MINUTES:  The minutes of the last WGIPOA meeting on January 21, 2017, are on our website at www.wgipoa.com.

MEETING:  The next meeting will be on February 25, 2017, this Saturday, at the Galveston Country Club, 14228 Stewart Road, starting at 8:30 AM for breakfast burritos and the meeting starting at 9:00 AM

PROGRAM:  The West Galveston Island Property Owners Association is pleased to have the City of Galveston:  Mike Loftin – Asst. City Manager; Mike Abner – Director of Utilities; and, Kyle Hockersmith – Director of Public Infrastructure; talk about water, water rates, and drainage issues for the west end.  It will be everything you ever wanted to know about west end water and drainage but were afraid to ask!  These are very important topics for West Galveston Island and hope you and your friends and neighbors can join us for this very important meeting for the west end.

Please see the agenda for the meeting.

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.

Feb. 28-March 2, 2017: ASBPA Coastal Summit, Washington, DC. Details to come at www.asbpa.org

May 23-24, 2017: Headwaters to Ocean Conference, University of California, Irvine, Abstracts due on Feb. 24. Submit abstract at http://64.58.171.133:591/fmi/iwp/ cgi?-db=H2O&-loadframes.com

Sept. 27-29, 2017: FSBPA Annual Conference, Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Details at www.fsbpa.com

Oct. 24-27, 2017: ASBPA National Coastal Conference, Fort Lauderdale-Broward County Convention Center. Details to come at www.asbpa.org

Thank you for your support and we hope to see you on Saturday February 25, 2017, at the Galveston Country Club, starting at 8:30 AM for breakfast burritos and the meeting to follow at 9:00 AM.

Jerry Mohn
President