LAUREL CREEK
LAUREL CREEK September 2014
Official Newsletter of the Residents of Laurel Creek
T& T
Trash and tree trimming is the subject of this month’s article. Laurel Creek’s landscape is maturing. Trees and shrubs need maintaining just as plumbing or air conditioning units in Houston. The shrubs between houses are to be trimmed to 4 feet maximum. Anyone can drive through Laurel Creek and see that this maintenance is not being done. There are streets in the neighborhood with tree limbs hanging so low a person cannot walk in the street without hitting their heads. PLEASE maintain your landscape. If your hedges in the front of your home needs trimming, please trim them. If your trees need trimming, please trim them. One of our neighbors has brought up the issue of how much trash is appearing all over our neighborhood. There is a lot of trash being thrown about. Any homeowner can take the initiative to stop and pick up trash that you run across when walking the greenbelt or driving to work in and out of the neighborhood. We all have ownership in this neighborhood. Please help us keep the trash picked up or the toilet paper pulled down. Thank you for assisting in keeping Laurel Creek beautiful and trash free.
Outdoor Parties Its summer and many people are on vacation. Lots of outdoor entertaining, pool parties, and late hours. However, please keep in mind that houses in Laurel Creek are relatively close together and many of your neighbors may have to get up early the next morning. What may be a reasonable level of noise at 8:00pm in the evening can be extremely irritating at midnight on a Monday night to neighbors trying to go to sleep. Laurel Creek does not have any specific rules as to when outside parties must end, but please be considerate of nearby neighbors, particularly on weeknights, and either end your outside parties at a reasonable time or move them inside. Even normal conversation can be quite startling when it is late at night and near someone’s bedroom. Copyright © 2014 Peel, Inc.
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Outside Lighting For security reasons and/or entertainment purposes many people have bright lights in their backyards. If the lights are left on late at night, please try to make sure that they do not shine directly into any of your neighbor’s bedroom windows. In fact, it is a good idea to ask nearby neighbors if they have any problems caused by any of the lights. Many people hesitate to confront a neighbor, even when they have a valid complaint. Asking if there is a problem is a good way to ensure a friendly relationship with neighbors. If there is a problem, it can usually be easily corrected by re-angling the lights, using lower wattage bulbs, or motion activated lights.
Board Meeting Our next scheduled Board Meeting is October 16, 2014 at the Windfern MUD building at 14410 Mauna Loa at 6:30 p.m. All Homeowners are welcome to attend and have the opportunity to address the Board. The general Board Meeting agenda is as follows: I. Call to Order General Session Approval of Agenda Approval of Minutes II. Guests or Homeowners to Address the Board III. Financial Report IV. Old Business V. New Business VI. Executive Session Collection Report Attorney Status Report Deed Restriction Report VII. Adjournment Laurel Creek - September 2014
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