During the September 29 special city council meeting, the city’s FY 2006 budget was approved.  The city’s 2005 tax rate is .23 per $ 100 valuation.  Several capital item expenditures for 2005-2006 include: 

1. New public safety vehicle,
2. New communication radios for police and fire personnel,
3. Sewer line replacement behind the Shell Technology Center,
4. New coating on one ground storage tank at the Bellaire Boulevard water plant, and
5. Completion of final engineering design plans for Bellaire Boulevard roadway and drainage improvements.

Several infrastructure and capital items being considered for funding in late 2004 and 2005 include:

Several infrastructure and capital items approved during the July city council meeting include:

1)      Twelve inch Water Line replacement project along Edloe Avenue and Bellaire Boulevard.

2)   Pressure Tank construction for water service at the Bellaire Boulevard Water Plant

3)      Storm sewer line cleaning in residential districts 

4)      Purchase of new recycling truck,

5)      Equipment upgrades for Fire Department including air bottles and hose fittings

Note: Contractors for the 2003-2004 infrastructure replacement projects will be working in the city until September 2003. If you have any questions or comments about these projects, please contact City Staff at 713-668-2341

In April 2001, Southside Place citizens began an exciting planning process to update several fifty-year old zoning regulation documents. This thirteen (13) month planning effort resulted in the preparation of the Southside Place Comprehensive Plan.[More]