NEWS
LOCAL BOATING: Carter ramps closed
By ERIC VICCARO
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A pair of boat ramps at Lake Amon G. Carter remain closed according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Game Warden Chase McAninch.
“There’s still water in the houses around the lake,” McAninch said.
McAninch said there’s also debris in the water boaters wouldn’t be able to see with the naked eye, and that’s another cause for concern.
There are two boat ramps in Bowie: Selma Park and Big Sandy Creek located off Farm-to-Market Road 1125. Selma Park is located off Texas Highway 59, following FM 2583.
Both ramps typically accommodate all boat types.
It was reported boat ramps have been closed since Friday, May 8, when massive rains overflowed Lake Amon G. Carter.
As of Monday, according to the website waterdatafortexas.org, Lake Amon G. Carter was 5.62 feet above the conservation pool at 925.62msl.
Water has subsided roughly 1.5 feet since a week ago, but not nearly enough to allow boat traffic at the lake.
Meanwhile, Nocona City Secretary Revell Hardison reported all three boat ramps at Lake Nocona are currently open.
There are three boat ramps serving the lake: Weldon Robb, Boone and Benton. Weldon Robb is located in the southwestern part of Lake Nocona. Benton is near the dam itself. Boone can be found in the northeastern corner of the body of water.
Barrels leading to the ramps have been removed, Hardison reported.
“Water has receded,” Hardison said. Read more in the mid-week Bowie News.
The dock at Big Sandy Creek in rural Bowie was nearly submerged in this May 14 photo. Both Bowie docks are closed, according to city officials and Game Warden Chase McAninch. (News photo by Barbara Green)
Montague County Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. on Dec. 23.
The court will consider obligating $276,961.84 of American Rescue Plan funds to completing the new wastewater treatment plant that will serve the courthouse complex. Commissioners have been working on this project much of the year.
Montague County will apply to the Nortex Regional Planning Commission for a solid waste disposal grant to purchase a tire cutter for use by all four precincts.
Developers for Kingdom Estates Phase 2 subdivision will offer a plant for lots 6-10, 16.06 acres located in precinct two.
A cooperative agreement between Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and the county will be presented, along with a non-exclusive license and service agreement between Local Government Solutions and Justices of the Peace one and two.
Annual bonds for seven elected officials will be offered, along with the county attorney’s 2024 Chapter 59 Asset Forfeiture report.
Montague County has received a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assist individuals with the purchase and installation of a residential storm shelter.
The shelter must be FEMA-approved and individuals must install and pay for the shelter. After installation and passing an inspection, the individual could be eligible for 50% reimbursement of the cost of the storm shelter up to a maximum $3,000 reimbursement.
The initial program allows for financial assistance for the installation of up to 100 storm shelters. Visit the Montague County website at co.montague.tx.us and click on “Safe Room Program,” and under quick links to see the qualifications and requirements for participation in the program.
There is no deadline to apply, but only 100 applicants will be accepted
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