Baytown moves to remove San Jacinto Mall from tax zone
Baytown plans to redraw the Tax Increment Reinves tment Zone boundaries to exclude San Jacinto Mall at Interstate 10 and Garth Road due to declining value and little development. City Manager Bob Leiper cites a drop from 36 million to 30 million and negative increment harming TIRZ revenue for public improvements. See Baytown page 7A.
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Lee College Maintains High Tax Rate in District
Regents kept Lee College tax rate at 26.07 cents per $100 of assessed value with 0.2207 for maintenance and operations and 0.0400 for debt service. President Dennis Brown noted growth, 12.9 percent rise in 12th class day headcount, and 4.3 percent in contact hours, placing Lee among rapidly expanding state community colleges. Regent Mark Hall pressed for tuition equity and potential rate reduction discussions, while Regent Mark Himsel urged budget and tax-rate reconsideration.
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Goose Creek deploys iPads to high schools
Goose Creek CISD expands its iPad program to all high schools with distributions in September. Over 1,382 iPads were issued at Goose Creek Memorial, while more than 300 checked out at Peter E. Hyland Center and IMPACT Early College. Robert E. Lee and Ross S. Sterling will receive theirs on upcoming days.
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Goose Creek Memorial High School
Goose Creek transit chief addresses driver concerns
Goose Creek CISD transportation chief Rick Walterscheid defends safety and staffing data amid anonymous letters alleging issues. He notes a district safety rate of 1.16 accidents per 100000 miles, turnover at 11 percent, and an average 8.5 year driver tenure while citing bus radio upgrades and a future transportation center opening within a year to improve operations.
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