Lakewood Civic

The new Lakewood civic association board met for the first time and elected officers as follows:

Call to order–President Randy Dickey called the meeting to order.

Board member election results–Randy introduced the outgoing board members Bobby Bonds and Sheryl Ward and explained that board member Ken Tilton’s resignation necessitated the election of five new members, rather than four.  They are:  Mary Bagwell, Randy Dickey, Martha Goolsby, Frank McKay, and Deanne Navarre.  Members with one more year to complete their two-year term are Monica Chauviere, Joanne Eve, and Denise Pratt, who replaced Tim Quinton on the board.

Treasurer’s Report—Treasurer Sheryl Ward’s report provided a detailed accounting of income and expense that reflected about a 25% increase in the available balance as compared to last year.  Details are available to members upon request.

Lakewood Boat Club—Randy announced that board member Denise Pratt will succeed Sheryl and Andrew Ward as chairman of the Lakewood Boat Club.

Web Site—Randy explained that our web site has been revamped and includes details regarding the following: clubs, contacts, regulations, and other pertinent neighborhood information.  He explained that, in view of rising printing costs, it would be advisable for us to increase our use of the site as a means of disseminating information.  The addition of an alert email notification system has been delayed because of the need to find a volunteer to serve as “the gatekeeper” for this function. Anyone interested in filling this position should contact Randy or Chet Theiss.

Deed Restrictions—The board has been reviewing our current deed restrictions for possible improvements in an effort to maintain and/or improve the appearance of our neighborhood.  The plan is that the new board will to continue this process, proposing an update hopefully by year end.

Guest Speaker—Randy introduced Assistant Police Chief David Alford whose spoke to those present about methods and means to avoid crime. Key points were being mindful of danger, preplan and rehearse how to react, use more lighting around your homes, watch out for your neighbors and contact the police when anything looks suspicious.

City Councilman Report—City Councilman Brandon Capetillo’s comments included his encouraging Lakewood residents to:

• Stay informed about the status of Lakewood issues and concerns by frequently accessing the web site.
• Communicate with the appropriate City of Baytown personnel to report city ordinance violations.
• Interact with him regarding LW issues and concerns.

Lakewood Pool—Lakewood Pool President James Springer shared the following details regarding the pool:

• Open Memorial Day weekend
• Open June 2-3 and remainder of summer
• Bar-BQ fundraiser Saturday, June 9.  Contact James Springer for advance order of whole brisket ($50).  Brisket plates–$8.  Free swim on day of fundraiser, June 9.

Neighborhood Watch—Chairman Chet Thiess reported that one of NW’s goals was to install Neighborhood Watch signs at all street entrances into Lakewood.  This has been accomplished with the exception of the Post Oak location. This new sign and the two old and faded signs at Lakewood and Burnett (and Bayway) are scheduled for installation.  Chet also encouraged people to access our web site to stay abreast of Neighborhood Watch matters.

Meeting Adjournment—As there were no other items for discussion, Randy adjourned the meeting.

Respectfully submitted,

Mary Bagwell

LWCA Secretary

Good morning, everyone! I find myself filled with enthusiasm for this year’s Don’t Mess With Texas Trash-Off Baytown and want to share the joy with all of you.  Please forgive me if you have already seen the attached flyer and registration form, more so if you have already done something productive with them.

However, it occurs to me that it would be helpful to request that each of you register for this fine event (yes, even if you are a Board Member or PAL or Sponsor or Volunteer), and that you share the flyer with a friend or neighbor or friendly neighbor.  Of course, if you cannot print copies of the flyer, just call or email, and I will be happy to get some to you.

Please, if you can, join your fellow Texans on Saturday, April 14^th and  Clean Up your little corner of the world.  We thank you kindly for all you do to Keep Baytown Beautiful!

Wendy B. Vola

Neighborhood Protection Coordinator

City of Baytown Health & EMS Dept.

281-420-5384 / fax 281-420-7184

Link to Flyer       Link to Application Form

The board has set Tuesday May 22, 2012 as the annual meeting of association members. The meeting will start at 7PM and will be at the Lakewood Church of Christ at 7701 Bayway (at Honeysuckle). The agenda will be posted at a later date. The newsletter and ballot for new board members will be mailed in April.

Denise Pratt was appointed by the Lakewood Civic Association board to replace board member Tim Quinton who recently passed away. We will sorely miss Tim and we appreciate Denise for agreeing to serve.

On June 14^th new Lakewood Civic board officers were elected as follows:

2011 Board Members:

Board members are volunteers elected for 2 year terms by association members that are paid up with dues.

The annual meeting of the membership of Lakewood Civic Association met on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at the Lakewood Church of Christ.

The treasurer’s report was given by Sheryl Ward.  There was no significant change in the bank balance.

New Board members elected by the membership for a 2 year term were announced as Monica Chauviere, JoAnn Eve, Tim Quinton, and Kenneth Tilton.  They join the current board members who are Mary Bagwell, Bobby Bonds, Randy Dickey, and Sheryl Ward.  Members leaving the board were Jim Cauley, Jim Edwards, Manuel Escontrias, and Barbara Gibson.  The association thanked the current, new, and past board members for their service to Lakewood.  At the first board meeting in June, the new officers of the board will be elected.

The status of Lakewood activities and plans was presented by current president, Randy Dickey.  These include:

1. The construction and landscaping of the new subdivision sign at Post Oak and Bayway.  Members of the association, garden club and other volunteers completed the project.
2. Work has been initiated to update the LCA website.
3. Work is ongoing to reduce the boat launch property tax
4. The board plans to work on more lawn care enforcement

There were 3 guest speakers:

Dawson Mertz and Warren Dalton of San Saba Oil and Gas spoke regarding deep drilling under Lakewood.  San Saba has acquired a lease from the City of Baytown for conventional deep drilling under the neighborhood.  San Saba has offered effected Lakewood residents a higher signing bonus and royalty rate than required by the city.  The drilling would be conventional (not fracking) and directional with the drill site located outside the neighborhood, likely in the Wade Road area.  Association members’ questions were posed and answered.

Officer Stewart Beasley spoke on the topic of crime avoidance.  He discussed the recent home invasion that occurred in Country Club.  He stated that crime in the Lakewood neighborhood is low, and he emphasized that home owners need to continue to monitor the neighborhood and call police whenever suspicious activity is noticed.

Brandon Capetillo, District 3 City Councilman provided an update of activities in the city that influence Lakewood, such as the upcoming repaving of Hackberry Street.

Reports were given by the Garden Club, Boat Club, Lakewood Pool, and Neighborhood Watch.

The floor was opened for discussion.

The meeting was adjourned.