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New City Hall on
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Black history' cookout,
block party Saturday
Mont Belvieu council approves
$8.9 million in roadwork funding
Perry Avenue extension to connect Eagle Drive to FM1409 and FM 565
SUNNEWS
COMMUNITY
The drama involving a fonner Barbers
Hill ISD student who refused to comply
with the district’s dress code took a turn
when one of the activists protesting the
rule apologized to the board.
Gerry Monroe, a community activist,
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• Baytown Community
Center, 2407 Market St.
• Cedar Bayou Commu-
nity Building, 7711 High-
way 146 in Baytown.
• West Chambers Co.
Courthouse Annex, 10616
Eagle Dr. in Mont Belvieu.
• East Chambers County
Courthouse Annex, 211
Broadway Ave. in Winnie.
• Chambers County
Courthouse Annex, 2128
Highway 61 in Anahuac.
The Goose Creek CISD
board has awarded Super-
intendent Randal O’Brien
a one-year extension on his
contract.
“The extension will take
his contract to 2022,” Susan
new subdivision, which will be re-
paid by the developer.
Mont Belvieu City Engineer Ri-
Mont Belvieu City Council
members were treated to some
updated plans for the new City
Hall, which is on track to begin
construction this summer.
City Manager Nathan Watkins
said the project should be ready to
go out for bids about May 1, with
construction starting soon after.
Construction will take about 12
months.
The new City Hall will be in
front of the current complex,
facing the Eagle Drive-FM 565
intersection. The two-story build-
ing will house city administrative
offices, including permits, utility
billing and MB Link.
Perry Avenue, which now just
provides access to Barbers Hill ISD
facilities from Eagle Drive, will be
extended eastward to FM 565, cre-
ating an east-west connector from
Eagle Drive to the new FM 1409
and FM 565.
OBITUARIES
• Pauline H. Cutbirth
• Charles E. Houghton III
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In the garden
Expert shares some
tips as spring nears
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Baytown Sun photo by Alan Dale
Barbers Hill guard Devin Figueroa takes the ball to the paint against Texas City in a bi-district match-up at La Porte
Tuesday night. The Eagles’ season came to an end in a 68-39 loss. See Page 5 for the game story.
NATION
Stocks sink, bonds
soar on fears virus
will stunt economy
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BY MATT HOLLIS
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Goose Creek
board adds year to
super’s contract
BY MATT HOLLIS
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BY MATT HOLLIS
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BY MARK FLEMIHG
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BIBLE VERSE
Trust in the Lord with all
your heart and lean not on
your own understanding;
In all your ways submit
to Him, and He will make
your paths straight.
- Proverbs 3:5-6
Leaning on the everlasting
God. God never fails. Be
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As part of the same project, the
fonner Senior Center building
will be remodeled to house the
City Council Chamber and city
court, and the courtyard will get
new landscaping while keeping
many of the existing trees.
The current City Hall and Po-
lice Station are also set for re-
modeling, but they are not includ-
ed in the $18.76 million project.
When asked about the price
being higher than previously dis-
cussed, Watkins explained the
current price tag includes the
total project, not just the build-
ing. That covers the cost of fur-
nishings, about $750,000 worth
of audio-visual equipment, and
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came before the Barbers Hill board in
January claiming to be a “school district
troublemaker.” On Monday night, Mon-
roe declared a change of heart when he
addressed the board again.
Monroe said he wanted to help the fam-
ily when he first received a phone call
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The new project will follow a
curving route that ends at FM 565
at Lost Lake Drive, lining up with
that street.
Phase 1 of the Blue Heron de-
velopment is underway with 15
homes—the subdivision will have
The Mont Belvieu City Council cardo Villagrand said the drainage
approved an $8.9 million contract element of the project will also be
with Angel Brothers for the first up-sized to accommodate drainage
phase of the extension, and also ap- needed for future school district de-
proved a development agreement velopment, with BHISD reimburs-
deputy superintendent of Curriculum/
Instruction. “We know these results are
due to our high expectations, a strategic
plan, outstanding teachers, a supportive
community, and great students.”
Dr. Greg Poole, the district’s super-
intendent, explained Barbers Hill’s
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Other activities include basket-
ball, kickball, tether-ball and even
four-square.
DJs will provide a variety
of music. On the lineup are DJ
Cliffbanggah, DJ Shoeboxx, DJ
Babycharm, DJ Micah B. and DJ
T-real.
Providing food are Creeks
Kitchen, Kajun Kulture, Da Ta-
male House, Glam Goood Cater-
ing, Stay Ready and Phat Kitch-
en. Narcisse said the event will
start with crawfish at 1 p.m., with
other food following through the
afternoon.
He said there would also be
speakers periodically through
the event. Those planned in-
clude Jolanda Jones, Jo-Anne
Blanchard, DeAndre Arnold,
SEE PARTY • PAGE 3
Barbers Hill ISD earned all A’s, ac-
cording to the Texas Academic Perfor-
mance Report.
“We are extremely proud of our dis-
trict achievement as reflected in our
straight-A report card,” Sandra Duree,
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An ‘80s- and ‘90s-themed
Family Cookout and Block Party
is planned from 1-6 p.m. Saturday
at Goose Creek Park, behind Ster-
ling Municipal Library.
Event organizer Willie Narcisse
said the event in celebration of
Black History Month is open to
the whole community. To empha-
size that, he said there would be
an eclectic mix of food on hand
from soul food to tamales—and
he’s even working on getting
gumbo.
There will be giveaways, draw-
ings and freebies including snow
cones, cotton candy, slushies. En-
tertainment will include moon-
walks, face-painting, piatas and
a dance contest for the kids.
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executive
session at Monday night’s
board meeting.
Last year, O’Brien was
given a 5% raise, making
his annual salary about
$246,330.
Passmore said no raise
was considered at this time.
“Raises are considered in
the summer, and contract
extensions are in the win-
ter,” Passmore said.
Agustin Loredo III,
the board’s president, ex-
plained why raises for su-
perintendents are awarded
in the summer.
“In the summer, we do
the raise because by then,
we know what the budget
is,” Loredo said. “Most
school districts operate this
way. They wait because
they have a better grasp
of the economic outlook
during that time.”
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vision. cost.
Together, these will lead to con- The Texas Department of Trans-
struction of the Perry road exten- portation has plans to extend FM
sion as a two-lane road designed to 1409 southward from Highway 565
be half of a future boulevard, and at FM 1409 in Old River-Winfree
also about $2.9 million for utility to FM 565 in Cove—it will inter-
and drainage infrastructure for the sect Perry close to its current dead-
Passmore,
district
spokes-
woman,
said.
The con-
tract exten-
sion was
awarded
after an
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Bloom, David. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 41, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 26, 2020, newspaper, February 26, 2020; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1468049/m1/1/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.