Glencairn February 2018
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EMAIL LIST SET UP FOR INSTANT PROBLEM NOTIFICATION<br />
If you would like to join the <strong>Glencairn</strong> Crime Watch email list, please send<br />
your name, address and telephone number along with the email, which<br />
you check frequently, to Patty Hill at glencairncrimewatch@live.com.<br />
The meeting for the <strong>Glencairn</strong> Crime Watch is the second Wednesday<br />
of the month.<br />
You will receive information, which has been sent to me from the Sheriff’s<br />
Office, from citizens who have observed events, etc. In addition, if you<br />
want to volunteer as a Block Captain for your street, you can do so by<br />
sending an email.<br />
Sadly, in this era of commuting and busy schedules, few of us get to know<br />
our neighbors. At one time in our history, neighbors knew when there<br />
was a problem and immediately told their neighbors. This effort will<br />
offer information as it comes to my attention. Rumors will be checked<br />
out by the Sheriff’s Office before the information is shared via email to<br />
the residents. <strong>Glencairn</strong> is doing a great job watching out for each other<br />
and calling the Sheriff’s Department to report suspicious activities, our<br />
criminal activity has steadily gone down.<br />
SLOW DOWN IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS<br />
Almost everyone is aware that the Sheriff’s Office has adopted a zero tolerance<br />
of speeding and other violations of the law with a motor vehicle.<br />
That zero tolerance has resulted in an average of 50 tickets per month<br />
issued in <strong>Glencairn</strong>. The speed limit in residential areas, by Texas law, is<br />
30 miles per hour. There are cautionary signs regarding slower speeds<br />
on curves. There are stop signs, which indicate the vehicle must come<br />
to a complete stop. Residents of <strong>Glencairn</strong> want to see a slower pace of<br />
traffic for the protection of all-especially the children. For some reason,<br />
the people of Harris County seem to be perpetually late. A suggestion<br />
for each of us is to leave five minutes early in order to avoid the impulse<br />
to speed. Develop patience; we do not want a fatality auto-pedestrian<br />
accident in our neighborhood or any serious accident caused by thoughtless<br />
speed. Be mindful of where you are driving.<br />
PATTY HILL...CRIME WATCH COORDINATOR<br />
glencairncrimewatch@live.com<br />
HARRIS COUNTY ALARM DETAIL<br />
In order to increase compliance and spread awareness, our office is<br />
requesting your assistance in informing residents in your community<br />
through your HOA newsletter or your scheduled HOA meetings of the<br />
need to obtain a permit for operating an alarm system, residential or<br />
business, within unincorporated Harris County. Many residents and<br />
businesses are unaware of the requirement to obtain an alarm permit<br />
once an alarm system has been installed and activated by the alarm<br />
company. Alarm systems are established and defined in the Local Government<br />
Code 233 (subchapter D), as well as the authority to regulate,<br />
adopt rules and impose penalties for unpermitted locations. Obtaining<br />
the required permit will avoid the issuance of a citation and excessive<br />
false alarm fees. The fee for current permit issuance is $35 with a yearly<br />
renewal fee of $10. All permit fees are waived for senior citizens 65<br />
years or older. Under current guidelines, a permitted location is allowed<br />
five (5) free false alarms annually. Any subsequent false alarms during<br />
your permitted year are subject to a $75 fine that is billed to the permit<br />
holder’s address. If a site has an active alarm system, yet does not have<br />
a permit to operate such alarm, a false alarm may result in a Class C<br />
citation, which could range up to $500.<br />
Should you or your residents require a copy of the permit application<br />
form or would like to review the regulations regarding permit requirements,<br />
you may do so by visiting the Harris County Sheriff’s Office<br />
website at www.hcso.hctx./net. The application can be printed from the<br />
website, then completed and mailed to our office with the applicable<br />
fees. We are currently in the planning stages of making the application<br />
and payment process available on-line for the convenience to the public.<br />
Should you have any questions, please contact the Harris County Sheriff’s<br />
Office Alarm Detail at 713-755-4600 M-F, 8 AM - 5 PM. If you would like<br />
any of our Alarm Detail personnel to attend one of your HOA meetings,<br />
we would be glad to attend and answer as many questions as possible.<br />
Community Newsletter | <strong>February</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
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