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2022 AHHA Board Candidates

October 14, 2021October 15, 2021 by Armour Hills Comment Closed

2022 AHHA Board Candidates The terms for three current board members (Shirley Kearney, Ferryl LeDuff and Bruce Eddy) expire in November 2021. Shirley and Ferryl will be seeking re-election while Bruce's board position is open. At the Annual Meeting on Tuesday, November 16, attendees will vote on directorships for these terms. Below are the profiles for the two current candidates. We will update this page as more candidates are nominated. Shirley Kearney After 25 years in Houston, TX, Shirley and her husband Charles retired and moved to Armour Hills, where they have resided for 19 years. Shirley is originally from Florida, where she grew up and was educated, majoring in Marine Science. In Houston, she worked for a premier national real estate investment trust for Class A apartment communities. Shirley has always been an active community volunteer including many years at Depelchin Children’s Home in Houston; teaching English as a second language to adults; tutoring children in public schools; reading to sick children at a...

2021 Freedom Parade Updates

July 2, 2021July 2, 2021 by Armour Hills Comment Closed

In order to help protect the health and safety of our neighbors, we have made some updates to the 2021 Freedom Parade format. Instead of a 10 am start time, we are going to have a rolling start from 10 am to 11 am. People will begin walking as soon as they arrive. Please arrive at the time you feel the most comfortable. We will be asking people to walk within their own families and maintain social distance along the parade route. Other healthy and safety measures include: Refreshments at the end of the parade will be pre-packaged and ready to grab and go. Participants are asked to continue their celebrations at a distance after finishing the parade.The judges will approach those they would like to give awards to and record their contact information. Awards will be announced via Facebook and email and the prizes will be delivered to the winners.In accordance with CDC guidelines, we ask unvaccinated people to please wear a...

Zoning Variance: 6645 Brookside Road

April 1, 2021October 31, 2021 by Armour Hills Comment Closed

A request has been made to the Board of Zoning Adjustment seeking approval for a front yard setback variance, and any other necessary variances on about 0.2 acres zoned R-6 (residential) generally located at 6645 Brookside Road. The hearing will be at 1:00 pm on April 13. The hearing will be held remotely by video conference. Details regarding how to view the hearing and participate can be found here. Related documents: BZA hearing noticeProject plansProject calculations...

Zoning Variance: 225 W. 66th Terrace

February 26, 2021April 11, 2021 by Armour Hills Comment Closed

Update: The Armour Hills Homes Association Board has granted a waiver for this project. A request has been made to the Board of Zoning Adjustment seeking approval for a sideyard setback variance, and any other necessary variances on about 0.14 acres zoned R-6 (residential) generally located at 225 W. 66th Terrace. The original hearing was scheduled for March 9; the property owners have requested a continuance and the new hearing date is April 13. The hearing will be held remotely by video conference. Details regarding how to view the hearing and participate can be found here. Associated documents: Covenant waiver requestBZA hearing noticeSite planSite plan invoice Note that this change will also be subject to a review of compliance with Armour Hills’ HOA covenants. Click here for a description of these different regulations....

Zoning Variance: 6641 Edgevale Road

February 26, 2021April 11, 2021 by Armour Hills Comment Closed

Update: The Armour Hills Homes Association Board has granted a waiver for this project. A request has been made to the Board of Zoning Adjustment seeking approval for a sideyard setback variance, building separation variance, and any other necessary variances on about 0.11 acres zoned R-6 (residential) generally located at 6641 Edgevale Road. The original hearing was scheduled for March 9; the property owners have requested a continuance and the new hearing date is April 13. The hearing will be held remotely by video conference. Details regarding how to view the hearing and participate can be found here. Associated documents: Covenant waiver requestBZA hearing noticeCertificate of surveyBuilding plans Note that this change will also be subject to a review of compliance with Armour Hills’ HOA covenants. Click here for a description of these different regulations....

Zoning Variance: 114 E. 70th Terrace

February 10, 2021March 25, 2021 by Armour Hills Comment Closed

UPDATE: THIS PROJECT WAS APPROVED BY THE BZA A request has been made to the Board of Zoning Adjustment seeking approval for a variance to the required separation between primary and accessory structures on about 0.14 acres zoned R-6 (residential) at 114 E. 70th Terrace. Associated documents: BZA ReportZoning DeterminationProject Plans Note that this change will also be subject to a review of compliance with Armour Hills’ HOA covenants. Click here for a description of these different regulations....

Zoning Variance: 6810 Edgevale Road

December 27, 2020March 25, 2023 by Armour Hills Comment Closed

Update: A waiver was granted by the Armour Hills Homes Association board and the project was approved by the BZA. The Board of Zoning Adjustment will be holding a hearing at 1:00 pm on January 12, 2021 to consider approving a side yard setback variance and any other necessary variances on about 0.17 acres zoned R-6 (residential) at 6810 Edgevale Road. The hearing will be held remotely by video conference. Details regarding how to view the hearing and participate can be found here. Associated documents: Project Photo City Meeting Notice AHHA Position Letter to BZA Covenant Waiver Approval Note that this change will also be subject to a review of compliance with Armour Hills’ HOA covenants. Click here for a description of these different regulations....

2020 Holiday Decorating Contest

December 2, 2020February 10, 2021 by Armour Hills Comment Closed

2020 Holiday Decorating Contest Congratulations to our 2020 Holiday Decorating Contest! Everyone went gone all out and the true winners are all of us who get to enjoy the beauty. The Best Block winner goes to 68th Street between Main and Grand, but they had a lot of competition this year, especially from 67th Street between Brookside and Linden, West Dartmouth, and West 70th Terrace. We hope everyone takes the time to enjoy it all! Although it was a difficult task, here are the winners for this year (click here to see photos of all the winners): Most Elaborate: 114 W 65th Terrace (synchronized to music)Most Elegant: 6530 LindenMost Original: 201 Winthrope (lights synchronized to music)Best Theme: 16 West 70th TerraceAdditional Winner: 206 E 68th StreetAdditional Winner: 3 West 68th Terrace Thanks to everyone for lighting up our neighborhood....

2021 Board Candidates

November 8, 2020November 17, 2020 by Armour Hills Comment Closed

2021 Board Candidates Three board position terms expired in November 2020 and are up for re-election. At the Annual Meeting on November 17 attendees will vote on directorships for these terms. Gino Serra Gino, the current President and Preservation Committee Chair, has served as a director on the Armour Hills board since 2012 and as Vice President in 2014. Gino, his wife Paetra, and their two daughters have resided in Armour Hills since 1994. Professionally, he is an attorney at Bryan Cave LLP, where he practices corporate law, focusing on nonprofit organizations. He has been included in The Best Lawyers in America(R), Non-profit/Charities Law since 2012 and is also the Vice Consul of Italy for Western Missouri and Kansas. Gino spearheads the conservation overlay initiative to evaluate and protect housing stock in Armour Hills and was instrumental in process of establishing the Armour Hills Community Foundation to expand fundraising options for large capital projects, such as the Armour Center Fountain restoration. David Pucci David is a...

Armour Hills formally removes racial covenants

October 4, 2020October 24, 2020 by Armour Hills Comment Closed

Armour Hills was developed by the iconic J.C. Nichols, who pioneered a unique subdivision model that created today's most cherished neighborhoods. As famous as Nichols is as a pioneer in real estate, he is equally infamous for including exclusive covenants that explicitly excluded Black people, Jews and other oppressed groups from living in his neighborhoods. These deed restrictions solidified racial segregation in our city. Even after they were declared unenforceable by the supreme court in 1948, patterns established by the covenants, and other racist practices, perpetuated this injustice. And because they were declared unenforceable, and because amending deeds is a difficult process, the necessary steps were never taken to formally remove those restrictions from the deeds of every home in Armour Hills. While it is true that the restrictions had no impact in the modern context, the pain they caused is still very real in our city today. In the past, Armour Hills Homes Association had not contended fully with how even...