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July 2011
The Bel Meade Homes Association Annual Meeting and Dinner was held
Thursday, May 5th at Milano’s Ristorante Italiano in Alamo Heights.
More than 70 residents were in attendance to enjoy a very good meal and
get a business update on the Bel Meade Homes Association. The annual
Bel Meade Homes Association Board elections also took place. There
being no new residents who put their name up for nomination, a motion
was made and seconded that the current Board of Directors serve another
term. The motion passed by acclimation.
The annual dinner meeting gave many residents the opportunity to meet
neighbors they had not met before. There were so many comments about
what a great neighborhood Bel Meade is and how glad folks are to live
here. We couldn’t agree more!
Bel Meade Times BEL MEADE HOMES ASSOCIATION
2011 – 2012 BOARD
PRESIDENT
Jeff Marsh 829-1329
1st VICE PRESIDENT
Dick Gustafson 745-0786
2nd VICE PRESIDENT
Howard Peak 826-5481
TREASURER
Andrew Miller 782-8825
SECRETARY
Christine Luttrell 826-8240
PRESIDENT OF GARDEN CLUB
Jean Swanson 826-0766
Important Numbers
Police Department 911
Police Non-Emergency 207-7273
Constable Mark Vojvodich
335-4750
Fire Department 911
City Customer Service 311 City service requests - potholes, stray animals, dead animals, downed street signs, trash collection, complaints or other City requests
Community Policing Officer Officer Blake Jackson Badge # 632
North SAFFE Unit 219-0256
Bel Meade Homes Association www.belmeadeneighborhood.com
Bel Meade in Bloom
With so little rain…. (oops it should read …. ) With no rain for us in Bel Meade our neighbors yards are still blooming with beautiful
flowers, and trees. Here are a few pictures . More can be found on the Bel Meade website. www.belmeadeneighborhood.com
Bel Meade Garden Club
Organized in 1957, the Bel Meade Garden Club
is open to all residents in Bel Meade regardless
of gardening experience. In today’s busy world, neighborhood clubs and service groups
are disappearing yet the Bel Meade Garden
Club continues as an exciting and viable club serving our neighborhood.
The Club meets once a month from September thru May. Meetings of the Garden Club are a
great way to visit with neighbors and listen to
some wonderful guest speakers speaking on a
variety of interesting topics. In addition, you can enjoy some wonderful homemade refresh-
ments.
Membership in the Garden Club is one of the
greatest values you can take advantage of as our
membership dues are only $ 5.00 per year. Even if you can only attend a few of the meet-
ings, it is worth your while to join as it helps us
continue our purpose of promoting fellowship
and communication among the neighbors of Bel Meade.
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GARDEN CLUB PRESIDENT MESSAGE
Hello Neighbors! It’s a New Year for the Bel Meade Garden Club!!!
The Bel Meade Garden Club would like to have all the residents of
Bel Meade as members. If you have not joined, please feel free to do so. Contact Clara Kistler to join and to pay your dues ($5.00) or
you can join at the meeting in September.
The Bel Meade Garden Club meets every month starting in Septem-
ber. Please save the date, Friday, September 9th, for our wel-
come back party, at Jean Swanson's, starting at 6:00 PM.
We have some very interesting programs and speakers for this
year, planned by Jackie Paddock, our program chairman.
The programs planned for the 2011 - 2012 year are:
October - A Culinary Experience with Frances Strange November - The Legends of Christmas with Betty Hayes
December - The Christmas Buffet Party at Mary Wieser's home
January - The 10 Leading Causes of Death with Karen Fridlund
February - Water Saving in the Garden with Cindy Sims March - The Birds of Warbler Woods with Susan Schaezler
April - Fiesta with Amy Fulkerson
May - The installation of officers and luncheon at Jan Groen's home
I look forward to seeing everyone in September.
Please join us for a great year!!!
GO GREEN
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Roads & Parks
The Roads and Parks committee continues to stay busy. You may have
noticed new lights on Swampy Marsh Park. The old metal lights were replaced with new plastic lights that are easier to maintain and will
weather the elements better. In addition, our landscape company has been
working on keeping Burr Road and Harry Wurzbach mowed and looking good. It is a big job and in some cases a bit dangerous due to traffic on
the roads but they have been doing a very good job.
The Board decided it might be a good idea to assign some residents to monitor each of our neighborhood islands. These residents would let the
Board know if there are items that need attention on their assigned island.
For example, lights that need replacement or sprinkler heads that need attention/replacement or trees or shrubs that need attention. If you would
like to be an “Island Kahuna” contact Jeff Marsh at
[email protected] or 210-829-1329 and let us know what island
you would like to monitor.
SAVE THE DATE
Bel Meade
Neighborhood Garage Sale
Saturday, August 27th
8:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m.
Bel Meade Homes Association
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors meets at 6:00 pm on
the 3rd Thursday of every month at 101
Medford. Residents are welcome to attend.
Please notify a Board Member at least three
days in advance if you would like to place an
item on the Board's agenda.
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REMEMBER TO STOP AT ALL
STOP SIGNS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Bel Meade Times
Bel Meade Neighborhood Social Calendar
SAVE THE DATES
Friday - July 29th
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Tycoon Flats
2926 North St. Mary’s Street
(210) 320-0819
Friday - August 26th
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Beto’s Comida Latina
8142 Broadway Street
(210) 930-9393
Saturday - August 27th
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Bel Meade Neighborhood Garage Sale
Friday - September 30th
Time: 6:00 p.m.
La Tuna Grill
419 East Cevallos
(210) 212-5727
Saturday – October 29th
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Bel Meade Annual Fall Picnic
Halloween in the Park
Costume Contest & Picnic
On the "Big Island" Between Brandon E & W
Saturday – December 17th
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Bel Meade Annual
Christmas in the Park Sing-a-long
ISLAND WATERING
Last month the City of San Antonio adjusted all the auto-
matic timers on our islands sprinklers to conform to the
current Stage 2 water restrictions that we are currently
under. They indicated that residents should not hook-up
sprinklers to island faucets and water out of cycle as the
Association can be liable to warnings and fines. Under
stage 2, hand watering is fine and if a resident wishes to
hand water an island they can do so. Please help us
conform to the City’s request.
Committee Sign Up
At our annual meeting we asked residents who were
interested in serving Bel Meade to sign up to par-
ticipate on one of our committees. The committees
are listed in this newsletter and if you have not
signed up but would like to serve on a committee
please contact one of our Board members. We still
need to fill some of our committees, so don’t be
bashful—we can use you!
Safety and Security
Our neighborhood continues to be a very safe neighbor-
hood. We have noticed, however, that some cars (some
are residents some aren’t) are driving too fast on our
streets. We ask that you be careful as kids are still out of
school and many of our residents walk, some at night.
Please drive slowly and keep a watchful eye out. Also,
we have seen cars running our stop signs. This is very
dangerous and can lead to an accident. Although we are
a quiet neighborhood, we must obey all road signs. We
have contacted the Constable’s office and they indicated
they will be assigning more patrols through our
neighborhood and may station patrol cars (or unmarked
cars) at intersections.
Please obey speed limits and stop signs.
Architectural Changes to Your Home
Please remember: if you are planning to make any architec-
tural change to your home or property such as buildings,
fences, walls, pools, landscaping, house painting, new drive-way or walkway, house additions of any size, storage build-
ings or sheds, greenhouses, major landscaping projects, solar
panels, wind turbines, rain water harvesting systems, etc, they need to be approved by the Architectural Review Committee
(a.k.a ARC) prior to work being commenced.
Please refer to your Declaration of Covenants, Conditions
and Restrictions, for information on what can and should
be approved.
If you have any questions, contact the Architectural
Review Committee
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Neighborhood Committee’s
Safety and Security Committee
The purpose of this committee is to formulate and
implement a plan to ensure the safety and security of the neighborhood.
Dick Gustafson Jeff Marsh Milan Maymar
Social Committee
The Social Committee is responsible for planning all
neighborhood social functions, including, the annual meeting, Annual Fall Picnic and Christmas Sing-a-long.
Mary Marsh, Chairman Linda Blackman Carolyn Halatin Ted Halatin
Clara Kistler Christine Luttrell Margie Peak Susan Murphy Jean Swanson Mary Wieser
Publications/Website Committee
The Publications/Website Committee is responsible for
the development and publishing of all neighborhood publications, including the neighborhood newsletter and maintenance of the Bel Meade neighborhood website.
www.belmeadeneighborhood.com
Mary Marsh, Chairman
Architectural Review Committee
The purpose of this committee is to ensure any changes made to Bel Meade homes are approved and in compliance with the Bel Meade Homes Association, Inc.
Declarations and Restrictions.
Victor Castillo, Chairman “Flash” Blackman Yesenia Miller Barry Tackett
Mary Wieser Lee Zalesky
Roads and Parks Committee
The purpose of this committee is to monitor Bel Meade common areas, parks, streets, etc.
Bruce Anderson Jeff Marsh Howard Peak
Pet Welfare Committee
Responsible for acting as a resource and for assisting
residents with the proper care for feral cats and handling issues related to animal complaints in the neighborhood.
Cindy Campbell Clara Kistler Jeff Marsh Brandi Blackman Purcell
Neighborhood Welcome Committee
Greets all new residents and welcome’s them to the neighborhood. Provides a packet of information to the
new resident about Bel Meade to include declarations, By-laws, Garden Club membership and city services, schools, ect.
Charlotte Anderson Linda Blackman Jan Groen
Margie Peak Susan Murphy Virginia Zalesky
District 9 Neighborhood Alliance Committee
Attend monthly District 9 Neighborhood meetings representing Bel Meade and report back to the Board on
related issues affecting Bel Meade
John Park Kate Park
Please contact a board member if you would like to
volunteer be on one of BMHA for a committee’s
Lazy-Day Peach Tart Take a casual approach to home-made peach pie. This free-form tart starts with refrigerated piecrust and doesn't even use a pie tin.
Directions:
1. Let the piecrust stand at room temperature according to package directions; unfold. Line a large baking sheet with foil and lightly flour. Place pastry on the prepared baking sheet and roll to a 14 x 11-inch oval.
2. In a large mixing bowl stir together granulated sugar, flour, and nutmeg. Stir in peaches and lemon juice. Spoon peach mixture onto pastry, leaving a 2-inch border. Fold pastry border up and over peaches, folding edges gently as needed. Combine egg and water. Brush egg mixture onto the top and sides of the crust.
3. Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until the crust is golden. If necessary, cover top crust with foil for the last 10 to 15 minutes of baking to prevent overbrowning. Cool for 30 minutes on the baking sheet. Sprinkle edges with powdered sugar, if desired. Serve warm with sweetened whipped cream, if desired. Makes 8 servings.
Ingredients 1/2 of a 15-ounce package folded refrigerated unbaked piecrust (1 crust) 1/4 cup granulated sugar 4 teaspoons all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 3 cups sliced peeled peaches 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 beaten egg 1 tablespoon water Powdered sugar (optional) Sweetened whipped cream (optional)
If you have not gotten us your email please get it to us so we can
keep you updated on neighborhood and City happenings. You can
send your contact info to our Website and Publications Chairperson,
Mary Marsh, at [email protected]
