The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 257, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 10, 2003 Page: 1 of 24
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Lifestyle/lC
Sports/IB
Bayland Island’s fate lies with Council
BAYTOWN — A highly touted civic
small island. No one anticipates that fate
more than the small group of people who here, known as llve-aboards, those who
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Lack of hydrants doomed Living Hope Church
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REL graduate, marine looks back on time in Iraq
Chamber Today
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Prop 1
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Former Baytown judge
goes on African safari
Texans
time
Broncos win
preseason
showdown
■ Amendment would
help fund homes for
ailing veterans
■ Residents concerned
about crime, dredging
Baytown Sun photo/Meredith Darnell
BOATS PARKED AT THE MARINA at Bayland Island are homes to
residents. The island’s restaurant stands in the background.
The
Land Board is cur-
rently limited to
using
money
CONGREGANTS OF THE LIVING HOPE CHURCH watch hopelessly as a thunderstorm pours on the smoldering
remains of the church, which caught fire Saturday afternoon. Lack of water hampered firefighters' efforts.
Thousands protest GOP’s
redistricting eflforts in Austin
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BAYTOWN — The rains came
too late to save the Living Hope
Church.
The church, located at the inter-
section of Barkaloo Drive and
Crosby-Cedar Bayou Road near
the Baytown airport, caught fire
around 3 p.m. Saturday. Within
too bad he sdld.
“The Marine Corps takes
What has the Baytown
Chamber of Commerce
done for you lately?
Tracey S. Wheeler-
Martinez, the Chamber’s
president and CEO dis-
cusses the group’s activi-
ties and. the benefits it
offers to the community' "
in today's Sun. Her new
weekly column will show .
readers the ins and outs
of business in Baytown.
—Paf(5A
By KEN FOUNTAIN
The Baytown Sun
By WHIT SNYDER
The Baytown Sun
By KEN FOUNTAIN
The Baytown Sun
More election cov-
erage:
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daylight hours, flying recon-
naissance and intelligence-gath-
war
began, the operations went
around the clock, and Martinez
and his squadron-mates routine-
ly worked 16-hour days.
selves. Still, conditions weren't Martinez had one priority —
sleep. But he said he also did a
lot of running and reading.
Except for a couple of trips to
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payments
bonds issued only
in connection with
the land and hous-
ing assistance funds.
General Land Office spokesman
Jim Suydam said the amendment
will save taxpayers money.
“Basically it would save us about
$1.4 million per year that goes out of
Fire destroys church Office
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planned
for Baker
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Services:
The congregation is planning
to hold open-air services at the
church property at 9 a.m. The
church is located at the Inter-
section of Barkaloo Drive and
Crosby-Cedar Bayou, near the
Baytown airport.
“Our people put up a gallant
fight," said Battalion Chief
Mariani Wyse. She said she had to
pull three crews out of the build-
ing as it became engulfed in
flame.
Several of the church’s congre-
gants were gathered in a grassy
median nearby, watching help
lessly as the white wooden church
burned, pouring upward thick
black smoke which could be seen
from miles away.
Pastor Kevin Kleinhenz, visibly
heartbroken, said the oldest part
of the building had reopened in
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BAYTOWN - “One big,
long working day."
That's how Marine Staff Sgt.
Genaro M. Martinez describes
his participation in Operation Saturday at his parents' house to
Iraqi Freedom.” ______ '
Martinez, 26, is a Baytown for Martinez, who is home on
native and 1996 graduate of leave for 20 days.
Robert E. Lee High School. He Martinez’ squadron shipped
Robert E. Lee High School. He Martinez’ squadron shipped
Joined the Marine Corps shortly out to Kuwait in mld-January, care of us," he said,
after graduation and now serves and its FA-10 Hornet aircraft
By MATTHEW COOK
The Baytown Sun
BAY 1 OWN New planned commer-
cial developments on Hutto Boulevard
and Baker Road could make central
Baytown a key growth center in the city.
buildings are planned for development on
Baker Road between Hutto and Cynda
Brooke Road. At the southern end of
Hutto Boulevard, Beth Harris with
Clayton Realtors is overseeing the sale of
12 acres of land for a professional park.
City Manager Gary -Jackson said the
large amounts of undeveloped land com-
bined with new subdivisions being con-
structed on Hutto Boulevard makes the
area appealing for projects such as the
professional park.
' "It's prime property for those type of
things," he said “Those are some of the
things we're hoping to see in that area.”
Harris said Country Club Professional
Park will cohsist of 1G office buildings on
12 acres of land located on Hutto
Boulevard just north of Rollingbrook
Drive.
So far only two of the lots have been
sold, but once all four lots that front Hutto
Boulevard are sold, she expects develop-
ment to begin on landscaping and a park-
ing lot.
“I’m real excited about it,” she said.
“Eventually it'll take off."
Harris said she expects the business to
consist of professional offices, such as
medical and dental offices, as opposed to
retail businesses.
Harris is also a resident in a nearby
neighborhood and said she thinks the
Before the war started, the
as an aircraft avionics technl- flew air operations continually squadron only operated during
By MATTHEW COOK
__ The Baytown Sun
BAYTOWN - The first of 22
constitutional amendments voters
will consider Sept. 13 would allow
the Veterans Land Board to use
excess funds to pay for new veter-
ans' homes.
Under Proposition 1, the Texas
Constitution
would be amend-
ed to allow the
Veterans Land
Board to use
assets In the veter-
ans land and veter-
ans housing assis-
tance funds to pro-
■ Utt of all of the vide homes for all-
proposed conttftu- Ing veterans.
tlonai amend- The Veterans
ments
■ Find out how to
register to vote In
the election using excess
■ Learn how to money in the
get your hands on funds to make
a voters guide payments on
Beach City and Barbers Hill
two hours, it had burned nearly to responded, but because the church
the ground. There were no injuries was located in an extra-territorial
to either civilians or firefighters, area without water mains or
said Baytown Fire Marshal hydrants, they soon ran out of
Bernard Olive. water and could only watch as the
Fire department personnel from fire consumed the small church,
Baytown, Crosby, Highlands, said Olive.
1 Four U.S. Soldiers injured In lraq/3A
cian with the fighter squadron until the end of the war, he said, ering missions. One the
VMFA(AW)-225, based at the “At first it was real cold,
Marine Corps Air Station bone-chilling. But soon there-
Miramar in California. . after, It turned real hot,”
Family and friends gathered Martinez said. Throughout his
!± prcr.tr’ hrcccto stay, he and his compatriots
throw a welcome home party stayed In tents they built them - During his off-duty hour
who share the bond of living on the water, of problems.
"Everybody knows everybody else out This is really a great place, said
here," said Peachie Burkett, who has lived is
endeavor that became a political football, 1” Bayland Marina for two years. "And if
Bayland Island patiently awaits its fate they Just moved in, it won’t be long before
while City Council considers selling tffe we will all get to know them.’
When you talk to the people who live
call the island home. merely secure their boats in the marina and
Some 10 to 15 people live aboard boats come out occasionally are known as week-
moored at Bayland Island's marina. It is a enders. They all say the marina is a fine
tight and eclectic community of people location, but also a place that has its share
who share the bond of living on the water, of problems.
"Everybody knows everybody else out This is really
that you can get on Highway 146 to
Interstate 10, or across the (Hartman)
bridge, get on 225 and be in the city in no
time."
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