http://www.hcnonline.com/artic…..012810.txt
Township to take control of water taxis Currently owned by The Woodlands Development Company and operated by the district, the six water taxis are being presented to the township at no cost.
1. Look who voted yes. All have financial interest in TS.
The township board voted 7-3 in favor of the interlocal agreement. Board members Peggy Hausman, Claude Hunter and Tom Campbell voted against the proposal, while board chair Nelda Blair and board members Lloyd Matthews, Bruce Tough, Ed Robb, Vicki Richmond, Kemba DeGroot and Bob Kinnear voted in favor of the agreement that was recommended by a water taxi ad hoc committee
2. It's in the red every year.
3. Federal money comes from the taxpayer.
4 Finally, WE ARE NOT A TOWN< CITY>>>>>>>>>We are an STD with NO MUNICIPAL POWERS
Blair, a member of the ad hoc committee, said she had gone “back and forth” on whether the township should take over control of the taxis. She decided in favor after deciding the water taxis are a “strong, vital component” of downtown Woodlands