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1. Speak at city council
2. Join P4P and support our activities
1. Speak at City Council.
1. Speak at City Council.
Speak at City Council, and tell your elected officials in person that you oppose the abandonment of Polk. This can have an outsized impact, because the officials know that it takes a lot of effort for each speaker. We have several veterans who would be happy to accompany you, prepare a speech, and figure out the logistics. Let us know!
Public comment sessions are on Tuesdays at 2 PM. You must sign up by 3 PM the Monday before at speakers@houstontx.gov.
2. Join the People for Polk email group.
2. Join the People for Polk email group.
We send out regular emails to interested individuals about opportunities related to saving Polk and having a voice in the decisions that impact us. We also have many activities planned, and we need all the help we can get!
3. Contact local elected officials
3. Contact local elected officials
Let your local elected officials know that you oppose the closure of Polk by calling or emailing them directly. For ideas of what you can say, check out the sidebar at right.
Everybody should contact the mayor and at-large councilmembers. For district councilmembers, it's better to call the representative for your district. To find out who that is, go to this website.
Everybody should call:
Mayor (John Whitmire) 832.393.1000 mayor@houstontx.gov
At-Large #1 (Julian Ramirez) 832.393.3014 atlarge1@houstontx.gov
At-Large #2 (Willie Davis) 832.393.3013 atlarge2@houstontx.gov
At-Large #3 (Twila Carter) 832.393.3005 atlarge3@houstontx.gov
At-Large #4 (Leticia Plummer) 832.393.3012 atlarge4@houstontx.gov
At-Large #5 (Sallie Alcorn) 832.393.3017 atlarge5@houstontx.gov
Find your district councilmember:
District A (Amy Peck) 832.393.3010 districta@houstontx.gov
District B (Tarsha Jackson) 832.393.3009 districtb@houstontx.gov
District C (Abbie Kamin) 832.393.3004 districtc@houstontx.gov
District D (Carolyn Evans-Shabazz) 832.393.3001 districtd@houstontx.gov
District E (Fred Flickenger) 832.393.3008 districte@houstontx.gov
District F (Tiffany Thomas) 832.393.3002 districtf@houstontx.gov
District G (Mary Nan Huffman) 832.393.3007 districtg@houstontx.gov
District H (Mario Castillo) 832.393.3003 districth@houstontx.gov
District I (Joaquin Martinez) 832.393.3011 districti@houstontx.gov
District J (Edward Pollard) 832.393.3015 districtj@houstontx.gov
District K (Martha Castex-Tatum) 832.393.3016 districtk@houstontx.gov
4. Contact county, state, and federal elected officials
4. Contact county, state, and federal elected officials
These individuals can be very influential on local decisions and can be powerful allies.
Harris Co. Judge (Lina Hidalgo) 713.274.7000 judge.hidalgo@harriscountytx.gov
Harris Co. Commissioner Pct. 1 (Rodney Ellis) 346.286.2125 Comm_Ellis@cp1.hctx.net
Harris Co. Commissioner Pct. 2 (Adrian Garcia) 832.393.3011 commissioner@pct2.hctx.net
Texas Senator Dist. 13 (Borris Miles) 713.665.8322 borris.miles@senate.texas.gov
Texas Senator Dist. 6 (Carol Alvarado) 713.926.6257 district6.alvarado@senate.texas.gov
Texas House Dist. 147 (Jolanda Jones) 713.522.0555 Jolanda.Jones@house.texas.gov
Texas House Dist. 145 (Christina Morales) 713.718.5915 Christina.Morales@house.texas.gov
Texas House Dist. 143 (Ana Hernandez) 713.675.8596 Ana.Hernandez@house.texas.gov
US. House Texas Dist. 18 (Empty) 713.655.0050 Web Link
US. House Texas Dist. 29 (Sylvia Garcia) 832.325.3150 Web Link
Note* BOLD indicates that GRB and Polk Street are in their district
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Don't know what to say? 🤷🏼
Try these talking points:
Open with your request: "Please DENY the Abandonment of Polk Street."
Personal Story: Tell how you use Polk Street. Tell them how often. Make it personal to You. Use it for work daily? Drove Polk to get to St. Joseph Hospital? Ride the bus to/from events? Let them know it will affect You and that it matters.
JRC Process: This process is not appropriate for a project of this size. It's mostly for alleyways and dead-ends, Polk is a major collector and a main East-West connector into and out of Downtown.
Transparency: Before public outcry the comment process for this project closed March 3rd. Houston First plans for the Polk release March 6th. How is the public supposed to know what to comment on before the plans are released? This smacks of backroom dealing and public sacrifice for private gain.
Traffic: No traffic study has been done regarding the results of this abandonment. We want an in-depth study of this plan and how it will effect ALL traffic, not just cars, traveling Polk Street and the areas nearby.
Close with your request: "Please DENY the Abandonment of Polk Street."
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