NEWS
MCTAD budgets rise just under 5.5% for 2019
By BARBARA GREEN
The Montague County Tax Appraisal District received its first approval of the 2018-19 proposed budgets from the commissioner’s court Monday, and they will not fan out to the other 13 entities that will consider them.
Kim Haralson, chief appraiser, presented the budgets pointing to an overall increase of 5.17 percent in the appraisal district budget and 5.45 in the collections budget.
The appraisal district budget is one of the few items that touch every taxing district in the county due to its overall function to appraise all the property.
Those included on the appraisal budget are Alvord, Bowie, Forestburg, Gold-Burg, Montague, Nocona, Prairie Valley, Saint Jo and Slidell Independent School Districts; the cities of Bowie, Nocona and Saint Jo and Montague County.
Read the full story on the budgets in your weekend 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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