Baytown boards to precede council workshop and session
Two Baytown boards meet before a council workshop and regular session. The Municipal Development District considers a $150,000 project grant and a $25,000 match to the city and a $50,000 Harris County match for a job base in retail, distribution and light industry. The Crime Control and Prevention District weighs ending the district and its half cent tax, with bonds totaling about $4.5 million to be retired by 2003. Council agenda includes annexation talks, Victims of Crime Grant funding, and HI DTAA funding renewal. A roadside entry for Bayland Island is also on the docket.
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Baytown
Municipal Development District Board
Hallum
Economic Development Foundation
MDP
Harris County
MDD
Don Murray
Monte Mercer
Mercer
Council
Garth Road
Criminal Justice Division
Bayland Island
Meet the Candidates Forum in Mont Belvieu Tonight
The West Chambers County Chamber of Commerce hosts a Meet the Candidates Forum from 7 to 9 p.m. at the C.T. Joseph Conference Center Mont Belvieu. Candidates will present three minute overviews, then answer voter questions with one minute responses. Gate 6 access via Barbers Hill Middle School Eagle Drive, call (281) 576-5440 for details.
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Mont Belvieu
West Chambers County
Barbers Hill Middle School
Eagle Drive
West Chambers County Chamber of Commerce
Soldier Kristen N Droddy completes basic training at Fort Jackson
Army Pvt 2 Kristen N Droddy has graduated from basic training at Fort Jackson South Carolina after nine weeks of drill marching rifle marksmanship and field tactics. She is the granddaughter of Dana and Tommy Standard of Baytown and a 1999 Barbers Hill High School graduate in Mont Belvieu.
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Army Pvt
Kristen N. Droddy
Fort Jackson
Columbia
S.C
Dreddy
Dana
Tommy Standard
Baytown
Barbers Hill High School
Mont Belvieu
Barrett Primary Hosts Arctic Room Experience for Young Students
Barrett Primary with first and second graders explored the Arctic through a themed room built by students, parents, and teachers. Principal Bob York highlighted the project as hands on science focus, noting penguins, fish, seals, and icicles formed the exhibit and a milk carton igloo impressed visitors. The school recently earned a state finalist award for parental involvement.
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Barrett
Studens
Bob York
Barrett Primary
York
Arctic
Bell warns Bush budget cuts hit Baytown police funding
Democratic candidate Chris Bell said Bush proposed $15 billion cuts to COPS funding could harm Harris County and Baytown, risking $16 million for the county and $68,000 for Baytown. Baytown Sgt. Bobby Mathews countered that Baytown has not relied on COPs funds for at least five years.
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Baytown
Bush
Congress
Chris Bell
Bell
Harris County
Harris County Policing
Bobby Mathews
Police Beat Flags Theft and Crime in Baytown Area
Baytown police report a self storage theft of a $500 antique bed in the 100 block of S Alexander Drive. A pedestrian was struck by a fleeing vehicle on Northwood Drive. the driver fled without aid. A juvenile was stopped for driving without a license. A student at Robert E Lee High School left campus unsupervised and is charged with truancy. A vehicle burglary on Garth Road yielded $6,480 in electronics. From 6 am Tuesday to 6 am Wednesday, 124 calls included 17 alarms and multiple incidents. Police Beat is compiled from Baytown Police reports. Call 281 427 TIPS.
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S. Alexander Drive
Baytown
Northwood Drive
North Main
Robert E. Lee High School
Garth Road
C&w
Baytown Senior Center
Market St
Max Bowl East
Ward Road
Lee College
Anahuac High School
Call
Uon
Baytown Little Theater
Lion
Baytown Area
Peace Tabernacle Church
Congress
City and Lee College
Marshall Williams
Community Calendar Highlights Local Activities and Clubs
Baytown area listings include memorial service for Ida Griffith at Grace United Methodist Church at 11 a.m. and World Day of Prayer schedule at Cedar Bayou United Methodist. Kiwanis meets Thursdays at Goose Creek Country Club with Kim Ogg as guest speaker. Also notes on report cards, Toddler Time, Senior activities, bowling, Jazzercise, Toastmasters, and upcoming fundraisers and theater events across Baytown and nearby communities.
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Ida Griffith
Grace United Methodist Church
Church Women United
Kiwanis
Kiwanis Club of
Baytown
Goose Creek
Kim Ogg
The
Houston Crime Stoppers
Crosby High School
Church Women United World Day
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A Bayless
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Saba
Fink
Ehleyenne Evans
Gerardo Delafuente
Jaivone
Viene
Lia Martin
Sterling Municipal Library
St. John's United Methodist Church
Bay Area Rehab
Decker Drive
Jerri Read
Eugenia Jones
Anahuac
Wallisville
KC Dance
Knights of Columbus
W. Main
Country
LeRoy Vesetka
San Jacinto Mall
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