The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe, September 30 – After longtime civil engineer David Vogt criticized Montgomery County Engineer Jeff Johnson for his failure to consult with the engineering community before proposing new development standards for Montgomery County, the Montgomery County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to reject Johnson’s proposal to require onsite detention of water […]
Conroe, August 15 – Precinct 4 Montgomery County Commissioner Mike Meador is a big spender who doesn’t believe taxpayers should keep much of their money, and he wants to make sure everyone knows that. Meador insisted upon a bizarre switch in the minutes of a special Commissioners Court meeting on June 11, 2019, so that […]
Conroe, August 13 – Precinct 2 Montgomery County Commissioner Charlie Riley, will cost taxpayers another $44,723, for his beloved tollroad flyovers at the intersection of State Highway 242 and Interstate 45. This time, Riley will force taxpayers to pay for the removal of all toll signage on the two unpopular flyovers. Riley has cost Montgomery […]
Conroe, May 28 – The Montgomery County Commissioners Court will hold a showdown in the morning of May 28, 2019, at 9:30 a.m. over the State High 242 flyover tolls and over several spending items. After Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough, the “People’s Judge,” argued for removal of the flyover tolls at the April 9 […]
Conroe and Austin, April 21 – The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) confirmed on Thursday, April 18, 2019, that it would take over maintenance expenses of the State Highway 242 flyovers, if and when the Montgomery County Commissioners Court removed the flyover tolls. This newspaper confirmed that fact with TxDOT on April 18 and then […]
Conroe, April 16 – Precinct 2 Montgomery County Commissioner Charlie Riley’s latest scam and lie has finally seen the light of day as the truth has surfaced that there are no Toll Road Authority-paid maintenance expenses for the State Highway 242 flyovers. Riley has desperately tried to keep the tolls on the flyovers with the argument that, […]
Image: The Quiet Lady From Magnolia, Ginger Russell, spoke to the Montgomery County Commissioners Court on Tuesday, April 9, 2019, and presented Precinct 2 County Commissioner Charlie Riley “The Golden Hammer Award” for hammering the taxpayers. Conroe, April 11 – The Quiet Lady From Magnolia, Ginger Russell, presented “The Golden Hammer Award” to Precinct 2 […]
Image: Left to right, Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough and his Chief of Staff Jason Millsaps. Conroe, April 8 – Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough has, for the first time during his tenure as County Judge, placed an agenda item on the April 9, 2019, Commissioners Court Agenda to remove the tolls from the State […]
Conroe, March 18 – The Montgomery County Commissioners Court’s enormous annual losses on its tollroad operations will likely cast a dark pall over the Tuesday, March 19, 2019, Commissioners Court meeting, even if the Commissioners carefully avoiding discussing those losses. The so-called “Montgomery County Toll Road Authority” (MCTRA), which is really just the Commissioners Court, […]
Conroe, January 29 – It’s only $1,000.00, but the sole agenda item of the Montgomery County Toll Road Authority (MCTRA) begs an important question. MCTRA President Charlie Riley, the chief advocate for tollroads in Montgomery County who is also Precinct 2 Montgomery County Commissioner, wants the Commissioners Court to pay $1,000.00 for MCTRA’s outside audit. […]
