A group of residents in The Woodlands urged the townshipu2019s board of directors to purchase the former Creekside Park YMCA. The township made an offer on the facility in late September.

The Woodlands Township board of directors held its last meeting of 2016 Wednesday night. The following items were approved by the board.The facility formerly known as the Creekside Park YMCA in The Woodlands closed in mid-2016 to the dismay of nearby residents, who began asking the board of directors to consider purchasing the building. In October, the board voted to use $4.5 million from a newly established parks and recreation capital projects fund to pay for the costs of purchasing the facility. During Wednesday’s meeting, the board approved the final purchase and sale agreement with the YMCA for the purchase of the facility.The building, which is undergoing renovations, will serve as a second recreation center and is expected to open before next summer, according to the township.Because three new township directors were sworn into office Nov. 30, new appointments of directors to several other boards in the community were on the agenda this week. Township Director Bruce Rieser was appointed to the Drainage Task Force, and directors John Anthony Brown, Brian Boniface and Rieser were appointed to serve on The Woodlands Convention & Visitors Bureau board.However, no requests were made to serve on The Woodlands Road Utility District No. 1 board, which is another taxing entity. Instead, board Chairman Gordy Bunch said he invited members of that board to speak at the next township meeting in January to explain the board's responsibilites before making any decisions regarding an appointment.The Woodlands Development Company offered to donate displays of The Woodlands housed in the former Homefinder Center to the township. Although the displays will be donated, there is an estimated cost of approximately $200,000 to dismantle, move and build a new display for the items. Township directors voted to accept the donation and allocated $50,000 from the township’s cultural arts fund to begin the project.During the Nov. 30 board meeting, residents from East Shore brought concerns regarding an upcoming townhome development in the community to the board’s attention. Concerns included speeding in the neighborhood, construction trucks using an entrance on Lake Front Circle and dirt from the site getting on homes. The board approved the letter of resolution drafted by staff in support of the residents’ concerns during Wednesday’s meeting.