Board assigns Town Center mobility and village centers work to economic development committee; mall public-safety terms to be revisited in future negotiations

The Woodlands Township Board on May 13 assigned town center mobility issues — parking, pedestrian connections, and pedestrian bridges/tunnels — to the Economic Development Committee and asked the committee to coordinate stakeholder engagement and provide recommendations.

Directors also asked the Economic Development Committee to engage Regency and other property owners on aging village centers, starting with Panther Creek and other priority areas. The board said the committee should determine whether redevelopment or revitalization opportunities exist and should report back with options; staff said Regency had already been working with township leaders and that additional dialogue would be appropriate before scheduling quarterly updates for the full board.

On the Woodlands Mall and related economic development agreements, directors discussed including public-safety provisions in future agreement renegotiations. Staff noted the existing signed agreements cannot be retroactively amended by the township without negotiation; directors asked staff to insist on security responsibilities and cooperative crime-center technology in future modifications.

No binding changes to current agreements were made at the meeting; the board asked the Economic Development Committee to oversee town center mobility, village-center engagement with Regency and to return recommended charter language or workplans as needed.