Brownwood law repealed and Brownwood ordinance repeal approved
Baytown City Council moved to repeal the Brownwood Ordinance allowing residents to return home after 16 months with strict regulation and no city utilities. It approved $1.3 million to acquire Brownwood property and new rules for private sewage and building permits on the 100 year flood plain. Public reaction split, with homeowners wary of concedes and lawsuits challenging the ordinance.
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Lisa Ocker
Baytown
Brownwood
Bertha Kirkpatrick
Baytown Council OKs 29 cent tax rate for 32.5M budget
Baytown City Council approved a 39 cent tax rate to fund a 32.5 million budget, with two cents earmarked for Brownwood subdivision property purchases. Officials noted the rate mirrors 1982-83 levels when Alicia impacts earlier, while appraised valuations rose 15.43 percent to 2.046 billion. Tax notices planned for December 20 to give payers time before year end.
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Baytown
Brownwood
Fritz Lanham
Harris County Appraisal District
Lanham
Santa’s list prompts a boy’s bold bargain for bicycle
A late boy visits Santa in a department store and hands over a list of requests. Santa asks if he has been good, but the boy cuts to the chase, saying he’ll settle for the bicycle now.
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Santa
Around Town Highlights From Local Socials
Nancy and Jerry Alston visit old friends while Kathy Wilson asks for bags of nacho chips. Sue Ford praises a job well done as Hermina Frederick warns about writing sociology papers. Yolandra Fontenot wears a chair uniform, Carol Ely is put on hold, and several others work to ensure an important event succeeds.
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Nancy
Jerry Alston
Kathy Wilson
Sue Ford
Hermina Frederick
Yolandra Fontenot
Carol Ely
Weather forecast for Baytonians with rain likely
Baytonians can expect a 60 percent chance of thunderstorms Friday night with mild upper 60s. Saturday should be mostly cloudy with an 80 percent rain chance and highs in the upper 60s. From 8 am Thursday to 8 am Friday, a low of 68 and a high of 76 were recorded with 0.23 inch of rain.
Goodfellows donations rise but goal climbs higher
The Goodfellows fund has reached 5854.85 in donations by Friday, up from past years though the goal is 14006 due to a record number of needy children. Contributions can be mailed to Chief Goodfellow at Baytown Sun or delivered to The Sun building, with many individuals and groups listed as supporters or in memory of loved ones.
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Goodfe
Goodfellow Fund
Goodfellows
Chief Goodfellow
Baytown Sun
P.O
Baytown
Texas
Sun
Memorial
George A. Armer, Sr
Ronda, Sherri
Erica Gillum
PaPa Harry
Repeal May Hurt Cleanup Funding in Baytown
Baytown City Council may repeal the Brownwood Ordinance, risking federal participation in debris cleanup after Hurricane Alicia. FEMA official Al Ray notes the agency agreed to fund the 1362 buy-out project if the moratorium remains, with a $532,500 FEMA share of a $750,000 debris removal bill. City officials face two lawsuits challenging the repeal.
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Baytown
al Ray
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
Brownwood
Ray
Denton
Ethnic balancing plan eyed for Baytown high schools
Baytown trustees weigh pocket zoning to mix REL and RSS students. Administrators to prepare cost estimates for a Jan 14 meeting. Lottery favors some members, while concerns over busing and Anglo flight persist. Enrollment projections show REL minority share rising to 62 percent by 1990.
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Bruce Guynn
Baytown School Board
Robert E. Lee and
Ross
Sterling
Rss
Werre
Ashbel Smith
San Jacinto
Wayne Hanson
Hanson
Tom Gentry
Ray Swofford
Clark
Rel
RSL
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