NEWS
Hashmi family returns as the lone bidder for BMH property
Dr. Hasan Farid Hashmi
By BARBARA GREEN
With a second round of bid letting completed, the Bowie Hospital Authority is almost back where it started in early December with the Hashmi family from the Texas General Hospital group the sole bidder for the hospital.
The board of trustees met Monday evening to open the bid submitted by Dr. Hasan Farid Hashmi and his son, Faraz Hashmi. The price for the building and related buildings is $1.5 million to be paid in cash at the time of closing.
The bid includes the main hospital, former rehabilitation building, laundry and two-story house next to rehab.
The bid does not include the accounts receivable, which was a separate item in the bid package.
The board will meet at noon on Feb. 19 to consider the bid after it has been reviewed by legal counsel.
Back on Nov. 30, the Hashmi family made a bid through Texas General Hospital, its company that operates two hospitals in Grand Prairie and Grand Saline. Both were hospitals that had closed and were resurrected.
Dr. Hasan Hashmi is a prominent Paskistani surgeon specializing in colorectal surgery with a Lewisville base. His son, Faraz, vice president of operations for TGH, met with the board back in December. Both he and his father were present at Monday’s meeting. Read the full story in the mid-week News.
Top Photo: Faraz Hashmi talked with the board last December. (News file photo)
Montague County was placed under a ban on outdoor burning for all unincorporated area in the county effective Jan. 12
Precinct Three Commissioner Mark Murphey told the court he had spoken with many of the fire chiefs and they all feel it is time for the burn ban.
“Some of them have had multiple including several bigger ones where welders were not taking the necessary precautions causing fires. I move we do the ban and emphasize welding precautions that are required,” explained the commissioner, who also is a volunteer firefighter.
The court gave unanimous consent to the motion.
This frame house at 3013 State Highway 101 was destroyed by fire around 7 a.m. on Jan. 12. Bowie Rural Fire Chief Randall Preuninger said the house was under renovation and the fire appears to have started in the laundry room going into the attic. The home, owned by Brady Fielder, was occupied by several residents and while they were able to retrieve some items, the home was a total loss. Bowie Rural, Bowie City, Sunset, Forestburg and Alvord Fire responded, along with the sheriff’s office and emergency management. (Courtesy photo)
County officials approved a ban on outdoor burning effective on Jan. 12. The official order with the ban stipulations should be released later this morning.
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