Goose Creek busing rule questioned over two mile limit
Mechelle Busby criticizes Goose Creek district for denying bus transport to her 9 year old granddaughter within two miles of Travis Elementary. Busby and her daughter, a single mother, often work late and cannot always pick up by 6 pm. She notes dangers on Robin Road and Pin Oak Drive as trucks and buses share the roads.
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Baytown considers property tax rate in regular meeting
Baytown City Council will decide whether to raise the property tax rate from 73.7 cents per $100 valuation, a rate kept for a decade. City Manager Gary Jackson notes the 75.2 cent threshold triggers a public hearing under Truth in Taxation, with rollback rights if the rate hits about 0.7679 dollars per $100.
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Downtown cleanup planned for Saturday in Baytown
Baytown groups including the Downtown Association and West Baytown Civic Association will host Sweep the Streets this Saturday starting at 9 a.m. and ending around noon. The eight block area along Texas Avenue from Pruett Street to Main Street plus side streets will be cleared of trash and overgrowth, signaling a community effort to revitalize the area.
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Wallisville woman seeks cancer cluster probe over water links
Cindy Drier hosted 15 residents from Anahuac Wallisville and Mont Belvieu at the Wallisville Community Center to discuss a possible cancer cluster linked to local tap water. She cited her son’s benign brain tumor and the community’s cancer rates, noting the Texas Department of Health will study cancer in Chambers County, though not identify sources.
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Belvedere Council Hears Tax Hike Trade-Offs At Workhop
MB council debates proposed 8 percent bump in the citys effective tax rate with Dyer worried funds will mainly fund employee pay and benefits. The budget would raise property taxes from 34.5 to 38.7 cents per $100, with homestead taxes up about 49.57. A third workshop is set for Monday at City Hall.
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