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6 The Baytown Sun
News
Thursday. February 19i_gglg
WISH
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While all the kinks were
being straightened out to
get his wish approved he
continued to undergo che-
motherapy and radiation.
As a single mother of two
boys, Bocanegra felt over-
whelmed at times.
“1 couldn’t believe it ...
1 thought. 'Not my child.
He’s too young,’" Bocane-
gra said, recalling the day
Villareal’s condition was
'diagnosed.
The family noticed that
Donato had begun to act
out of character.. He was
constantly fatigued when
he is usually all smiles and
energy. Local doctors told
Bocanegra that Villareal
was experiencing allergies
and should take Benadryl.
After Bocanegra saw no
improvement in how Vil-
lareal felt, he w as taken to
the Harris County' Clinic.
After a variety of tests.
Villareal was then referred
to Lyndon B. Johnson Hos-
pital. and finally Memorial
Hermann.
Caseworkers there sug-
gested that Bocanegra
contact the Make a Wish
Foundation.
She made the call to
Make a Wish about two
years ago. “We didn't
know about Make a Wish
... (the staff] told us about,
it. I am so thankful that an
organization like this ex-
ists," she said.
Today. Villareal is no
longer receiving treat-
ments, is in remission, and
currently waiting to retest
his status. Though he is
LIBRARY
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Once completed, the
west side library building
will be 12.500 square feet
in size and sit on a three-
acre tract in Mont Belvieu.
Total cost is $4,52 mil-
lion. which includes de-
sign. construction, off-site
utilities, and all furniture,
fixtures and equipment.
That funding is being
divided: Mont Belvieu
contributes S2.44 million,
Chambers County con-
tributes $1.88 million and
BHISD is contributing
$ 100.000 and the land.
Vehicles flee
accident scene
A three-car accident oc-
curred Tuesday in the 3500
block of Decker Drive.
One of the drivers fled the
scene before officers ar-
rived.
A man reported to police
that a black Ford Taurus,
struck his vehicle Tues-
day at.North 4th Street and
East Adoue and then fled
the scene.
Burglaries
A burglary' occurred be-
tween Monday and Tues-
day at a hotel in the 4900
block of Interstate 10.
Clothes worth $1,000 and
computer equipment worth
SI.200 were stolen.
An attempted burglary
of a residence occurred
Tuesday in the 900 block
of Meadow brook Drive.
A white General Electric
washer and dryer unit were
stolen between Thursday
and Tuesday at an apart-
ment complex in the 1500
block of Morris Street.
A burglary' of a habita-
tion was attempted Tues-
day at an apartment com-
plex in the 4600 block of
Quail Hollow. The burglar
fled the scene. The subject
1
, * JK9HBR|F
P&Z approves replat, rezoning of land
posed amendment to an
official zoning map to re-
zone about 7.2 acres at the
southwest corner ol t ros-
by Cedar Bayou Road and
Interstate 10. This wil
change it from an open
space/recreational district
to a general commercial
district. This was request-
ed so that the development
of a full-service orthope-
dic medical service center
could begin.
BY MATT HOLLIS
matt.hollis@baytownsun.com
The Baytown Planning
and Zoning Commission
voted in favor of two sep-
arate items after holding
a public hearing on both
issues.
No one spoke during the
public hearings on either
item.
The commission voted
in favor of approving the
Pruett and Lobit Church
of Christ of Baytown Fi-
nal Plat, which is 3.9 acres
of a commercial subdivi-
sion at the southwest cor-
ner of Archer Road and
East Road. The replat was
requested to create one
consolidated commercial
lot.
The commission also
voted in favor of making a
recommendation and pre-
paring a report for a pro-
P&Z
Contributed photos
The top photo shows how much work needed to be done
to get Donato Villareal’s “new” truck to the condition it is in
the lower photo.
pot 100 percent and will
not be until at least a y ear-
passes. Villareal now has
a full head of hair and is
enjoying rolling in his new
ride he said.
The Friends of the Li-
brary group has also raised
over ST 00,000 to date and
any additional 'funds they
raise will defray city and
county expenses.
Easpni said the new li-
brary would replace the
county -operated library
currently . located in the
Chambers County Annex.
That annex space would
then be converted into
more county offices.
Sam and Carmena Goss
were honored when all
three entitiesMont Bel-
vieu, BHISD and Cham-
bers County - voted to
name the new library after
them.
POLICE BEAT
was described as a black
male wearing all black
clothing, - approximately
5-feet. 7-inches tall with a
slender build.
A burglary was reported
Tuesday in the 3100 block
of Decker Drive. TVs,
phones and Nintendo game
s\ stems w ere stolen, total-
ing $1,525.
An alert neighbor no-
ticed a home being bur-
. glarized Tuesday ’ in the
2000 block of East Fayle
Avenue' The neighbor
chased the subject, stopped
him and held him until
police arrived. The stolen
property was recovered
and chargeswere filed.
A burglary of a residence
occurred Tuesday in the
600 block of Rollingbrook
Drive. ' Entertainment
equipment totaling 3350.
computer 'equipment val-
ued at $2,500 and jewelry
worth $500 were stolen. •
Theft
A theft of $81 was re-
ported Tuesday in the 1000
block of Carv er Street.
Synthetic drug
possession
A man was arrested
Wednesday in the 100
"1 hope to go to Lee
College. I don’t.know yet
what for, but 1 know 1 want
to go there,” Villareal said.
He is due to graduate from
high school this spring.
Carmena. who was serv-
ing on the Barbers Hill 1SD
school board at the time of
her death in 2013. was a
long-time trustee and vol-
unteer in countless local
organizations.
Sam was a Barbers Hill
graduate and the first may-
or of Mont Belvieu. Their
twin sons, Barry and Da-
vid, are graduates of the
BUMS Class of 1989.
"They were .exactly the
kind of people to use as
role models for others."
. BHISD Superintendent Dr.
Greg Poole once said. “The
fact that Carmena was a li-
brarian makes' this choice
even more appropriate."
block of Mary Wilbanks
for public intoxication. He
had 1.0 grams of synthetic
I HC on his possession.
31 offenses
Between Tuesday and
Wednesday mornings.
Baytown police wrote 31
offense reports and inves-
tigated incidents that in-
cluded four assaults, four
burglaries, two thefts, 15
other arrests and six mis-
cellaneous cases.
During that same time
period, Baytown police
also investigated five acci-
dents.
Police Beat is compiled
from Baytown Police De-
partment reports and offi-
cer interviews. Those re-
ports are available on the
city website at ivvvw. bay-
town, org.
Baytown's Crime Stop-
pers pays cash rewards
for information that leads
to the arrest and charging
of anyone who. commits a.
felony.
Callers remain anony-
mous. Call Baytown Crime
Stoppers at 2SI-427-TIPS
or send information via
text message by texting
"Baytown” plus the in-
formation to CRIMES
1274637).
Shopping Extravaganza this weekend
s weekend the Lilti-
Shopping Extrava-
, sponsored by Ex-
Entertainment, will
the Baytown Com-
y Center, 2407 Mar-
reet.
n 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
lay, Feb. 21 the ex-
anza will have 40
local vendors on hand
along with live entertain-
ment.
Performances include
MC Dance Studio, Bar-
rett Station Line Danc-
ers. Baytown Black Belt
Academy and Baytown’s
Kwon Do Plus.
Admission and parkins
is free.
Attendees who have
their bingo card signed by
every vendor will have a
chance to win a Samsung
Galaxy tablet, 4
For more information
call 713-679-1399 or
email at extrm.entertain-
mentffiumail.com.
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Country Club golf course
and clubhouse, closed
down in June 2014.
During the public hear-
ing, held Tuesday evening,
many citizens spoke to the
commission about their
feelings concerning the re-
zoning of the golf course.
“It would be a mistake if
we eliminated the last golf
course in Baytown," said
Gary L: Gill. “We need to
let people know that there
is a gem of a golf course
out there."
Dwala Cargill, an Ever-
green Fairways resident,
said that in the past, citi-
zens had come before the
commission to oppose
rezoning a track of land
above where they lived,
which w'ould have led to
the construction of some
warehouses.
“The parties involved
in that venture then are
the same ones involved
today," Cargill said. “The
developer, now the po-
tential buyer, requested ■
the rezoning and the golf
course owner spoke in sup-
port of the change. Anoth-
er party, who flamboyant-
ly announced that he w'as
planning a master planned
community around the
course, W'as quick to come
and go. There is no assur-
ance that if the course is
changed to SF2 that there
will not be any more re-r
quests for zoning changes
involving developments
other than homes.”
An SF2 is otherwise
known as a mixed residen-
tial at low to medium den-
sities district.
Jan Strubbe said that
the south side of Baytown
needed an amenity, noting
that there are limited facili-
ties for banquets, meetings
and fund raising opportu-
nities.
“At present time,
Baytown has limited ven-
ues," Strubbe said. “We
have three high schools
with golf teams, which are
now in jeopardy due to the
distance they have to travel
ifi order to practice. They/
also will lose their home
field advantage and all of
this places the entire pro-
gram in limbo.”
Strubbe also mentioned
that there would a danger
to the area wildlife as well
as people, and pets, which
' would be vulnerable to the
wildlife once they are oust-
ed from their habitat due to
the construction of the new
homes.
Hazelwood himself also
spoke to the commission.
‘‘Since the last meeting,
there has ben a lot of in-
MAYOR
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city council has the final
decision.
The property is under
contract to be sold to de-
veloper Wells Holdings,
but discussions are debat-
ing whether there is a way
for the City of Baytown .to
purchase a portion to op-
erate the golf course while
still allowing space for
housing by Wells.
“We are working on the
outline of a public-pri-
vate partnership where we
could take it to the vot-
ers in November to see if
Baytown citizens want us
to buy the golf course and
redesign it,” DonCarlos
said.
“And then the remainder
of it to be developed as a
terest in keeping the golt
course open,” Hazelwood
said. “We w.ant to do what
the city proposes and listen
to their options. We have
discussed with them, along
with Texas Capital, about
trying to work together to
come up with a solution
that even one can be happy
with."
Hazelwood still asked
that the commission vote
in favor of rezoning the
property to SF2.
“1 encourage people to
look toward that vision and
see what can happfen,” he
said. “I understand all of
the things related to the
neighborhood. But there
are things that could hap-
pen here. I think city needs
to be involved in the de-
velopment of this. Good
things could happen for
this town.”
Sandy Wilkerson and
Annie Moulder, Evergreen
Fairways Home Owners'
Association president and
secretary, addressed sev-
eral of the rezoning ap-
plication criteria points.
Moulder gave a list of the
benefits of having a golf
course from the U.S. Golf
Association. Some of the
benefits she mentioned in-
cluded providing a wildlife
habitat, protecting topsoil
from erosion, improving
the community’s aesthet-
ics, absorbing and infiltrat-
ing rain, reducing stress,
improving air quality,
cleansing runoff and mak-
ing positive contributions
to the economy.
Wilkerson went over
several points including
how the rezoning would
have an adverse effect on
the environment, the in-
crease in noise pollution,
the compromising of pro-
tecting the top soil and that
the course is demonstrative
of a community need.
“Based on the applica-
tions requirements, the
vote must be no,” Wiiker-
son said.
Matthew Kornhauser. an
attorney with Hoover Slo-
vaceks, said that there are
legal principles that should
be raised if the commission
is to consider voting for the
rezoning.
“This, property is a sub-
ject of an expressed, re-
striction that been recorded
in the deed that limits this
property for golf course
use,” Kornhauser said.
He also explained that, as
recorded in the real proper-
ty records, it is a legal prin-
ciple independently that is
called implied reciprocal
negative easements. This
deals with the principle
where a common grantor
develops a tract of land for
the sale of lots and pursues
a course of conduct that
mixed-use community,” he
added. “It is going to be
complicated to get this deal
put together with all of the
moving parts. Either way,
we can’t interfere with
the sale contract but we
are working oh a different
timeline.”
The sale to Wells Hold-
ings was expected to hap-
pen this summer.
“If any of the parties
decided they don’t want
to consider other options,
they are free not to,” Don-
Carlos said. “But if we are
able to reach an agreement
with ail parties, 1 envision
coming to the voters with
a bond issue with the cost
of what we want to do with
the course.”
The city has hired a con-
sultant to determine the
capital expenditures nec-
indicates that he intends
to inaugurate a general
scheme of development lor
the benefit of himself or
the purchase of various lots
by numerous conveyances
and inserts in the deed sub-
stantially restrictions, and
conditions against the use
of the property.
“When the express re-
striction expires in June,
the property will still be
burdened by a restriction
that the law recognizes,”
he said. “This property is
restricted legally and this
rezoning application is in-
appropriate if not illegal, i!
it were to be approved."
Kornhauser also ex-
plained that there is a
provision of the local
government code. Chap-
ter 212.0155, which deals
with the re-planning of
subdivision golf courses.
“It says when you are
going , to replat a golf
course that is part of a sub-
division community, like
Evergreen, there are a va-
riety of obstacles that you
are going to have to over-
come,” Kornhauser said.
“It has to comply with the
statute. This application is
non compliant as a matter
of law.”
The commission said
•that they would have to
look further into this with
their own legal counsel.
R.D. Burnside, a com-
mission member, asked if
designating the golf course
as an SF2 would hurt the
chances of. the city decid-
ing to purchase the land
and keep it running as is.
Tiffany Foster, Baytown,
director of planning and
development services, said
that the SF2 designation
still allows for golf cours-
es as well as single-family
developments.
Gilbert Chambers said
that he felt that the com-
mission should make a rec-
ommendation to the city
council to consider that the
land is a golf course. He
also reminded the commis-
sion that the land could be
in danger of a storm surge
in the event of the hurri-
cane.
“We have to recognize
the impact from a storm
surge in a hurricane," he
said. “And we should show
the city council that we are
in favor of keeping this
land as a golf course.”
Commission members
asked for the item to be
placed on the agenda for
the next meeting. Foster
said that they before they
do that, the commission
will look into the appropri-
ateness of doing so. If it is,
she said they would place
the item on the agenda
for, the commission’s next
meeting.
essary to bring the golf
course to top condition, as
well as determine estimat-
ed cash flow based on the
golf market and competi-
tion in this area.
DonCarlos said if the
city leaders - and ultimate-
ly the residents - decide
to operate the golf course,
all facts about its financial
feasibility should be re-
searched.
“I think if we give citi-
zens every bit of informa-
tion and knowledge we can
give, they can decide.”
City officials are expect-
ed to have their report in
time for the second council
meeting in April. A con-
sultant’s report would be
a preliminary study and if
council pursues the matter,
additional work would be
required.
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