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Applications open for Mayor’s Youth Council
By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com
Area high school students who want to get a taste of working in city government can submit applications for an annual city of Houston program that hopes to provide them with valuable working experience.
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their lives but all the people around them,” County Superintendent James Colbert Jr. said in a video posted to the Department of Education’s Facebook page July 13.
The facility features 17 classrooms, five labs for allied health professions, administrative offices, a student lounge, and a multipurpose community room. The building is designed to feel like a community college environment, the county said, and features improved pedestrian access, an outdoor patio, and a two-sto -
Beginning this past Monday, the city of Houston is accepting applications for its 2023-2024 Mayor’s Youth Council program – which will run from September 2023 through July 2024 – through Aug. 4.
The program began in 1998 with the mission of “providing high school students the opportunity to develop ry secure parking garage.
Additionally, the county said in a July 13 news release that Colbert commissioned two murals inside the halls of the Adult Education Center – one of a faceless woman behind the main staircase and an abstract wall treatment in the lobby. And in those paintings, Colbert wants all students who walk the halls of the $19 million facility to feel welcomed and invited with open arms in order to pursue their dreams and careers without limitations.
After all, that’s what the leadership and citizenship skills while learning about city government,” according to the city’s website.
During the program, the city says students will have the opportunity to learn about city government, share issues of concern to youth with city officials, and gain civic leadership skills through community department strives to do according to the county, and the new facility is an extension of that mission.
“When people come in this building, I want them to be inspired,” Colbert said in a news release from the Department of Education. “We want to show them the world is not flat, and that regardless of all the negativity and life circumstances, it doesn’t matter. When our students come inside, they should feel like anything is possible.” service activities. Students must live within the city limits and be committed to attending meetings as well as participating in the council’s various community service activities and events in order to be eligible for the council. com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc39URVTMd2fIiGZh_sO9-YrlpkGEKX8iuHxEhOarRNMZ6JQ/viewform. Interested community members and students can also reach out to the city’s Department of Neighborhoods – who administers to MYC – with questions at 832-514-8164 or myc@ houstontx.gov.
To apply for the 2023-2024 Mayor’s Youth council, go to docs.google.
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By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com
For more than four decades, Janet Schmidt has made it her mission to guide buyers and sellers through both the most peaceful and most tumultuous markets. And that is not looking to change any time soon over 40 years into her real estate journey.
As a native Houstonian, Schmidt has extensive knowledge of area neighborhoods such as Oak Forest, Garden Oaks, Timbergrove/Lazybrook and Rice Military along with Shepherd Park Plaza, Candlelight Plaza, Shepherd Forest, Candlelight Estates, and the Heights. She has been a licensed real estate professional since 1977 and has been a “Top Producer” for many years. Schmidt has consistently been a top producer at Berkshire Hathaway from 20172023. That knowledge, she said, is key in connecting with the neighborhood and in turn her clients, helping guide them to the spot best suited for them on their budget whether they’re buying or selling. And as that longtime neighbor, friend, customer, and more, she believes that her experience in the neighborhood is the biggest boon to her clients, whether they be buyers or sellers.
Whether it’s finding the right school for their child’s needs, shopping centers for their grocery needs, or something else entirely, she has previously said she will go the extra mile to make sure that those in her charge are where they need to be.
“Buying a home is one of the biggest decisions in life,” she said Tuesday.
“I enjoy helping clients reach that goal.”
That has been true both in years past and in recent years as the market has gone up and down over the years.
“The market has remained at the similar price points,” she said. “Due to rising interest rates consumers cannot afford higher prices.”
But those fluctuating situations, she has previously said, is where she believes her knowledge of the neighborhood and local markets is a bonus to those she is trying to guide through the process of buying and selling. That desire, it appears, has been received by those she helps. Schmidt has a 4.98/5 rating on
HAR.com based on nearly 100 surveys over the last several years.
“Janet was a delight to work with, she always answered any questions I had in a prompt manner,” said one seller who had Schmidt help them sell a home in Timbergrove earlier this year. “If she did not know the answer to a question, she had the answer by the end of the day.”
It was a similar sentiment throughout many of the reviewers, both buyers and sellers.
“Janet treated us like family throughout the entire process and always had our best interests at heart,” said one buyer. “She went above and beyond our expectations, and we highly recommend her services.”
Ultimately, she believes clients and customers appreciate the fact that she is not going to sugar coat things, and said the most fulfilling part of the job is seeing a buyer or seller through to the finish line.
That motto has served her well in the neighborhood for more than four decades in her real estate career, and it does not look as though it will be changing any time soon. After all, she believes there is no reason to change something that has never been broken before.
Anyone wanting to buy or list a home with Schmidt can reach out to her at 713-419-7918 or via email at janetschmidt58@ yahoo.com.
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