Mont Belvieu Council tightens zoning rules and aids Eagle Drive area
Mont Belvieu City Council clarified zoning ordinances requiring permission from Council and the Planning and Zoning committee for nonconforming parcels. They approved Ted Filer's auto shop with limits on noise hours 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. and brick facades on three sides. The panel eyed Eagle Pointe and McCloud Park revenues noting lower use at McCloud due to maintenance and local pool entrants. The town plans to build Eagle Creek Subdivision after cost estimates.
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Mont Belvieu
Ted
Filer
Eagle Drive
Nick Dixon
Council
Eagle Pointe Recreational Center
McCloud Park
Dixon
Eagle Pointe
Eagle Creek
New Horizon Shelter in Baytown to triple size with grant
Harris County Commissioners Court approved a 1.2 million grant for a new New Horizon Family Shelter facility in Baytown, lifting capacity from 25 to 75 and enabling expanded programs. the project still needs 800,000 more funding. Joyce Young said the grant is unbelievable and staff will work to make clients feel at home as the three-year expansion plan proceeds. The shelter, serving victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, handled more than 570 people last year and currently faces no vacancies in Baytown.
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Daytown Sun Phow
Maria Wario
Joyce Young
NEW Horizon Family Shelter
Harris County Commissioners Court
New Horizon
Young
Horizon Family
Baytown
Conroe
Cleveland
Fowler
Galveston County
Fire marshal urges early evacuation for hurricane prep
Baytown fire marshal Bernard Olive advised residents and businesses to prepare for hurricanes by stocking water and food, updating insurance, and packing medical notes and pet carriers. He stressed leaving early when officials urge evacuation, noting routes via Highway 146 to Dayton and Beltway 8 to Highway 59, with inland destinations like Lufkin as shelters.
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Baytown
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of
Greater Baytown
Bernard Olive
Olive
Galveston County
Patricia Fowler
Shuttle launch stays on track after mishap
CAPE CANAVERAL NASA kept Discovery on track for a Wednesday launch after a window cover detached from the shuttle and damaged thermal tiles near the tail. The incident recalled the Columbia disaster while the countdown neared completion as engineers assessed the 60 foot fall impact.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Space Agency
Columbia
Chambers County offers EVM rental to political entities
Chambers County Commissioners approve a 1 percent rental fee for political divisions to use county electronic voting equipment. County Clerk Susan Roshto notes the plan helps meet HAVA requirements while keeping costs low through bulk purchasing and shared use. Rental would be 30 per day per terminal with $10 daily for communication packs.
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Chambers County Commissioners’ Court
Chambers County
Susan E. Roshto
Texas
Roshto
Commissioners’ Court
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