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Hold those Christmas trees ...at least
until the week of January 13. The an-
nual Christmas tree recycling effort will
be held from January 13 through Janu-
ary 17.
Warner Cable has announced that
cable television rates will increase be-
ginning January 1, 1997. At press time,
the full effect of the rates was not
known.
City services will be on holiday De-
cember 24,25 an January 1. No gar-
bage or recycling pick-up on those days
and City Hall will be closed.
Looking for something to do... Then
check out the Parks Recreation
Spring 1997 Program insert in this
edition of City Currents.
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In the interest of research, I recently
drove down Momingside and a street in
River Oaks to determine the effect of
road humps. If the intent is to make the
drive and unsuspecting passengers irri-
table, stressed and resolved to avoid that
particular street if at all possible, then
the intent succeeds admirably. At any
speed, the humps make passage over
them uncomfortable. At twenty miles
per hour and above, they are a menace
to the public. Humps are very likely,
however, to reduce traffic.
More stop signs, stricter enforce-
ment of traffic laws, and just about any-
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thing else should be tried, in my opin-
ion, before road humps. Emergency
vehicles can move through stop signs
rapidly with proper fanfare, but not over
.road humps. Our city is small and re-
sponse time is minimal and a minute or
two might not make a difference - un-
less, of course, I am the summoning
party.
Unless we are overwhelmed with a
vast number of requests for road humps,
I will not recommend them to the rest
of City Council. There are more effi-
cient ways to get a whiplash or destroy
your car's shock absorbers.
Thanks to those that have responded
to my request for a study group to con-
sider the future of our library. It is a
subject that has no parameters, but the
availability of money. I plan on con-
vening the group in early 1997. There
is still time to sign up to help on this
important topic.
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~-ban forests, a worthwhile investment
by Nes Tesno
Urban Forester
When the City of West U developed
the plan for infrastructure repair, tree
protection was near the bottom of a long
list of priorities.
Although the initial construction
plans were under way before the City's
Tree Preservation Ordinance went into
effect, a simple plan for tree preserva-
tion was developed. However, the plan
was a treatment program (fertilzation
and pruning) and not a preservation
plan.
During construction of the first
phase (Priority Area 1), several conflicts
arose that would damage existing trees.
It was clear that the initial plan was not
sufficient to protect our beautiful street
trees.
As a result, City Council and staff
chose to aggressively develop an exten-
sive tree preservation plan.
Priority Area 2 was the initial area
that included this new approach which
incorporated a tree preservation plan
with construction plans designed by the
engineers.
Each tree is addressed and the ef-
fect from the specific construction pro-
cesses that occur around each tree is
evaluated. The plan also includes a pre-
treatment of trees before construction,
tree protection during construction and
monitoring of trees after construction.
With Priority Area 2 complete, City
staff has a better understanding of the
costs involved in tree preservation. But
the best part of this is that the City knows
from post monitoring that there is no
visible indication of stress to trees in any
part of Area 2.
The alternative to this tree preser-
vation program would be major root
damage and stress to both public and
private trees. Some of these trees would
go into decline and eventually die.
Four percent of the total construc-
tion costs have been spent on tree pres-
ervation, or just over $410,000 (see
box).
When you consider the benefits of
tree preservation (aesthetic value, en-
ergy savings, improved air and water
quality, wildlife, noise reduction and
marketability of the community), tree
preservation is a good investment.
As a resident, it is up to you to de-
cide if this cost is worth the continua-
tion of the urban forests - an integral
characteristic of our City.
Tree Preservation Costs in
Areas 2 & 3
Plans & Consulting
Area 2 $18,200. Area 3 $31,650.
Area 2 $15,558. Area 3 $20,650.
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West U Little League New Player certified copy of the ch"d's birth cer-
ece € r I
667.6334.
Registration will be held
tificate or passport are ruandatory at
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Sunday, January 12, 1997,
registration.
at the Nest U Community
For additional information on
Center Building located at
New Player Registration, call
6104 Auden, from 12 NOON
Frances Boswell (667.0704),
to 3 P.
- ecky Browder (660.7333), or
Any boy or girl ages six
Cherie Nowell (524.5682).
through 15 by July 31, 1997,
West U Little League is also
and who lives within the West
_ ,eeking individuals or co pa-
U Little League boundaries
` ,ies interested in sponsoring
(Community, Southwest Freeway,
teams. Contact Dick Yale during Janu-
Montrose, South Main and Bellaire/
ary for more information (office:
Holco- e), ~aay register. A parent or
653.7314 or home: 993.1`?C4).
gua tl st register the new player.
For more info atio3 '-)out West U
Proof of residency (driver's license,
Little League, contact : -e Tho p-
util _y _-1, v( °r's -°gi:; 'on) and a
son at 663.6258.
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C__" _'-en four ye, ,f age and older
should 1 ' i now c E g this year's
Holiday .:arno.
ChJ m will par z-pate in a vari-
ety of a cities including games, songs,
doting for the Special Congre sional
movies, arts and crafts and playtime. _
Run-off Election will be fro; 7 - A.:
Enjoy the holiday season with some
to 7:00 P.m. on Tuesday, Dcce~ s 10
great fun.
at the following four precinct loci -ions:
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Crime up Close, continued from p. 5
pass a forged/stolen check. The store
personnel recognized the suspect from
earlier shopping trips. Another suspect,
who was not arrested was seen leaving
in a small pick-up truck with the
registration of NA7-031.
Auto Theft
5800 Charlotte-At approximately
10:00 PM, a resident let his cat in, and
saw his black 1990 GMC pick-up being
driven from its parking place. The
resident was unable to see who or how
many persons were in his vehicle.
There was no broken glass found in the
area where the truck was parked.
Burglary of Habitation
2800 Quenby-A resident discovered
a bicycle lying in the driveway and at
the same time discovered a bicycle
missing from the garage. It was
assumed that the burglar took the
resident's bicycle and left the other bike
in the driveway for exchange. The
garage was closed but not locked. No
Location:
Description o work or problem:
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Gregory Starbird, 8, recently was
named Mayor for a Day for the City of
West University Place. Gregory's par-
ents purchased the Mayor for a Day
honor at the Mice Lab School auction
two years ago but waited until Greg was
old enough to enjoy it. After a tour of
the City facilities, Gregory had lunch
with Mayor Bill Watson and City Man-
ager Sherman Yehl. Although Gregory
enjoyed being Mayor, we think he en-
joyed the pizza a lot more!
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r 'r ct foradditional lion?
witnesses or suspects.
3000 Quenby-A resident discovered a
bicycle missing from the garage. The
garage was not locked or secured. No
suspects or witnesses.
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Fire Department
Food & Toy Drive
ELECTION DA.
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Polls open 7:00 AM
to 7:00 PM
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Conference Room
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City Holi Y
Cardboard Recycling
Drop-off, 5:00 AM to
Noon, behind Police
Station
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No Recycling
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