How to thank City Council for Asphalt Tee-boxes

[bettercounsel]

As president of HFDS, I am calling for a rally of political support for disc golf in Houston. I am asking that the Houston disc golf community contact the mayor's office and city council and thank them for the new poured hot asphalt tee-boxes and new tee-markers at the MacGregor course. Also please express your appreciation to the city mayor and city council of your appreciation of Parks & Recreation for installing these asphalt tee-boxes. I am hopeful if we can create some buzz that it will lead to poured hot asphalt tee-boxes at Moffitt.

The MacGregor course is located in District D. I ask that you call council member Wanda Adams' office:

Council Member Wanda Adams
City Hall Annex
900 Bagby, First Floor
Houston, TX 77002

Phone: 832.393.3001
FAX; 832.393.3201
E-Mail: districtd@houstontx.gov


I also ask that you contact your city council member in your district and express your appreciation and thanks. here is a thread to find out who your city council representative is for your district:
http://cbtcws.cityofhouston.gov/zipcodes/default.htm


The mayor:


Mayor Annise D. Parker
City of Houston
P.O. Box 1562 Houston, TX 77251
Phone: 3-1-1, or 713.837.0311
Email: mayor@houstontx.gov or scheduling@houstontx.gov




Also, I suggest contacting the city council offices for each At-Large city council member:


here are the links to city council telephone number's generally including the at-large:
http://www.houstontx.gov/council/index.html
Be sure to contact the mayor and Councilmember Bradford's offices. Remember they answered the disc golf candidate questionnaire at election time and support disc golf. These improvements are consistent with their election-time positions about disc golf, and thus they deserve recognition for their leadership.

[bettercounsel]

Their contact info:

Mayor Parker
713.837.0311
mayor@houstontx.gov

Brenda Stardig
District A
Phone: 832.393.3010
districta@houstontx.gov

Jarvis Johnson
District B
Phone: 832.393.3009
districtb@houstontx.gov

Anne Clutterbuck
District C
Phone: 832.393.3004
districtc@houstontx.gov

Wanda Adams
District D
Phone: 832.393.3001
districtd@houstontx.gov

Mike Sullivan
District E
Phone: 832.393.3008
districte@houstontx.gov

Al Hoang
District F
Phone: 832.393.3002
districtf@houstontx.gov

Oliver Pennington
District G
Phone: 832.393.3007
districtg@houstontx.gov

Ed Gonzalez
District H
Phone: 832.393.3003
districth@houstontx.gov

James G. Rodriguez
District I
Phone: 832.393.3011
districti@houstontx.gov

Stephen C. Costello
At Large 1
Phone: 832.393.3014
atlarge1@houstontx.gov

Sue Lovell
At Large 2
Phone: 832.393.3013
atlarge2@houstontx.gov

Melissa Noriega
At Large 3
Phone: 832.393.3005
atlarge3@houstontx.gov

C.O. "Brad" Bradford
At Large 4
Phone: 832.393.3012
atlarge4@houstontx.gov

Jolanda "Jo" Jones
At Large 5
Phone: 832.393.3006
atlarge5@houstontx.gov

[DPdiscer]

Right on Richard,

Have you seen the new tee boxes yet? Its so nice to see MacGregor get this facelift. It has always been one of Houston's favorite disc golf courses. A big thanks to Marshall Broadway of HPARD also for pushing all of this through the parks department. He should be ready to do collegiate intramurals out at MacGregor now. That is a huge project also. You could have UH, TSU, HBU, Rice competing. I can't wait to check out the boxes myself.

[mattman]

when did this happen? I played there two weeks ago and it was just asphalt like before, but there were t-boxes

[derek]

Originally Posted by mattman

when did this happen? I played there two weeks ago and it was just asphalt like before, but there were t-boxes

Its happening right at this moment

[nomad]

What I saw out there yesterday was by no means an improvement. It is currently 6-8 inches off the ground and is only a frame holding loose asphalt. I am hoping they are not complete as of yet... ?

[mattman]

Originally Posted by derek

Its happening right at this moment

It needs to stop ASAP!
makes me wonder why they are not flush because, were we not told that concrete would not work because the mowers would hit them. They wont hit asphalt. Is melting tar more ecological than pouring concrete? glad there are more and more private courses going in, where the city can't touch it. I can suggest a few roads that asphalt would be better used.

The frames are already bulging and about to break.

[derek]

Originally Posted by mattman

It needs to stop ASAP!
makes me wonder why they are not flush because, were we not told that concrete would not work because the mowers would hit them. They wont hit asphalt. Is melting tar more ecological than pouring concrete? glad there are more and more private courses going in, where the city can't touch it. I can suggest a few roads that asphalt would be better used.

The frames are already bulging and about to break.

i dont think they are done. we were promised they would be only about 1" off the ground. ill give an update when i know more

[DPdiscer]

There should be a sign up at hole #1 saying that the course is closed. Nobody should be in those tee boxes until they get the asphalt solid. I'll contact my city contact and see if that was done.

[bettercounsel]

I received an email from Joe Turner, Director of parks & recreation, thanking me for my email to the mayor expressing my appreciation for the forthcoming asphalt tee-boxes at MacGregor.