The Thomas Telegraph: Vol. 2, Issue 14 – 04-08-2021

Vol. 2, Issue 14 – 04.08.21

RESOURCES

*As of 4:45pm 4/8/21, vaccination appointments
are still available for Friday, April 9th*

The Tzu Chi Foundation is holding a COVID-19 vaccination event at 6200 Corporate Dr, 77036 on Sunday, April 11th.

Registrants are added to a waitlist and then are selected by random to receive the Moderna vaccine. 400 shots will be administered at this event.
The foundation will hold more events as supply increases, and more registrants will be selected from the waitlist to receive the vaccine.
Registration is available in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Chinese.

Churches and facilities in District F: if you are interested in potentially becoming a vaccination site, please click on the image to fill out our survey.

Iglesias y instalaciones en el Distrito F: si está interesado en convertirse en un sitio de vacunación, haga clic en la imagen para completar nuestra encuesta.

Các nhà thờ và cơ sở ở Quận F: nếu bạn quan tâm đến việc có khả năng trở thành một địa điểm tiêm chủng, vui lòng nhấp vào hình ảnh để điền vào bản khảo sát của chúng tôi.

If you’ve have missed rental or utility payments due to being impacted by the pandemic, apply for assistance from the Houston-Harris County Emergency Rental Assistance Program. Assistance will NOT be first-come, first-served. To receive help over the phone, call 832-402-7568.

The CDC has extended the nation-wide eviction moratorium through June 30, 2021. Review the qualifications, sign the document, and submit a copy to your landlord. For more information and the document in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Arabic, and Urdu, click here.

DISTRICT F OFFICE

THE PEOPLE’S CHAMP

April is National Volunteer Month and community service events are in full force in District F.

This past Saturday, Sewa International – Houston Chapter, Tzu Chi Foundation, and Yahweh Outreach Ministries each held food distributions in District F and we cannot thank them enough for their enduring commitment to our community. We would also like to give a big shout out to Mayor Turner for his attendance at Sewa’s distribution and to Lt. Timothy Trometer, Sgt. Tavis Parkerson, and officers of Westside’s DRT Unit for providing traffic control at Yahweh Outreach Ministries’ distribution. And finally, none of this would be possible without all of the dedicated volunteers, including Southwest Management District’s Alice Lee and former District F staffer (and current District C staffer) Ngan Nguyen. In all, over 60,000 lbs of food were distributed to over 2,000 families.

Please consider volunteering at community service events, such as food distributions, in your community.

We would like to give a special thank you to Annie Trinh and everyone at the International Management District for assisting our office with airing a public service announcement regarding vaccination events on Radio Saigon 900 AM this week! In striving towards our goal of health equity, we are grateful to have partners such as IMD.

Council Pop-Off Comments – 04.07.21

Yesterday, City Council passed agenda item #32, approving an interlocal agreement and contributing $75,000 to Westchase Management District for their Elmside/Woodchase Project! The project will make improvements along the east side of Elmside and Woodchase from approximately 3,000 linear feet south of Westpark to Westheimer.

On March 10th, 2021, City Council approved agenda item #18 which allowed SWMD to move forward with their grant-funded capture rate study as part of their larger curbside recycling education campaign. For more information, including answers to frequently asked questions, click here.

The sample collection work begins on Monday 4/5/21 and ends Friday 4/16/21.

50/50 Park Partners wants to hear from you about future improvements to Harwin Park! Please fill out this survey before April 10th to give your input on what you’d like to see in these neighborhood parks.

Congratulations to newly sworn-in Houston Police Chief Troy Finner!

For those interested in being on this year’s Steering Committee for the Youth Conference, please fill out this form (intended for youth ages between 15 – 18 years old). After you have filled out this form, please send your resume and cover letter to I[email protected].

CIP UPDATE:

CIP UPDATE:
Westpark Paving and Drainage

(often referred to as the “Westpark Widening” project by residents)

A virtual public hearing for this project was held on Tuesday, March 23rd. To view the recorded meeting, presentation slides, project summary, and much more, click here.

Click on the form to report homeless encampments in our district. The Solid Waste Department will sanitize these sites to reduce the spread of COVID-19.