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Sunday, August 16, 2015
The Baytown Sun
POLICE BEAT
Fast-moving storm knocks out power
BY DOYLE BARLOW where a downed power line caused almost "There were no major accidents but there
sunnews@baytownsun.com a mile-long section of the road to be closed were multiple minor accidents,” said Adam
between Devinwood Drive and El Chaco Casillas, with the Baytown Police Depart-
A strong, localized thunderstorm blew Drive. The highway was closed at 3 p.m. ment. Casillas added that most of the ac-
through Baytown Saturday afternoon, and still was not totally re-opened as of 7 cidents were along Highway 146, between
leaving many residents without power and p.m, Saturday evening. Old Needlepoint Road and Interstate 10.
resulting in several minor traffic accidents. The storm and resulting outages also left As of press time, power had been re-
One of the biggest impacts of the storm several traffic signals inoperable for vari- stored to all but 500 customers, according
was felt by drivers along Highway 146, ous amounts of time. to the Centerpoint Energy website.
911 site
annexed
into city
BY MARK FLEMING
mark.fleming@baytownsun.com
Baytown City Coun-
cil had its final reading of
the ordinance annexing
about 67 acres of land east
of North Main Street and
south of Wallisville Road
this week.
The land houses the city’s
new 911 Center, now under
construction.
City manager Rick Davis
said the new structure is
near completion and inter-
nal work on electronics and
furnishings should begin
soon.
The $12 million project
is expected to be complete
in January.
The center will also
house Information Tech-
nology services for the
city. The building is built to
withstand 160 mph winds
in order to stay operational
during a hurricane.
Police, fire and EMS dis-
patchers, along with 911
operators, are currently lo-
cated in cramped quarters
in the police station.
The new center wil 1 move
them to a more comfortable
working environment with
enhanced technology to
better coordinate the city’s
emergency" personnel &bd‘
equipment. *
Back to School Field Day
Baytown Sun photo by Christopher James
On Saturday, Fellowship Community Baptist Church held its annual Back to School Field Day. Fellowship
Community expected 200 adults and kids to attend and provided food, activities, a waterslide, moonwalk
along with a live DJ. Youth Pastor Mathew Sams, front and center, organized the event.
BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL BRIEFS
City budgets move forward Roadblock approved
After lengthy discussion at earlier meetings,
the Baytown City Council had little to say as it
considered proposed budgets for the 2015-2016
fiscal year for the city’s general fund as well as for
the Crime Control and Prevention District and the
Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical
Services District.
All of the budgets show expected growth in
both revenue and expenses but no changes in tax
rates. The city is also not planning any increase in
its utility rates.
In considering the general fund budget, District
2 Council Member Chris Presley asked if there
was money in the budget for demolition of dere-
lict buildings. City Manager Rick Davis said there
'is more than $400,000 budgeted for building dem-
olition. No specific buildings were mentioned.
Baytown City Council approved the closure of
a section of Ferry Road to prevent traffic from en-
tering Highway 146 directly from Ferry Road just
north of the intersection of North Alexander Drive
and Highway 146.
Residents of the block asked for the closure be-
cause, despite signs prohibiting truck traffic, the
road is often used by large trucks to avoid a traffic
signal.
Area resident Alan Hudgins asked council to
avoid closing off the U-Turn that allows traffic to
go from Highway 146 to Ferry Road while clos-
ing off the lane going the other direction.
Council directed public works to do that and to
evaluate later if the U-turn will also have to be
closed to prevent traffic cutting through.
— Mark Fleming
Vehicle crimes
• A theft from of vehicle parts was
reported in the 4600 block of Village
Lane Wednesday night.
• Vehicle parts valued at $1,000
were reported stolen in the 2100
block of Cedar Bayou Road Thurs-
day afternoon.
• A theft from a vehicle was report-
ed in the 2100 block of Cedar Bayou
Road Thursday. Vehicle parts valued
at $ 1,000 were reported stolen.
• A burglary of a vehicle was re-
ported in the 2200 block of North
Alexander Drive Friday. Items val-
ued at $500 were reported stolen.
• A firearm was reported stolen
from a vehicle in the 6900 block of
Garth Road Friday.
• A burglary of a vehicle was re-
ported in the 5100 block of Interstate
10 Monday afternoon. Tools valued
at $ 1,600 were reported stolen.
• A white 2005 Nissan Pathfinder
valued at $10,000 was reported sto-
len in the 1900 block of Garth Road
Friday.
Thefts
• A black Mongoose mode 270
bicycle valued at $140 was reported
stolen in the 2200 block of Tuscan
Lane Thursday.
• A theft was reported in the 1900
block of Interstate 10 Friday after-
noon. Items valued at $150 were re-
ported stolen.
• Jewelry valued at $2,000 was
reported stolen in the 4400 block of
Alamance Drive Tuesday.
Arrests
• Two individuals were arrested in
the 5000 block of San Jacinto Mall
Place Thursday for shoplifting. The
two attempted to steal clothes valued
at $124.
Police Beat is compiled from
Baytown Police Department reports
and officer interviews. Those reports
are available on the city website at
www.baytown.org.
Baytown's Crime Stoppers pays
cash rewards for information that
leads to the arrest and charging
of anyone who commits a felony.
Callers remain anonymous. Call
Baytown Crime Stoppers at 281-
427-TIPS or send information via
text message by texting "Baytown ”
plus the information to CRIMES
(274637).
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