Energy saving proposal eyed for Chambers County facilities
Chambers County Commissioners approved Johnson Controls to draft an energy efficiency proposal for county buildings using a performance contract model. Work may include LED lighting, better windows and insulation, centralized thermostats, new HVAC, and an internet based phone system to be paid from savings.
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Houston clears rape kit backlog as model for Texas cities
Houston officials say the city spent 4.4 million dollars in federal and city funding to tackle more than 6600 untested rape kits. Testing and reporting are done on about 2800 cases with 464 yielding usable DNA entered into federal databases. One arrest and one charge have resulted thus far.
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Paramedic Reaches Plea Agreement After Town Blast Fallout
A West paramedic tied to the town s deadly fertilizer plant explosion and later accused of collecting pipe-bomb materials has reached a plea deal in a court filing. Bryce Ashley Reed rose as a town voice after the April blast but was not charged in the explosion. Meanwhile a federal appeals court upheld denying a preliminary injunction to halt an Oklahoma to Gulf Coast oil pipeline project.
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Councilman joins hospital board
Brandon Capetillo of Baytown City Council won unanimous approval from Harris County Commissioners Court to serve on the Harris County Hospital District Board of Managers. The nine member unpaid board oversees Harris Health system operations, three hospitals, 22 primary care clinics and other facilities. Capetillo fills the vacancy left by Baytown Mayor Stephen DonCarlos who joined the Port Authority.
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Baytown Council Meeting Canceled Amid TX Conference
Baytown city officials canceled Monday night’s council meeting due to the Texas Municipal League conference in Austin. The next meeting is 6 p.m. Monday at City Hall to discuss a 1.79 percent tax revenue increase, with hearings held but no residents speaking.
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Baytown Sees Growth Spur as EDF Hosts Developer Talks
The city invites breakfast Chick-fil-A and new shops as Baytown expands with more than 10 billion dollars in planned construction through 2017. Over the past five years about 3,800 jobs have been created in the area driven by oil, chemical, healthcare and retail growth. A key challenge remains adding high end housing while eight developers met with EDF and city officials to discuss such projects.
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Baytown Health and Safety Fair Scheduled for Saturday
The 4th annual Baytown Health and Safety Fair runs 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Goose Creek Memorial High School 6001 E Wallisville Rd. The free event features vendors health screenings an obstacle course fire trucks police vehicles ambulance and a rock climbing wall. Free t shirts for the first 250 kids. Sponsored by the City of Baytown Baytown Office of Emergency Management and the Local Emergency Planning Committee.
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