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Updates for Oct. 25, 2008
Published October 25, 2008
BRAZOS BELLE SHOULD BE READY FOR RIVER TOURS BY NEW YEAR
Work on the former paddleboat, the Brazos Belle, which will lead tours along the Brazos River in coming months, is smoothing out now after problems created by Hurricane Ike, Capt. Mike Leebron said.
The boat suffered minor damage in the storm, but not enough to set work back a great deal, he said.
The septic system has been installed in the boat and the plumbing work soon will be completed, making way for cosmetic work to take place.
Leebron hopes to have the boat in the water and ready for passengers in two or three months, just in time for the new year.
DEBRIS PILE STILL SIMMERING
The pile of storm debris that caught fire during the controlled burning at the old Lake Jackson landfill on Canna Lane has been put out.
The city hired CenterTex Constructors to burn debris created by the storm beginning Monday in pits it would dig at the landfill. But Wednesday afternoon a stray ember from the pit ignited a nearby pile of debris.
The fire department spent all day Thursday putting it out, Public Works Superintendent Robert Stark said. The pit burning will resume today, he said.
The pit probably was overfilled to cause this problem, City Manager Bill Yenne said.
FREEPORT POLICE RAISE THOUSANDS TO BUY TOYS
Freeport police’s inaugural Blue Santa Golf Tournament raised more than $11,000 Friday to purchase children’s toys for Christmas, Freeport police Lt. Allen Lawson said.
Acting City Manager Jeff Pynes, who also is police chief, said all the proceeds will go to buy gifts for needy children.
Last year, police officers drove around the city with Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus in the bed of a pickup handing out hundreds of toys. Police officers have said this year will be even better.
The police department is accepting new, unwrapped toys through December. They can be dropped off at the police station, 430 N. Brazosport Blvd.
ANGLETON ENDS DEBRIS PICKUP
The deadline to have Hurricane Ike debris stacked curbside in Angleton was Wednesday, but residents might “get lucky” if they have anything left and placed out this weekend, Mayor J. Patrick Henry said.
The city contracted Crowder Gulf of Alabama to remove brush and FEMA extended the deadline to pay 100 percent of cleanup from Oct. 14 to Monday. The city does not plan to renew the contract beyond Monday.
“There’s a chance it will get picked up, but we don’t know in what areas of the city,” Henry said. “They might get lucky.”
If brush or debris still is curbside Tuesday morning, residents will have to cut it down to smaller sizes to meet the regular specifications of the city’s trash hauler, Waste Management.
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