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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1985
Page
1
Weather outlook shows cloudy skies with a 50 percent rain chance and temperatures around 40 degrees for Wednesday night The forecast calls for Thursday partly cloudy skies and near 50 degree highs The report covers Buytown area conditions and temperature expectations through the two days.
The Pearce Street Journal notes a former REL school ma am Miss Madge Nelson now living at Port Lavac dale and hardy at 39. She asks to be remembered to one and all.
A roundup of local activities includes Tom Hughes presenting a wood working program to Cub Scout Den 10 of Pack 18, Junior Girl Scouts Troop 722 camping at Camp Silver Springs, and various residents like James Wright and Marian Williams shown at community events.
Baytown’s sales tax revenue rises more than 17 percent this month versus last year. The first rebate of the year is 220,418, up from 188,235. Statewide payments exceed last January’s by over 15 percent, aided by new items taxed after legislation last summer.
County officials and volunteer ambulance groups in Chambers County oppose a state rule requiring two emergency care attendants on every basic life support call. They fear fines and staffing losses, urging lawmakers to exempt the county and keep one attendant sufficient.
Absentee voting totals and candidate slate shape Saturday election. 224 absentee ballots cast, compared with 115 last regular election and 219 in the runoff. Forum set for Thursday at Baytown City Hall to introduce six candidates for two trustee posts.
Absentee voting in Crosby Highlands and Huffman fire district referendums drew 39, 24, and 20 ballots respectively as Harris County Clerk officials report turnout similar to other referendums. Regular voting runs 7 am to 7 pm Saturday at Crosby Primary, Highlands Junior, and Huffman High. Gulf Oil and Baytown challenged Highlands district inclusion, judge denied injunction, Cedar Bayou Plant controversy as industry taxes and district benefits are debated.
Channelview trustees rejected Ramona Merrill public information officer's claim of unfair treatment, stating her contracts and wages were in line with her role and that the district complied with state funding rules. TEA official later said reclassification as pay grade 16b would be accurate, not grade 7/8.
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