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 the World.”
The 1960s saw a wave of activism in the country, and Bellaire residents became activists as well. Catch up with local, national, and world history in Lynn’s latest installment here.
Agenda for September 28, 2023 @ 6:00 PM Joint Special Session City Council and Planning & Zoning
Find information on all Current and Upcoming City Meetings
Comprehensive Plan Update – Please send your ideas and comments anytime. Comprehensive Plan Comments.
FY2024 City Budget
FY2023-2027 Capital Improvement Plan
Annual Debt Report 2021
Estimated Annual Debt Service FY2023
Bellaire Police Weekly Activity Reports
City of Bellaire
Recycling, organic gardening, less pesticides – all win/wins for our kids and our community. So are reusable bags!
Interested in composting? Check out Buchanan’s Composting 101 article.
Find other informative articles here.
Find a link to Bellaire’s ESB Learning Academy here.
Mosquito Spray Program Information Here’s a “No Spray Request” for citizens who do not want the spraying to occur near their home. “No Spray Request Form”
Problems with stray cats? Residents can borrow a live trap from the BPD, or buy and share a communal neighborhood trap. After TNR please plan to feed them if they stick around. For low cost spay or neuter check with:
Check with SNAP https://www.snapus.org/houston/.
Friends for Life https://friends4life.org/programs-and-events/fixhouston/
HOPE https://www.homelesspets.net/feral-cats/
TNR Houston site: https://www.houstontx.gov/barc/trap_neuter_return.html – Very Helpful!
Houston Humane Society: https://www.houstonhumane.org/
PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS.
October 28, 2022: Sadly we lost Lynn McBee in 2022. Her volunteerism. historical perspective on city administrations, and her skill in maintaining a written record of Bellaire’s history will be missed.
Click on the Trolley to view the Table of Contents for Lynn’s history of Bellaire. Great information on your Home Town!
I couldn’t resist a photo of one of Bellaire’s manhole covers.
And for a terrific photo history check this out: www.bellairebook.com
Construction on the new Bellaire High school is complete. The original building was demolished during the week of July 13-17, 2021. Find more information here.
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.
Bolivar – What has happened to this quiet tree-lined cul-de-sac? 
At a cost of amost $2 million more in bond funds.!
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.
Jim Blackburn, J.D. Professor in the Practice of Environmental Law, Rice University; Philip B. Bedient, Ph.D. Herman Brown Professor of Engineering, Rice University © 2018 by the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy of Rice University Read more here.
You’ll find Little Free Libraries popping up throughout Bellaire. Loftin Park, Evelyn’s Park, Ware Family Park, plus private LFLs. “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . . The man who never reads lives only one.” – George R.R. Martin
FEMA imposes requirements for new structures and limits on existing structures in flood zones. Check with Development Services for more information,