Beautification committee works hard to improve community

By ROYCELYN BASTIAN
Updated: 03.27.09

Seeds were flying at the monthly Community Chamber of Commerce of East Montgomery County’s Beautification Committee meeting March 26.

Through donations, members took hundreds of seed packets and emptied them into bowls to get ready for their planting season.

“Some of the seeds that we are working on today (March 26) will be planted at the Lake Houston Park, Barbara Egan, committee president, said to the members as well as guest speaker, Paul Hendrix from the park.

Planting flower seeds is just a small part of what the Beautification Committee does year round. Established in 2005 after the 2004 Team City meeting, the committee’s goal is to beautify the area by removing bandit signs, litter, abandoned cars and junk trailers.

“We also work on improving animal control, saving trees, teaching school children about protecting our environment and encouraging others to beautify their property,” Egan said.

To meet its purpose, the members have landscaped the front area of the East County Courthouse Annex and planted plants at the Lake Houston Park and sold Crepe Myrtle trees to have flowering trees in East Montgomery County.

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