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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 2002
Page
1
Baytown City Council plans a vote to reimburse electricity costs for non profit youth groups using city facilities. Recommended funding up to 5000 per group from March 1 to Sept 30, totaling 30000 city wide, for this year only. City Manager Monte Mercer notes ongoing request by Danny Klaus for support.
The council plans to consider a resolution backing firefighters while opposing the charter amendment. The vote follows discussions from a February meeting with Little League leaders and city officials examining options for funding youth league electricity. Mundinger says efforts aim to place the issue on the agenda soon.
Volunteers gather for Marsh Mania 2002 as the Galveston Bay Foundation plans to restore 30 acres of marsh by planting cord grass and California bulrush. The drive aims for 800 volunteers statewide, with Baytown led by Travis Lovelace to plant 3 acres using 10 000 stem resources and complete by noon.
After Luis Torres died in a January struggle with three Baytown officers, city leaders adopt a wait and see stance as the Harris County grand jury reviews possible charges. District attorney witnesses are prepared. FBI involvement noted. internal police probe ongoing.
Quanell X, reader for the Houston chapter of the New Black Panther Party, plans a Sunday town meeting at 6 p.m. in Bicentennial Park on Market Street to discuss the Baytown Police Department. He says the group is not against all officers but opposes abusive, corrupt elements within the department.
Inside the newspaper page shows sections including Classifieds 2.22.2 48 Comics 3B Community 4 6A Motion 66.6.2 eee 2A Obituaries aA Opinion 2 4A Police Beat 22.5 6A Sports 1B Television 6B plus draw games Wednesday drawings Lotto 35-25-13-41-10-39 Pick 3 8-7-9.
The Baytown bicentennial year 1976 saw Jean Shepherd named co chairman of the Heritage Committee as planners laid groundwork for the Heritage Society. The Baytown Historical Museum director emeritus recalls two years of preparation, while volunteers later sustained the effort beyond the celebration.
Baytown Animals' Concerned Citizen Responders will host an adopt-a-thon at the Heritage Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. SNAP will provide low cost rabies shots and vaccines for pets with homes and newly adopted dogs. Michele Reynolds, BACCA volunteer, sits with Big Dog and Spats at last year's event.
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