Street Rehabilitation provides many of the same benefits of reconstruction, but at a much lower cost. Public Works will rehabilitate nearly 300 lane-miles of roadway across the City this year, which is double what crews accomplished last year and almost four times the amount three years ago. The City is currently doing Street Rehabilitation Initiative work in all 10 Complete Communities.

Read the full press release and list of projects and Complete Communities locations.

To slow the spread of the coronavirus, the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a nationwide temporary eviction moratorium for certain tenants through December 31, 2020.

Visit https://houstontx.gov/housing/landing/cdc-eviction.html to read and print out the tip sheet and declaration form that must be signed to benefit from the new CDC protections.

Pre-registration is required for Zoom Meetings at www.HOUInnovate.com.

Rice Management Company y la Ciudad de Houston organizarán una serie de talleres en tres partes para compartir la visión del Distrito de Innovación con la comunidad y proporcionar una discusión pública de oportunidades del proyecto e impactos potenciales.

Se requiere preinscripción en www.HOUInnovate.com. 

Visit www.letstalkhouston.org and navigate to each community page to sign up for a work group

The Farmers Market addresses food insecurity in Acres Home by convening community farmers and gardeners to sell their produce and goods while helping to feed healthy food to children and families. Interested in visiting or becoming a vendor? Visit http://www.ahhat.org/ or call 832-390-4984 for more information.

You've identified a number of projects to make Alief-Westwood a complete community. We still need more help to determine which projects to implement first. Please let us know which are most important to you by taking this brief Priority Survey. No need to register! 

District F Council Member Tiffany Thomas will partner with community residents on Saturday, Oct. 3 to tackle illegal dumping and clean the streets one neighborhood block at a time.

To volunteer or learn more about this cleanup event email DistrictF@houstontx.gov.

Over the past year we have been working with the residents of Fort Bend Houston to develop a Complete Communities Working Action Plan. From environmental safety, education to economy and jobs; the residents have spoken and we are listening. This is just the beginning! You can still participate by completing the survey and joining a working group team. Please visit https://www.letstalkhouston.org/ and register today.  

Your questions, comments, concerns, and recommendations have formed the soon-to-be Kashmere Gardens Complete Communities Action Plan. From environmental safety, affordable housing, education, economy and jobs, and mobility, there are various opportunities to participate. Our work is just beginning! Join a work group now.

A virtual Kashmere Gardens Neighborhood Support Team meeting is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 5:30 p.m. to discuss implementation of the action plan. If you are interested, please fill out the work group form and you will receive further meeting details. Contact lead planner, Davonte Caldwell, at Davonte.Caldwell@houstontx.gov if you have any questions or comments. 

Visit Let’s Talk Houston to find more information about the Draft Action plan for Magnolia Park-Manchester and to sign up for a Work Group.

Come join us Oct. 28 at 6 p.m. for our first virtual meeting on implementation for Magnolia Park-Manchester. To join the meeting click Join Microsoft Teams Meeting or dial in using +1 936-755-1521 and Conference ID: 468 381 516#. 

Wesley Community Center is offering free daily virtual after-school enrichment classes such as tutoring, urban gardening, and culinary art from 4-6 p.m. Email dvillasenor@wesleyhousehouston.org. 

Ivy Walls left her job in the medical field to start Ivy Leaf Farms, which will provide free and low-cost produce to the Sunnyside community. Ivy Leaf Farms was awarded a $10,000 grant to expand its growing area and build an irrigation system. The grant was awarded by the Beygood small business fund.

For more information visit the Ivy Leaf Farms website or watch this FOX26 report.

We have created the Sunnyside Complete Communities Action Plan and are ready to get to work. Please consider joining a Work Group now.

A virtual Sunnyside Neighborhood Support Team meeting is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 5:30 p.m. to discuss implementation of the action plan. If you are interested, please fill out the work group form and you will receive further meeting details. Please contact lead planner, Lindsey Williams, at lindsey.williams@houstontx.gov if you have any questions or comments.  

Community fridges publicly accessible refrigerators filled with free donated food for anyone to take what they need and leave what they don’t. Mayers raised $1,900 in two days to buy the appliances and worked with the businesses to house the refrigerators. She has also established a signup sheet for volunteers to service and stock the free food fridge. Watch this ABC 13 news report. 

Mayor Sylvester Turner, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Trinity United Methodist Church Pastor Ed Jones joined City Councilmember Carolyn Evans-Shabazz in District D to promote the 2020 census in the Third Ward Caravan Parade. Check out highlights from the parade on the Planning and Development Department's Facebook page.