The Woodlands, TX, Dec. 5, 2007 - Peggy Hausman, a current member of The Woodlands Township Board, has questioned the wisdom of some board members to “rush to judgment” in making an interim board appointment next week (December 12 at 8 a.m.) as a replacement for Les Tarrance, an elected member who recently resigned. “How can a bunch of appointees appoint another appointee?” Hausman says. “The new Woodlands Township entity was approved by 86% of the voters in part so they could elect their own representatives. Why not wait a few months for the election authorized by the residents to decide who is going to represent them until 2010? The Woodlands Township election on May 8, 2008 will elect five board members at large. Why not let the sixth highest vote-getter be appointed to the vacant board position as a true representative of the majority of the people in The Woodlands, Texas - which is also in a democracy called the USA.”

Hausman is a community leader who has represented resident groups here for the past 25 years. She has announced that she intends to be a candidate to maintain her Township seat in the May election for the restructured Town Center Improvement District board of directors. She has stated that she will run on a “Family Focus” platform and work towards a board that will truly represent all Woodlands families. “We must ensure that the new responsibilities of The Woodlands Township board, also means that we will be held accountable for placing the preservation of family and resident interests before special interests.” Hausman said: “Making a rush appointment just weeks before a bona fide election is a negative way to begin the promising future of The Woodlands Township and a disservice to residents who are waiting and anxious to elect their first representatives.

For further information: Peggy Hausman 281-367-6407 or Paul Lazzaro 281-419-7857