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Kingwood Community Center to Host Two Upcoming Meetings

On Tuesday, October 15, at 6:30 p.m., the City of Houston will be hosting a community meeting regarding possible mitigation grant assistance for repetitive flood-damaged properties.

On Thursday, October 17, at 6:30 p.m., the community is invited to attend Council Member Martin’s annual fall town hall meeting, and hear from city and community representatives about ongoing projects, issues and community news related to the Kingwood and Lake Houston areas of District E. This meeting is expected to be over capacity. Please be aware, Council Member Martin has arranged for this meeting to be live streamed on his Facebook page and additional onsite overflow space has been secured. 

Link to full announcement by Dave Martin’s Office

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Request Made for Increased Houston Police Patrol

Houston Police Department

The HOA Board made a request on behalf of The Enclave to the Houston Police Department for increased patrols around our neighborhood due to recent activities causing concern to our residents. It was noted that the information reported to different board members occurred during the late evening to early morning hours. It is anticipated that the patrols will be mostly during those hours.

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A Few Neighborhood Crime Prevention Tips

  • If you park your car outside your garage, LOCK your vehicle. A large percentage of automobile break-ins involve unsecured vehicles.
  • Never leave valuables inside of the vehicle where they can be seen in plain view.
  • Do Not Keep Garage Door Openers in a Car Parked Outside

If you park your car outside with a garage opener in the car, then you might want to consider placing your garage door opener inside. A thief can break into your car, and then use the garage door opener within your car, to easily gain access to your garage and possibly your house as well.  If you need to park outside but want to use the garage opener as a way to enter the house when you get home, then develop a habit of bringing the garage door opener inside with you.  Over time, it will become as habitual as always grabbing your keys and your purse/wallet, and this will go a long way in preventing serious break-ins. Also it is recommended that you lock the door between your home and garage each evening or when you are gone.

  • Illuminate your yards and entranceways.  
  • Never open your home to anyone that you do not know.
  • Keep your doors locked whether you are at home or away.
  • Keep your garage door closed, even when at home or in the backyard.
  • Be observant of repair men, construction workers, or service workers. If their behavior or location seems out of the ordinary, notify the police on their main number.  This is NOT a 911 call.
  • Make use of timers. Just because you aren’t home doesn’t mean that you should keep all the lights off at all times. Set a timer and have the lights go on and off at specific times so that it looks like your home.
  • Get to know your immediate neighbors. Be familiar with what type of vehicles they drive, whether they have out of town guests, when will they be out of town, or if they will be having hired services performed at their homes. This can be one of the best ways to deter crime.
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City of Houston Candidate Vote History & Questionnaire

By Halene Crossman, Enclave Resident

In order to ensure Harris County voters are as informed as possible heading into the upcoming election, the Harris County Republican Party’s Local Government Committee has compiled background information pertaining to each candidate running for office in the nonpartisan City of Houston elections on November 5, 2019.

The Committee distributed a questionnaire directly to the candidates and collected each candidate’s primary vote history. Please click the link below to access the information and responses for each candidate. We’ve also included contact information to get in touch with the candidates’ campaigns directly if you have any questions.

Candidate Questionnaires & Voting History

We are in District E

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Lake Houston Community Association Quarterly Board of Directors Meeting

The Lake Houston Community Association (The Enclave HOA) Quarterly Board of Directors Meeting is scheduled for:

Date: Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Time: 4:00 p.m.

Location: Community Asset Management Conference Room

Address: Community Asset Management
9802 FM 1960 Bypass West, Suite 210
Humble, TX 77338

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City of Houston Files Cease and Desist Against Perry Homes, Double Oak, and Figure Four Partners

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2019
Contact: Jessica Beemer (832) 393-3008 districte@houstontx.gov

City of Houston Files Cease and Desist Against Perry Homes,  Double Oak, and Figure Four Partners

Houston, TX – Houston City Council Member Dave Martin would like for Kingwood residents to be aware the City of Houston has filed cease and desist orders against Perry Homes, Double Oak Construction, Inc., and Figure Four Partners, Ltd. for the discharge of stormwater from the Woodridge Village development site. These cease and desist orders were issued in response to the discharge of sand, silt, sediment, and debris from the development site into the Municipal Storm Sewer System (MS4) on September 19, 2019. 

This discharge is in direct violation of City of Houston Ordinance: ARTICLE XII. – STORM WATER DISCHARGES, DIVISION 5 – ILLICIT DISCHARGES AND CONNECTIONS, Section 47-741 – Discharge to MS4 prohibited (a)   A person commits an offense if the person threatens to introduce, introduces or causes to be introduced into the MS4 any discharge that is not composed entirely of storm water.

This discharge has caused severe damage to the City of Houston’s MS4 and to the property of the citizens of the City of Houston. As a result of this discharge the City of Houston started a 12 week extensive investigation of the stormwater system located within Elm Grove and other effected communities within the far northeast section of Kingwood. This investigation is currently 10 percent complete as it started last week. 

Another update on this investigation will be provided during the Council Member Martin’s Kingwood Town Hall Meeting to be held on Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. located at the Kingwood Community Center (4102 Rustic Woods, Kingwood, TX 77345) Council Member Martin has been working diligently to see this type of action over the last week and is actively pursuing additional measures to be taken to further protect the residents of Kingwood.

For more information, please contact Council Member Martin’s office at (832) 393-3008 or via email at districte@houstontx.gov.  

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Kingwood/Lake Houston Area Town Hall Meeting

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 1, 2019

Contact: Jessica Beemer (832) 393-3008 districte@houstontx.gov

Council Member Dave Martin Hosts  Kingwood/Lake Houston Area Town Hall Meeting

Houston, TX – Houston City Council Member Dave Martin will host a town hall meeting on Thursday, October 17 at 6:30 p.m., at the Kingwood Community Center, 4102 Rustic Woods, Kingwood, TX 77345.  The community is invited to attend and hear from city and community representatives about ongoing projects, issues and community news related to the Kingwood and Lake Houston areas of District E.

Mayor Sylvester Turner will be in attendance again this year, and residents will also hear from Stephen Costello, City of Houston Chief Recovery Officer, on the progress of projects such as the additional Lake Houston Spillway Dam Improvement Project (Flood Gates). Houston Public Works and the Coastal Water Authority have been invited to speak on the Lake Houston Dam Maintenance Project, which currently requires the level of Lake Houston to be kept one foot below normal pool elevation through next November.

Stan Sarman, the Chair of the TIRZ 10 board, will provide information on the Northpark Drive Mobility Improvement Project. Chuck Gilman, San Jacinto River Authority Director of Flood Management, will provide an update on the regional watershed study that is being completed with Montgomery County, Harris County Flood Control District and the City of Houston. Additionally, Chip Place will be speaking on the Houston Parks Board Bayou Greenways 2020 project along Hamblen Road. Finally, the Texas Department of Transportation has been included on the agenda to provide an update on the Loop 494 expansion project. 

For those that arrive to the Kingwood town hall meeting early, there will be information tables available starting at 6:00 p.m. from Lovett Commercial (Kingwood Docks), Houston Public Works, Houston Police Department Kingwood Division, the Houston Permitting Center to assist residents with questions related to storm damage repairs and rebuilding. The tables will be on site with information available to residents before and after the town hall meeting.

For more information, please contact Council Member Martin’s office at (832) 393-3008 or via email at  districte@houstontx.gov.

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CRIME ALERT IN THE ENCLAVE

The following was reported by a neighbor not involved in this incident. 

The Enclave, Sunday, September 22, 2019 a resident was walking the neighborhood.  At approximately 6:50 a.m. the resident walked past a parked car near the pool area.  Upon passing the parked car, the suspect, identified as a black male, exited the vehicle and came up behind the resident and pointed a gun at his forehead.  The suspect asked for his wallet, but the resident did not have one with him.  The suspect told the resident to turn around and start walking.  The resident obeyed.  The car drove off. 

If anyone has information, security cameras or Ring video that may have recorded the crime or the possible vehicle around that time, please contact the local Kingwood Police Station, 832.395.1800, 3915 Rustic Woods, open 24 hours, and reference this crime

Post from Nextdoor.com: Rebecca McKinney Kingwood Section 3 South

Early Sunday morning (9/22) there was an attempted armed robbery near the Enclave pool. A resident was out walking and a young man with a gun got out of a parked car and tried to rob the resident. He did not have his wallet and the robber let him go. Later in the morning, a syringe and a spoon was found in the gutter on N Strathford near Kings Crossing. The police were called and came and picked them up. Be alert.

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Additional Mission Modification for Mouth-Bar Requested

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, 2019

Contact: Jessica Beemer (832) 393-3008 districte@houstontx.gov

Additional Mission Modification for Mouth-Bar Requested   Houston, TX – 

Council Member Dave Martin would like to make District E residents aware the Federal Emergency Management Administration’s (FEMA) mission assignment modification to address partial removal of the mouth-bar has concluded. The mission assignment modification provided the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) authorization, acting at the direction of FEMA, to remove an additional 497,400 cubic yards of debris from the confluence of the San Jacinto River and Lake Houston, known locally as the “mouth-bar”. Council Member Martin has never accepted the amount of debris included in the mission modification and continues to fight that number today.  

The modification to the USACE Emergency Debris Removal Contract was executed at the beginning of June 2019. FEMA instructed USACE to remove 497,400 cubic yards of material deposited in the mouth-bar from Hurricane Harvey. As of September 3, 2019, USACE removed 500,000 cubic yards of debris from the mouth-bar. Council Member Martin and the City of Houston, through Chief Recovery Officer Stephen Costello, have been very vocal in opposition to the amount of sediment to be removed from the mouth-bar since last year, believing that it was much too low.  

FEMA cannot explain how the number of 497,400 cubic yards was calculated, even while the City of Houston has provided verifiable scientific data to show the amount needing to be removed from the mouth-bar is closer to 1.4 million cubic yards of sediment deposited by Hurricane Harvey. During a meeting held in June 2019 FEMA representatives verified the City’s study and data collected was of sound scientific nature, which lead the Council Member to believe further modification to the extension was feasible.  In August during a follow up meeting with FEMA representatives they again stated, “Your (City of Houston) data is not bad data”, leaving Council Member Martin with lingering questions as to why no additional modification had been granted. The report that FEMA is using to justify their number (497,000 cubic yards) is a four-page table top study that does not begin to answer questions that were asked of the City of Houston by FEMA, which produced a 94-page comprehensive report.  

Overall the dredging efforts in the San Jacinto River have removed roughly 2 million cubic yards of debris from the river alone, which has been tremendous to return the flow and depth in the river. The 500,000 cubic yards removed from the mouth-bar, while helpful, does not achieve the goal of Council Member Martin to further reduce the effects of potential future flooding while protecting lives and property of those living in Kingwood and the Lake Houston area.  

As a result of the most recent meeting held in Austin, Texas, with representatives from FEMA, USACE, Texas Division of Emergency Management, City of Houston, and Governor Greg Abbott’s office, Council Member Martin along with Mayor Sylvester Turner have sent a letter to our Federal Congressional Delegation requesting action be taken to address the remaining Hurricane Harvey debris remaining in the mouth-bar. This letter urges Senator John Cornyn, Senator Ted Cruz, Chairman Kevin Brady, and Congressman Dan Crenshaw to continue to support recovery of our area through requesting an additional mission modification from FEMA allowing for the final one million cubic yards of sediment related to Hurricane Harvey to be removed. Granting a second mission modification allows the use of existing pre-positioned resources as well as an estimated savings of nearly $20 million for mobilization.   In the hopes an additional mission modification is granted, the City of Houston has proactively secured a third disposal site that has already received USACE permits for sediment disposal. Residents wishing to participate in this request for additional support, please contact your federal representatives. Council Member Martin remains committed to removing additional sediment in the mouth-bar and will continue to fight for additional dredging of the mouth-bar.  

Please contact the District E Office with any questions by emailing districte@houstontx.gov.

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