Meet Oakland Estates local treasure and champion of preservation [Video]

SAN ANTONIO – Some people are so involved in their community that they become synonymous with it. In Oakland Estates, that person is Sue Snyder.

Snyder is a book of knowledge. If you have a question about Oakland Estates, she‘s a safe resource.

Snyder‘s lived in the neighborhood for about 40 years, but that‘s not why she’s considered the neighborhood “expert.”

For the past 20 years, she’s fulfilled most of the leadership positions for the Oakland Estates Neighborhood Association, except for treasurer.

“I‘m trying to retire because of health reasons … I’ve done everything,” Snyder said.

Snyder said the association’s mission is aimed at preserving Oakland Estates’ rural aesthetic and natural beauty.

KSAT noticed a tall Mountain Laurel plant that Snyder said blooms beautifully in the spring.

“We are very much about native plans, keeping things natural,” Snyder said.

As long as you‘re within the neighborhood’s borders, you can‘t …