City outlines fiscally disciplined Baytown budget plan
City Manager Garry Brumback describes a careful 2010 2011 Baytown budget at just over 1 million weekly, maintaining core services and workforce despite tax relief. No property tax increase is planned though water sewer and sanitation rates rise. revenue and spending projections show a dip then growth. Fiscal year runs Oct 1 to Sept 30 with next year at 61.5 million.
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Baytown
Garry Brumback
Brumback
N. C. Foote
Aquatics Facility
Dustoff hosts seventh annual Cowboy Supper in Baytown
The Baytown Historical Preservation Association invites the public to the seventh annual Cowboy Supper on Saturday August 14 in Grace United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. The 6 p.m. meal features barbequed brisket and sides followed by a 7:15 p.m. talk by actor historian Bob Heinonen portraying William Barret Travis about the Alamo and the 1836 battle.
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Texas
Baytown Historical Preservation Association
BHPA
Fellowship Hall
Grace United Methodist Church
North Pruett
William Barret Travis
the Alamo
Battle of the Alamo
Bob Heinonen
Alamo
Less Oil On Surface Reduces Work For Gulf Fishermen
New Orleans reports that even as the Gulf oil sheen fades, fishermen face uncertainty. Affected crews remain on BP Vessels of Opportunity programs, skimming oil and delivering supplies, awaiting claim checks and open fishing grounds. Freddy Creppel recalls 17 days of paid work guiding workers to oiled birds, yet fears mounting financial hardship as jobs wane.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Freddy Creppel
Burns
Chambers County weighs employee raises in lean budget
Chambers County commissioners face a tough choice as a 9.5 percent drop in property values last year and a 3 percent dip this year constrain a proposed 2011 budget. A 3.5 percent raise for all employees is planned, but each county department faces a 3 percent budget cut to offset costs.
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Chambers County
W.O
Bill” Wallace, Jr
Telayna Henderson
West Chambers County
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