5/19/2024 at 1:35 p.m. - The West University Place Cooling Center located at the Recreation Center will close on Sunday, May 19 at 5 p.m.
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5/18/2024 Update at 2:12 p.m. - The West University Place Cooling Center located at the Recreation Center will close on Saturday, May 18 at 9 p.m. The facility will reopen on Sunday, May 19 at 7 a.m.
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5/17/2024 Update at 6:55 p.m. - In response to widespread power outages, the City of West University Place has opened the Recreation Center, 4210 Bellaire Blvd, as a cooling center for West U residents. The center will be open overnight however, it is not an overnight shelter and will have limited capacity and amenities. Residents are welcome to come into the facility to charge their devices and cool down for a few hours at a time. The Recreation Center will serve as a cooling center through Sunday, May 19 at 5 p.m.
Please call the Recreation Center, at 713-662-7420, before you and your family plan on arriving to make sure space is available.
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5/17/2024 Update at 2:35 p.m. - The West University Place Public Works Department will be collecting yard waste debris this weekend to assist residents who may have extra yard waste from last night's storm. Additionally, the street sweeper will run on Saturday and Sunday.
If your yard waste and recycling are normally collected on Monday/Thursday, your yard waste will be collected on Saturday, May 18.
If your yard waste and recycling are normally collected on Tuesday/Friday, your yard waste will be collected on Sunday, May 19.
Please take note of the following matters regarding vegetation debris collection:
- Limbs, tree trimmings, and hedges should be cut into 4’ ft. in length sections with the diameter of branches being 3” inches or less. Larger branches may require additional assessment.
- Any individual item or collection of vegetation material larger than approximately 3 cubic yards (about the size/space of a washer and dryer side-by-side), may require additional assessment by City crews and may not be collected the same day.
- Do not place collection material in the street or near curb gutters.
- Do not mix household trash or any other type of non-vegetative debris with yard waste material.
- Leaves, grass clippings, small tree and hedge clippings should be bagged (paper or compostable plastic bags per yard waste collection requirements)
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5/17/2024 at 9:33 a.m. - The City of West University Place services and facilities are operating per its normal schedule. This includes Friday’s trash, recycling, and yard waste collection. Limbs and debris from last night’s storm may not be collected today. City crews are diligently working to assess damage and collect as much as they can.
Please take note of the following matters regarding vegetation debris collection:
- Limbs, tree trimmings, and hedges should be cut into 4’ ft. in length sections with the diameter of branches being 3” inches or less. Larger branches may require additional assessment.
- Any individual item or collection of vegetation material larger than approximately 3 cubic yards (about the size/space of a washer and dryer side-by-side), may require additional assessment by City crews and may not be collected the same day.
- Do not place collection material in the street or near curb gutters.
- Do not mix household trash or any other type of non-vegetative debris with yard waste material.
- Leaves, grass clippings, small tree and hedge clippings should be bagged (paper or compostable plastic bags per yard waste collection requirements)
For more information about trash, recycling, and yard waste collection, please visit www.westutx.gov/yardwaste.
Residents experiencing power outages should continue monitoring the CenterPoint Outage Tracker and sign up to receive alerts from CenterPoint.