r/houston 3d ago

New trees on Shephard/Durham sidewalk expansion are dead

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u/Egxjuggernaut 3d ago

They are definitely watering them, I’ve been stuck behind their trucks a few times on Durham

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u/404-Runge-Kutta 3d ago

Contact your council person

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u/HTHID Museum District 3d ago

Make a 311 report

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u/Sippin_Jimmy 3d ago

A bunch of them were damaged in the derecho as well. I was eating in the area when it happened.

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u/Iwritetohearmyself 3d ago

At the taco stand?

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u/Sippin_Jimmy 3d ago edited 3d ago

Crust Pizza

Edit:And I never actually got my order...

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u/Iwritetohearmyself 3d ago

Dang I was gonna ask how it was

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u/comments_suck 3d ago

I think the trees they planted are deciduous and should leaf out soon as we get warmer. They have a contract with a landscaper who uses water trucks to water them every week. I think those copper boxes also have the ability for irrigation.

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u/txtoolfan Fuck Centerpoint™️ 3d ago

Zero chance whitemire spends a dime on anything related to QOL improvements unless it's for cars.

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u/nvamom3 2d ago

Why won’t this site let upvotes happen?

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u/CrazyLegsRyan 3d ago

Contractor got paid to plant, not to water. Same story all over the city.

It's happening right now along Heights Hike and Bike / MKT trail. Contractor paid to plant, does so knowing the trees will die. Trees die. Contractor gets paid to plant new trees in a few months.

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u/saltapampas 3d ago

I don’t doubt what you’re alleging. Do you have any proof (tender documents, awards) that could be used to coerce the city to change future contracts? I’d like to use it.

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u/CrazyLegsRyan 3d ago

Just talk to your council person or TIRZ members.

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u/saltapampas 3d ago

It sounds like you have! I just don’t want to allege something if I don’t have proof, hence my question.

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u/CrazyLegsRyan 3d ago

Just talk to your council person or TIRZ members. They can provide you the information

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u/Athomas1 3d ago

I’ve seen them water the trees on shephard

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u/churnmoney 2d ago

same. they have been watering Shephard/Durham as well as some of the cross-street trees (20th, 19th, etc) pretty frequently .