NEWS
Bowie City Council reviews infrastructure
By BARBARA GREEN
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Infrastructure projects were the dominant topics at this week’s Bowie City Council meeting including status reports on the engineering work for Nelson and Lamb Street repairs, the sewer line replacement project and the installation of a new water line to provide fire service for a new business.
City Manager Bert Cunningham said he and city staffers met with Mike Tibbets of Hayter Engineering on March 15 to discuss plans for the Nelson and Lamb Street bridges and related repairs.
After a recent meeting with city staff, a few changes were made to the plans. Tibbets said designs were more than 50% complete and as soon as they are done they will come to the council for review and bidding. A portion of Nelson Street at Kiwanis Park was closed on Aug. 21 after a section on the north side of the road failed. It is just a portion of an area along Nelson, Lamb and Rock that has experienced ongoing drainage problems for many years.
City officials did significant work in the Kiwanis Park area and Lamb to slow the flow of water, but major work is needed to replace the culverts that go under the streets, replace nearby drop boxes and other improvements downstream.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie 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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