Hilltown is a forgotten unannexed community inside Denton County. It's Lake Front setting is obscured by abject poverty and environmental issues. Aging septic systems, unpaved roads, large areas abandoned to flood plains and lack of infrastructure in this mostly Hispanic neighborhood are the likely culprits.

Juxtaposed by an opulent Lake culture with expensive yachts often anchored just offshore of areas that have no roads, septic, water or even electricity. Hilltown is a Development project just waiting to happen.

An early morning trip through this area can find as many as 100 school aged children walking from all parts of the community to it's once sole bus stop at Cedar Ln/Cottonwood Trail. Often standing in unlit areas full of standing septic runoff just to get to school  These stops just this year have been expanded back to Shorewood.

I have been documenting many environmental issues including raw sewage output into Lake Lewisville for 2 years now. I am Fund Raising to pay for our AT&T bill which covers our data, phones and high speed wireless. Infrastructure in low lying areas is non existent and blocked by County Officials due to flooding issues. I built a solar system and wireless setup to document these issues in areas where infrastructure did not exist to do so. I am seeking funds for reimbursement of costs incurred during COVID which could not be covered by available resources.

I work hand in hand with residents, County Officials, Municipal Officials, Federal, State, County and local law enforcement to identify issues, perform Community Outreach for resolution, and to keep current Community issues at the top of each agencies agendas.

Two years ago there was only one bus stop, County Deputies refused to patrol the area unless there was a specific call for an emergency, CWD trash pickup was spotty at best, roads during rainy seasons were often impassable and children often had to trudge through mud to catch a bus, no cable or high speed internet had ever been laid, trash piling up on abandoned lots and illegally run dumps were common. Homeless encampments were expanding on an almost monthly basis.

Today kids have better bus pickups, there are regular patrols, CWD is on time everytime, AT&T laid high speed fiber throughout the entire community, residents regularly keep the roads up, County Health and Environmental Inspectors are regularly responding to sewage, dumping complaints and homeless encampments are visited regularly by County Law Enforcement.

While some issues have been resolved hundreds of others are currently being addressed. There is alot more work to be done. I now have a lot that I rent and hope to purchase that can receive AT&T high speed fiber and look forward to continuing my documentation of the area.

While I have documented alot of problems I have also documented rare birds, flowers, fruit and bushes. Osprey and Eagles hunt on this Cove almost daily. Texas A&M has declared the Swainson's Warbler as a rare and elusive bird that has not been studied. These are nesting in low lying areas and have been filmed and have a nesting box. The rare flower named 'Rose Mallow' a native hibiscus is also growing and flowering in multiple locations. Alongside Persimmons and Passion Fruit and the proliferate Mexican  Button Bush rare butterflies such as the 'Gulf Fritilliary' and 'Mexican Yellow congregate almost daily.

You see Hilltown is rich in culture, community, exotic and rare wildlife and flora. Hilltown it's worth it!