Copperfield January 2018

Middlegate Village
(MG) MONTHLY HOMEOWNERS
MEETING CHANGE
Meetings have been moved to Wednesday nights.
Our next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday,
January 10, 2018. Our February meeting will
be Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Typically all
meetings are scheduled the first Wednesday
of the month. We encourage all homeowners
to attend and see what sort of great things are
happening with your community. Learn how you
can be an important part of your community by
volunteering with the many committees that need
and want your help.
(MG) FRIENDLY REMINDER
REGARDING ASSESSMENT FEES
Friendly reminder that your Annual Association
Assessment Fees are coming due. Your annual
assessment fees are due January 1 st and are
considered late on February 1 st . After February 1 st ,
you are subjected to late penalties and/or interest
fees.
Northmead Village
(NM) NEW YEARS QUOTE
“Write it on your heart that every day is the
best day in the year.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
We wish all Northmead Village residents a Happy and prosperous New Year and hope that
one of your New Year’s Resolutions will be to meet one new neighbor and make them your
friend in this coming year!
Snow!
Our Neighborhood experienced unexpected weather event in December, SNOW! Some
neighbors shared their pictures with us…. Thanks to Ivan Amancio, Charles Silva and
David Huezo for the aerial shots!
We know that this time of year it may be hard to
pay your assessment all at once. Therefore, the
association offers payment plans up to 4 months.
Please contact SCS Management at 281-463-1777
to learn more about payment plans.
(MG) A MESSAGE FROM
THE BIRD COMMITTEE
As a community, we homeowners must be vigilant
to discourage migratory birds from nesting in
trees on our personal property. Depending on
the weather and the birds migration activity, now
through February should be our months to take
action. We should trim our trees and remove
deadwood. If we see nests left from last season’s
herons and egrets, we should remove those too. We
should thin tree canopy to allow sunlight between
limbs and other trees. This is the best deterrent to
the birds.
This past spring and summer, trees at several
homes in Middlegate became a temporary home
and breeding site for herons, cattle egrets and
other migratory birds. These nesting birds created
noise, odor and significant amounts of excrement.
It is impossible to predict where the birds will
nest next. But once they nest, they must be left
alone. During nesting season, the birds cannot be
disturbed. International treaties, federal law and
state law protect them.
The bird committee remains active year round
to keep current on new developments. Watch
this column and the official Middlegate site
middlegatevillagehouston.nabrnetwork.com.
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January 2018 | Copperfield Community Newsletter