3 possible outcomes for David Memorial Drive project

Depending on how the city of Conroe votes, Bleyl said one of three outcomes will happen in the next 90 days.

• No. 1: The interlocal agreement is signed and the project moves forward as planned.
• No. 2: The city of Conroe decides not to sign the agreement at all and the project is dead.
• No. 3: A change order is made to the current agreement to take out the city of Conroe's cost portion.
• If a change order is made, the city of Shenandoah and Montgomery County can begin construction on their portions of the project.
• Under the third option, Conroe will not have to fund their cost until fiscal year 2024-25.

"The construction could start and be worked on within the city of Shenandoah and Montgomery County portions," Bleyl said in a phone interview. "That could happen. If Conroe chose to move their portion out another year then [the project] could be finished, if the funding was approved the following year."

Stay tuned

The city of Shenandoah discussed David Memorial Drive during executive session at a June 14 City Council meeting. No action was taken. Mayor John Escoto said the ball is now in Conroe's court.

"The city of Shenandoah is committed to continue working with our funding partners to see this project through to its fruition," he said during the meeting. "So, we are expecting every single one of our funding partners to take the appropriate action, as we have already committed and so has the county."

• Bleyl said a decision needs to be made before Sept. 6.
• The city of Conroe will vote on the its budget Sept. 4.