7/17/27 3:34pm
Attention: The next board meeting will be held at the Civic Center/Club House on July 27th at 9am. Please come and be a part of your neighborhood, meet your neighbors, and meet the new board members. See you then!!
Please take a moment to welcome our new board members.
Ralph Harless Jr
Tom Messner
Alejandro (Alex) Cavazos
Daylon Giddens
James Mullins was voted back in
Incumbents
Rick Havens
Matt Redcay
Sheila Craniotis
J.R. Redcay
Larry Lambert
Roz Caldwell
Laverle O'Neil
Jim Green
This Saturday is our final meeting of the year and the start of the new fiscal year with new board members. Please come out and meet our new members. Our annual budget meeting will be in July.
6/18/24
POSTED ON BEHALF OF
THE ELECTION COMMITTEE
It has come to the attention that the 2024 HLE Board Election Ballots have not been received by several people, be it that you have temporarily changed your address due to the flooding, or otherwise.
If you have not received your ballot, as posted before, please contact our bookkeeper as soon as possible to get a duplicate ballot!
Kay Hardy
(936) 329-3660
[email protected]
6/12/24
Posted on behalf of the Board Election Nominating Committee:
HLECC Board Election ballots were mailed by Kay Hardy, HLECC’s Bookkeeper, on Thursday, May 23, 2024 from the Goodrich Post Office.
You should be getting them in the mail in the next day or two.
If you do not get a ballot and you are a current legal property owner, please contact Kay Hardy by e-mail or phone immediately so that she can make sure your information is current in our database & mail a duplicate ballot if necessary.
[email protected]
(936) 329-3660
A separate P.O. Box has been rented to return ballots that will be different from the regular HLECC P.O. Box 274, Goodrich. The separate P.O. Box (#257, Goodrich, TX 77335) will be listed on the ballots.
You may also hand in your ballot at the Civic Center the morning of the election meeting (June 29th, 2024) by 8:00 am. Ballots received after 8:00 am, will NOT be counted. No exceptions.
NOTE: If you return your ballots to the regular HLECC P.O. Box 274, there is a good chance your ballot will NOT be counted. Kay picks up mail at P.O. Box 274 & she does not come to the annual meeting!
Please don’t forget to date & sign your ballot! According to our ByLaws & Texas State Statutes, an unsigned & undated ballot cannot be counted!
PLEASE VOTE!
POSTED ON BEHALF OF HLECC ELECTION COMMITTEE:
Again, , our HLECC Board decided to go ahead and proceed with our annual board elections. With the roads in the process of being repaired or already repaired, hopefully the mail service is relatively back to normal to receive & mail back the Election ballots.
The last couple of years, the return rate of the ballots has decreased & decreased! Last year, only about 75 ballots out of ALL of the property owners were returned! This is YOUR board!! As we have all witnessed over the past 3 weeks, they have gone above & beyond to help people in distress, (as well as other non-board volunteers), even though some of them were also flooded out! We have all been & continue to be forever grateful for their dedication to serve HLE!
Lets all continue to do our part in our community, be respectful & support our Board! PLEASE VOTE!!!
GENERAL ELECTION INFORMATION:
Note: the ballots will be mailed out no later than May 30th by our Bookkeeper, Kay Hardy. When they are mailed, another post will be made so you can look for them in your mailbox.
(1) A separate P.O. Box has been rented to return ballots that will be different from the regular HLECC P.O. Box 274, Goodrich. The separate P.O. Box (#257, Goodrich, TX 77335) will be listed on the ballots as a return address. You may also hand in your ballot at the Civic Center the morning of the election meeting (June 29th) by 8:00 am. Ballots received after 8:00 am, will NOT be counted. No exceptions.
NOTE: If you return your ballots to the regular HLECC P.O. Box 274, your ballot will NOT be counted. Kay, HLECC’s bookkeeper, picks up mail at P.O. Box 274 & she does not come to the annual meeting to bring any ballots.
(2) The Post Master will retain the key to the separate ballot P.O. Box #257 until the evening before the election. The ballots will be picked up by a Deputy Constable ONLY the evening before the June Annual Business Meeting and not prior thereto. The Deputy Constable will hold the ballots overnight and deliver them to the annual meeting prior to 7:30am for counting. No other person (s) will have access to the ballots at the Post Office at any time.
(3) According to State Statute, a ballot cannot be counted if not signed by the current record owner of the property. Please don’t forget to sign or your ballot is invalid.
(4) ARTICLES IX & X of our ByLaws (1st reading 8/25/2007 & 2nd reading 9/29/2007; 3rd reading & Vote on 10/27/2007; passed by residents in attendance). Corrected by the following:
CHANGE: Property is defined as platted tracts on which maintenance fees are paid. Voting rights shall be interpreted as follows:
1. Husband and wife as joint owners of property – one (1) vote.
2. Multiple owners as joint owners of property – one (1) vote.
3. Estate-owned shall be considered single property owner – one (1) vote
(5) Texas Property Code Sec. 209.0059. RIGHT TO VOTE: (a) A provision in a dedicatory instrument that would disqualify a property owner from voting in any property owners’ association election of board members or on any matter concerning the rights or responsibilities of the owner is void. “. NOTE: A legal property owner can vote regardless if they owe maintenance dues or not.
https://www.disasterassistance.gov/
Morning update, water came up last night in Holiday Lake and it looks to be still rising. The river has crested but with Lake Livingston so high I don’t expect the river to go down quickly. Water is back flowing in the pipe from the river to Ski Lake although the water is slightly flowing from Ski Lake to the river on the washed out road so it’s basically at a standoff.
FEMA site it open for Polk County, make sure you put in your application
Since we're not going to have our monthly meeting this month, we are having a special meeting on Wednesday the 22nd at 6p.m.
The purpose will be to finalizing the pool fees and schedule. Please plan on attending.
Due to our current circumstances we have decided to not have aour monthly meeting.
Please reach out and help your neighbors.
POSTED ON BEHALF OF THE ELECTION NOMINATING COMMITTEE;
I know the the election is probably the last thing on people’s minds right now… just a quick reminder:
If you have recently bought property in HLE or have changed your mailing address & have not already notified our bookkeeper, please contact her as soon as possible so that she can get the HLE records updated. She will be sending out the election ballots by the end of this month!
If you are displaced & have temporary changed your address, I assume the Post Office will send your ballot to the forwarding address they have on file.
Kay Hardy Plus
[email protected]
(936) 329-3660
PLEASE VOTE!!
5/8/24
Posted on behalf of the Board Election Nominating Committee: More postings to come.
These have been very trying times for all of the residents/property owners of HLE, to say the least! At some point in time (hopefully very soon), life will start to return to normal, whatever that looks like now! Hopefully, the folks that have been flooded can start to rebuild their lives! Our hearts and prayers go out to each and everyone of you. It might be a longer road for some than others.
There is really no “good” time to post this, but there is a bit of a lull today, so here goes. Our HLE board debated on whether to try and postpone our annual board elections, but have decided to go ahead with it. We know that the postal service has been delayed or stopped for some, altogether. With the roads in the process of being repaired, hopefully the mail service will get back to normal.
I know this is probably the last thing on peoples’ minds right now, but we respectfully ask that people please look out for your ballots around the end of this month and VOTE! The last couple of years, the return rate of the ballots has decreased & decreased! Last year, only about 75 ballots out of ALL of the property owners were returned! That’s not a very good turn-out! This is YOUR board!! Lets all continue to do our part in our community! PLEASE VOTE!
GENERAL ELECTION INFORMATION:
(1) A separate P.O. Box has been rented to return ballots that will be different from the regular HLECC P.O. Box 274, Goodrich. The separate P.O. Box (#257, Goodrich, TX 77335) will be listed on the ballots. You may also hand in your ballot at the Civic Center the morning of the election meeting by 8:00 am. Ballots received after 8:00 am, will NOT be counted. No exceptions.
NOTE: If you return your ballots to the regular HLECC P.O. Box 274, there is a good chance your ballot will NOT be counted. Kay picks up mail at P.O. Box 274 & she does not come to the annual meeting!
(2) The Post Master will retain the key to the separate ballot P.O. Box #257 until the evening before the election. The ballots will be picked up by a Deputy Constable ONLY the evening before the June Annual Business Meeting and not prior thereto. The Deputy Constable will hold the ballots overnight and deliver them to the annual meeting prior to 7:30am for counting.
(3) According to State Statute, a ballot cannot be counted if not signed by the current record owner of the property. Please don’t forget to sign or your ballot is invalid.
(4) ARTICLES IX & X of our ByLaws (1st reading 8/25/2007 & 2nd reading 9/29/2007; 3rd reading & Vote on 10/27/2007; passed by residents in attendance). Corrected by the following:
CHANGE: Property is defined as platted tracts on which maintenance fees are paid. Voting rights shall be interpreted as follows:
1. Husband and wife as joint owners of property – one (1) vote.
2. Multiple owners as joint owners of property – one (1) vote.
3. Estate-owned shall be considered single property owner – one (1) vote
(5) Texas Property Code Sec. 209.0059. RIGHT TO VOTE: (a) A provision in a dedicatory instrument that would disqualify a property owner from voting in any property owners’ association election of board members or on any matter concerning the rights or responsibilities of the owner is void. “. NOTE: A legal property owner can vote regardless if they owe maintenance dues or not.
POSTED ON BEHALF OF THE ELECTION NOMINATING COMMITTEE
This year, the Election Committee will NOT host a “Meet & Greet the Candidates”.
This informal meeting was designed to allow the property owners to come to the clubhouse to meet the board candidates, ask questions about where the candidates stand on issues of importance to our community & get to know them before the board election ballots are sent out, so you will know who you’re voting for.
Due to the lack of property owners’ participation in the last 2-3 years, this event will be cancelled. Last year only 3 property owners came.
Please remember: if you recently bought property in HLE or changed your address and have not notified our Bookkeeper, Kay Hardy, please do so immediately so that she can update the Property Owners’ database before the ballots are mailed towards the end of May. Labels for the ballots are printed out via this database to mail the Election ballots to all property owners.
Kay Hardy: [email protected]
Or (936) 329-3660
4/1/24 9:51am
***Dinner & Bingo this Thursday March 21st, 5:30PM @ the Clubhouse
****HLECC Board Meeting this Saturday March 23rd, 9AM @ the Clubhouse
*****Thank you! Thank you!*****
To those who participated, worked, coordinated and supported the community WORKDAY! We appreciate your help! We welcome all of the community to get involved, no task too big or too small.
Next Workday is Saturday April 20th @ 8AM, always the 3rd Saturday of the month, hope to see more of you there.
Workday Saturday at the clubhouse 8am. Hope to see ya'll there.
3/14/24 3:23pm
Posted on behalf of the Board Election Nominating Committee: More postings to come.
RECOMMENDED DEADLINE:
April 15th, 2024 to submit your name for Candidacy for the HLECC board!
A hat draw of of all Candidates’ names at the Board Meeting the last Saturday in April will be done to determine their position on the ballots.
If you or someone you know has shown an interest in being a Candidate for the HLECC board, please go ahead & submit your name & a short bio to the Nominating Chairperson at [email protected] as soon as possible! Please spread the word if you know someone who is interested.
Please consider serving your community & making a difference! Looking for committed property owners with new and fresh ideas to serve on the HLECC board!
Again, there are currently 4 board positions and 4 alternate positions available for this upcoming election in June.
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Workday on Saturday will be at the clubhouse. Trimming trees and cleaning up. Come on out and joins us at 9a.m
3/8/24 2:18pm
🎶 🎵B I N G O, and Bingo was his nameo 🎵🎶
Come and join us for a night of neighborly fun. HLECC Pool Fundraiser Dinner & Bingo! Thursday March 21st 5:30pm-7:30pm at the Clubhouse.
Due to the last Saturday of the month being Easter weekend, we are moving the board meeting to Sat March 23rd. Hope to see you there.
3/4/24 12:09pm
2/26/2024 11:19am
Posted on behalf of the Board Election Nominating Committee: More postings to come.
There are currently 5 board positions and 4 alternate positions available for this upcoming election in June.
Please consider serving your community & making a difference!
Legal property owners considering to be a candidate for the HLECC board should submit their name, contact information, and a brief statement about yourself to Nominating Committee at [email protected]. Candidates who send their submission via email will receive a confirmation email within 48 hours that their submission has been received.
REMINDER: Please make certain that you have received an invoice for maintenance fees. If you did not get a maintenance fee invoice, chances are you WON’T get a ballot. If you have moved recently or recently purchased your property, please make sure that you have notified Kay Hardy at 936-329-3660 or [email protected] to verify she has your correct address and proof of ownership.
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Posted on behalf of the Board Election Nominating Committee. More Election postings to come.
“Upcoming 2024 Elections for HLECC Board Members”.
There are 4 board positions and 4 alternate positions available for this upcoming election in June.
Please consider serving your community & making a difference!
NAME |
CONTACT INFORMATION |
RICK HAVENS - CHAIRPERSON |
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MATTHEW REDCAY - VICE CHAIR |
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SHEILA CRANIOTIS - Secretary |
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NANCY MARTIN - Finance |
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Leverle O'Neal |
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Cecilia Berlanga - Pool/Recreation |
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JIM GREEN |
PHONE: 936-252-0696 |
Matthew G. Redcay Jr. - Parks/Aquatics |
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ROZ CALDWELL |
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JAMES MULLINS – Internet/Webpage |
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Lawrence "Larry" Lambert |
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RHONDA MITCHELL Social |
Posted 2/21/23
Good day to all.
February 25 at 9am is the regularly scheduled HLECC HOA Meeting. At 12 noon we will host the final information session for 211 where the community can come and hear what 211 is about and how it can benefit Holiday Lake Estates. Come with your questions and voice your concerns as all community members are welcome to attend.
The following are the bullet points of 211. What it is, why we need it, how it will be voted on, how it’s adoption can help the community.
211 Bullet Points
-Current process: the board needs 2/3 of the property owner’s votes to propose changes to anything in the by-laws which have been in place since the 1960’s. If 211 is passed, this gives the property owners who actively vote the voice and silences the dormant property owners. What this means is instead of 2/3 of total property owners within Holiday Lake Estates, we will need 2/3 of voting owners to have the majority. With that, the people who vote will have the voice of the community.
-To pass 211, the 2/3’s rule is still in effect but only for the number of returned votes and not 2/3’s of total property owners. owners
-If 211 is passed and adopted, then property owners will have a chance to make a motion in one of the monthly board meetings to place an issue on the yearly ballot for the community to vote on, and the majority of the returned votes will be the decision.
-211 will not give the board all of the power; it awards the voting property owners the power.
-211 will not allow the board to tell you what color to paint your house, what type of grass or plants you must have, etc. It will, however, allow the board a better chance of enhancing the community in terms of common area upkeep; to include park maintenance, pool maintenance, boat ramps, clubhouse, and signage, among many other things the community needs.
-211 does not change the number of votes a property owner has. If you own 1 lot, you still have 1 vote; if you have 20 lots, you have 20 votes. The ONLY time each property owner has ONE vote is to vote on the 211 itself. This is from the state property code and not the by-laws of HLECC.
We invite the community members to come be a part of this discussion so please join us because, this is not only for your future but your kids and their kids.
Thank you and we hope you can attend.
Posted 1/30/2023
Hope everyone is staying dry, warm and doing well. This past weekend's meeting went very well, we had a good turnout of the community and thank you for attending. A few key topics were about the dogs running loose in the community and what can be done by the community to solve the problem. We also talked about 211 and when the next Town Hall Meetings will be held. The next meeting for 211 where the community can come and hear what 211 really is about and how it can benefit Holiday Lake Estates, ask questions and voice concerns will be held February 11th at 5PM and then there will be a follow up meeting February 25th at 12 noon which will be right after the monthly scheduled meeting that starts at 9am. Other things that were discussed were the work weeks where us as community volunteer a few hours on the third weekend of the month to do things such as mow, weed eat, clear trees from levees and pick up trash to help beautify the community. If you would like to volunteer you can get in touch with a board member and we would gladly let you know where to meet for that week however, we usually meet at the spillway between 8 and 8:30am the Saturday of that third week. Feel free to join us. Please be on the lookout for the meeting minutes in weeks ahead for more information.
Posted 12/25/2022
Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to everyone. This is a great community and we are excited to what this next year brings us. If we can all work together as a community we, us, as a community can make things better. God bless us all!!!
Posted 12/7/2022
Holiday Lake Estates Chapter 211 Information Sheet
Who: HLE Residents and Board members
What: Property Code Title 11. Restrictive Convents Chapter 211 process
When: Dec 10, 2022 @ 4PM
Where: HLE Community Center
Why: Provide information and feedback to resident’s questions and concerns about the 211 process and outcomes.
The current restrictions were written by a developer many years ago who didn’t realize that participation in a subdivision is never going to be a majority of the property owners, so making a provision to allow the voting members to make decisions is the only way HLE will be able to change the restrictions and move forward with enough revenue to actually run the subdivision properly.
How: Sec. 211.004. CREATION OR MODIFICATION OF PROCEDURE TO AMEND RESTRICTIONS.
(a) A property owners' association by a two-thirds vote of the association's governing body may submit a procedure for amending restrictions to a vote of the property owners in the subdivision or in the unit or parcel of the subdivision governed by restrictions.
(b) An amendment procedure submitted to a vote under Subsection (a) binds all property owners in the subdivision or the unit or parcel of the subdivision to which the procedure applies if more than two-thirds of the voting property owners vote in favor of the procedure.
Reference
CHAPTER 211. AMENDMENT AND ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS IN CERTAIN SUBDIVISIONS. Property code Chapter 211. amendment and enforcement of restrictions in certain subdivisions. (n.d.). Retrieved October 31, 2022, from https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.211.htm
Posted 11/10/2022
The next HLE Board Meeting will be held at the Club House on December 10th due to the Thanksgiving Holiday, we hope that you can join us and have a happy and safe Thanksgiving.
Also, there will be a community workday for all that would like to help beautify HLE. We will meet at the spillway 8:00am to 8:30am on Saturday November 19th if anyone wants to help!! We had 13 Residents at the last one and was able to get so much done!! Hope to see you there!!
Posted 10/21/2022
PLEASE NOTE - With all the water lines being damaged by the fiber cable contractor, Pixley Water Works is following the State of Texas guidelines, this is not a mandatory notice but a PRECAUTIONARY notice..This notice will be in place until the fiber optic contractor has completed their work.
Posted October 12th
Workday for all that would like to help beautify HLE. We will meet at the spillway 8:00am to 8:30am on Saturday if anyone wants to help!!
POSTED 5 August 2022
SUBJECT TO CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE: Should you have any questions regarding pool hours, please call Debra Walker at 936-433-7366.
Pool Hours / Days
Tuesday - Sunday 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm
No changes to Ladies Water Aerobics
Monday - Friday: 9 – 10am Ladies Water Aerobics
Memberships:
Family (up to 5) - $50
Single (1) - $20
Daily (with membership) - $1
Daily (without membership) - $2
Pool Watchers & Their Guests - $0
Private Party Rental:
Pool (6pm – 10pm) - $100 rental; $100 deposit (refunded if they leave the premises the same as when they took possession)
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HLE 61st Anniversary T-Shirts:
S – XL $15; 2XXL $18 (all proceeds go towards the pool fund)
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COMMUNITY CENTER RENTAL
The Community Center is now available for group events. Please contact a member of the Social Committee for information and available dates. Sharon West 281-923-5553 [email protected]
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25 June 2022
Elected HLE Board Members for 2022-2023
Matthew G. Redcay Sr. - Accepted, Co-Chairperson
Lawrence "Larry" Lambert - Accepted
Beverly Haven - Accepted, Finance
Sheila Carniotos - Accepted, Communications
Ceceilia Berlanga - Accepted, Social/Recreation
Matthew G. Redcay Jr. - Accepted, Parks/Aquatics
Jim Green - Accepted, Parks/Aquatics
Remaining Board Members stand as:
Beci Largent, Chairperson
Kimberly Boyette, Secretary
James Mullins, Website
Daniel Adams, Parks/Aquatics
Sharon West, Social/Recreation
We would like to welcome these new members to the HLE Board. We look forward to working with the new members on all current and future issues for the betterment of our HLE Community.
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HOLIDAY LAKE ESTATES FACEBOOK GROUP
There are several Groups on Facebook run by homeowners in Holiday Lake Estates.
To get the latest official information, please be sure to join the "Holiday Lake Estates Civic Club" Facebook Group. This is the only Facebook Group sanctioned by the Holiday Lake Estates Property Owners Association.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
THANKS TO OUR VOLUNTEERS FOR THEIR HARD WORK MOWING THE PARKS AND LONDA LYNN DAM. SPECIAL THANKS TO SKEETER BRADLEY, JIM GREEN AND DON CHRISTENBURY FOR THEIR HARD WORK MOWING. DON HAS DONE THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE WORK ON THE HLE MOWER, SAVING MONEY FOR THE COMMUNITY.
A SPECIAL THANKS TO TAHNYA RASH LEE AND HER HUSBAND. THEY HAVE BEEN MOWING AND CLEANING UP FREEDOM PARK. VOLUNTEERS LIKE THIS KEEP OUR COMMUNITY GOING.
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO CHUCK LEE. VOLUNTEERING HIS TIME WITH MOWING.
THANKS TO ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS
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