Baytown OKs 2.5 Million SIB Loan For Spur 330
Baytown Municipal Development District votes to apply for a State Infrastructure Bank loan of 2.5 million to fund Spur 330 Decker Drive construction. The loan, repaid over 10 years at 5 percent, is to be supported by half-cent sales tax revenue and supplemented by 3 million from the Houston-Galveston Area Council. The board also approved a 275000 local match for a Transportation Congestion Mitigation Air Quality grant and other projects including Roseland Park improvements and Goose Creek Greenbelt Phase IV trails.
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Houston-Galveston
Don Murray
Pete Alfaro
Transportation Agency
State Infrastructure Bank
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MDD
Txdot
Texas Department of Transportation
Goose Creek Stream
Roseland Park
Crime Control and Prevention District
HGAC
Charles Shaffer
CCPD
Shaffer
M.A. Bengtson
Ma.bengtson
Baytownsun.com
Baytown council reshapes districts and inks energy pact
City officials propose district realignments to balance population with 8 to 10 percent deviation, highlighting changes around Lynchburg Cedar Bayou Road and Highway 146. In a pre meeting work session, council discussed a Houston Galveston Area Council contract with TRA for electricity, projecting annual savings up to 100k for water and 250k for services, plus $5 meters.
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City Hall
Lynchburg
Cedar Bayou Road
Garth Road
North Main
Massey-Tompkins Road
Barkaloo Road
Bob Smith Road
Kipling
Mockingbird
Kilgore Road
Park Street
Graywood
Stewart Heights
Woodlawn
Ward Road
East Texas Avenue
Seventh Street
South Main
West Main
M.L. Wismer
Texas voters approve mobility fund and colonia road bonds
Low turnout continued from Page 1A as Craig Estes and Greg Underwood reached a runoff. Governor Perry praised Prop 15 creating the Texas Mobility Fund and Prop 2 authorizing 175 million for colonia roads along the Texas Mexico border. Supporters push beyond pay as you go to fund road growth while opponents caution on bonds. Propositions 19 and 11 also pass, financing water projects and state repairs, with mixed views from Sierra Club.
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Greg Underwood
Rick Perry
Texas Mobility Fund
Texas-Mexico
Texas
Perry
Florence Shapiro
R-Plano
House
Senate
Eddie Lucio
Brownsville
Colonia
Lucio
Harris County approves road and park bond propositions
Harris County voters across Baytown Highlands and Crosby approved Proposition 1 to issue 475 million for road and bridge projects and Proposition 2 to issue 60 million for county parks. Unofficial results show 64.9 percent for Proposition 1 and 58.9 percent for Proposition 2 with strong support in Precinct 2, funding road work, new parks, and the Garth Road expansion north of Interstate 10.
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Highlands
Crosby
Garth Road
Houston Vote Narrowly Defeats Gay Partner Benefits
In Houston, an amendment to block health benefits for partners of gay and lesbian municipal employees appeared to pass with about 51 percent in a tight election. Electrical contractor Dave Wilson led the signature drive urging voters to decide on the issue.
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Texas
Dave Wilson
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