News and Events

The July award for the yard of the month is Fritzy Dean and her husband, Russell Sullivan, of 8319 W. T.C. Jester . After moving in, Fritzy and Russell cut down a large tree in the front yard that was dying and left the stump, thinking that they would be able to landscape around it. Eventually they removed the stump and established a garden island in the yard with flowering shrubs...

Come and join the discussion! All are welcome to participate in the cultivation of our great neighborhood.

Door Prizes will be available!...

Mayor Parker Orders Mandatory Water Conservation Measures Due to persistent drought conditions and continuously decreasing water levels in Lake Houston, as of Monday, August 15, 2011, Mayor Annise Parker has mandated the implementation of the City of Houston Stage Two Water Conservation Measures in accordance with the procedures outlined in Chapter 47 in the Code of Ordinances...

Hello Neighbors – I hope this newsletter finds you all healthy and happy.  Your 1st lady, Richard Cade, and I enjoyed a few weeks off from our hectic lives to tour Italy in May.  We enjoyed our time away from the daily grind plus learned three things; Italy has great wine for cheap, the Vatican...

This last Thursday, I saw some things out for recycling in Lazybrook that I would like to talk to you about. Some of the plastics were Styrofoam. I’m really sorry, but the city cannot recycle those; you will have to throw them away or find a use for them. We could always start a letter campaign to educate businesses to use more green packing material...

Tree watering is ongoing. Because of advice from the Houston Parks Department and Trees for Houston, the watering has been increased from once a week to twice a week for the new trees...

(Don’t let the name fool you. It’s not for sissies.) I hope all of you are taking this to heart and taking care of your health. Having said that, I started a “strengthening and walk” fitness class for the neighborhood. The class is going on its fourth week and we are having a great time...

Jaycee Park has been transformed into a park that brings builds community and brings pride to those in the area. It is no longer a park that is under utilized and a magnet for vagrants up to no good. A typical day now has people walking the one-half mile loop, neighborhood families playing at the splashpad while chatting with neighbors and kids playing on a great playground...

Houston Police Department Central Division Positive Interaction Program

GUEST SPEAKER:

Officer Charles P. Garmond
Crisis Intervention Team for Mental Health & Crime Prevention Specialist...