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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 2016
Page
3
After an executive session on Rick Davis performance since his hiring last year, the City Council approved a 5 percent raise. Mayor Stephen DonCarlos praised Davis while noting satisfaction with his first year and city direction. Davis started at 208000 and plans included a development agreement for apartments per Gerald Teel.
A second public hearing was held Thursday on the involuntary annexation of 230.36 acres east of North Main. The land includes Blue Heron Parkway right of way to Stolander Road and parts of Barkaloo Road. Tiffany Foster said four property owners were interested in signing development agreements.
The Baytown City Council approved two year terms for TIRZ No. 1 and BRZ directors. Gilbert Santana for District 1 Steve Evans and David Brinkley were reappointed, with Brenda Bradley Smith added for BRZ. Terms run Sept 1 to Aug 31, 2018.
Grace, a vehicle driver, and Staff Sgt Octavio Herrera and Sgt Jamar Hicks were killed in Afghanistan where Taliban indirect fire has caused repeated casualties. Grace grew up in Baytown, graduated from Robert E Lee High School in 2006, survived bone cancer, and left a troubled upbringing to join the army seeking structure and a possible career.
Mary Dianne Trahan, 73, of Baytown, died August 11, 2016 in a local hospital. Born July 20, 1943 in Baytown to Roy and Pearl Trahan, she lived here all her life. A retired Goose Creek Consolidated ISD teacher’s aide, she was a member of The Little Country Church in Crosby and enjoyed horseback riding, fishing, bowling, and watching her grandchildren. Survivors include her children Dwayne Adams and Karla, Kelly Adams Wolford and Wayne, Roy Adams and Tish, sister Glenda Stroud and Darrell, grandchildren Kristen Olivares and others.
The obituary notes her husband Joseph Adams and children including Terry Adams and his wife Vergie. Services are at Navarre Funeral Home on August 17 2016 with burial at Forest Park Lawndale in Houston. Pallbearers are grandsons Talton Colton Brandon Caleb Joseph and Jesse. Online tributes at navarrefuneralhome.com. Arrangements by Navarre Funeral Home and Cremation Services Baytown Texas.
Norman Wood born June 2 1941 in Goose Creek Texas died July 20 2016 at Cedar Bayou Rehabilitation Baytown. He graduated Robert E Lee High School 1959 Lee College 1961 lifelong member First Christian Church Baytown. Preceded by parents J B and Pearl Wood brother Billy Duane Wood grandparents E C Smokey Wood Rosa Wood surviving cousins Gaye Wood Hull Georgetown and Micky Wood Magnolia.
A woman reported an in dash ramisc player stolen from her vehicle on North Circle Drive. Electronics stolen from a vehicle on Garth Road. Hydrocodone tablets reported stolen from a vehicle on Wright Avenue. A 2009 Chevrolet extended-cab pickup stolen from Maryland Street. A maintenance tech stole parts from a floor cleaning machine at Buc ees. A jewelry boutique owner described a white man leaving with a necklace. Cash stolen from a wallet at a fitness center on Garth Road. A green 25 horsepower Evinrude boat motor and a red Montgomery Ward air compressor stolen from a garage on Bowie Street. Jewelry stolen on Fort Worth Street. Wallet stolen at a hotel on Interstate 10. About $500 of property stolen on Michigan Street. Wallet taken from a purse at a restaurant on Garth Road. Police Beat cites Baytown reports and local interviews with the city site and Crime Stoppers rewards for tips.
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