Montgomery County Precinct 3 Commissioner Ed Chance launched precinct3.org on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 to keep everyone up-to-date with the disaster relief efforts in the area.

Citizen Debris Drop-off Site
The temporary citizen debris drop-off site for tree and building debris has been closed. Please bring debris to the Precinct 3 Recycling Center at 1122 Pruitt Road. Click here for Directions.

When citizens have been bringing in plastic bags of tree debris, per FEMA guidelines, Precinct 3 crews have been emptying the bags and placing the debris in huge piles. The empty plastic bags have been collected, baled and will be recycled. As of Friday, October 3rd, four (4) bales, weighing 1,700 pounds on average, have been generated from citizens bringing in their tree debris. Consider how much tree debris is held within almost four (4) tons of empty plastic bags.

FEMA/State Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) closes in South County
A FEMA/State Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) has closed at the South County Community Center at 2235 Lake Robbins Road; The Woodlands, Texas 77380. An alternative site may open in the future.

Precinct 3 Recyling Complex wins Award
The Texas Association of Counties has presented Commissioner Chance with a 2008 Leadership Foundation award for Superior Innovation in Community Improvement for the Precicnt 3 Recylcing and Reuse Complex. Click here for the Press Release.

CenterPoint Energy Forum
The Courier and The Villager sponsored a forum on October 15, 2008 to give residents a chance to ask questions of CenterPoint Energy officials and hear their answers. Click here to read the article in The Courier.

Hurricane Ike Recovery Efforts
The Montgomery County Precinct 3 Commissioner's Office began recovery efforts at approximately 6:00 a.m. on Saturday,September 13, 2008 while the winds and rain from Hurricane Ike were still pelting the area. The Precinct 3 road, drainage and signal crews immediately began assessing damage and formulating plans to get the roadways open.

Debris removal began immediately using Precinct 3 crews. On Thursday, September 18, 2008, the disaster relief contractors began collecting debris from the neighborhood streets and delivering it to a debris staging area adjacent to the Precinct 3 offices. As of the end of the day on Wednesday, November 5th, over 9,300 loads have been removed. Click here for more information about Debris Removal.

Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management
For additional emergency and Hurricane Ike information, log on to www.mctxoem.org.

Montgomery County United Way
For information about additional emergency aid resources due to Hurricane Ike, log on to www.mcuw.org or click here for their Disaster Response Bulletins.

Mosquito Control
Montgomery County Precinct 3 started right-of-way spraying for mosquitos on Thursday, September 25, 2008. For information about mosquito control, click here for details on Targeting Mosquitos and Aerial Mosquito Spraying.

Hurricane Ike Environmental Information
For information about environmental issues related to Hurricane IIke, click here for details from Montgomery County Environmental Health Services.