NEWS
Commissioners say budget is too tight this year to help
By BARBARA GREEN
It has been 20 years since the subsidy paid to the three Montague County ambulance services was increased and things don’t look promising for any change this year due to budget constraints.
However, the commissioner’s court on Monday told Bowie Mayor Larry Slack they will see if any increase is possible this year and then begin work on further remedies.
Slack returned to the court to provide additional details requested after his June 27 presentation to the court on the Bowie Emergency Medical Service. In June the mayor reviewed the financial status and operational data of the EMS that serves almost all of the southern portion of the county about 400 square miles.
Montague County pays a stipend of $18,000 a year to Bowie EMS, plus $15,000 to Nocona General Hospital EMS and $12,504 to Saint Jo Volunteer Fire Department Ambulance. This figure was first paid in fiscal year 1995-96 and has not been changed since that time.
Commissioner Mark Murphey questioned the mayor’s figures asking why the city sent a rescue truck on an ambulance call instead of calling on Bowie Rural VFD to make the run. He questioned the duplication of service and asked for a breakdown on those calls.
Read the full story in the mid-week News.
Pictured, Bowie Mayor Larry Slack discusses ambulance operations with the Montague County Commissioners on Monday. (photo by Barbara Green)
A 42-year-old woman from Henrietta was killed in a pedestrian vs. vehicle accident at 3:30 p.m. on June 6 on U.S. Highway 287 near N. Butler Road.
The Department of Public Safety report states Car Dianne Chitwood was driving a 2015 Honda Accord northwest on U.S. 82. She was having mechanical issues and had stopped the vehicle on the left shoulder, partially in the left lane.
Chitwood had exited the vehicle and stood in the left lane to inspect the Honda. A second vehicle, a 2014 Dodge Ram 2500 driven by Kymberly Michelle Riddle, 61, Laramie, WY was also traveling northwest on U.S. 82 and struck the pedestrian and vehicle one.
The DPS report states Chitwood was pronounced dead at the scene due to injuries sustained during the crash. Riddle was uninjured. The crash remains under investigation.
Texoma’s Homepage reported former 97th District Attorney Casey Hall was arrested in Sulphur Springs after her appeal bond was revoked. Click on the above link to read the story.
The Bowie City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on June 10 in the council chambers.
The meeting opens with the city manager’s report on meetings with the engineers on the Rock and Pillar Street repairs, budget preparation and substation transformer work.
In new business there will be resolution for allocating funds for a park enhancement project from 4B funds to build pickleball courts in Pelham Park. A pair of planning and zoning recommendations for a replat will be reviewed. Public comments conclude the agenda.
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