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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 2008
Page
1
Pitcher Brett Marshall earned the year's richest signing bonus for a player drafted below the second round as of Thursday, marking a record for value among late-round selections.
Local comics perform two shows at Goose Creek Country Club to raise funds for the Bay Area Homeless. Social hour begins 6 30 p m with a 7 30 p m show and a 9 30 p m late show. Tickets 20 adults 10 students. Reservations urged at 281 420 6728.
The Baytown Little Theater hosts Chicago The Musical with performances August 14 15 and 16 at 8 pm and August 3 10 and 17 at 2 30 pm Tickets are 15 dollars and seating is limited Box office contact 281 424 7617 or baytown littletheater org
Baytown council continued the 2008-09 budget discussion focusing on expanding recycling efforts and attracting visitors. The budget shows over 45 000 in recycling revenue and more than 497 000 for residential recycling under the sanitation fund. The curbside program began in June with Waste Management collecting 21 18 gallon tubs of newspaper plastic bottles and aluminum cans weekly, diverting about 78 tons from landfills. Suggestion emerges for a seven day a week recycling center possibly accepting glass, with councilmembers urging easier resident participation and ongoing education.
Freshmen at Goose Creek Memorial and Ross S Sterling High Schools will receive guidance from upperclassmen at Fish Camp this month. Sterling hosts August 21 4 to 6 30 p m while Goose Creek Memorial holds August 14 1 to 5 p m in the gym. Robert E Lee will not hold a Fish Camp.
Barbers Hill school board adopted a 1.33 tax rate for 2008, unchanged from last year. Superintendent John Koonce said the overall rate remains the same for taxpayers, though an October 11 rollback election will occur. The rate allocates 1.06 for maintenance and operations and 0.27 for interest and sinking.
Congressman Gene Green visited the San Jacinto Waste Pits Superfund site in Channelview to inspect about 20 acres where abandoned containers leaked dioxins into the river for decades. EPA and TCEQ representatives joined the late Thursday tour to discuss potential remedies and speeding cleanup efforts.
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