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There will be a runoff election for City Council Position 5 on Saturday, December 11, 2021. Early voting begins Nov. 29 – Dec. 7. Early voting location close by is HCC on the Loop by Home Depot
Election day locations are Bellaire Civic Center, HCC on the Loop, and Burnett-Bayland Center 6200 Chimney Rock. Find your closest polling places at HarrisVotes.com
FY2022 COB Adopted Budget
FY2022 Consolidated Financial Statement
Tax Rate Remains $0.4473 per $100COVID UPDATES – Texas, Harris County, and Bellaire
As of October 1, 2021, Bellaire residents will lose the 15% discount on flood insurance
Mosquito Spray Program Information And here’s a “No Spray Request” for its citizens who do not want the spraying to occur near their home. Please click here for a “No Spray Request Form“
Brays Bayou Association News
BRAYS BAYOU ASSOCIATION MEETING
Monday November 15th at 7:30pm
Via Zoom – Link belowThe Dynamic Duo of HOWARD SACKS, Chair of Levitt Pavilion Houston, and BILL BURHANS, President of the Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy, will provide details regarding the $millions coming to Southwest Houston via the Kinder Foundation. The Willow Waterhole was constructed to be, and is, a vital component of the flood risk reducing Project Brays. That being said, its’ attractiveness as a multi-purpose 300 acre venue, is driving the quality of life and community enhancements from possibility to reality! The vision, and never ceasing effort, given to the transformation process is something never before seen in Southwest Houston. So tune in Monday night and hear about it all…Kinder Bucks, Trails, New Access Street and Parking, Levitt Pavilion….where does it stop or does it!
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One tap mobile +13462487799,,86195086447#,,,,*287188# US (Houston) New Bellaire High – Expected Completion in 2022
Construction on the new Bellaire High school began in 2018. The original building was demolished during the week of July 13-17, 2021. Find a Quick update here.The ne
w school was financed by the 2012 HISD bond election and completion is expected in 2022.100 Years of Bellaire History!
Click on the Trolley to view the Table of Contents for Lynn McBee’s history of Bellaire. Great information on your Home Town!And for a terrific photo history check this out: www.bellairebook.comLeft Overs From the 2016 Bond Issue
Spruce and Fifth Streets –
Now the subject of a lawsuit, the $3.2 million in contracts for this project called for completion by February 15, 2020. A drive through the area feels as though you’re in a rundown fun house. Here’s some background on this project.Houston Metro is planning a circulator routefrom the Gulfton area to the Westpark Transit Center. This C
enter also connects the Silver Line to the Northwest Transit Center.Bolivar – What has happened to this quiet tree-lined cul-de-sac?
At a cost of amost $2 million more in bond funds.!Our Environment
Recycling, organic gardening, less pesticides – all win/wins for our kids and our community. So are reusable bags!
Find informative articles here.No More City Of Homes?
According to the City manager and staff our longtime City logo, representing Bellaire as a City of Homes, will soon be gone, thanks to City Council and the $50,000 branding study. Read more here.
Author Archives: Lynn McBee
Chapter 14 – Controversy and Changes In The Last Decade Of The 20th Century!
It was the last decade of the twentieth century. There was much speculation and even foreboding by some that the century’s end might be doomsday… Bellaire in the 1990s was fraught with controversy, criminal charges, and a succession of mayors. … Continue reading
Bellaire History In Tangible Form – The Centennial Walk
Are you aware of Bellaire’s History Walk? Lynn’s latest chapter of Bellaire history, History In Tangible Form, explains the background of Bellaire’s History Walk and the various monuments around town. Part of the City’s centennial celebration. Find it here! All … Continue reading
Bellaire’s History: The 1980s – Bellaire Special TIFD District Formed to Rebuild Downtown
From boomtown to slowdown, in 1980 population in Bellaire dropped from a high of almost 20,000 to less than 15,000. President Ronald Reagan defeated Michael Dukakis and reigned for the decade until George H.W. Bush took over in 1989. There … Continue reading
Chapter 11: The 1970s – The Bellaire Recall of its Mayor and Council Members
It was 31 years ago, in 1977, that 4,619 Bellaire voters at a Special Recall Election called by a citizens’ initiative referendum succeeded in recalling from elected office the Mayor and three of the five City Council members. Bellaire citizens … Continue reading
Chapter 10 of Bellaire’s History – The Sixties – Momentous World Changes
When Time Magazine, Inc. published its, “Time 1968 40th Anniversary Special” (© 2008 Time, Inc.) in which it describes that year and the 1960s era as, “War abroad, Riots at Home, Fallen Leaders and Loner Dreams: The Year that Challenged … Continue reading
enter also connects the Silver Line to the Northwest Transit Center.
FEMA imposes requirements for new structures and limits on existing structures in flood zones. Check with Development Services for more information,
