Upcoming Community
Events
April 7th 7:00PM
Montie Beach Civic Club
Monthly Meeting
915 Northwood St.
Crime & Safety Update
April 13th 6:00PM
MBCC Happy Hour at
Town in City
Members get their first
beverage on us!
May 5th 7:00PM
Montie Beach Civic Club
Monthly Meeting
915 Northwood St.
We are always looking to
hear from you!
Montie Beach Civic Club
P.O. Box 30111
Houston, TX 77249-0111
www.montiebeach.org
(832) 303-0741
Angelica Schaefer—President
[email protected]
Drew Gallagher—Vice President
[email protected]
Kristy Gallagher—Secretary
[email protected]
Amelia Gonzales—Treasurer
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March / April 2016
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(continued from first page) she served on Houston’s Parks board under former Mayor
Oscar Holcombe. For Mrs. Beach’s civic service, Montie Beach Park was named in
her honor. However, The Houston Press reported that she would rather talk about
her home, “Beachmont”, and garden in Houston than any of the accolades she received. She and her husband, Mr. Ira Monta Beach, taught dance during the early
1900’s in a time of great change in the art, with the creation of the Charleston and
the Long Boston dances, just to name a few. Mrs. Montie Beach passed away in November1964 at the age of 84.
Did you notice some changes at Montie Beach Park?
Trees For Houston, a local non-profit, partnered with
the Houston Texans to plant 20, 15-gallon trees at
Montie Beach Park on March 17th. The new additions
to the park look great!
On March 19th, the MBCC volunteers collected 6
trash bags of trash and recyclables from the park.
Thank you to the volunteers who helped improve our
neighborhood.
March MBCC Yard of the Month!
Congratulations to Emily and Matt, selected for this
month’s award with their home ready for front-porch
entertaining!
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Changes to City of Houston’s Recycling Service
The City of Houston has signed a new contract with Waste Management for the
City’s recycling services. Effective immediately, only the following items will be
accepted in the curbside bins:
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Carton - Shelf-Stable & Refrigerated Corrugated Cardboard (Flattened)
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Aluminum and Tin Cans (rinsed & drained)
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Paper, Newspaper, Catalogs and Magazines
Phone Books
Plastic Containers #1 - 5 and 7 (rinsed & drained)
Used oil is also collected and is placed next to the bin in clean containers with
screw-on tops.
Glass and other recyclable and junk waste items can be taken to our nearest recycling center, the North Center, at
9003 North Main Street. Please bring proof of residency with you. For a list of items accepted by the center, please
visit http://www.houstontx.gov/solidwaste/n_main.html
Important Dates are Coming Up!
The deadline to file your 2015 Federal Tax Return is April
18th. There are local resources who offer free help, to
see if you qualify, contact one of the locations below:
The deadline to file a protest to your 2016 Property Taxes is May 2nd. If you have misplaced the green form that
was mailed along with your 2016 Property Appraisal, you
can request another online at www.tax.co.harris.tx.us or
by calling (713) 957-7800.
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide @ the Heights Library
1302 Heights Blvd.
(832) 393-1810
The deadline to file a Homestead Exemption is April 30th.
Please visit www.tax.co.harris.tx.us for the application
form.
Ripley House Neighborhood Tax Center
4410 Navigation St.
(713) 315-6400
City of Houston Heavy Trash Pick-up: 1st Friday of February, April, June, August, October, December
City of Houston Tree Limbs Pick-up: 1st Friday of January, March, May, July, September, November