Harry Hardman, City of Conroe Councilman, Place 3
Harry Hardman
City of Conroe Councilman, Place 3
Harry Hardman serves as the City of Conroe Councilman for Place 3. Council members adopt the laws and policies for the city. They also review and act on the annual budget that the Mayor submits to them.
Hardman has been in office since June 2022, and his term runs for four years. Hardman and his wife have been property owners in Montgomery County since 1998, and became full-time residents of Conroe in 2004. Hardman has also recently served as the past President of the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District, where he served his second term prior to joining Conroe City Council. He has been a member of the Advisory Board at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University for the past 20 years and looks forward to helping recruit future graduates to Conroe.
Why Hardman Ran for Conroe City Council
Hardman says his number one goal is to leave Conroe in much better financial condition by working to establish best practices and procedures, allowing the city to grow within its means, while still serving the needs of citizens.
His other goals include:
Working to restore affordable water rates.
Focusing on strategic, sustainable growth by investing in projects that will create the most value for Conroe.
Working to preserve the natural beauty of Conroe, our most valuable asset.
Ensuring the safety of our police, first responders, and our citizens.
Maintaining fiscal prudence and transparency and making all votes based on sound fiscal policy.
Challenges Ahead
As Montgomery County expands, so does the City of Conroe, which is facing its own challenges in keeping up with growth without sacrificing services to its residents. Conroe’s “hypergrowth,” as Hardman calls it, occurring over the last few years, on the positive side, has increased the number of residents and businesses, but it has also been a challenge to manage the city’s “core infrastructure.” Hardman states, “We will need to be creative in how we fund major Capital Improvement Projects for citizens in Conroe to travel on safe, reliable streets with manageable traffic.”
Hardman also stated that another challenge has been the opening of the Hyatt Hotel in Grand Central Park. Not yet self-sustaining, the hotel has put “an unexpected financial strain on the city’s finances for the next several years.” The city is supporting the hotel through advertising to promote the property. These are “unprecedented waters” according to Hardman, but when the Hyatt gains its full steam, it will mean a good source of revenue for Conroe.
Accomplishments
While in office, Hardman states that so far he and his fellow Council members have restored “transparency, integrity, and service to our citizens by reorganizing the City’s leadership team, who subsequently reorganized and streamlined their departments to run more effectively.”
They have also strived to lower water and sewer rates by 50 percent for “Lifeline customers” (citizens over 65 and/or disabled).
Hardman has continued to fight for improving water rights and services by testifying in the Texas Legislature regarding the current groundwater challenges with the San Jacinto River Authority.
How to Get Involved
Councilman Hardman states, “An informed community is a helpful community.” He encourages citizens to get involved by attending City of Conroe Council Workshops and Regular meetings, which are held every 2nd and 4th Wednesday and Thursday of the month (see City of Conroe’s website for dates and agendas).
Contact Information
Harry Hardman, City of Conroe Councilman, Place 3
Phone: (936) 522-3010
Email: Council_member_place_3@cityofconroe.org
Website: City of Conroe City Council
Address:
P.O. Box 3066
Conroe, TX 77305