By Matt Stephens
yourCONROEnews.com
Friday, June 17, 2011

Township staff and the board of directors are split on the staff’s recommendation to replace the 95-gallon solid waste carts with 60-gallon waste carts, a transition which would cost about $100,000. More…

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Trash talk continues at Township
by LINDSAY PEYTON , CHRONICLE CORRESPONDENT | June 15, 2011 11:54 am

The Woodlands Township is delaying decisions that could change the way residents take out the trash.

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The Woodlands Township to hold Board Workshop and Fire Department Board Meeting

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Workshop agenda

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Township board elects Matthews, Robb as vice chairman, treasurer

By Matt Stephens | Friday, June 10, 2011

The Woodlands Township Board of Directors elected Lloyd Matthews and Ed Robb as the vice chairman and treasurer, respectively, during a special board meeting Thursday morning.

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Township ready to expand trolley route
by Lindsay Peyton, Chronicle Correspondent | June 7, 2011

The Woodlands is ready to expand its free trolley service this summer after the Township board voted to include one new stop at a retirement community opening in July.

A motion to extend the route around the Waterway passed by a 4-3 vote after some debate on May 26. Board members Claude Hunter, Tom Campbell and Peggy Hausman opposed the expansion.

Nelda Luce Blair, Ed Robb, Bruce Tough and Lloyd Matthews voted in favor of the measure.

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Montgomery County bans certain fireworks because of drought, fire danger By Howard Roden, Conroe Courier

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Debt Limit Increase – Vote Failed (97-318, 7 Present, 9 Not Voting)

The House rejected this bill to raise the public debt limit by $2.4 trillion. The government is expected to hit the current $14.3 trillion debt ceiling by August 2, 2011. Negotiations between the White House and congressional leaders are ongoing.

Rep. Kevin Brady voted NO.

Homeland Security Appropriations, FY 2012 – Vote Passed (231-188, 13 Not Voting)

This bill would provide the Department of Homeland Security with $42.3 billion in funding for the upcoming fiscal year. The total is 2.6% less than the current fiscal year. The bill includes $1 billion in emergency spending for disaster aid. Senate appropriators have not drafted their version of the bill yet.

Rep. Kevin Brady voted YES.

Use of Ground Forces in Libya - Vote Passed (268-145, 1 Present, 18 Not Voting)

The House passed this resolution stating the chamber’s opposition to deploying ground forces in Libya and requiring President Obama to report the strategy for U.S. involvement in combat operations in Libya to Congress within 14 days. The resolution is non-binding.

Rep. Kevin Brady voted YES

Libya Troop Withdrawal – Vote Failed (148-265, 19 Not Voting)

The House failed to pass this resolution that would have forced the withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from Libya within 15 days.

Rep. Kevin Brady voted NO

Gov. Rick Perry vetoes legislation involving sales taxes for online retailers.

House Speaker Joe Straus says it remains ‘unclear what the Legislature’s options are’ following Gov. Rick Perry’s veto of legislation involving sales taxes for online retailers.

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Summary of Township board meeting on May 25, 2011

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Video of Township board meeting on May 25, 2011.

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According to Renee Powers, Entergy’s customer service representative in Conroe, the reason for the May 21 power outage is still unknown.

The last outage for the area was on May 21 and affected a little more than 2,000 customers in The Woodlands. Due to a defect in one feeder, power went out at 11:52 p.m. and was restored by 12:49 a.m., but a cause could not be determined.

“We patrolled the line and we don’t know what caused it,” Powers said. “We couldn’t find what it was.”

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