Baytown council drops audit of nature center plans
Baytown City Council declined to audit the Baytown Nature Center after staff information satisfied questions. Council members pressed for audit. some want better center promotion with new signs. Attendance data and a $1.5 million gateway were noted. later business covered radios and Verizon digital phone system purchases.
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Mercedes Rentella II
Scott Sheley
Sammy Mahan
Sheley
Mahan
Renteria
Brownwood
Spur 336
Jackson
Shreck Avenue
Motorola
Public Works Department
Police Department
Verizon
Allawi urges Egypt to stand fast after diplomat kidnapping
Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi urged Egypt to resist militants demands to halt security aid to Iraq. In Damascus he said terrorists must be fought with justice and unity. Gunmen dressed as police abducted Adnan, head of Al Mansour Contracting Co., from a Baghdad street as violence spikes across the region.
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Iraq
Iyad Allawi
Egypt
Allawi
Damascus
Syria
Philippines
Allawis
Zateuna
Adnan
Ahmed Ismael
Ismael
Al-Mansour
Baath Party
Saddam Hussein
Mahmoudiya
Sabah Fahad
Mahmoudiya Hospital
Dawoud al-Taie
Mohammed Mamdouh Hebu Qutb
Lions of Allah Brigade
Qutb
Ahmed Aboul Gheit
Raad Adnan
Al-Mansour Contracting Co
Baytown weighs higher water fees aimed at big business
Baytown considers raising the municipal drainage fee to fund federal clean water requirements. A study shows big businesses would pay more, with expected costs up to 373 per month for the largest category. Seven funding options from Maximus were presented, including per unit charges and possible exclusions for schools and churches. The council weighs simplicity, equity, and impact on major employers like Wal-Mart while also reviewing the capital budget, including a 5.7 million sewer treatment plant project and large-scale renovations in West Baytown and Lakewood.
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Bay Town
Mike Lester
Maximus
Baytown
Robert McLain
Don Murray
Wal-Mart
Council
Gary Jackson
College Station
West Baytown
Lakewood
City Council drainage fee categories per consulting firm plan
The firm proposed four categories for charging drainage fees based on property size and usage. Category 1 covers single family homes, Category 2 to 4 cover businesses sized 1 to 10, 11 to 20, and 21 to 30 times larger respectively, with Category 5 for 31 to 40 times. The city must raise rates to meet federally mandated improvement costs.
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