The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 91, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 14, 1995 Page: 3 of 22
twenty two pages : ill. ; page 21 x 13 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
THE BAYTOWN SUN
Tuesday, February 14, 199S
Flood aid requests exceed money available
Ttalewtifie Special
By CHRISTIAN MESSA
The Baytown Sun
properties it recommends for
inclusion to the 404 program by
mid-June, and this will be for-
warded to FEMA for approval
and funding.
Determining which properties
will be included in both hazard
mitigation programs is based on
a set of priorities that include:
location within a floodway or
floodplain, amount of damage
from the October 1994 flood,
number of times flooded, and
nearness to other included prop-
erties.
State and federal officials rec-
ommend that people waiting to
learn if they are included in a
hazard mitigation program
should continue using FEMA
rental housing assistance funds
and delay making repairs.
Individuals should also keep
receipts showing how assistance
funds are spent.
must remove all structures from
the land.
This land can be used for
greenbelts, certain recreational
purposes, open space and wet-
land areas.
Two hazard mitigation pro-
grams have been established.
One program, called the 1362,
is for people who had flood
insurance, and the money avail-
able is about $4 million, but the
requests are roughly $10 million
for 349 houses.
This amount is the value of the
houses less flood insurance
already paid to the owners. The
Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) will mention in
mid-April which properties will
be included in 1362.
Local jurisdictions can submit
properties not funded by the
1362 program to the state of
Texas for inclusion in the 404
program.
This 404 program has about
$18 million available, and the
amount requested by local gov-
ernments tallied to date exceeds
$66 million.
It is administered by the Texas
Division of Emergency Manage-
ment and funded by FEMA. The
amount available for 404 is set by
law to be 15 percent of all federal
grants spent in the recovery pro-
gram, including infrastructure
repairs, housing assistance and
grants for individuals.
Either local city or county gov-
ernment must provide 25 percent
of the funding for 404. This
funding can mean matching dol-
lars or in-kind services.
In addition, flood victims may
contribute to the 25 percent by
accepting less than the pre-flood
value of their property.
The state will announce which
Donuts Why buy a dozen roses, when you
can buy a dozen donuts.
_▼ Dozen
Local governments have sub-
mitted to state and federal agen-
cies requests for the relocation,
elevation or purchase of houses
in their jurisdictions that were
damaged by the October 1994
floods.
While these requests are still
being reviewed and tallied, it
already indicates the requests
exceed the amount of federal
funds available for flood hazard
mitigation.
Tallies to date reveal more than
$75 million requests for less than
$23 million of available taxpayer
money.
Flood hazard mitigation pro-
grams are geared to remove
properties from flood-prone
areas. Local governments
become owners of the land and
DAYLIGHT DONUTS
7127 Bayway Dr. ;
838-1491
y
Find out how to really
relax, try Flex-A-Bed.
%
:
15 YEAR WARRANTY
HONEST SAVINGS DELIVERY + SERVICE
SOLD ONLY BY LOCAL EXCLUSIVE DEALERS
Horace Mann may be renovated as alternative school
Come See Us & Save
i
THE MATTRESS FACTORY
trustees are considering using
appropriated bond money to tear
down other structures that are unus-
able. The boys gymnasium will
remain intact throughout the work,
administrators said.
So far, no one has decided what
to do with the gymnasium or other
remaining structures. However,
Community In Schools, a program
for high-risk and struggling students
and youth, has expressed interest
and .made a formal request to use
part of those structures. School offi-
cials said they will be considering
that and any other requests.
academy, to building an alternative
high school for highly disruptive
students. City of Baytown officials
had gone as far as surveying the
property and estimating the cost of
renovating and maintaining certain
portions of the old school. But city
and school officials had never set-
tled on an exact use for the old cam-
pus, or on a method of sharing the
costs of any city wide program.
In the interim, school administra-
tors and board members found dif-
ferent uses for the campus, includ-
ing using it as an alternative high
school, or holding the facility in
reserve to use to fill part-time space
needs the district may develop as it
builds new facilities.
Now it appears the district is lean-
ing toward the alternative high
school use for the old Horace
Mann. Under the proposed contract,
Busch Hutchison would convert the
library and cafeteria into classroom
'space including restrooms and
offices.
The architectural work will cost
the district $400,000 which would
be funded from Project 2000
accounts.
Additionally, administrators and
By AMITL BARUCH
The Baytown Sun
Goose Creek trustees are consid-
ering entering a contract with
Busch, Hutchison and Associates,
Inc. that would have the local archi-
tectural firm renovate the old
Horace Mann library and cafeteria
to provide more usable space for
use by an alternative high school.
Although the school has been
closed since June 1993, several dif-
ferent uses for the facility have been
proposed—from using it as a com-
munity center featuring a police
= PRIMARY MEDICAL CLINIC
Primary Medical Clinic, a dynamic and progressive
multispecialty group organization with facilities located
throughout Texas, takes great pride in announcing its'recent
affiliation with one more outstanding Texas physician.
Meet Your New Primary Physician
w*1' ” *
J. ARTHUR BISHOP, M.D.
s
Since 1978, Dr. J. Arthur Bishop’s practice and med-
ical expertise in service to Baytown residents has included
general medicine, allergy, geriatrics, obstetrics, gynecology
and surgery. Dr. Bishop’s practice is described as “a solid
family practice base with an emphasis upon the treatment
of allergy related conditions.”
Dr. Bishop has enjoyed active involvement in numer-
ous hospital executive committees and activities revolving
around his membership and leadership in professional
boards and panels. He is currently A member of the
American Medical Association, Texas Medical
Association, American Academy of Family Physicians,
Texas Academy of Family Practice, American Academy of
Otolaryngic Allergy, and the American Academy of
Allergy and Immunology, to mention a few.
Dr. Bishop is looking forward to meeting you.
Won’t you drop by for a visit1
A rosary will be recited at 7
p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at Earth-
man Baytown Chapel.
In lieu of usual remembrances,
for those desiring, memorials may
be made to St. Joseph’s Catholic
School.
Interment will be held at Forest
Park Lawndale following services.
Arrangements are under the
direction of Earthman Funeral
Directors.
homemaker.
She was also a member of
Grace United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by
her husband Percy Edwards and
grandson, David Paul Edwards.
She is survived by her son and
daughter-in-law, Paul J. and Tassie
Edwards of Baytown and daugh-
ter, Doris E. Andrews of Dickin-
Broadway Chapel in Houston.
Sellman died on Sunday, Feb.
COWfflG
Funeral services for James D.
Cowhig, 84, of Baytown will be
held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb.
15, 1995, at St., Joseph’s Catholic
Church, 1907 Carolina, with Fr.
Edward Cowhig celebrant officiat-
12.
Sellman was retired from the
Houston Fire Department after 30.
years of service.
He is survived by his wife,
Odell Sellman; daughters, Colleen
Meadows “Ted”, Madeline Jeffiis
“Mac”, both of Porter, Kathy
Johnson “Jerry” of Ingram; grand-
son, Jerald Jr. and Mathew John-
son, Charley and Andrew Nelms;
brothers, Ennis “Catfish” Sellman
“Jimmie”, Milton “Mutt” Sell-
man; sister, Betty Mae Clack
“Paul”; and numerous nieces,
nephews and friends.
Visitation was held beginning at
10 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 13, at the
fimeral home.
Interment was held at The
Methodist Cemetery of Mont
Belvieu following services.
Arrangements were under the
direction of Crespo Funeral Home
Broadway Chapel in Houston.
mg.
Cowhig died on Monday, Feb.
13.
son.
A graduate of Fordham Univer-
sity in 1934, he was a member of
the Fordham University Sports
Hall of Fame and the Knights of
Columbus.
He is survived by his wife,
Norine Willrich Cowhig of Bay-
town; son, James D. Cowhig Jr. of
Baytown and Denis M. Cowhig of
Sherman; daughter, Norine C.
McWhorter of Anchorage, Alas-
ka, Margaret C. Webb of Dallas;
11 grandchildren; brothers, Fr.
Edward Cowhig of Scituate, Mass,
and Gerald Cowhig of Los Ange-
les, Calif.; sister, Margaret
Cowhig of Scituate, Mass.
I
The family will receive friends
from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb.
14, at Navarre’s.
In lieu of usual remembrances,
for those desiring, memorials may
be made to St. James House ,
5800 Baker Road, Baytown.
Arrangements are under the
direction of Navarre Funeral
Home.
1
EDWARDS
Memorial services for Imilie
Edwards, 90, of Baytown will be
held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb.
15, 1995, at Grace Methodist
United Church with the Revs. Jim
Welch and Kenneth Goodell offi-
ciating.
Mrs. Edwards died on Sunday,
Feb. 12, in a Baytown convales-
cent home.
Bom on March 17, 1904, in Ft.
Chalmette, La., she had lived in
Baytown since 1936 and was a
i
PRIMARY MEDICAL CLINIC
2802 Garth Road, Suite #209
(Former Qulf Coast Hospital Building)
Baytown, TX (713) 425-9370
SELLMAN
Funeral services for William T.
Sellman Jr., 67, of Porter was held
at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14,
1995, at the Crespo Funeral Home
j
•The Woodlands • Spring.• Hat/tmen •Midland •Odessa • Lubhoek
©HATHAWAYS
ONE DAY SALE
HATHAWAYS
STOREWIDE
CLEARANCE!
SHOP N0V\T
WHILE 4
SELECTION ,
IS GREAT!-
WEDNESDAY ONLY
FEBRUARY 15, 1995
BAY PLAZA STORE #4 ONLY
NABISCO
OREO COOKIES
ALL FROZEN FOOD & FROZEN MEAT
8c DAIRY PRODUCTS
20% OFF
$199
On.,
m
16 OZ
I
BAG
ALL OTHER CROCERV. MEAT & PRODUCE
10% OFF
2304 BAY PLAZA
CASH. CHECK ANP FOOD STAMPS ONLY
While Supplies Last. No Rain Checks.
No Dealers.
:
I si lift CedarB^ou Bridge I S1 |ttO Bayway Dr.
1%^/| TEL 422-3666 TEL 424-5551
7200
#1
710 w.
...ain @ Lee Dr.
TEL 422-8256
i
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Dobbs, Gary. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 91, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 14, 1995, newspaper, February 14, 1995; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1158195/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.