Audit clash over Eagle Pointe work in Mont Belvieu meeting
Mont Belvieu officials sparred over an Eagle Pointe audit. Mayor Lonnie Follis accused Harper & Pearson Accountant Thomas Oliver of slipshod work while Finance Director Margie Grimes defended the auditor. The three year construction phase review covers costs rising from 12.5 million to over 22 million and yearly losses from 600 thousand to over 1 million of 3.7 million operating costs. The second audit part will assess facility operation and is due in two weeks.
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Mont Belvieu
Lonnie Follis
Eagle Pointe
Follis
Harper & Pearson
Thomas Oliver
Margie Grimes
Grimes
Eagle Pointe Golf Club
Council
Oliver
Eatery owner backs habitat grant to save salt marsh
ANAHUAC Jeri's Seafood and NOAA Fisheries issued an $11,400 grant as part of $118,315 for nine community based habitat restoration projects. Ben Nelson aims to restore a salt marsh at Smith Point, noting drying spells and weather delays. Other projects target marine habitats across Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Maryland and Virginia.
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Jeri’s Seafood
Noaa National Marine Fisheries Service
Smith Point
Noaa Fisheries, Ocean Trust
National Fisheries Institutes
Ben Nelson
Jeri
Nelson
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
Maryland
Virginia
Lee College Students Lead Petition Against Budget Cuts
Lee College students Cindy Toups and Laci Perry collected nearly 500 signatures from students and faculty calling on the Texas Legislature to reject proposed higher education budget cuts. They cite program cuts, faculty layoffs, library and computer lab access loss, and higher tuition as harmful to the college and community, following President Martha Ellis’s $589,000 in cuts and a 7 percent reduction.
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Baytown
Lee College
Cindy Toups
Laci Perry
Texas
Martha Ellis
Rick Perry
Ellis
Toups
Laci Percy
Sterling
Perry
Rezoning committees schedules unveiled in Baytown
BAYTOWN Goose Creek administrators released a draft rezoning schedule to the board Monday. A town hall is set for Feb 25 with a final board vote planned for March 17. Three elementary options 10B 7B and 9D remain under review with a March 3 workshop and March 25 final meeting for high school zoning. Heating upgrades at Harlem Highlands and De Zavala Elementary to improve air quality estimated at 720000 with ASHRAE guidance cited.
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Baytown
Goose Creek
Rict
Terry York
York
Harlem
Highlands and
de Zavala Elementary
Jim Owens
Ashrae
American Society of Heating Refrigerating and
Anahuac eyes administrator finalists with travel perks
Anahuac City Council votes to cover travel expenses for three finalists Melinda Brittain Donald Brown and Stephane Taylor to interview for the city administrator post with a 35000 to 45000 annual salary. Lodging may be covered for remote candidates and the city hopes to attract qualified officials amid a March retirement.
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Anahuac
Melinda Brittain
Donald Brown
Stephane Taylor
Guy Robert Jackson
Jackson
Bruce Corner
Eva Jane Johnston
Johnston
MDA "Lock Up" Event To Benefit Muscular Dystrophy Aid
Residents invited to Tortugas Baytown on Thursday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to arrest as "Jailbirds" for a fundraiser. Participants post bail of 1500 dollars to raises funds, aided by bread and water, phones, and pledges. Proceeds support MDA medical services for neuromuscular diseases. Call Taryn Elliot at 713-522-4426 for details.
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Interstate 10 East
MDA
Taryn Elliot
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