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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 2005
Page
5
The Baytown Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly membership meeting at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Goose Creek Country Club. Exxon Mobil will present The Outlook for Energy detailing world energy demands. Admission is $15 with reservations via phone or email.
Power official Baker reports 146 750 customers in the Bay area lost electricity. Crews work around the clock to restore service and then return to building new power lines for rapid development. A special PUC order allows Entergy territory work in southeast Texas to help restore transmission and distribution lines.
College colleagues approve a 2005 06 tax rate of 0.206777 per 100 valuation down from 0.20841 despite larger Harris and Chambers County taxable values. Harris value rises to 5.09 billion and Chambers to 2.07 billion, boosting revenue by about 200000. The district also switches bank deposits from Amegy to JP Morgan Chase for lower fees.
Harris County residents should register for FEMA disaster assistance. Registration is by phone at 1-800-621-FEMA or online at FEMA.gov. The Disaster Recovery Center at 6059 South Loop East remains open but long lines prompt online or phone registration to determine eligibility.
Alderwoman Cheryl Sanders defends a necessary tax increase to fund city infrastructure while noting water quality goals amid Rita recovery. Jackson cites delays from a shut down Beaumont engineering firm and FEMA issues as the town buys a generator to safeguard the water system. he also pushes for a part time city marshal to enforce ordinances previously unenforceable by the Chambers County Sheriff.
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