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Commission Recommends Permit For New Horn Elementary School

Horn Elementary’s plans to construct a new school building cleared a hurdle Tuesday to progress to the next stage: a future public hearing and discussion before the Bellaire City Council.
Although Commissioner Donna Rickenbacker pushed strongly to postpone a decision, the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission moved forward to recommend approval for a specific use permit [...]

Closure Of Recycling Center Gets Go-Ahead

This may be the last year of operation for Bellaire’s recycling center after the city council on Monday unanimously approved a recommendation to close it, considering the growing popularity of curbside recycling.
The Bellaire Recycling Committee recommended closing the Debbie Marshall Recycling Center on Edith Street because use of the facility has declined steadily as more [...]

Crews Install Markers For History Walk

Crews with IntexUnited today began installing the etched plaques for the Bellaire History Walk, a project meant to highlight historical events and sites in the city. By the end of the week, all 10 markers should be installed, said Karl Miller, director of facilities management. In the meantime, the city is printing brochures with information [...]

Economy Saves City Money On Sewer-System Work

The Bellaire City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a bid of $761,729 to replace the South Rice Lift Station, an important but outdated component of the city’s sewer-wastewater system.
Metro City Construction won the project with a proposal that was the lowest among six bidders. The bid was even lower than an engineer’s estimate [...]

Library Fulfilling “Needs List” With $12,782 Donation

The Bellaire City Library will soon get new reference materials, furniture and funding for children’s programming thanks to a $12,782 donation from the Friends of the Bellaire Library.
The fundraising group met on Feb. 8 and decided to donate the money to fulfill the library’s “needs list.” On Monday, the Bellaire City Council voted unanimously to [...]

Drainage Improvements Coming For Baldwin Avenue

With construction on Newcastle Drive complete, the city is beginning to plan drainage improvements for Baldwin Avenue, a thoroughfare that is known to flood extensively during heavy, prolonged storms.
On Monday the Bellaire City Council learned of options to prevent flooding to homes on Baldwin Avenue — During Tropical Storm Alison in 2001, some homes were [...]

Bellaire Council Approves Anti-Stadium Resolution

After sitting through another flood of negative public comments about the Dynamo Stadium, the Bellaire City Council joined with Mayor Cindy Siegel to send a strong message opposing the Bellaire-area location.
Because the proposed 30-acre site at Westpark Drive and South Rice Avenue is in the Houston city limits, the Bellaire council doesn’t have direct control [...]

City Moving To Protect RDD From Undesirable Developments

The city is preparing to take the first steps to ensure that no car dealerships or other undesirable developments can rush into Bellaire’s northern industrial district before the commission can revise zoning laws to try to transform the area into an “urban village.”
Community Development Director John McDonald on Wednesday went before the Planning and Zoning [...]

Committee Recommending Closure Of Recycling Center

The Bellaire Recycling Committee will recommend that the city close its recycling center because the amount of material collected there and corresponding revenues have declined steadily over the past five years as Bellaire residents have jumped on the curbside-recycling bandwagon.
The recommendation could upset people who still use the facility. But recycle committee members say it [...]

Annual Report: Economy Brings Caution In Coming Years

New construction in Bellaire slowed dramatically the 2009 recession, and the city must be cautious financially in the next couple years because it will collect less revenue from property taxes. Still, Bellaire’s leaders promise to maintain high-quality city services for residents.
That was the resounding message from Bellaire Mayor Cindy Siegel and City Manager Bernie Satterwhite [...]

Bellaire Residents Voice Opposition To Stadium Idea

Bellaire residents on Monday reacted with a tidal wave of opposition to the proposal to build a Houston Dynamo stadium on the city’s borders.
They cited fears of heavy traffic, boisterous noise, bright lights and traffic woes. They lamented that a stadium would decrease their property values and possibly increase crime around their homes.

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Council Discussing Dynamo Stadium In Executive Session

Bellaire Mayor Cindy Siegel has called an executive session meeting on Monday night to discuss a developer’s preliminary plans to build a 20,000-seat soccer stadium for the Houston Dynamo right on the outskirts of Bellaire. The Feb. 1 meeting will take place right after the public city council meeting, but the executive session will not [...]

Out With The Tall Trees, In With The Short Trees

Loftin Park is set to get a foliage face lift after the Bellaire City Council on Monday approved a partnership with CenterPoint Energy for a program called Right Tree; Right Place.
CenterPoint funds the program to educate people about what types of trees are okay to plant near power lines. The company is organizing a community [...]

Cedar Street Parking Prohibition Postponed Again

The Bellaire City Council now agrees there’s a parking problem on Cedar Street, bringing Councilman Will Hickman one step closer to enacting a parking ban on behalf of his neighbors.
Although finally recognizing the problem, the Bellaire City Council on Monday decided to postpone the decision about what to do at least one more time and [...]

New Council Appoints New Commission Members

As new Council Members Corbett Parker and Andrew Friedberg eased into their seats for the first time since being elected, one of the first orders of business was to appoint other new faces to serve the city.
The Bellaire City Council on Monday interviewed and voted on four new members to fill vacant seats on three [...]