Management Districts are common in the Houston Area. The map below locates and names the other districts improving their areas.

Management Districts in our area

Some people will say it is. Others point to the improvements made in other areas and ask what current layer in our area can or will provide similar improvements. The answer is that none of the currect units of government (layers known as the City, County, State, Federal and the host of MUDs) provide those improvements.

If we want public space improvements and additional maintenance like we see in Greenspoint, the Galleria, Westchase and downtown then we have to pay for them ourselves--like they do. The way that is done, so that our money is used in our area, is to establish a seperate unit of government obligated to spend our money on our area. The district will be your layer of government. In addition you will have the opportunity to shut it down every five years as they have a sunset clause. You do not have that direct a control of the other "layers" and you do not see all your money spent in your area.

Management Districts are established by the Texas Legislature. They have the power to levy taxes and assess property owners for a variety of improvements and services. To become established by the legislature a district must have support of the local State Representatives and Senators whose districts are in all or part of the proposed management district.

The primary purpose of a management district is to promote occupancy of empty retail space, quality of life issues, support and coodinate police services, promote general commerce for all businesses, provide economic development incentives, and in general promote the public welfare especially in commercial areas. Commercial property owners in the designated areas are financially contributing to the district based on the value of their property.