Come and join the discussion! All are welcome to participate in the cultivation of our great neighborhood.
Door Prizes will be available!
2nd Public Meeting Regarding Koehler Street Development
Mayor Annise Parker
Cordially invites you to attend
A 2nd public meeting regarding the Koehler Street Development
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
4701 Dickson Street
Auditorium
Houston, TX 77007
You are cordially invited to attend a 2nd public meeting regarding the Koehler Street Development, also referred to as the possible Walmart project. I want to provide residents another opportunity to ask questions and voice concerns about traffic, drainage, noise, crime and lighting issues. This meeting will focus solely on areas of the development that are under the city’s control. Only city representatives will be present.
Free parking is available in the school parking lot located on Dickson Street.
For additional information, contact Cecilia Ortiz, Mayor’s Citizens Assistance Office, at cecilia.ortiz@houstontx.gov or call 832.393.0955.
I look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, September 1 at the High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice.
Sincerely,
Annise Parker
September Newsletter Deadline
Please e-mail your submissions to lazybrook.newsletter@gmail.com
2nd Annual Coin Drive for Jaycee Park
Your generosity and that of local businesses has allowed us to change the park considerably and soon we’ll add a new playground, splashpad, and renovate the basketball court. However, we still need to fund the walking trail, tennis court renovations, and a new open pavilion. So, save your coins (we will even take checks and cash!) over the next four weeks and we will have 2nd Annual Coin Drive on September 25 from 10:00 a.m. until Noon!
Paver Push and 2nd Annual Coin Drive for Jaycee Park
Paver Push, now until September 25
The personalized pavers (bricks) are now our priority as they will be placed in a seating plaza near the splashpad and playground. With as much accuracy as possible, we need to let Houston Parks Board know how many pavers and the sizes our neighborhoods and surrounding businesses want in our park so we can help fund and plan the seating plaza. So, we are having a Paver Push from now until September 25 . Plan your paver sponsorship now and order on or by September 25. See attached form.
There are 4 ways to order your personalized paver for Jaycee Park*:
- Go to www.houstonparksboard.org, Click “Donate Now,” and follow the instructions. In the write-in box be sure to say your donation is for a paver (see the inscription restrictions that are explained in the attached paver flyer).
- Print and Mail your sponsorship via the attached flyer/order form with a check made payable to the Houston Parks Board.
- I can pick up your order form and check, contact me at friendsofjayceepark@yahoo.com or call (713) 922-6742.
- Give your paver form and check to the Coin Drive volunteer or bring by Jaycee Park on September 25 from 9:30am-1pm during the Coin Drive to benefit Jaycee Park.
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2nd Annual Coin Drive, September 25 – We need your help!!
Your generosity and that of local businesses has allowed us to change the park considerably and soon we’ll add a new playground, splashpad, and renovate the basketball court. However, we still need to fund the walking trail, tennis court renovations, and a new open pavilion. So, save your coins (we will even take checks and cash!) over the next four weeks and we will have 2nd Annual Coin Drive on September 25 from 10:00 a.m. until Noon!
We need your help on September 25 between 10:00 a.m. and Noon to go door to door collecting your neighbor’s coin and/ or paver donations. Please let us know which circled street number (see attached maps) you are volunteering for. If you are open to collect in any area, we are grateful for that too.
Since the coin collection may involve dollars, checks, and paver orders with checks, we need residents and/or block captains to do the actual coin collection. Neighbors will be more comfortable giving their donations/orders to fellow neighbors. Plus, you won’t want to miss the Waterslide After Party at Jaycee Park!
A flyer announcing the Coin Drive will be delivered to your door the weekend before the Coin Drive (Sept 18, 19) by the youth groups from Lazybrook Baptist Church and Lamar High School National Honor Society. This year, Jennifer Taylor, Realtor for Keller Williams, is sponsoring a ‘Waterslide After Party’ at Jaycee Park for the community and volunteers. Many thanks to the two youth groups and Jennifer Taylor. Their help goes a long way in making a big difference.
Darlene Wayt has volunteered to help coordinate all the volunteers for this Coin Drive. Thank you very much for this, Darlene!
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Thanks to an allocation from Houston Parks a Recreation Department and CM Stardig (Thanks HPARD and CM Brenda Stardig!), we will be able to build a new playground at Jaycee Park. It will be bigger and with much more variety (and no rust!). The splashpad and playground will become a reality the spring of 2011. Installation plans are being made and finalized now by the Houston Parks Board. We have come a very long way in improving this park! Thanks for donating, volunteering and coming to events. Your efforts have made a huge difference.
Ileana Desalos
Friends of Jaycee Park
713-922-6742
Yard of the Month – August 2010
We selected the yard at 1830 Seamist Court as yard of the month for August. This month’s yard of the month is owned by Nancy Piwonka who has updated the exterior of the house as well as the landscape.
A new sidewalk from the street has one step half way up to accommodate the gentle slope in the yard. As the sidewalk approaches the house it makes a sharp right turn to go around a new planter box about three feet tall made of the same brick as the house. In front of the planter box, the owner has placed a beautiful square glazed clay pot about 3 ½ feet tall in which she has planted butterfly iris. This pot is a focal point for the landscape. The planter box creates a semi-private area near the front door. The planter box is planted with asparagus fern which is very lush even in the August heat. Behind the planter box and before the porch Ms. Piwonka has created a maintenance free area with the ground covered with gray rocks. This rock area is a very nice complement to the gray colored flagstone which is used to pave the porch.
In the landscape from the driveway to the planter box across the front of the house are five Liropetalum plants. Stepping stones in front of the Liropetalum provide a walkway from the driveway to the front sidewalk. In front of the stepping stones the landscape features Prostrate Juniper planted along the front of the curved bed. In the center of the bed a Holly tree about 12 feet tall is becoming established. Starting with the area around the large glazed pot and continuing on to the other side of the sidewalk are some Dwarf Mexican Petunia plants which are also called Ruellia. This plant is designated a Texas Superstar on the Aggie Horticulture website because it is a spectacular, low-growing, heat tolerant perennial with profusions of violet flowers. The Ruellia is blooming nicely in August.
Across the front of the porch, the owner has planted some Horsetail Reed which is a plant which is increasingly recommended by garden designers who are searching for a minimalist design. The horsetail consists of many reed-like segmented green tubes that grow straight up to a height of four feet. Attractive black and gray bands are found at both ends of each segment. This plant will spread easily.
At the corner of the front porch is a beautiful Japanese Yew which is very adaptable to our area. The Yew is about 7 feet tall.