COUNTY LIFE
Nocona Council approves budget, hears from citizens on clean-up ideas
Members of the Nocona City Council approved the 2019-20 budget and the 2019 tax rate during its Tuesday night meeting.
The panel also heard from a group of local citizens and officials from the Nocona Chamber of Commerce exploring avenues for clean-up activities in the community.
City Secretary Revell Hardison said there was a lengthy question and answer period on the clean-up activities as the citizens asked what they could and could not do in regard to high grass, trash and other similar things based on the city codes.
There also was discussion on expanding the hours at the convenience station which is open on Airport Road on Saturday morning. This group would like to have it open more hours.
The property owners in Nocona will see a slightly lower tax rate for 2019 as the council adopted .5058 cents, compared to the 2018 rate of .53870 cents per $100 in property value.
There are three operational budgets approved by the council: General operations, golf fund (Indian Oaks Golf Course) and the utility fund. The city also has oversight on the economic development corporation 4A and 4B board budgets which are funded through economic development sales taxes.
The operational budget for the city which includes general, golf and utility is projected at $3,675,317. This compares to $3,640,664 in 2018-19 following a budget adjustment during the year. The original budget was $3,618,864.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
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If you want to honor your graduate with a special ad or your business wants to congratulate a working senior, call 872-2247 or print a copy of the submission form at bowienewsonline.com. The section will publish on May 22.
This weekend find the deals in the City of Bowie Community-wide garage sales April 26-27.
See the map of a garage sale locations in Bowie in the mid-week Bowie News.
By BARBARA GREEN
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The big take-away from Tuesday’s Bowie Business Boost was time: “It only takes six seconds to make an impression in life.”
Lorie Vincent, certified economic developer, professional trainer and writer, was speaker for program number three of Bowie Boost with a focus on “Memorable Marketing in a Post-Pandemic Era.”
She opened about how she had started her business, ‘Acceleration by Design,’ and things were “rocking,” when 2020 came and things changed with the worldwide pandemic. As things began to reopen it appeared there were more opportunities but also more challenges.
Vincent laughed as she showed a Richard Simmons “Sweating to the Oldies,” infomercial that became one of the most popular and still running ads.
“Can you believe back then we would call a 1-800 number and give someone our credit card? That is crazy. They used big music, big voices and big adjectives,” exclaimed Vincent.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
(Top photo) Lorie Vincent, Acceleration by Design, discussed how marketing has flipped upside-down in this post-pandemic era. She spoke at the Bowie Business Boost part 3. (Photo by Barbara Green)
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