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Sunday, February 21, 1993
Volume 71. No. 97
Telephone Number: 422-8302
City buys
golf study
War against junk vehicles
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Tougher ordinance will help get rid of eyesores
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By Elizabeth Froehlich
of Hie Baytown Sun
By Elizabeth Froehlich
of Hie Baytown Sun
The city of Baytown has paid $7,000 to secure ownership of
?olf course feasibility study completed in 1991.
)ity officials agreed in August 1991, to pay developers
Blue T Golf Inc. of Omaha, Neb., for the study if the city did
not proceed with the project
Not only has the city not progressed on the development of
a golf course, but copies of the study could not be distributed
to area landowners and interested developers because the city
did not retain ownership of the study, according to City Mana-
ger Bobby Rountree.
“I feel like the city needs to have ownership of this study,”
Rountree told council recently.
Rountree said Friday that he has already mailed a copy of
the study to a prospective developer.
A group of propeity owners has contacted the city about
using a 400-acre area located between North Main and Sjolan-
der Road on the north side of Interstate 10. Another group has
contacted the city about a 1,200-acre site south of Spur SS
along Tri-City Beach Road.
Rountree said he has asked for proposals in writing.
Council members expressed their support for proceeding
with plans to bring a public golf course to Baytown.
“I’m encouraged. I think we need to progressively pursue
golf course development in Baytown,” said Councilman Ste-
phen DonCarlos.
Should Blue T Golf ultimately develop a golf course for the
city, the money paid for the study will be refunded.
In addition to the city’s plan, Harris County is working on a
proposal to build a golf course in this area. The 150-acre site
being considered is on the comer of North Main and Farm
Road 1992.
County officials have formed a non-profit corporation to
sell revenue bonds for the development of a course. The
county anticipates the annual revenue from the course will be
used to pay off the debt and fund the maintenance and opera-
tion of the course.
City and county officials said studies show this area can
support two new courses.
The new ordi-
nance permits us
to cite the owner
of the vehicle or
the owner of the
property
one, depending on
the situation.
Chief Charles Shaffer
Baytown Police Depart-
ment, Baytown Fire ana Re-
scue and the city’s
inspections department have
formed a task force to enforce
a tougher junk vehicle ordi-
nance approved by City
Council.
The ordinance allows rep-
resentatives of the three de-
partments to tag junk vehicles
on public and private proper-
ties, said Baytown Police
Chief Charles Shaffer.
“The new ordinance per-
mits us to cite the owner of
the vehicle or the owner of
the property — either one,
depending on the situation,”
Shaffer said.
The task force will be pri-
marily concerned with prom-
oting voluntary compliance
with the revised ordinance by
spreading information, Shaf-
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either
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Baytown.
All junk vehicles, includ-
ing boats, that can be seen
from the street are in viola-
tion, Shaffer said.
A declaration of public
nuisance on a junk vehicle
carries a minimum fine of
$100 and a maximum fine of
$200, Shaffer said.
One problem with the
city’s previous ordinance is
that the city had to store the
vehicles until there were
enough to hold an auction.
Now, vehicles that are re-
moved because they represent
a public nuisance, will be ta-
ken to a salvage yard
strayed, Shaffer said.
“We don’t store them. It’ll
be crushed,” Shaffer warned.
fer said.
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“A great deal of informa-
tion will be put out in Engli
and Spanish,” he said. “We’ll
explain what we can do and
what we will do, but our ma-
jor effort is (to promote) vol-
untary compliance.”
He added that there
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if
Photo by Carrie Pry or
Tagging a junk car are, from left, HoWard Gudgell of the
Baytown fire marshal’s office; G.A. Heller, police officer;
and Bobby Gay, city inspector.
and de-
is no
way to tell how many junk
vehicles there are in
TAAS to force schedule change
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Both high-school principals surveyed teacher. “The only problem was the
their schools. Response was voluntary, confusion on Tuesday with those not
and the respondents were not identified, finished going to the auditorium, but that
Schedules for Goose Creek high About 136 students rated the strategies was corrected.”
schools will change again when high- on their effectiveness. The tutorials and Another wrote, “I felt that 1 was
school students take TAAS tests this the special schedule rated highest. The accomplishing something in my classes,
spring. ribbons, buttons and practice videos rated since I saw them at least once during the
Trustees Wednesday approved the lowest. three days,
change, which officials first used during “(The Saturday tutorial) was a blast and
By Josh Daniel
of The Baytown Sun
A teacher also complained about the
“(The Saturday tutorial) was a blast and
the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills I even learned a few things!” wrote one emphasis on TAAS. “I am concerned
student. “Glad I went.” « about the time and energy our district is
Another student wrote disparagingly of placing on these tests and the lack of
last fall. -
Schools last fall put a new emphasis on
the TAAS, which high-school students the student-made practice videos. ‘They correlation with grades, report cards, etc.,
must pass to graduate. The high schools only dealt with very basic-type questiops the teacher wrote,
rearranged their schedules so that only ...” V1 °— -—
TAAS-takers would be in school during
Some suggested creating testing-only
Another student complained about die days, which would be vacation days for
most testing. Students in upper-level clas” emphasis on TAAS. “Hype created more students who had already passed the test
ses made short videos to
problems to other students,
nel handed out ribbons and posters to
remote the event Students in danger of and incentives in force.
S' 'n TAAS of a cynical than a motivated attitude or who don’t have to take the test.
1 person- toward the TAAS.” £ < Another lauded Ross S. Sterling Princi-
But another wrote, “Keep motivations pal Jimmy Creel. “This is the first year I
promote me event, students in danger or ano incentives in iorce.” felt we had any real leadership about
failing the test got tutoring before and The students generally supported the TAAS. Thank you Jimmy Creel.”
after school and on a Saturday.. change in schedule, even if they didn’t Of 44 teachers who responded to the
Higher TAAS scores show that the think it was implemented flawlessly. survey, 39 said they favor using a similar
strategy worked, district authorities say. Teachers seemed to agree. j schedule during future testing. Of the 136
What did students and teachers think of it “I think the schedule was as nearly students surveyed, 125 said they liked the
perfect as I’ve ever seen,” wrote one altered schedule.
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Good
Afternoon
Council filing under way
Signup for the May 1 Baytown City Cbytfett Feb. 15, * ?
election continues, with three people, inejuprig Councilman Ray Swofford’s term in District
two incumbents, announcing their candidacy in 3 ii‘ also set to expire in May.
the first week. Interested people can sign up between 8 h.m.
So far, Councilwoman Eva Benavides has and 5 p.m. weekdays through March 15.
filed for re-election in District 1 and incipnbent Candidates must be registered; voters and must
Rolland Pruett and challenger Rocky Rodri- have lived in the district they seek to represent
guez have filed in District 2 since filin^began for at least six months,
Photo by Carrie Pryor
Lakewood accident
A Houston Lighting and Power employee was listed in
very critical condition Saturday morning after he was
shocked in an electrical contact accident while working in
Lakewood early Friday. Life Flight helicopter landed at
Wooster Baptist Church to take the victim, a resident of
Crosby, to Hermann Hospital. p
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seen the body and believed his son eating Gilbert bruised easily. said Charles Ray Peters, an ihvestigator
“had been brutalized.” Additionally, the grand jury no-billed for the Texas Department of Protective
- He said he would seek an indictment a separate charge of assault, not con- and Regulatory Services. “They (the
RUSK — A ryrnif«» County grand on criminal charges through Cherokee nected with the death, because of insuf- grand jury) found no evidenceof abuse
jury has declined to return any indict- County. __ ficient evidence. or neglect connecting to the death.”
ments in connection with the Dec. 2, Frankie Gilbert was out of town Fri- ^Specifically, there was no evidence Peters added that his part of the investi-
1992, death of a 30-year-old Baytown day, and could not be reached for of bodily injury,” said Elmer Beck- gation is concluded,
man, who died while in the care of Rusk comment. worth, assistant district attorney of Beckworth indicated Gilbert’s family
State Hospital. Although the victim’s body was Cherokee County. may still take civil action, which is not
An autopsy conducted shortly after bruised at the time of his death, Dr. J.B. “That ends the criminal part of the in- precluded by a grand jury’s finding. He
the death of Daryl Gilbert indicated he Harkins, the pathologist who performed vestigation because we are limited to added that a grand jury’s decision not to
died of a perforation of the small intes- the autopsy, said the bruises were super- what we can prove,” Beckworth added, indict does not mean there was no
tine. At the time of the death, Frankie ficial and not connected with his death. “I presented a case to the grand jury 6n wrongdoing, just that no felonies were
Gilbert, the victim’s father, said he had He added the hospital had records indi- abuse and they decided to no-bill it,” committed.
By Amit Z. Baruch
of The Baytown Sun
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Dobbs, Gary. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 97, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 21, 1993, newspaper, February 21, 1993; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1158151/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.