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Texas National Newsletter Fall • 2015 (September • October • November)
Current News !Next P.O.A. Meeting October 6!
1st Tuesday of Month at 6:00 pm!———————————-!
Our New Bulletinboard!Thanks to Lennar for donating our new bulletinboard.!
Bulletinboard will have:!P.O.A., MUD Board & Community Informaton!
We hope you will make it a frequent stop.!————————————-!
Golf Course!Several Fairways & Greens have been mowed.!
Status of the Course remains the same.!It has been reported that several offers have!
been made but no action has been taken.!Attend the P.O.A. meetings for more information.!
———————————-!Water Rates !
Attend the MUD meeting in September!for more information.!
Municipal Utility District!News From The Texas National MUD !Water well #2, good news, the well is 69% complete as of our last meeting on August 27. It may be on line before the November completion date.The road to the sewer plant is the next project and the district en-gineer's are busy designing and getting plans ready for bidding. This is needed before the new Waste Water Treatment Plant can be built.!The board also approved the proposal for the Lift Station.The permit for the WWTP was submitted to TCEQ on July 1, 2015.The Bond Application is almost complete.As you know Lennar is anticipating completing 87 new homes by October of 2017, that means there will be changes and we will need to be patient about things going on in the neighborhood.!As most residents know the district owns the property and the road that the Waste Water Treatment Plant is located on. This is private property and not open to the public. The road is not for public use. The no trespassing signs have been torn down. We are replacing them again.!The district is in the process of closing the gap that is being used as access from the golf course and we are asking that all refrain from entering the property on foot and on golf carts. !Thank you,LaVerne Woodruff, President
The Property Owners Association!A Letter from the President!!Hello Neighbors!!!Since inheriting this position I have enjoyed meeting and speaking with many of you and hope to meet more of you in the coming months.!!I realize that the building boom that we are currently living with is up-setting to a lot of us but we survived the previous one in 2006-2008 and acquired a lot of good friends and neighbors from it.!!I am firmly committed to making Texas National a wonderful place for all of us to live. Future happenings include:!!Mike Meador, Precinct 1 Commissioner, has promised to repave Zapata, the part of Pecos that cuts through the golf course and most of Comanche Circle by the end of October. He did send someone to fill in potholes on Maverick (the county is responsible for maintenance there) after I called the office.!!!The neighborhood clean-up and cookout is currently rescheduled for October 24 when I intend to address the drainage issues on Texas National Blvd. Hope to see you all there.!!The Community Garage Sale. Start cleaning out your closets and garages now to decide what you want to sell on November 7.!Extra $$$ for the holidays!!!!!If you have any concerns or suggestions please feel free to contact me or attend monthly Board meetings and the Semi-annual meeting in November and let your voice be heard.!!Sandy Russell, President!
Coming Events! !Fifth Annual Neighborhood
“Clean-Up Day & Cook-Out”!Saturday October 24th • 8:00 A.M. - Noon!
Volunteers Needed!!!Contact Pete Balzola (936-666-5027)!
or LaVonne Self ( 936-856-3308)!————————————-!!
If you have items to dispose of, place in garbage bags at curb for pick-up.!
• No Household Garbage!•No Paints or Chemicals!
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Cook-Out & Refreshments!Meet your neighbors and enjoy Hot Dogs,
Hamburgers and Refreshments! !Participation is not required to enjoy this event.!
All property owners & family are welcome.!!Halloween!
Warning to our “Newbies”!!Halloween is a very
special and serious event here. !Throngs of families will arrive to roam our streets. Many homes will decorate and Drive-way parties will abound. Get lots of candy!!!If you dont like Halloween please turn off your lights, get your cars off the street if possible and bring in the pets! Crime Watch will patrol the area as best as possible. About 9:00 pm is the recommended time to turn off your lights and politely say Good Nite Goblins! !
Community Garage Sale!Saturday Nov. 7th!!
Get ready! This event attracts shoppers from outside the neighborhood. The P.O.A. will place a small ad in the local newspaper. Good Luck!!
Calendar of Events !Sept 24 M.U.D. Meeting Oct 6 POA Meeting Oct 24 Clean-up Day Nov 3 POA Members Meeting, 7:00 pm. Willis Community Ctr Nov 7 Community Garage Sale Nov TBA - M.U.D Meeting Dec 1 POA Meeting !Area & National Events Sept 7 Labor Day Oct. 2 Willis Market Day - 2-7 pm Oct.12 Columbus Day Oct. 31 Halloween Nov 11 Veterans Day
Nov.14 Montg.County German Nutcracker Market Lone Star Convention Center Nov 26 Thanksgiving Dec 4 Willis Christmas Tree lighting Dec 5 Willis Christmas Parade and Celebration Montg.County Mistletoe Mkt, Lone Star Conv. Ctr !School Holidays Sept 7 Labor Day Oct 12 student Holiday Nov 23-27 Thanksgiving Dec 21-Jan 4 WinterBreak
Have a safe and Enjoyable Labor Day! Labor Day honors the American labor move-ment and the contributions that workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of this country. A holiday that, to many of us, signifies the end of summer. In the so-called olden days, Labor Day also signified the beginning of the school year. It was certainly a different world then when parents knew when school began and children didnt have to wait on school buses. I still remember those days of walking miles thru the rain and sleet to school… well it was only 1/2 mile but it seemed like miles and in Corpus Christi we dreamed of sleet! Anyway… have a safe and happy weekend. Gary Hines, editor
Community Information !POA Board Meetings: are held the 1st Tuesday of the month at 6:00 p.m. in the Willis Community Center at 109 W. Mink St. Mtgs. are open to the public.!MUD Board: meetings are held on the 4th Thursday of alternating months and are open to the public. 936-443-7920!Crime Watch: We have an activeCitizens Crime Watch Organization.For information contact: Brent Herrington 936-446-6566 or Rick Severns 936-520-0489 !Design Review Committee: Reviews all requests for construction to ensure compli-ance with deed restrictions and aesthetic compatability with existing architecture. Members are Morris Coker, Susan Richards and David Verbeke.!Montgomery County Curfew: Mont-gomery County has a 12:01 a.m. curfew for juveniles under the age of 17.!Street Lights: To Report Street Light Outage: Contact Entergy at 800-368-3749.!Garage Sales are allowed. We also sponsor an annual community Garage Sale Day 1st Sat. of November.Please remove all signage after the sale.
Texas National Newsletter The Newsletter is published about every 3 months. We can’t begin to cover all the issues facing our neighborhood, therefore we urge all residents to attend P.O.A. & MUD meetings and be as informed as possible. Please send your comments andsuggestions to: [email protected] Gary & Ellen Hines, Editors
Special Thanks Dept.!!•Pothole repair: Sandy Russell !!•Speed Bump Painting: !! Brent Harrington, Karl Sanders,! ! Peter Balzola, Ellen & Gary Hines.! ! This saved the POA $300.00.! !• Newsletter Delivery:!! Danielle Byrn, Sandy Russell, ! LaVonne Self, Eric Kritzler & others.! !• Community Facebook Page!! Mary King & LaVonne Self! !• Website Jill Cufr
Newsletter written and published by Texas National Property Owners Assoc.
P.O. Box 1150, Willis, Texas 77378 (936) 856-9556 • [email protected]
Recycling Recycling helps make our environment a cleaner place. Recycling conserves materials, saves energy and reduces the amount of garbage in landfills. Re-cycling different materials helps the environment by reducing the use of natural resources.!Recycle paper, plastics, & metals at: • Woodlands location 1122 Pruitt Road • 281-367-7283!• Magnolia location 31354 Friendship Dr., Magnolia, TX 832-934-2193!Recycle motor oil batteries & tires: City of Willis • Recycling Center 405 N. Bell, Willis, TX 936-856-4611!Recycle paper and cardboard at: • Lucas Middle School 1304 N Campbell St., Willis, TX77378!We suggest contacting the recycle location to verify hours and items accepted.
P.O.A. Board of Directors !Sandy Russell - President !
Peter Balzola • Danielle Byrn • Gary Hines!!Board Bio’s!!
Sandy Russell, President Retired health care worker currently working part time as an overdue accounts clerk for a civil engineering firm. Graduate of The Uni-versity of Evansville (Indiana) and Galveston College. My husband Russ and I have lived in Texas for 35 years and in Texas National for 10. I love to cook, garden, golf (we have played in all 50 states!) and play racquetball. !
Pete Balzola Cynthia and I are one of the original owners in Texas National, building our home in 1982. We were part of an investment group all working for ARAMCO in Saudi Arabia and thought it would be a good investment (not the best decision, but we have enjoyed living here). I am a retired civil engineer having been in-volved in the design and construction of indus-trial facilities throughout the world. After re-tirement from engineering, I obtained my Real Estate Broker's license specializing in the buying and selling of residential and invest-ment properties. My wife Cynthia started her career as a Regis-tered Nurse and retired as a successful Real Estate Broker. We have two children, a daughter living in Italy and our son In Mississippi. !
Danielle Byrn My husband Chris and I are originally from the Beaumont, TX area. We started out as renters in Texas National, moved away when our lease ended and realized that we loved the community so much that we returned and purchased a home here. Upon completing my graduate work in Clin-ical Psychology from Sam Houston State Uni-versity, I began my current career as a correc-tional psychologist. I work at one of the peni-tentiaries in the Huntsville area and am blessed to be able to say that I love my job! I have been married for nearly five years to my husband, who works in the oil and gas indus-try. We love to travel, golf and anything that is animal-related. We currently share our home with our rescue pet, Maggie. !
Gary Hines I am a retired Commercial & Graphic Artist. My speciality was in print media layout & de-sign including photography & the advertising arts. Originally from Corpus Christi came to U of H to study Advertising & Fine Art in 1966. In 1969 I enlisted in the Army Reserves and be-gan working for Gulf Prining Co. as assistant to the Art Director and Staff Artist. In ’72 I be-came a free lance artist and started my own Graphic Art & Design studio. I hope to soon begin Oil Painting again. I married Ellen Krit-zler in ’75, a Special Education/Early Child-hood teacher with Galena Park ISD, retired (after 40 yrs.). We moved here Winter of 2013 and have two grown children, one in New Mexico and one in Tennessee. We enjoy golf & traveling and we love it here! !
Business Listings Many of our residents, retired or working, have a business, hobby or provide a service that may be of interest to Tx.Nat. Residents. Due to space re-quirements this list will be on the New Billboard. Thanks to all who responded. I look forward to providing the list in the next issue if approved. !Flexion Fitness • Mike Johnson Personal Fitness Training 281-932-8285 !Red Wing Shoe Store Tom Spirawk, Mgr. 936-539-2668 !Origami Owl Custom Jewelry DiAnne Craig • Office: 936-856-5702 !Realtor • Cindy Lehenbauer Mobile: 832-244-4690 !Faith Motorcycles • Trent Short Sales • Parts • Service: 936-494-3700 !Sewing & Simple Alterations Custom clothing, Children, Dolls, Costumes Maggi Carson • 936-890-7415 !Realtor • Susan Richard,Top Guns Realty Cell 936-672-9261 • Office 936-582-1700 !Ladies Hair Cuts • cuts-color-foiling/highlights Elaine’s Traveling Scissors Elaine Cobb Call or text me @ 979-393-8882 !Hand Embroidery • Sunnie Johnston Linens, Monograms, Modern & Vintage Towels & Pillowcases. • 817-219-7152 !Dog & Cat Sitting • Sunnie Johnston My house or Yours • 817-219-7152 !Listing Requirements are: • “You” must Live In Texas National, Own or operate the business. For Information email: [email protected]. or contact: Texas National Property Owners Assoc.
Disclaimer Your use of any information in this newsletter is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this newsletter meet your specific requirements.
Hi New Neighbors! Stay in touch please Register your email address. !• To: [email protected] (LaVonne Self) • Join us on facebook: Texas National Neighborhood Community • See our Website: thetexasnational.com !Brad White, 12128 Brazos John & Kelsey Messer, 12045 Mustang Ave. Brandon & Kelsi Vanaugh, 8992 S.Comanche Cr Vivian Rucker, 12121 Maverick Dr. Kimberly Jackson & Melanie Tolan, 9070 San Saba Way Michael & Kassandra Owens, 9041 S. Co-manche Cir Verlan Hoopes, 9062 San Saba Way Tom & Susan Beal, 12107 Mustang Ave. Richard & Teresa Lassen, 9044 Zapata Way Frank & Heather Maresh, 9073 S. Comanche Cir Charles & Gracie Dowdy, 9020 S. Comanche Cir Sara Berger, 12148 Goliad Lane
Fall Leaves Fall is just around the corner and here at Texas National that means leaves! Leaves clog up our drainage system. Please keep the street gutters in front of your home clean by Bagging and mulching the leaves when mowing.
At The last Moment Let’s all take a moment in!
rememberance of those who serve to help keep us safe. Twice in the last few months our flags
have flown at half mast.!
Deed Restriction Reminder • 4 Wheelers are Not allowed on our Streets• 4 Wheelers are Not allowed on private lots• Children are Not allowed to drive carts.
Thanks to all residents for moving cars off our streets.
