Baytown explores funding for old downtown revamp amid voter concerns
Baytown officials outline 2003 budget plans to revitalize Old Downtown Goose Creek West Baytown Alexander Drive and Market Street using grants and redevelopment programs. Mayor Alfaro touts Municipal Development District as a pathway, while Goose Creek Historical Association president Joe Wheat cautiously supports progress.
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Goose Creek
West Baytown
Alexander Drive
Market Street
Baytown
Pete Alfaro
MDD
Joe Wheat
Brownwood reunion links past to Baytown Nature Center opening
Jean Shepherd, former Brownwood Civic Association president, returns to the West Bayshore Drive area for a May weekend reunion and celebration of the Baytown Nature Center. She recalls Brownwood’s glory days, the losses, and her long community advocacy across local and state levels. Contact Janet Simon at 2813 298-9094 for details.
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Rownwood
Brownwood Civic Association
Jean Shepherd
Baytown
Shepherd
West Bayshore Drive
San Jacinto Point
Brownwood
Pete
Linwood Drive
Shepherds
Highlands
Humble Oil
Janet Simon
Carrie Pryor
Newman
Ford
Carter
Peti Campbell
Baytown City Jail waits on power fix before opening
Baytown officials say the state-of-the-art jail cannot open yet due to an electrical storm outage that disabled the emergency generator for the six inmate pods. Interim Police Chief Byron Jones and city leaders confirmed the generator problem is the sole obstacle to occupancy.
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Baytown
Gary Jackson
Jackson
Jones
Sunday Classifieds and Lotto Draws Highlight Weekend Page
The page lists sections for Living, Community, Obituaries and Sports along with Saturday lottery results. Lotto numbers 3 13 15 16 32 34 and Pick 3 66 7 are shown among weekend gaming details.
Fourth Baytown officer placed on leave in Torres death
Baytown police have temporarily relieved four officers with pay after Chad Billeaud joined Bert Dillon Micah Aldred and Sgt Rodney in the incident surrounding Luis Torres 45 who died January 20 after being restrained handcuffed and pepper sprayed A police video shows about eight minutes elapsing before Torres stopped breathing The medical examiner ruled the death a homicide due to mechanical asphyxia and blunt trauma Jones cited the autopsy and video in explaining the administrative action
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Baytown
Byron Jones
Chad Billeaud
Billeaud
Luis Torres
Torres
Harris County Medical Examiner
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