CITY & COUNTY
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News fromMontgomery County,The Woodlands Township and Shenandoah
MEETINGS TheWoodlands Township board of directors meets Feb. 21 at 6 p.m. and Feb. 27 at 4 p.m. at 2801 Technology Blvd., The Woodlands. www.thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov Shenandoah City Council meets Feb. 13 and 27 at 7 p.m. at 29955 I-45 N., Shenandoah. www.shenandoahtx.us Oak Ridge North City Council meets Feb. 11 and 25 at 7 p.m. at 27424 Robinson Road, Oak Ridge North. www.oakridgenorth.com For instant coverage of thesemeetings, follow us on Twitter: @impactnews_wdl 10,091 calls in the month of January 2018, peaked at 15,666 in July and fluctuated before ending the year with 14,479 calls in December. “We’ve had a busy 2018, and 2019 has started out equally busy,” Holifield said. Report: Burglaries down in Montgomery County THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP The number of burglaries reported in The Woodlands decreased in 2018 com- pared to the previous year, Montgom- ery County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Tim Holifield told The Woodlands Town- ship board of directors in his annual law enforcement report Jan. 23. The total number of burglaries reported to the sheriff’s office in 2018 decreased by 36.4 percent compared to 2017, while the number of vehicle burglaries decreased by 11.8 percent, according to the report. The number of monthly calls for service increased throughout the year, which can be partially attributed to an increase in the number of officers on the street, he said. The sheriff’s office responded to
Township approves shuttles to 2019 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP Resi- dents in and around The Woodlands Township will have a new way to get to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo this year. dates. The buses will leave and return from the Sterling Ridge Park and Ride on Saturdays and Sundays. SHUTTLE SERVICE The buses will pick up and drop off passengers at the Sterling Ridge Park and Ride location.
The cost per passenger will be $25, according to Ruthanne Haut, deputy director of community services for The Woodlands Township. For the township to break even on the costs for the service, it will need to sell 23 tickets per bus. The total cost to the township is estimated at $30,870. “There seems to be support for this initiative to see if this works,” town- ship Chairman Gordy Bunch said. Bunch said the service is contin- gent on finding a safe location near NRG Park to drop passengers off. Reservations and a schedule are available on the township website. Passengers will be able to buy tickets online but not through the township’s mobile app.
A new pilot program that will offer weekend service from The Woodlands to NRG Park throughout the rodeo season, which will run Feb. 25- March 17, was approved during the Jan. 16 meeting of The Woodlands Township board of directors. Town- ship directors had previously dis- cussed the item in December but had not officially approved the item. The preliminary bus schedule— which is subject to change—includes 10 runs to the rodeo grounds begin- ning at 9 a.m. and ending at 6 p.m., and 13 runs returning to The Woodlands beginning at 11 a.m. and ending at 11 p.m., for weekend rodeo MONTGOMERY COUNTY Judge Mark Keough’s first Montgomery County Commissioners Court meeting as the new county judge was Jan. 8, and his first move was to decrease his own sal- ary by $15,000 along with decreasing his chief of staff’s salary. Keough’s new salary is $154,774, and his chief of staff’s is $108,959. It was approved unanimously, and the excess funds were shuffled to the Precinct 4 asphalt account. It was also Precinct 4 Commissioner James Metts’ first court meeting on the job. “I’m genuinely excited about working with all four of these men,” Keough said of the commissioners. SHENANDOAH Shenandoah City Council on Jan. 23 granted an exten- sion by a 4-1 vote for construction to begin on the Woodlofts multiuse apartment complex. The ordinance sets Aug. 14 as the new date to begin construction on the residential and retail project located on just over 5 acres at 201 David Vetter Blvd., Shenandoah. Kevin Kirton, CEO and principal of Buckhead Investment Partners Inc., and Zane Segal of Zane Segal Projects,
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New Montgomery County judge reduces own salary in first move during Jan. 8 meeting
Incorporation study gets new community website THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP The Novak Consulting Group, a firm leading The Woodland Township’s incorporation study, announced the launch of a new website Jan. 23 to provide information on the project to the community. The website, www.thewoodlandsin- corporationstudy.com, includes info- graphics, timelines and data about the township’s ongoing study as well as a document library containing financial models, reports and other information. The township retained the Novak group to complete the study after ending its contract last year with Matrix Consulting Group, the firm previously leading the effort. project has been pushed back by a series of delays relating to funding, the developers said. Council Member Michael McLeod questioned the delays with the proj- ect, stating a previous extension had been approved in February 2018. The Woodlofts will consist of two buildings, including 350 multifamily units, a parking structure and 14,500 feet of retail space. The average size of an apartment will reportedly be around 900 square feet, with
Mark Keough’s first action in office was reducing his own salary during the Jan. 8 meeting.
Woodlofts granted extension for multiuse apartments at Shenandoah’s Jan. 23 council meeting
apartments ranging from studio to three bedrooms. Council Member Byron Bevers cast the dissenting vote without comment.
one of the developers of the project, addressed the council at the Jan. 23 meeting. Segal told council members the project will be ready to begin work in the spring. “We’ll start in about 90 days from today,” Segal said. “We’re asking for six months because there are things that can happen to slow us down.” Community Impact Newspaper previously reported construction for the property was originally planned to begin in early 2015. However, the
Future location of TheWoodlofts 201 David Vetter Blvd., Shenandoah
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