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Council has approved a modified deed for Bay-
land Island to restrict the prohibition of the use of
groundwater. This is the location where the city
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prep for fall
It may still be hot, and we may
get a good bit of rain in the next
few weeks, but now is the time to
prepare flower and garden beds
for fall planting. About 90% of
things that go wrong with plants
are not due to bugs; it’s usually
environmental. What you do to
the soil to give plants optimum
growth is the single most critical
thing you can do to ensure suc-
cess.
Most of Chambers County
has gumbo clay for the base, so
making that clay more friable, by
breaking it up and adding materi-
al that will loosen it over time is
a good start.The ideal result is not
clay, not sand, but loam, which is
a combination of the two with
additional composted material
in it. It needs to drain well so the
plant roots don’t stand in water.
If you’re planting in a low spot,
raise the level of the soil, either
by making a raised bed, or opt-
ing instead for pots or big plant-
ers. The other alternative is a bog
garden, using plants that actually
like constant moist soil, like iris.
Nutrients play a critical role
for optimum growth. All soil
should have some basic nutri-
ents, but they can leach out over
time, and plants need lots of ni-
trogen, phosphorus, and potas-
sium, along with a host of trace
minerals. Ideally, a soil test will
show what the proposed flower
bed is lacking for the flowers you
want to grow. If a soil test isn’t
a possibility, at least add a basic
fertilizer designed for flowers,
vegetables, or a lawn, depending
on what you want to grow.
Our area usually has warm
temperatures into the fall, so to-
matoes, peppers, and bush beans
can still produce. It is just about
the cut-off time for planting
them, however, so do it imme-
diately. Fall vegetable crops in-
cluding the greens, broccoli and
cauliflower can go in now; wait
till the end of the month for peas
of all types.
Flowers that work for now and
later include marigolds, snap-
dragons, nasturtiums, petunias,
poppies and sweet peas. Wild-
flower seed can be sown now in
the areas that don’t get mowed.
Perennial flowering plants can be
planted now to settle in and can
provide color over many seasons.
It’s time to stop fertilizing fruit
crops, but water is critical to the
trees and bushes at this time. Pe-
cans, for example, are filling the
kernels now. Since it’s hard to
give any other assistance to the
giant pecan trees, watering is the
best insurance that you will have
a good crop. And keep the weeds
in control around the bases of all
your fruit crops. The weeds steal
moisture and nutrients from the
fruit bearers.
Lawn lovers should know that
now is the time to be dealing
with pre-emergent products for
cool-season weed control. Wait
till next month for fertilizing. The
best lawn weed control is actual-
ly building a lush dense lawn by
proper watering, fertilizing, and
of course, mowing at the right
height for your grass variety. Fall
is when the brown patch fungus
will begin to show up. It likes the
cooler temps and wet weather.
Since it is a fungal disease, it’s
hard to cure once it gets started,
so if brown patch is a chronic
problem in the lawn, you want to
treat the lawn now before it sets
in. Products for fungal issues in
the lawn are available in the usual
places.
Finally, it’s a good time to
check potted plants, both inside
and out. They may need repotting
or flushing to get the salt build-
up out of the container. If the pots
have been outdoors and the plants
are still alive, they are obviously
survivors, but give them a little
fertilizer boost to perk them up.
As with all types of gardening,
the work that is invested provides
rewards for months to come.
A. Lynette Parsons is a master
gardener and Chambers County
resident.
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Repair
Ordinances, agreements,
variances approved
Council approved a series of ordinances, agree-
ments, and variances related to projects going on
around the city.
Council approved awarding a construction con-
tract to SER Construction Partners for the street
reconstruction project from Allenbrook Drive and
Edgebrook Drive for $2.8 million.
Council also awarded CMC Development and
Construction Corporation a contract for a street
project on Narcille Street and Colby Drive for $1.9
million.
Council also approved an interlocal agreement
with the Baytown Municipal Development District
for $499,800 to fund the Evergreen Strategic Plan
along with the Lee Drive Preliminary Engineering
Report and West Main Street Preliminary Engi-
neering Report.
The Evergreen Area is a hot spot for potential
development, so the city is looking to analyze in-
frastructure improvements required for develop-
ment. The Evergreen Strategic Plan includes plan-
ning for transportation, drainage, water, as well as
parks, recreation, and open space. It also has a pre-
liminary financial plan and a Development Growth
Triggers and Capital Improvement plan.
The strategic plan will also look at analyzing the
feasibility of a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone
to help finance improvement projects. In addition,
the city wants to plan to improve Lee Drive and
West Main Street.
For Lee Drive and West Main Street, the reports
will include a roadway corridor assessment, drain-
age assessment, and design memorandum.
Work is expected to end in four months.
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Baytown’s Cherie Melendez is the newest re-
cipient of the Lee College Distinguished Alumni
Award having received the honor at a Rotary Club
of Baytown meeting.
Melendez was awarded the honor by fonner
councilman Scott Sheley and Lee College alumni
relations administrator Clarissa Martinez. She was
nominated by Sun Publisher Carol Skewes.
“Cherie is a distinguished alumni because she
is an incredible person,” Sheley said. “I have so
much respect for her accomplishments.”
Melendez received an associate degree from
Lee College before earning a bachelor’s in science
from LeTourneau University and later an execu-
tive leadership program degree from Notre Dame.
Laughlin spent 37 years at the former Bayer Ma-
terial Science manufacturing site in Baytown in-
cluding time as manager of communications and
public affairs (1997-2014) and regional supervisor
raw materials and packaging procurement (1987-
1997).
After working at Bayer, Melendez returned to
Lee College to pursue further her education, com-
ing full circle after earning her first degree there
in 1976.
She also spent time working with the United
Way Baytown, the American Cancer Society, the
City of Baytown Beautification Steering Commit-
tee, the Baytown Nature Center Board, Houston
Methodist Baytown Hospital women’s advisory
group, the Paul Harris Society and Rotary, holding
a number of various positions for each organiza-
tion.
“Thank you for inviting to me to be a member
of this distinguished alumni association, it means
the world to me,” Melendez said. “With this award
I hope I can be of encouragement to others about
how important lifelong learning is. It is never too
late to pursue your dreams in education.”
Free food distributions
Sept. 1: First United Methodist Church of Mont
Belvieu, 10629 Eagle Drive, 9-11 a.m.
Hearing held on mpact fees
Council held a public hearing on amendments
to impact fees, land use assumptions, the Capital
Improvement Plan at council. A vote was held af-
terward to approve the amendments.
City Manager Rick Davis explained impact fees
are paid by the “development for the expansion of
infrastructure necessary to accommodate growth.”
“It is paid for by developers and ultimately
passed on to new home buyers,” Davis said. “This
is part of the cost of building any structure in
Baytown.”
The proposed update determined that the maxi-
mum allowable fees are $857 for water and $3,315
for wastewater. No one spoke at the public hearing.
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residents new medical options that are niently located in the Prairie Center off
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