April, 2023 -

Fact Checking City Officials: Oak Haven, City Salaries

Posted April 28, 2023 by Esther Lum

In an apparent attempt to discredit the Sentinel’s reporting on the Oak Haven case, city officials spent a few minutes at the April 26 meeting questioning the city attorney about this case. City attorney Bill Ferebee correctly noted that claims between Oak Haven and the City were non-suited in the trial…

P&Z Discusses Proposed Regulations for Home Businesses

Posted April 26, 2023 by Esther Lum

The city’s Planning & Zoning commission continued to discuss new regulations for home businesses at its April 18 meeting. Two residents spoke at the beginning of the meeting and objected to certain provisions in the draft, such as city inspections of home businesses without any mention of reasonable notice. Commissioners responded…

Brave Books Now in County Libraries, Thanks to Local Mom and County Officials

Posted April 26, 2023 by Esther Lum

Photo caption: L-R: Cooper Bell, Brave Books; District Attorney Brett Ligon; Michelle Nuckolls; Judge Mark Keough; First Assistant County Attorney Amy Davidson (standing in for County Attorney B.D. Griffin); and Trent Talbot, Brave Books CEO. Yesterday, Montgomery County officials approved a resolution to receive a donation of Brave books for…

Texas Supreme Court Denies Shenandoah’s Petition in Oak Haven Case

Posted April 14, 2023 by Esther Lum

The City of Shenandoah suffered another legal setback today in a lengthy battle over an easement dispute with Oak Haven Apartment Homes. The case originated when the city authorized and actually mandated the construction of a drainage line across Oak Haven’s property. Last fall the appellate court ruled largely in…

Shenandoah City Employee Salaries: A Comparison

Posted April 14, 2023 by Esther Lum

In a recent report (2021), city employees’ salaries were listed as 10 to 22 percent higher than the national average and median respectively. During the same time period, The Woodlands Township average salary was 25 percent lower than the USA average and median salary was 69 percent lower than the…

Modern Day Treasure Hunt in Shenandoah

Posted April 14, 2023 by Esther Lum

by Elliott Shirk If you and your friends and family are in search of something fun and adventurous to do in your spare time, geocaching might be what you’re looking for. Geocaching is like a scavenger hunt, but instead there is only one item that you need to find, a…

City Considers Changing Regulations for Home Businesses

Posted April 2, 2023 by Esther Lum

At the March 21 Planning & Zoning meeting, the commission began preliminary discussions to update Section 4.2.9 of the city’s Integrated Development Code (IDC) as it pertains to home businesses and airbnb type rentals One of the issues is whether the city should get involved in permitting home businesses. Currently…