By John Barnes As West U residents may be aware, the city of Houston (COH) lost power to its East Water Purification Plant at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday (Nov. 27). As a result, pressure in Houston’s main water system dropped below the required minimum of 20 pounds per square inch (PSI) mandated by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (the 20 PSI minimum is the … [Read more...] about Eye on West U: Forward thinking on water resiliency pays off in current crisis
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WEST UNIVERSITY MAYOR’S INSIGHTS: Get involved in your community
By Susan Sample Almost weekly, West U residents will reach out and ask me how they can make sure their voice is heard at City Hall. With policies being adopted, the budget being passed and new projects being considered and started, it is important that City Council hears from our constituents on those topics that impact them. I wanted to take some time this month to … [Read more...] about WEST UNIVERSITY MAYOR’S INSIGHTS: Get involved in your community
Election 2022: High stakes party battles create midterm energy
Midterm elections can sometimes be sluggish affairs. But with representatives to Congress and the State Legislature and the local state senator on the ballot, the governor and state executives facing re-election, and heated interest in Harris County posts including the county judge and judicial seats — forecasts are for a stronger-than-usual turnout. Bellaire and West … [Read more...] about Election 2022: High stakes party battles create midterm energy
West U getting tough on those profiting from city rec facilities
West University is about to enact a new policy for regulating “for profit” activities in its parks and recreation facilities that designates a city-approved group tennis instructor and allows individual lessons on city courts only by instructors who apply for a permit, pass a background check, and agree to pay 20 percent of their lesson fees to West U. Violating the policy … [Read more...] about West U getting tough on those profiting from city rec facilities
Bellaire P&Z hears pitch for medical building, garage in ‘urban village’ zone
By Charlotte Aguilar Houston Methodist healthcare has begun the process of trying to redevelop the old Randalls supermarket property — more than 3 acres of high profile Bellaire commercial real estate zoned as a downtown “urban village” — into a multi-story medical office building and parking garage to consolidate local Methodist-affiliated doctor’s offices and services. Page … [Read more...] about Bellaire P&Z hears pitch for medical building, garage in ‘urban village’ zone