NEWS
Bowie ISD approves lower tax rate, adopts budget for 2022-23
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The 2022-23 budget for the Bowie Independent School District was adopted by the board of trustees in a called meeting early Wednesday morning.
The 2022 tax rate also was approved, along with the new salary schedule, committed fund balance and an amendment for the 2021-22 budget to handle the final year’s bills.
Due to higher property values this year, the district’s tax maintenance and operation tax rate went down which was a common trend across Montague County. BISD had certified values of $1,185,002,092 for 2022, up from the $1,043,768,174 last year.
The 2022 rate is $1.03460 per $100 in property value, which is .0893 cents lower than the 2021 rate of $1.1239. The new rate was the voter-approval rate, which is the highest rate the district can adopt before requiring voter approval in an election.
The maintenance and operation rate is .85460 cents reduced from the .94390 last year. The debt service rate remains at .18 cents. BISD has $18,470,000 in outstanding bonded indebtedness.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
The Bowie City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on May 27 in council chambers.
Items on the agenda include the following: City manager’s report discussing the master plan grant, repairs to Rock and Pillar and status of the substation transformer; consent agenda of minutes and bills; speed limit ordinance update second reading; Bowie 4B Sales Tax Corporation request to approve expenditures on park enhancement project to include additional concrete parking at Pelham Park and installation of covered pickleball courts southwest of the Bowie knife and public comments.
Bowie City Councilors heard complaints about the recently approved food truck ordinance during last week’s meeting and were updated on damage from recent flash flooding.
Mayor Gaylynn Burris also presented a proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week, as members of the local EMS team were presented with the proclamation.
In his city manager’s report, Bert Cunningham said there were numerous problems with excessive rainfall during the last few weeks, with the most significant at Rock and Pillar where the rusted washed out culverts have been deteriorating for several years. Portions of Rock have collapsed near that intersection closing part of the street.
Another less traveled street had a sinkhole which the city crews have repaired, and two crews have been out trying to fill potholes and make street repairs as they can.
Cunningham told the council they have to figure out a way to pay for the new culverts on Rock and Pillar, and he has been meeting with a pair of engineering companies to get some preliminary estimates that are close to $1,000,000. He also has been talking with the city’s financial advisor to discuss options for financing repairs.
Read the full story in the May 22 Bowie News.
Photo – Mayor Gaylynn Burris presented a proclamation from the City of Bowie for National EMS Recognition Week. Several members of the Bowie EMS team were present: Daniel Fogle, Enrique Roman, Fire Chief Doug Page, Chad Gerlach, Marco Sandoval and Luke Waltersheid. (Courtesy photo)
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