A curfew remains in effect from 10 pm to 5 am for the safety and security of our residents in Baytown. Businesses may operate their normal hours to provide services to our citizens but travel on the streets during curfew hours needs to be for a specific purpose.
POWER
-- Approximately half of the city is still without power.
-- CenterPoint's priorities include essential government services such as public safety, waste water, utilities, traffic control, hospitals, and other critical services. Around 50 of the City's 82 lift stations have power restored. Residential areas are important, and will get addressed as quickly as possible.
-- A link on our web site to the CenterPoint site (www.centerpointenergy.com/staticfiles/home.html) shows current outages.
CITY BUSINESS
-- City Hall and city services are open for business with public safety and recovery a priority.
-- Municipal Court is open for normal operations only.
-- Most parks are open for daylight hours only.
-- Construction permits are required; however, some permit fees will be waived for some roof and siding repairs. No permits are needed for fences to be replaced or repaired at existing locations.
STORM DEBRIS AND GARBAGE
-- Household garbage collection has resumed, but volume is creating some delays. Curbside recycling is planned to commence again this week.
-- Debris contractors (Bamaco and DRC) have crews working daylight hours through out the city picking up debris. Through Saturday, September 20, our contractors and city crews have collected over 48,000 cubic yards of debris.
-- Debris on private property is the responsibility of the owner. Property owners should move debris to curbside and keep all debris or trash out of ditches, storm drains and streets.
-- Residents are asked to separate their storm debris into 4 piles: 1) vegetation, 2) fences, roofing, metal, and concrete, 3) household appliances, and 4) household hazardous waste (paint, etc).
-- The West Main Street drop-off center was severely damaged in the storm and there is NO public drop off site for any materials at this time.
-- To learn if you qualify for temporary roof repairs, contact Operation Blue Roof at 1-888-766-3258. Blue tarps will be installed free of charge as a temporary repair to roof damage.
FOOD - WATER - ICE
Baytown's water is SAFE to drink. Baptist Men's kitchen at Garth Road & Rollingbrook for hot meals, water and ice.
Hurricane Hotline: 281-420-5311
City's website www.baytown.org
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