Continuing to help our city recover from Hurricane Ike
 
Thank you for doing your part in picking up and bagging your debris from Hurricane Ike and please continue doing so.  We understand the urgency to get this debris picked up. For the latest details on the city's collection plan, please visit http://www.houstontx.gov/solidwaste/press-20080929.html and for an interactive map of debris collection, please visit http://www.houstontx.gov/solidwaste/debrismaps.html.
 
Also, to assist you on many other fronts, we have prepared an extensive City of Houston Hurricane Ike Recovery Guide which is posted on the city's homepage www.houstontx.gov and updated regularly.
 
And finally, I ask you to continue helping your neighbors recover from the storm and to please share the information contained in this email with others, especially those who do not have internet access.
 
Thank you again for your efforts, cooperation and patience as we all work as hard as possible to get our city back to normal.
 
Bill White
Mayor

 Dear Fellow Houstonians,
 
Together we have made tremendous strides in ridding our community of storm debris from Hurricane Ike.  But, there is still some work to be done.   Over the next three Saturdays, November 15, 22nd and 29th, individual volunteers, social and faith-based organizations will fan out across Houston to assist elderly and disabled residents eliminate the remaining debris from around their homes.
 
If you would like to join the effort, visit www.houstontx.gov and click on the Neighbor Helping Neighbor banner to register your organization to help.   Seniors, over 60, and Houstonians who are disabled can call 3-1-1 to register for assistance. 
 
The Mayor's office for volunteers will help match volunteers with those who have requested assistance.  But please, if you know someone who may need your help, ask if you may assist.
 
 
 
Bill White
Mayor