Conroe - Montgomery Edition | February 2025

Government

BY NICHAELA SHAHEEN & JESSICA SHORTEN

Montgomery PD starts new program Montgomery Police Department has launched a new program called “Take Me Home,” which aims to create a database of adults and children in the city and surround- ing area who have diculty communicating due to a developmental or cognitive disability. The database will be used to help identify individuals who are lost and return them to their caregivers, according to the city’s website. In a nutshell Individuals with Alzheimer’s, autism spectrum disorder, dementia and Down syndrome tend to be a risk for wandering, according to the city’s website. The program is the city’s way to help ensure individuals are returned home safely.

County terminates library director

“The future of the library system is vital to me and I will immediately begin a nationwide search for a new library director that shares the values of the community and respects the direction of Commissioners Court, who represents the people of this county.” MARK KEOUGH, MONTGOMERY COUNTY JUDGE

Montgomery County terminated Rhea Young, who served as executive director over the Montgomery County Memorial Library System, following concerns from the public voiced at Commissioners Court meetings regarding the availability of conservative literature. What you need to know Following a lengthy executive session Jan. 28, commissioners voted to have County Judge Mark Keough oversee the county library operations without formally terminating Young. However, in a news release to Community Impact , Keough’s oce conrmed Young was ocially terminated from her position Jan. 29. Commissioners then voted 4-1 on Feb. 11 to arm Young’s termination after she and a number of residents petitioned for her reinstatement.

How we got here In October, the county revisited its policy for reviewing library books for content inappropriate for children due to concerns the existing policy was not structured properly and allowing nonres- idents to report books to the review committee. According to previous reporting, the committee is comprised of ve citizens appointed by the county judge and commissioners for four-year terms.

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