Lakemont - January 2012 by Peel, Inc.

Lakemont Living Official Newsletter for the Residents of Lakemont

Volume 3, Issue 1

Lakemont Living Introduction

Welcome to 2012 fellow residents! As we embark on a new year lets pause for a little reflection on 2011 and all the successful events and progress that has been made within the community. We now have a new automated marquee to keep everyone up to date on community activities, pet stations shave been installed around the community to help residents maintain our green areas and walking trails, we opened new sections on the west end of the community to further the growth and add value to our neighborhood, we held successful holiday events throughout the year and reduced crime in the neighborhood with the help of our security patrol. Lakemont is a beautiful place to live and I know we all appreciate the amenities and landscape that provides a nice backdrop to our lives. I would encourage everyone to get involved this year to help maintain the community and make it a fun place to live. Join a committee or group, become a block captain, volunteer at an event or just be a good neighbor. Here’s wishing everyone a prosperous and Happy New Year! Kristina J. Lakemont Living Chair WOULD YOU LIKE TO BECOME A BLOCK CAPITAIN?

We welcome residents interested in serving. If you or someone you know is interested, please send your contact information to our Neighborhood Watch Committee at LakemontWatch@ yahoo.com for more information. If you are a current Block Captain and have not been receiving monthly updates from our Neighborhood Watch Program, please contact us as well.

January 2012

Neighborhood Reminders & Community Happenings HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM THE DEED RESTRICTIONS CHAIRMAN! A FEW REMINDERS TO HELP KEEP OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ATTRACTIVE…

1. Keep your yard maintained and looking healthy and attractive at all times. 2. Put garbage at your curb after 6:00pm the evening before garbage pick-up for the following morning. Once the garbage has run, please move your garbage cans out of public view. Please use garbage cans and not just plastic sacks to prevent trash from spilling and being blown around. 3. No passenger vehicle or light truck owned or used by the residents of any property shall be permitted to be parked overnight on any street in the subdivision. 4. Any dead tree must be replaced with the same species by the property owner. 5. Christmas lights and decorations must be removed by January 15, 2012. FORT BEND COUNTY NORTH ANNEX NEED TO renew your vehicle registration, obtain a marriage certificate or birth records, pay court cost/fine/fees, etc…? The NEW North Fort Bend County Annex offers all these services. The Annex is now open at the northeast corner of Westpark Toll Road (FM 1093) and Grand Parkway (SH 99). 22333 Grand Corner Drive Katy, Texas 77494 281-238-1400 Hours of Operation Monday: 7:00am-6:00pm Tuesday-Friday: 8:00am-4:00pm **Closed During Lunch: 11:45am-1:00pm

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Lakemont Living COMMUNITY INFO LAKEMONT

FM 1093 at Mason Road www.visitlakemont.com For questions, comments or to become a volunteer contact any of the Committee Chairs listed below:

COMMITTEE CHAIR/HOA BOARD

Activities & Events/Executive Chair........................ Jennifer L. ...................................................................jenpli@yahoo.com Deed Restrictions......................................................... Gena T. ......................................................lakemontdeed@yahoo.com Lakes, Parks & Playgrounds...................................... Jason M. ..........................................................jamino69@hotmail.com Newsletter............................................................... Kristina J. .................................................. lakemontliving@yahoo.com Neighborhood Watch.....................................................CK N. ....................................................lakemontwatch@yahoo.com Pools............................... Diane P., lakemontpool@hotmail.com Welcome Committee.................................................. Leslye C. ..........................................welcome.committee@hotmail.com Swim Team..............................Rob M., robmitzi@sbcglobal.net

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ARTICLE INFO Lakemont Living is mailed monthly to all Lakemont residents. Residents, community groups, churches, etc. are welcome to include information about their organizations in the newsletter. Personal news for the Stork Report, Teenage Job Seekers, recipes, special celebrations, and birthday announcements are also welcome. To submit an article for consideration in Lakemont Living please email it to lakemontliving@yahoo.com. The deadline is the 1st of the month prior to the issue.

IMPORTANT NUMBERS

ALL EMERGENCY CALLS.............................................911 Sheriff’s Dept./Non-Emergency ... 281-341-4700/281-341-4665 Poison Control.............................................. 1800-222-1222 Hurricane Preparedness/Red Cross.................. 713-526-1536 Community Fire Department Station 3........... 281-578-6444 Texas Driver License Office – Katy................... 281-391-4874 Fort Bend North Annex................................... 281-238-1400 Fort Bend County Animal Control.................. 281-352-1512 Fort Bend County Appraisal District............... 281-344-8623 Fort Bend Co. Tax Assessor/Collection............ 281-341-3710 Fort Bend County Vehicle Registration............ 281-341-3709 Fort Bend County Voter Registration............... 281-341-8670 Fort Bend Co. Library – Cinco Ranch.............281-395-1311 McNeill Elementary School.............................832-223-2800 Briscoe Junior High School.............................832-223-4000 Foster High School..........................................832-223-3800 CenterPoint Energy (Natural Gas)................... 713-659-2111 Royal Disposal & Recycle................................ 713-342-0508 AMI – Association Management Inc................ 713-932-1122

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MISSION STATEMENT Lakemont Living

The mission of the Lakemont Living newsletter is to provide the Lakemont Community with one source of local news content. Our goal is to help build the community by connecting local businesses with residents and residents with relevant neighborhood information. "Be the community." 2

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Lakemont Living Neighborhood Reminders (Continued from Cover Page) NEW DEVELOPMENT COMING TO THE KATY AREA…

Development of Katy Ranch Crossing is expected to occur in phases during the next five-plus years. It is designed to have 750,000 square feet of retail, medical, and restaurant space; 500 luxury apartment units; and a 150,000-square-foot office building. Construction is expected to begin the first quarter of 2012 on 200,000 square feet of retail space and 250 to 300 residential units. Katy Ranch Crossing is located at the southeast corner of I-10 and Katy-Fort Bend Road, between the Grand Parkway and Katy Mills Mall.

REMEMBER PLEASE:

Leash laws require all dogs to be on a leash when off the owner’s premises.

Kristina’s Korner

Have a question about the community or surrounding area? Ever wonder about new development or want opinions on good restaurants or entertainment venues in the area? Send your questions to lakemontliving@yahoo.com and I’ll do my best to find out the answers! It’s true that you’re probably not the only one wondering about things in our area. The question this month has been posed to the Homeowner’s Association and Developer by several residents and I myself had the same thought. Q: When is the extension of Bellaire Blvd going to be complete thru Lakemont providing access to Grand Mission Blvd and SH99? A: Our developer, Friendswood Development, is not responsible for this connection so I posed the question to Precinct 3 County Commissioner Andy Meyers and here was his response: “We are working with various property owners and developers to find funding for the extension of Bellaire Blvd. We hope to make the extension sometime in the next 3 years, as we have a large retail facility that should be open next fall that will generate a significant amount of funding.” So, the short answer is be patient - the connection will happen but not overnight.

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Lakemont Living Neighborhood Announcements & Events HOLIDAY EVENT A SUCCESS!

Even with the rain we couldn’t keep Santa from making a special appearance in Lakemont to take pictures and have cookies with our youngest residents. Thank you to all the volunteers and families that came out to support the event. The kids enjoyed decorating holiday cookies, listening to stories from Mrs. Claus and sitting on Santa’s lap for photos. Be sure to join us next year for another successful

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holiday gathering! A Special Thanks to Victoria Bank for sponsoring the cookie decorating table and making our holiday event fun for the kids! LADIES CLUB YEAR END DINNER The Ladies Club of Lakemont held their annual end of year holiday dinner on December 7th. Great dishes were made and sampled by all and the white elephant gift exchange proved to be great fun. Check back for upcoming Ladies Club event dates to join! NEW HOMEOWNER WELCOME LUNCH Welcome Lunches are held quarterly for new homeowners. It is a great opportunity to meet your new neighbors, talk in depth about

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Lakemont Living Neighborhood Reminders - (Continued from Page 4) what Lakemont and the surrounding area has to offer, address issues to help our new neighbors get acclimated, meet the committee chairs and share a bite of lunch together. Invitations are mailed out to all new homeowners for RSVP. If you are interested in attending our next welcome lunch, please email Leslye at welcome.committee@ hotmail.com. STROLLER WALKING/RUNNING GROUP Are you a Stay at home Mom or Dad? Are you looking to meet new parents and kids and get some exercise while doing it? Please let me know if you are interested in joining the Stroller Walking/Running group in our wonderful Lakemont Community a few days a week. No baby? Still join us, it will be great exercise to get out and about! For more information, please contact Kristin Fuhr at Kristinfuhr@ live.com or 775-560-1821. "IS THERE MORE TO LIFE?" Come & see on January 15, 2012. Is there more to life? What am I doing here? Is this it? So many of us ask these questions over and over again; we invite you to a casual, family-friendly gathering at McNeill Elementary on January 15 from 5:30pm-7:30pm where we can begin to address some of these questions and more. No commitment, FREE dinner, FREE child care - and simply an invitation to explore the intriguing "Alpha" program. Visit www. alphausa.org to learn more. Sign up in advance by visiting www. TheRiverUMC.com or email wadingin@theriverumc.com. We'd love to see you there! Event hosted and sponsored by The River Church GET CONNECTEDâ&#x20AC;Ś Sign up to receive community e-mails and updates. Go to our community website www.lakemontca.org and login (for login information contact the HOA).

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Lakemont Living January Holidays & Themes Birth Flower: White Carnation Birthstone: Garnet Theme: National Mentoring Month (there are actually lots more, this is just the one I picked) Holidays: January 1 January 16 January 17 January 21 January 25

New Year’s Day Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday (observed the third Monday in January) Golf Day National Hugging Day School Nurses Day

SHOW OFF YOUR SUPERHERO Parents this is your chance to brag on your kiddos. We want pictures of your kids doing everyday things, school events, plays, sports, etc. Send in your pictures to be featured in Lakemont Living. E-mail your pictures to lakemontliving@yahoo.com by the 8th of the month.

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