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BobRehak : Whitmires the best mayor we've ever had!

BobRehak :
Thank you for sharing this article, for keeping us updated and informed, and for all the hard work that you do for our community. I really like Mayor Whitmire, and I'm glad for all of the great things he is doing for our city and the residents here in Kingwood.

Kudos to you Bob and our bipartisan Mayor Whitmire.

BobRehak :
Thank you Bob for staying engaged and keeping us updated.

BobRehak :
Thank you! Hopefully getting the Mayors attention will help this issue.

Now if you would only go on the Michael Berry show

BobRehak :
Ok, I'll bite. I commend the mayor for his support on reducing flooding. It is a critical issue that goes far beyond quality of life - we have all learned how important it really is during the various major floods we experienced between 2015 and 2019. Kingwood is often an afterthought for the city and I appreciate that Whitmire knows we're here. That said... Flooding isn't the only issue. There's the foolishness with bike lanes, which shows an old fashioned and reactionary attitude towards traffic management and infrastructure. Crenshaw talks a big game about being independent minded, but is a troll and a constant Trump apologist. Crenshaw and Trump don't care for big blue cities like ours and are glad to show it at every turn. You can work with Crenshaw, but you don't have to fundraise for him. It is naive to think that rancorous national politics don't trickle down to the local level.

JamminTX : The greenbelts are privately owned and managed by either the trail associations or by the HOAs and it is their responsibility to do storm debris, remove trees, do cleanup and repairs on them.
KSA has very little in the way of greenbelt (if any at all) that they manage.

BobRehak :
Well written, Bob. You summed it up nicely.

justanirishgirl : I agree.We've had our share of incompetent mayors during our 36 years here. *look up Lee P. Brown*

JamminTX : I am involved with my HOA, attend KSA Public Safety and KSA Quarterly, and KSA Super Neighborhood meetings. I work with COH City Council District E on issues too.
My village MBV does not have a separate trail board nor a separate trail fee. All MBV assessments cover 'normal' community things like the pool, park, common areas, entrances PLUS greenbelt maintenance.
Most villages have trail boards separate from their HOAs and have two or more villages on the trail boards. Ex. Greentree/Sand Creek Trail Association and SEGTA (Sherwood Trails/Elm Grove). Homeowners in those villages pay not only the HOA $500+ fees but about $125+ for the trails.

JamminTX :
I suggest then that people attend a KSA Public Safety meeting, the Trail and HOA board meetings in those villages that have the issues and express those concerns yourself.
This is a problem in so many times, people want someone else to express those concerns on their behalf instead of taking it on themselves.
Letting the appropriate people know exactly where these concerns are will at least alert them to those concerns.
Not all storm debris is necessarily removed. If the storm debris does not pose a potential hazard and is only aesthetically unpleasing, the cost/benefit of that removal may not warrant it.