Dear residents,
We've just learned that Councilman Adrian Garcia and his chief of staff, Rhonda Sauter, are going to be in attendance at Super Neighborhood 22's next meeting, to be held on Monday, September 8th at 6:30 PM in the fellowship hall of the Shepherd Dr. Methodist Church at 600 Shepherd Dr. (NW corner of the intersection of Shepherd and Blossom).
LouAnn and I have been asked to attend the meeting and address the SN22 councilmembers about our advocacy efforts to achieve a quiet zone in the area.
The meeting is open to all residents, so please, if you are able to, plan on attending so we can all voice our concerns to the members of City Council.
Many thanks in advance.
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Would you please post your thoughts on the meeting last night, and outline the next steps to be taken.
Thanks,
Marci
hi marci, yes we will update the blog with last night's info and next steps as soon as we are able to - thanks so much for checking with us!
A meeting between a Super Neighborhood 22 representative and the railroad to reduce excessive horn blasting in the middle of the night may be helpful. They may be able to setup a method to report when a certain train engineer seems out of hand.
Yes Laurie, you or someone else can contact Dale Hill of UP (sorry I don't have the phone number) and complain about the engineer who sits on the horn. He will check into it. He is a nice guy. I think that when complaints are made they are better coming from someone who experiences it but you could check with Jane and see what she says.
It might also be good to create a log of complaints as to when he has disturbed people at night and how long he stayed on the horn.
Marci
Marci
Dale Hill's number is 281-350-7798.
I've compained to Dale Hill before and he just told me the engineers are doing their jobs.
Quiet zone project manager for the City of Houston is Katherine Parker, 713-837-7285, katherine.parker@cityofhouston.net.
Only way to get through to these people is to bother the hell out of them. We need everyone to do it though, not just a few.
I don't think this problem will ever go away. I'm really second-guessing purchasing a home in the area.
Things have gone quiet - are you guys up and running post-Ike and what's the next step?
Recieved an email today from the Mayors office... nothing new, but looks like there might be some decisions happening by the end of this month...
"Dear xxx,
Thank you for your e-mail I recently received regarding railroad noise near your residence and your request for a Railroad Quiet Zone. I appreciate your writing to me, and I understand your concern.
The City of Houston is currently reviewing the Railroad Quiet Zones applications submitted from various neighborhoods and is expected to complete the final list and make it public before the end of this month. The top-ranked requests, based on objective criteria, will be submitted via an application to the Federal Railroad Administration which will then provide its input.
Any quiet zone must conform to "Final Rule on the Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings" set by the Federal Railroad Administration. Within the City of Houston, the city itself is the only entity that can apply for a quiet zone status.
Once a quiet zone is approved, the length of time required to establish it will vary. In general, it may take from one to four years to complete a project. The timeframe depends on the existing conditions at the crossings, the type of improvements required, and different entities involved in making the improvements.
We appreciate residents' patience while this process runs its course and understand the need to reduce train noise in Houston's neighborhoods. Questions about the quiet zone process can be directed to Katherine Parker, Senior Project Manager of the Traffic and Transportation Division, katherine.parker@cityofhouston.net.
If you would like to receive periodic e-mails from my office and the City of Houston, please go to www.houstontx.gov and register with CitizensNet.
Sincerely,
Bill White
Mayor "
All - thanks for all your comments. The folks behind this blog have joined efforts with another grassroots organization with a similar objective and a new website has been created to track and communicate all efforts to establish a Quiet ZOne along the Washington corridor. Recently, a milestone was reached in our initiative, as the Mayor and City Hall finally approved Tier 1 status for the Washington QZ. Please visit http://www.washingtonquietzone.com/ for more information and to keep up to date with this initiative - thanks for your continued support!
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