July 2018 Newsletter

I hope everyone had a safe, fun and relaxing Independence Day with family and friends. CAPE celebrated the holiday the weekend prior to the 4th with our annual Summer Party. We promised water games at the party and we certainly delivered - the rain cooled everything off nicely and allowed for kids to really have some wet and wild fun. Thank you so much to Matt Gamble et al for the amazing food (hamburgers, hot dogs and apple pie), to Charlotte Guidroz for handling the snow ball stand and donating the watermelons, and to Steve Oivanki and Richard McKay for helping with set up. There were several people jumping in to help. If I missed your name, please know we appreciate your help! Everyone had a good time and the rain just made it more interesting. Thank God for pop up tents!
I would like to give an extended shout out to Matt Gamble who is stepping down from the CAPE board as Events chair. Matt has been on the board for several years and always brings a lighthearted level of enthusiasm to our events. We appreciate all you have done and continue to do for the neighborhood! Charlotte Guidroz will be taking over for Matt for the remainder of his term.

We also would like to thank Chris Haslitt for all of his hard work and dedication to CAPE as the Government Relations chair for the past 2 years. Chris is also stepping down and we will certainly miss his analytical and common sense approach to problem solving. The Government Relations chair will now be split into 2 seats. The first will focus on issues within the geographic footprint of Pollard Estates, like stop signs and drainage. This position is being taken over by Blake Breedlove. The second will focus on issues outside of Pollard Estates, like nearby construction (Rouzan) and Perkins Road Overpass changes, which will certainly affect our neighborhood. This seat is being taken over by Patrick Downs. 

Please join me in thanking Matt, Chris, Charlotte, Blake and Patrick for volunteering their time to the betterment of the entire neighborhood.

We are still hovering around 60% of the neighborhood as members of CAPE. Please continue encouraging your neighbors to become members. Our next CAPE board meeting is closed, however you can request attendance or discussion of a particular topic by emailing Mail@PollardEstates.org. Our next social event is the September 15 Football Party for LSU vs. Auburn. Look for details on that coming soon. We hope to see you all there!

Kelley Stein, President