To: West Galveston Island Property Owners Association Members
MINUTES: The minutes of our special board meeting of June 15, will be on our website, www.wgipoa.com, in a few days.
MEETING: The next meeting will be on Saturday, July 20, 2013, beginning at 8:30 AM for breakfast burritos and coffee and 9:00 AM for the meeting at the Galveston Country Club, 14228 Stewart Road.
Please note we are at the Galveston Country Club for this meeting.
Program: We have a great presentation by the Galveston Parks Board of Trustees with Chairman Dr. Craig Brown and Executive Director Kelly de Schaun. The Parks Board is operating on all cylinders and you should hear what they are doing, planning, and initiating such as a dune restoration/sand nourishment project at the end of the Seawall. There is a new pavilion on East Beach and a seaweed core dune project that has received national recognition.
Bring your neighbors and friends and come here this great presentation.
WGIPOA NEWSLETTER: Please see attached the Volume three, issue two of the GalvestonWestender Newsletter with excellent articles to read such as:
· “Independence Day” by U.S. Congressman Randy Weber
· “Texas Senate Accomplishments” from the office of State Senator Larry Taylor
“Eiland’s Final Legislation Modifies Texas Open Beaches Act” by State Representative Craig Eland
“Critical Crossroads – Priorities” by U.S. Congressman Randy Weber
“Wins in the Session – What Now?” by Cheryl Johnson, RTA Galveston Tax Collector-Assessor and Voter Registrar.
“Sea Turtle News” by Carole H. Allen, Gulf Office Director, Sea Turtle Restoration Project and HEART
“The DOWB is now a Kemp’s Ridley Turtle Rookery – May 29th” by Jeff Southard, Dunes of West Beach Homeowner
“GLO Partners in “Shoring Up Texas”” by Helen S. Young, MBA, Deputy Commissioner, Coastal Resources
“Summer is Here – Use Some Simple Safety Precautions and Have a Great Day at the Beach” by Peter Davis, Chief, Galveston Island Beach Patrol/Park Board Police Department
“West End Bird Club Forming” by Jim Stevenson, Editor, Gulls n’ Herons Magazine
“A Trauma Center in a Backpack: Portable device could make difference between life and death” by Jim Kelly, UTMB Communications
“Local Receives EPA Recognition: Artist Boat Founder Karla Klay, Receives Third Place Gulf Guardian Award in the Individual Category” Courtesy of the EPA Gulf Guardian Awards and the Gulf of Mexico Program
“Explore Galveston – Take a Kayak Tour” by Karla Klay, Executive Director & Founder, Artist Boat
“GARM Benefits West End Neighborhoods” by Carolyn Clyburn, The House Company and Claire Reiswerg, Sand `N Sea Properties
“Park Board Beach Maintenance Policy” by the Galveston Island Park Board of Trustees
If you are not already receiving the newsletter via email directly, please sign up on the website http://galvestonwestender.com. We do not distribute your email information to solicitors.
Tuesdays through August 20: Band Concerts: The Tuesday Galveston Summer Band Concerts under the direction of Frank Incaprera will be held at the Sealy Gazebo, 24th & Avenue I (Sealy), starting at 7:30 PM. This is the concert’s 85th season and the City of Galveston has sponsored the free family band concerts continuously since 1928. This is Americana at its best!!
Sea Turtles Donation: The HEART (Help Endangered Animals – Ridley Turtles) organization needs your help to protect the endangered Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle. HEART is a 501©3 charitable organization and donations are tax deductible. Visit the website at: http://www.ridleyturtles.org/ and please make a donation and to:
HEART, P.O. Box 681231, Houston, Texas 77268-1231.
Upcoming Events:
Ongoing: Join the American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) and automatically become a member of the Texas Chapter. See www.asbpa.org and www.texasasbpa.org for details.
July 26, 2013: Texas Chapter of the ASBPA Annual meeting in Matagorda, Texas. It’s a luncheon with a great agenda. Check www.texasasbpa.org for details.
Sept. 9-11, 2013: Northeast Shore & Beach Preservation Association Chapter of ASBPA, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, email to Richard Weggel (weggel@drexel.edu).
Sept. 25-27, 2013: FSBPA (Florida Shore & Beach Preservation Association) Annual Conference, Delray Beach Marriott, Delray Beach, FL Go to www.fsbpa.com
Oct. 22-25, 2013: ASBPA (American Shore & Beach Preservation Association) National Coastal Conference, South Padre Island, TX. Registration opens in May. See http://www.asbpa.org/ for details.
Oct. 30-Nov. 3, 2013: Global Congress on Integrated Coastal Management (EMECS 10 – MEDCOAST 2013 Joint Conference) will take place at the Club Turban Hotel in Marmaris, Turkey. Abstract submission deadline is Feb. 4, 2012, and information can be found at: http://www.medcoast.org.tr/MC13/Global_Congress_Call_for_Abstracts_digital.pdf
Thank you for your support and we hope to see you on Saturday July 20, 2013 at the meeting at the Galveston Country Club, 14228 Stewart Road, starting at 8:30 with breakfast burritos and coffee and at 9:00 AM for the meeting.
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Jerry Mohn
President