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Who else is grateful for living in The Woodlands? It is so...

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by: ToddGalbraith Active Indicator LED Icon 7 OP 
~ 7 years ago   May 25, '16 6:44pm  
Who else is grateful for living in The Woodlands? It is so beautiful, driving around. My absolute favorite stretch is on S. Branch Crossing, heading north approaching Woodlands Parkway with a greenbelt on the right. Tons of bluebonnets grow and attract families to take pictures there. Entirely undeveloped on the right hand side. Just a pleasure to watch as I drive along...
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sstonetx Active Indicator LED Icon 11
~ 7 years ago   May 25, '16 10:33pm  
It is, indeed a beautiful place to drive around. I have never used the bike trails, but figure they are an experience. And, the lake....
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Frankie Active Indicator LED Icon 8
~ 7 years ago   May 25, '16 11:03pm  
We live in a resort, one that is touted as the top of the heap of planned communities, if not #1. I agree that driving down some streets, you would think you are taking a drive in the countryside. Yet, behind all that foliage are shopping strip centers. Now, if only something could be done about the humidity.
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texbuck Active Indicator LED Icon 13
~ 7 years ago   May 26, '16 9:07am  
At my age I feel grateful to be living ...PERIOD!
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HayHo Active Indicator LED Icon 10
~ 7 years ago   May 26, '16 9:41am  
It has grown a lot but I still believe it's beautiful. It's nice that they have been able to keep most of the beauty in the trees and built behind them.
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ronnieschex Active Indicator LED Icon  New Member
~ 7 years ago   May 28, '16 3:04am  
Been here for 27 years.. Had a good run.. I've watched my taxes climb to over $1000.00 per month.. I guess you can say I've been taxed right out of the neighborhood. I'm moving to magnolia where my yearly taxes will be $60.00 per month for a house nearly twice the size. I will use the money I don't pay on taxes here to buy a 2nd house and use it as rental income.
 
My drive to the Woodlands will be short so I can still enjoy all the wonderful things about this place without being penalized beyond reason for doing so. Its a darn shame that once you pay off your mortgage you still have to pay more than your original mortgage to stay here. The price for living here has become way too costly because of wasteful spending and excessive valuation to fund that waste.
 
I will always look fondly on the Woodlands, but the people who rob Peter to pay Paul will not be missed.
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Frankie Active Indicator LED Icon 8
~ 7 years ago   May 28, '16 8:44am  
Someone has to pay for all the parks, trails and amenities provided and maintained. There is a reason it looks like it does and that takes dollars. Happy to pay my share for its use. Not so happy to pay for those not paying into it but reaping the benefits.
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ronnieschex Active Indicator LED Icon  New Member
~ 7 years ago   May 28, '16 9:41am  
According to my figures I've overpaid hundreds of thousands of dollars to reap these benefits over 3 decades. I've paid more than my share and anyone who wants to get caught up with me is more than welcome to keep paying and staying. I'm well aware of how much it cost to maintain this neighborhood and I assure you that not all the collected taxes are always used to benefit the homeowner.
 
I'm on a fixed income now and the never ending rise in taxation forces me and many others like me out of the neighborhood we helped build. I'm more than happy to let the millennials pay their share now and watch their income get chipped away by bureaucrats who can't get enough money to fund everything they can dream up. After all they were in diapers or not yet born when i was a homeowner. To imply that you might be paying taxes on my behalf so I can come back and walk a trail occasionally is not only an insult but demonstrates a naivety about what you may be forced to do someday to survive.
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sstonex Active Indicator LED Icon
~ 7 years ago   May 28, '16 10:09am  
I agree about the taxes. The schools are built close to one anther. I wonder why they couldn't go 3 floors up and have one school. That would be too easy to bus kids to one school. We have 3 or 4 elementary schools just within about 5 miles of one another.
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ronnieschex Active Indicator LED Icon  New Member
~ 7 years ago   May 28, '16 10:44am  
The Woodlands has a history of wasteful spending just to satisfy the need to spend the money leveled against homeowners. No one ever returns excessive tax dollars collected from homeowners, they just invent new ways to spend it. This is a debate that has been going on for decades. Newcomers are late in this discussion and simply don't care because they are in their peak earning years and are used to spending as much money as they make. No one fights the system anymore and simply keep paying like sheep.
 
It is not lost on me that taxes are necessary to sustain growth and keep the neighborhood looking nice, but there needs to be a limit to what any homeowner is forced to pay to sustain that growth. When the cost of living here becomes too high we lose the Pollyanna effect George Mitchel was shooting for when he built this neighborhood. He maintained that everyone should be able to live here, not just the rich.
 
Having said all that, I think everyone can agree that this is a rare successful experiment on how a neighborhood can sustain itself over time. George had a vision and he would be proud of the neighborhood he built from scratch..We miss you George..
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Makk9 Active Indicator LED Icon 9
~ 7 years ago   May 28, '16 11:04am  
I think high real estate tax is not just TW but numerous other areas around here. In my mid 50's after having raised 6 kids, my wife and I really don't have enough savings to sustain our lifestyle after we retire. The reason for that is property taxes on my house. I'll undoubtedly have to cash out and move. A grand a month is way too much with no job 10 yrs from now. I'd personally much prefer a state income tax instead, which would be zero if I had no income.
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Frankie Active Indicator LED Icon 8
~ 7 years ago   May 28, '16 12:07pm  
@ronnieschex
Just so you are aware, we have been here longer than you, not a newcomer, and appreciate how the area has developed and understand that the cost of providing what we know as the norm increases for them as well as us.
You can see the maintenance crews doing what needs to be done and it isn't a small undertaking. That is only a miniscule area of where our tax dollars are spent. There is probably some waste but not enough to make us feel we are not getting our money's worth.
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Frankie Active Indicator LED Icon 8
~ 7 years ago   May 28, '16 12:11pm  
@Makk9
Have you looked at dividend paying stocks to supplement your retirement needs? If not, google dividend paying stocks + retirement income.
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ToddGalbraith Active Indicator LED Icon 7 OP 
~ 7 years ago   May 28, '16 12:13pm  
@Frankie we also pay a fair amount of money to the City of Houston as part of an agreement to not be annexed.
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Frankie Active Indicator LED Icon 8
~ 7 years ago   May 28, '16 12:22pm  
To imply that you might be paying taxes on my behalf so I can come back and walk a trail occasionally is not only an insult but demonstrates a naivety about what you may be forced to do someday to survive.

@ronnieschex :
 
I'm merely stating the obvious. Those living outside the Woodlands, contributing zero to the upkeep, but being more than happy to use what is here, is having their enjoyment paid for by others, ME, retired, not in my peak earning years. I don't focus on that freebie unless my nose is rubbed in it.
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Frankie Active Indicator LED Icon 8
~ 7 years ago   May 28, '16 12:29pm  
@ToddGalbraith
You are correct, I forgot about that.
 
And, we have received a lower tax rate in those areas that have benefited from a growing population.
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