April 2010

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2010 Officers President Ann Collum 713-645-0241 Vice President Shannon McNair 713-847-6685 Recording Secretary Alsine Ryan 713-641-3670 Membership Secretary Norma Navarro 713-645-3409 Treasurer Vicky Schoppe 713-643-7643

Directors at Large Jamie Oyler (NE) Roxanna Ramirez (NW) Saundra Hughes (SWI) Dolores Thacker (SWII) Gilbert Martinez (SE)

713-645-5936 713-644-5860 713-645-7617 713-645-1886 713-643-1735

Section Directors 1. Karen Guerrero 713-645-4625 2. Billimarie Gannon 713-644-8110 3. Robert Searcy 832-279-5332 4. Emma Valdes 713-644-0858 5. Larry Rucker 713-649-3535 6. Robert Searcy/Interim 832-279-5332 7. Allison Kennedy 281-501-9512 7X. Bob Johnston 713-644-4212 8. Karen Kemper 713-641-1469 9. Carrie O’Brien 713-880-3787 10. Karen Carpenter 713-640-1336 11. Don Browne 713-256-7475 12. Michael Smith 832-656-5665

Helpful Numbers Deed Restrictions Karen Carpenter 713-640-1336 Or Any Director Citizens-on Patrol 713-641-5373 HPD Broadway Storefront 713-847-4155 8751 Broadway Non-Emergency Police 713-884-3131 Heavy Trash Pick-up 2nd Thursday of each month Southeast - 713-928-4101

Neighborhood Protection/ Public Works 24 hour number - 311

Airport Noise 281-233-3900

Street light problems - 311 District Council Member James Rodriguez 832-393-3011 E-mail: districtI@cityofhouston.net

State Representative Dist. 147 Garnet Coleman 713-520-5355 E-mail garnet.coleman@house.state.tx.us

State Senator Dist. 6 Mario Gallegos 713-678-8600 E-mail mario.gallegos@senate.state.tx.us

Glenbrook Valley Civic Club glenbrookvalleycivicclub@hotmail.com

Glenbrook Valley Civic Club “Glenbrook Valley Is A Deed Restricted Neighborhood” April

2010

The Time has Arived ........... Biodegradable Grass Clipping Bags

Ya llegó la hora …..Las bolsas biodegradables para los restos de poda

The City of Houston has established April 5, 2010 as the startup date for the collection of yard trimmings in compostable bags. City of Houston Solid Waste Management Department crews will only pick up bagged yard trimmings placed at the curb in City-approved compostable bags. Yard trimmings placed in the garbage cart, or in any other type of container or bag will not be collected.

La Ciudad de Houston ha establecido el 5 de abril, 2010 como la fecha en la cual comenzará la recolección de restos de poda en bolsas compostables. Los equipos del Departamento de desperdicios sólidos de la Ciudad de Houston solamente recogerán los restos de poda en bolsas compostables aprobadas por la Ciudad puestas al bordillo. Los restos de poda puestos en una cesta de basura, o en cualquier otro tipo de contenedor o bolsa no se coleccioThe City says we can “let it lay or take it narán. away.” The free alternative to bagging leaves and lawn clippings is by using a La Ciudad dice que podemos dejar los resmulching mower for “grasscycling” or tos en la tierra o hacerlos sacar. La altermaking your own personal compost nativa gratis a meter las hojas y recortes pile. Work done by lawn care professiondel jardín en bolsas es usar un mulching als can be left on the lawn or should be cortacésped para reciclar la hierba o crear taken away by the contractor. su propia pila de composta. El trabajo Approved compostable bags are available hecho por jardineros profesionales se pueat numerous retailers throughout the de dejar en el césped o se lo debe llevar el city. These bags can be identified by a contratista. logo on the box specifying “City Approved”, and “City of Houston BiodegradLas bolsas compostables aprobadas son able / Compostable Bag”. Walmart, Home disponibles en muchas tiendas por la ciuDepot, Lowe's, and Kroger will have the dad. Estas bolsas se pueden identificar compostale bags. For additional locations por un logo en la caja especificando to purchase the bags, please go to the City “Aprobada por la Ciudad”, y of Houston’s Solid Waste Management “Biodegradable/compostable bolsa de la Department web site at ciudad de Houston.” Walmart, Home Dewww.houstonsolidwaste.org to find a curpot, Lowe’s, y Kroger tendrán las bolsas rent list of retailers and more information compostables. Para lugares adicionales regarding the compostable bag program. donde comprar las bolsas, favor de visitar el sitio Web del Departamento de desperThe City anticipates saving at least $1.5 dicios sólidos de la Ciudad de Houston en million dollars annually by diverting this www.houstonsolidwaste.org para material from area landfills, thus cont’d p. 2

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