Baytown Council Approves 70000 for Katrina Evacuees
Baytown officials use leftover Community Development Block Grant funds and incoming SE Texas Housing Finance Corporation money to fund a new program aiding Hurricane Katrina victims with housing needs. City Manager Gary Jackson notes at least 25000 will go unexpended from the CDBG and some costs may be covered by it. Peggy Schifano comments on the proposal.
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Great city will rise again in New Orleans rebuild pledge
President Bush vowed the government would cover most costs of rebuilding the hurricane ravaged Gulf Coast in one of history's largest reconstruction efforts. He spoke in Jackson Square for the New Orleans revival, saying there is no way to imagine America without New Orleans.
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1977 RSS graduate makes third trip to Iraq
Charlie Jackson a Baytown native and Sterling High School 1977 graduate now living in Austin heads Texans for Peace. He travels to Iraq for two weeks with the Christian Peacemakers Team after a serious auto accident during his first visit. He aims to humanize the war and report conditions amid evacuations and volatility.
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Baytown Council sees no public input on budget and taxes
Baytown council hearing attracted no speakers from the public while discussing an 85 million dollar budget proposed in July. City Manager Gary Jackson noted a corrected effective tax rate of 0.77021 per 100 dollars, higher than the proposed rate around 0.73, due to HCAd software errors and uncertified rolls.
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Gatorfest in Anahuac Showcases Food Music and Alligators
The 17th annual Texas Gatorfest opens in Anahuac with street dances headlined by Charlie Robison and Django Walker. Four concert stages, 25 craft and food booths, and the chance to see a live alligator accompany a 10 dollar general admission. free for children under five. Parking at Anahuac Elementary School with a shuttle to Fort Anahuac Park. Boat access on Saturday and Sunday via Trinity River near markers 15 to 18.
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Fish and Oyster Fry Benefits Baytown Groups
The Baytown Shrine Club hosts an oyster fry at 110 W. Main St from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m with dinners at $10. proceeds go to the Baytown Shrine Club. The Baytown Highlands Houston Metro Go Texan Committee hosts a fish fry at 1724 Market St from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m, tickets $7, benefitting the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo scholarship fund. For info call Bobby Fayle at 281-427-8732.
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