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The Heathlake Book Club is excited about our fall book choices!! The book for Wednesday September 14th is John Grisham’s book The King of Torts.The meeting will be held at Laura Leib’s house, 1223 Heathwood Dr. at 7:00 p.m. Anyone wishing to join us is very welcome!!
Thanks!
Laura Leib
Hey everyone! I’m sorry that last Mondays night ride was cancelled due to the muddy trails.
Next week we will not being having the ride on Monday due to the holiday. We will instead have the ride on Wednesday evening 5:45 meet and 6:00 roll out assuming no rain or muddy trails.
Dairy Ashford and the Bayou Parking Lot
5:45 Meet
6:00 Roll-Out
Bring your helmets and water.
However, if you are looking for a friendly family hiking and biking event on Labor Day there is one at Timber lane. There will be a parade, bike riding, and inflatables for the kids!
See attached flyer for details. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and we will see you all on the trail soon!
Heathlake and neighboring Country Village have entered into a one year trial agreement where we will share each others’ community amenities. This makes their pool (lap and kiddie), basketball court, community garden, clubhouse and larger playground available to us. In kind, Country Village will have access to our amenities.
Should you be interested in accessing their amenities, please see the message from Country Village below:
The playground is open year round; the pool is only open during the summer months. The pool is currently Swim at Your own Risk. We are required to fill out a waiver and a fob registration form to access the grounds and pool. You can find the form here. Pool hours and rules can be found on Country Village’s website. To access the playground, tennis courts, and pool, please contact the management company (Tami Smith – tsmith@grahammanagementhouston.com) to register for a fob that will unlock the gates. There is a $25 deposit for each fob, which will be refunded to you if you return it upon moving.
Contact the Management Company:
Graham Management
2825 Wilcrest Drive, Ste. 600
Houston, TX 77042
Please be safe if you are riding and hiking on the #Anthills this week. Unfortunately the trails were vandalized last night and there are a few spots between the entrance on Lashbrook and Kirkwood that are dangerous to walk and ride around until fixed.
Note from GHORBA:
This type of behavior isn’t constructive to the hard work we are doing in the Anthills and could have catastrophic consequences to a rider. Please let us know if you saw anything.
We don’t want to see anyone get hurt on our trails. GHORBA will be helping to fix these issues and we will continue our work to ensure safe trails for everyone.
There was such a nice turnout at our Monday night family ride that GHORBA will carry the torch and continue to host weekly Monday rides. Next week’s ride will be on Monday August 29th and we will meet at the Dairy Ashford parking lot at 5:45 and roll out at 6:00.
All ages and experience levels are welcome.
Remember to bring your helmet and plenty of water.
As Tikon works their way to Kirkwood repairing our streets be aware that they will need to block driveways. If they are getting close to your house prepare to park elsewhere while your driveway is blocked.
Announcement of Amendment Posting
8/14/2022
The Heathlake Community Association, Inc., vote on the proposed amendment to the Prohibition of Trade and Offensive Activities Deed Restriction has closed. For an amendment to be approved and passed the Texas Property Code requires 67% of Owners to vote FOR a proposed. As Owners of 82% of Heathwood Lots, 78% of Woods of Lakeside Lots, 72% of Lakeview Forest Lots, and 75% of Lakeside Venture Lots voted FOR the proposed amendment, that amendment has passed in all the Heathlake Subdivisions
The amendment to the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (Deed Restrictions) have been posted to Heathlake.org website, in the Governing Documents section. Go to Heathlake.org > Sign in > Resources tab > Governing Documents. Each Subdivision’s amendment is titled “2022 – Amendment to the Declaration for [Subdivision Name].
As has been the case since the Heathlake incorporation, Owners are allowed to lease their homes to individuals or families for single-family residential use. Going forward, leases for Hotel or Transient-type purposes are prohibited in all Heathlake Subdivisions, except for direct rentals as part of a sale or purchase of the house. We encourage each Owner to read the amendment and its definitions carefully.
We thank the 83% of all Heathlake Owners who participated in this vote!
Ladies Night is back after a short summer break! We are meeting one week later this month on August 25th and we will be playing some of those fun and silly games you see at baby showers in honor of several ladies in our community getting ready to welcome little ones! Come join us for games, snacks and drinks. It is sure to be a fun night. No gifts are Necessary. Feel free to bring a favorite treat to share.
Heathlake Men’s and Women’s club comes together with GHORBA (Greater Houston Off-Road Biking Association) to bring you a weekly family bike ride.
The ride will start at 6:30 PM every Monday at the Dairy Ashford parking lot along the Buffalo Bayou.
If you prefer not to ride come out a bit later to meet your neighbors and enjoy food and refreshments.
To kick off our first of many Monday night rides, we will meet at the cul-de-sac on Lashbrook (where the pavement meets the dirt) at 6:15 on 8/22 and ride over to Dairy Ashford together. If you are not comfortable riding the asphalt whoops along the way to Dairy Ashford’s parking lot feel free to meet us there at 6:30.
If you have any questions you can reach out to Eric Heflin, Carolyn Castelblanco or Stephen Read (president@heathlake.org)
Late last year Greg Travis selected Heathlake as District G’s recipient for the Mayor’s Street Rehab project. This is very exciting as we’ll come out of this with much smoother driving conditions along our entry/exit roads. The project will involve concrete panel replacements and repairs along Carriage Hill/Crystal Hills.
Work begins 8/15 and is expected to take 90 days. The board will be informing residents of details as soon as we get them and providing periodic updates, but also keep an eye out for informational flyers in the mailbox.
While we’re very excited to have this consequential award and look forward to smoother driving conditions, in the short term we will have street construction/noise/dust/heavy trucks in the neighborhood. We ask for your patience as Heathlake is improved. Thank you!
Contributed by Kathy Clark
Announcement of Amendment Vote
8/6/2022
The Heathlake Community Association, Inc., vote on the proposed amendment to the Prohibition of Trade and Offensive Activities Deed Restriction has closed. We are happy to report a high level of interest and engagement in our community: Eighty-three (83%) of all Heathlake Owners cast ballots in this vote. Thank you all for participating!
Per the Texas Property Code, a Deed Restriction can be amended if at least 67% of Owners vote FOR that amendment. The amendment has passed in all the Heathlake Subdivisions. Owners of 82% of Heathwood Lots, 78% of Woods of Lakeside Lots, 72% of Lakeview Forest Lots, and 75% of Lakeside Venture Lots voted FOR the proposed amendment to Heathlake’s Prohibition of Trade and Offensive Activities restriction.
Going forward, leases for Hotel or Transient purposes will be prohibited in all Heathlake Subdivisions except for direct rentals as part of a sale or purchase of the house.
The amended Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (Deed Restrictions) will be posted to Heathlake.org, in the Governing Documents section, soon.
August 2nd, 2022
Voting on the proposed amendment to the Prohibition of Trade and Offensive Activities Deed Restriction is now closed.
Thank you to the many Heathlake Lot Owners who took the time to learn about this proposed amendment and vote on this important issue. Owners of 84% of all Heathlake Lots submitted ballots. We’re grateful for such an engaged voter turnout!
Once the final ballots are validated and counted the Heathlake Board will announce the results. Please check the Heathlake.org site and watch your email for this information.
If you would like to get direct email notifications from Texas Pride about service interruptions, you can register on their website. Here is the link:
https://www.texaspridedisposal.com/service-notification-enrollment.html
The following is a message received from Texas Pride Disposal:
We apologize for the inconvenience, but we had to make a last-minute operational decision to suspend tomorrow’s recycling routes due to several drivers being out due to COVID. Your recycling will resume next week.
We appreciate your business and thank you for being a valued Texas Pride customer.
We are experencing delays due to the extreme seasonal volumes and the current heat advisory we are currently under. In an effort to make sure all trash is picked up, recycling will be suspended for your community this week. Recycle placed curbside will be collected with your household trash. Regular recycling services will resume next week. Should you not want your recycling picked up as trash this week, please do not put it out. Place it out next week on your next scheduled recycling day. A credit will be posted to your account.
We appreciate your understanding as we work to get back on schedule.
Texas Pride has communicated there will be NO recycling picking for Thursday June 30. If recycling is out, they will add it to their trash pickup which is still planned for today. They sighted continuing scheduling and personnel issues.
The first phase of the dry cul de sac renovation project covering Ravenmoor, Maple Rock and Clearfork, is complete. The design features a dry creek and plants that are selected to be drought resistant and able to survive without irrigation. While the plants are hardy, they need watering for the first few months until they are established. Volunteers in the cul de sacs have agreed to use water from their external faucets for the initial watering and the watering is being done by volunteers.
The second phase of renovations include Drakemill, Ambergate and Kent Oak. Drakemill and Ambergate have large oak trees and will use the Ravenmoor design. Kent Oak will use the Maple Rock design. Homeowners have agreed to move forward on the plan, which will be implemented in the fall to avoid the hot, dry summer weather.
Please contact Carlton Jones at 281.782.0441 or cjones0530@yahoo.com if you are interested in providing water or participating in watering the plants.
Update courtesy of and authored by Carlton Jones.
As some of you may know, we began speaking with our District G City Council office last October. At that time, we got a commitment that the City of Houston would pave the entire length of Carriage Hill and Crystal Hills with concrete during the next fiscal year, which begins July, 2022. This week I got word from Kathleen Shelton, Mary Nan Huffman’s Chief of Staff, that our project is being designed now, along with several others. We should receive more information in three to four weeks.
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