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Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 15:00:46 -0700 (PDT)
From: hsmith3@attglobal.net
To: emca@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: *EMCA* Storefront
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Bruce Tatro responded quickly and effectively to my needs during a year whe=
n we were living in his district. That says something about how great it w=
ould be if Neartown had its own council person and state representative, de=
pending on us for votes. =20
At 07:43 PM 9/24/2001 -0500, you wrote: =20
>>>>=20
It's funny how different people have different experiences. We have had nu=
merous problems with the water lines in front of our home--the last resulte=
d in a $798 water bill and we were told to fix it ourselves (get a plumber,=
actually), even though the city broke and then repaired (?) the line a mon=
th earlier.=20
Anyway, to make a long story short, I used the e-mail list of city councilp=
ersons that Annise supplied to send out an appeal for help. EVERY councilp=
erson--EXCEPT BRUCE TATRO--responded immediately! (Annise's office was par=
ticularly caring--Thank you!) The city repaired the problem within one day=
and refunded $762 to us.=20
Thanks to EMCA's newsgroup and Annise Parker's list, I guess it IS possible=
to fight city hall!=20
From: Hilary Smith <hsmith3@attglobal.net>=20
Reply-To: emca@yahoogroups.com=20
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 15:04:53 -0500=20
To: emca@yahoogroups.com=20
Subject: *EMCA* Storefront=20
I tried again today, Monday, to reach Sgt. Vollert or some competent person=
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at the storefront with no luck. In the year or so while we were living in=
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Spring Branch Bruce Tatro, who I hope will be mayor some day, responded to=
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a police problem we were having in the neighborhood by sending an HPD=20
sergeant (who I hope will be police chief some day) to our house who told=
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me how hard it is to get any work out of many HPD officers and how even=20
harder it is to fire them.=20
Hilary=20
At 10:00 AM 9/24/2001 -0500, you wrote:=20
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>Hilary:=20
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>While I can understand your frustration, and the officers who answer the=
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phone=20
>are not always the ones who know the Neartown storefront operations or=20
issues,=20
>they are much more than a public relations operation, I assure you. In fa=
ct,=20
>they work very closely with the neighborhoods and are knowledgeable in our=
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>issues.=20
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>Unfortunately and especially now, with HPD trying to cope with 'normal' cr=
ime=20
>(whatever that is), they are also involved in the new security=20
requirements at=20
>airports, the port, etc.=20
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>Making contact with either Sgt. Vollert or Officer Sabota (you've met the=
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latter=20
>at EMCA meetings) will make the difference. I'm sorry for the frustration=
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you've=20
>encountered; I'll make the contact today.=20
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>Meanwhile, is there any response from the developer or his realtor?=20
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>Gayle Ramsey=20
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Hilary Smith=20
712 Bomar St.=20
Houston TX 77006-1316=20
713.523.0559=20
Fax: 713.523.3928=20
Website: http://pws.prserv.net/hilary=20
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