Robb retains Township seat, three new members elected to Woodlands board

Position 3 was also an open race after director Lloyd Matthews also opted not to run again. His seat will be filled by Jeff Long, who earned 1,808 votes (42.4 percent), while Jay Mac Sanders garnered 1,006 votes. Tim Nutt came in third with 722 votes, Roland Borey fourth place with 460 and Margarita Chavez fifth place with 231 votes.

The race for Position 4 was unofficially won by Robb, who received 2,382 votes (53.2 percent). John Risher fell short with 2,095 votes (46.8 percent).

"I think the majority of the people recognize that [the board of directors] has done good work," Robb said. "We have lowered taxes, we have less crime and we have better fire protection. That's a pretty good record to run on."

Bunch said he believed township residents were looking for new leadership on the board.

"I think [the residents] were looking for people who can bring new leadership, not just new ideas," Bunch said. "I'm looking forward to working with the board and hopefully find ways to keep our community growing and also ways to turn excess revenue into property tax decreases."

Projected Position 2 winner Bass said he was gratified at the turnout for this year's election.

"If you look at the fact that three new people were elected, that demonstrated that people wanted some fresh eyes on the board," Bass said. "I was very gratified by the number of people who voted for me."

He added that he felt many of the residents of The Woodlands were concerned about possible incorporation, as well as too strong a focus by the board on economic development.

"I think people want to see a little bit more balanced focus and moved back towards the family-oriented things," Bass said. "Not that they are against economic development, but they just want a better balance."

Long said he believes of his experience in city government.

"I had a career in city government and municipal government, as well as considerable volunteer service in the community," Long said. "I think that resonated with the voters and there was some appreciation of the fact that I have been involved and that contributed to the results."