CITY & COUNTY
News from Conroe & Montgomery County
HIGHLIGHTS MONTGOMERY COUNTY State Rep. Will Metcalf, R-Conroe, led House Bill 1436 on Jan. 18 to convert Montgomery County Court at Law No. 2 to a probate court to serve the county’s growing population, Metcalf’s o ce announced in a Jan. 25 news release. The bill would reclassify the existing court as Probate Court No. 1; a probate court has jurisdiction over all estates, wills and guardianship matters, according to the release. CONROE During a special meeting Jan. 24, City Council unanimously accepted the resignation of Thomas Woolley, the city’s director of capital projects and transportation. According to a Jan. 25 release from the city, the city administrator’s o ce was made aware of employee concerns regarding Woolley, which prompted the city to conduct an outside investigation. MONTGOMERY COUNTY During its Jan. 24 meeting, the Montgomery County Commissioners Court approved a motion transferring a portable morgue from the Montgomery County Hospital District to the O ce of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and spending $5,000 to relocate it to the county’s forensics facility on North Parkway in Conroe. MEETINGS WE COVER Montgomery County Commissioners Court Will meet at 9:30 a.m. March 7. 501 N. Thompson St., Ste. 402, Conroe. 936-756-0571. www.mctx.org Conroe City Council Will meet at 6 p.m. March 9 and 9:30 a.m. March 23. 300 W. Davis St., Conroe. 936-522-3010. www.cityofconroe.org Montgomery City Council Will meet at 6 p.m. Feb. 28 and March 14. 101 Old Plantersville Road, Montgomery. 936-597-6434. www.montgomerytexas.gov
County seeks $15.5M from state for active shooter training facility
City creates recreation specialist position
BY PEYTON MACKENZIE
BY JESSICA SHORTEN
CONROE The Conroe City Council approved the creation of a recreation specialist position Feb. 9. According to the agenda, the city has seen growth in its sports pro- grams with over 1,000 participants in the Conroe United youth soccer program alone. However, there pre- viously was only one full-time sta member that runs every program. An additional full-time position to assist with sports would support future growth in the programs, according to Parks and Recreation Director Mike Riggens. Riggens said the sta hopes to have the position lled by summer. Meeting information shows the position is estimated to cost $43,441 in the ongoing 2022-23 scal year, funded by sports program fees.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY Montgomery County commission- ers approved a resolution seeking $15.5 million from the Texas Leg- islature to fund an active shooter training facility. Commissioners are seeking to formally acquire the former Keefer Crossing Middle School in New Caney and recondition it to support a permanent active shooter training facility that can be used by agencies across the state. “The senators that represent the county and the legislators from the House asked for this resolution so they can stick it in the committee le to show the interest and that the county is uni ed in its request,” said Jason Millsaps, executive
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director of the Montgomery County O ce of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. The facility has been rented since Oct. 1 and operated jointly by the Montgomery County Sheri ’s O ce and Montgomery County O ce of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Montgomery County will assume the long-term cost of the facility, which Millsaps estimated to be around $2 million a year.
Hospital district adds program to train, recruit more paramedics
BY CASSANDRA JENKINS
MONTGOMERY COUNTY James Campbell, chief of emergency medical services for the Montgomery County Hospital District, said the department launched a new program in January to hire emergency medical technicians and train them to become paramedics. “We are sending EMTs to paramedic school and paying for all of their expenses,” he said. “This is allowing us to build our paramedic pipeline for the future and hopefully keep them in MCHD for a long, successful future.” After solving sta ng issues, Campbell said MCHD will focus on building stations and adding ambulances in 2024-25.
The hospital district launched a new program in January to hire emergency medical technicians and train them to become paramedics. (Courtesy Montgomery County Hospital District)
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