The Woodlands Development Standards Committee (DSC)

Mr Joe Merrill, founder of Community Activists of The Woodlands, possibly in process of being turned down for a DSC appointment.
On June 27th Joe Merrill sent THIS request to the Woodlands Community Service Corporation (WCSC) and has not heard back from the WCSC regarding a yes or no decision.
Mr Norrell, WCSC General Manager, advised "The Woodlands Community Service Corporation provides staff services to the DSC / we do not make the decision on DSC appointments. . The DSC will interview the candidates and then make a recommendation to the WCA Board for the appointment. The formal approval of the appointment will be on the WCA agenda when the recommendation comes forward from the DSC."
Since June 27th both the DSC and the WCA boards have met.

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COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS OF THE WOODLANDS TO GET INFORMATION DUE TO AN ATTORNEY GENERAL COMPLAINT

Community Activists of The Woodlands (CATW) continues to work hard for residents of The Woodlands.
Read THIS letter from Michael Beller, Attorney for the Woodlands Community Service Corporation (WCSC).
Notice that the letter from Beller to the Attornery General reads: Attention: Ms. Claire V. Morris Sloan and also reads Dear Mr. Simpson?
Even though the WCSC previously chose to only supply information for 2007, they have since promised to do an "additional search".... We will post their search results.
Update: Thanks to a current Board of Directors efforts, CATW has received the requested information that the Attorney General denied. The Board of director agrees with CATW the if it's in the operating budget then it's public information.

Bruce Tough Trip

Post removed since the WCSC board of directors concluded that Mr Tough acted within the current travel policies.

Everybody's..... Scared or Somethin'

Listen to this very interesting recording from the DSC meeting at the association building last night.
We have great respect for The Woodlands law enforcement who pound the pavement so we will not make any comments.
We've personally heard the story from a couple different angles so ask people who were involved to please comment.
We couldn't find anything about this issue on the associations site.

AG complaint against WJPA

Community Activists of The Woodlands recently filed a complaint with The Texas Attorney General against the Woodlands Joint Powers Agency.
Jim Stinson believes that their current fee bill is adequate, but CATW disagrees. Itemized bills are a standard and that's why we get them, even on our water bills.

Domain Names

CATW purchased several domain names.
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Bruce Tough Survey

Post removed out of respect for public servent. Until a secure tool is found to conduct polls, CATW will simply use Googles BLOG poll, top right of this blog, for nformational purposes only. Results are not valid as people can vote more than once by simply rebooting their computer or going to another computer.

Texas Board of Architectural Examiners

New Blog created, Texas Board of Architectural Examiners - TBAE.

If you could be a Sharpie, what color would you be?

Bruce Tough Trip

While reviewing this information regarding a trip Mr Bruce Tough took to Austin, a couple things stuck warrant your attention. $40 for valet parking at the Austin Omni Hotel? Maybe valet parking is mandatory at the hotel? If so, should Mr Tough use better judgement when picking hotels for trips that residents are paying for? CATW believes that Mr Tough may have taken family members on this trip. Below receipt is a supporting document for this assumption.
Update: The WCSC board of directors ave concluded that Mr Tough did not violate any travel policies.

John Powers Refuses to Answer resident Email

For those of you who want to know who is wasting whose time, please see this. Mr Powers not only ignored a resident, but then wasted everyones time with an information request. CATW has not yet received an answer to the questions that were asked. You can contact Mr Powers and ask him to answer the simple questions.

The Woodlands VOICE PAC

CATW purchased domain names http://TheWoodlandsVoice.com/ and http://TheWoodlandsVoice.org

Community Activists of The Woodlands Assists TCID with Critical Information

Due to a public information request, a productive employee at TCID, and CATW - crime rate is cut in half.
The TCID Fact Sheet has been updated to read: Crime rate 1/2 the national average (CAP Risk Assessment).

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Texas Ethiscs Commission made aware of Claude Hunters campaign finace report errors.

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