The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 192, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 12, 1991 Page: 1 of 20
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Volume 69, No. 192
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Telephone Number: 422-8302
Wednesday, June 12, 1991
Baytown, Texas 77520
Treatment sites will be considered
By Jane Howard
of The Baytown Sun
A city-appointed committee Thursday will offer
Baytown City Council two possible locations for a
proposed substance abuse treatment center.
First on the list is an approximately six-acre site
on Tri-City Beach Road adjacent to Bay Oaks
•Harbor. The committee’s second recommendation
involves an eight-acre site located next to Alamo
Concrete near Loop 20i and North Highway 146.
Proposed by T. Warren Investments, the facility
would serve probationers in a five-county area,
offering in-patient treatment for alcohol or sub-
stance dependency as a condition of probation.
Originally, the city was asked to approve
construction on a Market Street location but
protests from area residents caused the investment
company to withdraw that proposal. A second
proposed site off Wade Road outside the city
Fonteno
to speak
limits was also rejected when it was found to be
■too near a ciiurth to conform to state regulations.
Baytown officials appointed the Location Com-
mittee to pinpoint sites that would meet the needs
of the facility, while keeping Baytown residents
happy.
In a letter to council, members of that commit-
tee said, “We are supportive of the need for a
substance abuse treatment center in the Baytown
area. We believe the treatment center will provide
a positive and realistic effort toward rehabilitation
of non-violent offenders . . . and that services
there will enhance the lives of the clients."
City officials expect the facility, which will
operate on a nearly $2 million annual budget, to
provide a stimulus to Baytown’s' economy.
Following council approval of a proposed site,
public hearings will be held, to allow residents to
express their opinions. *"
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In his 16th year as county
commissioner for Precinct 2,
Fonteno served two terms as
port commissioner f(fr the Port
of Houston Authority. Before
that, he was a municipal court
judge for the city of Baytown.
He is Commissioners Court’s
liaison to the pollution control
and fire marshal’s offices.
Cost of the Chamber program
and meal is $10. Reservations
should be made by noon
Thursday.
For reservations, contact the
Chamber office at 422-8359.
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Adolph Hernandez feeds the pigeons every morning in front of his home. A Baytown
resident 62 years, Hernandez is 92.
Police to file charges of attempted
murder in shooting of teen-age girl
License plate number leads to suspects in incident
Police expect to file charges of attempted
murder against two Baytown men in con-
nection with the shooting of a Baytown
teen-ager.
A 15-year-old Baytown girl was hit in the
back by a gunshot fired from a vehicle
Saturday. The victim was standing in a
crowd of young people in the old Freedpm
Store parking lot on Highway 146 shortly
before midnight.
One witness to the shooting got the
license plate number of the suspect vehicle
and police found that car at a Baker Road
apartment complex Monday, according to
Baytown police Detective Marvin Currie.
Subsequent investigation led to identifi-
cation of two suspects, the driver of the
vehicle and the man who actually fired the
gun, Currie said.
According to Currie, two men were
driving in the Oak Addition late Saturday
when they spotted two young women in
another car. They tried to stop the women,
following them and shouting at them, but the
women didn’t stop.
Allegedly, the passenger in the suspect
vehicle fired a shot at the other car but
missed. The suspects then chased the girls to
the Krogers store at Highway 146 and Ward
Road where the girls ran in to phone police.
Currie said the suspects fired another shot
while in the Krogers parking lot, then drove
next door to the parking lot where the young
people were gathered. The passenger then
fired a shot into the crowd, striking the
teen-aged girl.
Currie said the man he believes did the
actual shooting was arrested Sunday on an
unrelated charge of aggravated robbery.
That charge stems from a Baytown case
where a .25-caliber semi-automatic pistol
was taken from the victim’s home after the
suspect kicked his door in and robbed him.
A .25-caliber pistol was used in the
Friday night shooting, Currie noted.
Currie said that suspect has already
served a prison sentence for a crime similar
to Saturday’s incident. In that case, the
suspect chased a teen-aged girl from Bay-
town to Mont Belvieu after she wouldn’t
respond to his advances. That girl was also
shot and wounded. *
The suspect, Currie said, was granted
early parole from prison.
Charges against the two men are expected
to be filed Wednesday or Thursday, said
Currie. '
Baytown, Mont Belvieu, Highlands
offered optional expanded service
GTE customers may choose to pay higher base rate
By Betsy Claggett
of The Baytown Suit
By early July, GTE will begin offering
an optional expanded service to customers
in Baytown, Mont Belvieu and Highlands
— one that will enable them to call more
areas without paying long distance
charges.
GTE customers who choose the
expanded metro service will pay a higher
base rate but will be able to make an
unlimited number of toll free calls across a
wider area, said Spencer Daniels, regional
manager of GTE Southwest.
The service will be available after July
8 and will be similar to that offered in
Beach City with the 383 prefix, he added.
Extended metro, service will give cus-
tomers toll free access to the Houston
including, but not limited to, Alief, Cros-
by, Friendswood, Greenspoint, Seabrrfok,
Pearland, Sugar Land, Jersey Village,
Manvel, Arcol.
Lake Houston.
Baytown customers have already
enjoyed toll free access to the Houston
Central Zone, Crosby and areas along the
Houston Ship Channel, and will continue
to do so whether or not they choose
extended metro service, he said.
However, customers in Mont Belvieu
and Highlands have a much more limited
calling scope.
Daniels said he anticipates a flat rate of
$29 per month for basic extended metro
service.
In addition, Ranging fromregular
service to the extended metro service will
require a one-time service charge, but the
service can be connected within two days
of a customer request, Daniels said.
The change can be made from GTE and
no work will need to be done in the
customer’s home.
The service is completely optional and
subscribe to,” Daniels said. “Telephone
bills will not be going up in any way
unless by choice.”
The expanded metro service exchange
will be 385 in Mont Belvieu and 843 in
Highlands. Baytown will have three
extended metro service exchanges, 837,
838 and 839.
Callers in Mont Belvieu will gain toll
free access to Crosby with the extended
metro service, but not to Highlands.
Daniels recommended that customers in
Mont Belvieu who are considering the
expanded service for the sole purpose of
gaining toll free access to Crosby wait for
additional changes in service expected in
about six months.
Daniels said he is continuing to work to
bring expanded area service to Mont
Belvieu, which would add Crosby and
the only downside is that customers who
choose the expanded metro service will
have to change their telephone numbers,
“It’s not something customers have to
Highlands to Mont Belvieu’s regular toll
free calling scope and vica-versa.
There will be no rate increase for
extended area service if it is approved for
those areas, Daniels said.
Council will set
bond priorities
By Jane Howard
of The Baytown Sun
Now that Baytown residents
have approved the expenditure
of $53 million in bond funds for
specific projects, City Council
will hold a work session to set
priorities.
The 5:45 p.m. work session
will precede the regular City
Council meeting Thursday.
Councilmen will hear City Man-
ager Bobby Rountree’s propos-
als for a five-year plan.
Rountree said his plan will
address the most urgent needs
first.
At the regular meeting, sche-
duled to begin at 6:30 p.m. in
Council Chambers at City Hall,
council is expected to:
—Receive a petition from the
Bay Oaks Harbor Property
Owners’ Association requesting
cable television service.
—Hear a report from Lisa
Urban and Jesse Shead, co-
chairmen of the city’s Com-
prehensive Planning Advisory
Team. __
—App: v-o a resolution sup-
porting site location recommen-
dation from the Baytown
Community Alcohol and Drug
Abuse Committee.
—Approve a work change
order for the Highway 146
sewage collection system and
lift stations.
—Authorize a contract with
the Texas Department of Health
awarding the Baytown LEPC a
$5,000 grant.
—Award a $17,719 rehabili-
tation contract to Nolasco’s Car-
pentry for 606 Martin Luther
King.
—Award a $17,800 rehabili-
tation contract to Palton’s Con-
struction for 1118 Turner .
—Award a $2,250 demolition
contract to P.L. Jackson Co. for-
3205-3207 Minnesota Street .
—Authorize $43,296 pay-
ment to Allco Inc. for the West
Homan/West Francis Street
sanitary sewer rehabilitation
project.
—Authorize renewal of prop-
erty insurance with First Agen-
cy of Baytown in the amount of -
$124,812.
—Authorize a blanket agree-
ment with the city of La Porte
granting that city the ability to
purchase several items through
Baytown’s annual contracts.
—Award a $4,596 contract
for purchase of a generator to
Baytown Ace Machine. -
—Award a $16,260 contract
for brush chipper parts and a
sharpening stone to Morbark
Industries.
—Authorize an agreement
with Lee College for use of
properties for the city’s July 4
celebration.
—Authorize a $2,070 pay-
ment to Dan’s Air Conditioning -a
for emergency air conditioning
repairs at the Baytown Com-
munity Building.
—Authorize a $509 tax
refund to Mrs. Charles Shelton.
^-Authorize a $2,480 tax
refund to Quail Hollow Homes.
—Authorize a $516 tax
refund to Gary Odom.
—Approve an ordinance
authorizing a blanket agreement
with Baytown Area Water
Authority for purchase of sever-
al items through the city’s annu-
al contracts.
—Authorize payment of up to
$640,911 for the lease and
insurance of vehicles used by
members of the Harris County
Organized Crime/Narcotics
Task Force and the Drug Enfor-
cement Agency.
—Consider appointments to
the Board of Adjustments and
Appeals, the new Animal Con-
trol Advisory Committpe, the
Community Development
Advisory Board and to Baytown
Housing Finance Corporation.
—Hear the city manager’s
report.
Good Afternoon.
Pearce Street Journal AROUND TOWN
Hole truth
Sometimesf.it is diffi-
cult to determine
whether you are carving
a niche for yourself in
the world or just digging
yourself into a deeper
hole.
-WO for FH *
Carole Opryshek
working hard on plans
for the Baytown
Cancer Society’s up-
coming event.
John Tucker making
a fpw extra trips to the
cat as he carries do-
nations to the Hos-
pice’s summer bazaar.
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Comics/Crossword .... 6-A WEDNESDAY NIGHT:
Dimension............7-A Partly cloudy, 20 percent
Editorial..............4-A chance of rain, low in low
Markets.............. 2-A to mid-70s. Thursday:
Movies...............8-B Partly cloudy, 30 percent
Obituaries............ 3-A chance of rain, high in low
Police beat........•... 2-A to mid-90s. From 8 a.m.
Sports...............1-2-B Tuesday to 8 a.m. Wed-
Television ........... 8-B 'nesday, high of 89, low of
Word of Mouth....... 9-B 76.
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Brown, Leon. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 192, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 12, 1991, newspaper, June 12, 1991; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1051845/m1/1/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.