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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 2009
Page
1
Readers are invited to submit favorite recipes ranging from barbecue sauces to pies for a Labor Day feature in Sun News Bay Town. The newspaper seeks homey, crowd pleasing dishes with clear instructions and catchy names for the 1B section.
Harris County sheriffs investigators found a decomposed body in the cargo area of a black Lincoln Navigator parked near a day care on Crosby-Lynchburg Road. The vehicle had been there over the weekend, and authorities await Medical Examiner results and a full vehicle sweep to identify the deceased and determine cause of death. A missing person report from Houston is linked to the case, pending confirmation.
The Unified Land Development Task Force spent Tuesday afternoon debating industrial zoning categories and standards. A representative will present at Thursday’s city council session about progress, with next meeting set for Sept. 3 at 5:30 p.m. in City Hall Hallum Conference Room, 2401 Market Street. Director Kelly Carpenter highlighted issues with the light industrial district definition, calling it problematic.
Local responders spent about six hours containing an oil spill spotted on Cedar Bayou late Monday. The leak originated from an oil storage tank in Mont Belvieu area north of I 10, seeding Smith Gully and Cedar Bayou with an estimated 200 to 300 gallons. The cause remained undetermined by Tuesday afternoon, with officials citing possible underground sources. Responders stayed until about 2 a.m. Tuesday, after which the Texas General Land Office EPA and U S Coast Guard assumed cleanup and investigation duties. No threat to drinking water or air quality was reported.
Baytown Parks and Recreation announces a biannual community yard sale on Saturday September 12 from 8 am to 1 pm at Bicentennial Park 1001 Market Street. Vendor space costs 10 for 15 by 15 feet with multi-space options. vendors supply tables chairs signs and trash bags. Registration deadline is September 8.
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