Heights - River Oaks - Montrose Edition | Sept. 2022

CITY & COUNTY

News from Houston & Harris County

COMPILED BY RACHEL CARLTON & SOFIA GONZALEZ

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS HOUSTON On Aug. 16, Houston began giving intradermal monkeypox vaccinations—an injection just under the skin— expanding eligibility to 26,000 people living with HIV in Harris County. The change follows revised guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HOUSTON On Aug. 24, the Houston City Council voted to approve spending $539,000 on gift cards for future gun buyback events. The next event, which will take place in the Alief area before the end of the year, will see a tripling of stang and car lanes, city ocials said. Houston City Council will meet for both public comment and regular business at 9 a.m. Sept. 7 at 901 Bagby St., Houston. Meetings are streamed at www.houstontx.gov/htv. Harris County will meet for its regular meeting at 10 a.m. Sept. 13 at the Harris County Courthouse, 1001 Preston St., Ste. 934, Houston. Meetings are streamed live at www.harriscountytx.gov. MEETINGS WE COVER

Houston votes to place bonds on ballot

Harris County bond to go before voters in November HARRIS COUNTY Members of Harris County Commissioners Court voted 3-2 on Aug. 18 to place $1.2 billion in bonds on the November ballot. The vote cements the 3-2 split vote from the Aug. 2 meeting of Commissioners Court with Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey and Precinct 4 Commis- sioner Jack Cagle again opposed to the bond issue. Voters will vote on the three key areas—$900 million for roads, drainage and multimodal transportation; $200 million for parks; and $100 million for public safety facilities—in separate bond referendums. The county bond will appear on the same ballot for voters who live in city of Hous- ton, which approved an ordi- nance Aug. 17 for a $478 million public improvement bond.

HOUSTON In a 16-1 vote, Houston City Council approved an ordinance during its Aug. 17 meeting that orders an election to be held Nov. 8 for Houstonians to vote on $478 million in public improvement bonds. According to the 2022 bond elec- tion memo, projects were identied in the 2023-27 capital improvement plans as “future bond elections.” The bulk of the $478 million gure is tied to Proposition A, which would help pay for renovations and mainte- nance at re and police department facilities. Other propositions cover parks, animal care services, public health, general improvements, librar- ies and the solid waste department. Voters can choose which individual propositions to support. Bond funds would also be used to pay for $194 million in already- planned projects that currently have no funding. Included in the propositions is $274 million that could be used for 2028 and beyond. This would help future

BOND BREAKDOWN Voters will be asked to weigh in on seven separate propositions. Prop A (public safety): $270M Prop B (parks): $60M

Prop C (animal care): $47M Prop D (public health): $33M Prop E (general permanent improvements): $29M Prop F (libraries): $26M Prop G (solid waste): $6M

SOURCE: CITY OF HOUSTON COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER

councils by increasing spending exibility to avoid having to schedule future smaller bonds, according to the memo. According to a press release from the city, the bonds will not increase property taxes.

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