Mowing – Former Golf Course & Flood Control Lots

Posted March 6, 2012 - 2:35pm by admin

Last year’s drought killed the grass in many yards. This was followed by much needed rain this winter. The combination has resulted in an explosion of weeds as the grass tries to re establish itself.

The same thing has happened on the former golf course property as well and the Harris County Flood Control lots. We wanted to take this time to remind you of the current arrangements regarding the mowing of both properties.

Former golf course property – The City of Houston provides no funds or services related to the maintenance of the golf course property. When the city purchased the property in 2011, they made it clear that they had no funds to maintain either the property or the former clubhouse. The Near Northwest Management District stepped in and agreed to manage/ maintain the property and former clubhouse. They signed a 5 year lease agreement with the city in late 2011. Their lease agreement only requires them to mow the 227 acres of property nine times a year. The management district has made the commitment to mow the property twelve times a year. The property was mowed in February and will be mowed in March.

The fairways will be cut as well as the areas up to the white out of bound markers. The easements will not be cut. If your lot is on the former golf course property, you are responsible for mowing the easements, just like you are responsible for mowing the easement in front of your house between the curb and the sidewalk.

Eventually, detention will be put in on a large part of the former golf course property. Preliminary estimates are that large tracts of land will be used for wet bottom detention which will reduce the amount of property that will need to be mowed.

Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) Lots - HCFCD mows these lots once a month from April through November. The company they contract with tries to mow on a schedule, but their contract does not require them to mow on a schedule. When the mowing program first started, IF lots were usually mowed around the first week of each month. A couple of years ago, IF lots were being mowed around the third week of each month. We do not know what the 2012 schedule will be. We will have to wait to see when the lots are mowed in April to get an idea of what this year’s schedule will be.

To date, the Association has mowed the HCFCD lots twice in 2012 due to their condition. This is more than we have had to do in prior years. Please feel free to contact the board if you have any questions

IF Annual Meeting on Thursday, January 26th

Posted January 20, 2012 - 1:17pm by admin

The 2012 IF annual meeting will be held at the White Oak Conference Center (the former IF Country Club) at 7603 Antoine on Thursday, January 26th. Sign in will begin at 6:30 pm and the meeting will begin at 7:30 pm.

Four director’s seats will be up for election at this meeting.
Late last week, a notice of this meeting as well as a pre printed ballot was sent to all IF property owners.
(Click on links in the above paragraph to access the notice & ballot)

Due to a recent change in the Texas property code, IFCIA members can now vote by absentee ballot or they can give their proxy vote to the IFCIA secretary or another IF property owner. Please note that if you vote by absentee ballot for directors whose names are preprinted on the ballot and a write in candidate is nominated from the floor at the annual meeting, your absentee ballot will not be counted.

If you want to ensure that your vote is counted, it would be best for you to assign your vote to a proxy holder that will attend the annual meeting and let them know your voting preference. See Option 3 of the Assignment of Proxy/Absentee Ballot per the above link.

Please make plans to attend the annual meeting and see the work that has been and is being done to get the conference center up and running.

December 1 Special Meeting

Posted December 4, 2011 - 6:38pm by admin

See the attached Agenda from the December 1, 2011 IFCIA special meeting and its attachments.

City Council Approves Contract with NNWMD

Posted August 17, 2011 - 2:41pm by admin

This morning, Houston city council approved a contract with the Near Northwest Management District (NNWMD) for the management district to lease and operate the former IF clubhouse buildings and maintain the former golf course property. The contract becomes effective when both the mayor and the city controller sign the contract.

IF Pool Opens Saturday June 4

Posted June 3, 2011 - 8:34am by admin

The Inwood Forest pool will open Saturday June 4 at 1 pm for the 2011 swim season.

Registration will take place both Saturday and Sunday from 1 pm to 8 pm. If you can’t make either of those dates, registration forms can be turned in to the lifeguards. The lifeguards will also have copies of the registration forms.

The pool hours for this season will be:

Saturday and Sunday - 1 pm to 8 pm

Monday - Closed

Tuesday thru Friday – 3 pm to 8 pm

City of Houston Press Conference Video: "Alleviating Flooding in Northwest Houston"

Posted May 5, 2011 - 9:24am by admin

On 4/14/11 at 11am, the City of Houston held a press conference at the IF Club House.
If were unable to attend, you can view it by clicking the link below.

View press conference

Security Alert

Posted May 3, 2011 - 6:28pm by admin

There is a group of people burglarizing homes in Inwood Forest.

Their description is:

2 black males & 1 black female in their teens / early twenties.

They have been seen burglarizing homes in the early morning.

They knock on the front door and kick it, screaming "911"

Please be on the lookout for people fitting this description and call 911 if you see a burglary in progress.

Ceremony at IF Clubhouse Thursday Morning 4/14/11 at 11 am

Posted April 12, 2011 - 9:17am by admin

Please make plans to attend a press conference/signing ceremony in front of the Inwood Forest clubhouse on Thursday morning, April 14th at 11am.
Mayor Annise Parker, Mr. Andy Icken, the mayor’s economic development officer and Mr. Mike Talbott,, director of the Harris County Flood Control District will be in attendance. Wayne Norden and Dorothy Miller of the Near Northwest Management District will also speak.
The city and the Harris County Flood Control District will be signing an interlocal agreement which will allow them to start working together on a plan for flood detention on the property.
If you have a collapsible chair, you may want to bring it to ensure that you have a seat.
Please come out and show your support for the city’s acquisition of this property and learn about the next steps to be taken.

Sale of the IF Golf Course Update

Posted April 8, 2011 - 9:33am by admin

The sale of the Inwood Forest golf course by Inwood Forest Partners (IFP) to the City of Houston closed yesterday.

IFP was required to and has removed debris piles from the golf course property. IFP was also required to set aside funds that the city will use to take down and remove the dead trees on the property.

The city, the Near Northwest Management District and IFCIA have had preliminary discussions about the maintenance of the property and clubhouse building, but a plan has not yet been finalized since the city was concentrating its efforts on closing the sale. We will be working on this in the coming weeks.

Please note that since the golf course property now belongs to the City of Houston there should be no problems reporting suspicious activity to HPD’s non emergency number 713-884-3131. If you see any criminal activity, please call 911.

We also ask that those of you that live near the clubhouse or walk or bike ride in that area to report any suspicious activity around the building to HPD immediately and then notify the board by using the "contact" menu on this site or by calling the IF message center at 1-888-781-0144. Some of you may be aware that there was a major fire at the old Clear Lake Country Club clubhouse yesterday afternoon. The more eyes we have on the property, the better.

Golf Course Sale is Progressing

Posted April 3, 2011 - 12:52pm by admin

The City of Houston began the process of buying the Inwood Forest golf course property on Thursday, March 24th when they transferred the funds to purchase the property to an escrow account. That began a series of steps that will lead to the closing on the sale of the property.

One of the steps is the execution of a settlement agreement between Inwood Forest Partners (IFP), the current owners of the golf course property, and IFCIA. In general terms, the settlement agreement calls for IFP to file a motion with the appeals court asking them to dismiss IFP’s motion for appeal and remand (send back) IFCIA/IFP’s case to the trial court, Judge Randy Wilson. Judge Wilson will then be asked to sign off an agreement between IFP and IFCIA that will vacate (take back) the jury’s December 2009 verdict which placed a “golf course only” restriction on the property. That restriction will then be immediately replaced with a Declaration of Restrictive Covenants that states:

The Restricted Property (golf course property) may only be used for non-profit recreational purposes, including, without limitation, a golf course or other sports facilities, community center, bicycle trails, pedestrian trails, parks and natural open space, as well as for drainage of adjacent property and storm detention, and for no other purpose.”

IFP and IFCIA have signed this settlement agreement and IFP has filed a motion for dismissal with the appeals court. Our attorney’s have told us that everything appears to be on track for IFP and the city to proceed to closing.

As part of the terms of the sale, the city has required IFP to clean up the debris piles on the golf course and to take down and remove approximately 250 – 300 dead trees. The removal of the debris piles began on Wednesday and crews began to remove dead trees on Thursday.

Trash Collection:

REGULAR TRASH
Weekly trash pickup day has changed from Thursday to Tuesday
Please put your trash out on Monday evening for Tuesday pickup.

HEAVY TRASH
Check heavy trash schedule here

Recycling has changed

All sections of Inwood Forest, except Section 1 – You are on the Week A schedule. Your recyclable materials will be picked up every other Tuesday beginning November 17th.

 

Section 1 - Residents that live on Black Maple, Gum Grove, the south side of Victory  and the 7000 and 7100 blocks of Deep Forest. You are on the Week B schedule. Your recyclable materials will be picked up every other Thursday beginning November 26th. (Please note that November 26th is Thanksgiving so this pick up date will be moved to Friday, November 27th.)

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