Baytown Offers CERT Training For Emergency Readiness
Baytown along with the Baytown Chambers County Local Emergency Planning Committee and the Harris County Office of Emergency Management offers Community Emergency Response Team training to residents. The eight session course covers disaster preparedness fire suppression medical operations search and rescue and a final disaster simulation March 23. Classes start Feb 2 Tuesdays 6 30 pm to 9 30 pm urine drug screen and background check required information meeting January 26 at 6 30 pm Baytown Emergency Operations Center 205 E Wye Drive contact 281 420 5311
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Community mourns as family displaced by fire near Nassau Bay
Neighbors remember the family as generous, with Melissa Simon noting their long service at Nassau Bay Baptist Church food pantry. Lauren Giangrosso and Bay Area Christian Academy volunteers aided after Ike, describing the family as polite and helpful during hard times.
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Council debates red light plan and approves art building design
Former City Councilman Sammy Mahan criticized the initial red light proposal as “Big Brother.” The council approved a Stanley Engineering final design contract for renovations to the Art League Building, estimated to take about two months. A rezoning request from Baytown United Seventh Day Adventist Church to sell Middleton Street property was tabled to allow extra requirements.
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Mont Belvieu Plans Water System Upgrades and Park Opening
Water trunk line expansion will serve east-side growth with a new wet well and pumping facility to lift waste to the treatment plant. A 750000 gallon water tower and a 16 inch main from Perry Road to Eagle Drive are funded for 1.5 million and 625000 dollars respectively. Landmark Corporation and Allce Inc. of Houston awarded contracts. A new park nearing completion will open with nine ball fields, multiple fields, an amenity pool, play areas, amphitheater, pavilions, restrooms, trails, and a shop building.
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City of Baytown official disputes quoted inaccuracies in Jan 14 Baytown Sun
A Baytown official challenges several direct quotes in a Jan 14 Baytown Sun story. The issues include petitions' signatures not verified as registered voters, timing and legal compliance of a smoking ordinance petition, misquotation of Byron Schirmbeck, and mischaracterizations of red light camera cases in College Station.
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Isle bans texting while driving in Galveston
Galveston City Council banned motorists from using hand held devices to write send or read electronic messages on Thursday making the city the first in Galveston County to enact the ban.
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Apartment Fire Suppressed Quickly in South Shore Harbour
Firefighters battled a multi alarm blaze at an apartment complex in the South Shore Harbour area on Thursday afternoon. The fire was extinguished by 5 30 p.m. officials said.
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Man stabbed after leaving bar in Galveston
GALVESTON A man suffered a superficial knife wound when he was robbed after leaving a bar. Brian Terry Polk, 22, was on his cell phone when approached by a man and stabbed. Polk's injury wasn't life threatening.
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GCCISD AEIS Report Highlights District and Campus Performance
The GCCISD AEIS shows TAKS pass rates in 2009 with reading 91 percent, writing 94, math 83, science 77, and social studies 92, all near or above state levels and improved from prior years. It notes ACT modestly rising for seniors, SAT averages dipping from 2007 to 2008 and remaining below state averages.
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