Lynchburg Ferry Needs Two New Boats to Save Texas Heritage
Harris County plans to buy two new boats for the Lynchburg Ferry to replace 40 year old vessels William P Hobby and Ross 8 Sterling. The study estimates about 2.5 million for the boats but 19 million in 20 years by avoiding current costs, with ferries operating round the clock and free. The court meets June 15 to discuss the issue.
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Harris County Commissioners Court
Lynchburg
William P. Hobby
Harris County
Texas
Nathaniel Lynch
Crosby Lynchburg Road
San Jacinto State Park
Ship Channel
Fred Hartman
Washburn Tunnel
Beltway 8
Sydney Sherman Bridge
Baytown Sun invites public letters and guest columns
The Baytown Sun invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words on public interest topics. Submissions must be original, signed, include an address and non publication phone, and may be edited or refused. Send to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom at P O Box 90 Baytown 77522 or via fax or email.
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Baytown Sun
David Bloom
Wanda Garner Cash
Joseph Lohan
Dee Anne Navarre
Jim Finley
Sun
Jane Howard Lee
the Sun
David Broom
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Goose Creek superintendent to receive 5.9 percent raise four years
Reader laments Goose Creek ISD superintendent Barbara Sultis salary rise to 170000 plus car and internet allowances. Letter argues teachers deserve higher pay and criticizes board for market driven rationale. Caller suggests promoting teachers if Sultis leaves and cites TAKS score implications and resource misallocation. Concludes with critique of local reporting on Baytown sports.
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Goose Creek
Barbara Sultis
Sultis
Tom
van de Graaff
Sulis
Dr. Roy
Dr. Griffith
Ivy L. Crawford
Baytown
Water bill woes raise reader letters and meter worries
Elodia S. Alaniz recounts her July water bill dispute after Cindy Dempsey's May letter. She notes a repeated 88 dollar charge, defective meter, leaves and dirt, and a replacement meter after complaint. She alleges poor customer service and refusal to escalate the issue despite assurances.
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Cindy Dempsey
Elodia S. Alaniz Baytown
On This Day June 2 Highlights Through History
June 2 marks events from 1886 Cleveland wedding to 1997 McVeigh conviction. Notable items include Elizabeth II coronation in 1953, Twain quote in 1897, 1966 Surveyor moon photos, 1986 Senate TV trial, Greenspan Fed chair nomination, 1997 OKC bombing verdict, 2004 reflection on North Korea, Vatican visit, and South Africa election victory of ANC with Mbeki succession.
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Elizabeth I
Britain
Westminster Abbey
George VI
Cleveland
Frances Folsom
White House
Mark Twain
New York Journal
London
Congress
Iron Horse
Lou Gering
New York
Moon
Pope John Paul I
Poland
U.S. Senate
Reagan
Alan Greenspan
Paul Volcker
Federal Reserve Board
Timothy McVeigh
Oklahoma City
International Atomic Energy Agency
U.N. Atomic Watchdog
North Korea
United States
Clinton
Vatican
John Paul I
African National Congress
Nelson Mandela
Thabo Mbeki
Baytown Talk residents debate elections and public works issues
Online forum posts discuss district representation versus elected officials, concerns about a blue flu in Baytown Public Works, school supply shortages at Lee High and Cedar Bayou Junior, and rumors of Exxon Mobil plant changes with job cuts and unreported injuries.
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City of Baytown
Public Works
Exxon Mobil
OSHA
Notable Local Events From 1940s to 2003
A 1940 drowning on the San Jacinto River near Highlands involved Vernon Marshall, age 17. Harris County Water District No. 1 in Highlands approved seven water sewer bond proposals beginning in 1975. Crosby High School senior Kim Phillips planned to compete in the Congressional Debate national round in San José June 16-23, 1990. Chambers County conducted aerial and ground mosquito control in 2000. In 2002 Mayor Pete Alfaro was re-elected by 53 votes after two counts, final unofficial tallies 2,833 to 2,780 for Charles Shaffer. A 2003 Garth Road transformer fault caused a lost power event for about 1,100 customers.
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Vernon Marshall
San Jacinto River
Highlands
Harris County Water Control and Improvement District
Crosby High School
Kim Phillips
San José
Calif
Chambers County
Pete Alfaro
Alfaro
Charles Shaffer
Garth Road
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Goose Creek School Board
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