 Houston is ranked as one of 11 U.S. world-class cities by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group & Network. The city has a vibrant visual and performing arts scene as Houston is one of the five U.S. cities that offer world-class, year-round resident companies in all major performing arts. In addition, the Houston Theater District is ranked second in the country for the number of theatre seats in a concentrated downtown area per capita. The city is within proximity to beaches on Galveston Island as well as one of the United States's largest concentrations of pleasure boats. (Information provided by Wikipedia .)
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MAYOR PARKER AND CITY CONTROLLER SWORN IN |
January 2, 2010 -- With her hand on her grandparents’ Bible, Annise D. Parker was sworn in as Mayor of Houston in a private ceremony held at Houston City Hall today. State District Judge Steven Kirkland administered the oath to Mayor Parker. City Controller Ronald C. Green also took the oath of office. Green’s wife, Harris County Justice of the Peace Hilary Green, had the honor of administering the oath to her husband. A small gathering of family and friends was present.
The private ceremony was held to meet the legal requirements of the City Charter, which mandate the transfer of power occur on January 2. The official public inauguration of Mayor Parker, City Controller Green and Houston City Council is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Wortham Theater Center.
Mayor Parker chose the private Saturday morning ceremony followed by a formal public inaugural on Monday to avoid the overtime costs the city would have incurred from having to call in police and other city employees for a weekend inauguration. She also did not want to interrupt the holiday weekend for city employees. “At a time when the city is facing budget shortfalls, we will be continually looking for ways to cut expenses,” said Mayor Parker.
The inaugural celebration will end Monday evening with a free concert from 6 to 9 p.m. at Discovery Green. |
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Council Approves Biodegradable Bags for City Collection |
YARD TRIMMINGS TO CLIP UP TO $2 MILLION:
Council Approves Biodegradable Bags for City Collection
September 8, 2009 -- In an effort to save taxpayers substantial money and keep biodegradable yard waste from needlessly filling up costly landfills, the City of Houston will soon begin requiring the use of biodegradable bags for such waste.
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The City Council on September 2, 2009, approved an ordinance amending Chapter 39, Article IV, of the Houston Code of Ordinances, Collection Services. This change requires residents to use “bio bags” for City collection of green organic material beginning 90 days from passage of the ordinance.
“Each year tons of leaves, grass clippings and small branches are needlessly tossed into landfills. Diverting an anticipated 60,000 tons of organic material per year from area landfills will result in disposal savings of up to $2.0 million,” said Mayor White.
“There are free alternatives to purchasing biodegradable bags for City collection,” said Harry Hayes, Solid Waste Management Department Director. Residents may leave their grass clippings on their lawn (grasscycling) or compost their yard trimmings for use in flower beds or gardens rather than bagging. This is a natural and excellent lawn fertilization product. “Twenty-one states have already banned yard trimmings from landfills. Houston’s move is a step in the right direction to preserve valuable landfill airspace. This was prominently noted in the Mayor’s Solid Waste Task Force Commission’s Final Report in 2007 (chaired by Controller Annise Parker and Businessman Lorne Bain),” added Hayes.
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