Brays Oaks Super Neighborhood Council #36 News

Join Brays Oaks Super Neighborhood Council #36

on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 @6:30p

At the Braeswood Church

10611 Fondren Rd, Houston, TX 77096 for

Harris County Flood Controls

presentation on the Fondren Diversion Channel

Thanksgiving Turkeys and Share Baskets

Thank you New Faith Church family for partnering with the District K office to provide Thanksgiving Share Baskets to our community members. This holiday celebration is a drive thru event to pick up a turkey for your family. This is also a great service project for student groups or individuals who may need service hours. Let’s make this holiday season a safe and joyful one for us all!

When: Saturday, November 20th

Where: 4315 W. Fuqua St., 77045

For more information contact Rev. J. Allen Johnson, Jr. at 713-434-4021 or

[email protected]

Willow Waterhole Greenway

Receives $4 Million Gift!

During MusicFEST last month, Vice Mayor Pro-Tem, joined by Mayor Sylvester Turner and Guy Hagstette announced that local philanthropists Rich and Nancy Kinder are donating $2 million to the Willow Waterhole Greenway’s Conservancy and pledging an additional $2 million to match gifts from others. The Conservancy aims to raise a total of $10 million for upgrades, which will include trail connections to neighborhoods, additional parking, a pier, an outdoor classroom and improvements to a native prairie preserve area.

The Brays Oak Management District also received $150,000 in Council District Service Funds from District K Council Member Martha Castex-Tatum to pave the Dryad Street (just east of Chimney Rock) entrance into the site. The project was finished just in time for the Conservancy’s successful annual MusicFEST, on Oct. 30th.

The Management District helps to maintain the Greenway along with the city Parks and Recreation Department and the Conservancy, and it partners with the conservancy on the property’s development plans.

RICEVILLE SCHOOL RD. OVERLAY IN BRAYS OAKS

Work is authorized to overlay Riceville School Rd. from W. Airport to Beltway 8 with mill and asphalt overlay. Work is scheduled to begin November 15, 2021 and is expected to be completed December 15, 2021. We are looking forward to a smoother ride down Riceville School Rd soon.

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Braeburn Southwest

Traffic calming devices will be installed in Braeburn Southwest. Construction is scheduled to begin on November 17th and is expected to be completed by December 8th, taking approximately three weeks.

Street Rehabilitation Projects

Two areas within Sharpstown are part of a street overlay project where the streets will be resurfaced with new asphalt to provide a smoother riding surface and seal the road base, which provides the street structure, from water intrusion. Streets that have older, weathered, and cracked asphalt, but still retain a good base structure, are chosen for a new overlay to extend the overall service life of the street. Because this is a surface treatment and does not change road elevation or grade, overlay is not intended to solve drainage problems or eliminate water ponding issues. Many residents may already have received notifications, asking you to avoid parking on the affected streets. Below are maps of the two areas within Sharpstown where the project will take place. It is expected to be complete by the end of 2021.

1,000 in-home vaccinations

Recently, the Houston Health Department vaccinated its 1,000th person against COVID-19 in the comfort of their own home. The program brings vaccine and qualified medical professions directly to homebound people in Harris County. To qualify for the in-home vaccination program, a person must meet one of the following criteria: 

• 60-year-olds or older, 
• homebound patients,  
• disabled, 
• 79-year-olds or younger with health conditions. 
• veterans 

The program offers Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and provides first doses, second doses, additional doses, and booster shots. The department also offers in in home Coved-19 testing for the same population. People may call 832-393-4301 to see if they qualify for the programs.

Kids can get their vaccine

Everyone age 5 and up is now eligible for a free COVID-19 vaccine! Getting your child vaccinated helps protect them from getting COVID-19 and reduces their risk of severe disease, hospitalizations, or developing long-term COVID-19 complications.

Vaccination Sites