Baytown Considers Pedestrian Friendly Downtown Plan
City Council hears recommendations from Goodman Corp on improving safety for walkers and boosting downtown pedestrian activity. The six month Livable Communities Study cost 76000 and involved meetings at Lee College and the Community Center to gather citizen input.
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Baytown
Lynn Spencer
The
Goodman Corp
Lee College
Spencer
Lee High School honored with Texas marker proposal
Jean McLeod, a 1962 graduate, and the Baytown Historical Preservation Association seek a Texas Historical Marker for Robert E. Lee High School. They note Lee’s long service to the Baytown community, now served by three area high schools, with changes like a street now cutting through the campus commons.
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Robert E. Lee High School
Jean McLeod
Lee
McLeod
Baytown
Baytown petition clash over red light camera referendum
Baytown faces a war of words after public affairs coordinator Patti Jett rejected Byron Schirmbeck and supporters petitions to repeal the red light camera ordinance. Schirmbeck argues city bias and misquotations while Jett defends timely filing and distinguishes referendum from initiative petitions. SEE PETITION PAGE 11
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Baytown
Patti Jett
Byron Schirmbeck
Schirmbeck
Jett
Relay for Life Gears Up for 2010 Fundraiser in Baytown
At Stallworth Stadium on April 23 from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m., 150 teams aim to raise 775000 for cancer research. Baytown’s Bay Area Cancer Society hosts the event with 32 team captains and 118 clubs already signed up, honoring Jamie Walker who died of cancer in 2009. Luminaries along the track will memorialize those lost to the disease.
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Karen McWhirter
Relay For Life
McWhirter
Jamie Walker
Walker
Bay Area Cancer Society
Jamie
Stallworth Stadium
Lori Tadlock
Baytown
Texas
Tadlock
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Relay For Life Gears Up