Montgomery County District Attorney to Send The Woodlands a Letter regarding bandit ROW sign Issue

Community Activists of The Woodlands has received confirmation from The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office that signs in The Woodlands Rights-of-Way are illegal.

McDougal States: "I am sending a letter to Mr. Powers advising him of my opinion and asking him, to the extent he has any authority, to discontinue placing any signs in the rights-of-way of the roadways in The Woodlands, Texas; further, that the "Woodlands Residential Development Standards" are ineffective as to the placement of signs in the rights-of-way in The Woodlands, Texas; and that the "fines" provided for in the residential standards are not collectible."

Please contact Don Norrell at 281.210.3800 to request your refund.

Woodlands Groups Continue to Break the Law.

Signs Signs Signs.

If you have been paying attention you will know that Community Activists of The Woodlands (CATW) is doing everything possible to keep The Woodlands beautiful.

The Woodlands Community Service Corporation (WCSC) General Manager, Don Norrell, said on March 22nd, 2007 "The Woodlands is a beautiful community that should be kept that way through reasonable rules and common sense enforcement"

Unfortunately Mr Norrell's definition of Common Sense enforcement differs from the law.
CATW submitted THIS document to The Montgomery County Precinct 3 Constables Office today.

State Senator, Robert L Nichols, agrees with CATW that signs in the right of ways are illegal in THIS document.

Montgomery County Attorney, David Walker, stated the following regarding signs in the right of ways: "They are illegal. Placement of signs in public right-of-way is illegal."

When CATW asked Montgomery County District Attorney, Mike McDougal, his opinion on the signs in the right of ways and if we should contact the constables he had this advice: "That would be my advice, although I don't know if the constable can take the signs. He can issue tickets to them for Class C misdemeanors."

So now it's up to Mr Norrell to do what's right within the law.
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for Chief Deputy Jeff McLaughlin to enforce the law.

Bruce Tough Pays Texas Ethics Commission Fine

Bruce Tough agrees to pay $100 fine for Texas Ethics Commission violations. TEC a $100.00 fine.

Introducing Community Activists of The Wodlands LABS

In the past few weeks Community Activists of The Woodlands (CATW) has made The Woodlands Community Service Corporation (WCSC) aware of THIS SCULPTURE in Cochran's Crossing and its state of decay. The WCSC quickly bounced CATW to the Woodlands Development Company (Developer) for assistance. The Developer told CATW that they would need to contact their "Sculpture Consultant" for advice. Emails sent to the Developer for an update have gone unanswered.
CATW has since expanded into research and development with our new division called CATW LABS.
Since the developer is in the middle of trying to ensure that The Town Center Improvement District annexes The Woodlands, CATW wanted to help.
Introducing SCULPTURE KIT 1.0!
An email will be sent to the developer with our LABS results and hopefully the sculpture will be cleaned by first quarter 2009.

Community Activists of The Woodlands and Texas State Senator Robert L Nichols Agree on State Law With Signs in ROW's

Community Activists of The Woodlands has been working the better part of 2007 fighting to get illegally collected fines returned to residents of The Woodlands. A PERSON MAY NOT PLACE A SIGN ON THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF PUBLIC ROAD UNLESS THE PLACEMENT IS AUTHORIZED BY STATE LAW.
The Woodlands Community Service Corporation(WCSC), the "private" company hired by the three Home Owners Associations of the woodlands does not agree with Senator Nichols.
The below document clearly states that the WCSC has no right to approve the placement of signs in the right-of-way or fine anyone who does place a sign in the right-of-way.
Call Mr Don Norrell, WCSC General Manager, to ask for a refund if you have been sent a threatening letter and paid a fine.
Mr Norrell can be reached at 281.210.3800