Baytown community leader Margie Hartrick remembered for education advocacy
Barbara Wooster recalls Margie Hartrick's dedication to education and local politics in Baytown. The League of Women Voters figure championed voter awareness, candidate forums, and active civic life. ExxonMobil named her Refiner of the Year in 2004 for volunteer service. Former mayor Pete Alfaro lauds her as a standout community volunteer who cared deeply for Baytown.
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Lee College
Baytown
ExxonMobil
Pete Alfaro
Wooster
Margie
Clearing abandoned boats on Cedar Bayou faces funding hurdles
Cedar Bayou Navigation District reviews a plan to remove derelict barges and fishing boats from the bayou waterway. Project manager Guido Persiani notes discussions with a scrap firm and the Texas General Land Office while seeking cost sharing with Baytown, Chambers County, and the Port of Houston Authority. Mundinger and partner groups stress balancing recreation and commerce as discussions continue with the Corps of Engineers on dredging and channel straightening amid funding holds.
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Cedar Bayou
Texas General Land Office
Calvin Mundinger
City of
Baytown
Chambers County
Port of Houston Authority
Gerald Hays
Hays
Friends of
Cedar Bayou United
Persiani
Corps of Engineers
Pat Younger
Steve Stockman
Land conservation easement planned for lake property
Shead announced a conservation easement will protect the Galveston Bay area property. Galveston Bay Foundation leads work to add nature trails, parking, and a scenic overlook with roughly three years of funding. The project involved the navigation district, U S Fish and Wildlife Service, Office, Texas Railroad Commission, EPA, and county, with the Railroad Commission funding oil well plugging and environmental studies.
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Shead
Galveston Bay Foundation
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