Per the Avalon HOA pres.
"The current storm sewer replacement program is still on schedule and should meet it’s August 15 deadline. As part of this process, I have requested that traffic calming devices a/k/a speed bumps be installed along Avalon west and Bellmeade between Ella Lee and Westheimer. We will not have a final answer from the City before mid-summer, at the earliest, but the request has been made. The director of ROPO, Mr. Gary Mangold, the director of the Upper Kirby TIRZ, and I attended last week’s District "G" CIP hearing. All three of us spoke to the issue of the stalled construction efforts along our section of Kirby Drive, and as a result, we appear to have the full support of our new City Councilmember. Several meetings have been chaired by Councilmember Pennington’s office since last week’s CIP hearing, and we seem to be moving forward again with the plan to preserve the existing trees, keep the roadway within it’s existing footprint and add a center median. I am in the process of scheduling a meeting with the project engineers to determine just how much green space will be allowed by traffic control within the boundaries of the center median. I am pushing for street cut-outs that are similar to those in River Oaks, but we may have to settle for some left turn queuing at certain intersections. In addition to the re-development of Kirby Drive, Mr. Mangold has submitted a CIP request for the renovation of Westheimer from Kirby Drive (2900 Block) to the 3900 Block of Westheimer. Given that the CIP budget is a rolling five year program, the work request is now in the system, but it will be sometime before any work may transpire. I plan to submit a CIP request for the replacement of the water main along the 2900 and 3000 blocks of Ella Lee due to repeated line ruptures. If any other sections of Avalon are experiencing similar problems, please let me know and your Board will work to get the request into this year’s CIP budget."