29 Aug 2003
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 2003
Page
1
Goose Creek school board unanimously approved a 115.8 million budget and plans to amend it at the September 8 meeting to include a 2 percent across the board pay raise. The raise would lift starting teacher pay to 36,000 while addressing state funding shortfalls and Robin Hood adjustments.
Prop 5 seeks voter approval on Sept 13 to amend Texas tax rules so travel trailers not used for income can be exempted by local governments. It aims to fix an unintended result of a 2001 amendment that taxed all such trailers unless attached as residences. Senator Todd Staples notes the measure promotes tax equity and fairness by not taxing personal property not used for income.
Baytown council faces a Sept. 25 vote on cutting Sterling Library hours from 9 p m to 7 p m Monday through Thursday and to 9:30 p m on Friday and Saturday. The move aims to save money amid a smaller general fund of 43.5 million, with a total 11 092 in reductions, including security costs for after hours. Gene Poirot, Sterling Library board vice chairman, urged fiscal discipline while noting support for prioritizing services.
After eight years of planning and nearly a year after ground breaking, Hugo Point Park opened to the public in a ceremony. The park honors the Hugo Franssen Sr. family who lived on the site in the 1850s, and sits off FM 565. See PARK on Page 8A.
Chambers County eyes ecotourism as a new growth avenue from agriculture and energy wealth. About 40 residents attended a Whites Park Exhibit Hall workshop led by two Texas experts, hosted by the Chambers County Economic Development Task Force to urge landowners and businesses to attract nature tourists.
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