Fellow Members of the Third Saturday Seminar! I am unable to join you Saturday. Steve Gorman our A.L.L. Director has graciously agreed to take my place AND our Third Saturday Seminar will co-host a Candidate Forum for the Woodlands Township Election organized by the Voter Awareness Council and moderated by Andy Dubois of the Villager.
Bring your neighbors! Early voting starts Monday!
– Curt Gibby
Third Saturday Seminar 2015-2016
of the
LSC-Montgomery A.L.L. Program
“Return of the Elders, Unleash your Wisdom”
“Woodlands Township Election – Candidate Forum”
Co-Hosted by the Voter Awareness Council (vactx.org)
and
Moderated by Andy Dubois Executive Editor of the Villager/Courier
on
Saturday, 17 October 2015 (Third Saturday)
9:30AM til 12:00 NOON
Room B-102,, Lone Star College – Montgomery
3200 College Park Drive – Conroe, TX – 77384
This Saturday we welcome the Voter Awareness Council to co-host a forum of candidates running for Position 5,6 and 7 on the Woodlands Township Board. Andy Dubois, Executive Editor of the Villager/Courier, will be the Q&A moderator.
All the candidates have been invited, at the moment there are six who have accepted.
Steve Gorman, our A.L.L. Program Director has graciously agreed to step in for Curt Gibby, and do the honors and will present the “Current Events” Portion at the Start of the forum.
Steve Leakey, will introduce the Voter Awareness Council.
Bruce Cunningham will talk briefly about the “Aging in Place” concept, a way for seniors to live in their homes longer.
The Election is Tuesday, November 3, Early Voting Starts Monday, 19 October Find your polling location
The Issues: The following questions were sent to all the candidates. You can read their replies here.
GOVERNANCE –
What specific action, if any, do you plan to take during your two (2) year term regarding governance issues, that is:
1) The existing organizational structure of The Woodlands Township government?
2) The relationship with Montgomery and Harris Counties?
3) Incorporation planning, if any, during your term?
4) What experiences and skills qualify you to accomplish these tasks?
Given that all roads in The Woodlands are constructed, owned and maintained by entities other than The Woodlands, what role will you play in meeting your mobility priorities?
What experiences and skills will you rely upon to effectively represent the interests of The Woodlands?
BUDGET –
The current Board of Directors has voted for the 6th consecutive year to decrease the property tax rate (2016).
How long do you anticipate this downward trend in property tax rates will continue and why?
On the consolidated expenditures side, do you believe that the existing overall budgeted expenditures are too high, too low or just about right? Why?
What experiences and skill do you bring to the budgeting process?
SHORT RESPONSE QUESTIONS – answer in 10 words or less:
- What is the best part about living in The Woodlands?
- What will be your top priority as a Director?
- What time commitment will you make to this volunteer position?
- What conflicts, if any, would you have as a sitting Director?
- What will be your style in working together with the other Directors?
VILLAGER QUESTIONS:
- Why have you chosen to run for The Woodlands Township Board of Directors?
- What are your top two issues you would like to address if elected?
- What do you feel like you can bring to the table if elected to The Woodlands Township Board of Directors
- Where do you stand on the incorporation of The Woodlands?
FYI: On the ballot (Texas) Also available here
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Proposition 1 | Taxes | Changes the homestead exemption amount for school district property taxes from $15,000 to $25,000 |
| LRCA | Proposition 2 | Taxes | Exempts property from taxation for surviving spouses of totally disabled veterans |
| LRCA | Proposition 3 | State Exec | Repeals the requirement that certain executive officials reside in the state capital, Austin, while in office |
| LRCA | Proposition 4 | Gambling | Allows professional sports team charitable foundations to conduct charitable raffles |
| LRCA | Proposition 5 | Transportation | Authorizes counties with 7,500 people or less to perform private road construction and maintenance |
| LRCA | Proposition 6 | Hunt & Fish | Provides for a right to hunt, fish and harvest wildlife |
| LRCA | Proposition 7 | Gov’t Finances | Allocates a portion of sales and use tax revenue to the state highway fund through 2032 |
Third Saturday Seminars – Fall 2015
3 Sessions
To refer to an ancient Chinese saying, “our world is in interesting times” and individual citizens
are assaulted with a blinding array of propaganda from every conceivable source.
The Third Saturday Seminar is about demystification of what is going on around us.
Time will also be spent on current events.
Meets 9/19, 10/17, and 11/21. Meets on Montgomery Campus in B102.
16843 S 9/19-11/21 9:30 a.m.-Noon B102 Gibby
LSC-Montgomery
3200 College Park Drive, Conroe, TX 77384
For more information, call 936.273.7446
ALL- Montgomery Links:
Academy for Lifelong Learning: LSC-Montgomery
Steven Gorman
Program Manager, Academy for Lifelong Learning,
LSC-Montgomery 936.273.7259
Registration
How do I register for a class? You can fill out a registration form and submit it to us:
LSC-Montgomery
3200 College Park Dr.
Conroe, TX 77384
Continuing Education/ALL Office Building E (Room 205)
936.273.7446
Fax: 936.273.7262
Reminder for ALL members:
Please let us know if you change your address, phone number, or email. Call 936.273.7446 or email: MCALL@LoneStar.edu.
“Some part of our being knows this (the universe) is where we came from. We long to return. And we can. Because the cosmos is also within us. We’re made of star-stuff. We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.” Carl Sagan
Curt Gibby
Director