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West Lea Civic Club Newsletter
Volume 14, Issue 1
Officer & Directors
President:
Greg Mills
March 2015
Meeting Information
Vice President:
Pamela Tingle
All regular meetings of the West Lea
Civic Club are held at Annette &
Johnny Patke’s place at 6706 Heron
(the building in the back).
Secretary:
Ann Strouhal
We want to extend our thank you to
the Patke’s for providing a great
place to meet in our neighborhood!
Treasurer:
Mary Patek
Section I Director
Linda Caldwell
Section II Director
Alfredo Flores
Parliamentarian:
Joe Watkins
Newsletter Editor:
Ann Strouhal
Definition of Sections:
Section I:
Between Meadow & West
Lea
2015 Meeting Dates
January 26
March 23
June 1
As you can see by the schedule to
the right, we have six (6) meetings a
year that are usually the fourth
Monday of the designated month.
Where there is a conflict with a
holiday, the members often vote to
reschedule.
July 27
We have an annual BBQ, usually in
September, which is an opportunity
to
come
together
for
some
neighborhood fun!
Place: 6706 Heron (Patke’s
back- building)
September 26 (BBQ)
November 30
Time: 7:15 gathering
7:30 meeting
WLCC Membership
Section II:
Between West Lea &
Mockingbird
West Lea membership dues of $25
are always due January 1 of each
year.
Since this is the first
newsletter for 2015, it will be
distributed to all West Lea residents
and includes an envelope for you to
mail in your dues.
Section III:
Between Mockingbird &
Heron
If you should happen to misplace
the envelope, your $25 dues can be
mailed to:
WLCC
P.O. Box 84457
Pearland, TX 77584
The WLCC helps support our
neighborhood in many ways – such
as
publishing/mailing
the
newsletters, hosting (& providing
the “treats”) for the annual
Halloween party & hayride, the
annual BBQ, maintaining the areas
around the West Lea signs,
monitoring
and/or
requesting
city/road activities that impact
West Lea (like new street lights!),
and any legal assistance that may
be needed.
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WLCC Newsletter
One benefit of membership in the
West Lea Civic Club is that all paid
members receive a copy of the
newsletter, usually
ever two
months.
And yes, Spring is here!
But it’ not too late to
announce our
Christmas decorating
winners:
1st Place – Mikeska’s on
Meadow
In this age of technology, and in an
effort to save money, all other
newsletters for 2015 will be
emailed to paid members if you
have an email address.
When you pay your dues, please
provide your email address or let
us know if you need a hard copy
mailed to you.
The next issue of the WLCC
newsletter will include a roster of
paid members of the West Lea Civic
Club.
The newsletter provides information
not only about our neighborhood
but also about City of Pearland and
Pearland
Independent
School
District events and news.
If you have information which you
think may benefit other neighbors,
please let the newsletter editor or
any officer know!
2nd Place – Laitkep’s on
Wingtail
“Nextdoor” website
Another Pipeline…
3rd Place – Burnett’s on
Bluebird
Some of you may have been “invited”
to join a group site called Nextdoor.
Enterprise Products, a multi-billion
dollar pipeline company, is putting
another 36 inch crude oil pipeline on
the property just east of West Lea.
You have probably heard the noise!
Honorable Mention:
Silva’s on Skylark
West Lea was beautiful in
December!
Member Joe Watson set up the West
Lea neighborhood for us.
For those of you who have accepted
the invitation, please give us your
feedback. If all goes well, this may
replace our WLCC website as it allows
“real time” posting.
Come to Monday’s meeting for more
information.
There is no compensation for the
noise, only for property damage for
those on the east side of Bluebird. Call
Skip Holbrook with Rockford
Construction @ 214-770-1571 if you
need to report damage.
FEMA Grant Information
One of our residents, Lynn Tharpe, has
done some research regarding FEMA
grants.
This is applicable for those homeowners
who have flood insurance and whose
properties are categorized as Severe
Repetitive Loss properties. FEMA has a
grant that offers homeowners assistance
to mitigate their homes by elevating the
house to alleviate future flooding and/or
claims which would in turn reduce flood
premiums. For more information, contact
Lynn at 281-785-8669.
West Lea Civic Club
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Events for the whole family!
March 28-29
Paws in the Park (FREE) & Pet & owner Fun Run (Must register). Both
events start at 10 a.m. at Independence Park. Fun for the whole family.
For more information, go to http://pearlandtx.gov/departments/parksrecreation/special-events/paws-in-the-park
April 10-12
Pearland Crawfish Festival. For general information, go to
http://pearlandcrawfishfestival.com/. For VIP tickets, go to
http://visitpearland.com/2015/03/16/vipticketspearlandcrawfishfest/
April 18
Earth Day Celebration. Sponsored by the City of Pearland and Keep
Pearland Beautiful. For more infomration, go to
http://keeppearlandbeautiful.org/event/
May 1
Concert in the Park series begins. Free outdoor concerts on Friday
nights at 7 pm at Southdown Park, 2150 Country Place Pkwy.
If you do not have access to the internet, call the City of Pearland Parks & Rec Dept at
281-412-8900 for more information.
Voting and election information
Both the City of Pearland and PISD are holding elections on Saturday, May 9, 2015.
The last day to register to vote is April 9. Early voting: April 27 – May 5
PISD Candidates:
POSITION 3
Place 1 Mark Lewis
Place 2 Kelvin L. Williams
Place 3 Virgil F. Gant (incumbent)
POSITION 4
Place 1 Andrew Solomon (incumbent)
Place 2 Sean P. Murphy
Pearland City Council Candidates:
Position 2
Adrian
Hernandez
Self Employed (local
business), former
teacher
www.meetadrian.com
Position 2
Derrick Reed
Attorney
www.reedforpearland.com
Position 2
Quentin Wiltz
Dir. Of Commercial
www.quentinwiltz.com
Position 2
Trent A. Perez
Engineer
www.perezforpearland.com
Position 4
Adrienne Bell
Keith Ordeneaux
(incumbent
Student
www.adrienne4pearland.org
Energy Manager
www.keithforpearland.com
Position 4
The following link is from the Pearland Reporter regarding all the City Council
candidates.
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/pearland/news/meet-the-pearland-city-councilcandidates/article_4a52fc2e-eed9-54c8-9bca-a2985c4fa854.html
Did you know…
As of 3/6/2015, student
enrollment in PISD is
20,432.
Estimated population of
Pearland (within the city
limits) as of January 2014
was 106,500 – and that
was 1 year ago!
West Lea Civic Club
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letter Title
Construction Updates
We have another resident
enrolled in the Pearland
Citizens Police Academy –
our President Greg Mills.
He joins the ranks of other
West Lea graduates
Melvin & Crissie Emmons,
Dennis Patek, and Joe
Watkins. My apologies if I
missed anyone!
We welcome another West
Lea resident! James &
Jeannette Carrasco are the
proud parents of daughter
Jocelyn who joins big
brother Jacob!
McHard Road expansion
3/24/15 Meeting at Dawson HS at 6 p.m.
to discuss the expansion from
Mykawa to Cullen.
Bailey Road expansion
Latest information is that drainage plans
are still being revised (Cowart Creek
Project). Looking back at old newsletters,
this project was to have been completed
by October 2011!
Other road projects on the radar:
 Hwy 288 toll lanes
 Hwy 288 NB feeder from CR59 to
FM518 (2017)
 CR403 expansion between CR94
& Cullen (2016)
 CR101 west of Hwy 288 for a
new subdivision
Medical Facilities
Have you seen the west side of Hwy
288?
It has become a mini-medical center
with several hospitals now open and
others under construction.
All of this in a community that only had a
handful of doctors about 15 years ago.
And a little humor to make your day…
A husband and wife go to a counselor after 15 years of marriage.
The counselor asks them what the problem is and the wife goes into a tirade listing
every problem they have ever had in the 15 years they've been married. She goes on
and on and on.
Finally, the counselor gets up, walks around the desk, embraces the wife and kisses her
passionately. The woman shuts up and sits quietly in a daze.
The counselor turns to the husband and says, "This is what your wife needs at least
three times a week. Can you do this?"
The husband thinks for a moment and replies, "Well, I can drop her off here on Mondays
and Wednesdays, but on Fridays, I fish."
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WLCC General Information
West Lea Civic Club is a non-profit organization, chartered
under the laws of the State of Texas, and domiciled in the
County of Brazoria, Texas.
The purpose of WLCC is to
stimulate pride of ownership and residence in West Lea; to
encourage a uniformly high level of care and maintenance in
the subdivision; to provide support to residents and
homeowners in disputes with providers of services (i.e. water,
solid waste, power, etc.); and to lead in maintaining
standards through enforcement of the recorded deed
restrictions for each of the three sections in the subdivision.
Meetings are held on the fourth Monday of the months of
January, March, May, July, September and November at 7:15
o’clock p.m. at 6706 Heron, Pearland, TX. Special meetings
may be held throughout the year and called as deemed
necessary.
Signs are posted at the entrance to the
neighborhood the week before the meetings as a reminder to
all members to please attend the meetings.
Treasurer’s Report
Our Treasurer reported at our January
2015 meeting that our ending balance
for January was $4,301.59
WLCC Deed Restrictions
If anyone is interested in receiving copies of the Deed
Restrictions, please contact your section director or a
member of the Civic Club. The Deed Restrictions are also
available via the WLCC website at www.westlea.org.
In addition to the WLCC Deed Restrictions, there are City
of Pearland ordinances that also apply to property owners
and residents of West Lea.
Often the best way to solve a problem is to become a part
of the solution. You can help make Pearland a cleaner,
safer community by keeping your property clean. Become
active in your neighborhood association, which focuses a
lot of attention on quality of life, is also a way to become
part of the solution.
Citizen’s involvement in keeping a neighborhood clean is
important. For the most common concerns of substandard
structures, high weeds and grass, trash and debris
accumulation, open storage, junk vehicles and front yard
parking call (281) 652-1638. For illegal dumping and
unsafe buildings, call (281) 652-1965 and report it to the
Investigator.
Sometimes people violate city codes because they don’t
realize what they are doing is not acceptable. You may
call (281) 652-1638 to report any code violations or to
learn more about codes and how you can comply with
local ordinances.
Most people want to comply with the laws of the
community where they live, but some don’t. Reporting
violators is important to the overall quality of life in our
community and it helps our city inspectors do a better
job. To expedite service and response, make sure that
you have a specific address or block before calling and
any additional information that will help get the problem
cleaned up.