COUNTY LIFE
Upper Trinity team updates court on potential new ‘permanent rules’
Officials from the Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District met with Montague County Commissioners Monday. (Left) Mike Berkley, member of the board, Doug Shaw, general manager and Tracy Mesler, board chairman. (Photo by Barbara Green)
By BARBARA GREEN
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Officials with the Upper Trinity Groundwater District on Monday updated Montague County Commissioners on the development of the district’s permanent rules expected to be finalized by the end of the year.
Along with those changes, the commissioners lifted the burn ban.
County Judge Rick Lewis said he had talked with several fire chiefs and they were in the “middle of the road” about a ban. Commissioner Bob Langford moved to lift the ban at least for a while to allow farmers and ranchers to get caught up on their fields. After approving the removal of the ban, Lewis said he would keep it on the agenda if the need arises for action.
Doug Shaw, general manager for the Upper Trinity, along with Tracy Mesler, board chairman and Mike Berkley, member of the board of directors, addressed the court. Both Mesler and Berkley are county representatives on the board.
Mesler said they have been working with temporary rules the last nine years, but they have developed a lot of science which allowed them to realize what the ground will “let us have.”
Read the full story in the mid-week News. Learn more about the potential new rules that will impact tract size and include new permitting.
These new flag poles were installed at the military markers located near the Bowie Senior Citizens Center in Pelham Park. They were purchased by the Bowie Parks Board. (Photo by Barbara Green)
Hey kids, it’s time to get your letters ready for Santa Claus!
The Bowie News invites families to submit their letters to Santa for publication in the Dec. 21 edition. Forms are available on our Facebook page and at bowienewsonline.com.
Print out a form and drop it off in Santa’s mailbox at the News office, 200 Walnut Street or in one of the school Santa boxes across the county.
Deadline to send in a letter is Dec. 4. While this may seem early there are hundreds of letters to type and then they have to ship off to the North Pole for the Big Guy to read.
A new mayor and two returning aldermen took the oath of office on Nov. 13 for the Saint Jo City Council.
The three races were uncontested during the recent election. Kelly Williamson will take over as mayor, as Colton Thomas and Melissa McPherson continue in their places. Thomas was elected to be mayor pro tem.
Aldermen took care of numerous organizational tasks related to its economic development boards and the council. Former Mayor Shawn Anderson and Hennessey were removed from city-related accounts, with the new mayor and mayor pro tem and McPherson were added to the city accounts.
Read the full story in your weekend Bowie News.
Pictured: New officers took the oath this week: Councilors Colton Thomas and Melissa McPherson, new Mayor Kelly Williamson and outgoing mayor Shawn Armstrong. (Courtesy photo)
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