Houston Ave. Work Shows City Can Summon Resources Quickly-At Least If Whitmire Says So

Above are two pictures I took today of the work being done at Houston Ave. under order of Mayor Whitmire without meaningful Council input. The city is undoing road and pedestrian safety measures that were  completed just two months ago. 

I counted 15 construction-related vehicles here doing the work. (Destruction-related in this case.)

There was no process here other than Mayor Whitmire's private conversations with people who did not like the project. The district councilperson opposed the undoing of the work and asked for a delay in the mayor's plans to go ahead.

There is so much that needs to be fixed in Houston. Mayor Whitmire decided this was the priority. He got the work done with great speed and summoned all the equipment you see in the pictures.

If you have an issue with the city, know they can act quickly. So often citizens are told they must wait months and years to see just routine maintenance and overdue improvements on roads and in parks. Not true. If you know Mayor Whitmire, the city will act with haste.

Contact Mayor Whitmire and councilmembers and tell them what the City of Houston can work on with urgency. We know it can be done for Mayor Whitmire's friends. Let's see if it can also be done for the common good.      

(Update-Houston Public Works Department told KUHF 88.7 that the new work has cost $730,000 on top of the $100,000 the original construction cost.)   

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