City council to seek three nature grants this evening
Baytown officials meet at City Hall at 6 30 pm to discuss applying for three grants funded by environmental penalties. The largest seeks 11 million to relocate the Eddie V Gray Wetlands Center, combining staff and programs with the Nature Center. Other grants fund bayfront conservation and repairs to three city ramps and sites.
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Baytown
Eddie V. Gray
Lee High School
Nature Center
Bayway Drive
Wetlands Center
Naturalists
Gulf Coast
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Bayland Park
Roseland Park
Community park plan outlines phased build with seven acre lawn
The draft park plan proposes a seven acre great lawn and four acre nature playground as part of a phased $42 million project to manage storm water. A priority exercise assigned residents $4 million play money to allocate across amenities, including a community building, dog park, ponds, kayak and paddleboat access, trails, art components and parking. Construction begins this year with phase one pond of 7.1 acres, with council to receive results and updates next Monday.
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Ann Barrios
Harbert
Council
Bay Area Relay for Life drives cancer support services
The American Cancer Society funds lifesaving programs and patient services, investing about 130 million dollars annually and supporting 46 Nobel Prize winners. Donations aid information hotlines, transportation to treatment, peer support, and lodging for patients and caregivers during travel for care.
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Relay For Life
American Cancer Society
U.S
Hines
Bay Area
RelayForLife.org
ExxonMobil union talks strain as Baytown refinery watchbeams
ExxonMobil negotiators say talks with USW are ongoing while workers at Baytown refinery weigh a contract extension. About 6,000 workers at 15 plants walked out in 2015 to push for a pattern aligned with USW. The Baytown facility produces 560,500 barrels per day, the second largest in the U.S. and a company flagship.
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Deedra Moe
ExxonMobil
Hancock
Ricky Brooks
USW
Brooks
Baytown
United States
Runoff Set in Constable Race After Suit Dismissal
Eagleton leads Pappillion 3 678 votes to trail by about 800 in Harris County non suit ends case against Pappillion. Runoff scheduled for May 24 with Eagleton facing Pappillion. winner faces Dan Webb. Early voting May 16 20. registration closes April 25.
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Pappillion
Rabalais
Mike Stafford
Stafford
Harris County
Dan Webb
Precinct
Ken Jones
Jones
Lee Kaplan
Kaplan
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