Goose Creek budget tightens as property values rise
Goose Creek ISD faces budget pressure after Harris and Chambers County tax values total 6.7 billion, leaving about 110.8 million in revenue though 2.6 million must still be cut. Chapter 41 status pushes wealth per student toward 305 thousand, with enrollment at 316 thousand per student in October. District officials call it a difficult time amid a double whammy.
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Goose Creek
Katie Bowman
Harris
Harris County
Chambers County
Bowman
Jepp Busch
Prop 12 debate heats up in Baytown coverage
Opponents argue Proposition 12 undermines the justice system while supporters insist a 250000 cap on non economic damages protects physicians. The ballot measure would restrict pain and suffering awards and give the Legislature broader caps, prompting local concern about industrial hazards. See debate on page 7A.
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Baytown
Craig Maessig
Maessig
Chambers County expands inmate work program to maintenance
Chambers County officials push forward with an inmate work program that began as a pilot in June. Nonviolent inmates, trusted and supervised, perform maintenance labor such as repairs at the Double Bayou Community Pool. County Commissioners approved funding to hire a maintenance worker who will also train as a jailer to supervise inmates, a move Judge Jimmy Sylvia says offers more construction knowledge and efficiency than using jailers.
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Anahauc
Chambers County
Double Bayou
Sheriff's Department
Jimmy Sylvia
Sylvia
Chambers County budget workshop focuses on tax cuts and raises
Chambers County commissioners discussed reducing the tax rate and increasing pay for county employees during the 2004 budget workshop. Auditor Cavett Turner noted a clean 2002 fiscal year audit with no significant findings and praised improvements in internal auditing, adding that the county had become more computerized over five years.
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Chambers County
Cavett
Turner
Jerry Sparks
Vacant Mayor Post Filled by City Council Action
Old River-Winfree city council extends time for mayoral applicants after Clayton Barber resigns early this month. Mayor Pro Tem Marsha Ickes serves as interim leader while council weighs appointing her or another candidate until May elections. If Ickes is chosen, a new council member will also be named.
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Old River-Winfree
Clayton Barber
Marsha Ickes
Council
Ickes
Mont Belvieu Eyes More Water Rights Buy and Annex Plan
Mont Belvieu city council discussed expanding water rights from the Trinity River and annexing Secret Subdivision. Councilman Mike Pomykal urged reviewing the 1999 water reservation contract with the Chambers Liberty Counties Navigation District and considering raising the reserve to 100 million gallons per month, at an added $250 monthly cost.
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Mont Belvieu
Mike Pomykal
Chambers-Liberty Counties Navigation District
Pomykal
Trinity River
Mont
Belvieu
Rolte
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