Mohdudul Huq
Planning
Mohdudul Huq came to the rescue when the
Alief Super Neighborhood Council needed some last-minute information for
the Bank of America neighborhood grants proposal, wrote Barbara Quattro.
Huq got the needed information within a day. Marie Lee also wrote to praise
Huq’s prompt response to her request.
Catherine Richards
Police
When Linda Lee moved from Houston to upstate New York, the moving companies
lost many of her items. For two months she tried unsuccessfully to get
the items back.
Then Officer Catherine Richards called the moving companies. Five days later, the items arrived at Lee’s door, Lee wrote.
“Officer Richards kept me informed of the steps that she was taking and her progress in my case,” Lee wrote, “and she followed up to make sure the goods had arrived.
“Thank you very much.”
Donnie Dennis, Lisa Hayes, Cynthia Hernandez
Fire
Acting State Fire Marshal Patricia Gilbert called Donnie
Dennis, Lisa Hayes and Cynthia Hernandez
outstanding figures in helping to educate youths on the dangers of starting
fires.
“Houston’s Juvenile Firesetter Intervention program serves as a model and valuable resource for many,” Gilbert wrote. “Lisa Hayes is a key member of the state juvenile firesetters intervention workshop team. Her participation has been invaluable in helping fire departments throughout the state.”
Bob Nowak
IT
Marina Coryat
Solid Waste
Connie Sulewski went to Solid Waste’s Web site in search of the
heavy-trash pickup schedule and was impressed with what she saw.
“Your site is quick, utilitarian and no nonsense,” she wrote. “As a professional designer of 20 years, I appreciate the simplicity and straight-forward delivery of information on the site.”
Tom Snook
Police
The woman who moved in next to Richard Duesterberg’s home owned
a big dog with a bigger bark. The woman let the dog bark all hours, Duesterberg
wrote. Numerous complaints to the woman and the homeowner’s association
changed nothing.
So Duesterberg called Sgt. Tom Snook, who responded and explained to the neighbor that the city has an ordinance against barking dogs.
Unfortunately, wrote Duesterberg, the neighbor didn’t take Snook’s
warnings seriously. Soon, the barking pierced the night’s silence
again.
So Snook wrote the neighbor a citation.
“Shortly after, the barking dog problem was history,” Duesterberg wrote. “Sgt. Snook also ended loud music in the neighborhood. If other officers followed his actions, our neighborhoods would be much more pleasant to live in.”
Patricia Benavides, Suzy Hartgrove, Donna Hill-Wiley,
Debra Kirk, Annette Mitchell, Donald Perkins, Paul Voltz, Margaret Wallace
Planning & Development
Mary Welch
Public Works & Engineering
Kudos to these employees, who organized the Directions and Connections
Conference Sept. 11, wrote Becky Edmondson with the Westbury Civic Club.
“Everything was first-class, from the organization at check-in to the venue, from the food to the three workshops I attended,” Edmondson wrote. “I look forward to next year.”
Marcella Orozco
Finance & Administration
Several times in the past year, Stephen Fox’s garbage wasn’t
picked up on schedule. Each time, Fox called Marcella
Orozco, and every time Orozco would not rest until the garbage
was removed, Fox wrote.
“Ms. Orozco has acted with profound professionalism, a sincere devotion and a particular love of her job,” Fox wrote. “You have a gem there.”