NEWS
Bowie City Council to discuss Old Bowie Lake Dam
The Bowie City Council will discuss several significant topics when it meets at 6 p.m. on Feb. 10 in council chambers.
There will be a discussion on the status of the Old Bowie Lake Dam and its repairs. Recently divers went to the lake to examine the intact tower and the silt build-up, along with checking pipes and valves to see if it could be drained to make repairs, instead of cutting the dam.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality conducted an inspection on the dam and has referred to the city several needed repairs and maintenance issues. City Manager Bert Cunningham reported to the state agency engineering work alone to do that work were estimated at some $200,000, which the city cannot afford and council members have indicated they do not want to spend. The manager is expected to report on recent activities.
A group of property owners at the lake also have talked with the city manager about other options.
An executive session will be a consultation with an attorney related to the lawsuit Midwest Waste Services, LLC vs. City of Bowie.
The state lawsuit alleges the city impacted its business by “illegally” requiring water customers outside of the city limits to use the city’s trash service.
In the city manager’s report, Cunningham will discuss plans for remodeling the community room for part of the city office staff to relocate. Last month an architect was retained to prepare designs and cost estimates.
Other new business will be the presented of the hotel/motel year-end report for 2019 and a request from Terry Frazier on the use of the Bowie Community Center for the “Pickin’ for the Veterans.
A crew from Scarborough Engineering was working on control termination wiring in the control room of the Bowie Substation last week. They were integrating additional equipment including the new transformer. Once everything is connected it will go through a testing phase. The transformer project has been stalled during the past year awaiting the arrival of various parts. (News photo by Barbara Green
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
After more than a year of turmoil and upheaval it appears the Amon Carter Lake Water Supply Corporation is back on its feet with a slate of new board members and plans to review by-laws and operations.
Last August all the board members resigned in the wake of a lawsuit by a resident who could not obtain water for a small housing development despite being in the district. The property owner also accused the board of not following open meetings or open records laws, or its own by-laws.
After the board resigned a receivership was requested from the court and was named in December 2025. The receiver or temporary manager was Nocona attorney Zach Renfro, who was directed by the court to seek out possible directors to rehabilitate the association and assure it meets the obligation of continuing to provide water to more than 300 members.
The corporation board conducted its first general membership meeting on March 27 where a state of the corporation was given and new directors
named. They are Kevin McShan, president; Josh Swint, vice president; Carla Swofford, secretary; Wesley Kelly, treasurer; Zach Gunter, Rob Hankins and Chase Thomas, all directors.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
The Bowie City Council meeting scheduled for April 28 was canceled due to the lack of a quorum.
Councilors Boyd Hulstine, Stephanie Post and Brent Shaw were present along with Mayor Gaylynn Burris, Four council members are required. Laramie Truax, Laura Sproles and TJay McEwen were absent. The agenda items were expected to be placed on the next agenda of business for the council.
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