Baytown, Texas Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Government and infrastructure == === Local government === Baytown has a [[Council–manager government|council–manager]] form of government. Jason Reynolds currently serves as the Baytown City Manager. Brandon Capetillo is Mayor while council members are Laura Alvarado, Sarah Graham, Ken Griffith, Heather Betancourth, Jacob Powell, and Mike Lester. ===City services=== [[File:BFD E2.JPG|thumb|One of the engines of the Baytown Fire Department]] The City of Baytown operates the Sterling Municipal Library, which has a collection of 300,000 items.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Library {{!}} Baytown, TX|url=https://baytown.org/206/Library|access-date=2021-02-04|website=baytown.org}}</ref> The original Goose Creek Library opened in 1925;<ref>{{Cite web|title=TSHA {{!}} Goose Creek, TX|url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/goose-creek-tx|access-date=2021-02-04|website=www.tshaonline.org}}</ref> the first county library in Texas, it was funded by the private donations of [[Humble Oil and Refining Company]] president [[Ross S. Sterling]]. The current Sterling Library was dedicated in 1963. The library's space increased to {{convert|50500|sqft|m2}} after bond programs in 1975 and 1995.<ref>"[http://www.baytownlibrary.org/aboutus.php About Us]." Sterling Municipal Library. Retrieved on November 5, 2009.</ref> In addition Baytown residents are served by the [[Harris County Public Library]] system. The Baytown Police Department has 167 sworn officers and 52 support personnel as of 2014. The department provides all-hour patrol services and has many special units: SWAT, Dive Team, D.A.R.E., Hot Spot, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement, Investigations, Police Academy, Bomb Squad, and others.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Police {{!}} Baytown, TX|url=https://baytown.org/195/Police|access-date=2021-02-04|website=baytown.org}}</ref> Fire, rescue, hazardous materials response, and EMS are provided by the Baytown Fire Department,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fire & EMS {{!}} Baytown, TX|url=https://baytown.org/196/Fire-EMS|access-date=2021-02-04|website=baytown.org}}</ref> an all-professional department of approximately 140 sworn members. The Fire Department is led by Kenneth Dobson and is an ISO 1 rated agency. === County, state and federal services === The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the Baytown Main Post Office at 601 West Baker Road and the Baytown Post Office "Station A" at 3508 Market Street. The "Station A" designation is a leftover from Baytown's pre-consolidation days. Prior to consolidation in 1948 each of the tri-cities, (Baytown, Pelly, and Goose Creek), had their own post office. After 1948 when the tri-cities consolidated under the name Baytown, Goose Creek's post office became the main post office but they still needed a post office to service the rest of town so the Old Baytown Post Office became "Station A".<ref>"[https://archive.today/20120715085240/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/12759?p=3&s=TX&service_name=post_office&z=Baytown Post Office Location – BAYTOWN]." ''[[United States Postal Service]]''. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.</ref><ref>"[https://archive.today/20120721000149/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/70628?p=1&s=TX&service_name=post_office&z=Baytown Post Office Location – STATION A BAYTOWN]." ''[[United States Postal Service]]''. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.</ref> Harris County Precinct Two operates Baytown Park, a senior citizen sports complex, at 4500 Hemlock Drive.<ref name="BaytownPark">"[http://www.hctx.net/CmpDocuments/2/Parks/BAYTOWN.pdf Baytown Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227005131/http://www.hctx.net/CmpDocuments/2/Parks/BAYTOWN.pdf |date=February 27, 2009 }}." ''[[Harris County, Texas]]''. Retrieved on November 30, 2008.</ref> Baytown Park includes two unlighted baseball/softball fields and toilets.<ref name="BaytownPark"/><ref name="Precinct2Parklistings">"[http://www.co.harris.tx.us/Comm_Garcia/parklistings.aspx Precinct Two Park Listings] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024205515/http://www.co.harris.tx.us/Comm_Garcia/parklistings.aspx |date=October 24, 2008 }}." ''[[Harris County, Texas]]''. Retrieved on November 30, 2008.</ref> The precinct also operates the Baytown Soccer Complex, located north of Baytown at 9600 North Main Street in an unincorporated area.<ref>"[http://www.hctx.net/CmpDocuments/2/Parks/BaytownSoccerComplex.pdf Baytown Soccer Complex] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227005135/http://www.hctx.net/CmpDocuments/2/Parks/BaytownSoccerComplex.pdf |date=February 27, 2009 }}." ''[[Harris County, Texas]]''. Retrieved on November 30, 2008.</ref> The complex has eight soccer fields; four are lighted and four are unlighted.<ref name="Precinct2Parklistings"/> [[Harris Health System]] (formerly Harris County Hospital District) operates the Baytown Health Center in Baytown. The center opened on February 14, 1967.<ref>"[https://archive.today/20121206034235/https://www.hchdonline.com/en/about-us/who-we-are/pages/history.aspx A Proud History of Caring for More Than 45 Years]." [[Harris County Hospital District]]. Retrieved on February 9, 2012.</ref> The designated public hospital is [[Harris Health System|Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital]] in northeast Houston.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tmc.edu/hchd/LOCATE.HTM|title=Clinic/Emergency/Registration Center Directory By ZIP Code|publisher=[[Harris County Hospital District]]|date=2001-11-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011119141023/http://www.tmc.edu/hchd/LOCATE.HTM|accessdate=2021-04-08|archive-date=November 19, 2001}} - See ZIP code 77520. [https://www.harrishealth.org/SiteCollectionDocuments/community-assessment/pregnancy-birth-data/2012/infant-mortality-rate-2012.pdf See this map for relevant ZIP code].</ref> Harris County operates a tax office at 701 West Baker Boulevard.<ref>"[http://www.tax.co.harris.tx.us/locations/locations.asp Branch Office Locations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080404021604/http://www.tax.co.harris.tx.us/locations/locations.asp |date=April 4, 2008 }}." ''Harris County Tax Office''. 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