NEWS BRIEFS
The Woodlands Water Agency announces new general manager
BY VANESSA HOLT
The WWA approved an employ- ment agreement with Erich Peterson for the position Jan. 11, according to the agency. Peterson has more than 22 years of civil engineering and manage- ment experience in the elds of water, wastewater and drainage, according to information from the WWA. His previous experience includes working with Jones|Carter, a civil engineering rm, from 1999 to 2021. His experience there included directing the water districts team that managed MUDs within the Houston, Dallas-Fort
Worth, Austin and College Station areas.
The Woodlands Water Agency approved an agreement with a new general manager. UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
A new general manager will oversee The Woodlands Water Agency following the retirement of General Manager Jim Stinson, according to a Feb. 6 news release from the agency. According to the release, Stinson is retiring after 29 years as general manager of the agency, which is the central management agency for 10 municipal utility districts in The Woodlands in Montgomery County. Stinson will remain with the WWA for several months during the transition.
“We look forward to seeing Erich build on Jim Stinson’s successes as general manager,” said Bob Lux, president of the WWA board of trust- ees. “Erich’s extensive experience managing the daily operations of water districts, his in-depth under- standing of water infrastructure, and his strategic planning and leadership skills position Woodlands Water for continued excellence going forward.” The WWA was previously known as The Woodlands Joint Power Agency, but it rebranded in 2019.
The Woodlands Water Agency manages:
10 municipal utility districts in The Woodlands
Erich Peterson has:
22 years of civil engineering experience
SOURCE: THE WOODLANDS WATER AGENCY COMMUNITY IMPACT
Harris County ESD 11 opens new campus
Texas announces SNAP emergency bene ts end
SUPPORTED BY REVENUE Harris County Emergency Services District 11 is partially funded through collections on ambulance services. However, tax revenue still makes up a large portion of the district’s budget.
BY WESLEY GARDNER
billing center and eet facilities—was originally projected to cost around $18 million, but in ation pushed that gure to approximately $23.7 million. Construction for the rst phase of the new campus ended in August. The second phase of construction, which mainly consists of the dis- trict’s new administrative building, is projected to cost an estimated $11.7 million, ESD 11 o cials said. The new campus is being funded entirely through the district, which had contracted with Cypress Creek EMS for about $1.3 million per month for ambulance services until it launched its own ser- vice—ESD 11 Mobile Healthcare—in September 2021. The administrative building is located at 18334 Stuebner Airline Road, Spring.
BY HANNAH NORTON
Harris County Emergency Services District No. 11 commissioners held a Feb. 28 grand opening for its new administrative building. The announcement of the plan to open came on Jan. 24 as the district neared completion of the second phase of construction for its new 43-acre campus, which entails remodeling the district’s old facility to include its main administrative building, 911 call center, billing center, and eet maintenance and deployment facilities. The district serves areas including the Village of Creekside Park in The Woodlands, which is located in Harris County. ESD 11 o cials said the rst phase of construction—which included the district’s new 911 call center,
Emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program bene ts were available to Texans for the last time in February. According to a news release, Congress designated February as the last month emergency food assis- tance would be provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. However, eligible Texans can still receive regular monthly bene ts. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission was scheduled to distribute over $345.9 million in emergency SNAP bene ts during the month of February. Under the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Texas has distributed over $9.7 billion in emergency bene ts since April 2020.
ESD 11 property tax revenue:
$ 17.28 M $ 17.78 M
2018 2020
$ 19.7 M
2022
ESD 11 property tax rate: (per $100 valuation)
$ 0.03606 $ 0.033334
2018
2020
$ 0.029336
2022
SOURCE: HARRIS COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT 11 COMMUNITY IMPACT
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