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Piney Point Village, Texas
Piney Point Village is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,125 at the 2010 census. Piney Point Village is the wealthiest place in Texas. It is part of a collection of upscale residential communities in west Houston known as the Memorial Villages.
==History==
In 1885 Piney Point Village began as a station on the Texas Western Railroad. German farmers settled in the area. According to 1936 state highway maps, the community was near a sawmill.
In the mid 1950s, an effort to form a Spring Branch municipality failed. Piney Point Village incorporated in 1955 with an alderman form of government.〔 Because of the 1955 incorporation, Houston did not incorporate Piney Point Village's territory into its city limits, while Houston annexed surrounding areas that were unincorporated.〔Lee, Renée C. "(Annexed Kingwood split on effects )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Sunday October 8, 2006. A21. Retrieved on July 6, 2011. "Some of the area communities that incorporated as cities and escaped annexation by Houston:" Print version exclusively has the information cited; the information is ''not'' included in the online edition.〕 In 1960 the city had 1,790 residents. By 1966 the city had one public school and four churches. In 1990 the city had 3,380 residents.〔
For a decade ending in 1993 the Consulate-General of Japan in Houston refused to pay "user fees" billed to the consulate by the City of Piney Point Village (the consul-general residence is in Piney Point Village). The Japanese argued that this was a tax and that diplomatic facilities should not be taxed.〔Tolson, Mike. "(Piney Point Village tells Japanese Consulate to pay its way/$14, 000 in user fees, or forget garbage pickup )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Tuesday September 21, 1993. A11. Retrieved on January 13, 2009.〕 In 1993 Piney Point Village announced that the consulate owed the city around $14,000 United States dollars.〔"(City says Japan owes $14,000 consulate debt )." ''Associated Press''. September 22, 1993. Retrieved on December 24, 2008.〕 The Japanese argued that international agreements exempted consulate facilities from taxes, while Piney Point Village said the annual fees were for user services. James Baker, a Piney Point Village alderman, threatened to suspend garbage pickup services and expose the Japanese consulate to ridicule. In September of that year a U.S. State Department letter stated that consulates should pay legitimate user fees, and that consulates do not have to pay for fire and police services. The consulate paid almost $12,000, including $4,500 in interest, to the city. According to Vice-Consul Takaki Takinami originally the city charged $14,915.52 before changing the invoice and deducting police and fire costs. Shojiro Imanishi, who was the outgoing consul-general, agreed to pay $4,500 annually.〔Tolson, Mike. "(Japanese consul coughs up Piney Point's fees )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Wednesday December 15, 1993. Section A, Page 36. Retrieved on January 13, 2009.〕 In 1993 the Consulate-General of Indonesia in Houston and the Consulate-General of Australia in Houston had consul-general residences in Piney Point Village; they paid the fees voluntarily and without controversy.〔Asin, Stefanie. "(Japan's consul, Piney Point agree on trash, drainage fees )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Saturday October 2, 1993. A29. Retrieved on January 13, 2009.〕〔Lenhart, Jennifer. "(No diplomatic solution reached on trash bill )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Tuesday September 28, 1993. A11. Retrieved on January 13, 2009.〕
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