Lakewood and Jester Estates residents can learn about wildfire preparedness and evacuation planning at a presentation scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. April 1 at St. Thomas More Catholic Church at 10205 N. FM 620. The meeting is designed to support informed decisions, personal preparedness and neighborhood coordination. Other topics will include evacuation planning, emergency alerting and other resources. Representatives of local emergency service departments will review the city’s all-hazards protective action plan at the meeting. Lakewood is a participating site in Firewise USA, a nationwide designation for communities working to reduce wildfire risks

Election Day is today in Texas for the primary races for federal and state office. The Lakewood Clubhouse is again a polling place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The HOA will seal coat four Lakewood streets starting March 2. Gardenridge Hollow and Dogwood Hollow will be sealed Monday, March 2, and Winecup Hollow and Turkey Hollow will follow on Tuesday, March 3.

Vehicles must be off the street by 8:30 a.m., and any vehicles NOT removed for the seal coating will be towed. You may park on the city streets, which are Wallace Drive, Lakewood Drive or Waldon Drive.

Expect to have no access to your street for 24 hours. The paving must cool overnight to cure. You may drive on it once barricades are removed.

Signs announcing the work went up last week, and this letter was mailed to residents of the four streets.

The project had been scheduled to start in December but was delayed because of weather.

6 p.m. April 14 at Clubhouse

Council Member Marc Duchen will visit Lakewood from 6 to 7:30 p.m. April 14 at the Lakewood Clubhouse to hear your questions about policy issues, neighborhood concerns and Austin’s future. A question-and-answer session with the council member will be part of the meeting, followed by time for mingling and discussion with members of the community.

If you have any questions, contact the District 10 City Council office at 512-978-2110 or email District10@austintexas.gov. Learn more about the council member here. Register to attend the listening session with the following Google form.

RSVP – Google Form 

Lakewood has a new HOA Board of Directors. Dave Brockman was elected to another two-year term, and Lakewood homeowners Marty Erhart and Ami Vaidya were elected for the first time at the annual HOA meeting on Feb. 2.

Board officers also were selected for the 2025-26 term. They are:

• President: Lee Rutledge
• Vice President: Dave Brockman
• Secretary: Marty Erhart
• Treasurer: Shasi Wilson
• Director At-Large: Ami Vaidya

Rutledge presented certificates of appreciation to outgoing board members John Harris, who served as secretary, and Shawn Jamail, who was director at-large..