Churches to provide a roof over homeless heads
Baytown leaders gathered at St. Pauls Lutheran Church to hear a new homelessness program. Anne Thomas of the Coalition for the Homeless of Houston Harris County opened with a San Francisco family story. She noted Bay Area Homeless Services has 26 beds and serves many without children.
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Baytown volunteers build inclusive Patsy's Destiny Playground
In the early morning greenbelt outside Bay Area Rehabilitation Center on Decker Drive, more than 200 volunteers constructed a new playground. The project, second phase of Patsy’s Destiny, honors activist Patsy Dowling and involves KaBoom Inc and Houston Home Depot stores. Volunteers organized in teams around 9 am after a morning ceremony, with children nearby and a cement nature trail already completed in March 2003.
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Baytown mayoral race focuses on issues not past charges
Mercedes Rentena II defends a 1999 misdemeanor charge calling it a love spat and urges focus on city issues. Police records show a door kick during a dispute at a girlfriend’s apartment, with a $100 fine. Opponent Calvin Mundinger faced a 1995 theft of service indictment but received deferred probation.
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Early voting and crime focus in local race
Early voting runs through Tuesday with Baytown residents voting weekdays 8 to 5 at City Hall and Saturdays 9 to 3 at Market St. Palls. The May 15 election features Mundinger proposing a Neighborhood Traffic and Crime Control Unit to boost patrols with overtime pay as an immediate priority amid neighborhood crime concerns voiced by residents led by Betty Copeland.
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Mont Belvieu Contested Council Seat Sees Two Candidates
In Mont Belvieu a lone council seat faces a race between longtime resident and incumbent Lydia Schneider and challenger Carl Tyson. The main issue is how well the city handles infrastructure such as water and sewer lines. Schneider cites a comprehensive plan and notes her 1989 residency, while Tyson says no plan is evident.
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Consultants say jobs boost eyed for Baytown plan
Baytown consultants AngelouEconomics report job availability could lift the city’s economic outlook. Amy Holloway, vice president, notes Baytown’s relative position. The firm, hired by the local planning steering committee, met with officials including City Council and Harris County reps to craft a strategic plan and identify Baytown’s strengths and weaknesses. See BLUEPRINT on Page 8A.
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