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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 2009
Page
1
The Baytown Sun invites nominations for Citizen of the Year with forms in paper or at the office 1301 Memorial Dr. A reception honors the winner on March 27. For details call 281-422-8302 or visit www.baylownsun.com.
The Robert E. Lee High School girls basketball team defeated La Porte to advance in the bidistrict playoff. The win was secured by strong offense and solid defense led by key players with the outcome setting up a subsequent clash in the tournament.
Police identify Kevin Jerome Powell as Baytown homicide victim found at 605 Massey Tompkins. He was beaten to death near the Autumn Ridge complex early Monday after a disturbance that began around midnight and may reflect a three week dispute. Officers investigated after multiple citizen calls reporting a disturbance and shots fired around the area.
Goose Creek Independent School District will receive about 7.7 million dollars in estimated supplemental grants from the federal stimulus plan. Of that, roughly 3.5 million funds at risk students programs, with the rest split to special education initiatives. Pete Pape of GCCISD outlined the grant allocations and eligible uses such as teacher training and instructional materials.
Chambers County will directly receive almost 70 million dollars in community development block funds after HGAC revised its plan. County Judge Jimmy Sylvia called the change a fair start and noted prior plans limited direct allocations to Houston and Galveston areas.
HUD found no reasonable cause in Chris Presley’s complaint that Baytown City Manager Garry Brumback and the city council discriminated against his Lakewood Vista affordable housing proposal. Presley contended the council delayed and blocked the plan citing tax credit properties. The investigation concluded the allegations did not establish discrimination.
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