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Split council adopt budget

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With three votes yes and two no, the Bowie City Council adopted a budget of $19.3 million for the 2014-2015 fiscal year on Sept. 2
Councilors Tim Adams, Ben Wiseman and Mary Owens were in favor of the second reading of the ordinance, while Councilors Arlene Bishop and Dana Hulstine voted against. Councilor Laura Sproles was absent from the meeting.
The budget includes $8,191,915 in the general fund and $11,132,578 in the utility fund. The total $19,324,493 is a 2.4 percent increase from the 2013-14 budget of $18,877,942.
Utility fund expenses are budgeted at $11,132,578, with revenues at $13,084,500. A budget transfer of $2,160,000 goes into the general fund. Water and sewer rate hikes that go into effect Oct. 1 will generate an additional $120,000.
General fund expenses are budgeted at $8,191,915 and revenues of $6,600,293.26. Debt payments in the general fund are budgeted at $775,340.
The second public hearing on the proposed tax rate of .473 cents per $100 property value opened the meeting, with no one among the large audience voicing their opinions. The rate is an increase of 5.11 percent over the 2013 rate of .45 cents.
Read the full story in the Sept. 6 edition of The Bowie News.

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Oct. 7 final day to register to vote

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Oct. 7 is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 5 general election.
Voters also should double check their voter registration to make sure all the information is up-to-date. Go to votetexas.gov on the Texas Secretary of State’s website to make any address changes.
Registering to vote in Texas is easy, simply complete a voter registration application on the SOS website and return it to your county election office at least 30 days before the upcoming election date.
Fill in the required information, print and sign the complete application. At this late date it may be best to deliver the registration form in person to the election office in the courthouse annex at Montague.
Any additional information on voter registration can be seen on the county website at co.montague.tx.us, click on elections. Direct any questions to the office at 894-2540.

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Saint Jo crew works all night to repair 8-inch water main

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Marty Hilton and his crew with City of Saint Jo Public Works pulled an all nighter repairing an eight-inch water main break along U.S. 82 and Boggess Street. The break was reported around noon on Wednesday. City officials said one of the hardest parts was digging on U.S. 82 and when large trucks would go by the vibrations kept making the walls fall down causing them to be dug out again. The repair was completed at 10:30 a.m. Thursday and the water turned back on. The city is under a boil order until the water tests are complete, which can’t happen until Monday when the lab reopens. (Courtesy photo)

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Local businesswoman arrested in Hood County on TABC warrant

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Tawni Ledbetter

Tawni Jones Ledbetter was arrested on July 10 by law officers in Hood County on a warrant for making a false statement to the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission.
Ledbetter was released from jail on $10,000 bond. While the former owner of The Rack lists Bowie as where she lives, she also remarried earlier this year to a man who resides in Granbury.
The TABC complaint could be handled as a misdemeanor according to the public information office, but additional details were unavailable as of presstime. The PIO indicated it depends on the specific type of case and he did not have the warrant information at the time of the call.

Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.

CORRECTION – In the Wednesday Bowie News this article in the print edition stated Ledbetter was the owner of The Rack, this is incorrect. She is no longer owner of this business. We apologize for this error.

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