Forum Park, Houston
Forum Park is a community in
The community includes many large apartments and townhouses with high population densities.[3] As of 2009, many apartments and townhouses were not well maintained. The pools at the complexes were not well maintained, and trash pickup was not up to standard.[3]
City government
Education
Residents are within the Alief Independent School District. Residents are zoned to Betty Roberts Best Elementary School in Forum Park,[9][10] Klentzman Intermediate School,[11][12] and Olle Middle School.[13]
All Alief ISD residents are assigned high schools through a lottery. Outcomes include
Parks and recreation
The City of Houston operates Forum Park in the community. The park includes a trail system.[15] In 1993 the community Forum Park had no parks within the community. During that year, Houston City Council member John Goodner argued that Forum Park needed a park under the city's "Neighborhoods to Standard" program. Goodner said "They desperately need a park. You can't tell kids to ride their bicycles across the freeway to get to the nearest park."[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Robinson, James. "14 areas of city targeted to get major facelifts/Officials recommending subdivisions for patching" (). Houston Chronicle. Tuesday July 20, 1993. A11. Retrieved on December 30, 2011.
- Greater Sharpstown Management District. Retrieved on August 15, 2009.
- ^ KHOU-TV. February 5, 2009. Retrieved on December 30, 2011.
- ^ City of Houston, Council District Maps, District J Archived January 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine." City of Houston. Retrieved on November 5, 2011.
- ^ Shauk, Zain. "Hispanic-opportunity district draws three candidates." Houston Chronicle. Friday October 14, 2011. Retrieved on November 4, 2011.
- ^ "Political challenge: Revised council redistricting plan offers Hispanics a third majority district." (editorial) Houston Chronicle. Wednesday May 18, 2011. Retrieved on November 5, 2011.
- ^ "District C." City of Houston. September 4, 2008. Retrieved on December 30, 2011.
- ^ "map3.gif." City of Houston. February 11, 1997. Retrieved on December 30, 2011.
- ^ "Elementary School Attendance Zones." Alief Independent School District. 2015. Retrieved on December 1, 2018.
- ^ "Elementary School Bilingual Attendance Zones." Alief Independent School District. 2014. Retrieved on December 1, 2018.
- ^ "Intermediate School Attendance Zones." Alief Independent School District. 2014. Retrieved on December 1, 2018.
- ^ "Intermediate School Bilingual Attendance Zones." Alief Independent School District. 2014. Retrieved on December 1, 2018.
- ^ "Middle School Attendance Zones." Alief Independent School District. 2014. Retrieved on December 1, 2018.
- ^ "Alief ISD High School Information." Alief Independent School District. Retrieved on February 15, 2017.
- ^ "Our Parks A-F Archived September 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine." City of Houston. Retrieved on December 30, 2011. "9900 Sugar Branch, 77036"
External links
- Shay, Miya. "Residents of condemned condos expected to move out today." KTRK-TV. Thursday July 19, 2007.