houstonmacbro Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Woodlands moving to new status in 2010 Law lets it run more like a city, avoid annexation By RENÉE C. LEE HOUSTON CHRONICLE Dec. 27, 2009, 7:33AM Melissa Phillip Chronicle Nelda Blair serves as chairwoman and Don Norrell is president of The Woodlands Township. Her position is comparable to a mayor and his to a city manager. Come Jan. 1, The Woodlands, a master-planned community whose residents have long desired incorporation to keep Houston at bay, will function more like a city than a place run by homeowner associations for the past 35 years. A new government body, approved by residents two years ago and called The Woodlands Township, will take control of the Montgomery County community 30 miles north of Houston. “We're transitioning from community associations that predominately provided services to a central government unit,” said Don Norrell, serving in the new role as president of the Township. “The key is centralized government.” The change is historic because no other community in Texas has ever had legislation written to create such a unique government entity and to enable it to enter into an agreement with a city to avoid annexation. The township is a special-purpose district that, in some ways, will look and act like a municipality when it really isn't. Full article: http://www.chron.com...an/6787906.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Damn. It would have been nice to collect taxes from those guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 Damn. It would have been nice to collect taxes from those guys.Agreed, and $45 million over 30 years seems like a pittance. I dunno, I still have the feeling that they will be annexed in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 And while we're on The Woodlands meme, Cynthia Woods Mitchell passed away:http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6788344.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 And while we're on The Woodlands meme, Cynthia Woods Mitchell passed away:http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6788344.htmlcreating thread specifically for cynthia woods mitchell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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