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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 2011
Page
1
Lee College will hold a regular meeting and budget workshop in John E. Tucker Hall. The 6 p.m. session will end by 6:30 followed by the budget workshop. Open to the public, agenda includes an executive session, reports, public comment, and action on several contracts and Workers Compensation Renewal. The board will next meet on August 25.
The Baytown City Council weighs spending 127000 to replace wiring stolen from highway lights on Interstate 10 between FM 2100 and Highway 146. The 144495 total contract covers repairs to six light poles and uses aluminum wire as a deterrent to theft.
An Anahuac City Council member, Danny Thompson, said his move to replace Mayor Sue Hawthorne on the city fraud committee aimed to permit an independent investigation into a $354 mileage payment Hawthorne authorized to a city job candidate. The motion died for lack of a second, and the matter was left unresolved.
More than 150 residents attended a Barbers Hill High School meeting to discuss State Highway 99 and corridor improvements from US 59N to SH 10E. The plan would make HP 99 the world’s longest beltway, third loop in the Houston area after I 610 and Beltway 8. A second hearing is set for New Caney High School at 6 p.m. Images show most input from one family. officials describe the session as focused on environmental concerns as officials prepare for potential steps toward construction.
Chambers County officials formalized political boundary redistricting pending final DOJ review within 60 days. Austin attorney Robert T. Bush of Allison Bass and Associates LLP crafts the filing while Communications Director Mike Kubik notes compliance with equal protection, constitutional, and Voting Rights Act criteria amid lengthy efforts. District details to follow on page nine.
Friends of Jeff Hoffpaul, a 52 year old dispatcher for the Chambers County Sheriff, organize a benefit to cover medical bills. After lengthy hospital care and heart surgery, he awaits foot surgery to restore circulation and nerve function, aiming to return to work. Commissioner Mark Huddleson notes the progress and plans.
Baytown Planning and Zoning moves toward final Unified Land Development Code with a Tuesday vote to forward recent changes to the ULDC Task Force. The task force, meeting since January 2009, will review once more before public hearings and City Council consideration.
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