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by Randee King on Mar.25, 2024, under Association News
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April 6th – Community Garage Sale
April 26th –Arbor Day Tree Giveaway
May 16th – LCA Annual Meeting and Boat Club Registration
May 18th – Lakewood Pool Clean-Up
May 25th – Opening Day at Lakewood Pool with free swim
June 16th – Listening Tour with Police Chief Stringer
Community Garage Sale – April 6th, 10 am – 2 pm.
IT’S SPRING-CLEANING TIME! Gather all your treasures for the bi-annual Lakewood Community Garage Sale held on Saturday, April 6 from 8am-2pm. There is no cost and you set up your garage sale at your house. The Lakewood Civic Association is collecting addresses to be posted on the LCA website and published in a newspaper ad. Please send your name and address to: garagesale@lakewoodcivic.org to get on the list, Lakewood residents only please. If you are a LCA member, we have yard signs available on request.
Arbor Day Tree Giveaway – April 26th, 8 am – 11 am.
Lakewood has lost a lot of trees over the last few years due to severe weather conditions. Let’s help Lakewood and Mother Nature by planting trees. In honor of National Arbor Day the City of Baytown will be giving away FREE trees limited to two trees/person. The giveaway starts at 8 am on Friday, April 26th and will continue while supplies last. The trees will be available for pick up at the Eddie V. Gray Wetlands Center located at 1724 Market Street in Baytown. No registration is required and trees will be given away on a first come, first served basis. Trees that are available:
- River Birch
- Pecan
- Green Ash
- Loblolly Pine
- Live Oak
- Bald Cypress
- Red Oak
- Red cedar
- Persimmon
- Nutall Oak
- Shumard Oak
- Vitex
Lakewood Annual Meeting – May 16th, 7 pm – 8:30 pm.
The Lakewood Civic Association Annual Meeting will be held on May 16th at the Baytown Fire Training Center located at 7022 Bayway Drive, which is just across the street from our subdivision. New keys for the Boat Club will be distributed from 6 – 7 pm and the annual meeting will be held from 7 – 8:30 pm.
The Guest speaker will be our City Councilman Kenrick Griffith. This meeting will be a great opportunity to learn more about what’s coming to Baytown and to our neighborhood, plus a chance to have questions answered.
All Lakewood subdivision residents are invited to attend. We hope to see you there.
Lakewood Pool Work Day – May 18th
Come out and help get the Lakewood Pool ready for another great season. Assistance is needed in trimming trees, cleaning the pool house and pressure washing table and chairs.
Lakewood Pool Club Free Swim & Summer Kick-off Party – May 25th
The pool is located at 233 Greenbriar and is open weekends starting Memorial Weekend. Family There will be free swim and a summer kickoff party on May 25th.
Memberships are only $199 for the summer! Grandparent memberships are available for $125. The pool will also be available for party rentals. Call/text James @ 832-541-3505 for more info and pool availability for party rental.
Listening Tour – June 16th , 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm.
The Public Safety Listening Tour will include Police Chief John Stringer and Councilman Kenrick Griffith. This tour will give you an opportunity to talk directly to Police Chief John Stringer and visit with Councilman Griffith about public safety in our city.
Lakewood Community Garage Sale
by Randee King on Mar.21, 2024, under Association News
IT’S SPRING-CLEANING TIME! Gather all your treasures for the bi-annual Lakewood Community Garage Sale held on Saturday, April 6 from 8am-2pm. There is no cost and you set up your garage sale at your house. The Lakewood Civic Association is collecting addresses to be posted on the LCA website and published in a newspaper ad. Please send your name and address to: garagesale@lakewoodcivic.org to get on the list, Lakewood residents only please. If you are a LCA member, we have yard signs available on request.
April 2024 LCA Board Meeting
by Randee King on Mar.21, 2024, under Association News
The next Lakewood Civic Association (LCA) Board meeting is currently scheduled for April 17th at 6:30 pm at the Baytown Fire Training facility. Please review the LCA Board Open Meeting Policy for more information if you would like to attend: https://lakewoodcivic.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/LCA-Open-Meeting-Policy.pdf
City of Baytown Listening Tour
by Randee King on Mar.19, 2024, under Association News
In January City Manager Reynolds and Councilman Griffith held a Listening Tour for District 3. Click this link to view a summary of the questions asked and the City’s response to those questions. –> Listening Tour
Another Listening Tour is planned for June with Police Chief Stringer.
Stray Cats
by Randee King on Feb.16, 2024, under Association News
Like most neighborhoods, we are seeing many stray cats, and kitten season is here. In an effort to control and reduce the population of stray cats, the Lakewood Civic Association is partnering with Toni TNR Tails, Inc. to trap, neuter/spay, vaccinate and return (TNR) stray cats in the Lakewood subdivision.
The initial priority will be for cats that someone is pretty confident are pregnant. If you are aware of any stray cats that are likely pregnant please message me with their location and description (photos are even better). Also let me know if you would like to assist in the effort of trapping and later releasing cats that have been spayed/neutered.
Thank you.
Good Neighbor Award Recipient
by Randee King on Feb.11, 2024, under Association News
Please join us in recognizing Madalyn Marquit as the latest recipient of the Lakewood Good Neighbor award. If you enjoy seeing the plants and flowers around the Lakewood sign at Post Oak Drive, give thanks to Madalyn. For years she has been taking care of the landscaping around the sign to beautify this entrance into the Lakewood subdivision. She has kept the plants alive through droughts, torrential rain and freezing weather. We thank Madalyn for her “green thumb” and being such a caring Lakewood neighbor.
If you would like to recognize someone in Lakewood for the Good Neighbor Award, please visit http://www.lakewoodcivic.org/?page_id=2404 This distinction is awarded on a quarterly basis and recognized with a yard sign and gift card.
LCA Board Recruitment
by Randee King on Feb.11, 2024, under Association News
If you are interested in getting more involved with our neighborhood, please consider running for the LCA Board.
The purpose of the LCA is to solve community problems of common interest to the residents and property owners of the Lakewood subdivision, but it is so much more than just enforcing deed restrictions. Some activities this past year include working with the City to make street repairs, representing Lakewood in emergency response discussions with ExxonMobil, participating in the City’s focus group for broadband access, improving the driving surface at the Lakewood Boat ramp with a generous donation from ExxonMobil, holding the 2nd annual Holiday Parade while collecting food donations for Helping Hands, continuing oyster growing in Burnet Bay to improve water quality, partnering with Texas Search and Rescue on their training operations, recognizing individuals with the Good Neighbor Award, holding another Summer Kickoff Party at the Lakewood Pool, providing a Welcome Packet to new homeowners, supporting National Night Out, the Lakewood Garden Club, Boat Club and Lakewood Pool, and coordinating Community Garage Sales. Many people volunteer with LCA activities and the more volunteers the LCA has, the more that can be done.
The LCA Board typically meets once a month so it’s a small investment of time with a potential for big community impact. If you are interested in running for the LCA Board please use the ‘Contacts’ tab and choose “Lakewood Civic Board’ to respond and send in your name, address and phone number. Self-nominations will be open until February 28th.
Community Emergency Response Team Program
by Randee King on Feb.11, 2024, under Association News
The LCA is partnering with The Baytown Fire Department Office of Emergency Management to inform the Lakewood community about the upcoming Community Emergency Response Team [CERT] program. These free CERT classes aim to educate Baytown citizens on disaster preparedness. At the completion of the program you will receive a FEMA certification from Harris County.
The classes will occur weekly from April 4 through May 23 on Thursday evenings, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. For additional details and registration information, please refer to the CERT flyer below.
Note: This certification program is intended for individuals aged 18 and above. However, 16 and 17-year-old juniors and seniors are welcome to participate with an accompanying parent.
Special Event for LCA Members
by Randee King on Feb.11, 2024, under Association News
The Lakewood Civic Association has arranged for our members to attend a special performance of Baytown Little Theater’s “Murder on the Nile” on March 21st. The show starts at 8 pm and there will be light refreshments available starting at 7 pm. Space is limited to 50 people for this free event.
If you would like to attend please use the ‘Contacts’ tab and choose “Lakewood Civic Board’ to respond with your name, if you want 1 or 2 tickets and your phone number. You will receive confirmation if you will have a seat for this performance or will be placed on a waiting list.
2023 Light Up Lakewood Winners
by Randee King on Dec.16, 2023, under Garden Club News
The winners of the 2023 Light-Up Lakewood have been chosen by the Lakewood Garden Club Committee. Winners are selected by a scoring system and must not have been selected in the past 2 years. It was a hard decision as always. Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all those who have brightened the neighborhood with all the beautiful lights!
101 N. Holly, Marilyn Lane
112 Redbud, Carl & Jeanine Fulkerson
208 Hackberry, Rolendo Florez
505 Pin Oak, Chuck Parnell
505 Post Oak, Rusty & Robin McDougle