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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 2008
Page
1
Dolly slammed into a tropical storm upgrade Tuesday with near 75 mph winds as it moved toward the U S Mexico border. Officials warned heavy rains could cause severe flooding and levee breaks in the Rio Grande Valley with landfall expected Wednesday and possible further strengthening to a Category 1 hurricane.
Obituaries note the passing of Timothy Robert Campbell Dorothy Mae McCulley Mary Beth Myers Milligan Christopher Ramon Shaw and Charles Chuck M Tomme, remembered with funeral services and community tributes in forthcoming notices.
About two dozen residents and officials met with HGAC on Tuesday to discuss public transportation beyond the Baytown Circulator. HGAC warned of a funding crisis while projecting 3 million future residents and a 300 percent rise in freight traffic, costing up to 157 billion to maintain current service over 30 years.
Baytown City Council will discuss annexations and zoning changes at tomorrow’s meeting. Public hearings will address annexing land around Goose Creek Memorial High School and classifying portions as Light Industrial to expand business use, alongside updates to LI and HI zoning since 2007. Two new Baytown Police Officers, including badge number 115 Juan Pedro Delacruz, will be introduced.
Marion Scooter Odom III, 41, of Highlands, was among four killed when a 30 story crane toppled during maintenance at LyondellBasell along the Houston Ship Channel. The 2 p.m. Friday incident injured seven and damaged tents, buildings, and vehicles, shocking neighbors and co workers who described him as a devoted man with a passion for his job.
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