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THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 2021
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Baytown PD chie finalists talk up experience
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Joseph Flowers of Baytown was the first customer to order some food at Baytown’s newest restaurant, Raising
Cane’s, earning him royal treatment at the eatery on Tuesday. See story on Page 2. (Photo by Lynn Pennington)
Aaron Ausmus, fonner police chief for
the City of Angleton; Rich Austin, po-
lice chief for the City of Milton, Georgia;
Mike Holden, interim police chief for
the City of Baytown; and John Stringer,
fonner acting police chief for the City of
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former Chief Keith Dougherty.
In announcing the four finalists, Davis
said the firm reached out to 3,500 poten-
tial candidates and received 55 applica-
tions.
That was narrowed to 12 candidates
ployment sites. Her company also sent
infonnation direction to potential candi-
dates it was aware of.
She said they posted the job with orga-
nizations that were “specific to diversi-
ty,” such as the National Organization of
Black Law Enforcement Executives and a
works show at 9:30 p.m.
Two other special events
are coming up before the
end of the season at Pirates
Bay.There is a Special Pi-
rates Celebration 7:30 to
9:30 p.m. Monday, Aug.
9, which is reserved for
special needs children and
adults and their families.
Admission is $5.
A group of actors from
Houston attend the Special
Four potential Baytown police chiefs
have been interviewed and met with
members of the public, police department
personnel and city leaders.
The next step is for City Manager Rick
Davis to make a recommendation to City
Council.
Davis did not commit to a timeline for
when he will make that recommendation.
He said this was a community-based
selection process that produced a lot of in-
fonnation to be considered before making
The rates of new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations
and deaths are showing steeper increases than past
surges, state health officials said Wednesday.
Health officials are stressing the need to be fully vac-
cinated against the coronavinis in the hopes of contain-
ing a third CO VID-19 wave from the delta variant.
The rolling seven-day average of new CO VID-19
cases has soared by 92% from last week, hospitaliza-
tions by 49% and fatalities by 15%.
The increase was blamed on the highly contagious
delta variant, which can even be spread by those fully
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BY MATT HOLLIS
matt.hollis@baytownsun.com
Pirates Bay Waterpark
will cap off a busy sea-
son with a new event, the
Back-to-School Bash at 4
p.m. Aug. 16.
Just 2,000 tickets will be
sold for the event. The tick-
ets are $12 and are avail-
able now at baytown.org/
piratesbay.
BY MARK FLEMING
mark.fleming@baytownsun.com
I was narrowed lice-specific websites and general em-
7 to four.
BY MARK FLEMING
mark.fleming@baytownsun.com
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BY MATT HOLLIS
matt.hollis@baytownsun.com
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Baytown’s Tax Incre-
ment Reinvestment Zone
board has proposed $3.3
million budget that allows
flexibility for future po-
tential projects and helps
streamline the West Cedar
Bayou Lynchburg widen-
ing endeavor.
Assistant City Manag-
er Nick Woolery said the
budget’s revenue comes
from the city’s part of the
zone, which is a estimated
at $2.6 million, and Har-
ris County’s part, a total
of $700,000, based on the
agreement TIRZ has with
the county.
“The TIRZ receives 75%
of the increment of the Har-
ris County increment and
100% from the city’s prop-
erty taxes,” he said.
While there does not ap-
pear to be any specific proj-
ects on the horizon to spend
the money on, Woolery said
Bret Gardella, Baytown’s
community and economic
development manager has
year.”
The rolling seven-day average of vaccinations has
also climbed about 75% in the past month, from about
44,000 a day on July 4 to about 75,000 per day as of
Tuesday.
“It really seems that people are getting the message
that this is a serious situation. If they have been putting
off getting vaccinated, now’s the time to stop. Don’t
put it off any longer,” he said.
However, CDC data show just 44% of the state’s
population was fully vaccinated, meaning both doses
of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines or the single dose
of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
“Breakthrough cases” among those who have been
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When students return to
class at Goose Creek CISD
schools within a couple of
weeks, the district will not
require masks be worn.
“Face coverings and
masks are optional for the
2021-2022 school year at
this time,” Kristyn Cathey,
Goose Creek CISD com-
munications director, said.
Gov. Greg Abbott signed
an executive order prohib-
iting governmental entities
from mandating the wear-
ing of masks.
“The Center for Disease
Control and Prevention is
currently recommending
the use of masks due to the
rapid spread of the delta
variant,” Cathey said. “Stu-
dents and staff may choose
to add an extra layer of pro-
tection by wearing a mask
at school/work."
Board President Richard
Clem spoke during a re-
cent board meeting about
students and staff wearing
masks.
“To be very clear to our
community, we are all re-
quired to say we can’t re-
quire you to wear a mask,
but we certainly encourage
it,” Clem said. “I think it
is important we come out
and endorse wearing your
masks, especially if you
teach 12-year-olds and un-
der. We do not require it,
but we highly encourage
it, and we need to be brave
about saying that.”
Matt Bolinger, execu-
tive director of strategic
planning and innovation,
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BIBLE VERSE
What, then, shall we say in
response to this? If God is
for us, who can be against
us? He who did not spare
his own Son, but gave
him up for us all — how
will he not also, along
with him, graciously give
us all things?
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Aquatics Superintendent Pirates Celebration, Ste-
Jenna Stevenson said, “We venson said. “They are fun
have a whole bunch of to talk to.”
city departments that will The last Pirate Party
be out at the park that day Night of the season is 7:30-
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention know that no vaccine is perfect. They never will be.”
estimates that more than 80% of all new COVID-19 But those vaccinated people who do get sick with
cases involve the delta variant. “And our preliminary COVID-19 are likely to have a shorter, milder illness,
data suggests that over 75% of COVID-19 cases in “And fully vaccinated people are very well protected
Texas are now due to the delta variant,” Shuford said. from severe illness and death from COVID-19, even
She added that the rise in new cases “is similar to from the delta variant,” Shuford said.
what we’ve seen in previous waves and might even be She also emphasized the importance of following up-
steeper. And that really shows how contagious the del- dated CDC guidelines on masking and social distanc-
ta variant is. It’s spreading much more rapidly among ing in indoor public settings, especially children aged
unvaccinated people than the viruses that we saw last 2-12 who are not yet eligible to receive the vaccine.
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THE BAYTOWN SUN “After a record-setting start, the 2021
The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season Atlantic hurricane season does not show
is well underway, and atmospheric and any signs of relenting as it enters the
oceanic conditions remain conducive for peak months ahead, said Rick Spinrad,
an above-average hurricane season, ac- NOAA administrator.
cording to the annual mid-season update . NOAA scientists predict that the lik
issued by NOAA’s Climate Prediction lihoodofana bo
Center, a division of the National Weath- hurricane season is 6: • %.
er Service There is a 25% chance of a near-nor-
The latest outlook reflects that the mal season and a 10% chance of a be-
number of expected named storms low-normal season.
(winds of 39 mph or greater) is 15 to 21, Amix of competing oceanic and at-
including 7 to 10 hurricanes (winds of 74 mospheric conditions generally favor
mph or greater), of which 3-5 could be- above-average activity for the remainder
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