City extends funding for road work and easement upgrade
Baytown will add 225000 to the initial 500000 for road construction after February talks found the first amount insufficient. The Baytown Municipal Development District funds the increase to advance property acquisitions. The city also approved condemnation and eminent domain to obtain a 10 foot easement and a 65 foot temporary easement on Home Depot land for a lift station upgrade near Fire Station No 1 on Garth Road, with City Manager Rick Davis noting ongoing coordination and urgency. Additional property changes within Cedar Port development include aligning two parcels with CCID No 1 and recognizing one as a new member, while the second parcel expands the district boundary policy for Cedar Port master development.
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Baytown Council Sets Standard Tapping Fees
Baytown City Council approved standardized tapping fees for water connections. City Manager Rick Davis said the fee will be $900 for a three quarter inch tap, eliminating the long versus short side distinction to speed permitting and reflect current costs.
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Rick Davis
City approves change order for water tank repaint
City council approved a $157,270 change order for the Massey Tompkins Water Tank Rehabilitation Project with Gulf States Protective Coatings to remove exterior lead paint. City Manager Rick Davis said the lead is on the outside surface and poses no interior contamination. the contract rises from $1,089,500 to $1,246,770.
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Baytown approves patrol car computers and docks
Baytown City Council approved buying 42 Panasonic CF-53 computers and 38 Havis docking stations for 150790 dollars. The devices will be installed in new and existing patrol cars to enable electronic ticketing, set to go live January 1, easing court personnel workload.
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Baytown
Rick Davis
Baytown Christmas Parade and Rink Reopening Dates
Baytown Parks and Recreation director Scott Johnson announced the annual Baytown Christmas Parade will begin at 6 30 p m December 1 on Market Street in front of Bicentennial Park. The Town Square Ice Rink will reopen for the season at 6 p m on Friday. Matt Hollis
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Burglaries Reported on Grantham Road and Garth Road
A residence in the 200 block of Grantham Road was burglarized on Monday. Three pickups were burglarized at a hotel in the 7200 block of Garth Road Monday evening. Entry was gained by breaking passenger side windows.
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Garth Road
Police Beat: Stolen 2000 Nissan Maxima on McKinney Rd
A blue 2000 Nissan Maxima with plate FVH-8004 was reported stolen from the 3400 block of McKinney Road on Tuesday. A firearm was reported stolen from the 4600 block of Quail Hollow Drive on Monday. Baytown Police reports are posted online. Call Baytown Crime Stoppers at 281-427 TIPS or text Baytown to 274637.
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Trump disavows alt-right as Spencer warns of strategic ties
President-elect Donald Trump denounces white supremacist groups claiming his win aids their agenda. He told The New York Times he disavows and condemns them and does not want to energize the movement. Richard Spencer, an alt-right leader, says he understands Trump politically but will wait to see how his admin shapes up. He urges Trump not to shun the alt-right over brief negative coverage. The criticism also centers on Steve Bannon’s White House appointment and his Breitbart past.
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CNN apologizes for on air banner during Tapper show
New York AP reports CNN and host Jake Tapper apologized for an on screen banner that appeared during The Lead with substitute host Jim Sciutto content about Donald Trump support from the alt right. Tapper called the banner horrible and furious as viewers reacted on Twitter. The caption read Alt Right Founder Questions if Jews are People and CNN called it poor judgment and expressed regret.
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Dow tops 19000 on post election rally gains
The Dow Jones rose above 19,000 for the first time as a post election rally lifted markets to new highs. Health care shares slumped after Medtronic results while retailers climbed on strong earnings from Dollar Tree and Burlington Stores. The Dow rose 67.18 to 19,023.87, the S&P 500 gained 4.76 to 2,202.94, and the Nasdaq added 17.49 to 5,386.35 as the Russell 2000 hit more records.
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Medtronic
Dollar Tree
Burlington
Ken Perkins
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Pursuit Ends in Fatality Reported by Baytown Police
The driver died at the scene after a pursuit that prompted investigation by the Texas Rangers and Harris County DA's Office. No officers were injured. The DA's Office handles police related shootings in the county while Baytown police oversee city incidents.
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Police protection act pushed after officer shootings nationwide
The killings of Detective Benjamin Marconi in San Antonio and two other officers in Missouri and Florida prompt Governor Greg Abbott to seek passage of the Police Protection Act in the 2017 Texas legislative session. The measure would add hate crime penalties for crimes against law enforcement and extend condolences to victims’ families as ambush-style attacks increase nationwide.
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Four Men Hurt in House Shooting After Altercation
Police identified three men by name and age among the four involved in a house shooting. Jorge Cabrera 17 and Kristopher Cisneros 20 were treated for non life threatening injuries, Herman Brian Garcia 19 was not injured, Anthony Reyes 19 was critically injured and treated at Memorial Hermann. Detectives learned Cabrera and Cisneros were at the house when Reyes and Garcia arrived. an altercation led to both sides drawing handguns and firing. Reyes suffered multiple gunshot wounds.
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Anthony Reyes
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