Barrett Station spring cleanup draws volunteers and residents
Barrett Station residents kick off spring cleaning this Saturday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Drew Intermediate School parking lot with volunteers from Harris County Precinct 2 and the Barrett Station Civic League. Items like old furniture and bookshelves are accepted. hazardous materials and drums are not.
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Barrett Station
Willie B. Goodlow
Tim Benoit
Harris County
Pet. 2
Goodlow
Civic League
Baytown Council relaxes officer hiring plan for flexibility
The council moves to fund 10 officers over five years instead of nine plus a DOT officer, giving Police Chief Byron Jones leeway to allocate personnel. Mayor Mundinger notes sales tax flexibility versus property tax hikes, with CCPD revenue partly from non residents.
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Baytown
Byron Jones
Department of Transportation
DOT
District 5
Ronnie Anderson
Anderson
Jones
Calvin Mundinger
Mundinger
CCPD
Baytown considers five year public safety spending plan
Five year spending plans detail CCPD and Fire EMS district budgets with targets for personnel vehicles equipment and a new $1.45 million fire training facility. The public hearing on the sales tax districts is at City Hall March 7 at 4 30 p m with speakers signing up to present.
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Gary Cochran
Crime Prevention & Safety Committee
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Goose Creek Country Club
la Porte
Fire Department
Baytown
Mike Lester
District 2
Scott Sheley
Fire and Ems
Sheley
City Hall
Market St
Mundinger
Iraq’s prime minister vows to fight ouster bid in turmoil
In Baghdad, Prime Minister Ibrahim al Jaafari and allies resist Sunni Arab Kurdish efforts to remove him risking political chaos and delaying a new government while U.S. troop withdrawals loom. Gunmen strike Sunni leader Adnan al Dulaimi’s car, killing one bodyguard and wounding five as violence claims 39 lives across the day.
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Baghdad
Iraq
U.S
Adnan al- Dulaimi
al-Dulaimi
Ibrahim al-Jaafari
Haider al-Ibadi
al-Jaafari
Interior
al- Jaafari
Kirkuk
Baytown seeks missing Kristin Harbin with suspect in custody
Baytown police ask for help locating Kristin Harbin 16 last seen Feb 15 in Ocean Springs MS. She may travel with Gerardo Mendoza 24 in maroon 1993 GMC pickup TX plate 3BV009. Mendoza has prior traffic citation. Police urge anyone with information to contact Detective Hernandez at 281-420-6637.
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Baytown
Kristin Harbin
Ocean Springs
Miss
Kristin
Gerardo “Lalo” Mendoza
Baytown Area
Mendoza
Texas
Hernandez
Suspects Arrested After Early Morning Baytown Stop
At 4 30 a m Baytown Police stopped a car with no headlights in the 1100 block of North Alexander. Two men were arrested for marijuana and another drug, a third for an illegal weapon metal knuckles. Between 6 a m Wednesday and 6 a m Thursday officers responded to 150 calls including eight alarms one assault two burglaries of autos three burglaries of buildings one criminal mischief complaint six disturbances two forgeries one shots fired two thefts two major accidents and five minor accidents.
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Baytown
North Alexander
Mayors and industry push for infrared cameras to curb emissions
Officials heard industry advocates tout FLIR GasFind IR cameras adapted to detect hydrocarbon leaks. Rohit Sharma of Lyondell cited trials by TCEQ and EPA after Hurricane Katrina, noting faster detection but legal and cost hurdles. Exxon Mobil Baytown says it bought early units. lawmakers consider incentives to spur adoption.
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White
Rohit Sharma
Lyondell
David Furry
Leak Surveys Inc
Texas Commission On Environmental Quality
Houston Ship Channel
Sharma
TCEQ
Louisiana
Environmental Quality Agency
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
New Orleans
Exxon Mobil
Valero
EPA
Bob Bailes
Baytown
BOP
Bailes
Harris County
Parkway Grand Parkway public meeting outlines route options
Community members including Mont Belvieu officials attended a Grand Parkway public scoping meeting to discuss a universe of route options. A final design will be selected and a draft Environmental Impact Statement will be filed in 2007 for federal and state review. Comments are due March 17 via mail or email.
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Garnet
Includ
Ing
Mont Belvieu
Mike Pomykal
Pomykal
Parkway
Travis
Debby Shelton
Crosby
Grand Parkway Association
Post Oak Place
Suite 222
Houston
Texas
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