Glen Meadows, Section 4A, Community Association

Welcome to Glen Meadows, Section 4A, Community Association!

Glen Meadows is located in the city of La Porte on Spencer Highway, in the eastern portion of Harris County, Texas, adjacent to Galveston Bay, approximately 25 miles from downtown Houston. La Porte's neighboring towns are Deer Park, Pasadena, Morgan's Point, and Baytown.

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Mailing address:
Glen Meadows, Section 4A, Community Association
PO Box 1694
La Porte, TX 77571

Email contacts:
Using the "Contact" menu item to the left will send an email to the Management Company and each member of the board.

The "Contact Information" menu selection provides phone numbers for each member of the board along with contact information for AVR Management Company, Inc.

More new sections! Added "Announcements" and "Submit News" to the menu.

I have added a new section, "Members Directory," where members can enter contact information and view other members information as well. You must create an account before the forms are available to you.

To use:
Click on "Add / Edit My Contact Information" and fill in as much information as tou would like to share.
Choose your logon ID as "Owner" and "Contacts" under the "Category" entry.
Near the very bottom of the form, select either "Public" (everyone has access), Protected" (only logged in members have access), or "Private" (only you and administrators can view).
Next is a field that allows you to upload a picture of you to your profile. The largest dimension must not exceed 480px. If you cannot upload a picture and do not know how to resize it, contact me and I will resize the picture for you.
Then select "Save".

You can change your information. or viewing permissions, or delete needed.

TEXAS MAIN STREET CITIES RECEIVE NATIONAL RECOGNITION

FORT WORTH, Texas -- The Texas Historical Commission (THC) and the National Trust for Historic Preservation recently recognized La Porte as one of the 59 National Main Street Cities in Texas. Other 2008 National Main Street Cities include: Amarillo, Beaumont, Beeville , Bowie, Bridgeport, Canton, Canyon, Carthage, Celina, Clifton, Colorado City, Comanche, Corsicana, Cotulla, Denison, Denton, Electra, Elgin, Fairfield, Farmersville, Freeport, Georgetown, Goliad, Gonzales, Grand Saline, Greenville, Harlingen, Henderson, Hillsboro, Huntsville, Kerrville, Kilgore, La Grange, Levelland, Livingston, Llano, Lufkin, Luling, Marshall, McKinney, Mineola, Mount Vernon, Nacogdoches, New Braunfels, Odessa, Paris, Pharr, Plainview, Rio Grande City, San Angelo, San Marcos, Seguin, Sonora, Spur, Taylor, Tyler, Waxahachie, and Winnsboro.

"A lot of hard work goes into achieving this recognition, which honors the many people, including Main Street managers and volunteers, who put in countless hours to make their Main Street programs work. The result is an active and successful downtown revitalization effort that benefits not only the Main Street district, but also the entire community," said Debra Farst, state coordinator of the Texas Main Street Program.

The cities were honored at the recent Texas Downtown Association/Texas Main Street Conference in Fort Worth. The National Trust for Historic Preservation's National Main Street Center will honor these cities at the 2008 National Main Streets Conference to be held in Philadelphia in March.

Cities chosen as National Main Street Cities must show above average performance in 10 categories. The selection criteria focus on planning, staff and volunteers, preservation ethic, training and program assessment. For additional information, visit the National Main Street web site at www.mainstreet.org and the National Trust for Historic Preservation web site at www.nationaltrust.org.

For more information about the THC's Main Street Program visit www.thc.state.tx.us.

The THC's Texas Main Street Program is a revitalization program for historic downtown and neighborhood commercial districts. It is based on a four-point approach organization, design, promotion and economic restructuring, all within the context of historic preservation. Implemented in 1981, the program has assisted more than 140 communities throughout the state.

For more information, contact Debra Farst at 512/463-5758.

The Texas Historical Commission is the state agency for historic preservation. The agency administers a variety of programs to preserve the archaeological, historical and cultural resources of Texas.

We need volunteers for all committees.

If you would like to serve your neighborhood association, please volunteer for a committee. Many neighborhood activities have funds available but, because of lack of volunteers to organize the event, are not happening. Those with small children may want to volunteer for the Easter egg hunt committee, or for the Santa drive through committee, etc. Others may want to volunteer for the welcoming committee or yard of the month committee.

Possible special activities include:

1. Easter egg Hunt
2. Before School picnic
3. Welcoming committee
4. Yard of the Month
5. Christmas hayride
6. Best Christmas decorations

If you have an interest in any of these activities, or would like to propose an activity not listed, please contact the board of directors or the management company. We want to make our community more attractive to YOU.

New La Porte ordinance: Sec. 14-9. Animal waste disposal

Sec. 14-9. Animal waste disposal
The owner and/or custodian of every animal shall be responsible for the sanitary disposal of, and shall dispose of, any excreta deposited by an animal under his or her control on all public property, including but not limited to, public walks, streets, recreation area and parks, and also upon all private property not within the control, possession or supervision of said owner or custodian.

The enforcement of this ordinance is provided by the La Porte Police Department. It is possible that the fines for this offense could be as much as $500.

Through their passage and approval by City Council, this ordinance is now in effect.

New La Porte ordinance: Sec. 70 -182. Presumed operator of parked vehicles

Sec. 70 -182. Presumed operator of parked vehicles
In a prosecution for an offense under Texas Transportation Code Chapter 545, Subchapter G, and relating to the stopping, standing and parking of unattended motor vehicles, it is presumed that the registered owner of the vehicle is the person who stopped, stood or parked the vehicle at the time and place the offense occurred.

The reasoning for this newly adopted ordinance is that in the process of issuing citations to the motor vehicle operators for parking violations, it is frequently the case that the vehicle itself is unattended and it is thereby impossible for the officer to locate the offender and personally issue the vehicle operator a citation to appear in court. In these situations the past practice of the City was to issue citations to "owner/operator" and to leave a copy of the citation attached to the vehicle. While this policy was legal it complicated efforts at prosecuting parking violators, particularly when a case was contested in court and the State has to proffer evidence that a particular person, whether it be the registered owner or not, was actually culpable. The enforcement of this ordinance is provided by the La Porte Police Department. Fines for these types of offenses can range from $130 to $490 depending on the specific offense.

Through their passage and approval by City Council, this ordinance is now in effect.

Created on 08/28/2006 06:28 PM by admin Updated on 04/05/2008 11:18 PM by admin