NEWS
Mills resigns from council one year in
Machelle Mills
Machelle Mills, elected to the Bowie City Council last November representing the south precinct, submitted her resignation to the mayor and city manager on Sept. 21.
Mayor Gaylynn Burris told the council of the resignation during Monday night’s meeting. As per the city charter, a vacancy on the city council shall be filled for the unexpired term within 30 days of the vacancy or the council may call a special election. If the council does not fill the vacancy within 30 days, the council at the next regular meeting after expiration of those 30 days shall call a special election to fill the vacancy. It is too late to make any additions to the Nov. 6 election ballot.
Mills, who operates a day care business in Bowie, provided a copy of the resignation to The Bowie News. She notes she ran for the council with the intention to be a voice and help make change for the town where she is proud to be a citizen. Mills said she found there was much more involved. While the amount of time the position took was more than she thought, she also expressed dissapointment in how people’s behavior: “I can no longer be part of the griping, talking about people, rude behaviors and just down right disrespect. I am for the most part a very happy person, but I find all this business depresses me,” stated the resignation letter.
Read the full story in the mid-week News.
By BARBARA GREEN
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A public hearing has been scheduled for 9:45 a.m. on May 28 for the Montague County Commissioner’s Court to present the updated subdivision regulations that have been in the works for several months.
That date was set during Monday’s court session, where a development officer also was named and a state-required notice was approved. The 89-page draft of the subdivision regulations are available on the county website co.montague.tx.us/page/montague.home.
It was August 2019 when the regulations were adopted by the commissioners after much debate among water well drillers, groundwater district staff and directors, realtors and land developers.
During those original discussions water issues lead the way as many counties especially around heavily populated urban areas are experiencing water shortages and possible contamination due to an inadequate number of houses and wells or even the use of a public water system in the rural areas.
Charley Lanier, who has been working as a grant officer for the county, was named to be the subdivision development officer. After a brief 10-minute executive session, the court named Lanier who they said would be the “initial contact” for all developers who will accept all paperwork and plats.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
City of Bowie water and street crews repair a broken water line in the area of Walnut and Smythe last week, along with repairing a large pot hole in the same area. (Photo by Barbara Green)
Bowie Intermediate School students, staff and families enjoyed a “STAAR” Party on April 18 celebrating the hard work of all preparing for STAAR testing as well as other year’s successes. There were about 200 students and parents attending to enjoy the activities that included telescopes provided through the 3Rivers Foundation. It was a clear night perfect for star gazing, there also was an outdoor movie and other activities. (BIS courtesy photos)
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