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“IT JUST TURNED INTO AN ONGOING THING,” SHE SAID...PEOPLE STARTED REACHING OUT TO US, AND WE GOT REALLY INVOLVED WITH EARTH DAY.”
Wong and Hallingstad are members of Lantana Cares - a resident-empowered 501c3 organization dedicated to beautification, education, and recreation in the mega-subdivision of Lantana. Wong started the organization in 2016 as a way to assist residents by creating a nonprofit neighborhood group that works directly with the different entities that keep Lantana running - the homeowner’s association and the water district. “I met with Bill Featherstone, and we realized that our community is unique,” Wong said. “We’re not really a town we’re unincorporated - and we saw that different aspects of our community were being taken care of by different entities.” According to Wong, the intricate
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hen you venture into the 4,000home community of Lantana, you’ll look across lush countryside dotted with manicured lawns and burgeoning infrastructure, all woven together by clean streets. There’s also a good chance you’ll see Lantana neighbors Christy Wong and Kristine Hallingstad doing the dirty work to keep this piece of unincorporated Denton County pristine.
Wong and Hallingstad are members of Lantana Cares - a resident-empowered 501c3 organization dedicated to beautification, education, and recreation in the mega-subdivision of Lantana. Wong started the organization in 2016 as a way to assist residents by creating a non-profit neighborhood group that works directly with the different entities that keep Lantana running - the homeowner’s association and the water district. “I met with Bill Featherstone, and we realized that our community is unique,” Wong said. “We’re not really a town - we’re unincorporated - and we saw that different aspects of our community were being taken care of by different entities.” According to Wong, the intricate structure of Lantana’s governing bodies led to communication challenges between residents and the service providers for the community. www.LiveLocalMagazines.com
