This Week: Early Voting Starts Monday; Eastern Glades Now Open at Memorial Park Garden Oaks Wine Walk; Oak Forest Festival of Abilities
Early Voting Starts Monday
The first week of early voting for the 2018 Midterms begins this Monday, October 22nd. Voters will choose in races across the federal, state, and local levels, as well as two important City of Houston ballot propositions (located at the very bottom of your ballot).
Early Vote Locations are open to all voters city-wide and two are located in District C: the W. Gray Metropolitan Multi-Service Center and the Heights SPJST Lodge 8.
Early Voting hours are:
Monday, October 22nd – Friday, October 26th: 8AM – 4:30PM
Saturday, October 27th: 7AM – 7PM
Sunday, October 28th: 1PM – 6PM
Monday, October 29th – Friday, November 2nd: 7AM – 7PM
Election Day is Tuesday, November 8th, from 7AM – 7PM. Those who wait until Election Day to vote must use the designated voting location for their precinct.
Please note that the identification requirements to vote HAVE CHANGED. Voters who do not have a photo ID MAY STILL VOTE if they present an approved supporting document, such as a valid Voter Registration Card, an original Birth Certificate, a copy of or an original bank statement or current utility bill, or other options. Voters who are unable to provide an approved photo ID or supporting document MAY STILL VOTE provisionally. For further information, please review the Harris County Clerk’s guidelines on Identification Required for Voting.
Eastern Glades Now Open at Memorial Park
Memorial Park recently celebrated the opening of Phase I of their Eastern Glades Project. This new section of the Park includes an extension of the Seymour Lieberman Trail to a full 3 miles, as well as new restroom facilities and additional parking. The Eastern Glades project also features environmental benefits such as swales to help with drainage, rain gardens, dark-sky lighting, and native plants throughout. Phase II of the project will include constructed wetlands, a new lake for the reclamation and reuse of storm water (as well as a habitat for native species), a new pedestrian entrance at the location of the original entrance into Camp Logan, the WWI military training camp for which the Park is named, and additional pedestrian lighting, parking, and multi-use trails. Phase II breaks ground this fall and is expected to be completed in 2020.
Garden Oaks Wine Walk
The Garden Oaks Civic Club will host the 10th Annual Garden Oaks Wine Walk on Saturday, October 20th. The event supports their neighborhood Constable Program. Twelve tables of wine, food, and beer options will be stationed around the beautiful backyard of Ed and Brenda de Alba, who generously host this event every year. Festivities will begin at 4PM.
Oak Forest Festival of Abilities
On Saturday, October 27th, the Friends of Oak Forest Park will host the Festival of Abilities, a family-friendly and inclusive festival benefitting the implementation of a Playground for All Abilities in Oak Forest Park. Mayor Turner and Mayor Pro Tem Cohen will kick off welcoming remarks at 4PM and the event will include a craft biergarten, a petting zoo, trick-or-treating, a pumpkin patch, a costume contest, and much more. The event will take place 3PM-7PM in Oak Forest Park.