Please join us for our next WGIPOA meeting on Saturday, October 17, starting at 9:00 AM  via “Zoom”.

We are pleased to have the following presenters at our meeting:

• Main speaker Chief of the Galveston Police Department, Vernon Hale.
• Lt. Joel Caldwell of the Galveston Police Department to talk about GARM (Galveston Association of Rental Managers), one of the WGIPOA corporate sponsors, and his Animal Services Department responsibilities.
• We will also hear from Ed Jackson the developer of the proposed construction of a substance abuse facility for women, which will be called “Serenity Isle of Galveston”, located at 8 Mile Road and Stewart Road.

Meeting Agenda

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As I mentioned in my email Saturday, the WGIPOA Board of Directors decided to cancel the meeting planned that morning due to the request by the City for a voluntary evacuation of the west end at 10:00 AM as a result of the tropical storm Beta possibly impacting the area.

We have re-scheduled the meeting now for this Saturday, September 26, starting at 9:00 AM  via “Zoom”.  We will have the same program, Mayoral and District 6 candidate forum!  There are 5 Mayoral candidates and 2 District 6 City Council candidates.  We have given each candidate a list of questions and each will have 3 minutes to reply at the meeting.  We will rotate the order of the questions.  If time permits we will have questions from the audience. Continue reading WGIPOA Meeting 9/26/20 →

When Mayor ProTem Dr. Craig Brown announced at the beginning of our “Zoom” Mayoral and District 6 candidate forum this morning for the voluntary evacuation of the west end of Galveston Island at 10:00 AM due to the threat of high tides and floods from Tropical Storm Beta, the Board of Directors decided to cancel the meeting for the safety of our west end residents.  The meeting is postponed until Saturday, September 26 at 9:00 AM.

It will be the same format including the “Zoom” entry so mark your calendar and please join us for a great meeting. Please find the Zoom meeting info via this link.  I will be sending out the same agenda later next week.  Be safe!

Jerry Mohn
President

Please see the notes from our last meeting with the Galveston Port Director and CEO, Rodger Rees, on August 15 on our meeting minutes page.

Please join us for our next WGIPOA meeting on Saturday, September 19, starting at 9:00 AM via “Zoom”.  It’s election time and we are pleased to have a Mayoral and District 6 candidate forum!  There are 5 Mayoral candidates and 2 District 6 City Council candidates.  We plan to give each candidate a list of questions beforehand and each will have 3 minutes to reply at the meeting.  If time permits we will have questions from the audience. Continue reading WGIPOA Meeting 9/19/20 →

Please join us for our next WGIPOA meeting tomorrow morning, Saturday, August 15, starting at 9:30 AM via “Zoom”.  We are pleased to have  Rodger Rees, Port Director and CEO of the Port of Galveston, to give a presentation on the current status of the port and what’s on the horizon.  Please see the attached agenda for a great meeting.

For the foreseeable future and for the safety of our members and friends, we will continue to have “Zoom” meetings until the corona virus pandemic is under control. Continue reading WGIPOA Meeting 8/15/20 →

We had a great “Zoom” meeting this past Saturday and I wanted to share with you the information that was presented.

The presentations by Mayor ProTem Dr. Craig Brown and City Council District 6 Member Jackie Cole are below.

The presentation by Joanie Steinhaus, Gulf Program Director of the Turtle Island Restoration Network (TIRN), to please:  Click Here

The presentation by Julie Ann Brown, Executive Director of the Galveston Island Nature Tourism Council (GINTC), is below.

For the foreseeable future and for the safety of our members and friends, we will continue to have “Zoom” meetings until the corona virus pandemic is under control. Our next meeting is scheduled for August 15 and have asked Roger Rees, Port Director and CEO of the Port of Galveston, to talk about the latest on the port and operations. So please mark your calendar for this important meeting.

Meeting Minutes
Dr. Craig Brown Presentation
City Council District 6 Member Jackie Cole Presentation
The Lost Bird Project Presentation

Please continue to hunker down and stay safe.

Jerry Mohn
President

Our first “Zoom” hurricane meeting this past Saturday, June 20, was a real success with 55 participants.

Mayor of Jamaica Beach, Steve Spicer, gave a welcome speech.

Mayor Pro Tem of Galveston, Dr. Craig Brown, also made a welcoming speech plus significant recommendations in preparation and recovery from a hurricane as follows: Continue reading Hurricane Meeting 6/20/20 Notes & Presentations →

The “Webex” webinar meeting we had this past Saturday with 96 to 104 people participating was a huge success.  The presenters, Sharon Tirpak, Deputy Chief Project Management Branch of the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Galveston District, and Tony Williams, Director of Planning Coastal Resources, of the Texas General Land Office,  were excellent.  The presentations were 90 minutes and there were a lot of good questions and a pdf of the presentation is attached.  It was not recorded.

In addition, Sharon  advised the U.S. Army Corp, Galveston District, has a website that has a lot of info and fact sheets.

Coastal TX Protection & Restoration Feasibility Study Handout

She said to check the website and the study Facebook page and the Galveston District Facebook page for upcoming events.

Jerry Mohn
President

Attention:  Members and Friends of the West Galveston Island Property Owners Association

Each year for the past 20 years the City of Jamaica Beach and the West Galveston Island Property Owners Association had a joint “Hurricane Preparedness and Recovery” meeting at the Jamaica Beach public building.  This year the meeting was scheduled on June 20 but due to the coronavirus pandemic we decided to cancel it and to do a virtual meeting on a video conferencing platform, utilizing “Zoom” technology. Continue reading Hurricane Meeting 6/20/20 →

Attention:  Members and Friends of the West Galveston Island Property Owners Association

As I mentioned in my recent email, for the safety of our members and friends, due to the COVID-19 coronavirus situation, the West Galveston Island Property Owners Association monthly meetings had been suspended.  However, modern technology now allows virtual meetings  and an s/b video conferencing platform called “Webex” will allow us to have a meeting.  Therefore, the meeting we had scheduled for this Saturday, May 30, will proceed with an update of the “Ike Dike”.  For the west end, this is a must see and hear about the project and you will be blown away with the surge protection system that is planned in Bolivar Roads (between the Bolivar Peninsula and Galveston Island). Continue reading Meeting 5/30/20 →