NEWS
New radio repeater approved; citizen asks for action on road repairs
By BARBARA GREEN
Montague County Commissioners on Monday approved upgrades to the current radio repeater system that serves county firefighters.
The court also heard from a group of citizens who live on Starr Mann Road asking when repairs will be made to their half-mile stretch of road.
Randall Preuninger, president of the Montague County Firefighters Association, presented the commissioners with a quote for new repeater. Last year the court allocated $50,000 to go toward the repeater upgrades, but it appears the quote is much less than expected.
Self Radio provided a quote of $48,219 for the system. The new repeater will add a fourth one within the county and will replace all the current units.
Terry Fender, a resident in precinct one on Star Mann Road, spoke to the commissioners Monday asking for action on repairing the road he and three other families live on.
Terry Fender, a resident in precinct one on Star Mann Road, spoke to the court in public comments asking for action on repairs to the half-mile section of the road where they live. Precinct One Commissioner Herman Conway was absent from Monday’s meeting. He said despite state money being available for repairs nothing has been done. Read the full story in the mid-week News.
Pictured: Miles Dabovich, district administrator for Texas AgriLife Extension Service, spoke to the Montague County Commissioner’s Court Monday providing the service’s annual update. Agents Elsie Lacey and Justin Hansard look on. (Photo by Barbara Green)
On Friday city officials reported the intersection at Rock and Pillar was closed due to a sinkhole in the street. This area has been experiencing major drainage problems for many years damaging culverts and the street asphalt and concrete, with a portion of the street collapsing earlier in the spring. Drivers should avoid this area.
The Nocona City Council approved a trio of Nocona Economic Development Corporation requests and considered infrastructure work questioned by a city council.
Councilors met on June 10. Two of the NEDC requests had already been presented with the timeclock for comment started. With that time limit over, the requests were finalized.
The Type A and B Boards will spend $19,225 at the Indian Oaks Golf Club for equipment, aerifying and top dressing the greens and batteries for rental carts. It also will expend $20,000 to the Nocona Chisholm Trail Rodeo Arena Committee to build new concrete bleachers, railings, fence and platform.
The third NEDC request is a new one related to a Type B board loan of $200,000 to Amy and Chris Nunneley for a new apartment and office construction project.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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