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There was a decline in home sales in the Tomball and Magnolia area year over year in April, according to market data provided by local real estate firm The Renee Leslie Group.

What you need to know: While there was an increase in home sales in three of the five ZIP codes in the Tomball and Magnolia area, total home sales decreased 4.4% year over year in April. 56.8% of the homes sold in the Tomball and Magnolia area in April were priced between $250,000-$499,999.

Pilates Addiction, an exercise studio specializing in Pilates-style workouts, is projected to open in the Vintage Park neighborhood in early fall, franchise co-owner Lacey Williams confirmed.

In a nutshell: The new Pilates studio will be located in a shopping plaza near the intersection of Louetta and Cullen roads. Williams said she and her husband Russell, who co-owns the studio with her, are excited to bring Pilates Addiction to the Vintage Park community.

Williams said she was attracted to the Pilates Addiction brand because of its attention to detail, with intentional music and lighting for every class and exercises designed around the company's patented Aurum Reformer machine.

What they offer: Pilates Addiction offers group fitness classes using the Aurum Reformer, a machine combining the traditional Reformer, Wunda Chair, Ballet Bar and Jump Board, according to the studio's website.

Quote of note: "From the jumpboard to the ballet bar, every detail is designed to level up how you move, feel and perform," she said in an email to Community Impact.

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On June 4, Lone Star College System's board of trustees will consider calling an election for three trustee seats in November.

The big picture: LSCS trustees for Districts 3, 4 and 9 are slated to be up for election Nov. 3, according to June 4 meeting documents for the college system. Trustee terms last six years for LSCS.

According to the LSCS website, the trustees scheduled to be up for election in November are:

• Board Secretery Iesheia Wilson for District 3
• Art Murillo for District 4
• Jim Cain for District 9

• District 3 covers parts of south-central Cy-Fair and northwest portions of central Houston
• District 4 includes portions of north-central Houston
• District 9 covers pieces of Tomball, north Klein and Cypress

Drivers traveling through Magnolia may need to plan for extra time over the next several weeks as a portion of Melton Street remains closed.

What’s happening: Melton Street will be closed between Smith Street and FM 1488 from May 28 through June 26, according to a May 28 notice from the city of Magnolia.

The closure will remain in place day and night during that time.

Why it matters: According to the city, the Texas Department of Transportation said the closure is needed to prepare intersection lights for a planned traffic switch and to stage equipment and materials for upcoming work at the Union Pacific Railroad intersection.

City officials said they received the update from TxDOT at the last minute.

What else: Drivers are encouraged to plan ahead, allow extra travel time and use alternate routes when possible. The city also reminded drivers to use caution near work zones to help keep crews safe.

Clear Lake residents and boaters have long been concerned about the hundreds of abandoned boats littering Clear Lake and surrounding bays, but while dozens of boats remain in Clear Lake, efforts to remove them have been slow. 

Recently, the Texas Land Commissioner and the office of Harris County Commissioner Adrian Garcia partnered to remove a 24-foot sailboat near Clear Lake Park and pledged to remove more boats. 

Why it matters: The Texas General Land Office, or GLO, and the commissioner’s office held the derelict-vessel removal event at the park May 28, according to a GLO news release. 

Stay tuned: Two additional boats are in the process of being removed and destroyed, according to the release.