Lakewood Civic

Please help us congratulate Bobby Bonds for being recognized as our first recipient of the Lakewood Good Neighbor Award. Those of you that are acquainted with Bobby know he is always one of the first people to volunteer to help others. Recently Bobby has assisted with almost every aspect of the new Lakewood sign and also with the Lakewood Boat Club registration. His selfless acts of kindness have made our neighborhood a better place. CONGRATS BOBBY!

If you would like to recognize someone for the Good Neighbor Award, please visit https://lakewoodcivic.org/?page_id=2404   This distinction will be awarded on a quarterly basis and recognized with a yard sign, certificate and gift card.

Drive by the corner of Lakewood Drive at Bayway Drive and you’ll see the new entrance sign to the Lakewood subdivision. It looks fantastic!

The Lakewood Civic Association (LCA) was selected to receive a grant from the City of Baytown to install this second neighborhood sign along with landscaping to replace the old sign that was destroyed when a vehicle hit it.

This project demonstrates the great teamwork we have in Lakewood. The new property owner gave us permission to have the sign at that location, the sign and landscaping was completed with all volunteer labor from Sea Scouts Ship 208, LCA members and others in the neighborhood, the LCA will maintain the sign and the Lakewood Garden Club will maintain the landscaping.

Constructing the sign has so many details that three Sea Scouts oversaw parts of it to help earn their Quartermaster award. Alex Primeaux was in charge of clearing the area and setting the foundation, Luke Clayburg was responsible for the sign casting and flagstone, and Kera Adamson coordinated the landscaping and watering system.

Special thanks to Randy Dickey for designing the sign as well as working on every aspect of this project, Spencer Carnes for his pro bono engineering work to show the sign meets City wind load requirements, Bobby Bonds for his assistance with every phase of the project, Ken Martin and Randee King for help running water lines and border, Frank McKay for the installing the lighting, and the City of Baytown for this grant money.

The following individuals were elected to the Lakewood Civic Association board by the membership for a two (2) year term (per the bylaws):

• Tammy Calaway
• Dell Cantrell
• Spencer Carnes
• Joy Huntington

Existing board members that have one more year in their current two year term are:

• Randy Dickey
• Randee King
• Frank McKay
• Renita Price

The board will meet soon to elect new officers.

Thanks to all the board candidates and residents of Lakewood that joined the association.

Click this link to view the LCA Constitution and Bylaws

The 2021 LCA Annual Meeting, open to all Lakewood residents, will be held on May 18, 2021 at 7:00 pm at Lakewood Church of Christ (7701 Bayway at Honeysuckle). Boat Club registration will begin at 6 pm that evening at the church. Due to covid concerns and CDC guidelines we request that people wear masks. Thank you for your understand.

We are excited to announce that the Lakewood Civic Association (LCA) and Lakewood Neighborhood Watch are starting a “Good Neighbor Award” program for our subdivision. Lakewood is a wonderful place to live and we have so many residents that go out of their way to make it even better. The recent freeze where people helped others stay warm, get water, repairs leaks, etc. and those who looked for a lady that went missing in our subdivision are just some examples of neighbors helping neighbors. Acts of kindness and good deeds will be recognized on this website and an award will be given quarterly to an outstanding “good neighbor”. For more information and to make a submission for this award please visit: Good Neighbor Award

Great News!  The LCA has been selected to receive a grant from the City of Baytown to install a second neighborhood sign with landscaping at the corner of Bayway Drive and Lakewood Drive. This project demonstrates the great teamwork we have in Lakewood. The new property owner has given us permission to have the sign at that location, a member of the Sea Scouts will be coordinating the project as part of her Quartermaster Award, the sign and landscaping will be done with all volunteer labor from the Sea Scouts, LCA and others in the neighborhood, the LCA will maintain the sign and the Lakewood Garden Club will maintain the landscaping. Special thanks to Randy Dickey for designing the sign, Spencer Carnes for his pro bono engineering work to show the sign will meet City wind load requirements, Randee King for applying for the grant and the City of Baytown for this grant money.

Happy New Year!

It’s time again to recruit volunteers for the Lakewood Civic Association Board of Directors. The Lakewood Civic Association (LCA) began in the 1940s to maintain Lakewood as a wonderful place to live. The LCA is a voluntary organization comprised of Lakewood residents, both homeowners and tenants, with 8 board members. Each year four Board positions come up for election.

You may ask, “What is it like to be part of the Board of Directors?” Although the purpose of the LCA is to solve community problems of common interest to the residents and property owners of the Lakewood subdivision, it is so much more than just enforcing deed restrictions. Some activities this past year include having our 1^st annual Halloween Decorating contest, providing a Welcome Packet to new homeowners, supporting National Night Out, the Lakewood Garden Club, Boat Club and Lakewood Pool, working with the City to prevent a R/V Park from being developed close to us, having the speed bumps on Pin Oak restriped, and much more. 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 send in your name, address and phone number by using the ‘Contacts’ tab on this site. You can also turn in a request to run for the LCA Board through the LCA Facebook site (https://www.facebook.com/LakewoodCivicAssociationBaytownTX/) or PM Randee King through the LCA NextDoor Lakewood site (https://nextdoor.com/neighborhood/lakewoodbaytown–baytown–tx/). Nominations will be open until February 28^th.

Thanks!

The City will be hosting a Zoom meeting on Tuesday, December 15^th at 6 p.m. to discuss a potential grant for our subdivision and answer questions. We have the opportunity to be selected to receive a $500 – $5000 enhancement grant for one of the following projects:

* A 2^nd neighborhood sign with landscaping for entrances to Lakewood

* A Dog Park

* A playground with amenities for older children and adults

Please show your interest and support for this opportunity by attending the Zoom conference (you can connect only by phone too):

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Thank You!

ExxonMobil will begin work on replacing a underground pipeline that crosses Lakewood starting Nov 9th. They plan to bore under the streets to minimize disruption. Residents near the construction have been notified. For more details see their website: ExxonMobil Pipeline Replacement Project