NEWS
Nocona City Council hammers away on budget, tax rate may stay the same
By DANI BLACKBURN
The proposed City of Nocona budget for the 2016- 2017 uses the same 2015 tax rate at $0.55 per $100 assessed value of taxable property.
City Manager Lynn Henley presented his recommendations during the Nocona City Council’s Aug. 9 meeting.
The proposed rate includes 0.4914 cents for maintenance and operation and 0.0586 for debt. The total amount of city debt obligations includes $65,405.82 for a fire command vehicle, self-contained breathing apparatus and equipment.
The effective tax rate is .5302 cents per $100 in property value, up from .5129 for the 2015-2016 fiscal year. The rate is the amount needed to generate the same tax revenue as last year,
“I’m proposing to keep the same tax rate as last year, with the effective tax rate going up a little and generating about $18,000 more in funds than last year,” said Henley. “That’s not from new properties, that would be the same rate as last year. So if your appraised values didn’t go up, there wouldn’t be an increase, but if your value went up, you would have an increase.”
Read the full story in the weekend News.
The cast and crew of Gold-Burg High School’s state-bound one-act play “Interview,” will present a public show at 4 p.m. on May 5 in the Bowie Junior High Auditorium.
Admission is $5 and there will be a bake sale to raise funds for travel and other OAP expenses. The show is directed by Linda Fitzner.
The group will travel to Austin to perform on May 13 for the state title. This is the school’s first time to take a play to the state contest.
Pictured above: Cast of “Interview” in rehearsal this week. (Courtesy photo)
Voters in Bowie and Forestburg Independent School Districts will have their say Saturday as both entities offer up bond issues to improve infrastructure.
Early voting came to an end on Tuesday with a total of 1,230 people casting their ballots.
On election day the polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at three locations: Bowie Senior Citizens Center, Forestburg ISD Library and Sunset City Hall. Voters can cast their ballots at any of these locations due to countywide voting.
Read more about both bond proposals in your weekend Bowie News.
Water was off Wednesday morning as the City of Bowie public works crew replaced a fire hydrant at the corner of Walnut and Matthews. (Photo by Barbara Green)
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