UPDATE:  Phase 2 of the tree limb removal project is wrapping up, and crews hope to move forward with Phase 3 on Cave Hollow the week of July 23.

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The removal of downed tree limbs and other debris from the February freeze is now underway in Lakewood. Work began this week in the Phase 1 area as shown on this map.

Important note:  Residents are asked not to enter the work area. Please contact the HOA office if you have any questions or concerns. Crews will stop work if others enter the work areas while they are present, for safety reasons.

Phase 1 is bounded by Lakewood Drive, Deer Hollow Lane and the boundary with the Creekbluff Drive neighborhood.

Homeowners voted overwhelmingly in June to approve a one-time assessment of $175 to pay for the cleanup, which is estimated to cost $75,000. The assessment has been mailed to homeowners.

Remaining tree damage from the February ice storm in Lakewood should be removed starting soon, after homeowners voted overwhelmingly to approve a one-time assessment to pay for the cleanup.

Lakewood homeowners voted 145 to 18 for the HOA to assess a $175 charge to each homeowner-household for the project. The vote was tallied at the Lakewood HOA annual meeting on June 3.

The project is estimated to cost $75,000. The assessment will be mailed to homeowners starting in about a week.

HOA board members Michelle Polasek and Lee Rutledge also were reelected to new terms on the board.

Thanks to all who participated and voted, and congratulations to Michelle and Lee!

Sidewalks are coming to the intersection of Waldon Drive and Lakewood Drive. The 5-foot sidewalks on both sides of Waldon will stretch from the intersection nearly to the first cul-de-sacs (at Grass Hollow and the units at 7205 Waldon Drive). The project seeks to make the intersection of Lakewood and Waldon safer for pedestrians from traffic entering the neighborhood at Loop 360. The City of Austin is still reviewing permit requests for the work. Cost for design and construction is estimated at $15,000.

Please join us for the Lakewood Summer Party at 5 p.m. Saturday, June 10 at the HOA park! Live music and popsicles will be provided. BYOB. Feel free to bring a picnic set-up. See you there!

Lakewood homeowners will elect two HOA board members and again consider the proposed special assessment to repair ice storm damage at the annual meeting at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 3 at the clubhouse. A barbecue lunch and pastries will be served, so please stop by!

An Austin Fire Department mitigation expert will also speak and answer fire-related questions during the annual meeting.

Homeowners have been sent a letter with an agenda and two directed proxies in their notice of the annual meeting: one to vote for two positions open on the board and another to vote on the special assessment.

Homeowners who voted for or against the assessment before the April 26 meeting must vote again since not enough owners were present in person or by proxy to hold an official meeting on that date. Owners who attended the April 26 meeting and voted on the ballots at that meeting do not have to vote again.

The HOA board is seeking homeowners’ approval for a one-time special assessment of $175 per household to cover the cost of repairing tree damage from the February ice storm while keeping the HOA in sound financial shape. The assessment should raise the estimated $75,000 needed for the project, which should take 8 to 10 weeks.

The June 3 meeting will require a different quorum:  Only 33%, or 147, of homeowners are needed to have an official meeting. Of that quorum, 67% will be needed to pass with an affirmative vote of 99 owners.

Two positions are available on the HOA board, and current board members Michelle Polasek and Lee Rutledge are running for re-election. Read their biographies here.