New Caney - Porter Edition | April 2026

Government

BY NICHAELA SHAHEEN

Montgomery County to seek courthouse architect Montgomery County commissioners voted 4-1 to advertise for architect services for a new justice center and courthouse facility during their March 26 meeting. Commissioners also discussed potential future nancing options for the project that could include a bond election. Potential funding sources for construction General obligation bonds Certicates of obligation Public-private partnership

FY 202627 budget process to begin Montgomery County commissioners are set to begin work on the county’s scal year 2026-27 budget, with a proposed calendar that lays out a nal adoption date for Sept. 8. What you need to know The budget calendar launched the FY 2026-27 process April 9, with a formal kick-o scheduled for the next Commissioners Court meeting April 23, Budget Ocer Amanda Carter said. The rst phase—budget development— runs from April 9 to July 15 and includes training, budget packet distribution and meetings between the budget oce, department heads and elected ocials about their funding needs, according to the county’s budget schedule.

The architectural services approved will be funded through a court facilities fund and will be for a site adjacent to the Alan B. Sadler Commissioners Court building, according to discussion at the meeting. What happened Precinct 3 Commissioner Ritch Wheeler cast the opposing vote, saying he did not think the new construction should be behind the current building. Wheeler noted the county cannot decide to place a bond on the November ballot until 78-90 days before the election, in August. The cost Montgomery County Treasurer Melanie Bush

Alan B. Sadler Commissioners Court Building

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said if the county was to hold a bond election, the cost could range from $250 million for a single courthouse building to $700 million for a court- house and jail.

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