This Week: Budget Workshops Conclude;Double Up Food Bucks; Houston Observes Memorial Day.

Budget Workshops Conclude

Council concluded its series of annual budget workshops, during which each City department’s functionality and spending are  reviewed in preparation of passing a balanced budget before the beginning of the new fiscal year. This week, the following departments were reviewed: Human Resources, Municipal Courts, the Houston Airport System,Housing and Community Development, and the Fire Department. The proposed budget is scheduled to appear on the Council Agenda for a vote on Wednesday, June 5th at 9AM. FY2020 will begin July 1st, 2019.

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What’s Happening in the Annex

Mayor Pro Tem Cohen met with Janna Roberson and Taylor Kaminsky of Double Up Food Bucks, an organization that partners with private funders and USDA to double the value of SNAP (Lone Star Cards) spent on produce at participating farmers’ markets and grocery stores. The benefits are three-fold: low-income consumers eat more healthy food, local farmers gain new customers and make more money, and more food dollars stay in the local economy. Urban Harvest partnered to launch Double Up Food Bucks in Houston in April 2019, and the program is available at 11 locations throughout the city.

Houston Observes Memorial Day

The District C office will be closed on Monday, May 28th in observance of Memorial Day. Please note that there will be no solid waste pick-up that day. Collection schedules will be altered on Tuesday the 29th and Wednesday the 30th.