| Go
to an Astros Game and Leave the Driving to Us
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The
village will again sponsor a trip to the Astro's
vs. Mets game on July 7th. Tickets
will be $11 and the Village Association will provide
free bus transportation to and from the game. For
tickets call Joe Giovanniello 281-363-2698. |
| Blogs
at The Chronicle
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At
the GMVA meeting on Monday, Laura Isensee, a reporter
for the Chronicle's Woodlands edition, made a presentation
on the blogs available at the www.chron.com
site. It is a worthwhile place to make your opinion
known. |
| Traffic
Light Cameras
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In
case you hadn't heard, the state is likely to pass
a law that will allow Montgomery County to monitor stop
light violation with cameras. Cameras for this
purpose have already been installed on Woodlands Parkway
and East Panther Creek and on Lake Woodlands.
It is likely that the Woodlands will soon be monitored.
You can read an article at The
Chronicle blogs
and let the community know what you think. |
| New
Sheriff's Deputies
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Corporal
Donald Goldsby, supervisor of the new sheriff's
deputies we have assigned to The Woodlands, visited
the GMVA to report. Grogan's Mill will have five
or six deputies assigned just to our community starting
at the end of the month. Cpl. Goldsby described the
type of service we will receive and gave us the crime
stats on GM. They showed that we don't have
serious problems but the problems did increase significantly
in May after school let out. We have asked to
have a patrol officer at all our future meetings to
meet the community, tell us what is happening, and get
feedback from the community on where the problems are.
Our
meetings are on the third Monday of the month at the
Community Associations Building on Lake Woodlands
Drive. Come and find out what is happening where you
live.
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| Quarterly
Adopt-a-Path Walk Sunday Jun 24th
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The
GMVA has adopted a mile of path along the Millbend loop.
The group meets at 4pm in the parking lot at the TPC
clubhouse. We are the scruffy looking group with
grabbers, and spend about an hour walking our path.
We have refreshments and burgers at one of our local
Grogan's Mill resturants afterwards. If you
would like to join us and meet your neighbors just come
over and introduce yourself. |
| National
Night Out Tuesday, August
7, 2007 from 6 to 8 P.M.
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The purpose of National Night
Out is to give neighborhood crime and drugs a going
away party, more importantly it is designed to let you
get to know your neighbors. The Grogan's Mill
Village National Night Out party will be at Sawmill
Park, right in back of the First Baptist Church
school building on Grogan's Mill Road.
Alternatively, you can schedule a block party. Receive
an information packet and invitations on Friday,
July 13, from 10 A.M. to 7 P.M.
at the Community Associations Building, 2201 Lake
Woodlands Drive. Please
contact
the GMVA if you will be having a block party for National
Night Out. We would like to be involved! |
| Upcoming
Good Neighbor Days
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There will be a Good Neighbor Day on Saturday,
June 23rd, from 10-11:30am, at 19 Berryfrost
Lane.
There will be a Good Neighbor Day on Saturday June
30th, from 10-11:30am, at 63 N. Bristol
Gate Pl.
At both events A $25 gift certificate from the
GMVA will be drawn for from people who attend. Meet
your neighbors and other representatives of the community
including some of our Board Members.
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| June
Yard of the Month Winners
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Shirley and Red LeSage have the
June Yard of the Month. They have lived in their
home on Acorn Oak for 32 years, which they built
when The Woodlands was a dream, they were on
a dirt road and there were only five houses on the
street. Shirley does her own yard work and has planted
an English garden where she once had an oak tree that
she lost due to disease. Red is an active member
of his church and involved in many community activities.
They chose a GMVA gift certificate from Chef Chan's.
Congratulations!
The runner ups were:
Alan and Janet Higgins on Berryfrost.
The Higgins have achieved a forest-like feel to their
yard with varying shades of green. Congratulations
neighbor, thanks for keeping the community green.
Daniel Hallock on East Red Cedar
Circle. Dan has taken a simplistic approach
to landscaping and had done it well. His clean
cut lawn is accented by giant elephant ears, airplane
plants, native lantanas, and crepe myrtles.
Dan does all of his own upkeep. Thanks Dan.
Each month we give an award to a home in the community
that is taken care of by the homeowner. The yard chosen
as the best is given a $25 gift certificate to a store
in the GM Center.
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| Wal-Mart
Updates and Complaints
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Wal-Mart continues to meet with the Association
and the community. They will be installing fill
dirt at some homes on Dreamweaver where there has
been water run off from there new store.
Anyone who has had a problem with water from the
site should contact Dan Avalos, the GMVA Board Member
who is coordinating with Wal-mart. He is collecting
the information on property damage as a result of
the flooding and providing it to the construction
company. Please email him at danava2004@yahoo.com or
call him at 832-885-5290 with your complaint, providing
your NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, E-MAIL, type of
damage including items damaged, work to be performed
and an estimate of the dollar amount. We will attempt
to contact homeowners individually.
We
will continue to monitor this situation and keep you
informed.
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| Sound
Wall Updates
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The
long struggle continues. TxDOT is still working on
plans to build it from 82 to 124 North Deerfoot.
We are hoping that we can get it extended a little
further.
If you have questions Jim
Upham is the local coordinator for this effort. |
| WCA
Materials to be Provided Online
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Before each WCA meeting the board members are provided
with a briefing packet about the issues that are to
be discussed. In the near future that information
will be provided online for all the community to see.
If you are interested in what is happening this will
be a worthwhile place to visit. |
| Wine
Tastings
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For those looking to improve their appreciation of wines,
The Beverage Shoppe has wine tastings every Saturday
from 2pm to 8 pm.
The Beverage Shoppe will also be open normal hours,
10am - 9pm, on July 4th.
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