October 2019 President's Message
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October 2019 Sentinel President’s Message Braeswood Place by Will Hawkins, President Homeowners Association A Deed-Restricted Community 4010 Blue Bonnet I hope this message finds you high and dry. I am grateful for all the effort that has Suite 112 gone into the expansion and modifications to Braes Bayou. Our thoughts and well Houston, TX 77025 713-666-7248 wishes go out to anyone affected by the recent flooding in the Houston [email protected] area. When heavy rainfall occurs in our neighborhood, it is a natural reaction to be nervous, however it is a great relief to see the bayou stay in its banks. Have you paid your Annual membership dues? It is reassuring to know that more projects are in the works to help provide an Pay online at: www.braeswoodplace.org added level of security to our section of the bayou and flood mitigation for additional Houstonians. Mother Nature is not one to be tested, but as more weather Monthly Meeting: events occur and less property is damaged, hopefully, in time we will find ourselves less nervous when dark clouds gather and heavy rain falls. Thursday, October 3, 7pm, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 3816 Bellaire For additional Harris County Flood Control news, please look for Billy Pilgrim’s Blvd. articles as information is released by various project leads and authorities. Thank Of Special Interest: you Billy, for your many years of hard work and information gathering. National Night Out! – pg. 4 The BPHA board has upcoming elections and dues must be paid by October 25, in order to receive a ballot. Bios of the candidates will be in the November Sentinel. Hint..Hint... if you have been putting off sending in your homeowner association dues, now is a great time. Thank you to those who have submitted Index: their dues. Thank you to those who are getting them sent in. President’s Message 1 A couple of good news items to report and acknowledgments. I would like to Calendar/Reminders 2 Security 3 recognize Council Member Ellen Cohen’s office for allocating $11,100 from Membership 4 her Council District Service Fund for new equipment for McGovern Stella Link National Night Out 4 Neighborhood Library. Additionally, local resident Jeff Lepow, (owner of the Little Free Library 4 Firehouse Subs on Bellaire at Stella Link and the Meyerland Plaza location) McGovern Library 5 Moms Club 5 donated a high-water rescue vehicle to the Houston Fire Department, Station 37. Longfellow Elem 6 Twain Elem 6 Lastly, thank you to everybody involved with Neighborhood Night Out, Pershing MS 7 especially all the hosts and our chairperson Eliza Wright Rappaport. It is Yard of Month 7 Garden Club 8 always special when we can come together as neighbors and enjoy our community Advertisers 8-15 together. Contact Info 16 Congratulations to everyone moving back into their homes. Let’s all rejoice in continued progress for the individuals moving back in and our community as a whole. 1 BPHA CALENDAR OF EVENTS BPHA MONTHLY MEETING October and November Thursday, Octo ber 3, 7 pm St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Tues Oct 1 National Night Out Tues Oct 1 Recycle north of BB Residents are welcome to attend and observe Board Thurs Oct 3 BPHA Board meeting meetings. We designate the first 15 minutes of BPHA Thurs Oct 10 Recycle south of BB Board meetings for “Open Feedback” by BPHA members Mon Oct 14 Sentinel deadline for November who register in advance to speak. To register, members Tues Oct 15 Recycle north of BB must call the BPHA office at 713-666-7248 by 2 pm, the Tues Oct 15 JUNK heavy trash north of BB day before, Wednesday, October 2. The 15 minutes will be Mon Oct 21 JUNK heavy trash south of BB Mon Oct 21 BBA meeting divided equally among the registered speakers with 5-minute Thurs Oct 24 Recycle south of BB maximum time for each. Tues Oct 29 Recycle north of BB ************************************************** Thurs Nov 7 Recycle south of BB BUILDERS PLEDGE OF MAINTENANCE Thurs Nov 7 BPHA Board meeting Each month, Builders agree to participate in BPHA’s Construction Tues Nov 12 Recycle north of BB Guidelines and Pledge of Maintenance while constructing and Mon Nov 18 Sentinel deadline for December remodeling homes in our area. By signing the pledge, these Mon Nov 18 YARD heavy trash south of BB companies agree to follow a number of guidelines that make their Mon Nov 18 BBA meeting construction site more “neighbor friendly”. Tues Nov 19 YARD heavy trash north of BB Thurs Nov 21 Recycle south of BB 3815 Bellefontaine – Frankel Building Group Tues Nov 26 Recycle north of BB 3206 Merrick – Europa Homes Thurs Nov 28 Thanksgiving holiday – no trash pick up 3714 Grennoch – McDaniel Homes Fri Nov 29 Trash pickup south of BB 4006 Turnberry – Allied Outdoor Solutions 3634 Durness – Scott Frazier Homes *Call 311 to get your recycle dates! 4035 Tartan – McCollum Custom Homes *Always call 311 to double check heavy trash pick-up times! 4038 Tartan – Elements Custom Homes BB-Brays Bayou; BW-Braeswood; BBA-Braes Bayou Association; BSN-Braeswood Super Neighborhood; KYP- IMPORTANT BUILDING NOTICE Karl Young Park; SL-Stella Link; SVDP-St. Vincent de Paul Before beginning new construction, remodeling, or adding a room, driveway, or garage, you must submit three sets of plans for BPHA deed restriction review. ADVERTISER NOTICE The Braeswood Place Homeowners Association does not endorse nor recommend Sentinel advertis- ers. Before contracting for service, check refer- LOST OR FOUND A PET? ences and recommendations from independent sources. Contact the Braeswood Place Pet Rescue Group! Tim Hebert – [email protected] DOES THIS LOOK LIKE YOUR STORM 713-446-0574 DRAIN ? Founded in 2007, we have rescued over 800 cats and dogs. Please spread the word to your Be a part of the solution, not the problem. neighbors who have yet to join our effort. No cost, Please remember to bag your yard clippings no obligations. What a deal! or speak with your yard service about this. “Finding homes for homeless animals and pets for petless homes” 2 Constable Patrol Statistics SECURITY UPDATE August 2019 by Steve Anton Alarm Responses 15 Animal Related 2 Burglary of a Residence 1 Brand new Texas laws that affect your Burglary of a Vehicle 1 Checks of Businesses 29 security and your home Checks of Park 3 On September 1, many new laws took effect in Texas, totaling some 800 new Checks of Residences 514 statutes in 2019. Several of them are related to your home, your house of worship Checks of Schools 32 or your personal and financial safety. Here are a few: Criminal Mischief/Disturbance 3 Drug-Related or DWI 0 HB 37: Porch pirates, the thieves who steal packages from our Forgery/Credit Card Abuse 0 front porches, now face felony charges. This includes packages, Illegal Dumping 1 mail, even postcards. In addition, a serial offender can now face Meet with Residents 514 up to 10 years in prison for a crime that takes seconds to commit. Open Door or Window 0 A $100 Ring doorbell installs in minutes and can capture their Solicitor Complaints 2 image and help law enforcement find the thief and your package. Stolen Vehicles 1 Suspicious Persons 5 HB 234: Cities and homeowners associations may not prohibit children from Suspicious Vehicles 10 selling lemonade or other non-alcoholic drinks from private property or public Thefts 1 parks. Braeswood Place has never had this overbearing prohibition. Traffic(arrests, citations, stops, warnings) 51 Vacation Watches 790 HB 1992: Telemarketers are now in violation of the law if they call you from a Warrants/Writs Served 17 phone that delivers a fake phone number to your caller ID, often called spoofing. Welfare Check 1 HB 302: Prevents landlords from prohibiting residents from lawfully possessing, Total Patrol Mileage: 6,293 carrying, transporting or storing firearms or ammunition at the rental property. HB 1177: A person may legally carry a firearm, openly or concealed, even with- out a concealed carry license, in the 7 days after the governor has declared a nat- ural disaster. This law is the result of Hurricane Harvey victims who attempted to safeguard their guns during a mandatory evacuation but were violating the law. Kids don’t HB 446: Lifts a long-standing ban; citizens may now carry self- always use defense devices such as brass knuckles, kitty keychains, clubs and other items. designated HB 1143: Says a school district cannot prohibit licensed gun owners, including school employees, from storing firearms or ammunition in a crosswalks. locked vehicle on a school parking lot, provided those items are not stored in plain view. It is still illegal to carry a firearm into a school building. SB 535: This bill clarifies the possession of firearms at places of worship, allow- ing licensed citizens to carry a weapon into a church or synagogue, subject to rules posted by that organization. This revision of the law comes almost 2 years Slow down after the fatal shooting of 26 worshippers in Sutherland Springs. and watch SB 339: For home sellers, 2019 brings some very thorough requirements regard- ing flood-related disclosures, designed to ensure that buyers know a home’s flood out for risks and history before moving in. This includes disclosing any history of previ- ous flooding as well as disclosing if a home is located in the 100-year floodplain, them. the 500-year floodplain, a flood pool, a floodway, or in or near a reservoir. 3 BPHA MEMBERSHIP UPDATE Thanks to our 2019-2020 Patron, Sustaining and Supporting Members! Everyone has received an invoice for BPHA and Constable Patrol dues.