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Mayor Pete Alfaro
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Mayor explains
budget shortfall
to lions Club
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four budgets: one that is zero- implement.
Infrastructure, particularly
sewer issues, occupied much
will be having a
budget session next
BAYTOWN — Mayor Pete Monday, and everything is
Alfaro spoke about budget and on the table. Pte will be
looking at cuts and may
have to make some per-
sonnel cuts. „
infrastructure woes to the
Lions Club Tuesday. The
mayor said the city faces diffi-
cult decisions on both fronts.
This year, Baytown faces a
budget shortfall of close to $4
million. As a result, city man-
ager Gary Jackson is asking all ter, which he said is costing
department heads to prepare the city $1.2 million to
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based calling for no increases;
one calling for a 3 percent
reduction; one calling for a of Alfaros presentation.
6 percent reduction; and one The chief problem, the
calling for a 9 percent mayor said is the city’s scram-
reduction. ble to repair and ultimately
"We will be having a budget replace Baytowns old con-
session. next Monday, and crete sewer lines. Half of the •
everything is on the table,” city s more than 400 miles of
Alfaro said. “We will be look- wastewater lines are made of
Ing at cuts, and we may have to concrete, much of which has
make some personnel cuts, already outlived its expected
The problem is, services mean lifetime of 20 years.
people and if you do away “We are making progress,"
with people, you do away with the mayor said. “Some of:the
services." older areas of the city are just
The mayor also said the city coming in line. We have gotten
is looking at raising fees to ahead of the curve on some
help make up the shortfall. things.”
One reason for the budget just repairing the problem
shortfall is lower sales tax rev- of Inflow infiltration, which
enues. Alfaro said the city is Alfaro described as ruiioff
down about 2.4 percent for the water flowing into The
year. ’ sewer lines and increasing
Another reason, he said, capacity, would cost the city
was the loss of $3 million $200 million.
annually in Crime Control “V\fe have had to turn down
and Prevention District rev- some development areas
enues which voters shot down because we do not have the
last year. He also pointed to ' < ,
the firefighters’ staffing char-
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Special section profiling
top players In Saturday's
game In today's paper.
Bayou Bowl celebrity
golf news/Page IB
By WHIT SNYDER
The Baytown Sun
BAYTOWN — Football is a
When it comes to the smallest
Facing off against that line
will be the Pelican Staters’
however, biggest man, 330-pound defen-
things seem to even out. Texas slve lineman Ian Matherne,
has two players — Lamar Standing 6-4, Matherne aver-
question either way. Texans Elder of Klein, also an offensive
might claim that a leaner, mean- iineman, and it might be very
er team means a faster team, difficult to get to anyone in the
The Louislanans could insist Texas backfield.
numbers game, and some of the that bigger is always better, par-
t. u , . ticularly in football.
Head-to-head,
Baytown Sun photo/Robble Magness
TEXAS PLAYERS SHARE A LAUGH after Tuesday’s Cajun Fest and before the evening practice at Lee High School's Pete Sultis Stadium. The
players are, from left, Matthew Siska of Sealy, Trevor Rees of Pearland, Anthony Crosby of Katy and Kyle Simpson of The Woodlands.
Numbers pretty weighty in Saturday’s game
numbers showing up on the ros-
ters for Saturday’s Bayou Bowl
are pretty weighty indeed.
For those looking for any
kind of edge, here is a tidbit: the Williams from Beaumont and ages almost three pounds per
Louisiana team outweighs the Kellen Taylor of Richmond — inch.
Texas squad by close to 1,000 weighing in at 320 pounds each.
pounds — 9,225 pounds to Both offensive linemen could players, Texas, ironically a state
8,250 pounds. make it difficult for the renowned for having the biggest
Does all that beef equal an Easterners to get to the quarter-
advantage? One could argue the back. Add in 315-pound Kirk
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Bell rebukes Homeland Security report
Harris County lifts bum ban
Lampson,
Laney was one of the 51 House
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Former House Speaker Laney was
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down for the next few days,"
Montgomery said. "Ws’re going to
continue to monitor, but at this point
the bum ban has been lifted."
The ban, implemented June 3, also
prohibited the sale of aerial fire-
Harris County Fire Marshal Mike works, such as bottle rockets, which
Montgomery said drought condi- should be good news for residents in
tions had improved enough to lift the Crosby and Highlands.
Fireworks incorporat-
ed areas of Harris County but are
banned inside Baytown city limits.
Continued rain Is forecast for the
region, meaning the likelihood of
Staff and wire reports ,
After several days of rain and
more expected, Harris County com-
missioners voted Tuesday to lift a
ban on outdoor burning and aerial
fireworks.
ban. As of Tuesday, Harris County
was rated at 402 on the Keetch-
Byram Drought Index, a measure of
the amount of water in the soil.
Drought conditions exist at a KBDI
rating of 500 or greater. . v — —--
"It looks like it’s going to be going another ban before July 4 Is lew.
By KEN FOUNTAIN
The Baytown Sun
The fallout from the bolting of the
"Killer Ds” from the Texas Legislature
and the ensuing search by state and
federal law enforcement continued ---------------
Tuesday as U.S. Rep, Chris Bell ed 26-page report and exhibits (includ- ftyln8 several other lawmakers to
aiaiiuneii a Department of Homeland ing transcripts of phone conversations) Ardmore, Okla., where they were
Security report clearing department detail the requests tty officials of the meeting others who were traveling by
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‘ Bell, D-Houston, U.S. Rep Nick a DHS air-and marine craft tracking See BELL on P<e 9A
D- center in California to help locate the
Beaumont, and other private plane of state Rep. Pete Laney,
members of the Texas D-Hale Center.
Congressional dele-
gation held a press Democrats who staged the May walk-
conference
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in out to break quorum and kill a contro-
o to versial redistricting bill being pushed
rebuke the report, by U.S. House Majority Leader Tom
released Monday. ” ’ ” °
The heavityredact-
Department of Homeland ing transcripts of phone conversations) Ardmore, Okla., where they
state’s Department of Public Safety to
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Chamblin’s son sees ‘no reason, no motive’ for slayings
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49, and daughter, Marie, 22, following
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dad loved my mom and sister. We felt confessed to killing his wife, Laura, when prompted for his name.
the same toward him.” 49, and daughter, Marie, 22, following T*/
Jared Chamblin said he had seen his a three-hour standoff early Saturday place between 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Judge
By KEN FOUNTAIN father only briefly since his arrest. He
The Baytown Sun said his father was “broken down, his
eyes were puffy.”
BAYTOWN — Jared Chamblin, the “Tm sorry, I don't know what hap-
surviving child of accused murderer pened,’” Jared quotes his father as
William Chamblin, said Tuesday that saying,
there had been no prior indication that Chamblin has refused other visits,
his father would kill his mother and and will not speak to his court-appoint-
sister. ed attorney, Jerome Godinich, Jared
"There’s no reason, no motive for said. says that he shot his both family dogs.
Baytown police said Chamblin, 48, wife and child, and then hangs up
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Baytown police say the killings took
at the Friday. Chamblin’s arraignment for July 18.
? Police said Chamblin walked into Chamblin is being held without bail. In
the 300 block of the kitchen and shot Marie with a 9mm the interim, Harris County prosecutors
Lakewood. handgun in the head. Immediately also will decide whether to seek the
In his 911 call to afterward, he shot his wife, who was on death penalty pr life imprisonment,
Baytown police at the patio tending to flowers, once in the said Assistant District Attorney Renee
3:18 a.m. Saturday, head. He then dragged her body back Magee, the lead prosecutor in the case.
Chamblin calmly into the kitchen and shot both women
states his address, again in the chest. Chamblin also shot plea until the grand jury returns an
J. ~ . indictment, Magee said. If prosecutors
Chamblin was arrested at 6:35 a.m. fail to secure an indictment within 90
Saturday. days, Chamblin can seek to post bond,
On Monday, Harris County District
Mike Anderson reset
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