Consolidation vote reshapes Goose Creek Cedar Bayou districts
Baytown area schools show long term growth since the 1954 consolidation approved by Goose Creek and Cedar Bayou voters. The merged district spans about 67 square miles with rising tax values, new campuses, and major facilities like Ross Sterling High School and Stallworth Stadium.
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Baytown
Goose Creek
Cedar Bayou Independent
Cedar Bayou
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Trinity Bay
Humble
Exxon
Ross Sterling High School
Carver
Bowie Elementary I
Highlands
Travis
Austin
Pumphrey
Stallworth
Sterling Library Growth Since 1963 Phenomenal
The Baytown Sun recounts the rise of Sterling Municipal Library from its 1963 opening with 12 000 books to ongoing expansion. It notes a 61 000 book supply, a 1970 bookmobile program, and a 20 000 funding drive delivering a May 1971 vehicle to serve Baytown’s disadvantaged and elderly. The library plans continued growth as Baytown ages.
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Sterling Library
Baytown Sun
Baytown
Lowell Lammers
Albert Thomas Circle
Public Library Planning Committee
Public Library
Elmer Gray
Mattie Howard
Wayne McCloskey
Max Mosesman
Franki Goss
Sterling Municipal Library
Ross S. Sterling
Texas
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Henry John Blasick
Baytown's First Manager Reflects on 3-City Consolidation
Bill N. Taylor, Baytown’s first city manager, recalls welding Baytown, Goose Creek, and Pelly into one city 25 years ago. He describes the effort as a single big problem, notes prior water and sewer system fragmentation, and credits his guidelines for setting priorities. Taylor, now retired in Longview, also led stints in Tyler, Columbia Missouri, and Wichita Falls, and recently underwent heart surgery.
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Bill N. Taylor
Baytown
Longview
Taylor
Sam Wismar Jr
Pelly
Goose Creek
Edna Oliver
Texas A&m University
Tyler
Columbia
Wichita Falls
Methodist Hospital
Houston
Baytown Tax Authority Seizes Personal Property from Delinquent Businesses
Baytown's charter allows the city tax assessor collector to seize hold and sell personal property for delinquent taxes. Items may be kept at the owner's expense until sale, with notices posted ten days before the sale at city hall and a sale at the front door. All sales are final with absolute titles, and the taxing right applies only to businesses.
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Baytown
City Hall
Pelly Mayor Named After First Leader F T Pelly
Pelly, incorporated January 19 1920, honors its first mayor F T Pelly born in London England.
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Pelly
F. T. Pelly
London
England
Pelly Moves Toward Merger and Annexation in 1945–46
In 1945 Pelly initiated a merger push with Baytown Goose Creek and Milby areas. A Texas home rule change allowed annexation after court support, with Baytown and Goose Creek backing consolidation. By late 1946 a new charter and annexation ordinance aimed to include Robben Lee High School, Hill Rest Cemetery, and surrounding districts.
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John Blacktown
Humble Oil
Pelly City
and Refining Co
Anl
Black Duck Bay
Baytown
Municibals
Tri-Cities
Supreme Court
Pelly
Texas
Shannon L. Morris
E. D. Cleveland
Ment
O. O. Dorris
L. A. Ple
Kurtz
Sam Davis
Old Baytown
Petl
Gander
Goose Creek
Con- Houston
Robert E
Bay- Lee
Milby
Pelly Rest
Dents
Charter
Pacific
Goose
Robben
E Lee High School
Hill
Rest Cemetery
Cleveland
Busch Terrace
Bay of
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Auto Clinic
Ibayway Auto Supply
Bayway
Gonzalez
Walt
Comida
Old
Xiere
R. F. Lemmon
Lemmons
South Main
Highway 146
City
Consolidation Welder
J B Motor Co
Alexander
Hwy
J.B. Plocheck
B Motors
J. B
J.B
Pauline
Kipling
Jim Bond
Siem Mond
Evid Marper
Netty Williamson
Kathy Deere
Senna McKinstry
Blanche Duplanti
Harris County Federal Building
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