The City of Seabrook’s
e-Update Dec 2011 Volume 3, Issue 12
• Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony – Thursday, December 1, 2011 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, 1700 First St. • Breakfast with Santa – Saturday, December 3, 2011 9:00 a.m. at the Seabrook Community House, 1210 Anders St. • 50th Annual Christmas Boat Lane Parade, December 10, 2011 at 6 p.m. The parade features more than 100 brightly decorated power and sailboats that will traverse the Clear Lake channel from the South Shore Harbor Marina and the Nassau Bay Lagoon to Galveston Bay. • Eric T. Duckworth Memorial Holiday Cookie Drive, December 10th from 8 am-2 pm at the Seabrook Fire Station.
Congratulations to TASC Seabrook’s 2011 Business of the Year!
TASC was selected as the 2011 Seabrook Business of the Year and honored at the Nov. 10 2011 Membership & Awards Banquet, Economic Alliance Houston Port Region • TASC is one of the largest employers in our community • TASC supports local events and organizations such as the Boy Scouts, Keels and Wheels and other local organizations and events.
City of Seabrook Employees Announce the Annual Share Your Christmas Gift Drive November 28 is the kick-off for SHARE YOUR CHRISTMAS 2011. We invite you to take a “star” from our tree and make a child’s wish come true. The tree is located in the upstairs lobby of City Hall and the instructions are as follows: •“Stars” will have the age and gift wish of each child and are numbered so that the gift will be matched to the child while keeping the child’s anonymity. •Select a “star” from the tree in the City Hall second floor lobby. •Purchase the gift requested by the child. •Bring your unwrapped gift with the star attached to it to City Hall by December 14th. A food drive will also run from December 1 – 9. As in past years, we will accept new toys and groceries for the families. Food will be collected in bins located on the first floor lobby at City Hall. Please do not donate food that has expired or has been opened. Our program only includes Seabrook families who have been referred by an anonymous local agency familiar with their circumstances. Unfortunately we are unable to take any additional families at this time. For more information call (281) 291-5679.
News from the Friends of Evelyn Meador Library The Evelyn Meador has opened on N. Meyer and is ready for all to see and use. Our new feature is drive up service for returning books and checking books out from the library. Just come and check out this service. Every Tuesday at 10:30 am, year round, we have Preschool Story time. Every Wednesday at 10:30 am, year round, we have Bookworm Babies.
Lowered Community Rating Classification The City of Seabrook has received a Class 7 Community Rating System (CRS)Classification. Effective October 1, 2011 citizens living within the floodplain are eligible to receive up to a 15% reduction in their flood insurance policy premiums. For more details, visit the City’s website at www.ci.seabrook.tx.us or contact the City’s Building Department by phone (281) 291- 5705.
New Seabrook Gateway Frames Growing Waterfront Area City leaders and residents gathered on Wednesday to commemorate the official opening of the Seabrook gateway sign. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at the welcoming archway near the entrance of the city’s waterfront district, known as the Point. “This gateway is but one step in the city’s $7 million improvement effort intended to revitalize a prized coastal section of the city that is primed for expanded development of authentic fish markets and tasty seafood restaurants,” stated Glenn Royal, Mayor of Seabrook. “It is fun projects such as this that make me proud of the growing accomplishments of Seabrook.” The Seabrook gateway is one of eleven frontage signs constructed through Project Stars. Grant monies from the Economic Alliance Houston Port Region and the Houston-Galveston Area Council, along with funding through the city’s half-cent tax dedicated to economic development programs, were used to fund design and construction. Built by Knudson, L.P., the gateway was completed on schedule and contains common elements found in all Project Stars signage that promote Texas history and independence. Economic Alliance Chief Executive Officer, Chad Burke, stated, “These collective gateways bring awareness to our region while promoting heritage tourism.” Each gateway sign is constructed of similar masonry and a replica of the star found atop the San Jacinto monument. The Seabrook sign, located on 10th Street, also includes elements reflecting the city’s nautical legacy.
Eric T. Duckworth Memorial Holiday Cookie Drive
Join Boy Scout Troop 95, Cub Scout Pack 95, and the Seabrook Volunteer Fire Department for the Annual Eric T. Duckworth Memorial Holiday Cookie Drive on December 10th from 8 am-2 pm at the Seabrook Fire Station. Each year we send Cookies to soldiers in Honor of SSGT Duckworth. So heat up those ovens and bake some cookies that travel well like chocolate chip with M&M’s or oatmeal raisin and bring them to the Seabrook Fire Station on Dec 10th, pre-wrapped in Ziploc bags of 3-4 cookies each would be helpful. If you are not a baker and want to help us we need packing supplies like newspaper, individually wrapped hard candy (peppermints), and packing tape. We are also taking donations for postage to ship the cookies which average $10.50 a box. Call 713-817-1015.
CERT Training Class Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training begins January 19th thru March 8, 2012, at the La Porte Police Station. Training sessions cover disaster preparedness, fire suppression, basic disaster medical operations, light search and rescue, disaster psychology, team organization and terrorism. With this training, CERT teams played a vital role in providing support to jurisdictions throughout the region following Hurricane Ike in 2008. If needed following a disaster, these citizen-responders use their training as part of a neighborhood or workplace team to help others when first responders are overwhelmed or not immediately available. CERT members provide immediate assistance to victims in their area, organize spontaneous volunteers who have not had the training, and collect disaster intelligence that will assist first responders with prioritization and allocation of resources when they arrive. The training is hosted by the La Porte Office of Emergency Management and will begin Thursday, January 19, 2012 for eight weeks. The Seabrook and La Porte CERT teams recently joined together to form BayCERT to help increase awareness of CERT in the Bay Area. For more information about the upcoming class contact the La Porte Office of Emergency Management (281) 470-0010, www.lpoem.org or Ronica Hall 281-326-5644 ronicahall@hotmail.com
Friends of the Evelyn Meador Library Sponsoring Book Sale on Saturday, December 3rd 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Evelyn Meador library BOOKS - MOVIES - MUSIC All proceeds benefit our new Evelyn Meador Branch Library, 2400 Meyer Rd., Seabrook. Come buy at the Meador!
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