NEWS
Bowie finance offices preparing for move on Dec. 3
Beginning on Dec. 4, the City of Bowie Finance Department will be relocating to the new City of Bowie Customer Service Center located at 303 N. Mason.
Finance Director Carrie Moore said if all goes well with the move, the center will be open on Dec. 4 to begin handling customers both inside at the counters and in the drive-through window.
The remodeling work has been underway for a couple of months along with planning for moving phones and computer systems.
The offices move to the former Legend Bank Motorbank. The drive-up window is back, installed where the former ATM machine was located. The convenience of the drive-through is expected to be welcomed back by customers after it was closed more than a year ago at the present offices.
Cunningham said the finance offices and Finance Director Carrie Moore will move to the new offices. Municipal Judge Darla Cordell will move up to the front office pay window to serve her customers, while the city secretary will remain in her office. The city manager, code officer and mayor will remain housed in those offices.
The city manager said the future plan is to remodel the large area of the community room to move those offices into, while allowing the police to expand into the present city offices. Rentals of the community room will cease as of Dec. 31.
City crew helps set up the new office space at the new City of Bowie Customer Service Center at 303 N. Mason. (Photo by Barbara Green)
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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