The Woodlands | April 2023

2023

LOCAL VOTER GUIDE

GUIDE

Candidates and information for local elections

COMPILED BY VANESSA HOLT

Candidates were asked to keep responses under 50 words, answer the questions provided and avoid attacking opponents. Answers may have been edited or cut to adhere to those guidelines, or for style and clarity.

DATES TO KNOW

WHERE TO VOTE

May 6 Election day May 6 Last day to receive ballot by mail (or May 8 if carrier envelope is postmarked by 7 p.m. at location of election)

April 24 First day of early voting April 25 Last day to apply for ballot by mail (received, not postmarked) May 2 Last day of early voting

Montgomery County voters can vote at any polling locations during early voting. On election day, voters in Montgomery County must vote in their respective precincts.

Shenandoah City Council, Position 2

Incumbent

Occupation: project manager Relevant experience: 32-year resident; leads teams of experts, manages commercial projects www.ichoosedavid.com DAVID TEAGUE Occupation: managing partner at SCR Memory Care Relevant experience: current city council- TED FLETCHER

How can Shenandoah best attract new sources of revenue? Shenandoah is fortunate to have a healthy, robust tax base with multiple years of budget surpluses and substantial rainy day funds. Have we overtaxed the people? We have an excess of $5.3 million of Convention and Visitor Bureau money and $8 million in gen- eral fund money. How much is enough? Supporting open and free markets will always drive new city revenues. Understanding mar- ket trends, then planning and implementing city services, programs and infrastructure to sustain and support businesses are key to attracting growth, which create increased sales taxes, ad valorem taxes as well as other revenue streams.

Where can Shenandoah cut spending and invest?

What do you feel are the major issues in Shenandoah? Increased crime. Chief [Troye] Dunlap recent- ly stated, the police department had immedi- ate needs for additional ocers, administra- tive sta and updated technology. We have money—why delay funding the needs of our police? Give him funding now. Political integ- rity; term limits; professional decorum during council inquiry [and] frequent town halls. City Council has worked hard on plans to address the major issues facing the city. We planned for mobility and now have four major projects underway. We have a ve-year Capital Improvements Plan addressing infra- structure and growth. We have funded the police department to ght crime and have lowered taxes.

SOURCE: MONTGOMERY COUNTY ELECTIONSCOMMUNITY IMPACT

Shenandoah needs to invest in infrastructure and a fresh-eyed approach to true line-item budgeting instead of building a budget based on projected revenue. Re-evaluate the culture of wants, not needs.

Early voting times may vary, but election day voting hours are from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. statewide.

POLLING LOCATIONS

VOTER TURNOUT

Turnout Registered voters

11659 FM 1488, Magnolia New Caney ISD Central Administration Oce 21580 Loop 494, New Caney North Montgomery County Community Center 600 Gerald St., Willis West Montgomery County Community Development Center 31355 Friendship Drive, Magnolia The Woodlands Emergency Training Center 16135 I-45 S., Conroe

Montgomery County

EARLY VOTING Central Library 104 I-45 N., Conroe East Montgomery County Fair Association Building 21675A McCleskey Road, New Caney Election Central * 9159 Airport Road, Conroe Lone Star Community Center 2500 Lone Star Parkway, Montgomery Magnolia Event Center

ELECTION DAY** Magnolia Event Center 11659 FM 1488, Magnolia Oak Ridge North Municipal Building 27424 Robinson Road, Oak Ridge North Shenandoah Municipal Complex 29955 I-45 N., Shenandoah *LIMITED BALLOTS, SPECIAL FORMS OF EARLY VOTING AND BALLOT BY MAIL ** IN THE WOODLANDS AREA

NOVEMBER 2022

208,701

409,739

50.94%

Shenandoah uses a zero-line-item budget ap- proach to eliminate waste and cut year-over- year spending. With ination out of control and stang dicult to recruit, we need to focus investing more into keeping our key personnel, such as our police ocers, public works operators and department heads. People are our greatest asset.

MAY 2022

29,606

394,894

7.5%

NOVEMBER 2021

44,375

383,143

11.58%

MAY 2021

man; proven track record; successful businessman; visionary leader 281-825-9223, www.ted4council.com

99,396 3.75%

3,732

THE WOODLANDS 10491 Kuykendahl (281) 681-9110 FM 1488 3588 FM 1488 (936) 271-9606

RAYFORD SAWDUST 25044 IH 45 (281) 362-9131 OAK RIDGE NORTH 27490 IH 45 N (281) 296-6000

GOSLING ROAD SPRING 24527 Gosling Rd (281) 516-9404