Baytown Council considers service cuts to balance budget
Baytown city officials weigh options for the 2004-05 budget as the council surveys members on reducing services raising taxes or a mix. Mayor Mundinger and Councilman Mahan favor cuts while Murray Anderson push for selective measures. Renteria hints at trimming expenditures but details remain unclear. Sheley did not respond.
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Baytown
Calvin Mundinger
Sammy Mahan
Don Murray
Ronnie Anderson
Mercedes Renteria II
Scott Sheley
Murray
West Chambers County Chamber moves to larger Post Oak Plaza
The West Chambers County Chamber of Commerce, serving over 300 businesses in Mont Belvieu Old River-Winfree Cove Beach City, will relocate July 8 to a 1200 square foot office in Post Oak Plaza. The move adds a conference room for board and committee meetings and supports education and networking events.
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West Chambers County Chamber of Commerce
Chambers County
Eagle Drive
Mont Belvieu
Post Oak Plaza
Barbers Hill
Old River-Winfree
Cove
Beach City
Missy Malechek
Chamber
Baytown Latino culture history event at Lee College
Baytown area Latinos attended a Lee College Tucker Hall program to preserve heritage through personal memories and community stories. Tony Diaz of Nuestra Palabra led the first of three literary events featuring bilingual poetry, essays, and family histories to show culture from border to border in Texas.
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Baytown Sun
Lauren Rosenkranz
Tony Diaz
Nuestra Palabra
Houston
Baytown
Lee College
Tucker Hall
Texas
Diaz
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Barbers Hill faces teen drinking crisis survey discussion
In Mont Belvieu Barbers Hill parents administrators and police met after a class survey showed 77 percent of high school students and 53 percent of middle schoolers admitting to drinking. Tim Sonnenberg urged action as TABC officers and a former DARE instructor cited local sting results with twelve of13 stores cited for selling to minors and potential closures.
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Mont Belvieu
Barbers Hill
Mont Belvien Senior Center
Hhe
Tim Sonnenberg
Sonnenberg
Jerry Whitman
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
DARE
Joni. Adams
TABC
David Cagle
Baytown Endures Flooding With Power Outages Across Town
Heavy rains flooded low lying streets in Baytown and cut power to about 195 residences. Police reported standing water on West Main Street Missouri Street Memorial Drive Massey Tompkins Road and Garth Road with several minor auto crashes. The city noted no unsafe conditions despite motorists being stranded as power outages clustered in scattered blocks.
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Baytown
West Main Street
Missouri Street
Memorial Drive
Massey- Tompkins Road
Garth Road
David Baker
Downtown Baytown mayor race data disputed by foes
Chamber of Commerce president Tracey Wheeler- Martinez claims a lead with 982 in pledged funds. Opponent Wanda Garner Cash mocks the total, saying much is pledged and can be misrepresented.
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Baytown
Chamber of Commerce
Tracey Wheeler- Martinez
Tracey Wheeler-Martinez
Wanda Garner Cash
Baytown campaign raises funds for district revitalization
Baytown Downtown Association aims to raise 10000 for Texas Avenue West Baytown and Pelly districts. The light hearted drive features donors including Tracey Wheeler Martinez Sharon Wilkenfeld Wanda Gamer and Baytown Council member Scott Sheley among others. Wheeler Martinez leads as donations flow.
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Baytown
Texas Avenue
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Kristopher Banks
Tracey Wheeler Martinez
Sharon Wilkenfeld
Wilkenfeld Furniture
Wanda Gamer Cash
Maria Zoes
Dawg House Café
Freda Cox
Roasters Steakhouse
Chris Warford
Texas State Optical
Terry Presley
Goose Creek Emporium
Tommy Hathaway
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Pelly
Wheeler-Martinez
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