Baytown seeks public input on land code plan today
City officials invite residents and business owners to Baytown Chamber of Commerce from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to discuss the unified land development code and the 2025 comprehensive plan update. Consultants Gary Mitchell and Lee Einsweiler will lead inquiries on zoning engineering and growth topics.
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Greg Stubbs
Stubbs
Gary Mitchell
Wilbur Smith Associates
Lee Einsweiler
Ninth Grade Initiative Aims for 95 Percent Pass Rate
Baytown Goose Creek ISD aims to raise ninth grade passing rates at Robert E. Lee and Ross S. Sterling high schools to 95 percent by 2007 2008. Current rates are 75 and 85 percent respectively as district officials outline scheduling facilities personnel and development goals. FISH camps and parent communications are planned to support the effort.
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Goose Creek
Robert E. Lee
Ross S. Sterling
Suzanne Heinrich
Lee
Sterling’s
Heinrich
Baytown firefighter dies in blaze ruled an accident
Seven months after the fire that claimed family learn the Baytown firefighter's death. The Harris County Medical Examiner ruled the Dec. 20 death of Baytown firefighter Nito Rene Guajardo an accident caused by smoke inhalation and thermal injuries. Guajardo died at 24 in a fire at 4803 Burning Tree on Dec. 20, 2004. He was missing after his team was forced out of the building during a flashover. Firefighters found him near the front door. he had burns on 72 percent of his body and smoke inhalation. The medical examiner said he died at the scene. An investigation by the Texas Fire Marshal is under way with recommendations pending. Guajardo was nearing his first anniversary as a firefighter and was the third Baytown fireman to die in the line of duty.
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Harris County
Nito Rene Guajardo
Guajardo
Texas Fire Marshal
Capt
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Goose Creek Aims to Fix School Discipline Plan
Goose Creek schools seek to curb discipline issues by tighter student behavior management and targeted changes at Cedar Bayou Junior School. A Discipline Steering Committee led by Toby York outlined steps at a board workshop, including grade separated areas for sixth through eighth graders and staggered breakfast and passing periods to reduce crowding and improve safety. The district faces overcrowding with portable classrooms and will expand the program if results prove effective.
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Goose Creek
Toby York
York
Cedar Bayou Junior School
Cedar Bayou
2005 National Night Out Plans Under Way
Baytown police invite individuals or groups to host block parties for the 2005 National Night Out on August 2. The Community Service Bureau seeks applications to foster neighborly familiarity and police community partnerships. Contact 281-422-5152 or 281-420-6660. submit by Friday.
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Lawmakers weigh education spending amid stalled tax talks
In Austin lawmakers neared a 2.4 billion education bill to raise teacher pay but faced a House Senate vote and a possible filibuster. A flawed printout of district allocations delayed passage as negotiations for a broader tax plan continued. The measure would boost teacher pay by about 2000 in 2006 and 500 in 2007, with funding tied to tax reform to follow.
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Rick Perry
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John Whitmire
Houston
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Associated Press
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Sylvester Turner
Texas Senate
Whitmire
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