Elegant Wash is now offering laundry services in Porter, a spokesperson for the business confirmed Feb. 2.

Meet the owner: The business is owned by Ali Sirajuddin.

What else? Elegant Wash is open 24-hours per day, seven days per week with self-serve washers and dryers. Wash-and-fold services are also available.

• Opened Jan. 1
• 23598 Loop 494, Porter

Check out what's happening in the New Caney and Porter area this weekend, Feb. 6-8.

Strawberry Festival: Attendees are invited to spend the day shopping from local vendors during strawberry season, while discovering gift-worthy finds and enjoying live music. The event will also feature food trucks, contests and a family-friendly atmosphere.

• Feb. 7, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Free (admission)
• A.V. ‘Bull’ Sallas Park, 21675 McCleskey Road, New Caney

• Feb. 8, noon-10 p.m. 
• Free (admission)
• 23435 FM 1314 B-6, Porter 

After a decade of service to land preservation and environmental activism, Bayou Land Conservancy announced the retirement of Executive Director Jill Boullion in August, according to a Jan. 26 news release.

The details: Boullion is set to officially retire as BLC executive director Aug. 14, according to the news release. Boullion originally joined the organization in 2016 and is considered a “driving force" behind the organization's regional impact. She has overseen multiple successful projects during her tenure, including but not limited to:

• Helped preserve more than 4,000 acres and strategic corridors
• Helped acquire BLC’s 117-acre Arrowwood Preserve
• Oversaw completion of the 15-mile Spring Creek Nature Trail 

Montgomery County commissioners moved Jan. 29 to keep the county’s road bond program moving—approving the paperwork needed to launch the next bond sale and laying out a timeline that could put new construction dollars in precincts by early June.

What this means: County staff told the court the first round of the road bond program has generated about $130 million so far when combining bond proceeds and interest earnings. Officials said roughly $42.9 million has been spent to date, and the program’s cash balance sits around $87 million. Just under $30 million from the initial issuance still remains unassigned, meaning commissioners still have funding left to allocate even as they prepare the next borrowing.

To avoid taking on too much debt at once, staff said the county plans to split the next borrowing into two $60 million sales instead of issuing $120 million in a single tranche. The first $60 million issuance is targeted to close in May, with staff expecting to bring allocations back to commissioners the first week of June.