Windstone Colony September 2018
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MAILBOX TAMPERING<br />
When a mailbox is put into use for the purposes of sending and receiving<br />
mail, it becomes federal property.<br />
Mailbox tampering is considered any act that interferes with another<br />
person’s letter box or other receptacle. This can include:<br />
• destruction of the mailbox itself<br />
• theft of mailbox contents<br />
• the placement of items in a mail receptacle by persons<br />
other than postal employees<br />
• any action intended to obstruct or damage mail or mailbox property<br />
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In short, anyone, other than mail recipients and postal employees,<br />
should NOT touch a mailbox or its contents.<br />
BE AWARE OF THEFT POTENTIAL<br />
Many of us have a habit of leaving the garage door open when we are<br />
working or relaxing in the backyard. Unfortunately, people in virtually<br />
every neighborhood lose property to opportunistic thieves this way<br />
every year. Bicycles and power tools are just a few of the commonly<br />
stolen things and keep in mind that it only takes a matter of seconds<br />
for something of significant value to “walk away.” Please keep those<br />
doors down when you are not in eyesight of the garage.<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 need<br />
to obtain a permit for operating an alarm system, residential or business,<br />
within unincorporated Harris County. Many residents and businesses are<br />
unaware of the requirement to obtain an alarm permit once an alarm<br />
system has been installed and activated by the alarm company. Alarm<br />
systems are established and defined in the Local Government Code 233<br />
(subchapter D), as well as the authority to regulate, adopt rules and impose<br />
penalties for unpermitted locations. Obtaining the required permit<br />
will avoid the issuance of a citation and excessive false alarm fees. The<br />
fee for current permit issuance is $35 with a yearly renewal fee of $10. All<br />
permit fees are waived for senior citizens 65 years or older. Under current<br />
guidelines, a permitted location is allowed five (5) free false alarms annually.<br />
Any subsequent false alarms during your permitted year are subject<br />
to a $75 fine that is billed to the permit holder’s address. If a site has an<br />
active alarm system, yet does not have a permit to operate such alarm, a<br />
false alarm may result in a Class C citation, which could range up to $500.<br />
Should you require a copy of the permit application form or would like<br />
to review the regulations regarding permit requirements, you maydo so<br />
by visiting the Harris County Sheriff’s Office website at www. hcso.hctx./<br />
net. The application can be printed from the website, then completed<br />
and mailed to our office with the applicable fees. We are currently in<br />
the planning stages of making the application and payment process<br />
available on-line for the convenience to the public. Should you have<br />
any questions, please contact the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Alarm<br />
Detail at 713-755-4600 M-F, 8 AM - 5 PM.<br />
PET ID TAGS<br />
Folks - as soon as the vet gives your young pets their Rabies shot remember<br />
to get their ID tags. The Rabies tag lists the name, phone number and address<br />
of the vet. So! All you need to do is put the Rabies tag onto the pet’s<br />
collar and leave it there all the time. That way, if the pet gets loose, anyone<br />
finding him or her can look at the tag to see the vet’s phone number and<br />
call to report the lost animal. Better yet, add another tag to your pet’s collar<br />
that lists the dog or cat’s name and your own phone number or address. You<br />
can get these from any pet store. When a pet has these but goes astray,<br />
anyone finding it can call you and you can go get him or her right away.<br />
Community Newsletter | <strong>September</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
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