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Thursday, February 13, 2020 Email: Mynews@Southbeltleader.Com Vol 4444 yearsyears ofof coveringcovering SouthSouth BeltBelt Voice of Community-Minded People since 1976 Thursday, February 13, 2020 Email: [email protected] www.southbeltleader.com Vol. 45, No. 3 Candidate info sought A questionnaire for candidates running for the position of U.S. representative for Con- Controversy surrounds Precinct 2 arrests gressional District 22 will appear in the Feb. 20 edition of the Leader. At press time, the pa- Recent Precinct 2 arrests, conducted in co- Street in South Houston. According to a Face- When the defendants appeared in Judge Jo certainly laws that were broken.” per was unable to contact four candidates (all ordination with the South Houston Police De- book post that day from the South Houston Po- Ann Delgado’s court on Thursday, Feb. 6, how- The Leader has been told by multiple sources Democrats). Anyone who knows how to reach partment, have come under scrutiny, as they may lice Department, the incident stemmed from an ever, the case was dropped due to an improper that the incident is currently under investigation Chris Fernandez, Nyanza Davis Moore, Car- have been done in error, exposing the county to attempt to remove “squatters” and “trespassers” vacate notice. by the Harris County District Attorney’s Offi ce. mine Petricco III, Sri Preston Kulkarni or Der- potential litigation. from a property at the owner’s request. The evic- Further, it was disclosed that the suspects A similar incident last March led to the fi ring rick Reed is urged to contact the Leader at my The arrests in question took place Wednes- tion led to several arrests, including two felony had paid rent to the property’s landlord, making of Precinct 2 Deputy Claudia Arellano. In that [email protected]. day, Jan. 29, in the 600 block of Mississippi warrants and the recovery of two stolen vehicles. them tenants, rather than squatters or trespass- case, however, the error was merely clerical and ers. And tenants are required, by law, to be given accidental in nature. The mistake was found and Sagemeadow meet changes advance notice before such an eviction. corrected that same day, well before the defen- The Sagemeadow Maintenance Committee Legal experts have told the Leader that if the dant’s court date. will host its monthly meeting on a different City clears homeless camp eviction itself was unlawful, the subsequent ar- Additionally, the exchange with the affected day than usual for February. The meeting will rests may also be, and any evidence collected tenant was amicable, and no arrests were made. be Thursday, Feb. 20, at the Sagemeadow may be inadmissible. It was unclear at press time, what disciplinary MUD building, 10755 Hall Road, at 7 p.m. Confounding matters, Precinct 2’s top civil actions, if any, would be taken in this incident. Homeowners, residents and community mem- offi cer reportedly offered to visit the residence Numerous calls to both the Precinct 2 consta- bers are encouraged to attend. For additional in question prior to the arrests but was told by ble’s offi ce and the South Houston Police De- information, email [email protected] or a superior to stand down, as it was “being han- partment for an offi cial statement went unan- call and leave a message at 832-377-0847. dled.” swered. “This thing stinks to high heaven,” said one See related letters on Page 2A and candidate SPCIA meeting Feb. 20 source familiar with the incident. “There were questionnaire on Page 5A. The Sagemont Park Community Improve- ment Association will hold a homeowners’ meeting Thursday, Feb. 20, at the Sagemont Sabo drainage issues explored Park Recreation Center, 11507 Hughes, from 7 State Rep. Dennis Paul recently visited the South ty offi cials, however, contend the restrictor is nec- to 8:30 p.m. Items on the agenda for the meet- Belt community to once again inspect a long-stand- essary to alleviate fl ooding downstream. The topic ing include proposed deed restriction changes ing fl ooding concern near the intersection of Fuqua is now being revisited because affected residents and violations; and community improvement and Sabo. feel that newly planned retention ponds south of issues and actions. All Sagemont Park home- The issue in question, a 24-inch stormwater re- device should help with downstream fl ooding is- owners and residents are urged to attend. strictor installed on a ditch just south of the afore- sues, allowing the size of the Sabo restrictor to be mentioned crossing, has been a topic of discus- increased. The engineering fi rm Freese and Nich- Life Church hosts class sion for nearly 50 years. Nearby residents have ols has been hired to study the issue, which has been pegged as a top priority by county offi cials. Life Church is hosting a free conversation- long complained the device signifi cantly increases See related photo on Page 6A. al Spanish/ESL class taught by a certifi ed bi- The Houston Police Department, working in conjunction with City Council Member Dave fl ooding upstream of the installation. Harris Coun- lingual teacher Tuesday evenings from 7 to Martin’s offi ce, recently cleared a homeless camp located near the intersection of Scars- 8 p.m. at 9901 Windmill Lakes Blvd. Email dale and the Gulf Freeway. The measure was taken in response to a letter from Catherine JoAnna De la Garza at islasdelagarza@gmail. O’Brien that appeared in the Jan. 30 edition of the Leader. Pictured above at the encamp- Local MUDs to hold elections com for more information. ment are, left to right, Sgt. P. Lozano, Clear Lake Division community liaison; Clarisa Pe- rez, Martin representative; and Offi cer J. Curtis, Clear Lake Division community service. Candidate fi ling for the local May 2 munici- In the Kirkmont MUD election, incumbents Beltway closures planned Photo by Marie Flickinger pal utility district board elections is currently Jean Ann Williams and Lonnie Piquiet are up for Both northbound and southbound U-turn underway and will continue through Friday, Feb. re-election. Terms are four years. Those interest- lanes at Beltway 8 and Crenshaw will be 14. ed in filing to run for an open seat should call the closed daily from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Fri- The Clear Brook City, Kirkmont and offices of Sanford & Kuhl at 713-850-9000. day, Feb. 14. Teen girl killed in head-on crash Sagemeadow MUDs all have open positions. All In the Sagemeadow MUD race, board mem- At least two alternate southbound frontage incumbents are expected to file to maintain their bers Glenn Williams and David Montgomery are road lanes on Beltway 8 from Crenshaw to A teenager was killed in a head-on collision A cosmetology student at the Lewis Career seats. At press time, no challengers had filed to running for re-election. Terms are four years. Grayson will be closed daily from 9 a.m. to 3 Monday, Feb. 3, on Allen Genoa near Crenshaw. and Technical High School, Oliver was set to contest the open positions. Those interested in filing to run for an open seat p.m. through Friday, Feb. 14. According to police, Destani Oliver, 18, was graduate this May. Three seats are up on the Clear Brook City should call the offices of Sanford & Kuhl at 713- At least one northbound and one south- driving at the aforementioned address when Oliver’s fellow classmates decorated her work MUD board. Incumbents David Flickinger, 850-9000. bound frontage road lane on Beltway 8 from a driver heading the other way veered off and station with fl owers and balloons. Classmates Chuck Tylka and Chris Clark are all running for If no one files to challenge any of the incum- Vista to SH 225 will be closed daily from 8:30 crashed head-on into her vehicle. also released balloons with personal notes in Ol- re-election. Terms are four years. Those interest- bents, no elections will be held, saving the dis- The impact knocked Oliver’s car off the street iver’s honor. a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Sunday, March 1. ed in filing to run for an open seat should call tricts significant funds. Should an election be into somebody’s yard. Oliver was killed in the An investigation is ongoing. At least one northbound and one south- Shaila Sreedharan at Fulbright & Jaworski at necessary in any of the MUDs, early voting will bound frontage road lane on Beltway 8 from crash. The other driver’s condition is unknown. See related obituary on Page 2A. 713-651-5398. take place April 20 through April 28. Vista to SH 225 will be closed nightly from 8:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Sunday, March 1. Gulf Freeway closures set San Jac to offer nursing bachelor’s degrees The southbound entrance ramp on the Gulf Freeway will be completely closed at NASA The Texas Board of Nursing approved San Ja- ing in the health care industry,” said Dr. Bren- advanced practice. making, as San Jacinto College formed advisory Bypass/NASA Road 1 until further notice. cinto College’s new bachelor of science in nurs- da Hellyer, San Jacinto College chancellor. “San According to the American Association of committees and began planning the path to of- The southbound entrance ramp on the Gulf ing (RN-to-BSN) program Thursday, Jan. 23, Jac has been a nursing educator for more than 50 Colleges of Nursing, an estimated 44 percent fering a baccalaureate program on the heels of Freeway will be completely closed at FM 518 2020, clearing the way for the college to launch years and we’re excited to expand our credential- of health care organizations require new nurses a 2010 Institute of Medicine report, which high- until further notice.
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