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2A The Baytown Sun
Wednesday, July 25,2001
Weather
Addresses
Proposal
Today — Partly cloudy with a 20
percent chance of rain. High in
the mld-90s, low in the mldJOs.
Sunrise — 6:35 a.m.
Sunset —8:17 p.m.
Tomorrow — Partly cloudy with a
20 percent chance of rain. High
in the mid-90s.
Sunrise — 6:36 a.m.
Sunset — 8:16 p.m.
Tides
Low 6:48 a.m., 8:16 p.m. High 1:15 a.m., 3:07 p.m.
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10 years ago:
An excessive amount of rainfall in 1991 has prompted Chambers
County commissioners to seek relief from the state.
50 years ago:
The Chinese and North Korea Communists have proposed a
“compromise formula" acceptable to the U.S. on the troop withdraw-
al Issue In Korea.
Today in History
Today Is Wednesday, July 25, the 206th day of 2001.
There are 159 days left In the year.
Today's Highlight In History:
On July 25,1956, 51 people died when the Italian liner
Andrea Doria sank after colliding with the Swedish ship Stockholm
off the New England coast.
On this date:
In 1593, France’s King Henry IV converted from
Protestantism to Roman Catholicism.
In 1866, Ulysses S. Grant was named General of the Army,
the first officer to hold the rank.
In 1868, Congress passed an act creating the Wyoming
Territory.
In 1909, French aviator Louis Bierlot flew across the
English Channel In a monoplane, traveling from Calais to Dover In 37
minutes.
In 1944, Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters recorded
Cole Porter's "Don't Fence Me In" In Los Angeles for Decca
Records.
In 1946, the United States detonated an atomic bomb at
Bikini Atoll In the Pacific In the first underwater test of the device.
Thought for Today ..
"I never liked the middle ground — the most boring place In the
world.'
— Louise Nevelson, Russian-American artist (1900-1988).
Bible Verse
The Lord tears down the proud man's house but he keeps the
widow's boundaries Intanct.
— Proverbs 16:2, Chapter 15
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For the dramatic and flamboy-
ant, the numbers are big and
| bold, maybe 6 to 8 inches tall
' and more than an inch wide.
Others are petite and lyrical,
often executed in script or elab-
orate type styles that are too
often unreadable.
For some businesses, the
numbers are mundane.
Numbers of the crack and peel
variety have been placed on
glass windows or doors and are
practically invisible when the
sun reflects off the glass.
Th?n there are the pragmatic
who have affixed house num-
bers to trees close to the street,
attached them to mailboxes,
painted them on curbs and, for
the truly desperate, scrawled on
a piece of wood or tin for the
sake of identification, if not for
the aesthetics.
Then there are those homes
with no numbers at all or num-
bers that hide behind landscap-
ing.
Kevin Byal, Baytown’s chief
building official whose inspec-
tions department is charged
with enforcing the city building
codes, hasn’t been given a lot
that can be enforced with
addresses.
The use of house or building
numbers for identification is
actually required in the fire
code, not building codes, Byal
said.
“Neither the Standard
Building Code, a national code
followed by most cities, nor our
code of ordinances have provi-
sions regulating addresses,”
Byal said.
Those codes only require that
“approved numbers or Addresses
shall be provided for all new and
existing buildings so that the
number or address is plainly vis-
ible from the street or roadway.”
No size, shape or color is men-
tioned.
“I took a look at our code of
ordinances and also the
Standard Building Code, but
neither addresses the address-
es," Byal said. “The 2000
International Building Code
does under Premise
Identification, which says
approved numbers must be three
inches high, a minimum of one-
half inch wide and placed on a
background of contrasting
color.
“We are planning to move
Baytown to the International
Building Code, particularly the
international residential, indus-
trial and plumbing codes,” Byal
said.
The move started last
November following the city-
authorized audit of the inspec-
tions department and numerous
complaints from building con-
tractors on the discrepancies and
conflicts in Baytown’s regula-
tions.
The Texas Legislature, in the
past session, passed a law that
requires all municipalities to
adopt the IBC as a standard. The
first to be adopted by Baytown
will be the International
Residential Code, with enforce-
ment to begin in January 2002.
“Most everybody is comply-
ing on new construction, but the
code is not applicable to existing
buildings or homes,” Byal said.
“That identification is really
vital to our emergency respon-
ders.”
Responders have learned to
depend more on landmarks and
information from 911 callers
than on address numbers, said
Assistant Fire Chief Bernard
Olive, who also heads the city’s
Department of Emergency
Management.
Kim Holmes, who dispatches
for Baytown, said that in addi-
tion to getting addresses from
911 callers, if a location is diffi-
cult to find the dispatches will
ask for landmark descriptions.
Olive advises against putting
numbers only on the street curb,
although they may be more vis-
ible to drivers who are searching
for a specific location.
Police Chief Charles Shaffer
said the lack of specific address-
es causes problems for officers
and, more importantly, may
delay their response to a life-
threatening situation.
The U.S. Postal Service tack-
les the house number problem
from a different angle, said
Michelle Stevenson - of the
Baytown Post Office.
“Carriers are trained to
observe the sequencing of num-
ber” Stevenson said.
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made public only this week.
Ratliff said he received calls
from senators asking “which
shell the pea was hiding under
because they couldn’t keep up
with what was happening.”
Sen. David Bemsen, D-
Beaumont, chastised redistrict-
ing proposals that would divide
his Texas district and said some
on the redistricting board “have
Sultis
basically chosen to ignore the
people of southeast Texas.”
He urged the board to remem-
ber that President Bush always
praised the bipartisan spirit of
Texas politics. Bemsen also
quoted Sam Houston, saying,
“Do right and risk the conse-
quences.”
Several Republicans criti-
cized proposals by Cornyn, who
chairs the redistricting board.
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the community where she
works.
Sultis said keeping a Baytown
address provided her stability
during a time of job relocation.
She has worked in Spring
Branch, College Station and
Pearland school districts.
Trustees unanimously
approved a four-year contract
for Sultis, making her the school
district’s first woman superin-
tendent.
According to her contract,
Sultis will be paid $150,000 the
first year of her tenure,
$160,000 the second year and
$170,000 in her contract’s third
year.
The salary for Sultis’ fourth
year will be negotiated, accord-
ing to contract agreements.
She also will receive a month-
ly travel allowance of $800.
Sultis was one of 14 appli-
cants for the job and one of
three interviewed. She was the
only finalist named.
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pating taxing units is minimal,
he said.
Cities and school districts can
partner in T1RZ agreements.
City and mall officials this
month made presentations to
Goose Creek school trustees
and Lee College board of
regents about joining the city in
a TIRZ plan.
Lee Coliege and Goose Creek
share the same voting district.
“By having a larger TIRZ
base, it will allow TIRZ to pay
back the money quicker, thus
reducing the life of the TIRZ,”
Mercer said.
Aldine, Houston, Humble and
Spring school districts partici-
pate in TIRZ agreements with
the city of Houston.
The TIRZ tool for economic
development also is being used
by League City, Galveston,
Katy, La Porte and Abilene. The
development of a TIRZ is under
way in Pasadena and Deer Park.
The current condition of the
mall and its surrounding area
shows under-developed perime-
ter land, low sales productivity,
mall disinvestment and a poor
regional image, said Will
Deane, executive vice president
of Alliance Retail Group, owner
of San Jacinto Mall,
“Our center is way under per-
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this into something that’s eco-
nomically viable,” Deane said.
“The TIRZ allows us, as the
developer, to spend money to do
these things today.”
The $19.5 million mall rede-
velopment plan is a three-phase
project.
In Phase 1, San Jacinto Mall
would be responsible for a new
anchor store, the theater, interior
mall renovations, restaurants,
architectural enhancements,
public roads and infrastructure
and perimeter development.
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Daughter of Amie Martinez of Baytown celebrated
her 5th birthday on July 17th. She has a special sis-
ter, Angelica Marie. Grandparents are "Grammy"
Linda Tallent of Baytown, "Papa” Robert Everett of
Baytown, Steve and Danita Tallent of Old River, and
Catalina Martinez of Baytown. Great-grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. E.E. Reynolds of Huffinan, Leslie
Everett of Baytown, Ben and Madalyn Sharp of
Dayton, Dorthea and D.K. Heard of Baytown, Josefa
Jiminez of Mexico, and Leobarda Zepeda of Mexico.
Son of Stacey Paul and
Donna Enderli of Liberty
celebrated his 4th birth-
day on July 22rfd. He has
one sister, Kayla
Elizabeth, and one broth-
er, Cash Brandon.
Grandparents are Pete
and Linda Enderli of
Baytown, and Lynn and
Patsy Guidry of
Baytown. Great-grand-
parent is Wanda Wise of
Sourlake.
Daughter of Sylvia
Portales, Dean Miller,
and Ramon & Rose ?
Perez of Baytown cele-
brated her 8th birthday
on July 23rd. She has"
two brothers, Tony and
Frank Galvan, and two
sisters, Rose and Sylvia
Perez. Grandparents are
the late Frank and Janie
Portales of Baytown,
Mrs. Miller and the late
Gene Miller of
Highlands.
GRAYSON MAHAFFEY FIGUEROA
Son of Derek and Kelly Son of Kathy Ann Son of Angel and
Grayson of Ricmond Mahaffey of Baytown Liliana Figueroa of
TX will celebrate his 1st will celebrate his 9th Baytown will celebrate
birthday on July 25th. birthday on August 3rd. his 1st birthday on July
Grandparents are Phillip He has one sister, 27th. Grandparents are
and June Grayson of Tiffany Ann Owens, Magdalena Figueroa of
Beach City, Carolyn and one brother, Taylor Baytown, Teresa and
and Jerry Lowrey of Aaron Mahaffey. George Villarreal of
Montgomery, Jerry' Grandparents are Pasadena.
Clark of Houston, and Charles and Lorraine
the late Georgia Way of Baytown.
Borbonus. Special friend Dave.
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Cash, Wanda Garner. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 241, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 25, 2001, newspaper, July 25, 2001; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1176570/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.