MONTGOMERY COUNTY
EVENTS & LEADERSHIP
MONTGOMERY CO.
MONTGOMERY CO LUNCH
Wednesday, January 27
DIVISION NEWS
Topic: Water Regulations
Speaker: Jace Houston, San Jacinto River Authority
11:30 a.m. at Landry's Restaurant
1212 Lake Robbins Dr.
2010 and Beyond
The Woodlands, TX 77380
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Board Proposes Exciting Lineup for
Montgomery County Builders & Developers
MONTGOMERY CO LUNCH
Wednesday, February 24
Speaker/Topic: TBA
y County is a great progress on their surface water program
11:30 a.m. at Landry's Restaurant
place to work and live, and in known as Water Resources Assessment
1212 Lake Robbins Dr.
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spite of the recent downturn in Plan (WRAP) that will undoubtedly have
The Woodlands, TX 77380
the market, Montgomery County has a huge impact on large volume ground-
Cost: $40/person
continued to see activity in its real estate water users like the City of Conroe, The
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market. As a Conroe area land developer, Woodlands and area MUD districts and
Carrie Saxon, (281) 970-8970 x171 or CSaxon@ghba.org it is encouraging to see activity of any utility providers. Mr. Houston will give us
RSVP online at www.ghba.org
kind in light of today’s flat growth, high an update on where they are to date and
unemployment, and essentially zero what to expect in the coming months as
MCBDD BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President: Scott Stevens
construction financing available. it relates to regulations from Lone Star
Vice President: Susan Severa
Builders and developers alike have had
Groundwater Conservation District (LS-
Sec/Treas: TBA
GCD), as well as the economic impact
Past President: Jerry Hayley
to get creative in order to survive in these
of the WRAP.
Directors:
conditions, but several have weathered
Rose Casanova the storm and are beginning to position As of mid-November 2009, the LSGCD
Tim Hardin
themselves for 2010 and beyond. I’ve board members agreed to extend the
Michael McNall
spoken to builders in the past couple of compliance deadline to January 1,
Kevin Tokarski
months that are actively looking for lot po- 2016 for large volume users to comply
sitions in Montgomery County, which is a with groundwater regulations limiting
Article by 2010 Montgomery
great sign that we may finally be emerging groundwater usage to 70% of permitted
County Builders &
from what has been the worst real estate gallons. The only practical alternative to
Developers Division
President Scott Stevens of
market in the past 20 years. groundwater is the use of surface water
Stoecker Corporation.
Looking forward to 2010, the Montgomery
to meet the needs of large volume users.
County Builders & Developers Division
But surface water usage from reservoirs
has put together an exciting lineup of
like Lake Conroe may have significant
speakers and panels which will focus on
economic implications to the real estate
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important topics that significantly impact
market if lake levels drop as a result of
our real estate market. Topics vary from
its usage.
the explosive growth of area school To be sure, this will be an interesting and
districts, to the future of homebuilding in very informative meeting for the Mont-
the county, to the future economic impact gomery County real estate community,
from changes in the local and regional and I encourage everyone to attend.
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groundwater conservation regulations.
I look forward to serving the GHBA in
For our January meeting, we have invited 2010 and want to thank the association
Jace Houston with the San Jacinto River and my fellow board members for the
Authority to speak to us about recent opportunity.
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