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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 2003
Page
4
The Baytown Sun traces its 1922 founding with Wanda Gamer Cash as editor and publisher, David Bloom as managing editor, and Fred Hartman listed as publisher emeritus from 1950 to 1974, highlighting longtime editorial leadership.
A Baytown editorial extols the city as a growing job creator in Southeast Texas with federal MS A designation, new interstates and park expansions, and a revived downtown plus a strengthened public private partnership. The piece credits the Chamber, economic foundation, and city leadership for coordinated plans, more jobs, homeowners, and tax revenue.
The Baytown Sun invites community issue discussions with weekly editorial board meetings at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Submit letters or guest columns up to 300 words, include signature, address, and phone number, and send to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom at P.O. Box 90 Baytown TX 77522 or by fax or email.
A letter to the mayor urges preserving a $7,000 fire safety program, arguing against budget cuts while contrasting with a $122,000 city manager position. The writer links public safety to children’s future and cites mold contamination cases in Texas as broader governance concerns.
Baytown City Council officials and Goose Creek ISD trustees are listed with district assignments and phone numbers. City Council members serve two-year terms and meet twice monthly at City Hall. Goose Creek ISD trustees represent seven districts with three-year terms and board meetings on the second and fourth Mondays at 6:30 p.m.
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