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Although the City will be spending
$63 million over the next 10 years to
replace most of its infrastructure, this
may not solve the problems of flash
flooding that residents have experi-
enced over the past two months.
According to City Engineer Edward
Menville, West U's storm sewer system
is designed to handle a three-year rain
event.
Both the March 12 and April 4 rain-
falls exceeded the capacity of the storm
sewer system.
"It was never the City's intent to
redesign the underground portion of our
storm sewer system," said Menville.
"Our plans call for replacement of de-
teriorated lines and the old smaller in-
lets and their grates with larger inlets
without grates. This change allows small
twigs and leaves to be carried away by
the system rather than to collect at the
inlets."
Menville notes that all of West U's
storm water runoff is handled by Poor
Farm Ditch, and by large diameter pipes
in Academy, Buffalo Speedway, Kirby
Drive, and on a common city limits line
just west of Southside Place. Addition-
ally, these lines handle storm water from
areas north of the City, including
Greenway Plaza. These various systems
transport all runoff to Brays Bayou.
Staff will be meeting with Harris
County Flood Control District represen-
tatives this month to discuss storm run-
off issues. In addition, Public Works
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staff will continue to check our under-
ground system to insure the lines re-
main clear and in good working condi-
tion. These checks frequently result in
the replacement or removal of some of
the existing systems.
The refunds are coming!
The refunds are coming!
Changes in the City's utility ordi-
nance will result in the refund of almost
a quarter of a million dollars now held
as utility deposits from West U resi-
dents.
Until recently, the City collected a
deposit for residents opening water util-
ity accounts. These deposits were re-
quired to be held for 18 months, how-
ever, under the law, account holders had
to request a refund or credit. Many
times the deposits were just left on ac-
count. Deposits currently range from $5
to $120.
"Our system was just not very cus-
tomer-friendly," said Finance Director
Walter Thomas. "Not only did we re-
quire a deposit, but residents had to
come in-person to apply for water ser-
vice."
Under the new system, residents
will be able to request service over the
phone. In most cases a deposit will not
be required.
Other changes to the ordinance es-
Continued on page 4-
The first phase of construction in Priority Areas 4B15A got underway on March]. This phase
consists of rolling construction to replace sewer and water lines. Streets are temporarily patched,
with replacement scheduled for later this year. This project, funded with bonds approved by
voters in 1995 as part of the City's $63 million infrastructure program, is scheduled to take 18
months to complete.
Citizen Work Order
7
City Life
3
Community Bulletin Board
8
Employee Spotlight
4
Inside Council Chambers
2
o Police Blotter
5
o Senior Calender
7
Inside Council Chambers
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It is difficult not to be somewhat
retrospective as I write this final col-
umn, which has been my pleasure and
privilege the past four years.
To coin a phrase, "My, how time
flies." I offer heartfelt appreciation to
all of you, my friends, neighbors and
fellow Citizens of West U, our home
town.
The 1997 Citizen Survey Results
came along just in time to keep me
from feeling too much stress about
ending my term as Mayor. Only 56%
of you think the City Council consid-
ers Citizens' opinions before making
decisions. How did we lose the good
opinion of the remaining 44%?
With some intentional melodrama,
I must insist that Council agonized over
many hard decisions, and the basis for
the concern was our effort to meet the
hopes and expectations of our Citizens.
Perhaps there is another and different
factor at work here.
Skepticism and a wary watch on gov-
ernment, even officials you know and
believe in, will serve an electorate well
much more than complacency and
apathy. Balance and moderation are
ephemeral, but something to strive for
and achieve if, and when possible.
In closing, I thank the other members
of the City Council for being four of the
finest persons I have ever known, con-
scientious, dependable, amusing, really
good people.
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By Council Member Linda Lewis
Four years ago I was a newly elected
Council member, enthusiastic and op-
timistic about the future of our city,
writing for the first time in these pages.
Then I was sharing my hopes and
dreams with you; now I want to thank
you for allowing me to serve the city
and giving me the opportunity to have
some of those early dreams come true.
I can say with certainty that West U has
made leaps forward in the last four
years, and that is in no small part due
to the shared goals of this outgoing
Council.
It is hard for me to imagine a more
compatible group or one who more con-
sistently worked together to improve
the quality of life in West U and to pro-
vide a most desirable work place for its
employees.
As I move on to serve the community
in some other way, I thank my neigh-
bors for the trust and support they have
provided and I thank the staff for their
hard work and positive responses. Most
of all, I thank Bill, Tom, Teresa and Stan
for four wonderful years.
A new Council will be seated early in
May, and I encourage you to get to know
your representatives and to let them
know what is important to you and the
community. I am sure that under
Teresa's leadership, Tony Davis, Cindy
Neal, Cindy Sparkman and Pat Starich
will serve you well.
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I thank the City Staff for being capable,
and hardworking, but also having a
sense of humor, and especially to the
City Manager and City Secretary, who
made us look good.
Thanks to the many volunteers and
committee members who do so much of
the work for so little public recognition
and appreciation. Thanks to my wife,
my mother-this has gone far enough.
Your new Mayor and Council are go-
ing to be a great credit to our City. I
wish them the best. Who knows? They
may consider your opinions 60% of the
time!
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One last time
For what is hoped to be the last time,
City department directors are establish-
ing new e-mail addresses.
The new addresses use the city's do-
main name (ei.west-university-
place.tx.us) with the user name. For ex-
ample, city manager Sherman Yehl can
be reached at <syehl@ci.west-univer-
sity-place.tx.us>. In case you forget his
name, he can also be reached at
<citymanager@ci.west-university-
place.tx.us>.
Other staff can be reached at the fol-
lowing addresses: Public Works Direc-
tor - Edward Menville <emenville...>,
Police Chief - Steve Griffith
<sgriffith...>, Fire Chief - Terry
Stevenson <tstevenson..>, Finance Di-
rector - Walter Thomas <wthomas...>,
Parks and Recreation Director - Mark
Mailes <mmailes...>, City Secretary -
Kay Holloway <kayh...>. and Admin.
Secretary - Thelma Lenz <tlenz...>.
City Currents is published monthly by the City of Test University Place, Texas
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Mayor Pro Tem Toni Rushing (666.0434)
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City Life Page 3
West U Soccer Club kicks off a new
season, newsletter and hotline
The West U Soccer club is very ex-
cited about a couple of things this sea-
son: The Goal, the West U Soccer Club
newsletter, and the establishment of an
information hotline.
The Goal's purpose is to
communicate important in-
f,v formation about the soccer
` club, to educate players,
coaches, and parents on the
game of soccer, and to celebrate the
achievements of teams and individu-
als in our community.
If you have photos, articles, or sug-
gestions for The Goal, send them to
Michele Thomas, editor, 6429 Rutgers
(77005) or call Michele at 668.8361.
To further aid in communications, the
club has established a telephone line
so you can obtain rain-out information
on home games, practices, and tryouts;
you can also leave a message to get
feedback about training or to get feed-
back from a board member. The
hotline number is 281.397.4570.
The club is offering camps again this
year. Last year over 350 children par-
ticipated and more are expected this
year. Camps will be conducted by Hous-
ton Hotshot Nebo Bandovic and by Brit-
ish coaches from MLS Soccer Camps.
Nebo's camps:
6/23-27 6-8:30 P.M. Ages 5 & up
8/4-8 6-8:30 P.M. Ages 8 & up
MLS camps:
8/4-8
8-11:00 A.M.
Ages 5,6,7
8/4-8
5:30-8:30 P.M.
Ages 8-12
8/11-15
8-11 A.M.
Ages 5,6,7
8/11-15
5:30-8:30 P.M.
Ages 8-12
Each session costs $85, and registra-
tion forms are included in this package.
Registrations are due three weeks prior
to the beginning of each camp. If you
have questions, call Kathy Long at
660.9323.
West USoccer Club Fall Schedule
This is leadership
The City's Recycling and Solid Waste
Reduction Committee received the
Leadership in Action Award for the
Environment at the annual Leadership
Houston awards dinner held April 17.
The award was presented by Obie
Obrien, president of Leadership Hous-
ton and Frank Billingsley of KPRC
Channel 2 News. Committee chair
Cindy Neal accepted the award on be-
half of the committee and the City.
Leadership Houston, established in
in action
1982 is a community leadership pro-
gram dedicated to enhancing the qual-
ity of life in the Greater Houston area.
This was the organization's sixth annual
awards dinner.
The award recognizes the committee's
work in designing and implementing an
incentive program to encourage the use
of recycling mower blades, and devel-
oping the new drop-off recycling cen-
ter scheduled to open later this year.
The future is paper
By Adrienne Bullard
Results of the Citizen's Survey,
published in last month's issue of City
Currents, show that citizens of West U
are very pleased with the garbage/re-
cycling systems now in use, but more
recycling opportunities would be appre-
ciated.
That request is being addressed
with the construction of a drop-off re-
cycling center that will accommodate
the collection of more materials. The
city is looking into other ways to main-
tain or enhance current service levels
without increasing costs to citizens.
With this in mind, the City is consider-
ing requiring lawn waste to be put out
at the curb in special Kraft paper bags.
The paper bags were tested by
about 50 households over the summer,
with enthusiastic reviews. The bags
hold up well in wet weather, hold a lot
of material, stand up on their own when
being filled, and are completely biode-
gradable when composted commer-
cially. This last detail is important and
is the key to keeping the current level
of city services. Our composting facil-
ity is willing to accept yard waste in
these special paper bags at no cost to
the City. This will ameliorate the situ-
ation that began last summer when the
cost to dispose of yard waste sky-rock-
eted and surpassed that of regular gar-
bage disposal.
The bags are in use in 27 states, in-
cluding Texas. The cities of Pasadena,
Austin, and Plano have been using them
for years, so we are hardly blazing new
trails in waste management.
Randalls, Rice, and 3MH have agreed
to stock the bags. Marry national chains
like Home Depot, Walgreens, and
Eckerds stock them in other states and
will stock them here as soon as there is
demand, so you will be able to pick up
the bags while doing your regular shop-
ping. The bags retail for about $.50
each. Paper grocery sacks can also be
used.
This small change on your part will
enable the City to continue to pick up
your lawn waste at the curb as usual,
while using its resources more effi-
ciently.
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SPOTLIGHT at wiwesturealestate. c®m
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City Attorney, Jim Dougherty, always
has time to flash a winning smile for
the camera.
City Attorney .Tian Dougherty is this
month's employee in the spotlight.
Jim has served as City Attorney since
1985. Because the job is not full-time,
he has a law practice and works for other
legal clients, too.
A graduate of Lamar High School, Jim
continued his studies at Princeton Uni-
versity and the University of Texas Law
School. Before starting his current law
practice, Jim worked for the City At-
torney of Houston.
When he is not lawyering, Jim likes
to read and play sports.
"I have dabbled with various racquet
sports, but lately I have concentrated on
squash," he said. He admits to playing
golf regularly, once a year. Reporting
on his last golf attempt, Jim said he was
certain he had never played better.
When not playing sports, he's lending a
hand. He helps in the community with
the soccer league and Sunday school.
Jim has been married to his better half,
Anne, for 16 years. She is a cardiolo-
gist at the University of Texas Health
Science Center. "My wife is the
noteable one in the family," he said
proudly.
They are the parents of one daughter,
Caroline, a third grader.
A Web site devoted entirely to real es-
tate for sale in West University Place
and Southside Place is now online.
Launched in mid-April with 45 listings,
it is a cooperative effort between Judy
Thompson, creator of the site, and list-
ing brokers in the area. Brokers may
submit any single-family or lot listing
in those areas and it will be included
free-of-charge in the Web site.
Thompson is making the site an online
community resource by including West
U and Southside schools and other
groups that would like to post notices
and pictures on the Internet.
"I would be happy to do the produc-
tion of home pages including taking
photos with a digital camera for any
school group or organization in West U
or Southside that would like to be on
the Internet. There would be no charge
and I would host the pages as part of
the West U Real Estate site. They would
have their own Internet address and a
link from the West U Real Estate site.
It's a fun, free way to be on the Internet."
said Thompson.
If you would like more information,
or if you are interested in having a page
on the Internet, please call Judy Thomp-
son at 713.961.1722 (ext. 171).
Flooding leads to early incorporation
A problem FOR all homeowners in
West University Place in the early
1920's was the flooding of streets and
yards each time there was a heavy rain.
Meetings were held among the resi-
dents throughout 1923 to discuss the
water problem, along with the need for
schools, police, and fire protection.
Residents reached a consensus to
incorporate their town. The area to be
Refunds continued from page 1-
tablished a $25 fee for connecting ser-
vice. According to Thomas, this will
place the utility service on a more busi-
ness-like footing and establish fees for
the cost of providing certain services.
Deposits will be credited to accounts
beginning within the next 30 days.
No doubt several residents will be sur-
prised to learn that they had a deposit
on account. According to records, sev-
eral deposits date back to the early
1940s.
incorporated was bounded on the north
by Bissonnet, on the south by Bellaire
Boulevard, on the east by Kirby Drive,
and on the west by the Poor Farm Ditch.
A petition was circulated and signed
by 29 people, in which the desire was
expressed "to incorporate the hereinaf-
ter described territory which is now un-
incorporated, unto an incorporated
town, the name of which town, if it be
incorporated, shall be West University
Place..." The petition was certified and
executed on November 23, 1923, and
filed with the Harris County Court.
An election for incorporation was held
on December 6, 1923, at Scarborough's
Garage, located on Rochester Street
(now Westchester).
The results were 30 votes for incorpo-
ration, and no votes against it. A six
person mayor-alderman city govern-
ment was established immediately af-
ter the election.
In January of 1925, a three-person
commission city government was estab-
lished, and H.B. Schlesinger was elected
Mayor.
To obtain information about joining
the West University Place Historical
Society, call June Begeman at 666.5721.
Police Blotter Page 5
March, 1997
Criminal Mischief
up close
3800 Browning-March 1st. Resi-
dent reported that he discovered the
driver side window on his vehicle had
been broken out. Nothing taken.
No witnesses or suspects, >
2700 Werlein-March 3rd.
Window broken at rear of house
Clay brick discovered. No wit-
nesses or suspects.
Burglary of a Motor Vehicle
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6400 Wakeforest-March 2nd. Resi-
dent discovered a vehicle with the
driver- side window broken. The owner
of the vehicle later claimed the car. Sev-
eral suspects. Case still pending.
2700 Nottingha -March 12th.
Resident reported a few items missing
from his vehicle. No signs of forced
entry. No witnesses or suspects.
3200 Plumb--March 18th. Resident
discovered a broken vent window in his
vehicle. Several items missing. There
are no suspects or witnesses in this case.
6100 Annapolis-March 18th. Resi-
dent discovered the driver's side door
to his vehicle open. A backpack and
purse were missing. Vehicle was not
secured. No witnesses or suspects.
5900 Wakeforest-March 18th.
Resident discovered rear vent window
broken out of his vehicle. Several items
missing. No witnesses or suspects.
6500 Vanderbilt-March 19th. Resi-
dent reported that his vehicle had been
burglarized. Three suits and a front li-
cense plate were taken. No witnesses
or suspects.
2900 Pittsburg-March 31 st. An em-
ployee of a resident witnessed a black
male entering vehicle parked in a drive-
way. Witness observed suspect taking
a purse and cellular phone out of the
front seat. Suspect last seen going west
towards Buffalo Speedway in a brown
vehicle. No other description of suspect.
Auto Theft
6500 Rutgers-March 20th. A wit-
ness observed an Hispanic male with
short, black hair, wearing denim shorts
and a red T-shirt enter a gray, older
model Oldsmobile and start it
within 20 seconds. The stolen
vehicle was last seen going west
on Pittsburg. No signs of forced
entry in the area where the ve-
hicle was parked. Case still
pending.
2800 Cason-March 20th. An
officer discovered a vehicle with a bro-
ken side window. After inspecting the
vehicle, the officer also discovered a
broken steering column. Nothing was
missing from inside the car.
'T'heft
3100 Robinhood-March 10th. Resi-
dent reported fencing material missing
from the side of house. No witnesses
or suspects.
4200 S. Judson & 5900 Commu-
nity-March 12th. Resident reported all
four tires taken off vehicle. The vehicle
was left on concrete blocks. No sus-
pects or witnesses.
6600 Vanderbilt-March 20th. Resi-
dent reported four bikes missing. No
signs of forced entry. No witnesses or
suspects.
2600 Cason-March 26th. Resident
discovered personal items and jewelry
missing from house. Case still pending.
5300 Kirby-March 27th. A local
business owner reported a large amount
of cash missing from a desk drawer.
Case still pending.
Burglary of a Building
3800 Bellaire-March 13th. A local
school reported that several classrooms
had been broken into. Easter decora-
tions were taken, but many valuable
items were left behind. Pane of glass
was removed for entry. No witnesses
or suspects.
4000 Swarthmore-March 13th.
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As you can tell from reading the Blot-
ter this month, several of our residents
have become victims of theft with new
check orders stolen from mailboxes.
We are working with postal authori-
ties on these cases and hope to be able
to develop leads. But, to those residents
who have had the experience of checks
forged on their accounts or credit ob-
tained falsely under their names, the
possibility of an arrest is small conso-
lation. Most would be glad to tell you
how frustrating this type of crime.
The key to minimizing your loss un-
der any type of credit or check scheme
is to closely monitor your accounts and
to report any discrepancies immedi-
ately. If you are the victim of a theft,
you should report this, not only to the
police, but also to the credit reporting
services. They can put a fraud alert on
your account, which will greatly assist
the police in apprehending suspects.
These types of criminals don't take
ONE check and attempt to cash it, they
will keep forging documents under your
name until stopped. This type of crime
is on the rise and, unfortunately, resi-
dents in our community make good tar-
gets.
Steve Griffith, Chief of Police
Resident reported that several items
were taken from detached garage. No
suspects or witnesses.
6200 Auden-March 29th. Several
pieces of computer and office equip-
ment were taken from a local church.
Entry made through a broken window.
No suspects or witnesses.
Burglary of a Residence
3700 Tangley-March I st. A resident
told a patrol officer that a black male
had just entered a garage. Officer went
to investigate and observed the suspect
exiting from a garage with a bicycle.
The suspect was riding a white bicycle
with another bicycle in tow next to him.
The officer attempted to stop him, but
he fled, last seen going east on Arnold.
Case is still pending.
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Second Saturday Concert
The featured bands this month are
Harris County Line & Classical Grass.
Harris County Line has a straight-
ahead style and their songs are a mix of
newer and traditional material. Classi-
cal Grass was formed as a result of a
student music project in an
ethnomusicology class at the University
of Houston. One member of the origi-
nal trio has performed with the Hous-
ton Grand Opera and has been concert
master for the Woodlands Symphony.
This spirited and innovative band per-
forms a combination of bluegrass and
classical music. The concert will be
held at the West University Community
Center, 6104 Auden at Rice. Tickets
will be sold at the door. Adults $6; Se-
nior Citizens $3; Children under 12 free
with adults. Homemade refreshments
will be available for purchase. Call
347.3235 or 495.2923 for more infor-
mation.
Celebrate Mother's ay at FA
The Museum of Fine Arts will have
Family Day on Sunday, May 11, 1997
from 12:15 - 4:00 P.M. and will exhibit
Jewels of the Romanovs: Treasures of
the Imperial Court. A performance by
the Uzori Russian Folk Dance En-
semble will beat 2:30 P.M. So celebrate
Family Day with your mother at MFA.
Composting Workshop Set
The City of West U is offering a free,
public workshop on composting. Top-
ics covered include the Don't Bag It pro-
gram, bin composting, and worm
composting. Patsy Graham, a Master
Composter trained by TNRCC, in con-
junction with the Clean Texas 2000 Pro-
gram, will be conducting the Workshop.
It will be held at West U's Police De-
partment on Saturday, May 17 from
2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. For more infor-
mation, call 713.660.9710.
Police blotter - continued from page 5-
Forgery
4000 Tennyson-March 1 lth. Resi-
dent reported box of checks missing
from mailbox. Forged checks had been
written. Case still pending.
3700 Plumb-March 1 lth. Resident
received call from a department store
inquiring about a check written for
women's clothing. Resident discovered
that he had never received a box of
checks he ordered. The store clerk gave
a description of the suspect. A black
male, mid 30's, 5'8" tall, 140-150
pounds, and an earring in his left ear.
Suspect showed a driver's license and
other I.D. with the resident's informa-
tion. Case still pending.
2800 Amherst-March 12th. Resi-
dent did not receive a box of checks
that was supposed to be delivered in
the mail. Checks written in clothing
stores. Case is still pending.
6300 Sewanee-March 14th. Resi-
dent reported that a bank account was
opened, but never received checks. The
resident began receiving calls from sev-
eral merchants in the area advising of
checks being returned by the bank.
This case is still pending.
6000 Lake-March 17th. Resident
received a notice from the bank that ac-
count was overdrawn. The resident
investigated and discovered that fake
checks had been made with the account
number, but the numbered checks were
out of sequence to the real checks. Case
still pending.
2900 Albans-March 19th. Resident
was notified by bank that account was
overdrawn. The resident had ordered
new checks, but the checks were never
delivered. Case still pending.
2600 Wroxton-March 19th. Resi-
dents were notified by bank that their
account was overdrawn by a large
amount. The residents advised that a
box of checks was ordered at the end
of February, but they received. Case
still pending.
2600, Barbara Lane--March 20th.
Resident making a transaction at an
ATM machine noticed the balance on
checking account was much less than
expected. It was discovered that 46
forged checks had cleared the bank.
Residents realized that only one of two
boxes of ordered checks had been re-
ceived. Case still pending.
4200 Lehigh-March 14th. Resident
reported that upon trying to use ATM
card, it was discovered that the bank
would not honor the card, pending sev-
eral outstanding checks that were writ-
ten on the account. The resident real-
ized that checks ordered from the bank
had never been received. Case still
pending.
3900 Oberlin-March 26th. Resi-
dents received a call from bank advis-
ing them of some suspicious checks that
had been passed through their account.
Residents advised the bank that a box
of checks had been ordered but never
received. Case still pending.
4100 University-March 31st. Resi-
dent reported that several checks had
been duplicated by unknown persons.
The checks were from a fictitious com-
pany. Case still under investigation.
Credit Card Abuse
6000 Weslayan--March 3rd. Resi-
dents reported that a credit card com-
pany had contacted them about a large
amount charged to their account. Resi-
dent also advised that several credit card
accounts had been opened in their names
but were never received. After a lengthy
investigation, a suspect was arrested at
a local mall while in the process of us-
ing one of the credit cards that had been
obtained illegally.
4100 Southwestern-March 4th.
Residents discovered that several
charges were made against bank account
from a credit card. Several purchases
were also made, including a mail order.
Case still pending.
Colonial Park will host...
Concert Under the Stars
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Saturday. Alay 31, 1997 6:30 - 8:30 P;r
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Seniors' calendar of events for May
- May 5, Monday
Today we are joined by a wild
and wonderful docent, Edna
Daly, for our trip to Victoria
to visit their zoo. The zoo is
dedicated to native animals,
birds and reptiles and there
are over 150 ofthem at the six
acre facility. They even have
red wolves, which are extinct in the
wild. In addition, after lunch we will
tour the Chancery of the Victoria Dio-
cese with its famous stained and etched
glass windows, which we will do after
lunch. 8:00 - 4:30 P.M. $15.00.
- May 6, Tuesday
You are invited to join an existing Book
Discussion Group that meets every third
Tuesday to read and talk about books,
books and more books! Dates through-
out the summer are: May 6, May 27,
June 17, July 8, July 29 and August 19.
- May 9, Friday
In light of National Suicide
Prevention Month, a speaker
from Crisis Hotline will ad-
dress the serious problem of
depression and suicide among
the ederly. 10:30 - 11:30 A.M.
Free.
- May 13, Tuesday
We're heading over to the Natural Sci-
ence Museum to view the latest IMAX
film, Alaska. We will leave at 2:30 P.M.
for the 3:00 showing. 2:30 - 4:15 P.M.
$3.50.
- May 14, Wednesday
If you have questions regarding some
of your antiques, you should definitely
plan to go with us to the Alabama An-
tique Center. A description won't do.
joy lunch at a restaurant near the antique
center. 11:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. Free.
- May 23, Friday
The Museum of Fine Arts Senior Pro-
gram highlights the Cone sisters collec-
tion. Direct from Baltimore--Matisse,
Picasso and Friends: Masterworks on
Paper from the Cone Collection. 9:30
A.M. - NOON. $1.00/$2.00
- May 27, 1997
We have been invited by Dow Chemi-
cal to tour their facilities in Freeport.
While we are out that way, we will have
lunch and visit Sea Center Texas in Lake
Jackson. The 40 passenger bus will fill
up quickly. To make it as fair as pos-
sible, seats will be awarded by a lottery
system. If your name is pulled, you'll
have two days to accept and choose one
friend to accompany you. 8:00 A.M. -
4:00 P.M. Must register by May 14!
No matter how hard we try to keep track of all the things we are responsible for
doing, occasionally there is work that drops through the cracks. We need to know
about it. Tell us if there is work that needs to be done on your street, in your neighbor-
hood, or anywhere around West U. Tell us about the problem and where it is. Delp us
do a better job and we'll all try to make West U a better community!
Location:
Description of work or problem:
How long has condition existed?
Who should we contact for additional information?
Phone number:
Best time to call:
Return this form to: City Manager, City of West U, 3800 University Boulevard, Houston, TX 77005-2802;
leave a message on our 24-hour Citizen Line at 662.5887; or complete this
form on our web site at < .ci.west-university-place.tx.us>
12.00 - 1:30 P.M. And if everyone so desires, we will en-
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Seniors trip to the
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Book Discussion
Parks Board Meeting
@ 6:30 P.M. in the
Suicide Prevention
Victoria Zoo and the
Group, 12:00 NOON -
Conference Room
Seminar
Victoria Diocese
1:30 PM
10:30-11:30 A.M.
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Friends of WU Parks
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Meeting @ 7:30 P.M. in
the Conference Room.
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Council Workshop
HAPPY
6:30 PM
Seniors trip to
Seniors trip to the
Zoning Board of
C o m o s t i n
p g
MOTHER'S
Conference Room
Natural Science
Museum for latest
Alabama Antique
Center @ 11:00 AM -
Adjustment @ 7:30
Workshop @ W.U.
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IMAX film; Alaska
2:00 PM
PM, Council Chamber
Police Department
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Council Meeting
2:30 - 4:15 PM
2:00 - 4:00 PM
7:30 PM
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Council Workshop
The Museum of
@ 6:30 PM,
Fine Arts Senior
Conference Room
Program highlights
the Cone Sisters
Council Meeting
Collection
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@ 7:30 PM
Council Chamber 19
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9:30 AM - NOON
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Book Discussion
Cardboard Recycling
MEMORIAL
Group
MEMORIAL
Drop-off, 8:00 AM to
behind Police
NOON
DAY
Seniors trip to Dow
Chemical and Sea
DAY
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Station
OBSERVED
Center Texas in Lake
Concert under the
(City Holiday)
Jackson
tars and Family
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