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Story Links: Galveston City Council Howard Marlowe's Coastal Connections Howard Marlowe's Coastal Connections Howard Marlowe's Coastal Connections Howard Marlowe's Coastal Connections Howard Marlowe's Coastal Connections Howard Marlowe's Coastal Connections Howard Marlowe's Coastal Connections Howard Marlowe's Coastal Connections
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Galveston City Council on Thursday will vote on a resolution declaring a "War on Crime". The resolution supports "the efforts of the Galveston Police Department to attack and eradicate prostitution, drug dealing and low level street crime that infects neighborhoods, repels local citizens and tourists, and retards investment, economic development, and the creation of jobs on the island." The resolution declares that the War on Crime is not the sole responsibility of the police department, but is a set of shared responsibilities between the city, its citizens and local businesses. In an
unrelated ordinance, the city council will consider the
transfer of $10,000 from the city manager's contingency
account to a Special Events/Beach Party line item. The National Weather Service reports that May 2003 was one of the warmest and driest Mays on record across Southeast Texas. "Record heat prevailed over much of Southeast Texas during May," said a NWS report. "As is often the case, record heat is accompanied with dry conditions." 2003 began with cooler than normal temperatures, with above average rainfall, through February. "That trend came to a crashing halt in mid-March," the report continued. "Temperatures began to warm and rainfall became sparse, especially near the coast." Galveston had an average temperature of 79.6 degrees during May, the warmest average temperature ever recorded in May. Total rainfall during May was 0.07 inches, making it the sixth driest May on record. Houston had an average temperature of 80.7 degrees in May, the second warmest on record; and rainfall totaling 0.06 inches, the fourth driest ever. There has been considerable rainfall since the May figures were totaled, but officials say drought conditions persist. Jamaica
Beach has received 4.13 inches of rain so far in June,
bringing the year-to-date total to 11.04 inches, according to
Jim O'Donnell at the Jamaica Beach Weather Observatory. Howard Marlowe's Coastal Connections Louisiana is kicking off a massive media campaign to ask the United States to save “America’s Wetland,” according to Howard Marlowe in this week's edition of Coastal Connections. Marlowe, who is a lobbyist for several coastal communities, including most on the Southeast Texas Gulf Coast, said the Louisiana campaign will attempt to persuade the American people that it is in their interest to halt coastal erosion on the Gulf Coast, currently marked as a $14 billion dollar project. "The plan will claim that the Cajun coast is part of
America’s heritage, and link the demise of Louisiana's
wetlands directly to oil and the national economy,"
Marlowe said.
"The National Academy of Sciences has recently spoken
out against the proposed Corps of Engineers' plan to stem
erosion under the plan." Officials
of the
RE/MAX Ballunar Liftoff Festival on August 22 through August
24 have announced that pilots, volunteers, and
chase crews may register Online. “The
interactive functionality of our online registration at www.ballunarfestival.com
will be an enormous logistical convenience for everyone
involved in the festival’s production,” said Sunya Fitz,
treasurer of Ballunar Liftoff, Inc.
“For the first time, pilots, festival volunteers, and
chase crews can register online.
This will enable us to allocate resources more
efficiently, and pilots
can ensure that their personal profiles are accurate, current,
and that their slot is reserved.”
Companies interested in reaching the broad audience the
festival attracts can view sponsorship opportunities outlined
on the site." Scores for the various balloon
competitions will be posted on the site in real time, so enthusiasts the world over can follow their
favorite pilot’s performance. The Third Annual D'Feet Breast Cancer, Inc. "Certified" 5 K Adult Run/Walk and 1 K Kids Run/Walk will be held at 8 a.m. on Saturday, October 11 at Moody Gardens on Galveston Island. The event features chip technology and digital clock split times. WOW Expo (wellness of women) booths and speakers will be offered. The course was designed to highlight the beauty and serenity of Moody Gardens. Free t-shirts will be provided to the first 600 registrants. For
information, call (409) 766-1995. There was
a large turnout for the Silver Dollar Ball benefiting the
American Cancer Society at the Jim West Mansion. Jim and
Lynda Guidry and Pat Patton covered the event. Molly Mihovil provided some great pictures of the AIA Sandcastle Competition at East Beach on Saturday. Photos Pat Patton's guest on The Online News Station this week is humorous business speaker and consultant Garrison Wynn. Photos and Audio Victor Lang gets down and dirty in the garden in his latest column, “A Little Gardening On The Side” Click Here This
Week's Meetings Today, June
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Wednesday, June 11
Thursday, June 12 Friday, June
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