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Board hears July financials, reviews 2023–2025 staff additions and Visit The Woodlands update

The Woodlands Township Board of Directors · August 27, 2025
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Summary

CFO reported a favorable year‑to‑date revenue variance of $3.7M and expenditures under budget by $6.8M; staff reviewed roughly 637 FTEs added across departments since 2023, prompting debate about growth vs. service levels; Visit The Woodlands reported record hotel tax collections over $10.3M in 2024.

The Woodlands Township Board received a multipart briefing Aug. 27 covering July financials, recent staff additions and a quarterly tourism report.

Kellen Schall, the township’s chief financial officer, presented the July 2025 financial report. He said year‑to‑date budgeted revenue through July was $104 million and year‑to‑date actual collected revenue was $107.8 million, a favorable variance of roughly $3.7 million driven by a 2.9% favorable sales‑tax variance and an unbudgeted contribution by the Montgomery County Hospital District of about $750,000 for Fire Station 5. On expenditures, year‑to‑date budgeted spending of $80.7 million compared with actual spending of $73.8 million left a…

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