Baytown Little Theater eyes annex on Texas Avenue
BLT considers building an annex at the corner of North Main Street and Texas Avenue on Texas Avenue property to host productions during Wilkenfeld Furniture renovation. The furniture store donated by the previous owner would become the theater’s permanent home after completion. President Patti Meiners says a quicker start on Texas Avenue is possible.
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TxDOT Propositions Aim to Improve Baytown Roads
Texas Department of Transportation plans two Proposition 1 projects near Baytown. One on FM 1405 from FM 565 to 1.25 miles south of Grand Parkway and another at I 10 and Highway 146 near the Walmart at Chambers Town Center. Bids go out in July with work starting in fall and finishing within about a year.
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Chambers County deputies push for raises after bailiff pay boost
Deputy Rick Davis, president of the Chambers County Officers Association, says negotiations will begin in Q2 2016 for a new contract to raise salaries from captain to deputy. He notes the bailiff now earns 65 300 while a Senior Deputy tops 59 800, and argues lieutenant pay should exceed the bailiff.
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Believing in Boomtown at West Chambers awards banquet
The Royal Purple Raceway Tower Club hosted the 30th annual West Chambers County Chamber of Commerce awards banquet with the Believing in Boomtown theme. Patrick McDonald of Beach City received Volunteer of the Year honors for serving as a Beach City firefighter. Ethel Ramsey of Old River-Winfree, Lori May, Melissa May, and Paige Speer of Mont Belvieu were also named volunteers of the year. Ramsey, owner of Cinder Block Restaurant, has earned numerous awards for her pies and cakes. See Chamber Page 6A.
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