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Village of Oak Lake Homeowners Association Newsletter August, 2016 Volume XV, No. 08 Message from the Board The HOA Board had its monthly meeting Monday July 18th at Pool House Room B. We had several neighbors sit in along with Sean with Plantation Landscaping. Sean discussed the two malfunctioning irrigation controllers at SH6 and Voss. Those areas are not receiving water and the controller manufac- turer has been slow to react to their defective equip- ment that is under warranty. The Board asked Sean to review the landscaping contract for areas to be maintained and we asked him to submit a proposal for several landscaping issues. Project updates: Irrigation repairs and adjustments are done, fences along W. Airport should not be re- BEATING THE HEAT -- Bandit, a year old Shih Tsu, got a ceiving sprinkler overspray. The fence on HOA prop- crew cut at Shugrem Grooming (in the Ace Hardware erty on Smooth Pine Lane has been installed and the Shopping Center), shedding a lot of his normally long hair rusty barbwire is gone. Kidz Village playground for a few weeks. It's also important that our pets keep mulch has been replenished and the mulch is to the hydrated in this nearly 100-degree weather. top of the playground border. Tennis court lights have been replaced. restriction violations, attorney reports and approved The Board then reviewed proposals for holiday deco- the attorney to begin the foreclosure proceedings for rations and removing the water fountain by the tennis one property. The Board had a lengthy conversation courts. The Board approved $335.50 proposal from about the pool company and their staff’s lack of pro- TAE for an umbrella ring and holder for the pool life- fessionalism. The pool company stated that the staff guards. and pool manager were being replaced. The Board then discussed USA flags for the 4th of We are pleased to report that we are 96% collected July and we asked the Association manager for a for our 2016 Assessments and the remaining proposal to secure the new steel poles to the base amounts have been sent to the attorney for collec- holder. We had 4 flags stolen just like last year but tion. the good news is the 16 new flags on steel posts made it thru the night. We hope to continue to ex- pand our displays while making them more secure. If you wish to get email notices from the Board, Thanks to our VOLunteers John Paul and Kristy please send an email to: [email protected]. Ivette for helping install the flags. Sincerely, During the executive session, we discussed deed VOL HOA Board AROUND THE ‘LAKE’ The LetterWorks ...the letter works As with most of the nation, VOL flags were lowered to half staff in honor of the slain Dallas police officers. President Steve McHale Obama had requested all American flags to be lowered. ***** Publisher Hats off to the HOA board for expanding the American flag display on the Fourth, adding 16 more flags. Incredibly, four flags were stolen!. If any- Wayne Chandler one has any information about the low-lifes who stole these flags, please Editor call the management office at 832-678-4500. ***** There was a lot of talk about the history of Texas flooding, El Nino, and This newsletter is published privately, but with the the Texas economy versus the world, at the recent annual convention of concern and support of the Village of Oak Lake Homeowners Association. It is delivered, door-to-door, to the Association of Water Board Directors. See The MUD PUDDLE on 1,150 homes in VOL the last two days of each month. Page 7. ***** For advertising information, call We all should be concerned about the cost of electricity. Coal is still an 281-277-5267. economical source, even with this federal administration and the EPA The Newsletter reserves the right to reject, edit or omit an ad for trying to shut down coal production. But NRG is spending more than a any reason, and is not liable for any losses sustained as a result of printing errors. billion dollars on a big coal generator plant in Fort Bend County so it must believe that coal is here to stay. VOL OFFICERS Dave Ciarella, who provides expertise for Enhanced Energy Services of L. Montalvo, President America,LLC, in Sugar Land, said, ”From an overall electric bill cost per- [email protected] spective, it is better if we continue to use coal plants, as most of them are Leo Furman, Vice President old enough to be fully depreciated, so the cost from them is much lower. [email protected] As they become obsolete, we should replace them with natural gas and/ JR Garcia, Treasury or other renewables. I’m amazed when I see how much the costs of so- [email protected] lar and wind have decreased, and there is promising research on storing AC power in new batteries,,,time will tell,,,” Joe Hernandez, Secretary [email protected] ***** Walter Young, Director For you folks who like to stroll through public parks, may I suggest that [email protected] you give a quick visit now to Cullinan Park on SH 6 just north of the Sugar Land Regional Airport. For 25 years it was a white elephant, an For newsletter matters, call eyesore. Now, it’s a pleasant visit although there aren’t many noticeable improvements yet, BUT the entrance is clean, the trees along the winding 281-277-5267 road to White Lake have been cut back and trimmed, and it’s obvious or e-mail to: [email protected] [email protected] that the park is being maintained. The water lilies, which keep you from seeing the water are about four feet high, and beautiful, all across the For matters regarding the Village of Oak lake. There are a couple of signs suggesting that you not disturb the alli- Lake Homeowners Assn., Including Architec- gators, but no need to report them, unless they’re out and about on dry tural Control and Landscaping Committee. land, blocking traffic, which isn’t at all likely. Sterling Association Services, Inc Cullinan Park is a sleeping giant. One day there’ll be long trails through One Avalon Place this 754-acree nature preserve… canoe launches, children’s nature play Sugar Land, Tx 77479 (Continued on page 3) Becky Salinas Phone: 832-678-4500 Fax: 281-966-1785 E-mail: [email protected] FOR VOL WEBSITES : WWW.VOLHOA.COM WWW.STERINGASI.COM RENT THE VOL SIGN Rent the VOL sign at the entrance of the subdivision.. Use it for birth announcements, birthday wishes, awards, wedding congratulations, bon voyages, anniversaries, special occasions, welcome home, etc. It's $10 a day per side. Contact: Alan Ligh by e-mail at [email protected] 2 (Continued from page 2) churches in the Sugar Land, Missouri City, Stafford area, areas. There already is a plethora of birds and animals are members. A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY: The Crazy there, but you don’t see many of them yet. The Cullinan One Sale is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, August 6. Park Conservancy is raising millions in private funds which Every piece of clothing will be sold for $1 !! will be put to good use. The future is good for nature lov- ***** ers here. Enjoy these last dog days before school starts again. ***** Yak butter is the chief export of Tibet. wayne chandler ***** Believe it or not, school is upon us again. First day of school for Fort Bend ISD students will be Monday, August 22. There’ll be a day off Monday September 5 for Labor Day. The Thanksgiving break will be Nov. 21-25, and Win- ter/Holiday Break (Christmas-New Year’s) will be Dec. 19 – January 3, 2017. It’ll be time for drivers to be extra cau- tious as our children will be on the streets again. ***** Even with the record Brazos River flooding in June, every- one on the east side of the county was high and dry, and is destined to stay that way. It’s taken a lot of planning, work and money through the past decades to make that guarantee, and it’s a real story. Read about Ditch H as an example. Page 4. ***** Please check these library hours before you visit the Sugar Land Branch library at 550 Eldridge Road. It’s open Monday noon to 9; Tuesday & Thursday 10-9; Wednesday 10-6; Friday noon-5, and Saturday 10-5. The phone num- ber is 281-277-8934. ***** If you ever visit the Tri-Cities Resale Shop on Stafford Run Way in Stafford, you’ll be amazed at the quality, variety, and volume of wares at reasonable to ridiculously low prices. There are sofas, bicycles, pianos, organs, china, in addition to volumes of clothing and housewares, all in great condition. To get there from here, go to Old Main (90A) in Sugar Land, east to Dulles Avenue, south to Ave- nue E (5th St), east across Hwy 1092 to Stafford Run Way. It’s well worth the trip, I promise. Proceeds go to Fort Bend’s needy via Tri-Cities Human Needs. Most 3 5,300 acres, some 9,000 homes and businesses, worth an estimated DITCH H, HELPING KEEP $5 billion. And LID #2 is just one of 19 levee districts in Fort Bend County which deal from time to time with, not only the county US HIGH AND DRY agencies but the Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA) and the U.S. Corps of Engineers. Do you know about Ditch H? Andre McDonald’s role in flood prevention, has been Ditch H is no small roadside ditch.