Mont Belvieu backs C6 Grand Parkway route plan
Mont Belvieu City Council extended support Monday for the Grand Parkway C6 route that hugs the Coastal Water Authority canal and travels furthest south of Cherry Point Gully. The action follows a staff recommendation and aims to minimize traffic disruption while keeping options open for overpasses and future development. The GPA will accept feedback until May 24 with details online and by mail.
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Mont Belvieu
Bryan Easum
Grand Parkway Association
Coastal Water Authority
Cherry Point Gully
Nick Dixon
Mont .Belvieu
Texas Department of Transportation
U.S. 59
Houston- Galveston
Dayton
New Caney
Easum
Barbers Hill
Daniel Williams
Planning and Zoning Commission
Mike Pomykal
Charlotte Carley
Post Oak Place
Houston
GPA
Dollar Tree opens Baytown store at Garth Road location
Dollar Tree Stores Inc opens a 10,000 square foot Dollar Tree Plaza store at 5175 Garth Road in Baytown, marking the brand's continued growth after 20 years in business. Chelle Gagliano notes strong shopper interest in low prices and changing merchandise and highlights seven day operation near grocery and mass merchandisers.
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Dollar Tree Stores, Inc
Baytown
Dollar Tree Plaza
Garth Road
Baytown Area
Chelle Gagliano
Dollar Tree
U.S
Gagliano
Dollartree.com
Trustees weigh high school zoning and safety upgrades
Baytown trustees reviewed zoning options and heard 658 residents from the Highway 146 corridor oppose sending their children to Lee High. Administrators proposed 2.4 million dollars in summer capital improvements funded from unused budget surplus, including fire alarm upgrades at Lee High and lighting and repairs at Sterling and Crockett elementary schools. The board set a special meeting next Monday to consider the plan, moved up for Memorial Day.
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Texas
Baytown
Natalie Whatley
Lee High School
Whatley
Nario
Robbie McGowen
Sterling High School
Sterling
Stephen F. Austin
Crockett Elementary
Public smoking in Baytown fuels citywide debate
Coalition leaders say smoking in bars remains a public health issue and not worth another election, while residents complain of past voting irregularities. Dr. Bruce Kennedy of San Jacinto Methodist Hospital and Haarmeyer defend the stance as Baytown considers charter limits and ballot timing.
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Coalition
Bruce Kennedy
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Haarmeyer
Kennedy
Baytown
David Beirne
Harris County Clerk’s Office
Retired editor Jim Finley recalls scorching Baytown summers
Jim Finley, formerly The Baytown Sun's managing editor, recalls advice to children to nap during scorching afternoons when air conditioning was rare. He notes 90 degree heat made bedrooms oven like and sleep nearly impossible, linking past misery to present late-life naptime.
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Jim Finley
The
Baytown Sun
Ballot on tap as Baytown weighs smoking ban tweak and bonds
Baytown faces a crowded November ballot as the Baytown Citizens for Property Rights push an amendment to carve bars from the city smoking ban and seek tighter physician malpractice rules at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital. City leaders consider a $30 million street repair package and a $5.5 million aquatics program, with subcommittees drafting project lists for a steering committee.
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Baytown
Bob Leiper
Leiper
Council
Graffiti at Heaven Bound Church. arrest follows assault
Police report graffiti sprayed on Heaven Bound Church at 1510 N Pruett St between Friday night and Sunday morning. The incident marks the third graffiti report in two days. An 18 year old woman suffered mouth pain after a Sunday dispute at Walnut Ridge Condos on Ward Road. Jeremy Eskew, 23, was arrested and charged with assault.
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Heaven Bound Church
N. Pruett St
Walnut Ridge
Ward Road
Jeremy Eskew
Man Harasses Woman on Missouri Street Arrests Made
A Baytown man Jose Rodriguez 28 blocked a woman on Missouri Street Sunday and harassed her while stopped in the road. He was arrested and charged with reckless driving and driving without a license.
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Baytown
Missouri Street
Jose Rodriguez
Baytown Police Log Collected 121 Calls in 24 Hours
Baytown police handled 121 calls from 6 a.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday, including nine alarms, three assaults, three auto thefts, three criminal mischief incidents, two disturbances, one forgery, one shot fired, two thefts, two minor accidents and three major accidents. Crime Stoppers offers cash for tips and protects caller anonymity. call 281-427-TIPS.
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