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Special assessment vote nears

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Friday is the deadline to submit your ballot for or against the proposed $100 assessment to raise funds for street repairs and definitive improvements to the Lakewood swimming pool.

Votes will be counted at the Monday, Dec. 2 meeting of the Lakewood HOA board.

The total estimate for the pool and street work is $100,000. Streets scheduled for resurfacing next year are Winecup Hollow, Turkey Hollow, Gardenridge Hollow, Firewheel Hollow and Dogwood Hollow. No decision has been made on street work beyond 2025.

The pool has shown signs of deterioration, with large amounts of black algae at times.

Homeowners recently were mailed a letter and directed proxy (or absentee ballot) form to vote for or against the proposed assessment. Please take your completed directed proxy to the Lakewood Office, email it to hoa@lakewoodhoa.com or send it by regular mail to be received no later than this Friday, Nov. 29.

You also are invited to a special meeting at 6 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Lakewood Clubhouse at 7317 Lakewood Drive, where votes will be tallied. Ballots will be available at the meeting, but homeowners are encouraged to vote beforehand through the directed proxy.

New committee to study HOA governing documents and how they affect you  

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During the April 2024 Annual Lakewood Homeowners’ meeting, a proposal to implement a fine policy for HOA violations did not pass.  Though differing opinions were expressed at the meeting, there was common agreement on the importance of maintaining the value of our homes. Most owners don’t want junk cars in the cul-de-sacs, major appliances on the front porches or unsightly trash cans in front of garages. Our CCRs (Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions) are promises made by each property owner (to the others) that they will not do such things.

With that commonality in mind, the Board formed the CCR Review Committee and tasked the six volunteer members, all Lakewood property owners, to review the CCRs and other HOA governing documents, make recommendations on how the CCRs can be brought up to date, and to provide options to improve compliance and transparency. 

How can you be involved?

The Committee wants to collect property owner feedback through surveys and town halls, and intends to provide educational material on our Governing Documents and Section 209 of Texas state law. State law protects homeowners by requiring that all HOA Boards be transparent and follow consistent and clearly defined processes. A plain English list of what Home Owners’ Associations can and can’t do can be found here.

In addition, the current Lakewood CCRs and other governing documents can be found here:

If you have recommendations or questions for the Committee, please email info.ccr.lakewood@gmail.com or call the office at (512) 345-8367. We will report on our progress on the home page of the Lakewood website, in the newsletter and on the Lakewood Community Facebook page. If you don’t already receive the newsletter, please sign up here:

Stay tuned. We encourage and welcome your involvement.

Projects large and small improve Lakewood in big ways

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Camera installations and brighter lighting for security, pool improvements, drainage improvements, street paving, extensive tree limb cleanup, and the new sidewalks at Lakewood and Waldon – those are just a few projects completed for a better Lakewood since 2020.

“Lakewood has seen many improvements to our community in the last few years, some of which might have gone unnoticed,” said Michelle Polasek, the new HOA Board president. “Our board has worked hard to manage our resources to achieve these accomplishments for the benefit of everyone living here, and we all should be grateful for these improvements.”

Read the lengthy list, which was distributed at the recent annual HOA meeting.

Here are some highlights:

2020:  Camera installation to improve security at the clubhouse and pool that captures footage beyond 10 days, the drainage trough behind Lakewood Hollow to improve drainage by the playground, paving of six streets, and foundation improvements to the upper tennis courts and basketball court.

2021: Installation of two more cameras to catch break-ins in the parking lot, the cleaning (and sealing) and painting of all courts, paving of six more streets and resurfacing of the kiddie pool. By the way, PLEASE DO NOT PUT CHAIRS IN THE KIDDIE POOL; it ruins the plaster and is expensive to repair.

2022: New LED lights by the swings in the park area for extra safety and tree limb removal in common areas after that year’s storms.

2023: The cleanup of tree limbs and other debris after the ice storm as funded by the special assessment, the new deck (walkway surfacing) around the pool, pool pump repairs, the pool’s new water feature that keeps water under 90 degrees, the new sidewalks at Lakewood and Waldon for better safety off a busy street, and paving of two streets and the clubhouse parking lot.

2024: So far this year, the addition of a shutoff valve to the drinking fountain after a large leak was discovered, replacement of broken or worn furniture in the clubhouse and plans for new backboards at the basketball courts.

Update on sports court project

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Repair work on the sports courts continues to progress, with both tennis courts and one basketball court now open. The tennis court farthest from the swimming pool and the basketball court nearest the playground have been stabilized, although that basketball court remains closed until a hole is filled and other repairs are finished. Resurfacing of all courts could occur this spring. The resurfacing will include smoothing, filling and repairing cracks and holes, and new paint. The HOA board has been told that this type of work should be done in warmer weather, so groundbreaking might be delayed until March.