NASSAU BAY GARDEN CLUB
The Nassau Bay Garden Club extends an invitation to any and all to visit the Club's first meeting of the new fiscal year on Tuesday, September 14th, 2021 at 9:30am in the Nassau Bay City Hall Council Chambers (1800 Space Park Drive, Suite #200). Speakers will be Mayor Bob Warters and City Manager Jason Reynolds, who will discuss the State of the City and all its recent changes. A lot has happened in the last year, and there are many plans for Nassau Bay in the coming year. There will be some time before the business meeting for questions and answers. Please bring a neighbor/friend and plan to go somewhere local for lunch after the meeting. During this hot summer, remember to water your plants frequently, preferably early in the day, and spray nuisance bugs sparingly with dilute dish soap and water [2 drops Dawn to 1 quart water] so as not to harm our pollinators. If you have a shady area, put a few slices of orange, mango, and/or pineapple on a plate for them and another bowl for a drink and/or a bath. Be sure to remove all standing water to keep mosquitoes away. Wear sunscreen and enjoy your summer.
NASSAU BAY AWARDED AA+ BOND RATING
City Council recently approved issuing a certificate of obligation up to $2,425,000 to finance future road improvements, stormwater line repairs, back-up power for the City’s stormwater system, a stormwater SCADA monitoring system, water/sewer lift station generators, replacement EMS ambulance, unified development code update, and park improvements. As part of the process, the City requested a Standard and Poor's (S&P) Global Bond Rating in order to pursue more competitive interest rates on the private market. S&P Global rated the City of Nassau Bay a bond rating of AA+, which is the highest rating a municipality of our size is able to obtain. Some of the key factors in this high rating include a very strong economy, strong management, strong budgetary performance, and very strong liquidity. Thank you to City Staff (especially Finance Director Csilla Ludanyi and Senior Accountant Jaime Vasquez) and Council for their stewardship in this process.
NEW EMPLOYEES AT CITY HALL
Please help the City of Nassau Bay welcome the newest members of our team, Tana Welch, Lacy Zapalac, and Kristin Edwards! Tana is our new Building Department and Code Enforcement Clerk. She has be filling the position as a temporary employee for a few months, but was brought onboard as a part-time employee with the City on May 26th. Welcome to Nassau Bay, Tana! Lacy Zapalac began June 14th as the Municipal Court Administrator/Deputy City Secretary. Lacy joins us from the City of League City and brings with her seven years of experience in Municipal Court. She is also a certified Level III Clerk with the Texas Court Clerks Association. Welcome to the team, Lacy! Kristin Edwards will join our team as the Director of Communications and Tourism. Previously, she was the Public Relations and Marketing Administrator for the City of Deer Park and worked in a communications role with the City of Huntsville. Edwards holds her Master of Public Administration degree and her Bachelor of Mass Communications degree from Sam Houston State University. Welcome aboard!
THANKS, COUNCILMEMBER MAHON
At the June 14th City Council meeting, Councilmember John Mahon completed an eight-year term and was honored by Mayor Bob Warters for his service to the City. Councilmember Mahon was originally elected to City Council in May 2013. John also served on the Economic Development Corportation for eight years. Prior to becoming a councilman, Mr. Mahon was the chairperson on the City’s Special Events Committee. John Mahon and his family have resided in Nassau Bay since 1999. The Mahon family takes great pride in being from Nassau Bay and believes that the vibrant community spirit found in Nassau Bay is well in part why folks continue to look at Nassau Bay as the ideal community to live and work. Thank you for your service to Nassau Bay, John!
ST. THOMAS BOOK STUDY
Join former Rice University professor Paul Cloutier and short panel of experts for a month-long book study of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil de Grasse Tyson. The study will be Sunday mornings via zoom from 9:00am to 10:15am, beginning July 4th. Topics will include: • Where we are likely to find primitive life in our solar system... • What Kepler found and what we understand about prevalence of planets, stars, and systems... • The problem with dark matter/ dark energy and what is not understood about gravity... • If the universe is uniform on large scales, and if it is not in equilibrium on large scale, then what theories unravel… • What’s the latest Cosmic Leprechaun… • Higg’s Boson and the Standard Model: Why it has been called “The God Particle”... All are welcome - email Mike Stone at rector@ sttaec.org to join the conversation.
GLORIA DEI EVENTS
Freedom Sunday at Gloria Dei: Join Gloria Dei Lutheran Church (18220 Upper Bay Rd) on Sunday, July 4th at 10:00am for a patriotic worship and a salute to the armed forces. All are encouraged to wear your uniform if it still fits! Gloria Dei Student Impact Week: Impact Week is a four-day serving initiative (Monday, July 19th to Thursday, July 23rd) for incoming 6th grade through college freshmen to serve right here in the community. There’s also an optional Friday celebration at Schlitterbahn. Register at gdlc.org/ events by July 11th.
Nassau Bay City Hall | 1800 Space Park Drive, Suite 200 | Nassau Bay, TX 77058 | 281.333.4211
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