BLUE RIDGE WEST MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
The information provided on this page is for Blue Ridge West Municipal Utility District. Below you can find links to information related to the financial and bookkeeping records for the District.
DISTRICT INFORMATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Monica L. Rasmus
President
Term Expires: May 2024
Terah T. Bias
Vice President
Term Expires: May 2026
Perry R. Evans
Secretary
Term Expires: May 2024
Daryl L. Smith, Jr.
Director
Term Expires: May 2026
Llarance Turner
Asst. Secretary
Term Expires: May 2024
CONTACT INFORMATION
District/Board
Mailing Address:
1980 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 1380
Houston, Texas 77056
Physical Address:
1980 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 1380
Houston, Texas 77056
Phone: (713) 850-9000
Email: blueridgew@sklaw.us
Operator & Tax Consultant
Utility Operator
SI Environmental
Attn: Laney Brown
Mailing Address:
6420 Reading Road
Rosenburg, Texas 77471
Phone: (832) 490-1600
Tax Assessor/ Collector
Bob Leared Interests
Attn: Debbie Arelleno
Mailing Address:
11111 Katy Freeway, Suite 725
Houston, Texas 77079
Phone: (713) 932-9011
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTIONS
The next election for the District will be held on May 4, 2024. To be qualified to serve as a director, a person shall be at least 18 years old, a resident citizen of the State of Texas, and be a qualified property taxpaying elector of the precinct and county within the District.
To run for election to the District’s Board of Directors, a person must file an application for a place on the ballot. The application must be filed with the Secretary of the District’s Board of Directors or his designated agent by mail, fax or in person. An application may be downloaded/printed from the website of the Texas Secretary of State at https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/forms/pol-sub/2-21f.pdf.
- Texas Ethics Commission – Forms and Instructions
- First day to file for place on May 4, 2024 general election ballot is Wednesday, January 17, 2024.
- Last day to file for place on May 4, 2024 general election ballot is by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 16, 2024.
- A person may run for election to the District’s Board of Directors as a write-in candidate and to do so must file a declaration of write-in candidacy. The declaration must be filed with the Secretary of the District’s Board of Directors or his/her designated agent by mail, fax, email or in person. A declaration form may be downloaded/printed from the website of the Texas Secretary of State at https://www.sos.texas.gov/elections/forms/pol-sub/2-23f.pdf
- Deadline to file write-in candidacy declaration for May 4, 2024 general election is by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 20, 2024.
- Notice of Deadline to File Application (PDF)
Elections – Location
The location(s) of the election will be posted upon determination.
Election Documents
- Fort Bend County – Elections Information – Elections/ Voter Registration | Fort Bend County (fortbendcountytx.gov)
- Application For a Place on the Ballot For a General Election For a City, School District or Other Political Subdivision (state.tx.us)
Solicitud de Inscripción para un Lugar en la Boleta de Una Elección General para Una Ciudad, Distrito Escolar u Otra Subdivisión Polĺtica (state.tx.us) - Candidacy Filing – Local Political Subdivisions
- Water Code Chapter 49 – Provisions Applicable to All Districts
- Water Code Chapter 54 – Municipal Utility Districts
MEETING INFORMATION
The district generally meets on the 1st Monday @ 6:00 p.m. at 1522 Texas Parkway, Missouri City, Texas 77489. Specific meeting date/time and location is included on meeting agendas.
Residents of the district have the right to request the designation of a meeting location within the district under Water Code Section 49.062(g). A description of this process can be found at https://www.tceq.texas.gov/waterdistricts.
BUDGET INFORMATION
Change in the District’s Revenue from 9/30/2023 to 9/30/2024: $149,832.82; 5.09%
Change in the District’s Expenses from 9/30/2023 to 9/30/2024: $326,985.34; 11.16%
The amount of property tax revenue budgeted for maintenance and operations for the preceding two years and current year:
- 2022: $919,571.74
- 2023: $781,244.67
- 2024: $816,299.00
The amount of property tax revenue budgeted for debt service for the preceding two years and current year:
- 2022: $513,065.78
- 2023: $710,222.43
- 2024: $1,054,909.32
For additional Budget information, please click on the above Approved Budget link.
TAX INFORMATION
Adopted 2021 Tax Rate (per $100 of assessed valuation)- Total $0.353
Maintenance & Operations: $0.233
Debt Service: $0.12
Adopted 2022 Tax Rate (per $100 of assessed valuation)- Total $0.331
Maintenance & Operations: $0.173
Debt Service: $0.158
Adopted 2023 Tax Rate (per $100 of assessed valuation)- Total $0.3725
Maintenance & Operations: $0.1625
Debt Service: $0.21
Proposed 2024 Tax Rate (per $100 of assessed valuation)- Total TBD
Maintenance & Operations: TBD
Debt Service: TBD