NEWS
Big crowd helps kick off hazard mitigation plan process
By BARBARA GREEN
The kickoff meeting for the development of regional hazard mitigation plans drew almost 100 people to Montague on Monday morning from multiple surrounding counties.
Officials from Montague, Clay, Jack and Young Counties, as well as the cities of Bowie and Nocona and numerous volunteer fire departments attended. The focus of the meeting is a $500,000 grant obtained by the Nortex Regional Planning Commission to create plans for a 10-county area.
Each of the counties has a 25 percent match, but planners indicated the biggest part of that will be made up through in-kind actions. The 10-county area includes Montague, Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, Jack, Wilbarger and Young.
Erik Addy of Nortex emergency management, was pleased with the turnout and said they expect this will be a two-year process through final approval by the Federal Emergency Management Administration. With a mitigation plan in place entities can apply for additional recovery funds in the event of a disaster, as well as pre-mitigation activities where steps are taken to lessen impact of a future disaster.
Read the full story in the mid-week News.
The jury was seated on Monday and the opening day of testimony Tuesday only lasted four hours, before the panel went into deliberations about 2 p.m.
Two hours later the jury returned a guilty verdict on both charges. Wednesday morning the jury was set to begin discussion on Hall’s punishment at 8:30 a.m. with both sides offering evidence and testimony. Hall faces up to 10 years in prison.
The trial was moved to Denton County on a change of venue requested by Hall in March. After 16th District Judge Sherry Shipman read the verdict, it was reported Hall hung her head in disappointment and was later seen crying and emotional as she left the courtroom.
Members of the Bowie City Council will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. on May 13 in council chambers.
The meeting opens with a proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week.
City Manager Bert Cunningham will report on recent rainfall problems, Smythe Street sidewalk project and the substation work.
There is only one item of new business an ordinance related to speed limits on specific streets. Public comments and approval of minutes wrap up the agenda.
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