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Baytown, Texas
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hearings for the landfill, which, if
seeks to prevent Baytown from ceedings, it would be unenforceable.
See LAWSUIT on Page 5A
Shaffer files for
Barbecue sign-up
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See RECOUNT on Page 7A
See BANNED on Page 7A
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No hearing date has been set in the
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Beach City residents are waiting to
BAYTOWN - The city of
Baytown filed a response Tuesday to
a lawsuit brought by U.S. Steel Corp,
which alleges the city is violating its
contract with the company by oppos-
ing the TSP landfill.
Walmsley, 10, were drafted to the
Little League but chose not to go,
Little League, also known as
them official, subject to the recount,'
Smith said.
requires city hall to canvass the results
within one week of the election. If the
recount changes the outcome of the
election, council will need to canvass
the new results.
“ (The canvassing), works out to be a
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FOOD
Cooking with flowers
Rose water, oil making a
comeback in the kitchen
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STATE
Clean-air Initiative
Transportation Department to
use cleaner fuel in Houston fleet
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WORLD
Attacks Investigation
Report: Mastermihd of terror
attacks identified
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By ALIYSON GONZALEZ
Staff writer
SPORTS
Boxing
Gonzalez scores 10th win in
George Foreman promotion
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complete recount
of runoff votes
had invested in training and practicing
with the team.
"He didn't want to sit the bench
year olds,-”
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when four players, Including Chance (staying in the Minor League) whether
Walmsley, 10, were drafted to the he loses or wins.”
The Little League 2002 Official
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Above: Dean Kennemer and son, Bryce, who is a first-grader at Barbers Hill
Primary, signed up to eat barbecue at the annual auction and barbecue on
Tuesday afternoon at the Eagle Pointe Pavilion in Mont Belvieu. This annual
event raises money to run the West Chambers County Chamber of Commerce.
Bay Area Heritage Society held their 27th annual business meeting and dinner
Tuesday evening at the Goose Creek Country Club so they could elect officers
of the board and have an awards presentation. At right: Gladys Keller, a board
member for the last eight years, shows off the display of canned goods she
designed for the event. "I like the way the Heritage Society draws the commu-
nity together and brings the memories back," Keller said. “It also helps teach
our children.”
for next Tuesday, and will be assessed
by 12 to 18 ballot inspectors, broken
into teams of three. Each candidate
may submit up to five names to possi-
bly serve on the teams.
“I’m hoping it will be a good cross-
section of Baytown. I am going to
select people I have full confidence in,”
Smith said.
In addition to submitting names,
each candidate will be allowed to mon-
itor the recount process with one repre-
sentative per team.
If the city recounts the ballots on ‘
Tuesday, it will revisit the 5,694 ballots
— 81 of which were considered not
valid on election night.
For a ballot to be valid, a punch must
clearly mark a choice for candidate.
Ballots punched twice — a vote for
both candidates — and ballots with an
unclear punch, were considered
unreadable, and not valid for the elec-
tion.
The remaining 5,613 ballots will
also be recounted. On election night,
two different election outcomes were
given.
On first count, Shaffer was ahead by
CROSBY — School board
members hope to find a medium
between competitive salaries and
a balanced budget, as teacher
salaries led the discussion in
Tuesday's budget workshop.
The school board viewed pro-
jected budget figures based on a
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If the board approves a four
percent raise, the deficit will in state funding, we’ll have more
Based on estimated budget increase to $1.9 million. tight funding in 2003-2004,”
Superintendent Don Hendrix Hendrix said.
uiged the board to avoid pulling ~
BAYTOWN—Charles Shaffer filed
on Tuesday afternoon for a full recount
of votes from Saturday’s mayoral
runoff election.
Shaffer’s petition will not affect
today’s 8 a.m. canvassing results of the
June 1 runoff. Until the runoff is set-
tled, Pete Alfaro will carry on with his
mayoral responsibilities.
In the June 1 election, Alfaro had
2,833 votes and Shaffer followed with
2,780.
The runoff followed a May 4 elec-
tion that showed Shaffer and Alfaro
separated Ity less then 1 percent. In that
election, Alfaro received 2,046 votes
and Shaffer, 2,085 votes.
Shaffer's petition requests that all 20
precincts be recounted. To pay for the
recount, Shaffer will have to pay $260,
or $13 a precinct.
“I feel it is something that needs to
be done,” Shaffer said.
Shaffer had until 5 p.m. Friday to
determine whether he wanted a manu- ■
al recount.
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Despite^ the„ recount, state law five votes. Then, it was determined that
the early vote ballots had been counted
twice in six of the 20 precincts.
About an hour later, the ballots were
recounted, showing Mayor Pete Alfaro
the winner by 53 votes.
If Shaffer’s recount does not provide
reading of the results which makes enough votes to put him in the major-
♦ Alfaro wni remain mayor and
The recount is tentatively scheduled
be on the All-Star team. fl ...' “ ~
The decision has Walmsley’s moth- ulations code states that “Refusal ofa
the season, Little League coaches are er, Terri, up in arms. She said her son
given the first picks in the draft, wanted to remain with his Minor
a deficit of $1.7 million, to four percent could impact the
1 budget, which
already looks small.
“If there are no hew elements
City files response to U.S. Steel lawsuit over landfill
By MATTHEW COOK city is on firm legal ground in oppos- opposing party in the permitting opposing the landfill. Hightower said that under Texas
Staff writer jng the landfill. hearings for the landfill, which, if In the response filed Tuesday, law, a contract in which a city agrees
"It's not (U.S. Steel's) permit," he approved, would be located in the Hightower said the agreement does not to exercise its governmental pow-
said. ’’Even if it was their permit, the city's extra-territorial jurisdiction. not “restrict the city's right or author- ers to protect public health is unen-
U.S. Steel claims that if the permits ity to participate, as a party, in state forceable.
are not approved, it will have lost the environmental permit proceedings.”
Hightower said that even if the
Crosby discussing 3-4 percent raises for district employees
By MATTHEW COOK For example, a teacher earning amount to approximately $1,500 in revenue,” said school Business ourselves that we won’t do it
Staff writer $38,865, a three percent raise for a teacher earning approxi- Manager Dianne Fleming,
amounts to $1,165. A custodian matety $38,000. With a projected budget of
earning $13,216 would receive a
$396 raise.
However, some board mem-
4 Little League players banned from All-Star team
By AUSTIN KINGHORN Players not selected by a Little League League team because of the time he
Staff writer team play in the Minor League.
„ When an opening comes up on a
~ Pour In Little League roster, the manager of
the team will select a player from the wlfa fae y an(j |2
Minor League. Such a case occurred Walmsley said. “He will have fun
again,” he said.
Hendrix also said that increas-
Although all board members $25.5 million, the district will ing the raise from three percent
supported a four or five percent have t-" — r„,
raise for district employees, some which will have to be spent out of 2003-2004
bers felt that the district needed to members said they were con- the general operating fund,
offer more to compete with other cemed about the district’s ability I* ‘
school districts. ’ to afford such a raise.
j "If we don’t keep up with a
three perrent raise for district $1,500 raise, we’re not going to projections, the district antici-
employees. Based on those pro- be competitive,” said board pates $23.7 million in revenue. uiged the board to avoid pulling The board is expected to vote
Jections, the district budget for member Dan Kasprazak. “We’re real conservative with money out of the general operat- on the salary issue at the next
Kasprazak suggested offering our revenue projections because ing ftind in the future. regular board meeting, which
a four percent raise, which would we don’t want to have a shortfall “We should make a promise to will be held Monday, June 17.
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contract does not prevent us (from
opposing the landfill)."
U.S. Steel filed a lawsuit in the ability to sell the land to TSP
152nd District Court on May 13 argu- Development and will be harmed by agreement were found to prevent the
Attorney John Hightower, who rep- ing that the city violated an industrial the city's interference. The lawsuit city from participating in the pro-
resents the city of Baytown, said the district agreement by becoming an
Highlands Little League have been
banned from participating on the
annual All-Star team due to their
refusal to be drafted from the Minor
League to the Little League.
Little League baseball is divided prompting the league board to hand Regulations and Playing Rules give
into two divisions: Minor League and down the decision to bar the players local boards the option to punish play-
T 1 ~~ Majors, from the Minor League All-Star team, ers who refuse to be drafted by a Little
Similar to professional baseball, the AU four players had been selected to League team.
Minor League serves as a training be on the All-Star team. Chapter VIII Section (b) of the reg-
ground for the Little League. Before The decision has Walmsley’s moth- ulations code states that “Refusal of a
Learn how to propagate citrus
The Chandler Arboretum is on methods. While this class is
offering a class on Citrus Budding focused on citrus production for
Thursday. The class wiU be at the home gardener, T-budding is
6 p.m. at the Community Center at useful for other grafting efforts
2407 Market St including roses. This class is free
Master Naturalist Pauline and open to all Interested garden-
Singleton wiU teach T-budding ers. For more information, call
techniques, rootstock and bud- Angela Chandler at (713) 725-
wood care, potting, and growing- 5555.
the 2002-2003 school year wiU
be $25.5 million.
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