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Grogan's Mill Village Association Newsletter
September 26, 2006
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in this issue
-- Saving the WAC
-- Community Members Attend a Great Astros Game
-- Adopt-A-Path Program Starts
-- Wal-Mart -- GM Shopping Center -- Glen Mill Noise Wall -- Progress on Woodlands Governace -- Need Volunteers for the Flea Market -- GM Resident Presented Scholarship -- Flu and Pneumonia Shots at Randalls During October -- Meet Martin Dunaway, Manager of Randalls -- Increase Your Mosquito IQ -- Wine Tasting at The Beverage Shoppe
Greetings!
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to this newsletter.
We are interested in your concerns and comments.
Please let us know what we should do to make
Grogan’s Mill a more vibrant community. Send your
comments to: suggestions@grogansmillvillage.com.
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Saving the WAC
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We have been having meetings with the Woodlands
Swim team and Diving team to coordinate an
approach for saving the WAC. We are developing a
plan that would call for the addition of some new
housing in the vicinity of the WAC. As of last week
The Development Company told us they had not
developed any specific plans for the area. We are
somewhat encouraged by what is happening.
Read
more...
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Community Members Attend a Great Astros Game
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52 GM residents attended the Astros game against the St. Louis
Cardinals this past Saturday. We traveled to the game in a
bus chartered by the GMVA which dropped us off at the front
door.
It was a great game that moved back and forth until
the bottom of the ninth inning when Luke Scott hit a
three-run homer to finish the game at 7-4.
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Adopt-A-Path Program Starts
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Members of the GMVA board did their first clean-up of the
path from the TPC to North Millbend this past Sunday. This
is one of our programs to help the community to look better.
We adjourned to Beck’s Prime afterwards for burgers;
one of the group brought a pitcher of margaritas,
which we enjoyed while sitting on the benches by
the lake. Good exercise and a pleasant evening
together.
If you would like to participate in our next walk
please let us know so we will have enough libations.
More
About the Adopt-A-Path Program
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Wal-Mart
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Wal-Mart has started looking for employees to staff
their new store on Sawdust. It would appear that
they will open in late 2007 or early 2008.
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GM Shopping Center
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Richard Sharman, a business professor at
Montgomery College, and a GM resident is putting
together a group of students who will work on
developing a marketing plan for the GM shopping
center and any individual stores that want some
assistance.
We will be having a focus group meeting in the next
week in order to identify the students who will
participate and define what we are going to do.
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Glen Mill Noise Wall
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TxDOT is looking for a site for a meeting with Glen
Mill residents. At the meeting the homeowners will
be surveyed about their desire to have a noise wall
constructed along I-45.
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Progress on Woodlands Governace
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The Governance Steering Committee (GSC)
sponsored a community forum at College Park High
School this past Saturday. The subject was to
discuss what type of governance we want in the
community. The choices have been narrowed to
two. The options are incorporation as a city or
becoming a Public Service District (PSD).
Four hundred residents attended. After some initial
remarks we broke up into 20 groups and discussed
the options for two hours. Each group appointed a
spokesperson and then reported back to the full
group. One of the things we did was to calculate
the additional cost to us as homeowners of becoming
a city versus a PSD. For most attendees the added
cost came in at around $1,000 a year. There was not
much concern about the additional cost. It was
virtually unanimous that residents want to
incorporate; perhaps a third said they thought that
becoming a PSD first would be the best alternative.
Of those groups who discussed the issue, a majority
wanted the ability to have a referendum on which of
the two choices should be made. The GSC is
proposing that they decide which option is chosen
and then give the community a vote on approving or
disapproving that option.
After the formal meeting a citizens group headed by
Ed Bingham held a meeting to “Know the Truth”. His
message is that the economist hired by the GSC has
said that the cost difference between a PSD and a
city are so small there is no difference, that a PSD
can be annexed, and that PSD’s have no power to
pass ordinances that effect the quality of life.
Governance
Web site
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Need Volunteers for the Flea Market
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The GMVA needs volunteers to help at the flea
market on September 30th. We receive money for
this effort which supports our scholarship gifts and
other activities.
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GM Resident Presented Scholarship
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Mary Ellen Ellsworth was presented with a $1,000 scholarship
at the GMVA meeting in August. She is shown here with GMVA
Vice President Dana Denton. Mary Ellen will attend Washington
University in St Louis.
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Flu and Pneumonia Shots at Randalls During October
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You will be able to get flu and pneumonia shots on
October 27th from 9am to 2pm. The Panther Creek
store will have them on October 18th and the College
Park store on the 21st from 9am to 2pm. Medicare
will be accepted for the flu shot which will cost $28,
it is uncertain whether Medicare will cover the
pneumonia shots which will be $40
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Meet Martin Dunaway, Manager of Randalls
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Martin Dunaway has worked for Randalls for 20 years. He started
as a bagger and has worked his way up through several stores.
He is married with two children, ages four and 12 weeks. He
was born in Conroe and still makes his home there.
For those of you who haven’t been to Randalls in a
while, Martin has made changes. Randalls now
features Rancher Reserve meats which are all choice
cuts rather than the lower grade select cuts offered
by other stores. They have an expanded soup bar
where you can serve yourself and pick up some fresh
crusty French bread at the same time. He has a new
pulled pork sandwich in the deli and when you buy a
dozen roses you now get 14.
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Increase Your Mosquito IQ
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It is always a good idea to refresh your knowledge
about mosquitoes and how to protect your family
from mosquito-borne illnesses. The Community
Associations has posted information on their Web
site.
Mosquito
Information
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Wine Tasting at The Beverage Shoppe
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The Beverage Shoppe is holds wine tastings every
Friday from 2pm to 8pm. Contact the store at (281)
363-2772 for more information.
The
Beverage Shoppe
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Quick Links...
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Our
Website
Glen Mill Sound Wall
Wal-Mart on Sawdust
WAC and GM Shopping Center
Yard of the Month |
Contact Information
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