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Houston OKs repairs on I-69 bridge lights Houston City Council passed an item at a Sept. 20 meeting approving a collaboration between the city and Houston First Corporation on the repair and upkeep of the decorative lights on bridges over the Southwest Freeway. The current situation The lights, which were installed in 2017 ahead of Super Bowl LI, have been defunct for months. The collaboration serves to repair the lights and maintain them for the next decade. The details The project is estimated to cost $4 million over the next 10 years, and the city will pay two-thirds of the cost, or $2.7 million, in fiscal year 2023-24. Houston First, the city’s marketing branch, will pay one-third and will cover any overruns in installation and maintenance for the
City of Bellaire adopts new noise policies Bellaire City Council unanimously adopted a new city noise ordinance at a Sept. 11 meeting in an effort to provide more structure and hold violators accountable. The big picture During quiet hours—Sun.-Thu. before 7 a.m. or after 9 p.m. and Fri.-Sat. before 7 a.m. or after 11 p.m.—the maximum noise decibel level is 60 decibels in residential zones and 67 decibels in nonresidential zones. During nonquiet hours—Sun.-Thu. from 7 a.m.-9 p.m. and Fri.-Sat. from 7 a.m.- 11 p.m.—the maximum decibel level is 75 decibels in residential zones and 80 decibels in nonresidential zones. Fines will be no less than $150 for the first offense and no less than $500 for subse- quent violations.
Number of homes sold
August 2022
August 2023
Residential market data
22 24
40 27
+9.1%
-32.5%
77005
77096
The total number of homes sold was largely flat in four of five local ZIP codes when comparing August 2023 to August 2022, varying only by 2-3 homes. Total sales dropped in 77096 ZIP code, which covers the Meyerland area.
69
26 28
14 17
+7.7%
+21.4%
77025
77401
N
59
6 4
-33.3%
77030
next decade. The installation will include new technology, Mayor Sylvester Turner said. The lights were originally installed and maintained by the Montrose Management District, which has since dissolved. Quote of note “I think we’re all familiar with the decorative lights across [I-69],” Turner said to the council members. “You talk about adding to the beautifi- cation of the city and that whole area. I know in just driving through, over the years, I’ve heard from so many people how attractive the city looked with those lights changing colors.”
610
Median home sales price
2022
2023
90
77005
-8.9%
$1,490,000
$1,635,311
288
N
77025
+7.2%
$540,000
$503,894
77005 77096
77025 77401
77030
77030
+54.9%
$1,587,500
$1,025,000
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77096
+23%
$492,000
$400,000
77401
+2.8%
$1,068,000
$1,038,500
BUFFALO SPEEDWAY 9733 Buffalo Speedway (713) 838-7486
HOLCOMBE 2314 W Holcombe Blvd (713) 669-1722
WESLAYAN 3902 Bissonnet (713) 218-8144
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