ASSESSMENTS DO BY JANUARY 31ST

Just a reminder: Assessments are do by 01/31/12. Payment must be received by CIA Services, by January 31, 2011. A postmark of January 31, 2011, does not apply; it must be received by this date.

FROM THE PRESIDENT

In recent weeks, the two topics that have been most prominent on the Bridlewood e-mail group have been the “almost” stop light at Berdett and Highway 762 and the potential annexation of our neighborhood by Rosenberg. Since not everyone is on the e-mail group, here is the latest.

Highway 762 and Berdett Intersection
We all suspected that when school went into session at the new Reading Junior High and George Ranch High Schools that traffic would be bad. Not only is it bad, it is also dangerous for us trying to leave the neighborhood at the peak morning times. Several months ago, Anne Hoelscher began working with Commissioner Morrison to have TxDOT install a stop light at that intersection. Yes, the expectation was a stop light. TxDOT did their traffic study but were a little unclear about the timing of the installation of the light and it was actually installed before the scheduler at TxDOT knew it. Much to our dismay the light turned out to be a blinking yellow light for Highway 762 and a blinking red light for Berdett. Anne has contacted Commissioner Morrison but he indicated that we now have to work with TxDOT.

Anne has been hounding TxDOT to change the blinking lights for a real stop light. TxDOT says that they will have to do another traffic study and then reconsider and then write and order for a stop light, if justified, and then, and then and ……… Our best guess is that TxDOT might get a new light in about the time school is out next year. In the meantime, for safety reasons, we have hired a deputy to direct traffic between 7:15 a.m. and 8:15 a.m. on school days at this intersection.

It might be helpful if the contact at TxDOT were to receive a large number of e-mails complaining about this situation. If you are so inclined, that name and address is Jim Hunt at Jim.Hunt@txdot.gov.

Annexation
As most of you know, it came to our attention several months ago that Bridlewood was included in annexation plans for Rosenberg. In fact, we were on a fast track for annexation this year. We have been quite busy since then so I won’t go into all the details but instead give you a quick summary and the latest information we have. After meetings between board members and the City Manager of Rosenberg, we were moved off the fast track and scheduled for consideration for next year. We also opened discussions about signing a fire services agreement and further delaying annexation. A Bridlewood Annexation Opposition Committee was formed. We have hired outside council to advise us.

We have met with other communities that are on this year’s annexation schedule. All together we have attended over ten meetings related to Rosenberg’s annexation activities. All communities are voicing strong On November 15th, Rosenberg City Council is scheduled to vote on annexing several areas that are mostly open property or property that the city owns, currently outside of their limits.

On November 16th, the City Council will hold another open meeting at Cindy’s Palace with the residents of the two small neighborhoods who are scheduled for annexation but who also filed petitions in opposition to their annexation.

On November 22nd, the City Council will vote on annexation of the communities that they meet with on the 16th.

In the meantime, we have met once again with the City Manager to discuss our fire services agreement. That agreement should be available for us to review by the end of the first quarter of 2012. Once we sign that agreement, everyone in the neighborhood who has had their homeowners insurance increase because of the fire insurance should be eligible for lower rates. Signing that agreement would also push consideration for our annexation farther into the future, such date to yet be negotiated.

Also because of our meetings with the City Manager, Rosenberg will be considering not putting Reading through but selecting an alternate route to interconnect the areas for improved fire service response.

The new fire station should be completed in 2013 and will be located close to the new school that will be built between Reading and Bryan Road. We will continue to closely monitor the annexation activities for the areas being considered this year, work on the fire services agreement and explore all options for delaying/avoiding annexation. James Steenbergen, President

CAREFUL OF FIRE

Fort Bend County has put the burn ban into effect. This is a reminder to play it safe. With the high winds and dry weather, play it safe, be careful when using your grill or fireplace.

BRIDLEWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD E-MAIL

Bridlewood has a neighborhood email group set up under Yahoo Groups. Once you join the group, you can send an email to all the neighbors in the group, and you will receive emails sent to the group. This has been very useful for lost/found pets, neighborhood security, and getting feedback from neighbors about other topics

To join, please send an email to Anne Hoelscher at: ahoelscher@comcast.net

Please include your name and street address so we can verify you are a property owner.

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