that an announce- construction of the low-income Regency Park dent, the presiding officer of the school district’s Southdown Trace Trail by Conklin. ment regarding a public hearing would be made Dobie Project Grad meets Apartments on Wednesday, Oct. 31, its members board of trustees and neighborhood organiza- The West Branch Community Association is at a later date. However, neither of the officials agreed to address issues brought up by commu- tions on record with the city, county and state located near Clay Road and Beltway 8, the ever heard back from the developer about a pub- Dobie Project Graduation meets Monday, nity leaders for similar developments in the whose boundaries include the proposed develop- Minnetex Civic Club is located near E. Orem lic meeting. Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria. For infor- future. ment site no later than 21 days prior to the date Drive and Highway 288, and the Braeburn “We received notice of the request of the mation, call Tonya Hebert at 281-935-1083. Although the fight to block the project was the application is submitted. Valley Home Owner’s Association is located Regency Park Apartments for the low-income BHI hosts math night unsuccessful, considerable concessions from the While all of the elected officials and the near South Gessner and South Braeswood. tax credits and that the complex was proposed city and the developer were obtained. Among Pasadena Independent School District were noti- The City of Houston’s Web site lists the civic for our area on June 14, 2007. Beverly Hills Intermediate will hold Math these will be a complete overhaul of the way the fied, not all of the neighborhood organizations groups of Beverly Hills, Gulf Palms (in Genoa That letter indicated there would be a public Family Fun Night Thursday, Nov. 8, at 6 p.m. city handles the notification process (with input were. where the children would attend the elementary hearing ‘to be announced at a later date.’ There will be games, door prizes and more. from the South Belt area). The developer will According to Toni Jackson, a representative school), Kirkwood, Sagemont and Scarsdale. However, I can find no evidence that we were soon be meeting with school district and South for the developer of the proposed project, the None of these neighborhood organizations were ever notified of the required public hearing,” Fall festival at Shadycrest Belt community officials. community civic groups that were notified notified, however, even though all of them are Lewis said, adding, “It appears that neither the Shadycrest Baptist Church will hold its A primary concern was whether the develop- include the Arlington Heights Civic Club, the located far closer to the proposed construction. school district nor the affected campuses and annual Fall Festival and Christian Antique Car er followed protocol when applying for state tax West Branch Community Association, the Another concern is whether the developer surrounding neighborhoods were given notice of Show Saturday, Nov. 3, from 1 to 5 p.m. The incentives. Minnetex Club and Braeburn Valley Homeown- provided the appropriate notification of a public a public hearing.” public is invited for food and games. A blood State law requires that any low-income hous- ers Association. hearing, which is also required by state law.