Officers President Ann Collum 713-645-0241 Vice President Shannon McNair 713-847-6685 Recording Secretary Allison Kennedy 713-855-4812 Membership Secretary Norma Navarro 713-645-3409 Treasurer Mike Morse 713-847-7408
Directors at Large Cathy Sessums (NE) Roxanna Ramirez (NW) Saundra Hughes (SWI) Bunnie O’Brien (SWII) Emma Valdes (SE)
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Section Directors 1. Julie Maldonado 2. Billy Page 3. Yvette Miles 4. Gilbert Martinez 5. Larry Rucker 6. Leticia Hernandez 7. Edgar Fuentes 7X. Fernando Cardoza 8. Stacy Coulter 9. Lenora Hartley 10. Karen Carpenter 11. Cy Clark 12. Matt Grandjean
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Helpful Numbers For Deed Restriction questions call any Officer or Director City Deed Restriction Hot Line 832-393-6333 Citizens-on Patrol hrud@outlook.com Non-Emergency Police 713-884-3131 Broadway Storefront 832-394-7585 Heavy Trash Pick-up 3rd Wednesday of each month; Report problems to 311
Neighborhood Protection/ Public Works 311
Airport Noise 281-233-1557
Street light problems 713-207-2222 District Council Member Robert Gallegos 832-393-3011 E-mail: districtI@houstontx.gov
Harris County Pct. 2 Com. Jack Mormon 713-274-2150 State Representative Dist. 147 Garnet Coleman 713-520-5355 E-mail garnet.coleman@house.state.tx.us
State Senator Dist. 6 Sylvia Garcia 713-923-7575
Historic Glenbrook Valley Civic Club “Glenbrook Valley Is A Deed Restricted Neighborhood” May
2017
General Meeting
Reunión General
Please join us
Por favor reúnase con nosotros
Thursday, May 18, 2017 7:00 p.m.
El jueves 18 de mayo, 2017 7:00 p.m.
Glenbrook United Methodist Church 8635 Glen Valley Mark your calendar.
Glenbrook United Methodist Church 8635 Glen Valley Marque su calendario.
A Civic Club meeting is a great place to catch up on happenings in and around Glenbrook Valley and catch up with neighbors. We are having some difficulty confirming a speaker for the May Civic Club meeting, so join us and be surprised!! We always learn something.
Una reunión del Club cívico es un lugar tremendo para saber lo que está pasando en y alrededor de Glenbrook Valley y para ponerse al corriente con los vecinos. Estamos experimentando un poco de dificultad en confirmar a un locutor para la reunión del Club cívico de mayo, de modo que reúnase con nosotros y ¡esté sorprendido! Siempre aprendemos algo.
"Scammers" in the Neighborhood
Estafas en la vecindad
It's usually not a good idea to "hire" or "help" someone that comes to your door. Generalmente no es buena idea “emplear” Frequently honesty is not the foundation o “ayudar” a alguien que viene a su puerfor their approach. ta. Generalmente la honestidad no es la fundación de su manera de ser. The most recent scammers we are aware of working the neighborhood are a man Los incidentes más recientes de estafas en that said his name was Buck Kennedy, la vecindad de que sabemos nosotros son he was about 5'8 to 5'10, dark short hair un hombre que dijo que se llamaba Buck and tanned / swarthy skin tone. He was Kennedy; era a eso de 5’8 a 5’10, con dressed all in black (Dress pants / dress pelo corto oscuro y tono de piel curtida/ shoes and leather belt, black casual morena. Se vestía completamente de nepolo.) He's been seen in different cloth- gro (pantalones y zapatos de vestir, cintuing as well. "Buck" has been all over the rón de cuero, polo casual negro.) Se ha neighborhood. His story is that he lives visto de otra ropa también. “Buck” ha near-by, his wife has his wallet, his wife estado por toda la vecindad. Dice que is in labor in the Woodlands, and he vive cerca, su esposa tiene su cartera, su needs $12 for gas to get there. From the esposa está en trabajo de parto en los time line of sightings of "Buck," his poor Woodlands, y necesita $12 para ir para
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are out after pick up day please ask them to take it off the curb and store it out of sight until the proper pick up day. If that doesn't work, please report the address to 311.
wife has been in labor for weeks! The other man that has worked the neighborhood is "Sam." He cuts trees and does whatever else he can convince you needs doing. He'll claim to have done work for you or your neighbor before. He's very bold and has had aggressive tendencies when denied work. Report such scammers to the Houston Police Department at 713-884-3131. If you feel threatened call 911. Please let your section director or any officer know if you encounter any scammers in the neighborhood. cont'd p. 1
ir para allá. ¡Juzgando de las apariencias de “Buck”, su pobre esposa ha estado en trabajo de parto por semanas! El otro hombre que ha hecho estafas en la vecindad se llama “Sam”. Corta árboles y hace cualquier otra cosa que puede convencer a usted que se necesita hacer. Afirmará que ha trabajado por usted o su vecino antes. Es muy audaz y ha tenido tendencias agresivas cuando se le niega el trabajo.
Reporte tales estafas al Departamento policiaco de Houston en 713-884-3131. Si usted se siente amenazado llame a 911. Favor de dejar saber a su director de sección o a cualquier otro oficial que conoce si usted encuentra estafas The City of Houston's Solid en la vecindad. Waste Department has a quarterly newsletter, "Trash Facts," that will answer many questions that you Ever wonder why some may have. It's an on-line publicaheavy trash tion found at www.houston.tx.gov/ isn't picked up? solidwaste/trashfacts.pdf. On "heavy junk trash" days everything will be picked up, BUT the junk trash needs to be in a separate pile from the "green" trash. We've been told that this is the Solid Waste policy, but we've also discovered that some drivers just pick up the pile no matter how it's stacked. It's better to be safe than sorry - separate the piles.
En los días de "basura chatarra" se recogerá todo, PERO la basura chatarra debe estar en un montón separado de la basura "verde". Nos han dicho que esto es la política de la basura solida, pero también hemos descubierto que algunos conductores nada más recogen el montón no importa cómo se amontona. Es mejor prevenir que lamentar - separe los montones.
Glenbrook Valley's Heavy Trash is the third Wednesday of the month only! If junk is put out on green trash day it won't be picked up. IT MAY NOT STAY OUT UNTIL NEXT MONTH!! If you happen to have an inconsiderate ¡El día de la basura pesada para neighbor that puts out the wrong Glenbrook Valley es el tercer trash, or things put out to early, or miércoles del mes solamente! Si le sucede ver a algún vecino inconsiderado que pone afuera la 10% Off All Products basura equivocada, o saca cosas (with code GB2014) demasiado temprano, o las deja Caskets-Memorials-Urns allí después del día de recogimiento favor de pedir que lo saque del Neighbor Owned and Operated bordillo y lo guarde fuera de la Select Caskets of Texas vista hasta el día apropiado para recogimiento. Si eso no sirve, fa713-645-5000 Funeral Pre-Planned also Available vor de reportar la dirección a 311.
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¿Se ha preguntado alguna vez por qué no recogieron su basura pesada?
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El Departamento de residuos sólidos de la ciudad de Houston tiene un boletín trimestral, "Trash Facts" que contestará muchas preguntas que usted puede tener. Es Page 2
una publicación en línea que se encuentra en http:// www.houstontx.gov/solidwaste/ trashfacts-span.pdf.
Farm Animals City ordinances, as well as Glenbrook Valley deed restrictions in all 13 sections of Glenbrook Valley, prohibit farm animals on the property. That includes chickens, turkeys, pigs, goats, ducks, etc. If you know of an address that is “on the farm,” please call Animal Control, 311, Broadway Storefront, or a Civic Club Board member to report it.
Los Animales de la Granja Las ordenanzas de la Ciudad, tanto como los actos de restricción en todas las 13 secciones de Glenbrook Valley, prohíben que los animales de la granja estén en la propiedad. Esto incluye los pollos, los cerdos, las cabras, los patos, etc. Si usted sabe de una dirección que tiene animales de la granja, por favor llame al Control de los Animales, 311, la estación policíaca en la Broadway, o un miembro de la mesa directiva del Club Cívico para reportarlo.
Barking Dogs Barking Dogs are covered in: “Code of Ordinances; Chapter 30, Noise and Sound Level Regulation, Section 30-5, Noisy animals and birds. The keeping of any animal or bird that causes or makes frequent or long and continued sound that unreasonably disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, May, 2017
health, peace, or safety of ordinary, reasonable persons of normal sensibilities and ordinary tastes, habits, and modes of living who reside in the vicinity thereof is hereby prohibited and declared to be unlawful as a sound nuisance in violation of this chapter, regardless of whether the sound so created by said animal or bird is within the permissible levels specified in section 30-6 of this Code.”
bles especificados en la sección 30-6 de este Código.” Si usted está siendo molestado por el ladrido excesivo de perros a una distancia cercana, repórtelo al Departamento de Policía de Houston al 713-844-3131. También favor de dejar saber a su director de sección.
No se necesita dar la dirección correcta del animal cuando haga el reporte. Dar su nombre en un reIf you are disturbed by excessive porte es opcional. Dichos regisbarking of nearby dogs, report it tros son confidenciales. to the Houston Police Department May Yard Of the at 713-884-3131. Please also let Yard of the Month your section director know. You do need the correct physical address of the animal when making a report. Giving your name on a report is optional. Records are confidential.
Ladridos de perros Perros que ladran están cubiertos en el: "Código de Ordenanzas; Capítulo 30, Regulación del Nivel de Ruidos y Sonidos, Sección 305, Animales ruidosos y Aves." Tener cualquier animal o ave que causa o crea sonidos frecuentes o prolongados y continuos que molesten injustamente, perjudiquen o arriesguen irrazonablemente la comodidad, el reposo, la salud, la paz, o la seguridad de las personas de sensibilidades normales y gustos, hábitos y modos de vivir comunes que residen en la vecindad está prohibido y declarado ilegal como un estorbo del sonidos en violación a este capítulo, sin consideración alguna de que el sonido creado por dicho animal o ave esté o no dentro de los niveles permisiglenbrookvalley.org
Month Winners
Northeast Cathy & Johnny Sessums 8123 Glen Dell Ct
Southeast Ophelia & Donald Gibbs 7919 Glenheath
Southwest I Allison & Ryan Kennedy 7735 Glenbrae
Southwest II Ross Bynum 7618 Cayton
Northwest Carol & John Taylor 8123 Colgate
All residences are eligible to win the “Yard of the Month!”
¡Todas las residencias son elegibles para ganar "Jardín del Mes!" Page 3
Garbage Cans The proper use and storage of garbage cans is spelled out in the "City of Houston Codes and Ordinances" Chapter 39. Section 65, E speaks to the "placement and removal" of containers. The garbage and/or recycle containers may be placed on the curb no earlier that 6 p.m. of the day preceding collection. The container must be removed from
Reinvest in your property! Invierta de Nuevo en su propiediad! Protect & support your neighborhood! Proteja y apoye su vecindario! Join the Civic Club! Júntese con el club cívicio! $35.00 per year! $35.00 el año! $25.00 for seniors $25.00 al año la gente de mayor edad Pay Online www.GlenbrookValley.org and click “Dues” button to pay online via PayPal Pague en línea www.GlenbrookValley.org y haga clic en el botón “Dues” para pagar
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the curb after collection personnel have passed the site. No overnight stays on the curb for your garbage container! Storage of garbage and recycle containers may not be stored in public view. City Code, Chapter 39, section 62 - g states, "It shall also be the duty of each person who receives automated service containers and other equipment to store the equipment in a secure place where it will not be visible to a person standing in the right-of-way of any public street adjacent to the property where the equipment is used." So, no storing the can in the front yard, in front of fence or garage.
Memorial Day
Community Calendar May 11 P.I.P 7 p.m. 8300 Mykawa Everyone is welcome!
Thursday, May 18 Civic Club Meeting 7 p.m. Glenbrook Methodist Church 8635 Glen Valley @ Wilmerdean Everyone is welcome
Hurricane Season Begins June 1! Plan NOW! Make plans for before, during, and after the storm.
(May 25)
Garbage & Recycle pick-up Pick-up will be
Wednesday, June 1 La recolección de basura y reciclables el Día memorial (25 de mayo)
La recolección será el miércoles, 1 de junio
Curbside Recycle “Green” Cans Tuesday, May 9 Tuesday, May 23 Tuesday, June 6
THIRD
WEDNESDAY TREE WASTE
May 17
TREE WASTE glenbrookvalley.org
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Crime Statistics for FEBRUARY, 2017 Murder:
0
Rape:
0
Robbery 0 Assaults: 0 Burglary: 7800 Rockhill 8600 Glen Valley Theft:
8100 Colgate
Auto Theft: 0 Narcotics: 0 DWI: 0 Statistics collected are for Glenbrook Valley residential only and exclude apartments, shopping centers and peripheral businesses. This data is reported as supplied by H.P.D. Crime Reports.
The safest communities are the ones where the people are involved! Glenbrook Valley Architectural Review Board P. O. Box 262164 Houston, TX 77207-2164 Or arb@glenbrookvalley.org
Certificate of Appropriateness C of A Historicpreservation @houstontx.gov Or call 832-393-6556
Building Permits City of Houston Permit Center 1002 Washington Ave 832-394-9000 May, 2017
Los cubos de basura El uso y el almacenaje apropiado de los cubos de basura se describen en "Ciudad de Houston Códigos y Ordenanzas", capítulo 39. La sección 65, E habla de la "colocación y retiro" de contenedores. Los contenedores de basura y/o reciclaje se pueden colocar al bordillo no más temprano que 6 p.m. del día antes de la colección. El contenedor se tiene que retirar del bordillo después de cuando el personal ha pasado el sitio. ¡Nada de pernoctaciones para su cubo de basura! Los contenedores de basura y del reciclaje no se pueden almacenar dentro de la vista pública. El código municipal, Capítulo 39, sección 62 -g declara, "Será el deber de cada persona que recibe contenedores de servicio automático y otro equipo almacenar el equipo en un lugar seguro donde no será visible a una persona parada en el derecho del via de cualquier calle pública adyacente a la propiedad donde se usa el equipo." Por eso, no se puede almacenar el cubo en el jardín de enfrente o enfrente de la cerca o del garaje.
information with neighbors. Many homes now have security cameras. Please review your film carefully, especially if someone on your street or a street close to you becomes a victim. If you see something suspicious, make a copy of the tape and call H.P.D.'s non-emergency number, 713-8843131, or your section director to pass the information on. If there is a crime in progress, or you feel threatened, CALL 911! It is EVERY residents responsibility to take an active role in the security of Glenbrook Valley. It takes each of us being alert and reporting incidents to create a safe neighborhood.
You are the eyes and ears of the neighborhood S t o p, L o o k Report Problems!
You ARE the Eyes & Ears of the Neighborhood As a community, we can help protect each other's property. Share
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