Lakewood Civic

From Asst. City Manager Kevin Troller about Mosquito spraying:

“I am providing this as an update since National Night Out; and hope you can share this info with your neighbors and the HOA. The attached maps” (link below) “show each night that we’ve sprayed since Oct. 7th . We still receive complaints from the Lakewood subdivision, still stating that our spray trucks are not coming down all the streets – which we are. We continue checking as all of our trucks are chipped; our trucks are spraying up and down the complete lengths of all streets. The months of September and October are typically bad for the neighborhoods that are closest to the bay. These months have excessively high tides that bring water into the coastal areas where the Aedes taeniorhynchus mosquito flourish. To top that, the two tropical storms that have been just to the East of us has made even more impact on our tides than normal. In many cases, these areas where these particular mosquitoes breed, in high tide pools, we rely on adulticiding (spraying) to reduce the populations which takes several treatments to reduce the populations effectively. Our mosquito division has sprayed this area 8 times in the past 20 days since NNO. Dates of spray missions are: Oct 7, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 26. I hope this information is helpful.”

Kevin G. Troller, ICMA-CM
Assistant City Manager | City of Baytown
Office: 281-420-6503 | www.baytown.org

https://lakewoodcivic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Oct.-Lakewood-Mosquito-Spraying-7th-_.pdf

For the first time ever, the Lakewood Civic Association is having a Halloween house/yard decorating contest. The judging will be Oct 24th and 25th with the top 3 winners announced on Tuesday Oct 27th. The prizes will be small gift cards and yard signs. We thought this may be a fun way to lighten a pretty somber year. Good Luck!!!

During the Neighborhood Night Out (NNO) in Lakewood this week, the concern about mosquitos was raised.

The key way to reduce mosquitos around your property is for you and your neighbors to find and empty all standing water where they breed.

This message is from Kevin G. Troller, Baytown Assistant City Manager about City spraying:

“Lakewood has been sprayed 32 times this year, which is more than any other zone in the City which is typical with their proximity to the bay.  Attached are graphs of the last three spray missions which show Lakewood in general and the 200 block of Post Oak where I heard the concern during NNO.  The graphs show, as we have all our vehicles chipped, that the last 3 spray dates/times are September 29 ^th at 9:12pm; October 2 at 8:42pm; and October 5 at 8:39pm.  Also, knowing Lakewood’s proximity to the Baytown Nature Center, know we both spray and larvicide there.  The problem this year has been the numerous tropical storms and the high tides caused by them.  I’ll include a link to an article that might be helpful as well. Lastly, please call our Health Department main line as we log all calls, and we do respond to areas where heightened concerns are raised.  That number is: (281) 420-5384.  I hope this information is helpful to you.  We really appreciate the dialogue we’re able to have with our citizens during NNO.  Sincerely,  Kevin”

Link to graph of Post Oak Spraying

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2020/10/07/feeling-the-sting-lately-fort-bend-harris-counties-combat-spike-in-mosquito-population/

The Bayway Corridor Plan will be used to drive the revitalization of the Corridor by identifying key marketing and economic development opportunities and challenges, beautification opportunities, and infill development opportunities. It will also develop a Capital Improvement and Action Plan.

Click on this link to view the presentation from the first meeting of this team –> BPSC

Also linked is a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) table –> SWOT
If you would like to provide input for SWOT, please email lca1_board@lakewoodcivic.org by July 25th.

The next Lakewood Civic Association (LCA) Board meeting is currently scheduled for July 16th at 7:00 pm at the Lakewood Church of Christ. 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

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

Randee King

Frank McKay

Renita Price

Randy Dickey

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

Tammy Calaway

Dell Cantrell

Spencer Carnes

Lloyd Lively

The board will meet soon (virtually or physically) to elect new officers.

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

Due to COVID-19 and social distancing recommendations the annual Lakewood Civic Association (LCA) meeting scheduled for Thursday, May 21^st is being postponed. However keys for Boat Club members will be distributed as planned from 6 pm – 7 pm at the Lakewood Church of Christ, 7701 Bayway (at Honeysuckle).

To facilitate Boat Club key distribution and social distancing we ask that:

• If you have not already turned in your forms, please pre-fill out the LCA Membership and Boat Club forms and bring them with you. The forms can be found at:
  • LCA Membership Application: https://lakewoodcivic.org/?page_id=98
  • Lakewood Boat Club Application: https://lakewoodcivic.org/?page_id=60
• Bring with you the following:
  • Watercraft information – make, model, TX registration number
  • Auto/plate information
  • Your old key (for previous Boat Club members). The lost key fee is $20.
  • Correct fee amount (check or cash). Boat Club membership fee is $40. If you have not already paid your Lakewood Civic Association dues of $30, you must pay them at the time you join the Boat Club for a total of $70 for Lakewood residents. See website for fees if you live outside the neighborhood.

To minimize exposure risks we will be collecting applications and handing out keys under the covered area on the Honeysuckle Drive side of the church.

For the safety of everyone, we respectfully request:

• At all times as reasonably possible, maintain social distancing of at least six (6) feet from any other person.
• Anyone who is feeling sick or who currently has a fever, OR if they reside in a household where another resident of the household has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, please do not come to the church but instead contact us via the LCA website (https://lakewoodcivic.org/) to arrange to get your Boat Club key at another time. 

Please note if you cannot come to the church to get the Boat Club key there may be a delay in getting a Boat Club key to you.

Thanks for your understanding.

LCA

The annual May Lakewood Civic Association (LCA) meeting has been postponed due to the pandemic and CDC guidelines. We are sorry for this inconvenience. We will update residents when it is rescheduled.

Hello Neighbors! We hope everyone is staying safe and well. Due to the CDC’s recommended guidelines on the coronavirus we will be postponing the Lakewood Community Garage Sale until further notice. Thank you for your interest.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! It’s time to gather all your treasures for another LCA sponsored Lakewood Community Garage Sale which will be held Saturday, April 18th from 8 am – 2 pm. At the end of March Tammy Calaway will collect names and locations of people who plan to sell items and are interested in having a yard sign for the sale. Our subdivision’s previous garage sales have been a huge success and we expect many residents will be participating in this sale too.