Baytown City Council Meeting Highlights and Acknowledgments
Baytown officials honored longtime Baytown Area Water Authority director Robert L. Gillette for 36 years of service and awarded Peggy Jones from the Police Department Employee of the Month. The Meter Operations Group received Team of the Month honors for saving about 137000 by meter fixes. An ordinance raised windstorm standards with a 60 day effective delay, traffic signals on Highway 146 via interlocal with TxDOT and Chambers County were approved, funded by Red Light Camera money. A Memorial Program for road crash victims was approved along with an update to the 2008 09 CDBG plan to seek HUD funds for sidewalk repairs alley work and a housing market study. Further coverage in Saturday’s Baytown Sun.
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Texas Department of Transportation
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York picks Dr. York as Goose Creek CISD superintendent
TASB led the search with staff students and community input to craft a profile used to evaluate 21 applicants. Six were interviewed in late April with two advancing to second interviews. Dr. York, interim since January 6, named lone finalist May 4 and will require a 21 day waiting period before formal approval. He has roots at GCCISD since 2001 and previously served in New Caney ISD.
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Multiple arrests and theft reports on Hartt Street Decker Drive and Garth Road
Police reports list a 30 year old man arrested for public intoxication on Hartt Street, a Baytown man stopped and later charged for traffic device disregard and drug paraphernalia, and a 50 year old man arrested for public intoxication on North Pruett Street. An arrest of a woman for public intoxication and abusive language occurred on Garth Road, a vehicle burglary on Decker Drive with window damage and stolen purse, shoplifting at Garth Road, a stolen 1995 Chevrolet Silverado on Garth Road, two women and a man arrested for shoplifting and criminal mischief at San Jacinto Mall Place, a vehicle burglary on West James Street with a $250 cell phone theft, a robbery arrest after a man was assaulted and vehicle stolen on West Texas Avenue, and an adult woman arrested for shoplifting $274 in jewelry at San Jacinto Mall Place.
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Baytown Police Beat Reports 36 Offenses in 24 Hours
Between 6 a.m. Wednesday and 6 a.m. Thursday Baytown police filed 36 offense reports and logged incidents including two assaults one auto theft two vehicle burglaries three disorderly conduct cases one forgery two thefts. Officers arrested 25 people on out of jurisdiction charges and handled eight traffic accidents. Police Beat is compiled from Baytown Police Department reports with tips and callers remaining anonymous.
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Lufkin and Nacogdoches Papers Sold to Southern Newspapers
Southern Newspapers Inc parent of The Baytown Sun will acquire The Lufkin Daily News and Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel from Cox Enterprises. Closing set for June 1 with both papers to continue publishing locally. COO Lissa Walls Wahldiek says staff will be supported to deepen reader and advertiser ties. Cox markets remaining Texas papers and other stand-alone newspapers for sale.
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