August 27:  City Council Meeting. Regular Meeting 6:30 PM. City Council Chambers, City Hall, 2401 Market Street. Broadcast live on Cable Channel 16. Agenda available at www.baytown.org. August 27: Wetlands Center Volunteer Orientation. 9 am. Wetlands Center, 1724 Market St. Learn about volunteer opportunities...

The annual Shots for Tots was held on Saturday, August 22, 2009.   The mobile medical vehicle was on location in the McDonald’s parking lot at the corner of Garth Road and Decker Drive in Baytown, Texas.  Parents brought their children to take part in the affordable immunization program which...

Beautifying our community is an acknowledged goal of the City of Baytown, with trash abatement being a significant priority. In 2000, Baytown initiated an Adopt-A-Street program in conjunction with the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) Adopt-a-Highway program. Seventeen local groups were...

 Baytown Firefighters will once again hit the City’s streets Friday, August 21, to raise money as part of the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) “Fill the Boot” fundraiser to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). This is the second of two collection dates.  “Our goal...

 August 18: Library Board Meeting:  Tuesday, August 18, 4:30pm – 5:30pm, Library Conference Room, Sterling Municipal Library.  August 19: Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting. 5:30 PM. Hullum Conference Room, 2401 Market Street  August 19: BAWA Board Meeting, 8 am. Baytown Area Water Authority,...

 BPD to Rigorously Enforce School Zones  With the beginning of a new school year less than a week away, the Baytown Police Department wants to remind drivers that children will soon head back to the classroom. That means more pedestrian and bicycle traffic, more school buses on the road, and reduced...

On the calendar at the City of Baytown… (as August 10, 2009) August 11: ULDC (Unified Land Development Code) Citizen Task Force Meeting. 11:30 AM. Hullum Conference Room, 2401 Market Street August 11: Starbooks @ Starbucks. 6:30pm. Starbucks at I-10 and Garth Road. See the latest in literature and...

The Lakewood Community Clean-Up Day will take place this Saturday, August 15, from 9 am – 3 pm. at Westwood Park (West Baytown Little League Ball Park), on W. Shrek. All Baytown residents looking to dispose of brush, building debris (in bags or boxes), fencing materials, and recycle scrap metal/appliances,...

Mayor Stephen DonCarlos of Baytown, Texas, discusses Hurricane Preparedness in order to alert the citizens of Baytown that the season is upon us.  He reminds Baytonians to have a plan in advance in case of emergency evacuation, and to sign up on the city website  (Connectcty) designed to notify and...

On Saturday, August 1, 2009, a very special couple celebrated 20 years of covenant matrimony through the renewing of their wedding vows.  The event was held at Spirit of Life Ministries on Maxey Road in Channelview, Texas.  In this special feature story, you will meet Patrick and Connie Guide.  In...