CITY& COUNTY Home appraisals jump 21% in 2022
LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS JERSEYVILLAGE, HARRIS COUNTY ESDNO. 9 As he undergoes treatment for cancer, 10-year-old Houston-area resident Devarjaye “DJ” Daniel has been sworn into more than 400 law enforcement agencies across the country. Two Cy-Fair entities made his list in March as he was sworn in as the rst-ever honorary assistant chief of the Jersey Village Police Department on March 21, followed by being named honorary commissioner for Harris County Emergency Services District No. 9 on March 24. Daniel’s goal is to be sworn into as many law enforcement agencies as possible to raise awareness of childhood cancer and to honor the legacy of Abigail Arias, a 7-year-old who dreamed of working in law enforcement before dying from cancer complications, o cials said. HARRIS COUNTY The Coalition for the Homeless’ annual homelessness count conducted Jan. 24 suggests pandemic response e orts may have helped keep the rates of homelessness down in Harris, Fort Bend and Montgomery counties. A March 16 news release reported more than 3,200 people were experiencing homelessness during the January count with about 1,700 in shelters and 1,500 who were unsheltered. The number of people experiencing homelessness rose 5.8% from the 2021 count, but the 2022 unsheltered and sheltered numbers both saw a decline from 2020 gures. Jersey Village City Council Will meet at 7 p.m. April 18 at 16327 Lakeview Drive, Jersey Village. 713-466-2100. www.jerseyvillagetx.com Harris County Commissioners Court Will meet at 10 a.m. April 5 at 1001 Preston St., Ste. 934, Houston. 713-274-1111. www.harriscountytx.gov MEETINGSWE COVER QUOTEOFNOTE “WE BELIEVE THAT WEWOULD’VE SEEN HIGHERNUMBERS OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IF NOT FOR THE VERY SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY COVID HOUSING PROGRAM .” MICHAEL NICHOLS, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS
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HARRIS COUNTY Driven by a red-hot real estate market and rising sales prices of single-family homes, residential property values in Harris County are expected to rise by around 15%-30%when notices are sent out this spring, according to the Harris County Appraisal District. Most residential property value increases will be higher than 20% home values overall increased by 21% this year, the HCAD reported. “In my almost 40 years in the real estate business, I have never, ever seen such large increases in market values,” Chief Appraiser Roland Altinger said in a statement. RESIDENTIAL REALITY With a 1.4-month supply of homes on the market, home prices are rising. $400K Average home price Homes sold +16% +10% 2020 2021 150K
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County’s elections administrator resigns SOURCES: HOUSTON ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS, HARRIS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
BY DANICA LLOYD
HARRIS COUNTY Following several issues in the March 1 primary elections, Harris County Elections Administrator Isabel Longoria announced her resignation,
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e ective July 1, at the March 8 Harris County Commissioners Court meet- ing. A motion to re Longoria before her resignation takes e ect failed in a split vote on March 22. In addition to missing the statutory deadline to report votes, Harris County election clerks testi ed about voting machine failures, voters being turned away due to a lack of poll workers, a shortage of election judges and inadequate training for judges.
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