Air Products Baytown drill to test emergency response
Air Products L P at 5503 West Baker Road Baytown and the Baytown Fire Department along with Exxon Mobil teams will hold their annual live emergency response drill at 8 30 a m on Thursday.
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 2005
Page
1
Chambers County eyes fifth tax cut in six years
Chambers County plans a tax rate drop from .5179 to .50323 per $100 valuation, with two public hearings set for Sept 6 and Sept 13 at 10 am. County Judge Jimmy Sylvia cited growing business and prior abatements as enabling the reduction, and commissioners approved filing a petition to create a county regional mobility authority with TxDOT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anahuac
Chambers County
Chambers County Commissioners Court
Jimmy Sylvia
Sylvia
Texas Department of Transportation
County Regional Mobility Authority
RMA
Goose Creek board set to approve 2005 06 budget
Goose Creek ISD plans to approve a 126 million budget including teacher raises and no tax increase. The district works long hours revising the budget as state funding remains tied together with duct tape amid ongoing court orders to overhaul financing and a pending high court ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Goose Creek
Bowman
Texas
John Dietz
Baytown Considers Taxi and Tow Rate Hikes
Baytown City Council will review higher taxi and tow truck rates due to rising fuel and maintenance costs. Current taxi rates have been unchanged since 1997, with proposals to raise meter drop, per mile, waiting time, and after-hours surcharges. Pasadena Taxi and Houston comparisons are also under consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Don Martin
Baytown Express Taxi
Martin
Gary Smith
Jim Callahan
Pasadena Taxi
Houston
Pasadena
Grass fires along Union Pacific track near ExxonMobil sparked
Baytown Fire Department battled two grass fires beside the Union Pacific Railroad line on Tuesday. St Lindsey said sparks from a passing train likely ignited the dry brush near Exxon Mobil, noting such incidents occur in hot dry weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Union Pacific
St. Lindsey
Exxon Mobil
Mont Belvieu Choses $10.5 Million Sewer Bond Issue
Mont Belvieu votes on a November bond election to fund 10.2 million in water and wastewater improvements. Two water projects and four wastewater projects inside the city aim to boost fireflow northeast of Highway 146 and I 10, and fix well to main line bottlenecks on Eagle Drive. Mayor Nick Dixon notes current water flow gaps and plans for impact fees to keep debt service stable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mont Belvieu
Bryan Easum
Easum
Highway 146
Eagle Drive
Nick Dixon
Mont Belvieu Keeps Tax Rate At 38 Cents
The 2005-06 Mont Belvieu general fund budget rises about 2.8 percent to 7.7 million while the tax rate remains 38 cents per 100 valuation. Public hearings are set for September 8 and 15 at City Hall. Citizens vote on the budget and tax rate September 19. Utility fund expenses are seen at 1.2 million, up about 7.3 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mont Belvieu
Eagle Drive
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