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Bellaire Residents Make Comments To Council About Cotton Trial
Bellaire residents addressed city council with comments about the outcome of the trial of Sgt. Jeffrey Cotton during their Monday night meeting.
Cotton was acquitted on May 11 by a Harris County jury, who found him “not guilty” of aggravated assault in the shooting of Bellaire resident Robbie Tolan on the lawn of the Tolan family [...]
Council Approves Charging Fees For Emergency Response Services
18. May 2010
Bellaire City Council approved an ordinance to authorize the fire department to charge and collect fees for certain emergency response services at their Monday night meeting.
The fire department wants to charge fees for emergency services because they provide services to vehicles traveling through Bellaire, but most vehicles are not owned by Bellaire residents. The fire [...]
Bellaire City Council Pays Tribute To Tobi Oyedeji
18. May 2010
Bellaire City Council paid tribute to Tobi Oyedeji, a Bellaire High School student who recently died in a car accident, during their meeting last night.
“Our Bellaire community is shocked and saddened to lose one of our own,” Councilmember Andrew Friedberg said.
Oyedeji was on his way home from an after-prom event at Dave and Buster’s on [...]
City Council To Consider Bid For Rebuild Bellaire Bond Program
17. May 2010
Bellaire City Council will hold a regular meeting at 7 p.m. tonight in the council chambers.
Some of the items on their agenda include considering awarding a $6 million bond to a bidder for the Rebuild Bellaire Bond Program and approving final payments on contracts for traffic signs and the Weisinger water well.
The council will also [...]
First Street Surgical Center Gets Council’s Approval To Expand
4. May 2010
First Street Surgical Center will be able to start construction on their expansion project, which should be completed by Dec. 31, 2010.
Bellaire City Council approved a specific use permit for the expansion of the hospital. Council also approved to abandon the 60 ft. right-of-way of Chestnut Street, during their Monday night meeting.
Jacobo Varon, M.D., a [...]
Council Approves Construction Of A Replacement Horn Elementary School
4. May 2010
HISD will have a new Paul W. Horn Elementary School ready to teach students by August 2011.
Bellaire City Council approved unanimously the specific use permit to build the replacement school at their Monday night meeting.
“The fact is, we need a new school at Horn,” Mayor Cindy Siegel said. “We really want something that HISD and [...]
Council To Make Decisions On New Horn Elementary School and First Street Surgical Center Expansion
3. May 2010
The Bellaire City Council will make decisions to approve the construction of a replacement Paul W. Horn Elementary School and the construction for an expansion to First Street Surgical Center at their meeting at 7 p.m. tonight.
Council held a public hearing for the replacement Paul W. Horn Elementary School on April 19. Houston Independent School [...]
First Street Surgical Center Seeks Permission From City Council To Expand
27. April 2010
The Bellaire City Council and the planning and zoning commission held a public hearing Monday night to discuss the possible expansion of the First Street Surgical Center, 411 North First St.
First Street Surgical Center was built over three years ago and now they are seeking permission from the city for a 21,000 square feet expansion [...]
Bellaire City Council To Hold Joint Public Hearing For Possible Construction Of New Hospital
26. April 2010
Bellaire City Council and the planning and zoning commission will hold a joint public hearing regarding the possible construction of a new hospital tonight at 6:15 p.m.
Jacobo Varon, M.D. has submitted an application to build a hospital at 411 North First St.
Residents will be allowed to address the council if they have signed their name [...]
Bellaire City Council Have Mid-Year Budget Review
20. April 2010
The Bellaire City Council had a mid-year review of the 2010 fiscal year budget at their regular meeting Monday night.
City Manager Bernard Satterwhite, Jr. presented a power point presentation to council, which showed that the city has spent 62 percent of their enterprise fund.
The city decided not to fill some positions this year to keep [...]
Council Holds Public Hearing For Replacement Paul W. Horn Elementary School
16. April 2010
The Bellaire City Council will hold a public hearing in the council chamber, first floor of city hall, 7008 S. Rice Ave. at 6 p.m. Monday.
The Houston Independent School District (HISD) has submitted an application and request to the city council to build an 85,000 square foot replacement school for Paul W. Horn Elementary School [...]
Bellaire City Council Discuss Goals And Objectives To Implement for 2010-2011
13. April 2010
The Bellaire City Council met Monday night to discuss changes to their goals and objectives for 2010-2011.
The council had previously met in a workshop session on Feb. 19 and Feb. 20 to discuss their goals and objectives and then made amendments to their objectives in their April 12 special meeting.
The council is going to focus [...]
City Council Will Discuss Goals For 2010-2011 At Monday Meeting
9. April 2010
The Bellaire City Council will be discussing their five main goals for 2010-2011 at their 6 p.m. meeting on Monday.
The five focus areas for the 2010-2011 fiscal year are: residential/commercial safety; public infrastructure and facilities; cultural and recreational; communications and technology; and budget and finance.
Some of the residential/commercial safety focus areas are to have a [...]
City Wants To Trade Rights-Of-Way For Parkland
5. April 2010
Bellaire stands to collect up to $400,000 from selling part of Chestnut Street to a local surgical hospital looking to expand its clinic. Bellaire Mayor Cindy Siegel wants to funnel that money straight to a special fund for buying parkland.
After the Bellaire City Council voted unanimously on March 22 to consider the new parks funding [...]
Bellaire Wishes For Ultra-High Speed Internet
1. April 2010
The quest for ultra-high speed Internet brought out the silly side in cities all across the nation. One city leader jumped in a shark tank, and another plunged into 35-degree water. Bellaire took a much more tempered approach.
“We just submitted the application and let it speak for itself. There were a lot of silly things [...]
18. May 2010
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