Precinct 3 Commissioner Wheeler holds Town Hall, updates constituents

THE WOODLANDS, TX – Recently, Montgomery County Precinct 3 Commissioner Ritch Wheeler held his semi-annual Town Hall Meeting for his constituents at the Kevin Brady Community Center. The event afforded the attendees to be caught up on the latest precinct infrastructure projects and other issues.

Dozens of Precinct 3 residents came to the meeting, and were greeted by other officials and representatives from law enforcement, Montgomery County, and public utilities manning tables to distribute literature and answer questions.

Among the agenda items were an update on the Miovision traffic modernization program, project updates, budget and funding, the senior center, totals from Free Recycling Week, the Stay Connected program, and community partners. Each aspect of the meeting, according to Wheeler, was to follow his purpose of ACT: accessibility, collaboration, and transparency.

Miovision is the technology company that uses computer vision, artificial intelligence, and advanced sensors to help cities modernize traffic management and improve road safety. This traffic solution is not to be confused with Flock cameras, which are a county-level issue.

Wheeler touted the success of the signal modernization, which provides real-time traffic data including corridor travel times and intersection scans, as well as analysis and reporting of safety and mobility.

“With smarter signal operations, we can detect approaching vehicles and extend the green light phase, base signal phasing times on volume and movement, and identify road-user classifications into the different types of vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians,” said Wheeler.

Installation of the system along Woodlands Parkway has been completed; the Precinct 3 rollout is to resume this fall, with a total of 110 precinct intersections in the plan.

In regards to precinct road and infrastructure projects, Wheeler touted the completion over the past six months of 14 asphalt road stabilization and pavement replacement projects, five asphalt shoulder replacement projects, five intersection / turn-lane improvement projects, and 31 concrete road pavement rehabilitation projects.

“Upcoming projects include traffic signal upgrades at South Millbend and Sawdust, Rayford at Richard, and Rayford at Oakhurst,” he said. “Intersection / turn-lane improvements will take place at Gosling and Research Forest, Lake Woodlands at Gosling, and Research Forest at Kuykendahl.”

There are additionally numerous projects in various stages of development. In the design phase are projects such as the Sawdust bridge replacement, Highway 99 frontage road and turn-lane projects, the widening of Robinson Road, and drainage improvements along Glen Loch.

The increased number of projects and national inflation have added nearly $40,000 to the 2027 financial year budget, at $546,808,952 versus this year’s budget of $508,102,828. Wheeler broke down county spending by function, with nearly half of the budget going to law enforcement and corrections, with central government coming in a distant second. He pointed out that the total allocation of the county budget to Precinct 3 comes to only $12,356,604, or just over two percent.

Planned for completion in the spring of 2027, the new Senior Center, centrally located in the precinct and located close to I-45 south of Sawdust Road at Budde, was of particular pride to Wheeler. As was the numbers involved with the precinct Recycling Center. Usage of the facility this year far exceeds 2025 totals, between two and five times the amount of certain materials.

Wheeler also extolled the Stay Connected program, which continues with a steady online and social media presence. A new addition to the program is The Wheeler Report, a regular podcast where the commissioner provides updates and interviews the people who make the community strong.

To see the presentation Wheeler provided at the town hall, visit mctxpct3.org/2026/08/town-hall-meeting-915.