December 2018 Newsletter

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah from Council Member Mike Knox

At Large Council Member Pos 1

Ring in the season with the 99th Annual Mayor's Holiday Celebration and Tree Lighting Presented by Reliant, an NRG Company on Friday, November 30, 2018 in the heart of downtown Houston. The spectacular event is a holiday tradition of music, Santa, fireworks and family fun. A towering Holiday Tree, glowing with energy efficient LED lights, shimmering ornaments and a stunning star topper will light up the streets of downtown Houston this holiday season. The event takes place in Hermann Square at City Hall from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

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The City of Houston will receive $1,175,954,338 in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds for assisting in long-term housing recovery from Hurricane Harvey. To receive this funding, the City must submit guidelines to the Texas General Land Office for approval.

Harvey Recovery program draft guidelines are currently in the public comment period. Public comments may be submitted by email to: [email protected] or by mail to: HCDD, ATTN: Kennisha London, 601 Sawyer Street, Suite 400, Houston, TX 77007

Harvey Single Family Development Guidelines – Public Notice period from 11/26/18-12/26/18. Click here for more:

http://houstontx.gov/housing/COH_Guidelines_SFDev_21NOV18_v1.0_final.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0kDB7QS_JX6jez_oVcgHyHLw7XxhzVvRUaGy910slZe4BGPORFmF37SaM

Harvey Homebuyer Assistance Program Guidelines – Public Notice period from 11/26/18-12/26/18. Click here for more:

http://houstontx.gov/…/Harvey_HAP_DRAFT_Guidelines_111918.p…

Harvey Public Services Program Guidelines – Public Notice period from 11/19/18 – 12/19/18. Click here for more:

http://houstontx.gov/…/COH_Guidelines%20_PublicServces_2018…

http://www.houstontx.gov/housing/

The 69 Annual H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade with Jose Altuve and James Harden as our Grand Marshals put everyone in the holiday spirit. We are grateful for many things in Houston, and this year not having a hurricane tops our list.

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Enjoyed visiting Meek Elementary School to dedicate their new park. SPARK School Program works with schools and neighborhoods to develop community parks on public school grounds. In the past 30 years, SPARK has built over 200+ community parks throughout the Houston/Harris County area.

I had the honor of being the keynote speaker welcoming new police officers to H.P.D. They were already peace officers who chose to move to Houston to serve. Thank you for your service and God bless the Cadet Class L-12-18.

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Houston is proud to pay tribute to our men and women in the military by providing an annual “Houston Salutes American Heroes Veterans Day Celebration”. This civic celebration honors and celebrates the brave men, women, and families who fight for our liberty and freedom.

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Honored to present a proclamation from Mayor Turner to help kick off HPD's & Houston Citizens and Police Academy Alumni Association's 33rd Annual Comida/Food Drive. Thank you to all our volunteers as well as Fiesta Mart Inc. and the Pepsi Bottling Company.

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Ibn Sina Foundation proudly announces the opening of a new Dental Community Clinic on November 26, 2018. This new dental clinic will provide low cost dental care services to the indigent community. The 6,000 sq ft facility will have 10 dental operatories, dental laboratory and other relevant patient care services.

Located at The Wilcrest Community Medical Center, 11226 S. Wilcrest Dr.

Houston, TX 77099

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Merry Christmas from the At Large 1 Office. (No taxpayer dollars were used or abused in decorating the office.) We wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy new year.

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