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Pinehurst residents say water bills have doubled, tripled and even quadrupled recently with no valid explanation
Read full article: Pinehurst residents say water bills have doubled, tripled and even quadrupled recently with no valid explanationPeople who live in Pinehurst say they feel like they’re being robbed and tell us the culprit is their MUD district.
Videos, pictures out of Southern California show Hilary’s impact
Read full article: Videos, pictures out of Southern California show Hilary’s impactTropical Storm Hilary moved through Southern California, bringing with it torrential rains that turned roadways into rivers. Hilary was the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years.
Neighborhoods around the Houston area take action after trash pick up problems
Read full article: Neighborhoods around the Houston area take action after trash pick up problemsIt’s a mess Texas Pride Disposal may not be able to clean up fast enough. Some Houston-area Home Owners’ Associations and even MUD districts have started to cut their contracts with the trash company over inconsistent service.
KPRC 2 Investigates: Received a high water bill? Here’s how to fight it
Read full article: KPRC 2 Investigates: Received a high water bill? Here’s how to fight itKPRC 2 Investigates has received a flood of complaints against the city of Houston water department. Customers are calling us when they receive abnormally high, astronomical bills that they believe must be the result of a mistake or billing error. They say their calls and emails to the city go unanswered or drag on for months without resolution.
Richmond neighborhood fights plan to remove 100-year-old tree for sidewalk project
Read full article: Richmond neighborhood fights plan to remove 100-year-old tree for sidewalk projectRICHMOND, Texas – Waterside Estates in Richmond boasts beautiful views of the neighborhood lake and hundreds of trees, including a Pecan Tree believed to be more than a century-old. “Everybody in the neighborhood knows this tree.”The local MUD district is building a sidewalk around the lake and has tagged dozens of trees with pink ribbons for removal. “It can’t speak up for itself, right?” local Lynn Wheatcraft said of the 100-year old tree. “We do not want them to remove it.”The local MUD district attorney said he and the MUD district president and engineer would meet Monday night to make final decisions about which trees to remove. “It’s what we’re trying to do, sustain this earth, and we want to sustain our neighborhood,” Wheatcraft said.