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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= =20 at the storefront with no luck. In the year or so while we were living in= =20 Spring Branch Bruce Tatro, who I hope will be mayor some day, responded to= =20 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= =20 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 <=20 <Hilary:=20 <=20 <While I can understand your frustration, and the officers who answer the= =20 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= =20 <issues.=20 <=20 <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 <=20 <Making contact with either Sgt. Vollert or Officer Sabota (you've met the= =20 latter=20 <at EMCA meetings) will make the difference. I'm sorry for the frustration= =20 you've=20 <encountered; I'll make the contact today.=20 <=20 <Meanwhile, is there any response from the developer or his realtor?=20 <=20 <Gayle Ramsey=20 <=20 <=20 <=20 <=20 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 ------------------------ Yahoo! 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