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ABOUT US Owners John and Jennifer Garrett launched Community Impact in 2005, and the company is still locally owned today. We have expanded to include hundreds of team members and have created our own software platform and printing facility. CI delivers 35+ localized editions across Texas to more than 2.5 million residential mailboxes.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS MONTH
FROM NICOLE: Voter participation in all elections is important, and our guide for the May 6 elections in Shenandoah and Oak Ridge North gives residents information they can use when headed to the polls. Our April edition also includes a range of outdoor activities to consider in our To-Do List (see Page 12) such as the Ironman Texas triathlon held in The Woodlands. From golf tournaments to art festivals as well as celebrations for Earth Day and Mother’s Day, there is plenty for individuals and families to do this spring. Nicole Preston, GENERAL MANAGER
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FROM VANESSA: April showers have been known to bring more than May owers in the Greater Houston area, and our front-page story this month looks at some of the ongoing eorts for Montgomery County to buy properties that have ooded in the past. We look at some of the delays that have occurred and what residents in vulnerable areas can expect as the process moves forward. Our second front-page story considers another vulnerable population, seniors, who are a growing demographic. We talked to area organizations about how seniors’ needs are being provided for as the region begins to move away from the pandemic era. Vanessa Holt, SENIOR EDITOR
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As we know, the Federal Reserve has been raising interest rates to slow the economy in their fight to curb inflation. They knew at some point something would break and finally something did. Moving interest rates from zero to 5% in 12 months is going to cause someone pain, and over the last few weeks we saw that it was the regional and community banks that saw deposits going out the door seeking higher returns elsewhere. This caused banks to sell longer dated securities to meet those obligations at a considerably lower price than they had paid for them. Thus, the disruption in the banking system. The government stepped in and “implied” that all deposits are safe in banks. How does all this affect your financial situation? Come by for a review and we can help make sure you have taken all the right steps to protect your money. MONTHLY COMMENTARY For our daily commentary and all disclosures, visit www.chjwealthmanagement.com 10200 Grogan’s Mill Road, Suite 340 • 281-298-2700
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