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April 2008Volume 4, Number 2 Waterford Harbor Homeowner's Association
Official Community Newsletter
Waterford Harbor
Letter from the President By Bob Bell
TheBoardofDirectorsof theWaterfordHarborHomeOwnersAssociation (WHHOA) thank those of you who attended theAnnualMeetingandvotedforboardmembers.Forthoseofyouthatwereunabletoattendandhavenotheard,therewillbenoincreaseinassessments. Current services and beautification efforts will remain astheyhavebeenthisyear.WepledgetokeepWaterfordHarborlookingitsvery“best”.OurWHHOAmanager,DarleneIngle,willmakedrive-throughvisitstwiceamonthtoallneighborhoodstobesureeveryoneisdoingtheirparttohelpmaintaintheirproperties.Letterswillbesent tohomeownerswhensheseesaproblemthatneedstobecorrected. Thenewboardheldaninformalmeetingtogetthenewmembersandoldmembersorientedtotheirworkresponsibilitiesforthisyear.Thenewboardmembers,SamBana,SteveRogers,andKeithManual,areenthusiasticaboutservingontheboard.Returningmembers,GordonPhillipson, Scott Covington, and Donato Eassey, and are lookingforwardtokeepingWaterfordHarborprimeproperty. Sam Bana is to work with our extensive water irrigationsystem. Should you see a sprinkler head looking like“Old Faithful.” Please Contact Darlene Ingle, Sam or anyboard member with details so itcan be repaired. Contactinformationhasbeenupdatedforthisissue. SteveRogersistotakeoverthegeneralmaintenanceresponsibilities.Allhomeownersknowthatittakesconstantwork,evenonanewhouse,tokeepitmaintainedandattractive.Fortunatelyforus,Stevehasagoodeye for spotting something wrong and knowing what it takes to fix it. IfyouseesomethingthatDarleneortheboardhasmissedthatneedsattention,pleasedonothesitatetocontactsomeoneontheContactList.Ane-mailnotealsoworkswellandgetsthejobdonewithoutalotoftimebeingspent. KeithManuelwillassistScott“TheSheriff”inSecurity.Willthatmakehim“Barney”?Weliveinsuchasafeandpeacefulneighborhooditishard
tobelieveweneedtwopeopletohandlesecurity,butthereisalotofaction involving Security. New construction, remodeling andrepair brings many contractors and materials through the frontgate daily. The Guards keep up with each one individually,recording when they come in and denying access if they havebeenputon the“personanongrata” list forvarious reasonssuchas driving too fast or because they are working on unapprovedprojects. Security is our “local 911”. If you see something thatneeds immediateattentioncall the frontgateand talk toaguard.Theycanusuallyhelp. Thegatephonenumberis281-538-4630. We have a very good working relationship with our securityproviders, and one of the reasons is constant coordination andcommunicationbyScottCovingtonwhohandlesproblemsastheydevelop.HomeownerscanassisttheGuardsbycallingthegatewhenyouareexpectinggueststotellthemwhomyouareexpectingsotheycanletyourguestsinwithoutcallingyou.Thiswillmakeiteasierforeveryone,especiallywhentheweatherisgoodandyouareoutside. GordonPhillipsonwillserveastheBoardliaisontotheDesignApproval Committee (DAC), our hardest working committeethat meets by phone almost daily and have bi-weekly meetingsto study and approve submitted plans or make suggestions forchangessotheyareincompliancewiththeestablishedguidelines.Gordon will keep the Board informed on the DAC activity thatneeds board action and help interface with the homeowners.The DAC committee is always on call to preserve the overallappearanceofWaterfordHarbor. Donato Eassey has been, and will continue to be, BoardTreasurer. He does not take the job lightly. He spendsaconsiderableamountoftimekeepingtheHomeowner’sAssociationmoney hard at work earning us the best safe return on ourmoney. He serves us well. Donato also serves as a pinch hitter,if the board needs help on other matters he jumps in to help.
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[email protected],281-682-4135 ......................................................Work:281-488-3701Design Approval Committee & BulkheadGordonPhillipson..... [email protected],281-334-9502TreasurerDonatoEassey...................djeassey@yahoo.com,281-334-9278
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By Holly Blackwell FebruaryfoundtheladiesatRedRiverBarbequetocelebrateGo-TexanDayandtowhoopitupplayingBingo.Wehadoneofthelargestturnoutsforthemonthlyluncheon.RedRiverBarbequehastheperfectsetupforthisfunactivity.Wehadthebingosheetsandpinkmarkersandexcitementwaseverywhere.Prizesweregivenoutsuch as gift certificates to Home Depot, Starbucks, Randall’s, etc, alongwithasheetofpostagestamps,andgoodoldcash.Anumberofpeoplehavecommentedthatitwouldbefuntodothismoreoften,butifwediditmoreoftenitmighttakeawaysomeofthefunforthisnowyearlyevent. March found theWHLA group at the Glass Mermaid on NasaParkwaycreatingtheirownindividualmosaicartpiece.Participantshadalightdinnerattheshop,alongwithwineandgoodcompanyandlotsofchatteraboutwhatcolorstheyweregoingtousefortheirpiece. ThestaffatGlassMermaidhelped toshowushowtocutglassandmeasureforourownindividualpieceofart.Whatafunandunusualeveningitwas. April9ththeEassey’shavevolunteeredtotaketheWHLAfemalemembersovertoHoustonYachtClubforlunchontheirboat.InvitesforWHLAmemberswillbesentoutinthenextfewweeks.TheninMayacouplessocialactivitywilltakeplacethatWHLAissponsoringthatwillbetitled“WhoAmI”.Peoplewillgivetheboardmemberspictures of themselves either from a toddler, school picture, highschoolpictureandeveryonewillhaveachancetoguesswhothatpersonisatthisevent.Prizeswillbegivenoutforthepersonwhogetsthemostcorrect. IfanyonehasanyquestionsabouttheWHLApleasecontactmeat281-334-7993oremailmeatamberdog4@msn.com
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We are all aware of one of the worst traffic intersections in the regionnearClearCreekHighSchool,whereFM518,MarinaBay,andFM270awkwardlyconverge.Itisespeciallybadduringrushhoursandhasbeengettingworsewiththecontinuedbuildingandincreasingnumberofcommuters travelingbetweenHighway146and the Gulf Freeway. Curiously, the rebuilding of Deke Slaytondid not significantly improve the intersection. But, as it turns out, LeagueCityplannershavebeenworkingonaprojecttoalleviatethecongestionwithanFM518BypassbetweenDekeSlaytonandEgretBayBoulevards. ThesolutionwasmadepossiblebythedecommissioningoftheGencoPowerPlantinWebster,whichmadetheGencocoolingcanalunnecessary.ThecanalcrossesEgretBayandMarinaBayjusteastof Davis Road, travels through South Shore Harbor and finally enters ClearLakeintheGlenCovesubdivision.Thecitytookownership
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of the canal and a portion of it will be filled in for the construction. AccordingtoLeagueCityEngineer,JackieMurphy,PhaseIoftheprojectwillstartatMarinaBayeastofDavisRoad,followtheoldcanal,andconnectEgretBayacrossfromClearCreekCommunitychurch.PhaseIIwillconnectMarinaBaywithDekeSlayton(seemapbelow). AlongwiththenewNASAParkwaybypass,completionoftheFM518bypasswillmakeiteasier,fasterandmuchlessaggravatingtotravelbetweenWaterfordHarborandtheGulfFreeway,eliminatingboththeFM270andHighway3intersections.Whenwillthishappen?JackieMurphysaid,dependingonfunding,“PhaseIcompletionisanticipatedmid2010”.Ifyouareinterestedinhavingacopyoftheengineeringdepartmentspreliminarysketchoverasatelliteimage,justsendanemailtome:[email protected].
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Waterford Harbor - The Eight Inch View – Chapter 4
By Val and Rudi Blackwell Gooddayall.Valentino(a.k.a.Val)hereagain.BrotherRudolph(a.k.a.Rudi)isonthecouchwithhisfourpawsreachingskywardsnoringhisheadoff.ThoughtIwouldtaketheopportunitytowaxabitphilosophicalaboutthewayy’allspeakwhileRipVanChihuahuaovertherepursueshislife’sambition(serialsleeping). Youhumanunitsareastrangebreed.Awhileback,DaddyhumanunitcamehomeoneeveningandtoldMommyhumanunitthatheworkedlikeadogallday!Huh?SoDaddygoesawayfortwelvehourstochasehisbrotheraroundincircles,chewonthefurniture,takefunwalksaroundtheblock,barkatanythingandeverythingandsleep75%ofthetime?Isthatworkinglikeadog?Isthatworking?Ifso,RudiandIareworld-classworkingdogs! ThenIheardmommysayshewasdogtired.DoesthatmeansheistiredofRudiandme?We’llbegood.Ipromisewewill.Lookhowcutewearewiththesegreatbigblackeyesandwaggingtails.HowcanMommybetiredofus?Maybeshemeantsomethingelse?Ihopeso. Onthestreet,Iheardoneoftheneighborhoodladies(namewithheldforpotentiallegalreasons)tellMommythatherhusbandtreatsherlikeadog.Sheseemedabitangrywhenshesaidthis.Sothatmustmean her husband feeds her regularly, gives her treats when shebehaves,scratchesherbelly,combshercoat,tellshershe’sagoodgirlwhenshepotties,andletshersleeponhislap.Whatistheretobeupsetabout? Yesterday,whenDaddyhithisthumbwithahammer,hesaid,“doggoneit”.Hesaidsomeotherthingsbut,beingthatthisisafamilyorientednewsletter,wewon’trecountthose.Firstofall,“doggoneit”doesn’tsoundlikedecentsentenceconstruction.Atleast,notwhatweweretaughtinpuppyschool. Whichdogwentwhereanddidwhat?Whatisit? And,“dogeatdog”.C’mon.What’supwiththat?Youhumanunitsaresometimesveryconfusingtothoseofusinthecanineclass.Wouldn’tbarkingateachotherbesomuchsimplerforyou?Gottago.Rudiisstaringtotwitchhimselfawake.Timetogofrolicinthesunshinebeforedinnerandoureveningstroll.Indeed,it’sadog’slife!
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AstheneweditoroftheWaterfordHarborNewsletter,Iwouldliketoencourageeveryonetoactivelyparticipateinitscontent.As a group of neighbors and friends, we can work togetherto make the newsletter both interesting and useful, therebyimprovingthelivingqualityofourneighborhoodandtobuildasenseofcommunityamongus.Keepinmindthatthenewsletterisprobablythemostcompleteformofcommunicationinourcommunity—mosteveryonereadsit! So,doyouhaveastoryaboutourneighborhoodyouwouldlike to share?Tips for homeowners? News about interestingneighborsorevents?Newneighbors?Neighborhoodhistory?Sinceweareaboatingcommunity,tellusaboutyourfavoriteboating destinations and experiences. Everyone would beinterestedinaseriesofarticlesfromsomeoneonacruise.Ifyouhavesomethingtocontribute,evenifit’sjustafewparagraphs,wewouldloveforyoutosharewithyourneighbors.Ifyoudonotwishtowriteit,justsendtheinformationandIwillsendyouaproofbeforeitisprinted.Pleasee-mailyourstoriesorideastome:[email protected].
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AttentionBridge Players
If you would like to play bridge in a friendlyatmosphereandgettoknowyourneighborsthisisyour opportunity. For the daytime group contact
JaniceTogneriat281-334-8389andforthenighttimegroupcontactJoAnnMcGuire
at281-535-3359.
ATTENTION DOG LOVERS Hey,howaboutsomedoggieetiquette?Whatwithallthebuildinggoingontherearelessplacestowalkourbestfriendsandthisalsoincludesourdogs.Sohowaboutgettingintothehabitofpracticingsomedogetiquette.ThiswasbroughtupattheAugusthomeowner’smeeting.
Alldogsmustbeonaleash.Itdoesnotmatterhowwelltrainedyourdogis.ThisisnotonlyarequirementofWaterfordHarborbutitisalsoacityordinance.Whenyouwalkyourdogpleasedonotallowyourdogtogoupintoayard.Thedogshouldgoonthegrassnexttotheouterpartofthesidewalkclosesttothestreet.Weallhavesuchsmallyardsthatthiswouldbeappreciated.Yes,itmightbethattimetostartthinkingseriouslyofpickingupafteryourdogwhenitgoes.No,I’mnottalkingaboutpickingyourdogup!IthinkyouknowwhatImean.Manycommunities
havethisrequirementandstronglyenforceit.Youcanusegrocerybags,newspaperbags,orevenbuythebagsatpet
stores.Inoticedthatthedollarstoredownthestreethasthem andyes,foradollar(Ijusthadtosaythat). Themorepeoplethatwillstartpickingup
willpromptotherstodothesame.Justa suggestion: when you see someone
carryingalittleplasticbag,don’taskthemwhattheyarecarrying,theyjustmighttell
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RECYCLING Forthosewhoarenewtotheneighborhoodorforthosethatmaynotknowlistedbelowisinformationonrecycling.TheWaterDepartmentatCityHallhasthegreenrecyclingcontainersthattheyjustgivetoyou.Thisisagreatwaytohelpourenvironment. Thefollowingitemscanberecycled:
NewspapersonlyAluminumCans–aluminumbeveragecansonlyplease.Itisnotnecessarytosmashcans,butitdoeshelpsavespaceinyourrecyclebinSteelCans–please rinse. It isnotnecessary to removeends and labels. Lids from glass, bottles, and jars arerecyclable.Plastics–onlyclearorwhiteplasticmilk,juice,waterjugs,andsodabottles.Allcapsandringsmustberemoved.Itisnotnecessarytoremovelabels.
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Waterford Security Mr.Coopersaystherehavebeennorecentsecurityissues.Excessivespeedis less of a problem, but securityis receiving reports from residentsthat contractors, delivery personnel
orvisitorsareexceedingthe20mphspeedlimit.Ifyouwitnessspeeding,you
mayreportthevehicleslicensenumberandmake to security. Mr. Cooper says they will make an effort to find theindividualandtalktothemaboutourspeedrestrictions.
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