The scholarship committee recently met and reviewed 12 worthy applicants. Committee members concurred that Nicholas Gachie is the recipient of this year's scholarship. 

1. What are your qualifications for the position? Please include years lived in The Woodlands and the activities that you have participated in.
2. What do you think are the three most important issues facing the community and what would you do about them?
3. The at-large representation that the township has adopted, as contrasted with geographical representation, may cause some villages and more mature areas of The Woodlands be overlooked. What would you do to overcome this potential bias?
4. What role do you see the village associations as having in the future? What level of financial support are you willing to commit to insure the continued viability of the Village Associations? If elected, do you plan on attending Village Association meetings and supporting the involvement of Village Association representation to The Township Board?
5. Should The Woodlands incorporate or should we remain as a Township? Why?

We have summarized each candidate's answers, but please go to the GMVA Web site to read more in depth.

1. local government
2. improve traffic, taking care of older neighborhoods, carefully manage our resources
3. Our Board is in the process of taking a proactive approach to ensure that the voices of each of the Village Associations are not overlooked
4. support financially, attend community events as needed
5. the decision for incorporation must be left to the voters within The Woodlands

1. local government
2. safety of our residents, growth that is harmonious with residents and businesses and the surety of independence of The Woodlands
3. I will represent all of The Woodlands
4. will continue to play a very vital role in the future, continue financial support, I will schedule as many meetings as I can
5. The residents will decide the future government of The Woodlands.

1. local government
2. governance by residents, budget and correct property tax, security
3. will not overlook any resident
4. role should not change, will continue financial support, will attend village meetings
5. study incorporation, supports election for residents to decide

1. local government
2. seamless transistion, maintain quality services, security
3. residents will not allow that to happen
4. role should not change, will continue financial support, will attend as many village meetings as possible
5. study many options

1. local government
2. more than three, please see Web site
3. at-large representation benefits all with no bias
4. role will become even more important, have attended village meetings in the past
5. support having an incorporation election

1. local government
2. Protecting our property values, Managing change, Responsible development
3. the people will have a voice
4. will have a larger voice, will continue financial support, will attend as many village meetings as possible
5. study, we need to vote on our future form of government at the earliest opportunity 

1. local government, former teacher
2. Transition of Services, Resident Input, covenant and law enforcement
3. seek equality of the residents first, then improve services
4. will provide valuable input, will continue financial support, will attend village meetings
5. support the process that would allow the residents to make the decision

1. business experience, local organizations
2. Balance, Transition, Controlled Urban Expansion
3. My vision is that if I don't take care of another village other than my own, I will be there in no time at all.
4. The board should take a visionary role and the villages should follow in the day-to-day role.  Plans on attending village meetings
5. The voters will ultimately need to make that decision.

1. community organizations, charities and neighborhood groups
2. future governance, continuing to prosper as a community, public safety
3. will overcome any fears of bias and oversight
4. are an essential level of leadership, all community leaders should attend other meetings
5. decision is completely up to the resident voters

1. served on many nonprofit boards and organizations
2. Continued secured delivery of resident services, public safety, transportation and continued economic development
3. I do not see a bias developing towards any of the villages
4. support the villages' role in the future, will attend village meetings
5. study incorporation, residents are the ones who will decide

1. local government
2. Law Enforcement, Community Services, Quality of Life
3. The new board needs to look at all budgets and services and equalize them fairly throughout the community.
4. Each director should be assigned to three villages every six months.
5. a vote needs to be given to the people on whether they want to incorporate or not

1. served many nonprofits
2. seamless transition, meeting of homeowner and business needs, planning for 2014
3. does not have to create any bias
4. Village Associations are vital, support funding, will attend village meetings
5. I believe The Woodlands Township should consider incorporation as a city as soon as possible after 2014

1. local government
2. Seamless Governance Transition, Taxes and assessments, Primary issues defined in the last survey of residents
3. at-large system was adopted and approved by Township voters
4. role of the Village Associations should not be significantly affected, support financially, will attend as many village meetings as possible
5. Residents of The Woodlands should make that decision at the ballot box.